New Montreal Restaurant Thread
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This thread has been cleaned. Lets try to keep it that way. No one wants to read about bacteria in the restaurant thread. If anyone wishes to continue the discussion of the various types of food borne bacteria and argue about who has had the most friends suffer from the various types of food poisoning please start a thread for it.
Eager Beaver's questions about hamburgers was a valid one and I think it has been answered. Let's get back to discussing the fine restaurants our city has to offer.
M8
Eager Beaver's questions about hamburgers was a valid one and I think it has been answered. Let's get back to discussing the fine restaurants our city has to offer.
M8
Another info source
I recently came across this Montreal restaurant review website, sorted by cuisine, which I found to be on target with many of their reviews, at least of the restaurants I have eaten at:
http://www.cim.mcgill.ca/~jer/visit/rest.html
I recently came across this Montreal restaurant review website, sorted by cuisine, which I found to be on target with many of their reviews, at least of the restaurants I have eaten at:
http://www.cim.mcgill.ca/~jer/visit/rest.html
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Hi EB..that site has been a guide to me over the last couple times I went
On it I " found " :
Le Pistou
L' Acadamie
Coco rico
Le Piton de La Fournaise
La Paryse
Between that sight, and this excellent thread, I have my foodie homework mapped out before I arrive...
Best Regards
Smuler
On it I " found " :
Le Pistou
L' Acadamie
Coco rico
Le Piton de La Fournaise
La Paryse
Between that sight, and this excellent thread, I have my foodie homework mapped out before I arrive...
Best Regards
Smuler
Ok the old port has a few amazing restos you could choose from
-restaurant du vieux ( steaks and seafood ) try the filet mignon with the garlic mash patatoes and three pepper sauce
39 st paul est
-the keg steakhouse
-brandys!! my fave place for drinks in the old port!! and a few snacks (its actually the lounge area for the keg )
-creperie suzette ( amazing crepes and fondues its a must try )
all these four restos are all next to eachother
there is also Modavie but i havent been there recently
and heard great things about jardin nelson.. i m bound to go sometimes
-restaurant du vieux ( steaks and seafood ) try the filet mignon with the garlic mash patatoes and three pepper sauce
39 st paul est
-the keg steakhouse
-brandys!! my fave place for drinks in the old port!! and a few snacks (its actually the lounge area for the keg )
-creperie suzette ( amazing crepes and fondues its a must try )
all these four restos are all next to eachother
there is also Modavie but i havent been there recently
and heard great things about jardin nelson.. i m bound to go sometimes
juzt_a_girl said:
La Boucherie: I ate there many years ago; had a really superb meal - leek and potato soup (it was so good that I wanted seconds, but my main course arrived), rabbit done superbly, and (I think) a nice fruit tart for dessert. I returned there a few months later, hoping to repeat the experience, but it was not to be; it was good but not exceptional as before. Worth checking out again, I think.juzt_a_girl said:
Le St-Amable: Used to be a really good French resto, then converted to fast food, then converted back to French. The last time I was there it was not worth it; trying to live on past glories, I think.
Pier Gabriel: Never heard of it before.
Chez L'Epicier: Really nice resto, apart from their ridiculous "club sandwich" dessert. Dried cake for dessert anyone? Another merbite stated that she had a creme brulee tasting there that was great; too bad I missed it.
Some merbites like Bonaparte. I was unimpressed with their ubiquitous brown sauce and stuffy menu (Sauce Grand Veneur, for example).
Club Chasse et Peche is a popular resto, but I did not like it.
Your suggestions for a great sea food restaurant in Mtl
I need to try a great sea food restaurant in Mtl for great fresh lobster, fish.
Has anyone tried Le Nantua (275, Notre-Dame st., Ouest)?
Heard great stuff about it. Thanks for your inputs
I need to try a great sea food restaurant in Mtl for great fresh lobster, fish.
Has anyone tried Le Nantua (275, Notre-Dame st., Ouest)?
