Garde Manger

Kailla

5.0

We sat at the bar & had an incredible & memorable dining experience from start to finish. The space has a charming & welcoming feel that immediately puts you at ease. The menu is thoughtful & well-executed. The duck, in particular, was outstanding - complemented by the beets & bigarade sauce. Our server & bartender, Jihan, was attentive & personable, striking the perfect balance of care & professionalism. You can feel the intention behind every detail. So glad we came across this gem of a restaurant during our visit to Montreal!

Martin

5.0

Wow - what a great find. Everything was fantastic & unique too. Highly recommended!

Cam

5.0

The most fulfilling tasting menu I have ever had!

F1 special tasting menu almost 10 dishes, 1 of which is an entire seafood platter!

Hot towels, never had that before, the service was outstanding!

All the staff were superb!

Can't wait to see what they come up with next.

Mathieu

5.0

Excellent fruit de mer! Service exceptionnel!

Helen

2.0

Had to wait over an hour for our food to arrive even though it was a quiet evening & the waiter said it would be under an hour wait. Appetizers arrived together with entrees even though we requested some appetizers to be delivered earlier to share. Waiter was rude to us when we brought this to his attention. There are many other excellent restaurants to visit in Montreal.

Steve

5.0

Première fois au garde manger. J'avais des attentes très élevées. L'expérience a été de loin supérieur à mes attentes. Tout était parfait, service (Taylor,Loris & la barmaid) a été impeccable. Les recommandations de vin en fonction des plats, on point! Bravo au chef qui ont sorti des plats d'une qualité incontournable!! C'est un luxe qui doit se vivre au moins une fois dans sa vie. Chapeau à l'équipe & au restaurant, on y retournera assurément!!

Jay

5.0

Super restaurant, autant pour ces produits de la mer que de la terre

Nadia

3.0

Short version: We paid $800 (tax & tip inc.) for a dinner for two & left hungry - got Domino's pizza after. Was it tasty? Yes. But miniature portions at a very steep price. Lovely staff & nice menu but portions too small.

Long version:

It was my birthday dinner, & I had heard many great things about this place. I also love Chuck Hughes' sundried tomato chili oil, so I was really excited to try his restaurant. My boyfriend & I reserved for dinner, & when we made the reservation, the option was a tasting menu, so we opted for that at the moment of the reservation. When we arrived, the waitress explained to us that there are multiple'tiers' to the tasting menu, going from tier 1 to tier 4, & she hyped it up so much & specified that for tier 4, you'have to be hungry'. We were starving & very excited to eat, so we opted for tier 4. It was priced at 275$ per person, so we were ready to feast.

The plates started coming, & they were very, very tasty. However, we started worrying about the portion sizes as the dinner went by, because we were realizing that the courses were coming & going & we were just having enough for one bite or two. Unfortunately, as we feared, we finished the night & could have easily eaten 3 times the amount of food that was served to us.

Highlights:
- Delicious cocktails. I really enjoyed the cocktails. The mixologist was really great because all the flavours paired perfectly.
- The waiters were kind & attentive. My glass of water was always refilled.
- The food was delicious.

Cons:
- Portions were very small. We were still hungry at the end of all that tier 4 multi-course meal.
- Extremely loud restaurant (did not bother me but pointing it out in case people are looking for quiet)
- The price we paid did not justify the food quantity, as we then went on to get pizza takeout.

Overall, I would love this restaurant if the portions were bigger. I would go back because the taste was great, but I would not get the tasting menu because it's too expensive for simply too little food. I don't know what the price is per item but the gnocchi was delicious. I would have wanted an entire plate of it. So, be mindful & eat beforehand, or bring snacks for after if you go because you might still be hungry.

Honourable mention to the staff who were all super kind & attentive. My birthday was nice.

Matthew

5.0

Really strong program. Very attentive service. Recommend the tasting.
Push, push, push.

Pasqualino

5.0

The food is definitely always a1 but if you wanna have an experience like no other ask for Claudio to serve you!