Grille-Nature presents a sophisticated menu centered on prime steak and fresh seafood, offering a refined culinary experience. Diners can anticipate expertly prepared cuts of meat, showcasing the quality and flavor synonymous with a dedicated steakhouse, alongside a selection of the ocean's finest catches. The market aspect of the restaurant suggests a commitment to sourcing high-quality ingredients, ensuring a vibrant and authentic taste in every dish. This establishment provides a distinguished setting for enjoying expertly crafted meals. The culinary approach focuses on the inherent excellence of the primary ingredients, prepared with skill and precision to highlight their natural characteristics for an exceptional meal.
Grille-Nature has quickly established itself as a standout culinary destination in the West Island, offering a warm and welcoming atmosphere paired with exceptional, flavor-forward cuisine. Guests frequently praise the restaurant for its fresh, high-quality ingredients, with many highlighting the expertly prepared steaks, delicious fried chicken, and standouts like the baked clams, calamari, and decadent desserts. The service is widely regarded as attentive, knowledgeable, and genuinely friendly, often enhanced by the presence of the owners who actively engage with patrons. With a relaxed, comfortable environment that caters well to both families and special occasions, the restaurant is consistently recommended as a must-visit spot that provides great value and a memorable dining experience.
I've been wanting to try Grill Nature for a while now & it was definitely worth the wait.
The restaurant is really cute. The best way I can describe the décor is cafeteria meets sugar shack - but in a really good way. 😂 It feels casual, warm & different.
Now the food…
You CANNOT leave this place without trying the mortadella. Seriously. It is out of this world. I'm not sure I can ever buy grocery store mortadella again after this.
Then came the difficult part: choosing what else to order. The menu is way more extensive than I expected & there were so many things we wanted to try.
We went with the shrimp, beef carpaccio & burrata. Everything was fresh, simple & without too much fla-fla. The beef in the carpaccio literally melted in your mouth.
For our main, we shared a ribeye steak. It was super juicy & the flavour was amazing. My only little negative is that I personally like my steak with more of a crust, so I would have loved just a little more sear on the outside.
My vodka martini was good, & the wine they suggested was really good too. They actually have a very nice wine list.
The espresso martini though… not good. That one was a miss for me.
Overall, I'm REALLY happy to have a restaurant like this in the West Island. Great food, fun atmosphere, interesting menu & definitely somewhere I'll go back to.
Overrated & too expensive for what it is. The service was fun & attentive, & the atmosphere is hip & crowded, but the food & wine is a letdown for this price point. I went there on a double date & we spent $150 per person, but I really didn't feel I got what I paid for. The appetizers were OK. The mortadella is a must try, but again it's nothing exceptional that makes you go'wow'. The calamari was OK like any other calamari you get in town. The foie gras was mediocre. The tartare, while flavorful, was served severely lacking more bread or crackers. Oh, & this place charges you for bread, & gives you zero surprises or freebies.
Their wine list is lengthy & has private imports but it was instantly obvious to any wine connaisseur that their bottle prices are over inflated (cheapest one starting at $65, more than triple the price you'd pay for that bottle when buying from other sources); despite Sam their sommelier saying it's'neutral', I settled on a Brouilly Vieilles Vignes Gamay by Jean-Claude Lapalu (& icon in Burgundy wines). But at $105 a bottle, it left a sour taste in my mouth ; the wine was good, & a decent sommelier sweet spot for the price, but still.
I tried 4 of their mains (we shared) & they were all disappointing. First off, they said their Wagyu special wasn't available; unavailable dishes are unacceptable for this kind of price point restaurant, & leave a negative impression on customers (but these folks don't seam to care). The fried zucchini was good but nothing special. The sausage with tomatoes was blah. The cod was truely delicious but the presentation was lacking (it was served with simple steamed bock choy on the side, with no other decoration). Most dishes screamed'low effort' & were still $40+ each. I was expecting something better from the former owner of Joe Beef!