Heard great stuff about it. Thanks for your inputs
my folks recently went to Express and said they were very dissapointed in the quality of the food, after going there for the last 5 years on a semi annual basis. They said they probably wouldn't return. I'm thinking they went on a bad day when the chef must have been sick.
Anyone been lately?
Anyone been lately?
Recent Reviews
Isakaya (Avenue du Parc)- This sushi restaurant on Parc near the Battle Net was my best meal on my recent trip, although it's been well reviewed by others and notably by Jeremy & Vinita who give it their * recommendation. For me Isakaya lived up to its billing, at least as far as the quality of the sushi. The sushi menu is fairly traditional and they are not offering any unusual or really nouveau or exotic choices, but what they are doing they are doing well. I had the Futomaki and the Isakaya rolls, the latter of which was a combo roll with salmon, crab, and whitefish. Less impressive were the house salad, served with a bland ginger dressing, and the fried pork gyoza, which was average (and a bit greasy). For dessert the green tea ice cream, all 1 scoop of it, was very good (actually tasted like green tea which is rare in my experience).
Acropolis (corner Parc and Sherbrooke): This resto proved to be something of a disappointment. It's been there for a long time, but they are serving average Greek food. I ordered a spanakopita (Greek spinach and feta pie) which was stiff and dry. The dolmades (grape leaves stuffed with meat and rice) were very average. I could get better stuffed grape leaves at fast food places like Boustan on Crescent. I hope some of the Greek members on the Board can direct me to some better Greek food the next time I am in Montreal.
Cafe Cherrier (Cherrier): I have reviewed this breakfast restaurant previously. They are serving good food, but their menu is limited (no pancakes, French toast or even crepes!) and their service is poor, to the point where you have to get up and ask for things. They do egg dishes well, and I had the Montreal bagel with smoked salmon which was served with a salmon faume that I could tell was of very high quality. My breakfast companion got scrambled eggs which looked moist and he said they were delicious. However, the service was so poor I would not go back any time soon.
Chez Danys (Sherbrooke, near the Hilton Garden Inn): This is a fast food pizza place serving average pizza. I needed a quick meal near the hotel and their 2 slices & diet coke special for $4.99 fills the bill if you need fast and average pizza. One negative was that I had to tell the manager to stick my slices in the oven to warm them up.
Wok Cafe (St. Catherine Street, about 2 blocks west of Guy): I ate here with MERB poster Techman and another friend. This is a ridiculously inexpensive Chinese restaurant serving good but basic Chinese food. I was startled to see that they had 5 dim sum combos on the menu (in addition to all the usual combo platters), so I decided to order dim sum combo D, which was 1 sticky rice wrapped in lotus leaf, 2 shrimp dumplings, 2 shrimp-coriander-vegetable dumpings, and 2 chicken-shrimp-peanut dumplings. The dim sum was EXCELLENT, the best I have ever had at a restaurant not specializing in dim sum. It was a little pricier than the other combos on the menu (which are dirt cheap when you see the portions they are serving). I also ordered spring rolls, which were greasy, and dumplings with peanut sauce, which were good. I was very impressed that there was a large bottle of sriricha red chili sauce at every table; I love my dim sum with sriricha sauce and this was a high quality sriricha sauce. This restaurant is a great value, and is IMHO a better alternative to its nearby competitor, Soup & Noodles.
Isakaya (Avenue du Parc)- This sushi restaurant on Parc near the Battle Net was my best meal on my recent trip, although it's been well reviewed by others and notably by Jeremy & Vinita who give it their * recommendation. For me Isakaya lived up to its billing, at least as far as the quality of the sushi. The sushi menu is fairly traditional and they are not offering any unusual or really nouveau or exotic choices, but what they are doing they are doing well. I had the Futomaki and the Isakaya rolls, the latter of which was a combo roll with salmon, crab, and whitefish. Less impressive were the house salad, served with a bland ginger dressing, and the fried pork gyoza, which was average (and a bit greasy). For dessert the green tea ice cream, all 1 scoop of it, was very good (actually tasted like green tea which is rare in my experience).
