Darna Bistroquet

Rashmini

4.0

We went for Montreal a la Table. The appitizer of grilled halumi & eggplant were delicious. The other dishes were good but every main seemed to be in a thin soup that was quite one note. They were also quite greasy.

Jasmine

5.0

We went to celebrate a birthday & we were delighted that we had selected this exquisite restaurant!

Our server & guide, Eric, suggested we get a few plates to share & taste a greater variety. He recommended a few dishes based on our preferences.

We ordered the halloumi, oyster mushroom tagine, grilled asparagus & that evening's special was a grilled swordfish steak. The presentation, was excellent, the service attentive & the taste delicious. We loved most of it especially the mushroom tagine. Exquisite!

IMO the swordfish steak was bland & the pita was dry & unsalted. I still felt hungry after finishing I need more protein at my meals.

The decor was evocative of the Magreb & the Silk Road. The only detraction in the ambience was having the music too loud to converse with ease.

Dara

5.0

Overall experience was phenomenal. Some very creative & delicious dishes. Unique flavors that complemented the unique atmosphere. Their starters & small plates were the star of the show & they had good cocktails too.

Rebeca

5.0

Darna is all about exquisite Moroccan food coupled with excellent service. This is a farm-totable-restaurant that serves dishes full of flavor, & creative drinks. I can't wait to go back.

Shuwen

5.0

Cozy restaurant! Love their weekend brunch. The French toast was amazing! Will definitely come back to try other dishes!

Alaa

5.0

Amazing service, great & innovative dishes, lovely ambiance! Grilled halloumi & eggplant steak were standouts !

Christina

2.0

Reviews are very misleading. The food was probably some of the worse food I've ever had in Montreal. Not sure if that night something was wrong, but all the dishes ordered werent good. The service however was very good. The hallomi was extremely overpriced. As someone who cooks homemade & knows the prices well, three tiny piece that were extremely dry was 18$. The octopus was not edible at all. In face we took one piece & didn't touch the rest, the waiter kept asking if we wanted to finish it, but we couldn't. It was so hard & no taste at all. The kefta was more dry then the Sahara dessert. Absolutely horrible. Ill keep it at that. I know the restaurant business is hard, but for what we paid for all that food that was really not great, I feel like I burned my money. Really disappointed.

Nell

5.0

We had a picnic box & falafel balls for twelve people on the weekend & everyone raved about the flavours. The spices & herbs in the small dishes (eggplant zaalouk, red pepper muhammarah) are out of this world good. Best falafel ever. Highly recommend Darna, everyone asked where I had ordered our wonderful lunch.

Tiffany

3.0

Was very excited to try this new place but got disappointed. The plates are rather small & it came out kinda pricey. Taste was okay- favorite were the octopus entrée & the sauce they used for the falafel. The chicken tajine was bland & not fall-of the bone like I would imagine. Service was just okay & rather slow. We waited at least 20-30min before getting our second wave of dishes. Usually, waiters do let you know when it's a bit slow but we never got an update & just waited. Wanted to love this spot, but unfortunately it was not it. Still a cute place for a date.

Jared

2.0

I feel bad writing this because the place is very cute & our server was very nice. But, we went in for brunch with a group of 9, it was moderately busy but not full. We waited over an hour for our food, which finally came out over the course of 5 minutes, & most of the hot dishes were "warm" at best. My partner & I had the shakshuka, which I was really surprised to have no flavor at all (they thought the same), which was weird because I've loved pretty much every other shakshuka I've ever had. It was also an incredibly small portion, & for some reason was a higher price than most other things on the menu. We were not able to leave until almost 2 full hours after we sat down. I would like to give the benefit of the doubt & say perhaps they are not used to larger group sizes? We had made a reservation, so it wasn't a surprise to accommodate us. Overall I was just very sad to wait for so long & be so disappointed with lukewarm food that lacked flavor, especially when all of the other reviews are so positive.