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My danish boyfriend & I, we loved everything about Parapluie.
The ambiance is warm & energetic, the staff is amazing, welcoming & engaged with customers. The food is a delight, it has high intensity of flavours & umami (without butter to pimp the dishes), just excellent.
We will come back.
We went with high expectations given all the reviews & local hype. The food was mediocre at best. While conceptually, the menu was interesting, the actual plates were underwhelming.
The service was excellent except there being two times where we were served the dishes for another table--& quickly retreated by the waiter.
I love everything about this restaurant.
We picked 5 dishes out of 8 ( I LOVE restaurants that have a short menu!) all 5 dishes were good. We even asked for more bread to enjoy the sauce.
I was upset that day with some personal issues but their dishes made me happy again. I left with a happy stomach & a big smile. Thank you!
The price is also reasonable. The cocktails & wine were tasty too. Best place ever!
Excellent attentive & efficient service. Cute simple decor. Presentation for all dishes was gorgeous.
I enjoyed the beef tartare, but there was a bit too much sauce. Tuna was great, loved the texture, I just found the heirloom tomatoes kind of superfluous. Trout was nice & soft. The egg & lobster dish was delicious through & through, I always love bisque. Lamb was perfectly cooked but could have been more flavourful. Panna cotta & strawberry desserts were alright, really could have been combined, since they were super basic by themselves.
The house cocktail could have used more of the garam masala to balance it out since it's really overpowered by the sweetness. Our wine bottle was pretty good.
A popular high energy restaurant in little Italy, serving creative dishes. Fun to sit at the bar seat & witness the chefs work.
I don't recommend going for the group experience. Had to share a smaller than normal menu portion for 3 people (three plates for nine guest). Basically one big bite each of three entrées, two main dishes, a salad, & tablespoon full of panna cotta for dessert. If there was no bread & fries, some would have been actually hungry leaving the restaurant. Including 4 bottles of normal wine, & a cocktail each, the 1500$ bills was just not justified. The margin on food must be incredible considering most of the food was egg or vegetable based with tiny quantities of meat or seafood to accommodate it. It would have been much cheaper if we just ordered independently & would have been able to eat accordingly. Seriously, when the three eggs came in the plate & we saw the portion size of the lobster, we all looked at each other & said' It's ok, you can have it'. I mean, if the food was out of this world, maybe. But it wasn't. Good but not amazing. This place is surfing a trend, i get it, but with a price tag like that, you'd think you'd have a little more of everything. Not just food quantities, but better music, a real ambiance & service up to par.
Spectacular service with scrumptious food! My wife & I showed up on the wrong night having made a mistake on our reservation. Nevertheless the kind hostess, (who we later learned was the co-owner), graciously pulled some strings & found us a nice table. From there on we had a lively night, tasting a delicious selection of dishes & desserts. A couple of the highlights of the night were the powerhouse of flavour, the'Oignon rôti, Louis d'or, oignon trois façons', & for dessert the gorgeous Italian Panna Cotta. But the show stopper came late into the evening, when a young sous chef experimenting with a dessert of his own creation, (which will hopefully make it onto the menu someday), made a magnificent donut sprinkled with orange zest. It most decadently melts in your mouth. I hope to return to Parapluie, (but this time with a proper reservation), & sit at the bar, where you're treated to a wide open view of the cooks hard at work in the kitchen, as if they're performing for you on stage. Lots of fun!
