Bistro Guru

Montreal, Canada

4.3

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16 reviews

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Telephone:
+1 514-844-9777
Website:
bistroguru.com
Address:
Auberge du Carré Saint-Louis 3464 Rue Saint-Denis, Montreal, QC, H2X 3L3
Plateau-Mont-Royal
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
510 ftSherbrooke
580 ftBerri / Cherrier
0.3 miCherrier / du Parc-La Fontaine
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Takes Reservations
Yes
Delivery
Yes
Take-out
Yes
Accepted Cards
Credit, Debit
Good For
Lunch
Bike Parking
Yes
Good for Kids
Yes
Good for Groups
Yes
Attire
Casual
Noise Level
Quiet
Alcohol
Full Bar
Outdoor Seating
No
Has TV
No
Waiter Service
Yes
Ambience
Classy

Today

Today 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
5:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Open now
Local time (Montreal) 5:02 PM Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Business hours

Monday 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
5:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Tuesday 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
5:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Wednesday 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
5:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Thursday 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
5:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Friday 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
5:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Saturday 5:00 pm – 10:30 pm
Sunday 5:00 pm – 10:30 pm

Description

Specialties

Le restaurant GURU Bistro indien a développé une cuisine fusion Punjabi «à la Montréalaise» que l’on retrouve à bon prix dans son Menu MIDI Express :

Poutine poulet au beurre, Poutine agneau cari, Club sandwich indien au poulet Tandoori

Le restaurant GURU Bistro indien offre aussi une cuisine Punjabi traditionnelle :

Poulet au beurre, Crevettes Bhuna, Agneau Vindaloo, Poulet Madras, Poulet Tikka, Poulet Tandoori, Oignons Bhaji, Samossa, Pakora, soupe aux lentilles, etc.

SPÉCIALITÉS

Poulet Hariyali (macéré dans la menthe et la coriandre)

Agneau Madras (agneau désossé à la noix de coco et épices cari)

Saumon Tikka (servie avec une chutney menthe-​coriandre)

Crevettes Tandoori (cuites au four Tandoor)

Cari d’Agneau (aux épices variés)

Plusieurs plats végétariens (Malai Kofta, Aloo Gobi, Baigan Bharta, Saag Paneer, etc.)

History

Established in 2014.

Le restaurant GURU Bistro indien est le dernier-​né de la famille SANDHU qui est à l’oeuvre sur le Plateau depuis maintenant plus de 25 ans, arrivée à Montréal en 1988.

La famille SANHU opère aujourd’hui 3 restaurants (Sandhu Mets italiens, Plaisirs indiens, le GURU) ainsi qu’un bar, le LOBBY Bar, et l’Auberge du Carré St-​Louis; sans oublier que les SANDHU ont rescapé d’une mort certaine le «Latulippe» en 2000 qu’ils ont opéré et revigoré jusqu’à sa revente en 2013. Mentionnons que la qualité est toujours prioritaire chez les SANDHU dont la pizza est considérée par plusieurs comme la meilleure pizza du Plateau

Adjacent à l’Auberge du Carré St-​Louis sur la rue St-​Denis (face à l’ITHQ), l’offre cuisine Punjabi traditionnelle et cuisine fusion servie dans un décor et une ambiance de type «Bistro» s’intègre parfaitement au quartier et complète à merveille l’offre resto du Plateau.

Meet the Business Owner

Goppy Sandhu S.

Business Owner

Goppy est l’aîné des fils SANDHU, il est l’instigateur de l’aventure du GURU Bistro indien mais il n’en est pas à ses premières armes car il est aussi le fondateur du Lobby BAR sur la rue Papineau qui est devenu un rendez-​vous hebdomadaire pour la clientèle des jeunes de Montréal mais aussi de Laval et de la Rive Sud et constitue aujourd’hui un grand succès qui né se tarit pas même après 8 ans d’existence.

Goppy a acquis toute l’expérience requise pour réussir en restauration en travaillant auprès de son père au cours des 15 dernières années.

