Le restaurant Au Pied de Cochon est le lieu où tout a commencé. Opéré d’une génération à l’autre, la passation de connaissances familiales contribue à la renommée du restaurant. En constante évolution, le Pied de Cochon fête ses 20 ans en novembre 2021. Ce restaurant à la carte est situé au cœur du Plateau Mont-Royal. Authentiques et fidèles à ses racines québécoises et canadiennes, les plats sont copieux et réconfortants. Tirant également son inspiration des brasseries françaises, le chef et son équipe s'inspirent des produits locaux, et saisonniers pour créer un menu intemporel . Avec des vins d’importation privés, des bières brassées à Montréal, et des cocktails signature, le restaurant Au Pied de Cochon est un endroit convivial où les produits du terroir sont mis en valeur. On y retrouve une des premières cuisines ouvertes à Montréal dans laquelle on peut y voir les cuisiniers en pleine action.
Les critiques convergent sur Au Pied de Cochon comme une institution montréalaine où la cuisine est riche, généreuse et résolument axée sur le foie gras et le canard en conserve. La poutine au foie gras et le canard en conserve reviennent comme des incontournables, accompagnés de plats plus audacieux comme le foie gras nigiri et les temaki de canard; les portions sont copieuses et les saveurs intenses, parfois indulgentes, parfois excessives, plaisent aux amateurs de comfort food tout en suscitant quelques réserves sur l'équilibre des saveurs et le niveau de raffinement. L'expérience est souvent décrite comme immersive et conviviale: cuisine ouverte, ambiance chaleureuse et service attentif, avec des serveurs enthousiastes qui expliquent les plats et créent une ambiance de spectacle, surtout au bar. Néanmoins, certains avis signalent un cadre bruyant, une certaine hâte côté service, et des tarifs élevés; malgré cela, l'ensemble demeure perçu comme une expérience culinaire unique, mémorable et difficile à égaler pour les amoureux de la gastronomie québécoise riche et généreuse.
Hello, with all the respect to the staff & hard working people involved in this restaurant.
I write this because a reputation like the one PDC has, the restaurant must've seen better days.
-The flavor of the oyster with quail eggs isn't memorable, cold oysters with mignonette is more enjoyable. Maybe temperature, seasoning, not special overall i don't know, it did not hit
- The poutine sauce is comparable to a regular gravy… it isn't recognizable by a distinct foie gras flavor, there is an opportunity there to make us eat FOIE GRAS POUTINE FROM PDC. Cooked foie gras was delicious
- temaki, It isn't exceptional, i could have a similar satisfaction from a mid sushi restaurant
- flétan, potatoes were almost the best part
- foie gras torchon, amazing with the sauce, amazing classic
- duck in a can, tough breast, maybe should be leg instead? I dont know
That, & i havent yet said that not a single dish came piping hot the way it should to make us customers feel good.
There must be revision of technique & maybe the menu items & portion sizes, presentation, to honor the glutinous & honorable quebecois cuisine influenced by the og chef. If the restaurant wants to party, make the crazy food make us want to partyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!😍😍😍😍🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗😛😛😛😛
MORE PASSION CHEFS MORE LOVE & CRAZINESS IN THE FOOD 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Encore une fois un repas & une ambiance incroyable. Juste trop bon & accueillant comme chez des amis. Temaki tartare de canard, poutine au foie gras, pintade farcie, longe de porc grillé.
Un vrai délice !
Merci beaucoup & à bientôt
30 mars 2025
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This was my second visit & it was as wonderful as my first.
The sweetbreads were fantastic, the foie gras nigiri was incredibly unique, & I will be dreaming about the foie gras poutine until I come back next year!
This restaurant serves the best Poutine I've ever had. The restaurant is located in a really cool part of town & seems kind of like a hipster neighborhood. The staff & servers were as good or better than you'll find anywhere. It seemed like all the servers worked all the tables simultaneously. Any server that walked by would ask you if you needed anything, you had to wait for nothing ever. I've never been in a restaurant where the servers worked this way, & can only say I wish all restaurants worked this way. This restaurant provides a truly great dining experience with exceptional food, & exceptional drinks, everything about it is exceptional! I will never find myself in Montreal without eating here. Can't wait to go back! Make reservations, the restaurant isn't large & seems to be in very high demand. So sorry I forgot to take pictures.