The desserts was what really left me with a sour taste in my mouth; you never want your customers to leave with a bad impression from desserts, but this place is an expert at it. First they said their most popular dessert, thr blueberry cobbler, was unavailable (& it's $30). The chocolate cake was $16 & gave me the impression I'm getting ripped off; yes it was good, but it was tiny for the price & slightly dry & it was served with zero decorations; just a slice on a white plate; no coulis (I mean come on, everyone puts a fruit coulis for texture), no sprinkling, no dash of chocolate mousse or something. The pekan ice cream was also good, but for $16, I expected to be more impressed. What really frustrated me about this place is they have the impression they're great, but they're really unaware of how average they are, & much'highway robbery' feelings customers are leaving with, & they're oblivious about what they need to do to improve.
Prices are high for where you are located & the decor. The Unexpérienced waitress we had, made us question a bit , why we chose this place , when for top tier price, There are better places
The torched sweeten top miso fish Cod , not a huge fan , too much burnt for me .
Went here for a birthday dinner since we had heard great reviews about the place & given the chef being david mcmillan we figured it would be good. The service & the food was great. Our waiter was super helpful & very attentive & the food itself was also good. My biggest issue with this place stems from the price & menu makeup.
Some of prices were really just out of place; ex: 6 shrimps for $24, a green salad $20, $28 for a burger, $16 for a sundae. The biggest price issue however, was the cocktails. $18-$20 for cocktails is wild, by comparison negronis at grinder are $16. My final bill came to $200 rounded, really took away from the experience.
The menu was also a bit odd, doesnt come off as market curated & honestly the variety made it hard to choose. If you want you can get a tuna crudo, escargot,then duck confit, a chopped salad, grilled avocado, a coconut sugar pie, & maybe a rhum punch to drink lol.
Anyways, in sum good food but the price & weird selections just left us at odds.
We had the calamari & the shrimp as appetizers, duck legs & smoked pork chop as our main. Dessert was a decadent Blueberry cobbler (which was by far & away the highlight of our meal).
Highly recommend the calamari & the duck legs & of course the blueberry cobble
Juste pour le propriétaire Dave qui est tellement désagréable & la dame à l'avant qui est à l'accueil & qui a l'air de détester sa job. Le service est affreux & amateur.
Nous étions allés dans ce restaurant peu après son ouverture & avions beaucoup apprécié la qualité de la nourriture. C'est donc avec enthousiasme que nous y sommes retournés pour souligner ma fête. Malheureusement, cette fois-ci, la qualité n'était tout simplement pas au rendez-vous.
Le poulet était brûlé, voire calciné, à l'extérieur & extrêmement sec à l'intérieur. La sauce qui l'accompagnait goûtait également le brûlé, rendant le plat pratiquement immangeable. De toute évidence, & c'est regrettable, personne en cuisine n'a goûté la sauce avant d'envoyer l'assiette. Autrement, ce plat n'aurait jamais dû quitter la cuisine.
Quant à la lasagnette, elle manquait cruellement de goût & de caractère. Elle était sèche, très salée & sans réelle saveur. Pour un plat à 40 $, on s'attend à beaucoup mieux. Cela donnait malheureusement l'impression d'un repas préparé sans le soin & l'attention que l'on espère à ce niveau de prix.
Au final, une facture de près de 200 $ pour deux personnes, sans vin, ce qui rend l'expérience encore plus décevante. D'autant plus qu'il existe à Montréal & dans les environs de nombreuses adresses exceptionnelles offrant une qualité supérieure pour une fraction du prix.
C'est particulièrement dommage, car lors de notre première visite, peu après l'ouverture, la qualité semblait véritablement au rendez-vous. Malheureusement, cette fois-ci, l'expérience a été très décevante.
Tonight's dinner at Grille Nature was exceptional. The staff was really attentive, well informed, & incredibly kind. Our food was beyond delicious & sooo fresh. What a delight, thank you Grille Nature!
