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| Monday | 11:30 am - 11 pm |
| Tuesday | 11:30 am - 11 pm |
| Wednesday | 11:30 am - 11 pm |
| Thursday | 11:30 am - 11 pm |
| Friday | 11:30 am - 11 pm |
| Saturday | 10:30 am - 11 pm |
| Sunday | 10:30 am - 11 pm |
About Us
Modavie is a timeless place that brings us back to our roots, where ladies & gents gather and eat in a lively atmosphere caused by great conversation, live music and the wooden scents of a vintage room. Born in 1997, it quickly became popular among locals & visitors, and is now considered a Montreal institution.
Treat yourself to refined French fare in an antique & dimmed corner locale spawning two floors. From the classic beef tartare, to tasty sweetbread, to the famous ratatouille, your cravings will be easily satiated.
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Capacity: 160 We accept: Master Card, Visa, AMEX, InteracReviews often mention
music(62) lamb(50) jazz(45) live music(32) musique(20) wine(20) soup(18) recommend(18) drink(16)Nourriture très moyenne pour le prix. Impossible d'accommoder une personne intolérante au gluten . Aucun accommodement possible ex: remplacer le pain par des pommes de terre. Pas d'ambiance puisque le groupe de musique est dans une autre salle . Serveurs sympatiques . Je n'y retournerai pas il y a d'autres bien meilleurs restaurants à Brunch à Montréal . Nous avions une réservation à 10h30 & à 10h24 , la porte était barrée . Sur la porte indique que ça ouvre à 11h30.View more
Fantastic. One of'many' great places to eat in Old Montreal. Having said that, Modavie stood out as being one of the best. Service was excellent, the decor & live music was great as well. The food......perfection! French Onion soup & the Duck Confit were both the best we've had yet. The'huge' bowl of local muscles was also the best. Highly recommended!!! 😀View more
I loved everything about this place! Initially due to the road construction we didn't find the entrance but we are grateful we finally found it. We had the pesto gnocchi & mushroom risotto. Both were top notch. We had the lamb embellishment & will recommend it. I am thankful to our server for suggesting it. All the cocktails are yummy. We tried the mirage & cinnamon one. The music & ambience was top notch. Made a Thursday night feel like a weekend. Will be back for the creme brulee!View more
Me & my husband decided to have dinner here & they didn't disappoint us! The service was impeccable! Our server's name is Radouan. The food is so délicieuse! It is my birthday & I was happy that we found this restaurant close to our hotel. It is by the old montreal. We will definitely come back whenever we have a chance to visit montreal again!View more
Everything is good. Nice food, good music. The neighborhood is a bit "unfriendly" during evening. We encountered several homeless on our way..View more
Good food & good service. But as of today, there's a road construction in front of the restaurantView more
The lively atmosphere, the amorous music, the authentic French cuisines, & attentive services are all blended together to create a wonderful evening!View more
My friend & I decided to have dinner at this place due to the high ratings on Google. Now, after analyzing all the reviews, I realized they must be fake, since some of the images are repetitive. Everyone was raving about the food! First, the good things - the service was indeed excellent; our server was attentive & timely, & the hostess was accommodating, seating us upstairs so we could be a part of a jazz performance. We sat down & ordered our drinks, which were great! Then, we ordered bone marrow, foie gras, & scallops as appetizers. All of them were warm & tasted mediocre. Particularly, the foie gras came on top of a piece of bread, which was soaking through in fat. I understand that foie gras is very fatty, yet I was expecting the bread to provide a balancing bite, but it was so overpowering, I could not eat it. For the main course, we ordered lamb, which was highly recommended by other diners on Google (turns out they were fake reviews), & fries. The fries were soggy, & the lamb dish came out cold with all the soggy, sad-looking vegetables. I just could not eat it & asked our server to reheat it, which he did & I ate it afterwards. Initially, we wanted to have dessert, but after such a terrible food experience, we couldn't wait to go somewhere else instead! I don't know, maybe they were busy, & we had bad luck, yet the entire restaurant wasn't full. We won't be returning!View more
Tout était parfait ! Les plats étaient délicieux avec des produits très frais Vraiment un très bon service !!! Musique live très agréableView more
Amazing dinner. Went here spontaneously on a Saturday at 7:30pm without a reservation with my boyfriend. Was sat immediately at the bar as all tables were reserved (totally get it, love sitting at the bar). The bartender was attentive & very talented as the cocktails we got were both superb. We ordered the snails as an app, I got the duck confit, & he got the lamb chops. We were given extra bread for the snail butter without asking. Waters always refilled. Meats cooked perfect. Live music was to die for. Got double espressos, crème brûlée, & profiteroles for dessert which were equally delicious. If I lived here I think I'd go every week.View more
Quintessential French bistro. Great for lunch. The escargot was the best I've ever had & the beef tartare was amazing. Service was good. Menu online says dessert is included in the lunch special but was not when at the restaurant which was a little disappointing. Would definitely recommend!View more
Had dinner there, sat upstairs the music was excellent.View more
Outstanding!! Lyska took great care of us at the bar. Superb drinks & awesome food. If we lived here, we'd be regulars. As it is, we came here two of our four nights in Montreal.View more
Service client de Christian était parfait, malgré l'achalandage de fou lors de ma visite nous avons été servis comme des rois!View more
We had a wonderful Wednesday evening. Food was delicious; our server, Tyler, was exceptional; & the live band was lovely.View more
Great atmosphere, great music, great service! However, the menu is lacking a VEGAN main course. They used to have ratatouille, but it was a very small portion & didn't even come with rice or some kind of grain. I'm sure Modavie chefs could come up with something delicious.View more
We traveled to Montreal for the 2024 total eclipse & afterward headed to dine at Modavie . Upon arrival, we were surprised to learn that our dining time was limited to 2 hours-a unexpected limitation. Our server, Stephan, was outstanding, entertaining us with jokes & offering great recommendations. While the wine & some of the dishes were enjoyable, the Nicoise salad was disappointing-overly oily & lacking expected flavors like anchovies or dejon mustard. Also, the Lamb Cavatelli was well made but boring. Lastly, the Fondant au Chocolat was overly sweet & lacked complexity, tasting more like a store-bought brownie than a freshly made dessert crafted by a pastry chef. Overall, our experience was underwhelming, & we don't plan to return. The price for two was above average.View more
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