Monarque

Jamie

5.0

We met friends at Monarque last night for dinner & drinks. The wait staff was fantastic, with a perfect measure of attentiveness - always making sure that our experience was great without getting intrusive. We sampled a number of dishes. The fries were done to perfection (gotta start somewhere); the steak tartare was extremely flavorful (a must try); we then progressed to share a dozen oysters - with fresh grated horseradish & mignonette. For mains, we ordered the special - a roasted pork shoulder served on a bed of vegetables - which took an hour to prepare. Our friends ordered the pork chop & the cuit du jour - grilled flank steak. While we waited for our mains we shared a plate of sauteed mushrooms, & another of asparagus & fiddleheads. Both were extremely tasty. The mains arrive... The lamb shoulder was... Wow. Just wow. Slow roasted to perfection, it had a crispy exterior & juicy, succulent flesh. Every taste was spectacular. We wrapped up with dessert - my wife had the ice cream sandwich, I had the creme caramel. Nice way to finish off. A great shout out to Sonia, our server, & Serge, who assisted us in making the overall experience such a pleasure.

Danno

5.0

1. Salmon tartare: I love the combination of the softness of the fish & crunch add on 2. Pearl salad: love the sauce & cheese. Very flavourful with the ingredients 3. Steak with fries: fries were the highlight. (Usually I don't like fries). The steak was my least favourite prob maybe because of the cut.

Raneen

5.0

Great wine list & I had their tartare with their fries & it was very flavourful

Safaa

4.0

Très ravie de mon expérience à Monarque. Un accueil chaleureux & un service hors pair. Nous avons choisi la brasserie avec une belle ambiance & de la bonne humeur. Petit bémol pour les tables un peu trop rapprochées manquant d'intimité. Pour les entrées, nous avons pris l'os à moelle, escargots de Bourgogne & le tartare de boeuf, c'était excellent & les portions sont très copieuses. Pour les plats, un peu déçue du surlonge d'agneau qui avait un goût très prononcé & manquait d'épices. Toutefois, le confit de canard était fort apprécié.

Mia

5.0

A lovely place. Very warm, relax & cosy restaurant with positive vibes & very nice professional service. Food & menus been very well thought & carefully crafted. However some taste & ingredients were not working for me. Middle course/warm starter, uni (sea urchin) was delicious. Sea bass perfectly cooked but the chilli sauce was not exactly matching. Not sure of the big sized anchovies on a tartare either (cold starter). Will try the bistro side next time.

Cathy

5.0

Incroyable! Une expérience montréalaise à vivre absolument. Je vous recommande le tartare de thon, ensuite la morue ou le ris de veau, & en plat principal définitivement la côte de boeuf, un pur régal. La carte des vins est surprenante. Si vous aimez le vin rouge, le bordeaux Beau village était Un délice pour nos papilles gustatives. Le service est exceptionnel & professionnel. L'ambiance est enveloppante, tout est parfait. Nous avons déjà hâte de revenir.

Jean-Philippe

4.0

Superbe restaurant. Gastronomie française maîtrisée à la perfection & service courtois, professionnel & efficace. C'est une valeur sûre. Les tartares sont délicieux.

Jeremie

5.0

First course, bison tartare, fresh & savoury, anchovies added a wonderful salty twist & cured egg yolk a rich sauce.
Second course, seared foie gras & potato alla chitarra. Foie gras was just decadent, perfectly cooked & salted. Sweet & tangy sauce cuts the richness perfectly. Potato alla chitarra, wonderful bite to the potato, rich sauce accompanied by a sort of mashed potato sausage. Creative & delicious.
Main course, venison & piglet. Venison served with seared mushroom & a tart pan sauce. Perfectly rare, surpisingly tender for game. Piglet tender & juicy. Hoisin-esque sauce. Interesting pork sausage wrapped in cabbage, though this last part was not exactly my speed it was objectively delicious.

Cocktails were complex but not pretentious, sweet & tasty unlike so many fancy cocktails.

Came for my birthday & they brought complementary mini pastries.

The service was fast, polite & perfectly over-the-top. Felt taken care of, well received & exactly as one would want to on a special evening. Expensive & worth every penny.

Ka

4.0

Overall, the appetizers were good. We had the snail with escargot which was very good, the beef tartare was a bit salty & the oysters were fresh. The main dishes were nothing special, the bouillabaisse was ok but I wasn’t a huge fan of the fish they used. The waiter was a bit snobby maybe cause we didn’t speak French with him &