Le Vin Papillon

Ashley

5.0

I solo travel at least once a year & decided to come to Montreal for the first time over my birthday weekend. My first meal/birthday dinner was at Le Vin Papillon & I can't express what a wonderful experience I had. The mushrooms might be the most incredible dish I've ever tasted (I will likely dream about them) & the ham was equally delightful. I sipped on the Martinez Rose (delicious but very strong- do not order if you're a lightweight). 😂. The staff surprised me with a carrot cake ice cream sandwich & while I don't typically enjoy carrot cake…this was next level.

More importantly, the staff was superb. They were so welcoming & attentive. I'd love to give a special shout out to Flo- thank you for your kindness & for making my birthday dinner so special.

I look forward to coming back with friends & family!

Jeff

5.0

Stopped in on a busy Saturday night before dinner at one of their sister locations a few doors down. They created some seats at the bar for the two of us. Service was FANTASTIC. Well oiled machine, even with larger party on the outdoor patio. Excellent recommendation for the wine & a small starter (ham & cheese). Consistently check in on to make sure all was good. Post Script: On way back home after dinner, we walked by & the same waitress recognized us, asked us how our meal was at other restaurant. Highly recommend.

Michael

1.0

Food: bland & pretentious
Service: the waiter laughed at us because we asked for a slice of bread to be served alongside the ham.
Cost 90$ for ham, salad, radishes & a « tarte à la tomate » made of a single slice of tomato, a lot of cheddar & a terrible so called puff pastry. Definitely one of the worst restaurant of the city.

Rochelle

5.0

Easily the best meal of the year so far. Yes, the ham is worth the hype but there were so many more incredible, & thoughtful dishes that aren't to be missed: radishes, calamari with nduja, & the carrot cake are musts. Special shout out to the bus boy Clyde who was wonderfully attentive & made the suggestion to order & save bread to soak up the delicious sauces.

Marie

5.0

Came here with a friend for dinner recently & split several plates, we did not order any alcohol (this is reflected in the bill price per person). We started with the asparagus - it was super fresh but the bread crumbs were quite bland; the ham & Parmesan (excellent but would recommend perhaps ordering bread to go with it); & the radishes (one of their specials) - these came with a scone & herb butter, which were all quite good). We also had the chicken sausages (a special) & the mushrooms (regular menu). Both were very good but the mushrooms do not really given summer - would not necessarily recommend for a hot day. We tried two desserts, the labneh & rhubarb cake. Both very good, labneh was nice & tangy, rhubarb cake had lovely textures but I would have wanted the rhubarb flavor to stand out more. We could definitely have ordered fewer plates & still had enough food. The terrace in the back where we sat was also very nice.

Khoa

5.0

Vegetables were treated perfectly. The white asparagus was divine. Cabbage w chili crisp. Ham & cheese amazing; ham was smooth & perfectly flavored. Sausage had a terrific crispy casing & wasn't fatty. Bread was soft & airy inside, but still with a crunchy outer layer

Staff was extremely friendly.

Definitely coming back.

Breanna

5.0

First time but not the last. From the food, to the wine, to the service, everything was impeccable.

The beef skewer was a highlight, along with the ham, & the Brussels sprouts.

Easy enough area to park in.

So good I forgot to take pictures!

Sam

5.0

This was one of the best dining experiences of my life. My girlfriend & I came here for a nice dinner on a weekend trip & couldn't be more pleased! We got the bread, the ham & cheese, vegetable plate with aioli, the chicken & the lamb for dinner along with the carrot cake cream cheese ice cream sandwich with hot butterscotch sauce & Guinness infused chocolate cake with mascarpone for dessert. I also had the lemon grapefruit vodka soda to drink which was wonderful.

The only thing better than the food was the service. Huge shoutout to Brian for being incredibly attentive, especially to my allergies.

Such a wonderful experience & will be back when I'm in Montreal!

Bethany

5.0

Cute little spot to grab wine & shareables. Loved the ham/gouda cheese appetizer with sourdough!

Senators

5.0

Had a concert across the street & reserved a spot at this resto upon reading other reviewers noting 2/3 of the menu items were Gluten Free for my spouse. It was our first visit. Our server, Charles, took the time to explain the menu with gluten free options & indeed 2/3 of the menu were GF. Each dish that was brought to the table was also explicitly stated by the server if it had gluten (I ordered gluten containing dishes). The gluten free items we had were Shaved ham, Chicken dish, Maitake mushrooms, Charbon Fish (Monk fish) & Carrot cake dessert. Non GF item ordered were the Chouquette with tuna, Bread, & Crostata apple pastry dessert. Initially seeing the reviews of complaints of portion size had us doubt our choice & only the fish dish was a bit out of proportion but it was immediately made up with the prep & flavours of the dish. You have to taste the food here to understand why it's so highly rated & not judge it by pictures alone. The service, the food ingredients, the excellent prep & flavours of every dish we had were extraordinary with wine pairing recommendations. The GF carrot cake dessert was incredible. Even the final double shot espresso was excellent. We thoroughly enjoyed our first dining experience here & will be back for the service & attention to excellent gluten free options & dessert.