RENOIR restaurant embodies the elegance of French gastronomy, enriched by the authenticity of Quebec’s terroir. Guided by the harmony between tradition and modernity, it offers a refined culinary experience crafted by Executive Chef Olivier Perret, where each dish showcases the finest local and seasonal ingredients. This unique blend of French expertise and Quebec’s richness invites guests on an unforgettable sensory journey. Perfect for a romantic dinner, a business meal, or a special celebration, RENOIR is a must-visit destination for lovers of haute cuisine.
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Renoir Restaurant offers a refined French Canadian dining experience in an elegant and comfortable setting, with service that is consistently attentive and professional. Guests praise a versatile menu with creative starters and well balanced mains, standout desserts, and memorable brunch moments that showcase the kitchen’s skill. The recent renovations add a luxurious yet welcoming ambiance that enhances the dining atmosphere, making it a popular choice for celebrations, business meals, or relaxed meals with friends. While a few visits note value and portion size can vary and a dish or two may not meet every expectation, the overall impression centers on high quality ingredients, thoughtful preparation, and a warm, convivial vibe that invites returning for another memorable meal.
We visited the restaurant the day before Valentine's Day, hoping to enjoy the regular à la carte menu. Unfortunately, we were informed that only the Valentine's set menu was available. It was $85 per person & included an amuse-bouche, a choice of appetizer, a choice of main course from 2 options, & dessert. Amuse-bouche & dessert were great. My friends' beetroot salad also didn't disappoint. Unfortunately, the scallops I ordered were cut in half, making them quite thin, which affected both texture & taste. The braised beef all of us had was also disappointing, as it did not seem cooked long enough to achieve the tenderness one expects from a braised dish. On a positive note, the service was impeccable - attentive, professional, & very courteous. They handled our feedback about the beef very well & kindly did not charge us for the drinks as a gesture of apology, which we appreciated. Overall, while the service was excellent, the food & value did not meet our expectations, & we left feeling somewhat disappointed.
My first meal in Montreal & it really set the standard which unfortunately means everything I've had after has been a disappointment.
Set inside the Sofitel hotel this place is best described as a culinary experience. The chef plays with flavors & textures using unique flavors without overpowering you into submission.
It's a subtle dance, teasing & flirting until you fall in love. We ordered the sea water jelly, foie gras, Canadian pike lobster bisque to start with the Chef D'otel, duck breast, pasta with porcini mushrooms & a kids Salmon.
Let's start with the miso bread! Holy smokes it was delicious. Kids salmon is well portioned & they have this decadent orange sauce. Great crust & moist. Sea water jelly with lobster was out of this world. Foie gras was buttery & their brioche was light & fluffy. The duck breast & pasta were good but the star was the Chef d'otel which came with a lobster bisque, a cod which were divine! Never had anything like it. Flavors were subtle & complex highlighting textures & colors.
Don't sleep on the dessert. Like the meal they were uniquely refreshing & fun. Our family including two young daughters gobbled everything up & we were stuffed!
I had a Manhattan cocktail to start & if it was any indication, the cherry was very not your run of the mill.
Best way to describe our experience was a curated collection of wonderful ingredients. Service was friendly, engaging & prompt. We felt catered too & celebrating my mom's birthday with a sparkler on her dessert.
I wish we had more photos but we were just too excited to capture everything. May need to go back isn't the excuse to get photos.
Dec 22, 2025
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As I step into the restaurant at the Sofitel Hotel'Renoir', I'm thinking wow, nice upscale restaurant, & when I think of upscale restaurants, I think amazing service, amazing atmosphere & most of all amazing food. Well….. yes some parts of Renoir were great like the server we had was nice, polite & took to our every need, but I don't know if she was fairly new because I found she did not know her menu very well. The atmosphere was nice, well cleaned & not so loud. We could talk to each other without yelling which was nice. Now brings me to the food. Now I love food, & no I'm not a professional food connoisseur, but I do work in a kitchen & feel I know what people are looking for, well I know what I am looking for. Let's start with the appetizers & the amuse bouch. A corn soupish with edible flowers & some crunchy things was tasty & worth having again. Very flavourful & not too big as to fill you for your appetizers & meal. Next the appetizer, Quebec's tomato gazpacho ricotta espuma with basil oil. This was by far the best thing I ate at Renoir. The flavour & aroma was on point. First time I ate gazpacho & now I'm hooked, so thank you for that. Then comes the main course. Let's just say after eating the gazpacho I was a little disappointed. The amount of food for the price. Yes it was duck & sure I expected to pay a bit more for duck but what I received was surprisingly small. So then you expect it to be amazing in flavour, well sorry to disappoint you it was just ok. & what's up with the leaf roll. I found does not match the story going on the plate. So let's move to dessert. If I understand correctly they have a baker in the kitchen & the cakes are made in house. I ordered the pistachio cake, very nice light & tasty. Has raspberry inside. Very good. All in All not a horrible experience. But I will mention it took very long to get the food from the kitchen to the table & it was not a busy Sunday by any means.
Brunch du dimanche ce jour. J'ai suivi les commentaires. Dommage. Ne vaut pas les 80$ par personne. Peu de choix (2 plats chauds) & je pensais la nourriture plus raffinée.
Cela reste bon mais pas'whaou' & dans l'ensemble gras & sucré. Le service n'est pas très suivi. Il faut être en demande, ce n'est pas au niveau de cette catégorie d'établissement.
Les viennoiseries & les desserts sont bons & raffinés.
I highly recommend this restaurant. I went yesterday for the Easter brunch & the food was amazing. I have a gluten & dairy intolerance & was brought to each section & told what foods I could eat & even had a dessert specially made for me which was AMAZING! Great food & friendly staff, thank you!
Brunch du dimanche :
1) Personnel à l'écoute & tres courtois.
2) Cuisine : pour etre venu plusieurs fois, la qualité
vraiment baissée depuis le covid. Plats ordinaires, ressemblants plus à de la nourriture de bistrot qu'un restaurant de qualité. Vraiment déçu sur ce point. Le déclin des desserts est proche de la fonction1/x
3) Cadre & ambiance ok
Très beau restaurant, mais la nourriture était sans assaisonnements. Un risotto avec truffe qui reste tout de même fade, de la volaille avec foie gras un plat très mal balancer, gras gras gras. Bref très lourd a manger & pour finir les 2 desserts sont ordinaire. Donc 200$ pour 2 mais sans plaisir. Il me semble que ça fait chère pour un souper a oublier.
