Le Boulevardier Restaurant functions as a culinary focal point for those seeking authentic French bistro traditions paired with a rigorous commitment to market-fresh ingredients. The kitchen prioritizes seasonal produce and high-quality proteins, crafting compositions that honor classic techniques while embracing modern culinary standards. Guests encounter a space defined by functional design and a focus on essential flavors rather than unnecessary ornamentation. Every plate demonstrates a deliberate balance of textures and savory profiles typical of traditional market-based cookery. The menu reflects a fluid adaptation to the available harvests, ensuring that each ingredient is presented at its peak potential. This establishment maintains a disciplined approach to preparation, resulting in a consistent and straightforward encounter with French heritage. The environment fosters a focused concentration on the craft of cooking, emphasizing raw quality and structural integrity in every dish served.
Le Boulevardier is widely recognized as a top-tier destination in downtown Montreal, consistently praised for its elegant atmosphere and exceptional service. Guests frequently highlight the high quality and creative presentation of the French cuisine, with standout dishes including the filet mignon, scallops, and innovative desserts. While many diners appreciate the professional and attentive staff, including the knowledgeable sommeliers, some visitors have noted inconsistencies regarding portion sizes and occasional noise levels during peak hours. Despite varying opinions on pricing and value, the restaurant remains a popular choice for both business lunches and special occasions, with most patrons expressing a strong desire to return for the sophisticated dining experience.
Beau restaurant, décor & design raffinés, excellent service, vins délicieux mais dispendieux. Les plats ne sont pas mauvais mais rien d'exceptionel. Belle expérience malgré tout.
Le repas & la nourriture recherchés & bons.
Par contre le service manque de professionnalisme & de chaleur humaine!
C'est commercial mais ne pas s'attendre à plus!
Nov 5, 2022
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Large portions comparing to its price. Good food quality with not too complex design. We enjoyed the food & wine. But the waiter got confused a few times by bringing the wrong dish & wrong bill...
Excellent service! Maître d'hôtel attentionné, notre serveur Nicolas était au petit soin... & que dire du menu; excellent! Nous y étions pour Mtl à table; menu équilibré, aliments de qualité & de grande fraîcheur. J'y retournerai avec enthousiasme!!
Amile took care of us for the evening & I am so grateful to him for his knowledge of the dishes, their components & wine pairings.
My sister & brother-in-law got a Bordeaux to complement their meal & we tried a lovely wine from Alsace - a blended wine of white grape varieties from Alsace - Ramène tes Copains, described as harmonious, fresh & fruity.
To start we had 3 of the lobster & scallop carpaccio & one rabbit pie.
Old-fashioned, oat crust rabbit pie with pistachios & foie gras. It was served cold & when I first saw that the crust was hard &, dare I say congealed, I thought I ordered unfortunately but the chef knew exactly what he wanted & it was superb!!! The texture of the crust challenging me to begin with made me appreciate the foie gras aspect with the hardened crust even more. The rabbit was perfectly cooked & everything together was so soul satisfying - Like when Ego is served the ratatouille at Gusteau's. The more I ate it I realized it was exactly the way it had to be & I should like to eat it every day.
The rest of the table ordered the Scallop & lobster carpaccio, smoked garlic confit, asparagus heads & vanilla honey vinaigrette.
I'm not sure why so many of the seafood options this time round with MTL a Table have vanilla included. It seems like sweet on-top of sweet to excess. Also didn't really notice the smoked garlic confit - if there was more of it to balance out the natural sweetness of the shellfish with the added vanilla (which I know was probably more an olfactory sweetness, instead of an actual sweetness) I might have enjoyed it more. The texture of both the lobster & the scallops was perfect, & the asparagus, not overcooked or overdone.
For the main there were 2 orders of the Duck magret cooked at 51 ⁰C, coated with maple syrup, glazed turnips & grilled salsifies. It was delicious, perfectly cooked, not overly sweet & paired wonderfully with the Bordeaux.
The skate cooked at low temperature, sauce vierge with capers, parsnip mousseline & vegetables was very good & my husband thoroughly enjoyed it. Scraping all of the meat off of the bones was also fun.
The dorade filet crusted with tapenade, wild mushroom fricassee & fennel mousseline with grenadine was amazing!!!
I would never put mushrooms with fish but it worked wonderfully texturally. The fact that the skin was soft was again on purpose to contrast other components of the menu.
All of the flavors of the individual components working together was such a joyful experience. I love when I learn how to taste differently during a meal & this dish provided that. & the fennel mousseline could be eaten quite happily with a spoon anytime you were in need of comfort food. The color is happy, the texture is reassuring & the flavor is just a little of the astringency of the grenadine & the warming digestive of the fennel & the glorious fat/creamy from the cream & potatoes. I wish I could sit in the kitchen & watch the chef work just to get a feel for the way he experiences food.
Lastly we had one Sicilian tiramisu, coffee, amaretto, mascarpone with tea cookie, one of the Grand Marnier baba, kiwi whipped cream & candied lemons & two Pistachio crème brulées.
If you have the rabbit pie the pistachio crème brulée continues that flavor. It was texturally perfect & something I had never tried before but I should have got the baba like my husband. Big, bold happy flavors! While the Sicilian tiramisu was very good I'm not sure where the Sicilian part came in & I forgot to ask. I'm sure Amile would have known, & it would have made sense because he had an excellent answer for every other question I asked.
The food made me so happy I made sure I hugged the chef to say thank you, wishing again my school French was so much better & that I practiced more.
Le Boulevardier delivered a spectacular anniversary meal & we will definitely return.
