La Prunelle
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La Prunelle
Bring your own wine restaurant offering eclectic seasonal French cuisine with tasting menus.
Opens Today at 5:30 pm
| Monday | 5:30 pm - 10 pm |
| Tuesday | 5:30 pm - 10 pm |
| Wednesday | 5:30 pm - 10 pm |
| Thursday | 5:30 pm - 10:30 pm |
| Friday | 5:30 pm - 10:30 pm |
| Saturday | 5:30 pm - 10:30 pm |
| Sunday | 5:30 pm - 10 pm |
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Since 1999, the restaurant LA PRUNELLE is a bring your wine that imposes itself on the popular Duluth in the heart of Plateau Mont-Royal. The chef conveys her passion in each of her dishes, working with products of Quebec dotted with Mediterranean accents. Respecting both the producers of the province and seasonal changes, the menu leads us into an adventure filled with happy detours. One feels immediately at home in this lively and friendly restaurant, overseen by Annie the co-owner and her team. The place is a beautiful and charming space, with large windows that open completely in the summer. One thing is certain, LA PRUNELLE is a very good value for money and is surely one of the finest dining experiences on the Plateau Mont-Royal.
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Maximilian
beef tartare & fish were very good. long wait for entrees to come out & steak portion was tinyView more
Paula
We went in a large group, we waited some time as the table wasn't ready, not a big deal since we're a considerable number, we took the group menu & it was extremely disappointing: the starter: the salmon tartare was plain, tasteless & it did not feel fresh, the main dish that we took was the steak with fries & OMG literally it was two small pieces of steak & full of oily & burn fries...... Horrible!To top it all off, the dessert: the cheesecake seemed to have a liter of sugar in it as it was too sweet & cloying, not the best & we couldn't finish it. The service was average, nothing extraordinary & the music is a little loud to be able to talk on a large table. What a disappointing experience, it was the most stolen $200 in the world, yes it is a plus to be able to bring your own wine, but the food is so tasteless I would never go back.View more
Jiji
Beau petit restaurant chaleureux avec apportez votre vin. La cuisine était parfait ainsi que je service. Seul hic est que le menu n'est pas super varié & que cette soirée là le magret de canard n'était pas disponible. Le steak par contre était parfait !View more
Tatiana
Amazing food, beautiful place. Gnudis & cheesecake are to die for. Oysters, salmon tartare & steak & frites were also perfection.View more
Christian
Mon expérience à La Prunelle cette semaine a été décevante. L'ambiance était tellement bruyante que cela en devenait désagréable, & les tables étaient si serrées qu'on avait l'impression de partager notre repas avec les voisins. Pas l'idéal pour une soirée en tête-à-tête. Côté service, rien à redire : les serveurs étaient attentionnés & faisaient de leur mieux dans un environnement difficile. Malheureusement, le menu manquait de raffinement. Mon steak-frites était déséquilibré : environ 90 % de l'assiette était composée de frites, avec seulement quelques morceaux de viande. Pour un restaurant de cette renommée, on s'attend à une meilleure expérience. En somme, malgré un service aimable, le bruit, le manque d'espace & la qualité des plats ne justifient pas la réputation du lieu.View more
Vincent
On n'est jamais déçu à la Prunelle, une valeur sûre: la pieuvre grillée dans une sauce crémeuse au chorizo, un steak frite sauce au poivre cuit à la perfection (précision de la cuisine sous-vide), & du pain grillé beurré pour saucer le tout. Un régal! Pour couronner le tout, un service attentionné & chaleureux.View more
Stan
Pleasantly surprised, very good BYOB restaurant. Steak & Magret de canard were amazing. Would returnView more
Jacqui
I really wanted to give this place 5 stars. The food overall was delicious, the let down was the steak frites, which I was really looking forward too as well! The frites were great, but the steak itself was chewy & tough, I could barely eat it. I told the server that it wasn't very good (in the hope they would replace it), but nothing was done about it. I mentioned it again when paying the bill as I think it wasn't worth the price especially when it didn't taste good, & asked whether they would usually replace it, but to my surprise I was told they precook the steak & it's vacuum sealed. Maybe that's normal practice? All the other dishes were great. As for service, great attention in the beginning when we were the only ones, as the night got busy, they became forgetful :( but were kindView more
