Reviewers consistently praise Mauvais Garçons for a warm, intimate ambiance and a lively yet comfortable setting that invites lingering. The tapas style menu is inventive and flavorful, with beautifully presented dishes and a well-priced tasting option that showcases balance and creativity. The drinks program shines, with excellent cocktails and a standout espresso martini, complemented by attentive, friendly service. The new Notre Dame location is a welcome backdrop for date nights or gatherings, delivering a memorable overall experience with great food, drinks, and atmosphere.
Cute cozy place on Notre-Dame street with really delicious food 😇😇 We had the tuna tartare, arancini, gnocchi , & chicken sliders & they were so delicious & just the right portion for 2 people ❤?❤? For dessert we had the skor with vanilla ice cream & expresso & it was beyond tasty ❤?❤? Cannot wait to come back to this 10/10 chilled out venue for date nights
Second time coming here, first time at the new location. Food is great as always. Service is pretty slow (& was the first time too). Drinks are good but also slow. Definitely get the sliders & tuna tartare.
Mar 16, 2025
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Awesome experience, with complexe food & drinks. The degustation menu was perfect for 2. We wanted to go there from a long time & we didn't get disappointted. A magical experience.
When getting seated we requested to change tables because they put us right next to the entrance where it was freezing cold from the door, & the host said no , but then the couple after us asked & they were allowed to choose where they wanted to sit. Food was good but we were served 3 courses before even getting our drinks.
Feb 14, 2025
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Ambiance tellement agréable avec de la musique des années 90! La nourriture était tellement bonne! Nous avons pris le menu dégustation qui vaut vraiment la peine Parfaite soirée en couple. Nous avons décidé de s'asseoir au bar & le bartender était tellement sympathique. Merci pour tout !
We went here for our annual holiday get-together & found out if the recent influencer hype is justified. It's important to note we did not try the new "menu experience" because they lacked the items we wanted. So we picked our own. Firstly, we were greeted with, quite honestly, subpar service for a place with a menu at those prices. We realize the place is called "mauvais Garçons" , but the service was fitting of that. Apparently, "May I take your order?" has gone out of style & been replaced with an uninterested & lazy, "So what are we doing? What's happening for food?". But that's subjective; maybe I'm too old-fashioned or snobby ♂️ Our tabletop was also loose & kept shifting by serval inches every time we rested our elbows on it. As for the food itself, the sliders were by far the best thing we tried, & we have had better. We also don't understand how the menu says "à partager" but each dish is an odd number (3) of items. Yet, the tables are for 2, 4, or 6 people, not triangles or nonagons. Given the elevated price for the small portions, this is a problem for us. We ordered 3-4 plates each, a drink, & a dessert, spent $120 each (no GST/TPS that day), shared, & left hungry anyway (actually ate again elsewhere). The dessert was also tiny & subpar in taste. You may have seen some hype around the $65 7-course "menu experience". We suggest trying that if it includes all the dishes you want to try. But it's for a minimum of two people, so $65 becomes $130 to share one extra item (the plates will have 4 instead of 3 from what we saw in the reels). It's not as ridiculously cheap as advertised, but still slightly less overall, & maybe you won't leave hungry. For our experience, unfortunately it did not live up to the hype & was not worth driving through Montreal's Saturday dinner-time traffic. We apologize for the mostly negative review, we understand that our single, isolated experience may not be the norm at this particular restaurant.
This place is fabulous. I was brought here on a date & the atmosphere, & the bartenders were A1. The special attention they put in crafting the cocktails were amazing. I even ordered something off the menu. We sat at the bar & it was good vibes!!
Dec 13, 2024
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The burrata was perfectly creamy, the Brussels sprouts crispy & flavorful, & the crème brûlée cheesecake? Absolutely divine-silky, caramelized perfection.
Belle place - rapport qualité prix imbattable avec le menu expérience mais je suis un peu mitigée quant à la qualité de l'acceuil, service etc....un peu trop pressés à mon gout, 0 sourire, on dirait qu'on est dans un fastfood & qu'ils ont juste hâte que tu quittes...mais bon ...j'ai peut être mis la barre des attentes trop haut- La cuisine est les prix sont très bien.
Expérience mitigée. Le + : -La nourriture dans l'ensemble est plutôt bonne. -On ne vous bouscule pas & vous avez le temps de manger, ce qui n'est malheureusement pas le cas de tous les restaurants en ville -Les cocktails étaient bons Les -: -La musique était tellement forte que tout le monde parlait extrêmement fort -Le principe des "tapas" à Montréal devient fatigant. "On vous conseille de prendre plusieurs tapas à partager pour vivre l'expérience..." Oui sauf que cette "expérience" revient toujours plus cher que le classique entrée-plat & que toute la table n'a peut être pas les mêmes goûts? J'ai trouvé qu'on insistait trop pour qu'on prenne cette formule alors qu'il y avait des combinaisons qui fonctionnaient très bien pour faire une formule entrée-plat. C'est tout de même un restaurant sympathique avec des saveurs intéressantes dans le menu.
Tout était excellent, le service avait le flow parfait, les serveurs très agréables, ils avaient une bonne communication (nous ont même demandé si nous avions des allergies) & un bon vibe! La nourriture était excellente de A à Z, nous avons adoré le menu expérience, je recommande a tous & c'est a refaire!
