L'Autre Saison

Kathleen

5.0

Excellent! My son & I came here for the first time tonight & we will surely be back again. The food was delicious & the service was great. The waiters were attentive & the owner, Kazim, was charming & personable. We shared the escargot dish & they so kindly split it into two dishes for us. Their unique preparation with the puff pastry is a must try. The French onion soup was delicious. The salade L'autre saison was crisp & fresh & the duck confit was so tender. The ambiance & decor was lovely. We didn't have time for dessert this evening, but we will be back another time to try! Thank you for a lovely experience!

Update - We came back for another visit. I recommend the scallops. The sauce was tasty & scallops were cooked perfectly. This time we did have dessert. The tarte tatin (French take on apple pie), was delicious. The ice cream with berries was abundant with fresh berries. Kazim was a charming host as always. Thank you!View more

May 25, 2025
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Bob

5.0

My wife & I & another couple had dinner here while visiting Montreal last week (we are from Ontario & they are from England). We all agreed we had one of the best French dining experiences we have had in a very long time. The owner was funny, charming & engaging, while the décor was both cozy & classy, but not pretentious. Service was prompt & attentive. Particular standouts from the menu were the French onion soup & the duck confit. Five stars all around. Highly recommended.View more

Oct 23, 2024
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Peter

2.0

L'Autre Saison is a place with the decor that reminds me of meals & restaurants in Montmartre, Paris. This place serves excellent dishes which I would definitely rate it as a 5-stars establishment had there been good services. Almost as soon as we walked into the restaurant, the owner's attitude was borderline racially prejudiced against Asians. From the shaking of his head to remarks like "the days of free bread are long gone" or "Is that all you ordered?", he definitely treated us very differently than to the 3 white customers who sat at the table next to ours. Those customers ordered less than we did but were treated with courtesy & friendliness. The owner also came by several times to have small talks with them while totally ignoring us. Service here is a 0 since there is no negative 5 for rating. Food-wise, this place is easily a 4.5 stars. 1. The snails were served in vol-au-vent style with a delicious garlicky creamy sauce. Since it was not served with bread, we had to order a basket of 6 excellent bread rolls at $10.50. 2. The creamy foie gras was excellent & paired real well with the house pinot noir one of us ordered. No, the owner did not suggest anything. 3. The onion soup was good but had too much onions & not enough soup. 4. The duck confit dish is possibly one of the best I've eaten. It rivals with good French restaurants in major cities such as Paris & Washington, D.C.. 5. The tarte tatin served à la mode was delicious. Each bite of apple reminds me of a great bistro in Montmartre. This restaurant offers a great dining experience for non-Asians who would be treated with courtesy & great service. Based on our own experience, I cannot & will not recommend this racially prejudiced restaurant to non whites. In short, there are other French restaurants in Montreal that offers the same level of food quality with much better service.View more

Sep 19, 2024
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Foodie

6 Reviews

2.0

Un restaurant soit disant Français qui a des fautes d'orthographe dans son menu, ça commençait mal. ('confi de canard' & 'arrivage du marcher'). Certes le décor est superbe, mais la nourriture est sans aucun raffinement. C'est correct au gout, mais très cher pour ce que c'est. Le canard avait la même finesse que dans un restaurant Chinois bas de gamme.
Aussi comment peut-on avoir une aussi belle carte des vins (Petrus, Cheval-Blanc, Palmer...) & ne proposer au verre que du 'cabernet' ou du 'shiraz' duquel je n'ai même pas pu voir la bouteille ?
Pour le dessert, La crème brulée est simplement catastrophique. chaude & non craquante sur le dessus, je n'en ai mangé que le quart. Je m'attendais à un questionnement du serveur, qui a simplement débarrassé mon assiette.
Je me demande comment ce restaurant a obtenu une recommandation du guide Debeur.
Très très mauvaise expérience.

flussier

15 Reviews

4.5

Voici un restaurant au décor très classique, disons que ça vise une clientèle assez âgée. Par contre, qu’on aime ou pas le décor, le service est vraiment exemplaire, très discipliner & juste assez présent pour que ça ne soit pas trop dérangeant. A l’image du décor, le menu est très classique, rien de très innovateur. Nous avons commencé avec l’entrée de champignon, tout y était, très bon comme plat. Ensuite, ma conjointe a pris le carré d’agneau qu’elle a adoré & pour ma part j’ai pris les pétoncles sauce épinard, un vrai délice. Dans les 2 cas, la cuisson, les accompagnements & la présentation étaient parfaits, dignes d’un très grand restaurant. La carte des vins est très impressionnante & le prix des grandes bouteilles est très respectable (pour certaines bouteilles seulement 50% de plus chère que la SAQ, mais dans de vieux millésimes). Seul point négatif, lorsqu’on demande de l’eau régulière, il nous charge une bouteille à 7.50$ & cela sans nous en avertir au préalable.