Le Violon

Zohaib

1.0

Beautiful atmosphere, excellent service, but should be more mindful about who you hire & have working in the kitchen.

Talula

5.0

Food was delicious. Highly recommend the tasting menu! However it was the friendly, fun & knowledgeable staff that made the experience even better.

Daina

5.0

Everything on the menu was lovely

Or

5.0

One of the top ten restaurants of my life so far.
Everything was so unique & soooo good.
Don't miss out the tuna dish, the chicken liver, the gnocchi , the halibut fish, get the whole menu! Cannot recommend this enough!!

Ohad

5.0

Amazing experience. Totally loved the food

Elle

2.0

We had been looking forward to dining here because of all the great reviews, so unfortunately the experience didn't quite live up to our expectations.

The atmosphere was beautiful & the food was well prepared, but nothing really stood out as particularly memorable or innovative. The dessert was much sweeter than we expected, & the wine pairings didn't complement the dishes as well as we had hoped.

What disappointed us most was the service. It felt rather cold throughout the evening, & we never felt genuinely welcomed. Great hospitality can completely elevate a meal, & unfortunately that was missing for us. Overall, it was a good dinner, but with so many outstanding restaurants in Montreal, this wasn't one we'd rush back to.

Laura

5.0

It was by far our favourite tasting menu we've done in the city, & we highly recommend sitting at the bar.
The service & food were truly outstanding & we already want to go back for another celebration.

Madison

3.0

Beautiful restaurant, fantastic cocktails & great food.

My one concern is that my partner has a nut allergy, which was communicated to our server many times. He confirmed that he is anaphylactic to all nuts, with the exception of almonds. This was also confirmed by who I assume to be a manager. This was going well, until dessert came out. It was brought out by a new server, so I clarified again that there were no nuts other than almonds in it. The server immediately said that it was a walnut crust & took it away.

For a restaurant of this calibre, it's mind boggling to me that this was missed, after clarifying so many times. We received a lukewarm apology for this, but generally it seemed like it wasn't a big deal to them. We had a great experience before this.

Oscar

5.0

Went for an anniversary. Brilliant food. But the ambiance & the restaurant manager (can't remember her name) made the place real special.

Mario

3.0

I'm writing this as I wait for dessert because I doubt that will make me change my mind. Perfectly average food made with zero love. Technically well cooked & I'm sure well executed against the recipe,
but not particularly flavorful or inspiring in any way.

Honestly I don't understand the hype at all. It wasn't bad but I wouldn't return. I could name about 10 restaurants off the top of my head in Montreal that I think are superior for each of the dishes on the menu.

The best dish was the bread they source from L'Artisan across the street.

It's rather sceney since being named in North America's Top 50 restaurants, but I'm convinced the people who eat here care more about instagramming their dinner than their palate.

UPDATE: the dessert did not change my opinion.