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J'y suis allée tout à fait par hasard & sans grandes attentes. J'ai commandé un steak, poivre vert & c'était exquis. La mayonnaise qui venait avec pour les frites était impeccable & faite maison. J'avais oublié de préciser la cuisson pour le steak, mais heureusement ils ont refait le tout en cuisine. Les serveurs étaient courtois & patients avec mon amie anglophone qui voulait pratiquer son français. Je retournerai, c'est sûr.View more
Michael
Beautiful outside dining with good service. Two disappointments. Firstly, the tuna tartare tasted fishy, either due not fresh or frozen & thawed. The second was the steak could bot be ordered blue nor rare. The taste was good, as was its sauce but disappointing not being able to order the desired preparation.View more
Frank
Celebrated my bday with 20 people, you must choose the group menu but you have a great variety of choice. The food was really good, I would strongly advise the steak or tartare for main dishes, the service was fast & professional, best Byob on the plateau!View more
via LibroMy Mushroom Toast appetizer & my Sweetbreads main course were fabulous - could not have been better in composition, presentation & flavour! My wife's Steak Frites was, owever very disappointing. The frites were soggy & the steak was not what one expects for classic Steak Frites which is a Bavette or Onglet, i.e., a chewy but very tasty cut of meat. Instead the cut of meet given was more like a filet mignon - mushy & lacking in flavour. I realize that one should not normally complain about an upgraded cut of meat, but had she known in advance that it would be a filet migon she would not have ordered it.
via LibroThe bar dish was amazing tastewise, however the plat was minuscule. The bread was good. The soup was more of a tomatoe sauce & my friend returned it after one bite. The fries of the steak frite were good but the meat tasteless & not well cooked. It looked boiled. Finally, the decaf coffee was acid & dessert not great. Overall disappointing although reviews seemed good. I don't think we'll be returning.
Ben
Le service est bien mais très lent.
Le décor est très réussi. Coin très calme & intime. Concernant la nourriture, j’ai été réellement déçu. Leur tartare de bœuf tournait sur le gris ce qui ne m’inspirait clairement pas confiance. Les morceaux de bœuf étaient très grossièrement coupés donc ça roulait carrément dans la bouche. Les croustilles qui accompagnaient le tartare étaient très foncées & gorgées d’huile. & ils ont mis une montagne d’épines de romarins sur le dessus.
Concernant le plat principal, j’ai commandé un steak&frites. La serveuse me spécifie qu’il est cuit sous vide puis griller mais qu’il est servi médium-saignant. Le steak que j’ai reçu était très bien cuit. Malheureusement je déconseille ce restaurant.View more
Queen-Uzoma
OMG. La Prunelle of My Stomach. Trop trop bon. The oysters PERFECT I SAY Les Champignons Wow. Mon Steak . Les patates EVERY DAY PLEASE. Crème Brûlée Oh la la. The amazing Waitstaff got us a table. & we forced them to celebrate some Peeps from Vermont they brought them some ice cream & candles. Love your mouth go there & IT IS A BYOB. AMAZING �😍View more
Nicolas
Service was fine, the food was average & took an extensive amount of time to arrive. Overall, not worth the price for what you get. Steak ordered was very poorly seasoned & cold.View more
via LibroA truly excellent dining experience. First, the restaurant features a wonderful & bright atmosphere. The garage door style windows all around the dining room make you feel part of the intimate surrounding neighborhood, giving diners a feeling of the outdoors even when they are inside. The room is airy, nicely decorated, & though far from quite, the noise level is moderate enough to speak in conversational tones. Second, the service is exceptional. It is friendly & well-paced. Third of course is the food. All of our courses were flavorful & beautifully presented, & featured a generous portion size. I can highly recommend the trout tartare appetizer, which featured a milder & more delicate flavor than the traditional salmon tartare. As a main course, the steak was perfectly medium rare. It was tender & tasty, & cut easily. The chocolate souffle with homemade soft ice cream for dessert was a fabulous topper to the meal. I would highly recommend that you do as I, & have the ice cream on the side. If there was only one minor flaw in the entire meal, it was that the cappuccino was on the rather weak side. Overall a terrific night. I foresee many return visits.