Acropolis (corner Parc and Sherbrooke): This resto proved to be something of a disappointment. It's been there for a long time, but they are serving average Greek food. I ordered a spanakopita (Greek spinach and feta pie) which was stiff and dry. The dolmades (grape leaves stuffed with meat and rice) were very average. I could get better stuffed grape leaves at fast food places like Boustan on Crescent. I hope some of the Greek members on the Board can direct me to some better Greek food the next time I am in Montreal.
Cafe Cherrier (Cherrier): I have reviewed this breakfast restaurant previously. They are serving good food, but their menu is limited (no pancakes, French toast or even crepes!) and their service is poor, to the point where you have to get up and ask for things. They do egg dishes well, and I had the Montreal bagel with smoked salmon which was served with a salmon faume that I could tell was of very high quality. My breakfast companion got scrambled eggs which looked moist and he said they were delicious. However, the service was so poor I would not go back any time soon.
Chez Danys (Sherbrooke, near the Hilton Garden Inn): This is a fast food pizza place serving average pizza. I needed a quick meal near the hotel and their 2 slices & diet coke special for $4.99 fills the bill if you need fast and average pizza. One negative was that I had to tell the manager to stick my slices in the oven to warm them up.
Wok Cafe (St. Catherine Street, about 2 blocks west of Guy): I ate here with MERB poster Techman and another friend. This is a ridiculously inexpensive Chinese restaurant serving good but basic Chinese food. I was startled to see that they had 5 dim sum combos on the menu (in addition to all the usual combo platters), so I decided to order dim sum combo D, which was 1 sticky rice wrapped in lotus leaf, 2 shrimp dumplings, 2 shrimp-coriander-vegetable dumpings, and 2 chicken-shrimp-peanut dumplings. The dim sum was EXCELLENT, the best I have ever had at a restaurant not specializing in dim sum. It was a little pricier than the other combos on the menu (which are dirt cheap when you see the portions they are serving). I also ordered spring rolls, which were greasy, and dumplings with peanut sauce, which were good. I was very impressed that there was a large bottle of sriricha red chili sauce at every table; I love my dim sum with sriricha sauce and this was a high quality sriricha sauce. This restaurant is a great value, and is IMHO a better alternative to its nearby competitor, Soup & Noodles.
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Café Cherrier
I had always wondered about Café Cherrier. This confirms that it's more of a 'see and be seen' place...
I had always wondered about Café Cherrier. This confirms that it's more of a 'see and be seen' place...
Ferreira Cafe
I had been to Ferreira Café a few years ago, and apart from the appetizers, disliked it as I made the mistake of ordering their rice special, which turned out to be soupy. A return visit, avoiding the rice, turned out to be great.
This time just had a bunch of appetizers:
Seafood bisque: Had real depth of flavour; someone in the kitchen took a lot of care with the fumet (fish stock). Too bad that the few pieces of fish used for garnish were overcooked. Easily resolved; avoided the garnish after the first couple of pieces. Definitely recommended.
Grilled sardines: Done very nicely. Did not need the tapenade garnish as it was too strong for the fish. Easily resolved; avoided the garnish.
LARGE shrimp in tempura batter: The shrimps (2) were more in kimonos than in tempura. But, they were tasty. And no, I did not unwrap the kimonos
Truffled potatoes (side dish): OMG ! They were wonderful !
Chestnut "sandwich": Ordinarily I would avoid any type of sandwich after the horrible "dessert club sandwich" served to me at Ches L'Epicier, but I have a weakness for chestnuts. Most of the stuff on the plate was forgettable, but the scoop of hazelnut ice cream that was included was to die for !
Definitely worth a return visit.
