Restaurant L'Express à Le Plateau Mont-Royal, Montréal vous attirera par son ambiance de bistro typiquement français. Les repas à L'Express peuvent s'étirer grâce au menu élaboré à la carte ou selon les préparations du jour. Exemple de Menu: pâté, foie gras, bouillabaisse soupe de poissons avec croûtons gratinés au gruyère, steak tartare, onglet et frites...
Les critiques présentent L'Express comme une institution montréalaise bien aimée qui évoque un bistrot parisien avec une ambiance chaleureuse et animée, une salle intime et un long bar, des miroirs qui renforcent le cadre vivant. La carte met en valeur des plats classiques et généreux tels que le canard confit, l'onglet, le bœuf tartare, les frites et des soupes réconfortantes, accompagnés de desserts généreux comme les profiteroles à l'érable et la crème brûlée, ainsi que des touches conviviales à partager comme le bocal de cornichons et le pain avec moutarde. Le service est souvent salué pour son accueil professionnel et chaleureux, même s'il arrive que l'expérience soit entachée par le bruit, des fausses notes de service ou des plats un peu salés ou coûteux; malgré cela, l'atmosphère bistrot, la qualité des produits et la carte des vins en font une adresse incontournable selon les convives.
This is my first french bistro experience. The staff gets very busy, so make sure you book in advance. There's no lunch menu or late night menu that are offered elsewhere. I ordered a snow crab soup which is a local dish & beef tartare which is a classic. The soup has phenomenal flavor & all the ingredients are well-balanced. The tartare is also decent, although my palette would like more seasoning. Every place has their own version of the tartare, so this is likely just my personal preference. Overall this is an amazing experience in Montreal & worth the little dent they put on your wallet.
I came here on a Monday night for dinner. I had a reservation & it was quite busy. The host runs a very tight & organized ship. The amount of people who walked in without reservations & the number of phone calls was endless. Make sure to make a reservation, many people without were told to come back 45 minutes-1 hour later. I sat at the bar. The stools are nice but do not move so you're sitting pretty close to your fellow diners. For my meal I had a white wine, Sanserre to drink. I ordered the Bone Marrow, Croque Monsieur & maple syrup Profiteroles. Marrow was good, Croque was comforting & fries crunchy. I think the Profiteroles were my favourite item. The bar staff were both kind, friendly, attentive (but not overly) & had recommendations when asked. As expected they were also all able to speak French & English. The establishment is very tight space wise & your very close to other diners. Additionally, I know they were busy but before I even took my last bite of my dessert, my bill was quickly slapped in front of me. So I guess that was the Express part of my experience. 🤷🏻♀️
We had high expectations given how highly praised this restaurant is across the internet. Still, the incredible goat cheese appetizer exceeded our expectations. The creamy goat cheese & crunchy crust pieces perfectly balanced out the sweetness of the caramelized onions. I enjoyed the chicken paillard, but it didn't balance flavors as well as the appetizer. Our waiter took a while to take our order & give us the check but the restaurant was very busy so thats fine.
Loved the food! The best saumon grilled ever! The canard aussi was great, & I don't know what there is with them fries here that are the best ever. The place was loaded, very busy so we had a sit a the bar, close to the kitchen door. It was like one episode of the Chefs, you can feel the level of professionalism, the tension (in a good way, they are working hard & with high standards in every dish). My only but is the ambiance, for this level of restaurant you need to modernize it a bit, a little soul in the restroom area also. The service was great .
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.
