L'Express

Kasia

1.0

Terrible. This place confuses the word'bistro' with a'sloppy dinner.'

There are a million lovely restaurants down the street with the same price point so spare yourself & have an enjoyable evening avoiding this place.

Crammed tables, super loud & not with ambience but dishes & cutlery clattering.
Very bright lights during late evening dinner service, no music (at least couldn't hear it). We noticed the bad ambience immediately but thought all the good reviews must mean excellent food. We ordered the beef carpaccio to start duck & steak frites for mains. Shortly after the server delivered a gross jar of communal pickles & a mustard crusted over from sitting out too long. Cold piece of dry baguette to'enjoy.' Beef carpaccio was ok.
The steak was short of ok & the fries were soggy & warm & I could taste old oil. No other sides just a sloppy steak & gross fries. Presentation was terrible. No quality check. Duck was good but at nearly $40 a meal thank the lord something was decent.
I don't know who is writing all the excellent ratings, questionable.

Pamela

5.0

Went at 10PM on a Friday for dinner with my boyfriend. No wait, we sat at the bar & had the most lovely dinner. Steak was melt in your mouth. Salmon was delicious. Service was quick & attentive. Vibe was immaculate. & don't get me started on the pickles & homemade mustard….

Heena

5.0

We were forced (in a good way) to be here by our uber driver & we're so glad he did that!

Montréal version of French food they say. They have an amazing menu but we were looking for something light so went with the Fish soup which was a banger!

Duck confit & tartare is very much recommended here.

Waiting to be back soon to try more🤌🏻

Cindy

5.0

It was my first time there. The service was super friendly, very attentioned too. They timed the drinks, the appetizers, & the main dish perfectly. They had great wine suggestions to match the food.
The place is very lovely & cozy. It could get a bit loud specially cause it's always full, but the service, the food, & the experience are totally worth it.
Definitely a gem I'd recommend.

Jean-Simon

5.0

The duck was delicious!

Tracy

5.0

We really enjoyed this restaurant. The atmosphere is a classic French bistro . All of our food was very flavorful & delicious. Our server, Rachel, was amazing! The only complaint is the noise level is high but it adds to the ambiance here. Highly recommend!

Philippe

5.0

L'Express is back ! Food , ambiance, service all outstanding. Only caveat ; the frozen Provigo style baguette…terrible. Please bring back crunchy Pain Dore baguette of lore .

Yoav

5.0

Very good French restaurant

Tristan

3.0

The service, atmosphere, & cocktails were great. The food was a miss, except for the octopus (a permanent fixture on the menu for good reason) & the trout amandine (a special). This feels like a restaurant that is cruising on its reputation while allowing the quality to drop. There was no attention to detail from the kitchen & some of the food was frankly baffling.

I have some questions for the kitchen:
Why are the fries soggy?! Why is your steak cut unevenly so some of it is tremendously overcooked? Why are there strawberry chunks floating awkwardly in the asperagus soup? Why are you calling this scallop dish ceviche when it has no relationship to ceviche whatsoever & what is that thing in there that's super over-salted? Why does it look like you guys prepped these ingredients while blindfolded?

& a comment:
The crème brûlée was slightly over-torched & had an unpleasant burnt flavour but at least the custard was good. The cookie was sugary & a little dry, not a great addition.

Here's what was good:
The octopus. Extremely tasty.
The asperagus soup if you didn't have confusing things bobbing around in there.
The trout Amandine, what a nice take on that dish actually! The foamy & light sauce was great & the cook on everything was perfect.
The chou was actually delicious, nicely done.

Tyler

2.0

Sadly this place has gone downhill. Ambiance & service is still okay but the food is sub par now. The steak in the steak frites was undercooked & tasteless, tough/fatty/stringy. The frites were still amazing though. The poached salmon was undercooked & also tasteless. The sorrel soup was bland, the celery root remoulade tasted like grandma's recipe from 40 years ago that no one has the heart to tell her is bad. They need a major menu shake-up before we will go again.