L'Express
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L'Express
| Monday | 11:30 am - 2 am |
| Tuesday | 11:30 am - 2 am |
| Wednesday | 11:30 am - 2 am |
| Thursday | 11:30 am - 2 am |
| Friday | 11:30 am - 2 am |
| Saturday | 11:30 am - 2 am |
| Sunday | 11:30 am - 2 am |
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Restaurant L'Express, located in Le Plateau Mont-Royal, Montreal is one of Montreal's best-known French bistros. The menu rotates somewhat, and there are always daily specials, but l'Express specializes in: pâté, foie gras and bouillabaisse appetizers; steak tartare, steak-frites and veal kidney main courses; and cheeses, crème caramel or chocolate mousse desserts.
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french(89) dessert(54) duck(44) wine(44) steak(43) bistro(40) classic(36) confit(34) pickles(33)Page 19 of 20 - 388 Reviews
MunchingUnderControl
A staple in the neighborhood & the city, a solid choice when I’m craving for a delicious classic French bistro food.View more
Robert
Une autre soirée très sympathique à l'Express. Plats classiques qui n'ont perdu rien de leur éclat (hareng & pieuvre (avec son coulis & ses poivrons!) suivis de foie de veau & onglet, & enfin crême brulée & fromages, le tout arrosé d'un Bourgogne somptueux.) Accueil très sympathique & une note moins elevée que celle pour un repas très médiocre dans le Vieux la veille. Merci de tenir, l'Express!View more
Kat
Wonderful French cuisine that's always busy. Food is delicious & service is good.View more
Louis
Best French bistro around. Great selection of traditional French bistro fare. Great wine selection. Impeccable service. Highly recommended.
Upd-20231005: Been back a couple times post-pandemic, food quality has been consistent, but like most places, they're being challenged staff-wise, but overall a great place to enjoy an excellent meal.View more
Jay
Loved their bread, beetroot salad & chicken liver pate. Will be coming back to try sorrel soup & a few other dishes. Really appreciate that they are open lateView more
Apinita
The service is amazing & the steak tartare is delicious!View more
Courtney
Busy place with impeccable service. My husband had the herring & said it was exceptional. Fantastic coffee.View more
Josef
The consummate go to French bistro in Montreal. Awesome food, service, & atmosphere.?View more
Claude
On revient à l'Express pour retrouver les classiques des mythiques brasseries parisiennes. Après toutes ces visites à l'Express, je n'ai jamais été déçu. Ce soir, j'ai opté pour le potage à l'oseille, la mousse de foies de volaille aux pistaches, les raviolis maison & pour dessert, les profiteroles à l'érable. Comme toujours, j'ai bien apprécié mon repas & en plus, j'ai eu droit à un service attentionné & respectueux ainsi qu'à de judicieux conseils de la part de Jacques, le barman. Jacques m'a recommandé une chartreuse jaune qui termine très bien un repas & que j'ai beaucoup apprécié.View more
Yelisa
This is a very famous French restaurant in montreal. Strongly recommend to stop by!
No sign was seen, so you may need to look at the map carefully to find this place. The menu was written with a script that I was not able to read well, so I chose my menu from Google review pictures.
It is a busy place, I didn't expect to be very kind service. But they served better than I expected ^^
I couldn't make a reservation for our party, which was 3. (Recommed to make a reservation 1 or 2 weeks before you go for the dinner)Then I just walked in at their opening time. It worked. We could have seated at the bar.
The dress code was not mandatory. That worked for tourists.
I live in New York. None of the places can really beat the prices. For me, the food prices were very gernerous compared to its popularity.View more
Laurence
Lieu très agréable & vivant. Une super viande : j'ai rarement vu une aussi grosse pièce dans un restaurant. Cuisson parfaiteView more
Ronny
Bewildered as to why this place gets the hype that it does.
Started with Fish Soup. It was a tomato puree with maybe fish blended into it? There was fish flavor, but at close to $20, it would have been nice to see actual chunks of fish in it & a much better flavor.
The baguette served tasted of poor quality or it was just old. Butter was hard. No bread plate so you just get the table full of crumbs.
I ordered the housemade ravioli, which was bland. I could tell that the ingredients were legit, but there was no flavor...just a concentrated meat flavor. Luckily there was a pepper grinder on the table. How about some tarragon? Or just even parsley? This dish was almost $30 as was forgettable.
Service was painfully slow, so we skipped dessert & got out of there. I have no idea why this place is highly recommended. Save yourself the disappointment & go anywhere else. The prices vs quality/flavor as not in your favor.View more
Bharat
Okay good. Not worth the price that you will be paying for it. The wine was the best thing we ordered during our lunch.View more
Maitreya
Réservée une soirée délicieux!
Le crème fraîche au kataifi was rich, & balanced perfectly with the grilled onions
Le pieuvre was the best dish of the ones we ordered. It was soft & the piperade complemented it perfectly
Le canaird confit first looked beautiful & despite it's greasy appearance was super light, soft, & perfectly seasoned. The leeks accompanying it made it an absolutely perfect main.
& I cannot forget the pickles presented with the bread after we sat down. The pickles were the best seasoned ones I have had with such dimension in flavor
Highly recommend this place to anyone visiting Montréal for the first time
The staff was friendly & very patient with my stale French speaking XDView more
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Belle atmosphère & choix variés. J'aurais aimé avoir un peu plus d'espace pour pouvoir bouger ma chaise peut-être 🥲 J'ai bien aimé leur rizotto aux crevettes!View more
Jennifer
We walked-in on lunch time didn’t have a link up, the restaurant was very pretty, knowledgeable staff. I was very excited to try their steak frites, the steak was amazing with the butter it was just soo good but the frites was a 3/10 it doesn’t feel like fresh that was a big down for me.View more