Restaurant Le Petit Alep offers a designer-chic ambiance and also plays host to a regular rotation of art exhibitions throughout the year. Like Restaurant Alep, Le Petit Alep offers Syrian and Armenian cuisine. All your favorite Syrian dishes are served at Le Petit Alep.
Reviews portray Le Petit Alep Bistro as delivering bold Syrian Lebanese flavors and a warm, attentive service, with many diners calling it authentic and among the best in Montreal; the menu and tasting flights are often recommended, and the overall dining experience is described as flavorful, hospitable, and good value for the quality. However, several comments caution that portions can be small for the price and a number of dishes can be overly acidic, particularly in tasting courses, leading to some disappointments despite strong flavors. The atmosphere is described as intimate and lively depending on the night, with noted strengths in the hummus moujadara kebabs and other classics, and a notable wine or sommelier component; some experiences mention miscommunication about the menu, slow or uneven service, or heat and noise affecting comfort. Taken together, the consensus points to a standout Levantine dining option with superb flavors and service, but for some there are considerations about price, portion size, and balance of acidity.
If you crave syrian food with a bistro kind of vibe this is the place!
The restaurant has a wide choice of vegetarian options & meat ones so you can bring all your friends with you!
I suggest you to follow the waiter recommandations if it is the first time there!
I had tabboule, hummus, labne, mouttabal, falafel & a lamb plate!
The prices are affordable compared to the montreal average restaurant prices.
I definitely go back & recommend people to go there!
I'm Syrian so I'll be a bit picky in my review. Overall the place is excellent, especially for the price point (really good value). The hummus, moujadara, & Kabbab Kach-Kach were great. The muhamara was not good. The Sea Bass fish with arak was below expectations. The vine leaves were fantastic. The atmosphere & service were great. The place is authentic & fun & I would totally come again.
Sep 6, 2025
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Perfect oasis after a stroll through the Jean Talon farmers market. Noshed on special recipe hummus, mujadara, tabouli, pitas, grilled shrimp & spicy fries. Brought back to life.
La Petit Alep was AMAZING & Alex impeccable!
Alex suggested taking a tasting tour in which we enjoyed their homemade pressed, sliced beef- better than prosciutto, muhummara, hummus, & fatoush. The filet mignon kabob was EXCELLENT! & the chicken kabob was excellent as well. We would've bought the beef sauce except we're going camping in a few days. The coconut pudding with ginger syrup & a jam was delish!
The sommelier have an excellent wine suggestion for the night as well.
My hubby who doesn't usually mention flavors specifically was getting descriptive himself. It was so good I had to close my eyes to fully enjoy & savor.
Alex was quite attentive, pleasant, welcoming, accommodating to us. His English was excellent
We had a horrible meal elsewhere although the restaurant was recommended to us. The meal was poor due to service taking 3 hours although we had two kids in tow, no flavor, overpaying for what we got. I feel like this meal redeemed our gastronomic experience in Montreal.
Excellent job Alex! Thanking God for this great find!
Amazing flavors meet great service at a good price point.
We really enjoyed everything here. Alex asked if we wanted him to just bring us food until we told him to stop, which was a great idea. The shish filet, the hummus, the sauces, it's all terrific. The salad dressing is the right blend of vinegar & mint. They add cumin in the proportion to knock your tongue backward.
Ma copine & moi sommes allés hier soir essayer le menu de dégustation (3 services) & avons été sincèrement déçus. Les deux premiers services n'étaient que des entrées (taboulé, hummus, laitue, feuilles de vignes, pita, petites saucisses de boeuf). Tous les plats étaient trop acidulés & ne représentent pas un bon rapport qualité-quantité-prix. Quel serveur peut recommander ses clients de commencer par 35$/personne d'entrées? Notre serveur, bien que sympatique, aurait dû nous indiquer que les deux premiers services étaient des entrées, & que le menu dégustation était simplement des items au menu (I.e. feuilles de laitue à 4$).
Ensuite, nous avons pris la brochette de filet mignon marinée, épicée. Il ne s'agissait pas de cubes de filet mignon, mais des petites lanières (voir photo). Le goût était une fois encore trop acidulé. Pour 21$/brochette, c'est passable.
En résumé, je déconseille Le Petit Alep. Si vous y allez, évitez à tout prix le menu de dégustation .
Authentic & delicious Syrian-Lebanese food! The hummus was creamy, the grilled meats were perfectly seasoned, & the service was warm & welcoming. Highly recommend for a taste of the Levant!
Jun 6, 2025
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Ótima experiência no Petit Alep. Pedimos só petiscos, mas todos foram aprovados. Gostei muito do kibe cru e do hummus. Bom custo-benefício, dada a alta qualidade. Recomendado!
We had the fixed lunch here - the food was great & the service was even better - thank you for letting me practice my French..! The cold fennel soup was also delicious.. & we enjoyed their hummus as well. Highly recommended - probably our favorite meal in Montreal yet!
This place was a really great discovery! We went as a group of 6, some of us had been there before, but not me. The waiter recommended that they choose the dishes for us so we can get a taste of everything & we went with that option. One of us was a Celiac & they were able to accommodate the plates & the dishes for him. without a problem! We also weren't sure what to drink & they had a Sommelier that came & recommended wine for us for each of the servings. Both the waiter & Sommelier were super nice, joked with us, had great sense of humor & the food was just Soooo delicious. Every plate was detailed by our waiter to let us know what we were eating & why it was different, where some ingredients came from, etc... everything was just so good & the wine pairings was perfect as well. I can't say I had a favorite dish because everything was so good but also tasted different from the slow cooked lamb, filet mignon, kefka, hummus.. what a feast for the taste buds. Our Celiac friend was able to enjoy it all as well. I will definitely be going back here in the future. The price in the end for sure isn't for everyone, but you can go there & just get a plate, don't need to do what we did & prices were looking fair. I still think that considering all the food we ate & three bottles of wine & some other drinks, the price was really good.
Le restaurant est très bien en général !!! Mon plat était très bon ( du boeuf & de l'agneau) mais celui de ma conjointe (option végé) beaucoup trop vinaigré (option dégustation qu'elle a prise) Le service, ça se gâte là . J'ai dis à la serveuse que je ne prenais pas d'alcool quand elle m'a demandé si je voulais du vin. Elle s'est retournée rapidement sans demander si je voulais autre chose. J'ai dû la rappeler Pour avoir quelque chose à boire Ma conjointe avec un plat avec beaucoup de hummus mais elle a dû demander du pain alors que le plat venait avec. Ça venait avec du fromage. Fromage absent de l'assiette! Moi j'y retournerai pas mais peut être allez vous avoir un meilleur service que moi !