The dining experience provided is World Class. The presentation, cuisine & service delivered beyond my expectations. The food was delicious & memorable. My compliments to the staff & chefs. I flew out from Southern California & had the honor to meet Master Chef Martin Picard in person. I can't thank you & your staff enough for one of the best dining experiences I've ever had. (The Foie Gras Poutine & Canard En Conserve are sublime)
We couldn't leave Montreal before trying this institution. We did not know to expect & tried to cultivate as much hunger as we could due to the warnings of extremely rich food. Let me say that the food is obviously quite rich but it is not unbalanced in any way. We had the oysters to begin with; they were fine but that's it, I think I wouldn't order them again as they were not so flavorful. We also tried the foie gras poutine that was very very good, opulent, not overly salted & addictive. Only thing is that maybe there could've been a few more fries there. To finish we had the aged pork chop that was properly sized & so so easy to eat, super tender, well grilled & it's perfect with its jus at the bottom also to have along the poutine. At the end of the meal we were really satisfied & didn't feel nasty full. I must mention that the wine list is very well made, concise & with great French wines but also a very well represented North American section. It was our final meal in a 4 night food trip to Montreal so maybe that influenced that we did not have a huge appetite. Cannot wait to go back & repeat.
24 janv. 2025
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Superbe première expérience! Nous sommes allés en famille & l'accueil est chaleureux. Le service est impeccable. La nourriture est vraiment à la hauteur de la réputation. Mention spéciale pour le Temaki de canard... c'est incroyablement bon & la présentation est bien fignolée. Poutine au foie gras c'est une obligation. Le canard en conserve était tellement savoureux. Tous les plats se partagent bien & c'est apprécié qu'on nous le propose. Finalement, nous avions un doute face au pouding chômeur comme déssert mais nous avons flanché sous la recommandation du serveur. C'était délicieux. 10/10
Second time here comming from Toronto. Everything I ate except the oysters ad foie gras, & that's a good thing, you can't not eat foie & come here. Everything was amazing couldn't get enough of the foie nigiri, the terrine was amazing with the maple butter. Finally tried the duck in a can. Although I did not have the foie poutine this year, I highly recommend that to. The dessert, pouring chomeur, was great. PIck the add cheddar & foie option it's a great pairing between sweet & savory. This place never disappoints & I will be back next year again, I need to try everything on the menu.
Nous y étions pour un anniversaire. Le repas en général était très bon. Déception pour la poutine au foie gras qui était plus un frite sauce car nous avions 2 morceaux de fromage en grain sur toute la poutine. Notre serveur nous a offert un cornet de tartare de canard supplémentaire car normalement il n'y en a 2 & nous étions 3. Il nous a dit que ça lui faisait plaisir de nous l'offrir car autrement, ça se partage mal. J'ai trouvé que c'était super attentionné. Par contre, au final nous avons été chargé pour le cornet de plus (que nous avions jamais demandé). Aussi, à 2 reprises, un serveur a échappé des ustensiles sales sur moi en désservant la table. Une fois c'est ok mais 2 fois ce n'est pas ce à quoi on s'attend dans ce genre de restaurant. Donc au final, nous avons été déçu de notre expérience.
From the second you enter the restaurant you are greeted by a friendly staff that seem to genuinely enjoy working at the restaurant. Our server, Gabrielle, was absolutely amazing & she was genuinely cheerful & described the menu beautifully. I went with the foie gras poutine & duck in a can & I learned that I love foie gras. The poutine was by far the best I've ever had amd the duck & foie gras was just amazing & had so many amazing flavors. I love this place & it's staff & would suggest to anyone to try it out!.
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Wow! Came here with some friends on a recommendation from their friend in London. Did not disappoint! Menu is filled with decadent options, including fois gras poutine & duck in a can (it sounds gimmicky but is some of the best duck I've ever had!). Unfortunately they don't sell the duck in can to go 😂. Would absolutely come back.
La qualité & la richesse du goût de la nourriture était vraiment au rendez vous. Nous étions juste déçus car nous sommes répartis sur notre faim, les quantités étaient trop petites pour nous surtout considérant le prix. Du pain & beurre ou un amuse gueule au début aurait aidé.. Un peu plus de pain ou d'accompagnements avec certains plats. La taille de la poutine était décevante malgré que le goût était incroyable. Belle expérience au final mais nous sommes répartis un peu insatisfaits à cause des quantités.
A must visit in Montreal if you like foie gras! We had it in many forms when we visited. Individual pieces on sushi rice (aka foie gras nigiri), foie gras poutine, foie gras mapo tofu, & foie gras with the duck in a can! All were good but in particular the foie gras nigiri was the standout followed by the poutine.
