The Restaurant de l'ITHQ on rue Saint-Denis is open year round, morning, noon and evening. Through its refined cuisine, prepared with the freshest Québec products, the Restaurant de l'ITHQ is a testament to the quality of the culinary training provided at the leading hotel school that is the ITHQ. The service staff's know-how, particularly in terms of food and wine pairing, further enhances the patron experience. Its peaceful and cosy ambience, bathed in natural light, is heightened by a splendid view of Square Saint-Louis, which is located right in front. During the week, the kitchen and dining room welcome ITHQ students who are nearing completion of their program and, under the vigilant eye of their professors, are putting into practice what they learned in class.
Reviews consistently describe Restaurant de l'ITHQ as a refined, imaginative dining experience that blends creative Quebecois cuisine with attentive service delivered by students under supervision. The tasting menus with wine pairings are frequently praised for balance, thoughtful presentations, and a focus on local ingredients, while the setting is described as elegant, comfortable, well lit, and conveniently located near the Sherbrooke metro with parking nearby. The pre dinner bar experience and the wine program are highlighted for helpful explanations and solid recommendations, and the overall service is courteous and professional, even as some visits note longer waits or a tempo that reflects training in progress. Portions are sometimes considered on the small side and some guests feel value could be stronger for the price, with occasional variability in flavor depth or originality across dishes. Despite these caveats, the consensus is that the quality, technique, and experience are consistently high, making it a memorable destination to observe the learning process in a fine dining context, especially for tasting menus and special occasions, with many guests promising to return.
Cuisine haut de gamme, service irréprochable & chaleureux. Qualité & raffinement des produits. A faire au moins une fois! Ne pas hésiter à prendre le menu dégustation.
The atmosphere may have been sparse because of the heavy rain but the restaurant was pretty empty. The service was excellent, attentive & friendly with explanations from the young staff. The food was good & you have to bear in mind that for this type of dining the good price was good. We found the offering a bit « bread heavy ». Sourdough with the first delicate taster & bread on the starter as well as croutons on the main but this might be a Canadian thing. Very glad we went.
Sep 6, 2025
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Very nice atmosphere, service, & well thought out menu. This is an elegant & relaxing place to dine. Very nice to have an amuse bouche before dinner. The service was attentive, the plates beautifully presented, the service was also professional & discreet. The music selection was sedate & appreciated. The music did not overwhelm the atmosphere nor muffle conversation. Appreciated table linen & comfortable chairs. A nice place to celebrate life milestones.
The cocktail tasted like cranberry juice.
Wine & cheese were amazing.
Appetizers (mushroom cavatelli & tomatoes) were fantastic as well as the tomato gazpacho with shrimp & bread.
The entrees were severely disappointing! Halibut was nice quality but the dish in general was nothing I would brag about. The guinea fowl was not desirable & we left half of the dish.
Dessert was forgettable.
Such a shame to spend $ for disappointment.
Food average - scallops cooked right, great temperature, golden crust colour but not the taste not crispy crust with the sear; turbot side cauliflower reduction & cauliflower couscous?!
Service below par, zero explanation on the dishes when they were bought to table (almost no service except when 1st seated, felt like fast food after tbh. I've been tipping 20%+ in my 3 days in montreal even at schwartz, but here, tho i did 15% but 10% should have been it with the service they have provided);
Menu/bill with wrong price (tho corrected at the end, but sorry, this mistake at this level of restaurant is unacceptable)
To give you an example on food,'cauliflower couscous' with turbot with cauliflower garlic mousse, taste good separately, but should be 2 diff components on a dish at this level of restaurant. This simply shows you the executive chef or whoever designing the menu is not qualified to be at this level of restaurant especially this is part of the hospitality school 🤷🏻?♀?. Also that they don't expect the Cauliflower is good so had to add the reduction of the same on the side to enhance the flavour further? Lol
Portions are small, I moved on to another Michelin selected restaurant to eat more to be full.
All full timers the day I visited. Best of luck to students learning anything from this crew.
Nous avons choisi le menu dégustation avec surprise & accord de vins pour notre anniversaire de mariage. Les portions sont de style bouchées sauf pour l'assiette principale où elles est de la grandeur de la moitié d'une paume de main. La présentation est jolie & recherché mais le goût est fade, sans saveur. Les sauces accompagnatrices sont bien choisies. Prévoyez demander du pain supplémentaire même s'il en coûte 2$. Le service est excellent la courtoisie est à l'honneur. Les serveuses connaissent très bien les produits & les vins , nous informent sur tout. Concernant les vins, pas de surprises, se sont des vins courant mais nous avons adoré le Chablis. Le décor est simple mais élégant. L'ambiance est paisible mais ils devraient ajuster la musique de fond car on entend facilement les clients des autres tables, pour cette raison mon conjoint a du demandé de changer de côté de table. En sommes, en général, nous avons apprécier l'expérience mais la prochaine fois nous essayerons le menu à la carte. Également nous réserveront une table au restaurant de La Relève où les étudiants nous servent, juste pour voir.
Waitress, waiter, & Sommelier all went the extra mile for tourists. Shown me the parking, help me avoid a ticket. & dine in perfect peace. Introduce all food & wines with enthusiasm.
Two of the scallops were giant size. Thus those didn't cook to perfection (IMHO). Scallops should be able to'stand tall straight' while still rare inside. Sorbet (Raspberry) too sour for my taste.
It's an amazing experience for the price. I would definitely re visit anytime I come back to visit Montreal.
