Bar St-Denis

Bubbles

5.0

RECOMMEND 100%. Love this place…. Specializing in small plates & natural wine alongside beers & one of the city's longest cider lists. combines a contemporary, seasonal French cuisine w/ Middle Eastern influences. Dishes highlight top-quality ingredients & imaginative combinations. Think: veal tartare with white anchovies & Arbequina olives, or duck sausage with foie gras, pistachios & turnips. Mussels might arrive with crosnes, daylily & sea asparagus. The vibe is cool, understated, buzzy Montréal neighbourhood spot. For drinks, they're known for original cocktails & a strong natural/classic wine selection. the menu changes regularly. Had the tuna tartare with snap peas & it was one of the best tuna dishes I've had. The whitefish with beans & the whelks with eggplant also delicious. Great cocktails. Nice ambiance

Nick

4.0

Bar St-Denis had a very cool ambience that is unique & unlike any other restaurant. Overall the food was great & the service was excellent. All our dishes tasted good but some worth commenting on:

The halibut was by far my favourite dish, cooked to perfection. The velouté was phenomenal & complemented the halibut brilliantly. Even the zucchini was soft & perfectly cooked. Overall a very excellent dish!

The duck was a close second. Although the meat was a bit tough, the skin of the duck had a nice crispiness to it even with all the sauce. The boletes & foie gras were also great to accompany the duck & both were delicious.

The aged pork was the dish that was a bit disappointing. There were some pieces on the edge of the cut that were just too salty. I found that some parts of the pork were also undercooked with some blood running from the meat. The vegetables that came with the dish also seemed very random, almost as if they were leftover vegetables that needed to be used up.

Otherwise, all appetizers were very delicious & the drinks were unique too!

Adrian

5.0

Food was good, drinks were great, & the tasting menu is very well priced. Left completely full. Creative flavours with clever twists on familiar dishes, & the tuna tartare was the best I've ever had - not'best this year,' best full stop.

Decor is beautiful. Only catch: concrete floors mean the sound bounces everywhere, so expect to raise your decibels. By dessert my table was basically performing theatre for each other. Bring your outside voice & enjoy.

André

3.0

It was ok. Was expecting too much ? The was sand in the razor clams, sand in the morrels (a lot of it). I was served a signature drink they had messed up but were sarcastic about it at first then realized it was bad even though the color was different... The wine list & the server's recommendations were great & the guinea fowl was exceptional, the rest was really meh. We drove 3 & a half hours to go to 'one of the best restaurants in Canada' but left with a very average experience & sand stuck in our teeth. Also the ambience was very'touristy' & bland.

Hannah

3.0

I have really mixed feelings about Bar St Denis. I went once before & found the menu very veggie-forward, but my second visit was a little bit frustrating. Even though I obviously know it's not a restaurant known for vegetarian food, I expect a place in this price range to go through reservation notes before service.
Despite explicitly leaving a note that I am vegan, there wasn't a single vegetarian(!) main dish on the menu, & barely any veggie starters. The kitchen wasn't able to accommodate or modify anything either. As a vegan, I am always willing to be flexible when dining out, but there wasn't even a basic plant-friendly alternative. On top of that, we found the sommelier to be pretty unhelpful when we were trying to select drinks.

That being said, the atmosphere is super nice & the rest of the staff was very friendly. We sat at the bar & still managed to have a great time & enjoy good service, but the lack of inclusivity & attention to detail for the price is a major letdown.

Jonathan

5.0

Really enjoyed our dinner here. Spotted up at the bar - cool, unassuming, & unpretentious for how good the food & drink are. Don't miss the pork, potato, or the labneh. & save room for very sizable, delicious desserts (sticky toffee pudding).

Keri

4.0

Good food, good atmosphere.

We went with a group & ordered a lot of food for sharing. I can't say thr food was my taste, but others enjoyed. Portions were small for our group, but again we ordered group menu.

Wine was fantastic & the vibe was decent.

Probably a great place to grab a drink & apps.

Ben

5.0

Top 5 restaurants in Montreal. Refreshingly authentic & unpretentious. Delicious food & exceptional service. Excellent drinks as well.

Misbah

2.0

The service was slow we waited 40 in between our starter & our main, but the waitress was nice & apologetic about it. The food wasn't anything special, the steak we got was mostly fat. For the price we ended up paying I was hoping for better. It was $173 with tax & tip. We only had 1 stater to share 2 mains & 2 drinks.

Lonny

5.0

We had the chef's choice menu. The chef's options were all quite different & interesting. Each dish was superb. The drinks were great. The service was excellent & the server extremely knowledgeable. This restaurant is a must. One of our top meals.