A heartfelt thank you to Alex, Sous Chef James (I hope this name is correct. It was loud. He's from Saskatchewan. Makes a mean salt & maple sugar pomme frite) & the entire team. We had a fantastic evening at Au Pied de Cochon last night, due largely in part to their warmth & hospitality. **Sit at the bar if you dine here**. Watching this team work their tails off to serve us impeccably presented dishes elevated the experience in a way sitting at table wouldn't deliver & we greatly appreciated the front row seat & the time they took to interact with us. We enjoyed the foie gras nigiri, the infamous duck in a can, & the salt & maple sugar pomme frites. The restaurant boasts a great wine selection as well. Definitely order a side of the sourdough bread if you try the duck in a can to mop up all of the delicious sauce. The shots of jalapeno vodka & St-Germain proved to be a delightful surprise. We're contemplating a return visit to try the poutine, which stands apart from all the other poutine in Montreal in that the gravy is enhanced with fat from the foie gras. Thanks again, chefs.
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Che dire di questo posto? È stato una bellissima sorpresa .. Sapevo che "Phill" non mi avrebbe delusa.. la migliore poutine mangiata in Quebec con una salsa al foie gras incredibile... poi stinco di maiale molto buono, ma la cosa che ovviamente mi ha stupita di più è stata il loro Canard, che è il piatto di punta ed è cucinato e servito in modo veramente particolare.. sapori intensi che hanno veramente lasciato il segno. Inoltre abbiamo preso Pane caldo madre servito con un burro buonissimo e menzione speciale margarita con succo di cetriolo..Se dovessi tornare a Montreal ci tornerei subito!
I was lucky to get a table here during my stay in Montreal, & I was alone, so I had all the time in the world to savour the food, wine & atmosphere. & what an atmosphere that was - seated a the bar right in front of the open kitchen, pure organised chaos (think The Bear...) Super attentive servers, friendly & chatty, neither my water or wine glass were ever empty. I took the sweetbreads, shepherds pie & pouding chômeur, along with wine chosen by the waiter, the dessert in particular was astonishingly good Next time I'll try the poutine as is looked really good
Good food in a nice restaurant is expected. Perhaps we even take it for granted. Infrequently you are absorbed by the whole experience, from the welcome greeting, the atmosphere, all the way to the conversations - before your tastebuds are awaken! The team of professionals from the front of house to the kitchen staff is just exceptional. Then came the food: the poutine with lobster gravy & the shrimps - we jumped on to that offering as their special, before we even looked at the menu. We had the foie gras nigiri - don't judge me - I am well aware of the animal welfare arguments & I would normally abstain from it. However the concept of peanut butter & foie gras with nigiri rice was so out there, I just fell victim to the intrigue. It did exactly that. I was knocked out of the park, the city, the planet! Who would have thought?!! I live in the UK & we refer to the "humble" shepherds pie - but let's just say there is nothing humble about this shepherds pie! The beef cheeks, pork neck & the ground pork (or minced if you are a Brit), in a rich sauce, covered by a cheesy infused mash potato topping - served with a homemade ketchup that cuts through the gravy - I can only say - OMG! The best thing is the portions are not nouveau! That's just not my thing. The experience was enhanced because of the team - Alex, Annabelle & Omar! It isn't cheap, but it's an experience that will last a lifetime. Bon appétit!
Soirée inoubliable mais pas dans le bon sens... Arrivés au restaurant nous sommes restés debout pendant 15 bonnes minutes malgré notre réservation & la demande du restaurant d'arriver un peu à l'avance... une fois installés nous nous sommes retrouvés entourés de gens qui hurlaient (du jamais entendu.). Les plats commandés étaient bons à l'exception de la poutine à la bisque de homard avec son jus de viande... étrange mélange terre & mer... Notre regard s'est posé sur la serveuse qui a minutieusement déverser une boîte de conserve de canard dans une assiette dont le prix exorbitant ne nous laissé pas présager a une telle scène. Bref un énorme attrape touriste à fuir. Nous ne comprenons toujours pas tout l'engouement & la pub faite autour de ce restaurant.
Anna delivered a supremely excellent experience for us dining. I came back for the second time to try the foie gras poutine & as a poutine vendor myself I can assert that it is THE BEST POUTINE IN MONTREAL & ARGUABLY IN THE WORLD!
