Restaurant Le Pégase in the popular Le Plateau district is an excellent restaurant offering a fine traditional French cuisine which will seduce you. Le Pégase specializes in a range of gastronomic French delicacies cooked to the perfection. At Le Pegase, you can also bring your own wine ! The decor is of an elegant French Bistro look, the atmosphere is very pleasant and intimate which makes it a very good choice for spending a romantic evening or for a get together with friends, all while feeling you're in France. With a very friendly atmosphere and sumptuous home made specialties you cannot ask for better.
Le Pégase is widely regarded as a hidden gem in Montreal, offering an authentic and cozy French dining experience. Guests consistently praise the high quality and generous portions of the traditional cuisine, with standouts like the beef cheek, bison, and lamb receiving frequent acclaim. The bring-your-own-wine policy, combined with a reasonably priced fixed menu, makes it a favorite for both special occasions and regular visits. While the space is noted for being small and intimate, the overall atmosphere is generally described as warm and welcoming, complemented by attentive service and a passionate staff dedicated to providing a memorable meal.
Went to Le Pegase with a friend. We had the soup (4 star), croquette de boudin (4 star) & escargots with blue cheese (5 star), the lamb (4 star) & bison (4 star), the creme brulee (5 star) & the pavlova (4.5 star). But I forgot my 2001 valdicava brunello in the wine cooler; it went down to 11 C & lost its greatness.
Fabulous fabulous fabulous. Made a reservation for 2 & brought our own wine (no fee for corkage, be sure to bring your own though bc they don't sell wine). It's a set menu so you get ~4 courses included & the prices range from $55-67. They were out of the soup for starter so we had to pick salad, it was fine. The salmon tartare was amazing but the beef profiteroles were meh. For our main plates we got the lamb chops & bison steak - both a 10/10, amazing. The crème brûlée was to DIE for. I would eat that as my death row meal. The chocolate death thing was also good. Ended up spending ~$167 with tax & tip for the two of us. Worth it for this succulent meal.
Oct 13, 2025
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Le Pégase is one of the top French restaurants in the city. You get a set menu to choose 4 dishes (soup/salad, entree, main dish & dessert) & meal is priced as per the main course. The dishes are fresh, unique & totally worth the money. The place is incredibly small & usually packed (because of how good it is) which means that it's difficult to have a conversation without overhearing other tables. I would definitely come back here for special occasions.
- Bread: Cold, butter softened, chicken liver pate - phenomenal. I could eat it all.
- Soup. Rutabaga, very clean, flavourful & perfect hotness for the mouth.
- The froe grois: Cold like a stick of butter.
- Creamy, smooth, bread was lightly toast very airy. Apricot citrus balance & roasted peanuts.
- Duck breast: cooked medium, it could be rarer. Flavour was on point. Very full with the potato like root in bottom. Crispy skin. Demi-glaze. Beans carrots & Bok choy.
- Crème brûlée: thin sugar brûlée on top. Creme was creamy with a touch of French vanilla. Maple syrup.
- Chocolate mousse : nice presentation, too sweet. It didn't need the extra caramel or chocolate sauce on top. The peanuts complimented the texture & taste.
The portion size for each dish is very generous. Cost to Quality to quantity 👍🏻👍🏻
We noticed many people brought their own wine to pair with the food.
Food came out quickly, after each dish was served.
Restaurant is very cozy & quaint. There is barely any room between the neighbouring tables. When the server was at the other table, his butt bumped into my arm twice. It was rather firm.
I would Highly Recommend it this restaurant to everyone.
I will come back.
Très bon souper, petite salle à manger (température un peu chaude en journée de canicule). Les plats étaient tous très bien & le service aussi.
Seul bémol: lors du paiement, on nous demande d'insérer une carte car'la machine ne fonctionne pas pour taper'. On nous mentionne aussi que le restaurant n'accepte pas les Amex malgré que ça fonctionne parfaitement dans les deux cas.
We've been to Le Pegase several years ago & was really impressed by their food in term of their taste & presentation. The soup/salad, appetizer & entree are at expectation. I especially like their bison steak, the meat is medium-rare on top of meshed sweet potatoes, beans & bok choy. However, the pavlova was too hard to eat, kind of like over baked meringue. & the dessert of the day is three mini-chocolate puff, that can be easily get !at Costco. Anyway, the waiter was polite & efficient. The overall experience is nice.
I have come to Pegase for years & found food excellent & well priced but not since he now only opens Thursday to Sunday & has only Gourmand table d hote. It just was not as good as the lamb lacked mustard sauce the bison was ok & the soup & entrees were just ok Tarte Tatin was very good. More importantly & this is a problem the restaurant must fix this as it is deceptive either by accident or on purpose,. Online prices are much lower than actual prices in restaurant..e.g. lamb listed $56 online is $64 in restaurant other items are at ;east 20 per cent les price online 20 per cent . 20 percent difference in online prices is just not good & deceptive. He also says he gives coffee or tea with the gourmand meal online which is the only meal he serves now but he does not The prices being 20 per cent more in restaurant is very very deceptive & should be corrected. ANOTHER thing that is actually in contradiction of Quebec new law his payment machines charge tips on the tax,,,This is against the law & needs to be fixed...We like tipping but do not like deception..No mention of this is made
Nth time: Something new something good!
Tous étaient vraiment délicieux! Pas cher. Allez y!
Entrée: soupe de navet, comme le goût chinois ; salad
Foie gras, tataki de thon
Plat: bavette de bison, médaillon de biche
Dessert: riz du pouding, crème brûlée
