Située dans le très branché Village Victoria, notre nouvelle expérience gastronomique Aux Vivres comprend une salle à manger de 75 places, un comptoir pour emporter et une boutique d’alimentation végétalienne.
Aux Vivres is described as a cozy, spacious go-to for vegan and vegetarian dining with fresh, healthy dishes, generous portions and a wide variety ranging from dragon bowl and Buddha bowl to chapati sandwiches, Golden pancakes and the Okonomiyaki Burger. The bread choice (chapati over pita) is praised for being lighter, while desserts and drinks like a strong ginger tea are consistently highlighted as standout. The experience blends attentive service with a welcoming atmosphere, though one visit notes slower service and missed water refills. Prices are sometimes deemed pricey but worth it for the quality, and the restaurant is repeatedly praised for appealing to both vegans and non-vegans and for being a reliable, enjoyable option for locals and tourists alike.
I've been an Aux Vivres customer for 22 years so I've seen them through all their iterations. Nowadays I go to the Westmount location where the service has gotten really awful. They don't serve you water, you ask for the bill & wait & wait & wait until finally you get up to go pay. It's a bummer because we love Aux Vivres, we try to be polite when we go, & yet... (& this is my review without me going into the profound sadness over their changing the Choco classique recipe, not including a chai with brunch anymore, removing blueberries from their pancakes, ditching the pita for the gyro, ditching the seitan for the gyro, ditching the Montreal Fumé... But at least we have tasty buffalo wings now)
Ok, the BLT is out of this world. Out. Of. This. World. I could write 10,000 love poems about that damn thing. Oh, & the mango lassi is f'in hella good too (but due to anti-plastic regulations that are admittedly out of their control, it's now only served in a paper coffee-cup kind've thing when ordered for take-out & it almost ruins the experience). The rest of the food is consistently meh. Many sauces feel cheap, too creamy or too ketchup-y. & those dang potato wedges really need a glow-up. I do like the place overall. I have a soft spot for its placement & ethos. I want every foodstuff here to be better but I'm always let down, especially given nothing comes close to that f'in godforsaken mind-blowing BLT. As for service, it's respectable, & I do like most of the staff (I've seen many over the years) & they segment as follows IMHO: many seem like complicated zillenials with fragile inner lives & sympathetic progressive values, a few look mildly scared or checked out, a couple seem cool & sassy, & one or maybe two have seemed bratty & self-involved. But, hell, people is people.
I've gone to aux vivres since it was a backyard gig on st dominque. The place on Westmount was empty & the floors, windows needed a good scrub. The food was mediocre & we had to get up two times to get service
Not sure I'd come back for more....
Food was fresh. One of the wait staff was not very accommodating & made us sit at the high table even after I mentioned that my 88 yr old father would have a hard time sitting up high. We did not feel welcome at all.
Aug 28, 2023
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The restaurant was wonderful!! The service was top-notch. Our exceptional waitress gave us the impression that there was no place she'd rather be. The food was so tasty that even my picky kids claimed Aux Vivres as their new favorite restaurant! They're chili & tofu kid burger we're outstanding. The adults all got a dahl (lentil) soup with corn bread, (served with guacamole & vegan butter), the Mexican burrito platter & Mumbai bowl. Not a morsel was left on the plate! Needless to say, everyone enjoyed their meals. We also enjoyed tasting each other's food. Everything was scrumptious! The atmosphere was laid back & quite kid friendly. We will definitely be a loyal customer!
Hello! Food was very good as always (although pretty sure the portion aren't was they used to be).
The ambiance was cozy but the staff seemed kind of stuck up (sometimes not even look at us in the eyes, no genuine smile etc...)
Thank you & have a good day 😊
Service was lovely & the food was great. Love that they have a kids burger, was perfect for my 3 yr old. The Huevos Rancheros were delicious & the oat milk latte was also good :)
Aug 14, 2023
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It was my first time at this restaurant. The ambiance is really nice, it's clean, the service was very good, the staff is really nice. The food was delicious. I ordered the Dragon Bowl & it was so yummy & filling.
I couldn't even finish it.
I will be back!
