Le Virunga

N'Guettia

5.0

Nous avons passé un bon moment la cuisine le service tout était bon à bonne température. J'y retournerai pour sûr avec des amis. Belle découverte

Jason

4.0

Food & Wine Quality is High. A little expensive. Presentation of Food&Wine well above average. Service is Good. Wine was not the style I am familiar with & like but it is well made & of a decent quality. The Restaurant has a comfortable clean feel to it, nice atmosphere. Staff are friendly & somewhat knowledgeable. You feel the Welcome.

Erin

5.0

What an experience. One of the more unique flavour profiles I've had the privilege to try. Every dish was one more pleasant experience than the last. We had the oxtail & the monkfish curry & finished with the banana doughnuts. Everything was delicious & the service was great. The menun is seasonal, so I'm looking forward to trying their fall creations. Highly recommend.

S.W

5.0

This might be one of the best fine dining experiences my family & I have ever had! We had to call out the chef to personally thank her.

We feel a lot of pride to see an African woman be the head chef at such a fine dining establishment.

We had the tasting menu, with the wine pairing, every single dish stood out to us! You can taste each & every single ingredient in the meals. So beautifully presented & combined with amazing wine that is perfectly paired each time!

The waitress was also incredibly patient, & explained every single thing about the dishes, answered all the questions we had about each dish & wine.

Truly a 10/10 experience! & justifiably on the Michelin guide! But realistically, this place is better than many Michelin starred restaurants we've been to.

Rolf

5.0

Amazing attention to detail in the dishes, cocktails & service. Very abbreviated menunwith some stunning looking & tasting dishes. Highly recommend. After 10 years it has found its true direction. Congratulations to the team.

Robert

5.0

Great food, nice ambience but took a long time. Enjoyed the Elephant Tree cocktail - refreshing. The monfish & lamb shank were great. I am a chocolate guy but wanted to try the corn maple syrup dessert & it was delish.

Cam

5.0

Amazing all around experience. Food 10/10 service was incredible & the owner was lovely! Will be back next time in Montreal!

Simone

5.0

Incredible food, Mutton was 10/10. Service was amazing. A fantastic dining experience!

Dave

5.0

Africa Meets Quebec At This Not-To-Be-Missed Montreal Restaurant
For our last night in Canada, for this trip, we were having a'reunion' dinner for my partner & some of his old school friends, one of who lives in Montreal. She had chosen this really interesting, Michelin Guide-listed restaurant, where'produce from Quebec meets sub-Saharan African spices & ingredients'.

It's a small place, really nicely presented, with a short, but very interesting menu, with some ingredients I'd never heard of, but was very willing to explore. The service was low-key, freindly & efficient - good thing as our table of 7 had a lot to catch up on!

For my starter & main, I chose:

- Dhahabu: Sweet corn velouté, Lobster bisque & Vidal cloud, mofo sakay, spiced crumble

- Diosso: Braised veal shank with lumba-lumba, coconut taro mash, wilted spinach

The velouté was rich & bursting with flavour - really good & nicely spiced.

The diosso was really nicely presented, very rich with deep umami flavours - a really good & satisfying dish.

I really enjoyed the food & judging by the empty plates all around me, so did everyone else.

A thoroughly good night of food, friendship & reminiscing. Thank you Le Virunga!

( Also posted to my food blog on Instagram @AbbeyKing16)

Tristan

5.0

Beautiful dining area & great food! The server(s) were attentive, polite, & professional. Highly recommend this restaurant.