Monarque
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Monarque
Space for an a la carte selection offered in the brewery or a more formal menu in the dining room.
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recommend(59) dessert(57) brasserie(47) cocktail(44) wine(42) bone marrow(39) duck(36) steak(35) dishes(33) attentive(32) highly recommend(30) bar(30)Page 1 of 21 - 414 Reviews
Rebecca
Good service, you can tell the staff really cares about your experience. Went for the NYE 4-course. Interesting meal pairings that tasted good but could use some more diversity.
Siham
Monarque fait partie de ces restaurants où je reviens encore & encore, & à chaque visite, c'est le même émerveillement.
La cuisine est tout simplement exceptionnelle : raffinée, savoureuse, toujours maîtrisée.
J'ai un coup de coeur particulier pour le coin donnant sur la cuisine - voir les chefs à l'oeuvre, la précision des gestes, l'énergie & la passion derrière chaque assiette rend l'expérience encore plus magique.
Un lieu vivant, inspirant, & constamment à la hauteur. Une valeur sûre à Montréal
Lola
Loved our New Year's eve set menu! Delicious, exciting new flavors & impeccable service. Will definitely be back.
Richard
Nous ne connaissions pas le Monarque & avons été agréablement surpris. Les plats étaient absolument délicieux.
Nous avons commandé plusieurs plats, certains à partager, & tout était divin. Nous avons particulièrement apprécié l'accompagnement des vins, qui étaient exquis & s'harmonisaient parfaitement avec nos repas.
Nous vous remercions pour cette expérience mémorable.
Asbjørn
We are in the main restaurant. The food was great: interesting flavours & looked nice. The space is big, with many people, & feels a bit generic.
Lloyd
A great lunch. Casual French bistro atmosphere, friendly service. Started with the pate special but the real star was the bouillabaisse, full of fresh seafood with a great sauce. Very nice place to visit.
Pascale
Amazing food & impeccable service! I've been here for both personal & professional dinners, & each time I'm impressed by the consistent quality of the food. My recommendation: make a reservation if you can. I got lucky once as a walk-in by arriving early had a seat at the bar which turned out to be a great experience.
Angela
Yesterday, my husband & I visited Montreal for the first time & chose this restaurant based on its many positive reviews. Unfortunately, it turned out to be one of the most disappointing dining experiences we've had.
I don't usually leave negative reviews, but the food quality was genuinely hard to believe. My husband's dish was excessively greasy. We started with the winter salad - the lettuce leaves were so large they were difficult to eat, the cheese was overwhelmingly heavy, & the vegetables tasted neither fresh nor crisp, but rather soggy.
We also ordered the bone marrow. While it looked large, there was actually only one or two small scoops of marrow inside, which felt misleading.
For the main courses, we ordered the duck & the ribeye. Both meats lacked freshness & flavor, tasting more like pre-packaged, previously sealed meat rather than freshly prepared dishes. Even basic seasoning like salt was unevenly distributed.
Overall, the experience was very disappointing, especially given the restaurant's reputation & large kitchen. I truly don't understand the glowing reviews, but this was our honest experience.
Phil
Bonne cuisine
Dommage.. plusieurs erreurs avec le service qui à rendu l'expérience so so..( un plat complètement oublié, un drink commandé & oublié, une erreur dans un des plat apporté ( mauvais plat reçu)). On s'attend à mieux pour ce type de resto…
Collin
Une expérience culinaire exceptionnelle. La qualité se niche dans les détails : même une simple carotte d'accompagnement est un délice avant même d'avoir entamé l'agneau. Tout ce qui est servi est d'une grande finesse.
Le service est à la hauteur de l'assiette : agréable, professionnel & d'une excellente connaissance des produits. Un véritable plaisir.
Lynn
The food is fantastic & presented beautifully. We ordered several plates, some to share, & everything was out of this world. We enjoyed everything we tried. Our meals were paired with exquisite wine. Our server Phillipe was extremely attentive & friendly.
Jenny
This review is for the Brasserie. I especially wanted to try this place to get my foie gras fix & it was really good! I only wish the foie gras & the bread were served warm. The bone marrow with snails was also good, but the combination was a little weird. I liked the bone marrow. I liked the snails. But served together took away from enjoying each part on its own.
The duck was roasted to perfection. The skin was so crispy & the meat just fell off the bone. Same goes for the braised veal cheeks. There was no bone to fall off of, but the meat was so tender & just came apart as soon as I pressed down with my knife.
I can't wait to come back to try the Salle à Manger since it's a different menu.
Foie gras parfait 8/10
Bone marrow, Burgundy snails 8/10
Braised veal cheeks 9/10
Duck confit 9/10
DANIEL
The food is delicious,delicious! I love the wines they have both red & white.
Jean
Amazing. We sat at the bar & saw how each cocktail was made. Food impeccable. Fun time.
Tocayo drink is my favorite.
Riley
We came here for my wife's birthday. It's a nice place. Love the atmosphere. The open kitchen. The less formal vibes. It's really nice. However, it's also a pretty expensive place. Our bill was almost $300 before tip. & when we eat at places like that our expectations are high. & in this case Monarque didn't live up to our expectations.
They brought out bread & butter before the meal. Which was nice. But both the bread & the butter were cold. Would have expected warm bread & soft butter at a place like this.
I ordered the venison steak which was on their special menu for the day. Server recommended it medium rare so that's what I took. It came out blue. It was delicious & I ate it happily. I told the waiter'I trust the kitchen. I just want to make sure that this is how they meant to send it out.' & he confirmed. But again, when you pay $300 for dinner you expect the kitchen to cook your steak the way you ordered it.
Portions are small.
Drinks were good. Service was good. Vibes were good. But not worth the price. Probably won't be back.
Rescue
This restaurant will be at the top of my list for'Worst Restaurants in Montreal.'
Food: absolutely garbage.
Service: trash.
The only flavor you can taste is salt. I honestly felt like my tongue was destroyed, & I probably consumed an entire year's worth of my normal salt intake in one meal. If salt were as expensive as gold, one serving of your lamb could buy two Teslas - the company, not the car.
Service can't even be rated, because there was no service. Nobody talked to me. I was ignored like I didn't exist. Nobody asked how the food was (which explains why it's salty as hell - the waiters never ask). Nobody recommended anything, food or drinks. Nobody asked if I wanted dessert.
I'm genuinely shocked by how bad the service was. This isn't just one of the worst in Montreal - it's genuinely hard to find a worse place in Quebec, let alone Canada.
Not recommended.
Mayra
We were able to get a reservation for the same day. We tried duck confit, deer, veal cheek, salad, gnocchi, tartare, for dessert we had the Pavlova, sticky toffee, & the chocolate cake. Everything was very good, the suggestions we got from the waiter were accurate & the serving time was short. We would comeback & we do recommend it.
Sunday
While every element worked well, the fish soup was elevated by the bread served alongside it.
Topped with a subtly spicy mayo, it became the final, perfect touch when dipped into the soup.