via LibroDans l'ensemble la nourriture est bonne, par contre le steak frites viens avec des quartiers de pommes de terre, si on veut des frites il faut le commander à part & ça coûte 5$ de plus c'est assez ahurissant.
via Libro
My opinion might be biased since I used to an Exec Chef in Montreal, then in the USA & internationally. Comments below:
- Our table was right by the entrance on the buildings beam where waiters constantly passed right on top of us the whole evening; that table shouldn't be used at all
- a Saturday night with no "plat du jour" ?
- no bread offered
- no one poured the wine we brought at least once
- the portions were so small it was like if our steak was cut in two & served to both of us, mostly like 4oz each piece for $33 ? Des frites maison coûte rien
- the beef tartare had more tomatoes & onions then beef, served with only 2 crositinis..
- the restaurant was extremely & abnormally loud
- our table was forgotten for about 20 minutes after we completed our main course
- overall the food was fine, we were served by three different waiters, the last waitresses we had was great at the end & made up for the prior bad service.
- goat cheesecake wasn't great & very small portion. It's the winter - why don't you have any warm or hot desserts ?
All & all, I would not recommend this restaurant & I would not come back. $160 for 2 people, for what we had isn't at all worth it especially since it's a BYOB & we were hungry 1 hour later. As a chef, you can use seasonal ingredients, transform them in house & have a nice reasonably priced menu. Why are there 2 steaks options out of 5 main courses?
via Librobeau resto, bon service, ça devient éventuellement très bruyant .La pieuvre étais super! Mon conjoint à prit le steak frite & il trouvait que la pièce de viande aurais pue être plus délicate pour le prix. En général ont a aimé
via LibroDelicious food, we shared the salmon tartare which had wonderful flavours & beautifully shucked fresh oysters, as well as our own main dishes. Friendly service & nice atmosphere, we just wished we had more sauce for the steak & more crackers for the tartare. All-in-all a great place & we're happy we tried it!
GigiLan-942
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Nourriture à un prix exorbitant & non justifié. Produits de qualité mais sans aucune saveur. Nous avons demandé du sel & du poivre...
Les frites se sont avérées le meilleur choix de la soirée servi avec un steak contrefilet à 31$ dur comme une semelle de chaussure.
C'était génial avant mais ça ne l'est plus. Dommage!
via LibroInteresting concept of the food! We have been La Prunelle customers for at least 15 years. So it was a surprise - totally different . For sure you people would love this way. But the desserts were disappointing ! Trout Tatar , steak & Nordic crevette salad were delicious.
via LibroOverall we loved this restaurant. It has a very relaxed vibe, has a patio feel to it with its open windows & an interesting menu with a table d'hote that features local items. My meal was amazing so 5 stars start to finish - I had the mushroom appetizer & the table d'hote scallop dish. Those who ordered the steak were a bit more disappointed - very tasty sauce but a cheaper cut of beef nonetheless. & a bring your own wine with an SAQ right around the corner. Service was pleasant & when she forgot our desserts she offered us one on the house. I would definitely go back
via Libro
Très bonne adresse:
- Tataki de cerf exceptionnel & un steak de veau succulent
- Par contre, le service était trop "pressé"
via LibroI am visiting from Saint Louis. This was a restaurant that was recommended to me from a native Montrealais because of the good food & the byow program. I have to say this place was without a doubt the best dining experience we have had here in Montreal. We went to Joe Beef earlier in the week & were left wanting with less than stellar service. But here, everything was perfectly timed, all dishes were perfectly cooked & layered with flavors. Especially the veal t bone steak, it was magnificent!! Meeting the owner was a joy & he took wonderful care of us all evening. This restaurant is truly a gem in a city that is filled with options. Bravo!!