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16 reviews of Bistro Guru

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Place rating: 5
Collingswood, NJ
Excellent Indian food in a nice neighborhood. We sat by the window and enjoyed the evening breeze while eating dinner. I ordered a paneer dish and my girlfriend got the baingan bharta; both were delicious. The garlic naan was some of the best I’ve had and perfectly cooked, as well. I requested my dish to be extra spicy and it had a pleasant kick to it, but wasn’t overwhelmingly hot. They serve some interesting-​sounding cocktails and beer, although Taj Mahal was the only beer they offered when I was there.
My only gripe is that the vegetarian dishes don’t include rice and naan like the meat-​based dishes do, which I don’t really understand, but I guess that seems to be a pretty standard arrangement in Montréal.
Place rating: 5
Montréal, Canada
Mon indien préféré à Montréal! Propriétaire sympathique, très beau et chaleureux à l’intérieur, beau bar et il y a même une hôtel en-​haut! Si vous chercher un indien né chercher plus!
Place rating: 5
Altamonte Springs, FL
Butter chicken poutine, Malai Kofta, and Masala Tea. Boom boom boom let me here you say way-ooh…way-ooh.
Great Indian Food and Great Service!!!
Place rating: 4
Montreal, Canada
First, let’s talk about the naan. IT WAS SO GOOD. I’m not at all familiar with Indian cuisine, but the naan was fresh, super yummy and comes with many of the dishes along with rice. It has a familiar homey taste and is soft and fluffy in the middle, but crispy around the edges. Personally, I do prefer it with the butter chicken sauce. I would eat the naan plain, or even order just a plate of that instead of something on the actual menu. By the way, before you order, check out the chalkboard on the wall for more dishes that they have. The restaurant has a certain ambience that is somewhere on the scale between fancy and chill. I specifically chose this word instead of casual. The tasting plater that I had a very satisfying selection of different tastes. The sweet butter chicken, tangy lamb vindaloo, mild-​spicy curry chickpeas and some spinach dish that honestly I don’t care about, oh and the dessert, very sweet and syrupy ball of fried err… cornball. Definitely going to find the name of it the next time I come. But the naan! OMG THE NAAN. A very good first ever experience at an Indian restaurant.
Place rating: 4
Montreal, Canada
I had the Combo C which included butter chicken, naan, rice, lamb vindaloo, cauliflower in curry, pakoras, and a dessert and it was amazing! The person said that it was meant for one person, but clearly it could feed two people really well. Amazingly though, I managed to finish ¾ of my plate because it was that good. The food tastes good but I think it is catered more to foreigners since it is much less spicier, and a bit sweeter than traditional Indian food. Especially, the butter chicken was much sweeter than what I have usually had, and out of the whole plate, I liked it the least. However, the lamb vindaloo, and naan were my favourite out of the plate, but still the others were very good! The meat was all very tender and not overcooked, and not too under/​over seasoned. It is a bit pricier than other Indian restaurants, but the place is nice and the food tastes clean and well made. Also, the portions are good so you can probably split the combo in half and be pretty full!
Place rating: 4
Longueuil, Canada
Cuisine Indienne savoureuse et raffinée. Le menu est varié dont une dizaine de mets végétariens/​végétaliens. Leur soupe dahl est un must. La carte des vins est composée des plus populaires et rien de charnu. La dimension des lieux est parfaite, assez de place pour une belle ambiance avec un niveau de bruit faible à moyen. Le service était bien mais sans plus ce soir là. C’était ma 2e visite depuis 1 an et je vais y revenir.
Place rating: 4
Vancouver, Canada
Had the chicken korma and chicken bhuna both were good maybe a touch more salt then needs. The Bombay lassi was awesome. The vegetable rise was good as was the garlic Nann. The service was fast and friendly
Place rating: 4
Vancouver, Canada
Food was great to satisfy a craving for Indian. Food came quickly and the staff were friendly. I would come back.
Place rating: 3
Toronto, Canada
«Upscale» Indian, I guess would be an accurate descriptor. Tried a few of the vegetarian dishes (which, unlike the meat ones, don’t come with rice or naan as a side). Nicely spiced, but not very spicy, which can be good or bad depending on your tastes. I really, really loved the naan. They have plain, onion, cheese, and garlic naan — I just had the plain and I think it’s some of the best naan I’ve ever had. Soft but crispy in some parts.
I’m no expert on Indian food, but I think there is cheaper, better Indian food in the city. What you’re paying for here is excellent service — our waiter was attentive and refilled our water frequently and without being asked. Food arrived quickly. Atmosphere is upscale, almost intimate: dim lighting, nice glasses and cutlery.
Place rating: 5
Philadelphia, PA
