Basha Restaurants

I enjoyed this place although it wasn’t amazing. Located on the second floor of a small shopping mall, this place gets quite crowded during lunch hours. Prices are quite inexpensive and the chefs are really quick. Basha is one of these places where you order your meat and then select your sides. This style is quite common in Montréal and ordering for foreigners is not complicated at all. The décor is simple and cafeteria style. I ordered the gyro plate along with salad, rice, and potatoes along with a white sauce. This meal was quite large and was definitely big enough for lunchtime. The meat was thinly sliced and was juicy. The potatoes were fantastic and the rice was perfect. While I wasn’t really getting any authentic Lebanese flavors, it was filling. I enjoyed this place, but if on vacation for only a limited time, I wouldn’t recommend it because there are better places. However, if here for a while or in need of a quick lunch, this place is highly recommended.

It’s junk food. It’s a good way to take care of a garlic-​shish taouk craving. Not the best Lebanese in town but it works. Service is always friendly.

Basha as a whole is just a terrible restaurant chain. They’re like the low rent Amir… the crack-​house of the Montréal shawarma scene. But unlike crack, it’s impossible to get addicted because you derive zero pleasure from the experience.
There really aren’t any details worth sharing. Just avoid this place if you can. Or stop by next time you’re waiting for your skates to get sharpened at the adjoining Sports Experts.

Really nice place to grab lunch. Came up from Boston with some buddies for the f1 weekend and this spot is right in the center of everything and very reasonable prices as well. The food was splendid as well and everybody that got their things were fully satisfied. Generous portions of food and everything’s halal for my fellow Muslims. All in all great place for a quick break and some delicious food for pretty much anyone!

Where should I begin? We ordered some food for delivery via
. We got falafel plate, shish tawook shawarma, mousaka, humus, and babaghanouj. They took 45 min to deliver and all the items were cold and the Ayran drink was so salty that it makes me cringe writing about it. Nothing special about this place. I should have taken the low reviews seriously.

I remember when I was in university roughly 12 years ago Basha was considered «The Essentials» of middle eastern food in Montréal. Wow, it went down.
Went back this summer (I visit Montréal often) and decided to have it again… not bad but something was truly missing. Boustan and Al Taib are miles away from this place. Least flavoured meat I had tasted and bland potatoes. It will do the trick if you are hungry, but go a few blocks away and have a nice Boustan. Much better choice

Have eaten here several times… always great… and a visual feast too since all the food is presented out front… food is fresh and tasty… my favorite restaurant in Montréal.

They have good quality foods.
It’s heavy meals though and the price is sort of around average I guess :)

Cafeteria style service with a great selection. Waited a few minutes
before my kabaabs were ready but was told it would take a few minutes when I ordered. My plate was over flowing with incredible selection of meats, salad, veggies and rice with a generous amount of hummus. Worth every penny.

No wait and much variety. The food is good. Hats off. It’s very casual dining environment that’s best to come in the afternoon when the food is made.
Nari Nari is always playing in the background which is a major plus.

I first visited Basha last weekend and was so impressed with their falafel sandwich that I made it a point to revisit today.
Last week the sandwich was stuffed with fresh, moist falafel, hummus, garlic sauce and salad. The juices were literally dripping from the sandwich when I ate it.
Today the sandwich was so dry it was almost inedible. I would have returned it but I was a good ways away when I sat down to eat it. To make matters worse my fountain soda was flat!
There are so many places to try that it’s hard to forgive such flagrant inconsistency.

Location: Heart of downtown, above Sports Experts.
Service: Pretty quick but friendliness isn’t always on the menu. Depends on the day.
Food: I like Basha, though have found that the quality and savoriness of the food varies based on location. I usually order the Shish Taouk plate or the veggie platter. Sometimes they’re delicious and sometimes the chicken has fatty bits and the Falafel is dry. It’s hit or miss. I think that going during lunch hour is a safe bet because there’s a good rotation and nothing stays on the skewers or in the display too long. I LOVE their garlic sauce and usually stop by when I’m sick — I order the Shish and ask for extra garlic sauce that I eat with a spoon! Sounds gross, I KNOW but it does a damn good job of nuking the germs let me tell you.
Price: Average. I’d say $ 10 depending on what you order.

Good Lamb Shawerma, friendly staff

Sorry Princess but its 4 stars all the way! I cook. I cook a lot of things. I cook middle eastern Cuisine and I highly enjoy eating middle eastern cuisine as well. I was made fun of for coming here, but I do have to say it was fairly decent for what it is. Back in the States where I live is a huge Arabic population, obvi the food here is fresher and what not but I do have to say Basha wasn’t all that bad. I had their falafel which was pretty good, a shawarma, also delish and shared a plate of grape leaves which also were pretty good. Now, I think *my* grape leaves are the best, but these were also pretty good as well. I hate restaurants who take the oil soaked ones and pass them off as food, Basha, does not.

I really enjoy this restaurant and this coming from someone with a Lebanese background haha
Plates are big and very fulfilling!

Five years ago this would have been one of my favorite spots for Lebanese food but I think the wheels have fallen of since then. This last visit to montreal the service was poor, which would be forgiven if the food was good, but it wasn’t. Both the Chicken and falafel were dry to say the least.
Pricey and poor, if your in montreal there are way more options available.

Basha provides good food at a reasonable price. I’ve been twice and ordered the Combo Platter both times along with some Baklava. Both times the food was excellent and enough to fill two people. The Baklava is some of the better Baklava that I have had…
I found asking for extra sauce is sometimes good in case the meat is drier than you like.

I am writing as a tourist with a hangover so you’ll have to excuse me.
Anyways, I don’t eat this type of food that often but in my opinion it was delicious.
I got the combo #4 which had beef, potato, salad, and a flat bread. Total came out to be 10 something. Overall you should try it.

Basha is great — but this time around I found the shawarma meat to be dry. I’ll account it to be a busy lunch hour.
Love the roasted potatoes + garlic yogurt.

I’ve gotta admit, the Québécois make better middle eastern food than Chicagoans.
Basha is a local chain with multiple locations. This particular one is located near the downtown area.
We had lunch one day while staying at the Omni nearby and returned the next day. Yeah, it was that good. The lamb shawerma is tender, juicy, and flavorful. The shish kabobs are excellent. The roasted potatoes with garlic yogurt sauce make for a great side item.
It is sorta dive-​y, not a fancy place. But, the food is excellent and inexpensive. A definite visit for quick, great, and inexpensive food.