Welcome to Bonaparte restaurant! Imagine a stream of soft light focused on a single white orchid, set on a white tablecloth... Comfortable ambiance that invites you to settle in for the evening... Romantic little nooks for an intimate dinner... Contemporary décor within historic stone walls... And exquisite cuisine, prepared with French savoir-faire and showcasing the finest fresh regional products... At Bonaparte we are constantly trying our best to please you. After all it is all about the little details. Therefore we offer in additon to our À la Carte menu a Theater menu which is available during regular Centaur season from 5:30pm to 6:30pm and our Table d'Hôte. Gourmets in hurry can always count on us. If you desire to savour the chef's specialties, our Dégustation menu will seduce you.
Bonaparte is described across reviews as a refined Old Montreal destination for classic French cuisine, offering a romantic candlelit atmosphere and attentive, professional service. The menu shines with dishes such as duck confit, duck breast with maple syrup and wild berries, lamb shank, beef bourguignon, veal chop, and foie gras, with standout lobster bisque and desserts like profiteroles and chocolate mousse, all complemented by a superb wine list and thoughtfully paired tasting menus that many guests consider well worth the splurge. The setting is consistently praised for elegance, a quiet, intimate ambiance, and old world charm, making it ideal for special occasions and romantic dinners. While some guests note price considerations and occasional delays or variability in seasoning, the prevailing impression is that Bonaparte delivers excellent food, memorable service, and a standout Montreal dining experience that keeps visitors returning.
Very romantic spot with absolutely amazing food that is immaculately prepared & served. We loved it so much we went there the second time the next day to have a dessert. Highly recommend making a reservation.
This is a very special place!! I can't think of a better way to spend our last night in Montreal. The atmosphere, food, & service were all extremely elevated! I couldn't have asked for a better experience from start to finish. Don't skip the souffle for dessert!
Atmosphere... The resto is inside hotel Bonaparte. The set up is nice with proper table cloth, wine glasses, cloth napkin but average quality cutlery. The wine glasses could be of better quality especially when the wine list is quite good though not exhaustive. This resto is suitable for business discussion or client entertainment. Service... Our waitress is knowledgeable & attentive. Unfortunately, the resto does not have a sommelier (given its wine list) so our waitress tried her best to double up but it shows her lack of knowledge & experience in that field. Food... In general good, unfortunately for me, my lamb shank was dry & kind of burnt, making it a kind of leathery skin on the outside. They did offer to change it & so I ordered a filet mignon as it was quick to cook since my family members are almost finished with their main course. All in, this resto would merit a 3.5 stars over 5
Six of us dined at Bonaparte. Our most enjoyable dinner in Montreal. The food was superb, the service by Jilliett - excellent, the ambience - very pleasant. Must finish your meal with the Grande Marnier souffle... very few restaurant even offer it !
Très belle salle, le personnel est serviable, attentif sans pour autant être dans l'excès. La carte est bonne mais celle des desserts (ils sont tous délicieux) mériterait d'être modifié afin d'apportez un peu de nouveautés, car cela fait longtemps qu'elle n'a pas été changé contrairement à la carte des plats & entrées.
Jun 11, 2024
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Wow! What a gem. The staff was amazing! The facilities were very comfortable. We loved being served prosecco on our check-in. We also loved the continental breakfast that was in a basket outside our door the next morning. It is in a wonderful location in Old Montreal. We were right near Notre Dame Cathedral. The restaurant was nothing short of a dream! We found the parking in the area gave us easy access to the hotel
Nous avons souligné notre anniversaire de mariage dans ce beau restaurant & l'expérience a été mémorable. La nourriture est délicieuse, le service est plus de 5 étoiles car les conseils au niveau de la nourriture & le vin sont merveilleux! Excellent choix pour des occasions spéciales. Nous avons même eu un petit gâteau surprise & un cadeau d'anniversaire de la part du restaurant! Merci beaucoup!
May 29, 2024
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Nous sommes des clients de longue date. C'est toujours une expérience culinaire des plus agréables, augmentée par un service chaleureux mais chic, que ce soit pour des réunions personelles ou corporatives.
Overall, the food is very standard & quality or even maybe lower than regular restaurant & not worth the price. 1. Lobster bisque: standard soup. Not bad but not good. 2. Duck foie gras: the combination of the ingredient does not help to enhance the flavour. The duck foie gras instead of regular foie gras can tell you they try to cheap out. 3. Smoke salmon: random ingredient combination. Basically pieces of salmon with some vegetable. 4. Shrimp & scollop: wonderful shrimp taste, but a bit over cooked scollop. I think their plate is way hot for this dish. The seafood fish does not need this. 5. Rabbit conflict: prob one of the best one. Like the pastry texture. But again, same salad on the side. 6. Sober: like this part of the menu. Nevertheless, wish the sparking wine is actually a bit more fizz. It would bring up the taste more. 7. Lamb rack: horrible. The lamb quality is ordinary. The potato is not cooked thorough. All the vegetable have nothing to do with lamb flavour. The sauce is super thick, like syrup as shown in the last picture. 8. Filet mignon: initially ordered medium rare, but turns out to be medium to well done. We asked for the redone. The second piece is amazing. The best dish of the night. The meat is soft & tender, well balenced favor. Again, uncooked potato. 9. dessert: the dessert make me feel like this restaurant wants to give quantity than quality. Every single one taste like something u can get from random grocery shop. I couldn't finish any of the three. 10. Service: the waitress was nice. But I think the management was not good. We sit down for 10 mins without anyone coming up to us or offer water. 11. Taste menu: no creation at all. That's maybe the reason why their service do not even need to introduce or explain the dish ar all. It is my first time ever having a tasting menu & can visually see the simple combination of the ingredient which does not require explanation. 12. Nice location for the restaurant, I guess some fees goes to the location.
Fantastic restaurant. The staff were kind & professional & spoke both French & English. The food was delicious. We heard from a friend that their duck is delicious, & can confirm. Would highly recommend the duck confit. The roasted duck breast was also good, but the confit was the hands-down winner. Their cocktails were great, as were the desserts. Must get the creme brulee.
Excellent restaurant. La nourriture est excellente. Les servie A+ du maître d'hôtel, serveur au "buzboy". Les vin était très bon mais les accord aurait pu être meilleur. On dirait que l'accord était fait avec les arome secondaires ex. Aromates dans la sauce au lieu de primaire ex. Agneau mi-saignant. Le menu dégustation est très copieux on a partagé & ma conjointe a prix entre & plat principal & c'était un peu trop. On va y retourner. Un an plus tard. Toujours très satisfait, je dirait les accords mets vin était mieux réussi cette. Parfait pour les occasions spéciales.