We were told about this place and it did not disappoint. Excellent Indian food. We tried the sampler and thought each of the dishes were superbly made and tasty. I really liked the butter chicken although it probably is not good for my diet. Amazingly, hardly anyone was in the restaurant although it probably suffers during the summer when McGill is out so there was no wait. Had enough left over for a second dinner.
Place rating: 3
Plano, TX
This is fantastic place to go but the food is not authentic Indian. It does contain lot of oil but less taste. If you are an Indian and looking for indian/​punjabi food, this is not right place. It could be great if you don’t know the real taste.
We ordered veg biryani and shahi panner. Veg Biryani was more of fried rice with little Masala flavor. Shahi panner was almost same with taste of panner butter Masala. This is not worth of $$ if you are looking for good Indian food. I am from Dallas, TX and I guess this comes as very avg restaurant in my tried n tasted restaurant list.
Apart from taste, everything was fantastic. Great interior, lighting and service. All perfection. If they change their chef, this could be good pick.
Sorry for avg review but my taste bud didn’t allow to go any further.
There is addition to this. The service man (waiter) had argument over the feedback and tip. And as per him, if food is not good, that’s not his problem. So then I should go to any restaurant n pay separately for food n service. With this logic, Unilocal should have two review section. Man… world is full of crazy people with crazy logic. :-) lol…
Place rating: 5
Montreal, Canada
My girlfriend and I stopped in here on a whim and were delighted with this restaurant! Excellent food, great service and quite affordable. We will be visiting again.
Place rating: 4
Montréal, Canada
Décor chaleureux et contemporain. Accueil sympathique. Le menu propose les classiques de la cuisine indienne. Les plats sont savoureux. Une bonne adresse indienne pour le Plateau et le Quartier latin. On y retourne? Oui, à l’occasion. Les adresses sur Jean-​Talon ouest restent une référence de choix.
Place rating: 5
Chapel Hill, NC
This is the first and only Indian restaurant I’ve tried in Montréal, and I’m not even remotely tempted to try another one, this has become my go-​to friday night delivery. I’ve ordered at Guru several times now and the service has always been perfect.
I usually order samosas, pakoras, garlic naan, baingan bharta, byriani and vegetables jalfrezi for my roommate and I and we have never been disappointed. When we order from Guru we know that we can expect a tasteful, delicious meal and a punctual delivery. The prices may seem a bit higher than those of other Indian restaurants but keep in mind that — except if you are trying really hard to share a single pakora between three people — you can expect leftovers for the next day. Sometimes we even have enough for three meals (I said «sometimes», because it’s really hard not to shove everything in your mouth in less than 5 minutes, it is THAT good).
The only time we had an issue was when they switched our order with someone else’s but we just had to give them a call and they came back less than an hour later with the right order and dessert to make up for it. That’s what I call being professional.
Conclusion: I am ready to pay a bit more to get the most delicious and authentic Indian food delivered to me in less than an hour and by a restaurant with an impeccable service, great values and perfect customer relations.
Place rating: 5
Montreal, Canada
Yay! Super yummy Indian home delivery.
Since moving here from Vancouver we have been searching for some solid Indian home delivery in the Plateau. Guru definitely fit the bill. A little pricier, but worth it.
We ordered the Combo C online. Food was promised in 45 minutes and it arrived ON THE DOT. Hot and well packaged. They even thew in a bonus yummy desert. Really good portions with lots of meat. Enough for dinner for two people and generous leftovers the next day. Three people could eat easily.
We had the Butter Chicken — rich and delicious. We find all butter chicken in Montréal a bit on the sweet side, and this was was as well, but not nearly as yucky sweet as some we have had. Solid.
Lamb Vindaloo — Ah, the illusive spicy vindaloo — so hard to find. Their vindaloo was mildly spicy, but I want my vindaloo to burn a little. Tasty though. Maybe next time I will see if they can kick up the spice level a little.
Onion pakoras — plentiful, with a generous amount of yummy tamarind sauce.
Chana Masala — loved it!
Saag — super flavourful with a bit of spice.
Got naan instead of papadums as listed, but perferred the naan, so happy there too!
We will be ordering again for sure.
Place rating: 5
Montréal, Canada
Excellent service. Propriétaire fort sympathique.
Côté cocktail, j’ai goûté au Bollywood (un mélange de vodka, malibu, liqueur de Midori, jus de lime, jus de kiwi) de ma voisine mais j’ai bien aimé à mon Sp écial Guru (champagne, sirop d’hibiscus, framboise)
Côté plat, que dire, il y en avait beaucoup. j’ai vraiment aimé la poutine poulet au beurre, les entrées fort réussies, tout était délicieux. C’est décidé, j’y retourne!