Cuisine Caraïbe Delite

Delicious homecooked goodness. Service can be slow but thats because it is just a couple and theyre cooking everything right there. The owners are super sweet; food is delicious. I loved the roti!!!

Love this place. A little hole in the wall, the owners are a nice friendly older couple. Highly recommend the roti’s with pumpkin, the fish curry plate and the jerk chicken plate. Plantains are on point as well. One of my favourite places in the city.

Wow the roti is amazing, it was toooo gooood. Comes with very hot sauce and a perfectly CT peanut punch. Next time I’ll try the jerk chicken because I am a jerk… fan lol. And service was great

One of my friends recommended this place to me few weeks ago and as soon as I stepped in inside this small restaurant I think I fell in love.
I’ve been to this place again and I’ve included it on my list of favorite cheap eats in Montréal. If you’ve never tried Guyanese cuisine but curious, then this is the place for you. The food I could describe as a mixture of Indian and Caribbean influences. Oh, and if you’re a spicy food lover, then by all means you must visit this place!
So, it’s owned by a friendly nice couple from Guyana and they sure put their hearts into making delicious home made meals. Don’t expect this place to be fancy, it’s very simple but cosy, there is just a feeling of warmth in this place.
The only downside would be that they close quite early (by local standards) so if you normally eat late, I would recommend to get there earlier than usual, maybe around 7PM.
And did I mention that it’s very affordable? The prices are easy on your budget and you can get nice Guyanese rum with your meal for $ 3.50. So, if you haven’t been to this place yet, I’d recommend to visit it this cold winter.

Order a plate of their beautiful pumpkin and specify you want it à la Raj Basdeo with the roti on the side. Don’t forget to keep it real and eat with your hands. This food tastes better without utensils. Welcome to Guyana! I am ethnically half Indo-​Guyanese-​Canadian and half Québécois so that makes me the lucky grandson of my amazing Nana who stuffs me to the brim with her excellent cooking about once or twice a week. Even though I have never set foot in Guyana or seen the swaying palms under the Caribbean sun I have grown up with, am genetically predisposed to and was born and bred with Indo-​Guyanese flavours coursing through my being. For those of you without an Indian grandma there is Caraïbe Délite! I’m so glad this place exists. This is absolutely authentic Indo-​Guyanese home cooking. The dal soup is a must! Just as equally incredible is the pulourie which is a beautifully golden savoury fritter made from chickpeas flour; it is crisp on the outside and soft on the inside and perfection all around. Try the authentically and extremely hot Guyanese pepper sauce. It is made specially from the Scotch Bonnet peppers that grow in the proprietor’s home garden. Never tell my Nana this but this place totally makes roti and dal puris a little better than she does at home. I died a little bit inside by saying that but alas, it is true. I love my grandmother very much; thankfully she’s not on Unilocal.You also need to try the curried chickpeas and potato. They serve it wrapped up inside of a roti usually but I like to order mine on the side in order to eat my meal in a more traditional manner. They have excellent homemade Caribbean beverages as well. Try the mauby which is a non-​alcoholic drink brewed from the bark of the Colubrina arborescens tree. It is a bit like sarsaparilla with an aniseed twist. Sweet yet bitter yet refreshing. If you’ve had a long day basking in the summer sun and smoke of the Tamtams and you’re getting hungry or if winter seems a tad bleak take a jaunt over to the Caribbean and have yourself a treat. Come on in, man, the water is warm and you can feel the sea breeze on your taste buds.

great authentic carribean cuisine you can’t get more authentic than a couple from new guinea cooks for you perfect jerk chicken the same quality every single time great hot sauce will always come back when i need my jerk chicken fix

The food here is incredible. I always stop in when I’m town. That being said, not a great place to dine in, especially if you’re alone. It’s eerily dark, completely silent and hotter than hades in the summer evenings. Worth ordering for take out though!

I always get a veggie roti (with pumpkin) it is giant and delicious, the hot sauce is superb. The owners are so friendly, definitely the kind of small business you want to support.

