Small and intimate steak-frites restaurant. Open 7 days a week. Good wine list & classic Martinis. Daily specials on appetizers & desserts. Chef Pat Marion.
Reviews of Mignon Steak describe a cozy welcoming room with a warm vibe and attentive service that many diners appreciate for a night out with friends or a date. The food is generally well received, with the steak frites frequently praised for taste and balance and other items like tartare, oysters, and seafood earning positive notes. However, a number of visits note inconsistency, including steaks that are burnt or undercooked, dishes arriving cold, and portions or timing that can feel off. The service ranges from outstanding to slower or distracted depending on the night, and a few reservations or seating issues have left guests feeling frustrated. Overall the restaurant tends to deliver strong flavors and a convivial atmosphere that invite return visits, even as some guests caution about value and variability.
Great service, very friendly, not too long, great drinks / wine. Fries are sooo good. Salad soup & dessert as well.
Appetizers ok but missing taste, except the sauces were really good.
Vegan steak did not like, tastes like vegan meat loaf from the groceries.
It's an ‘okay' spot. Probably won't go back there as often as I had hoped to at first glance.
The room looks cozy & super inviting. They've definitely done a great job redesigning it.
The service is excellent. The staff is pleasant, helpful & very courteous.
The drinks are disappointing, especially the cocktails. They're working with a ‘twist' on classics, resulting in major flops (I definitely would not recommend the dirty martini twist). What's even more concerning is that the resto doesn't have a dedicated bartender: the person making the cocktail is rushing them in between waiting tables & loading dishwashers. That's the sign of a poor cocktail right there.
The steak is definitely not ‘mignon'. It was okay, a solid 6/10. Hiding under a lake of peppercorn sauce, one struggles to get an honest taste. But that's what they're going for. Also, there's way too much fries on the plate, making you wonder if they're overcompensating for something.
Dessert was also underwhelming.
I also found the oysters gravely mispriced ($4 a pop is aggressive to claim without backing it up with quality).
Bref, an entrée, main plate & two glasses of wine should not cost as much as it did considering the quality.
So yeah - a very ‘okay' place I'm afraid.
Mar 3, 2023
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I had the steak meal. The fries where McDonalds fries that were fried in beef fat, good but nothing too special. The cut of the meat was good, but the sauce has the tendency to be a bit chalky, & extermly fatty which then coats your mouth in fat, this was not really pleasant. The appetizer was good, nothing special.
I would have loved to give this restaurant 5 stars. Both of the 1st courses (the polenta & the charred cabbage) were amazing, as were both of the 2nd courses (the salad & the cream of broccoli soup). Equally terrific was the French bread, the fries, the wine, both desserts (the profiterole & the coffee creme brulee), & the coffee, plus service was knowledgeable & friendly. In fact, everything was 5- star & amongst the best I have ever experience., expect most unfortunately for the steak itself. I don't know whether it was the cut of meat or the manner in which it was cooked, but it was not nearly as flavourful or as tender as the steak I was served when I came to the restaurant earlier this year. Not only did I think that the steak was bad, but so did my 2 other dining companions. Perhaps it had something to do with this restaurant's participation in the Montreal a Table promotion this particular week? Given my previous experience & how wonderful everything else was, however, I will be returning to give the restaurant another chance. One last word of advice, the restaurant is fairly noisy, so you most definitely have to elevate your voice well beyond a normal conversational tone
Nov 10, 2022
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The quality of the meat is not up to par. It was quite tough (medium rare). Evrything else was good: salad, soup, fries, sauce.
Didn't appreciate being told on arrival that we had to vacate the table in 1.5 hours when it clearly says 2 hours when reserving. Had to insist what had been confirmed with the waitress a few times too many times while she insisted that it was 1.5 hours; she even said that she confirmed that in her phone call yet she she had never called to confirm our reservation. Will think twice before going back.
Fantastic spot. The martinis were tasty, as was everything we ate. In particular, though, was how friendly & genuinely nice the staff were. That's what really tied the evening together. We really appreciate their professionalism & ability to connect with us.
Service was exceptional. Steak was delicious & very tender. The fries were good but somehow reminiscent of McDonalds french fries which makes me believe that they could be frozen & not fresh & I would definitely expect fresh fries from a place like this. Wine by the glass was a little too expensive at $16 a glass. All in all, food was delicious & service great but just a little pricey for my taste.
Jul 17, 2022
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Best Restaurant Meal of 2022. Not one false note. Great ambience, wonderful service, & marvelous food. The leek & potato soup was lighter than most (much appreciated when a steak dinner is to follow), the steak was cooked to perfection, & the fries were crispy & piping hot. The meal finished off on a high note with very good coffee & a truly exceptional dessert, the profiterole, which is essentially a very large cream puff that was delicious & not overly sweet. The restaurant offers incredible value (though I do think that $45 is a bit much to charge for the vegan option, which is a steak made with mushroom & pea flour). The only drawback is that the place is quite noisy, though not to the point that you cannot carry on a conversation.
