Casavant is widely praised as a refined, cozy neighborhood restaurant with inventive, well balanced dishes built around seasonal ingredients and strong wine pairings, served by attentive staff and set in a gorgeous space with a notable terrace; the dining experience is described as exceptional from start to finish by many, though a few visits report pacing issues where cocktails or courses arrive out of sequence and the room can feel small or loud for the price, and a minority note some dishes being overly salty or portions feeling light; overall the restaurant is considered a must try in Montreal, a Bib Gourmand spot with solid value and a compelling menu that invites returning to explore more of the offerings.
My wife & I ate at Casavant while visiting Montreal this weekend & had an all around lovely experience. We were definitely the only non-Francophones in attendance but all staff from the owners to servers were so kind & helpful. They helped us through the wine list & we ended up with a perfect bottle. We shared the scallops, beef tartare, duck & seabass. All four dishes were incredible, but the scallops were a favourite. One of the owners made us a list of other restaurants, bars & sites to see when he found out it was our first time in Montreal.
All around great experience & would highly recommend.
Nice Little resto. Best scallops I've ever had. Tasting menu at 75$ is a very good way to discover the restaurant if it's your first time. They also had a dinner reasonably priced wines, within context. I can't wait to go back.
Mar 3, 2026
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What a wonderful place - staff was warm & welcoming, & let me have small tastes of a lot their wine. Bartender guided me to exactly what I wanted. The scallop & sea bass dishes were divine.
incredible meal from start to finish, probably my most enjoyable restaurant experience in Montréal! the scallops were the highlight of our meal & the sea bass & duck breast were elegant. I'd go back just to enjoy the great interior design & excellent music. amazing place🙌🏾
Great restaurant. They don't have a tasting menu but we went there & told them to surprise us. They were delighted & we loved the experience. We got 5 courses to share. Everything was delicious, but the highlights were the scallops, the fish (especially the sauce) as well as the foie gras. I forgot to take pics of the best stuff except the foie gras. It looked too good to wait & take a pic… Price wise, for the quality & generous portions, it's a bargain. All in all, I highly recommend!
We enjoyed our dinner here last night. We had a late dinner reservation & was very satisfied. Our server was attentive. The restaurant only had French menu & he described each dish in English lol. We ordered the steak tartare, scallops, sea bass & hanger steak. We didn't get dessert as we had some waiting for us at home. Also ordered wine & cocktails which was delicious.
Aug 24, 2025
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Incredible experience from start to finish! Made a reservation for 8:30 on Saturday (28/06) & was lucky to seat on a perfect table facing their beautiful window! The restaurant was full but it wasn't noisy at all, the decoration, the cutlery & dishware were all so pretty. Besides that the lighting was great, cozy without being too dark.
Every single dish was a hit! The ail des bois butter was fantastic, the oysters so fresh & briny, the scallops with chorizo still haven't left my mind, & the morels stuffed w chicken liver & cooked in yellow wine was ridiculously good!
Our server was fantastic (I think his name was Sam), extremely attentive, & knowledgeable helping us choose the best sequence of services, making a great wine pairing & always making sure everything was going well, he definitely made our experience at the restaurant even better! I can't recommend casavant enough, I'll definitely be coming back :)
Excellent service, both friendly & efficient. I like their cool jellyfish looking light fixture but I wish they had them throughout. Nice decor overall.
Great wine recommendation, Coretto was a lovely espresso-based cocktail.
Oysters were 3 & 3. The fleshy ones were delicious, but the smaller ones were tasteless. Loved the mignonette, wasn't the typical one.
Terrine special was good, but poorly presented. Loved how spicy the mustard was, & the apricot was nice as well. Scallops were nice, but was expecting more than what amounted to chorizo powder, bits would have worked better I think.
Lamb saddle was delicious & full flavour but a bit too salty.
Chou was delicious but would be better if the crust was slightly crispier.
The scallop is the only one that good
The pasta & lobster were not great..lack of flavour & pasta was very hard & cold
Hanger beef was small size..way too small
Was pretty excited to get a chance to try out the food at this restaurant after seeing some posts all over my feed. Overall the food & service was great throughout the night & atmosphere was alright as well.
We made a reservation 2 weeks in advance on Mother's Day. & was politely greeted to our seats when we arrived.
When it came to the food, we really wanted to try out all the dishes, so we ordered & shared the dishes. When it came to the entrees we ordered the side of bread with the garlic spread, we also had the oysters, the salad (SALADE D'ENDIVES POIRE & BLEU, JUS DE VOLAILLE & MIEL) & the scallops (PÉTONCLES FRAIS, CHORIZO DE PASCAL). We really enjoyed the salad (SALADE D'ENDIVES POIRE & BLEU, JUS DE VOLAILLE & MIEL) & scallop (PÉTONCLES FRAIS, CHORIZO DE PASCAL) dishes & definitely recommend getting those to share. As for the mains, we had the fish dish (bar a la grenobloise), pasta (SPAGHETTI PESTO RAPINIS ANCHOIS & MOULES FUMÉES), the sausage dishes (SAUCISSE PURÉE CASAVANT) & the (ONGLET DE BOEUF SAUCE AU POIVRE TOPINAMBOURS & MAITAKE). Among the main dishes, the standouts were the fish & the pasta dishes. We felt the meat dishes were a bit underwhelming.
As for the service, we found it to be very attentive throughout the evening, & the waiting staff answered any questions we had about the menu, & constantly checked up on us to see if the food was to our liking. We also appreciated that they accommodated the service to English. Overall the service was excellent.
When it came to the overall atmosphere, it was alright, nothing amazing. We enjoy the overall location of the restaurant but I'm sure it is much better when the terrace is open during the summer. We just found the seating a bit cramped other than that the interior of the restaurant is nice.
May 11, 2025
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Here's what we had & in the order that we liked the food: duck, fish, raw scallops & beef tartare. the beef tartare had too much sauce which made the tartare feel like mush. We also had the chocolate cake for dessert, it was ok but nothing to write home about. It seems like a lot of food but the portions are fairly light & small (except for the duck). Not a fan of natural wines so we opted for cocktails. In all, good food. glad we tried it.
Lovely dinner experience at Casavant! We had the special (a pork chop from Beaurivage, QB), the halibut with clams & chanterelles, tomato salad, & the scallops. All dish were great, the halibut dish was a decent sized portion. Service was impeccable, this place should be on the Montreal Michelin Bib Gourmand list! Lastly - appreciated the non alcoholic drink options 🥹
Spectacular restaurant, gorgeous food, & impeccable service! What a beautiful restaurant located on a very cool street in the heart of Villeray. Everything was perfect. I highly recommend trying an assortment of appetizers such as the scallops, the vegetable tart & the beef tartare. I went there with my wife for our 25th wedding anniversary & we were treated like royalty. Unforgettable! One of the best restaurants experiences in Montreal!
Loved every dish we ordered! For 2 people: - 🌟Caesar salad - 🌟🌟🌟Scallop & Chorizo - 🌟🌟🌟Calamari & Shishito - 🌟🌟Beef & Snails (bigger portion, didn't end up finishing all of it) - 🌟🌟🌟Cream puffs