Fantastic food! This is one of those whole-​in-​the-​wall restaurants that might not look like much, but leaves you feeling deliciously well fed and it’s inexpensive. Suggest it as a dinner out with your friends and you’ll be a hero.
Highly recommended: the roti in any form. Personally I chose the chick pea without pumpkin but within our friend group we had one of almost every version (with and without pumpkin — an extra addition) and they were all delicious. I had a bit left over to take home to hubby and the owner packed up an extra roti for me (for a very small charge), along with some potted hot sauce, all in a bag to take home.
I live in Ottawa but occasionally make day trips to Montréal: this is now my go-​to Montréal food stop. I love the novelty of Schwartz’s, and can always grab some bagels to take home; this place is worth the extra drive for lunch/​dinner!

This food was simply amazing. I am a tourist from California, and while most people are friendly in Montréal, the owner was by far the friendliest. He definitely made me feel welcome in Montréal.
The food was delicious as well. I had the chicken Roti and the flavors were excellent. Wash that down with a pineapple soda and you are in business. If you are like me, I grabbed some chicken curry on the way out and have been tormented by the smell on the drive back to Ottowa. I don’t think all of it will make it til tomorrow. :)
I definitely wish I lived closer so I could become a frequent patron, but alas it will be a fond memory until the next time I head to Montréal. Then it is a must stop location.

This small restaurant serves delicious Guyanese and Caribbean inspired food. It is run by a couple from Guyana who are very welcoming and friendly.
I strongly recommend the goat and pumpkin roti. Absolutely delicious! Also check out their pholourie and jerk chicken. They also have good fried plantain!
Don’t forget to ask for pepper sauce! It’s spicy but delicious!
I’d like to invite everyone to check this place out. Guyanese food is now my top favorite food! Delicious!

yes, you can jerk my chicken anytime!
i was in the mood for some caribbean love and some jerk would have satisfy my craving. well, they did deliver!
place was a little bit hard to find since it’s tucked away on busy park avenue. found the place, saw that they have the Unilocal love logo thingy that you see here and there. knew that you can’t go wrong.
place doesn’t look much at all. reminiscence of the good old church’s basement. owners were in the kitchen busy doing their magic while i stood in the middle of the restaurant like a dead fish in water. eventually, i got service and away they go. service is prompt enough.
the jerk chicken: tender, moist, falling off the bone, packed with flavor and spices for one hell of a bite! there’s some heat to it but nothing to sweat you off. it came with some rice and beans which was really good and some salad. salad did its job which is to cool your mouth a bit but that vinaigrette. tasted like those kraft ones. i could bypass the vinaigrette.
drink: got myself a pineapple drink which turns out to be a soft drink. tasted a bit piña colada-​ish but nothing to write home about.
there’s a lunch and dinner version. i got there a bit late for the lunch but the dinner plate is not that big. its filling but you can still eat some more.
they only take cash so bring cash. jerk chicken + drink cost me $ 15

Caribbean food, how I’ve missed you. Hello Guyana, thank you for existing, and you have an outlet just a couple of blocks away!
Basically my new go-​to, add some pumpkin to your favourite roti and savour the finest hot sauce in the region. I keep pouring it on, I keep feeling the burn, and I keep doing jumping jacks in my skull… the flavours are killer, you won’t be let down. And the actual roti, wow, just delectable, perfect texture.
Sweeeeeeet mom & pop spot with the chillest, happiest people making the most satisfying food. The pholourie is real nice too, and they have beer.
I want to marry every meal I have here.

Typical ” mom and pop” restaurant were the focus is on the food and not on the setting. Don’t come here for the décor but for the food.
I always get their goat roti to go, it tastes like heaven. I randomly get cravings for it.
Their spicy sauce is also one of the best I’ve ever had and I’m a spice junky.
I can’t say how the rest of the menu is, as I always stick to the roti.