For a place whose slogan is "welcome home," it didn't strike my partner & I as either homey or particularly welcoming. We went at opening since it was the only reservation available that evening, but it all felt so rushed it was almost comical. A minute after sitting down, we started with one of their gin-infused cocktails, which came with a mini spoonful of caviar on the side. The drink was decent, if a little flat - salty, briny fish eggs help but felt a bit outta place. To actually enjoy the taste throughout the drink, you have to awkwardly lick small portions off the spoon, which is clumsy, messy, & honestly kind of unappealing. Barely three minutes later, the server came over to ask about food & wine. Drinks were still 5/6th full, & we thought we made it clear that we wanted to take our time, enjoy the experience, with no rush. Despite that, the server stumbled into a sorta automated, rehearsed-sounding, surfacy wine spiel, leaning on words like "interesting" & "lovely" without offering any real description of the wine's profile. Whatever - I get just memorizing a simple thing about the wine, but he works at a wine-focused restaurant, so you'd think he'd know it better. He then immediately fetched the chosen bottle, brought it over, & had us taste it right away - while we were still on our second sip of the cocktail, which made it impossible to distinguish or appreciate anything about the wine. Two seconds later, we're now holding two additional full glasses of wine we didn't want or need yet & still have 2/3 of the cocktail left; the first plate arrives. Guys, we've been here for eight minutes. Foreplay. Chill. The portions, for sharing, were on the smaller side, the pacing was relentless. One dish after another, no time to breathe, enjoy a glass of wine, or have an uninterrupted conversation. Anyway, the server recommended four dishes, so we got what he suggested. Without dragging this out too much, here's the gist: the food was good, but the flavor profiles were very classic, very straightforward which I expected, i dont want / need anything pretentious… overall everything was tasty, but it felt very safe - nothing surprising. Back to pacing, at one point, we dipped outside for a cig between the 3rd & 4th plates & as soon as we sat back down, the last dish landed. It was clear they wanted us out. I get it, small spot that relies on table turnover to make their profit… but I'm not the lingering type. This was so fast we finished eating, & our wine bottle wasn't even halfway done… they had us out the door within an hour of arriving, despite us spending upwards of $350 & still tipping decently. Another thing often times ignored, but crucial to get right imo: the music. The music selection here is just so damn basic. Fine, but it's so poorly curated. You've got a record player & a shelf with a record on it, clearly, someone here likes music? Can we broaden the horizons a bit? You're running the same mid, funk playlist everyone else uses. Get out of the Spotify algorithm, please. It's boring, uninspired, & uninspiring. There's nothing magical, researched, romantic, interesting or deep - nothing to discover. Doesn't make me want to hang out at your spot. Bref, wanted to love Parapluie, but it didn't hit. It's a cute joint, but it all feels so predictable & kinda try-hard. Because of that, it's ultimately / unfortunately, devoid of any real vibes. The whole thing felt like a copy-paste of what's already being done in other corners of Montreal's "fine dining" scene - competent but often soulless. & for what it's worth, when people spend nearly $400 on a four-course meal recommended by the server, they shouldn't end the meal at Starbar for slices of pizza. Also thx for the free pannacotta - gotta say the server was friendly & nice. Service was hasty & clumsy, but the staff were kind. So final verdict… would come back if it didn't feel like it'd probably be the same, but then again you'll do just fine catering to diners who match the vibe: unadventurous & easily impressed.
Very cute restaurant, the thon dish was my fav. Went on lunch time, the lunch menu seems has least few selections than evening time. I also like the order they bring out my dishes.
I asked for a fruity & sweet cocktail & the bartender whipped up a great orange aperol drink. Out of the 5 dishes we ordered, the bone marrow beef tartare was the most memorable. On the other hand, the truffle ravioli was a disappointment, I expected some truffle shavings but found out it was supposed to be stuffed in the ravioli which I honestly couldn't tell. Oh also their fries are amazing.
The bar section is great with comfortable seating & great view of the kitchen. The kitchen is small but the flow as dishes are prepared is a well rehearsed choreography. I love witnessing the efficiency! Food is excellent & the wine list is very reasonable & includes a few stand outs like JP Robinot. There were 2 large groups when we were there so it was probably noisier than usual.
Absolutely delightful evening - every taste to be savored & we will certainly be back to enjoy the dishes we didn't get this time! Crab, gnocchi, scallops, lamb & pannacotta were all magnificent. Knowledgeable & attentive service, with impressive choreography to behold in the small open kitchen. Best dining experience in a very long time. Bravo for creating something truly special at Parapluie - an absolute treat!
Parapluie sur Beaubien & un charmant restaurant de quartier avec une belle cuisine ouverte. Les plats était exceptionnel, l'oeuf mayo & l'agneau le hit de la soirée. Une belle carte de vins & des bons cocktails classiques. Déjà un de mes coup de coeur de l'année avec l'ambiance décontractée un équipe d'exception & chanceux avec des plats délicieux de grande qualité. Parapluie on Beaubien is a charming neighborhood restaurant with a beautiful open kitchen. Every dish we had hit the perfect note using the finest of locally sourced ingredients. Parapluie has won over my heart making it one of my favorite dining experiences of the year with its relaxed atmosphere, exceptional staff & delicious, high-quality dishes.
