The menu takes inspiration from brasseries and café bistros and features fresh, local fare, with an emphasis on seafood. A French-inspired wine list, reinvented retro cocktails, and a good selection of whisk(e)ys and cognacs round out the offering.
Le Boulevardier Restaurant, à Montréal, reçoit globalement des impressions positives liées à son cadre élégant, sa cuisine française raffinée et son personnel attentionné. Les visiteurs saluent souvent un service impeccable, un sommelier compétent et d'excellents accords mets et vins, avec des plats phares comme les pétoncles, le risotto au homard et le millefeuille apprécié en dessert. Le menu dégustation et les accords vins sont souvent décrits comme des points forts, mais les portions et l'assaisonnement varient et certains plats peuvent sembler peu généreux ou manquer de profondeur. L'ambiance est chic et propice aux occasions spéciales, bien que l'endroit puisse être bruyant ou le service parfois lent en période d'affluence. Dans l'ensemble, Le Boulevardier est perçu comme une expérience gastronomique de haute qualité et une valeur notable pour certains, avec une invitation à revenir, même si quelques repas n'atteignent pas toujours toutes les attentes.
The best meal we had in Montreal (& Canada). The bartender created a fine cocktail for the week, which is excellent. Dining, the seafood starter was large & very good, but the main dishes really stepped out. I had the walleye special that is high gastro art. My companion had the more traditional tenderloin with foie gras, which was extremely tender & perfectly cooked. Excellent! The location, building, view & decor are among the best in the McGill/downtown area. Service is excellent, with the Somm offering great french matches to the dishes. Highly recommended!
Came on a whim & was wonderfully surprised by the food. We had oysters, egg parfait (must try!), & foie gras terrine with a side of smoked eel to start & walleye ballotine & lamb confit entrees. All were absolutely delightful & perfectly executed, inspired by classic French bistro dishes but elevated with a twist & less heavy. Pistachio tiramisu for dessert was not at the same level as the first two courses but still good. A few small misses with the service, may help if you speak French, but overall highly recommend for the amazing food & wonderful atmosphere. Reservations were also easy to get for a Friday evening.
30 déc. 2023
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This was the best meal I had in Montreal. The service was outstanding--the entire staff worked together to make it an unforgettable experience. Kudos to the chef as the duck & entire plate was cooked to perfection & the dessert blew my mind it was SO good! The pistachio tiramisu was out of this world! I was really in heaven with the entire meal. What really set them over the top was the fact that they have a beautiful tradition in which they brought a free digestive (bottle of yummy booze) over to our table & let us know we can go to another table (if we wanted to) & introduce ourselves, offer the the drink, & make a genuine connection with another table. I appreciate that the serving sizes in Canada are reasonable & healthy--not like the over-serving that happens in the U.S. It was the perfect amount of food to fill my stomach & not be too stuffed--perfectly satiated. The ambiance was perfect for a romantic date night or a warm, cozy dinner with friends or family. The place was clean, orderly, & quite impressive. The staff was lovely & speak both English & French. Thank you *so much* for your hard work & dedication to your craft. I highly recommend Le Boulevardier to anyone who visits Montreal! 10/10. If you're looking for a nice, delicious place to eat, you will not be let down if you try this place!
J'aurais aimé mieux recevoir le sondage en français honnêtement. I would have preferred to receive this survey in french. L'autre commentaire est sur le prix. Je crois que nous nous dirigeons vers un mur avec l'industrie de la restauration. Bien que l'expérience & la nourriture étaient très bonnes, 82$ (taxes & pourboires) pour un repas du midi (sans alcool) n'incite pas à répéter aussi souvent. Merci.
A foodie paradise. Amazingly unique French cuisine with a local flare & superb service. This is much more than just another “French restaurant”. It’s a unique culinary journey worth every penny. You don’t find restaurants like this everywhere & if you enjoy haute cuisine with friendly service this was perfect. The atmosphere is both cozy & chic at the same time. Great food. The rabbit tartine & the sweetbreads were amazing. Great choice.
After trying a few restaurants in Montreal, i could feel that le boulevardier is trying to position themselves as a serious French culinary restaurants. The ingredients & cooking techniques of their dishes are thoughtfully selected. I was very happy with my main of the grilled foie gras & tenderloin steak which was very satisfying . As a first time visitor to Montreal , I was ordering on the more cautious side. On the second thought after the meal,, I would go with the $95 food & wine combination to fully appreciate what they try to bring to the table.
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We love French food. The wine pairing recommendations were spot on & bread perfect to start. The beef with fois gras was exceptional- perfect blend of flavors. Smoked fish & stuffed zucchini flowers yum! dessert of lemon meringue & pistachio parfait were the best we've ever had. Service was attentive & fun. Location is perfect. Calming & relaxing. Enjoy!
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.
Very pleasant restaurant. I would reco.mend any seat near the window at night because it over looks the street & city lights. I had the pork chop which was cooked with love. Very tender. Wish I could say it in French but I forgot the language after 17 years of study. Highly recommend this place for a nice romantic dinner.