They do one thing right here… and that is everything on the menu! The décor and ambience are not worth noting… as others have said it is a bit of a hole in the wall. But remember, Alice went down a hold and it was magical.
The food is prepared with attention and care. The tastes jump on your taste bud. The Jerk chicken is well spiced and very flavourful… not just spicy. The roti is excellent… make sure to ask for pumpkin!
Looking for a Caribbean treat in the midst of our miserable winter… duck in here and enjoy.
As a bonus… you can go to the little cupcake shop across the street for some dessert.

Went here on Monday and had a very good and reasonably priced jerk chicken dinner, after a starter of goat mulligatawny. The soup was fantastic, spicy broth with tender pieces of goat and vegetables cooked just right. Both the chicken and rice were top-​notch.
The salad that came with dinner was so-​so, but everything else was a hard act to follow. Also they really need an air conditioner or at least more fans, it was a bit hot and stuffy. The food made it well worth it, however.

Best West Indian Roti in Montréal.
A few years ago my friend showed me this place after a long day of golf, and it remains as one of my favorite places to eat. First off let me start with the Roti. Roti is kind of like a burrito, but made with traditional ‘roti’ bread that is native to the west indies. The bread is stuff or wrapped with a curry mixture of your choice. I have two favorites and combinations — goat & split pea with or without pumpkin. The key to the pumpkin is that it adds a nice flavor and a little sweetness, this goes great with their homemade sauce — watch out the sauce packs a serious punch.
A few other items that are my go to are the potato palouri & peanut punch. I have not tried any of the other meals, but from the reviews of friends they are great.
This is a small establishment, ran by a husband and wife from Guyana. They are extremely nice and very friendly. This gives you a nice feel when you strike up a little conversation with them.
Try it out for yourself, you will no be disappointed!

Delicious! Yes, they close early and the décor is well … meh. But this hole in the wall mom and pop joint is great for takeout when you don’t feel like cooking but don’t care for the standard takeout fare of pizza or burgers. I really enjoy their jerk chicken meal, the lunch size being perfect for me, the dinner size a bit too big (but then I share with my boyfriend). This isn’t the kind of place I would necessarily go out of my way for, but as a neighborhood place I can pop into between errands to pick something up to have at home, it’s great!
A few reminders/​fyis: they close pretty early and they only take cash.

I hate to spoil the party here, but I have to say that this was the worst restaurant experience of my time in Montréal. I must preface this sad review with the note that I was so super excited to eat here, I looked forward to coming for days and days while we had other obligations. But this place was a huge disappointment. The first problem we encountered was showing up at 8:30 PM. I admit I like to dine late, but Montréal is a late city — I have never heard of a resto closing so early. The problem was their website and door said they close at 9. But the owner, who was really nice and yet surly at the same time, said he could not seat us because they were closing at 9. So days went buy until I could return. I was really excited about the idea of having French-​ethnic food… something Montréal should specialize in. But I later found out that this restaurant serves food from Guyana, not French Guyana — so it is actually a British colony. And we all know how British food is. Maybe that explains what we found — some of the most bland, tasteless, unspiced food I have ever eaten.
This was not Caribbean food that I am familiar with; I worked one summer in Canarsie, Brooklyn — a huge Trinidadian community, where I dined on splendid roti every lunchday… beautifully spiced, wonderfully tasty food. I Not here. To be fair, we are vegetarian, and only had the chick pea and potato roti and main course (which was exactly the same, sans roti)…and I heard some repeat customers come in after us and order it with pumpkin. Apparently this is off-​menu. And they did provide a bottle of hot sauce on the table. But the problem is that the hot sauce is too damn hot… and the food itself unspiced… so you have a choice of burn-​your-​mouth spicy or tasteless.
And because I can’t review a place without talking about atmosphere — they make an attempt here but it is a kind of pathetic one. The cheap chairs and formica tables aren’t that bad, but a flashing sign in the window that reflects into the restaurant makes you feel as if you are dining beneath a peep show sign. It’s that annoying.

I’ve been a semi-​regular here for a couple of years now — I defy you to find better roti. I always go for goat, since I like saying the word ‘goat’. The hot sauce is so good I bought a jar to take home. Intense but not too much so, and yet, you can taste the bitter/​hot components.