I had been to Ferreira Café a few years ago, and apart from the appetizers, disliked it as I made the mistake of ordering their rice special, which turned out to be soupy. A return visit, avoiding the rice, turned out to be great.
This time just had a bunch of appetizers:
Seafood bisque: Had real depth of flavour; someone in the kitchen took a lot of care with the fumet (fish stock). Too bad that the few pieces of fish used for garnish were overcooked. Easily resolved; avoided the garnish after the first couple of pieces. Definitely recommended.
Grilled sardines: Done very nicely. Did not need the tapenade garnish as it was too strong for the fish. Easily resolved; avoided the garnish.
LARGE shrimp in tempura batter: The shrimps (2) were more in kimonos than in tempura. But, they were tasty. And no, I did not unwrap the kimonos
Truffled potatoes (side dish): OMG ! They were wonderful !
Chestnut "sandwich": Ordinarily I would avoid any type of sandwich after the horrible "dessert club sandwich" served to me at Ches L'Epicier, but I have a weakness for chestnuts. Most of the stuff on the plate was forgettable, but the scoop of hazelnut ice cream that was included was to die for !
Definitely worth a return visit.
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Why must you always make me salivate with your 'New Montreal Restaurant Thread' posts?chef said:
chef said:
I went there once or twice before, and I do not recall the service being as poor. Restaurants change as you know, usually not for the better. But this time I only went because my friend wanted to go there. I would have preferred to go to Eggspectation because I wanted pancakes for breakfast and I know that Cafe Cherrier does not serve pancakes, or French Toast, or even crepes.
JUZT-A-GIRL, yes it is Cafe Cherrier, not Chez Cherrier. Not sure why I made that mistake, but I revised my post.
Driving back from Montreal to Connecticut, shortly after crossing the border and en route to see some friends, I was very hungry and stopped for breakfast at a fantastic place in St. Albans, Vermont called Nana's. I got off exit 20 on I-89 and sort of picked it randomly driving down Main Street. Nana's is serving a fantastic breakfast! I had pancakes, home fries, bacon, OJ and coffee. It was an exceptional breakfast and very inexpensive as well and the service was fantastic.
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juzt_a_girl said:
JAG, thanks for this tip on l'Express - do they serve pancakes there? I would like to note, with regard to Cafe Cherrier, I showed up there with a friend at 11:30 a.m. and I was handed one menu, and that menu had exclusively breakfast dishes: eggs, omelettes, a few bagel choices. If there is a lunch menu I was not made aware of it. So I assumed it was a breakfast place, especially when the waiter hands me one menu and all it has on it is breakfast dishes. If in fact they have lunch and dinner menus, which I was not made aware of, this is a further indication of how bad the service really was.
Eastender, Nana's in St. Albans, VT was a stunning find and I completely lucked into the restaurant. What's funny is that I did not even notice it at first - I was driving south on North Main Street, and looking to the left, and a restaurant across the street from Nana's had caught my attention. I don't recall the name of the resto, but I saw cars parked in front, so I stopped in there. I quickly glanced at their menu and they seemed to be mainly a burger joint. It was then that I looked across the street and saw Nana's. Nana's looks like a large, country diner and the parking lot there was also full. I saw a sign out in front advertising a breakfast buffet and I decided to check it out. The breakfast buffet at Nana's is all you can eat for $5.99 - and it looked good! But I decided to order off the menu because I only wanted pancakes and bacon. The pancakes were served in a good portion with a side order of home fries (served with or without onions, I got them with) that was fresh tasting and delicious. The total damage for pancakes, bacon, home fries, a large orange juice and coffee was $8.70. I suspect most people would opt for the all-you-can-eat buffet for $5.99 which looked fresh and delicious.
For the group of posters who travel back to the USA on I-89 I highly recommend Nana's. Take exit 20 on I-89S, take a right at the ramp and then a left at the first light, and I believe it is about 2 miles down the road (approximately) on the right hand side (North Main Street), just north of the center of St. Albans.
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