Dans l'ensemble, les avis sur Parapluie soulignent une scène culinaire vivante et créative, avec une cuisine ouverte, un service chaleureux et une carte qui évolue selon les saisons, où des plats comme la truite, le homard avec oeufs mayo et les gnudi sont mis en avant; de nombreux convives louent l'ambiance, les cocktails et le personnel attentionné, tandis que d'autres relatent des expériences variables, mentionnant des portions parfois petites pour le prix, des saveurs mal équilibrées ou trop sucrées (notamment un tartare de boeuf) et des retards ou une salle bondée lors des soirées achalandées. Quelques remarques évoquent la chaleur dans la salle par temps chaud et, dans un cas, des inquiétudes concernant des pratiques d'hygiène. Les réservations sont souvent recommandées, et s'asseoir au bar permet de voir l'action en cuisine, ce qui donne à Parapluie une impression à la fois intime et dynamique, avec le sentiment que les rotations futures du menu en feront une expérience à revenir.
We enjoyed every dish we ordered!
The lobster & lamb were exciting new flavors we had never tried before, the non-alcoholic cocktails were also a surprise.
Sublime vibe, personable & relaxed service, perfect cocktail. Although the food did not blow us away (the bar is high in Montréal) this place is charming & romantic & we deeply enjoyed our anniversary dinner. Highlight: the boeuf cru & its crispy onions. Lowlight: oysters were not chilled. All to say it's obvious why this little gem is constantly booked. We will gladly return.
29 mars 2025
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My friends hosted my birthday dinner here. I had a fantastic time, as the food, service (cute waiter shoutout!) & music was on point! Merci a tout le monde pour la belle soirée!
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.
✨ Soirée parfaite dans ce resto incontournable ! ✨
Repas impeccable, tout est délicieux. Si la truite & les oeufs mayo-homard sont des classiques bien maîtrisés, ÉNORME coup de coeur pour les Gnudi, sauce tomate épicée & anchois blancs - une explosion de saveurs !
Côté vins, belle sélection au verre à prix raisonnable, parfait pour accompagner le repas. & mention spéciale au service : le serveur nous a fait goûter plusieurs options pour nous aider à choisir le vin qui nous plaisait le plus. Très peu de restaurants ont cette attention, & c'est pourtant tellement apprécié par les clients.
Nous étions assis au comptoir, juste devant les cuisiniers, & quelle ambiance ! Échanges sympathiques, bonne humeur contagieuse & une trame sonore 100 % québécoise, de Marjo (Provocante) à René & Nathalie Simard (Tourne la page) - un vrai voyage dans le temps !
Seul petit bémol : l'espace au comptoir est un peu serré… une chaise ou deux en moins rendraient l'expérience encore plus agréable.
Bref, une adresse à découvrir sans hésiter ! 👌🏼
7 mars 2025
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Les plats sont toujours exceptionnels au fil du temps. Le staff est super pro, pas pushy du tout mais attentifs: on propose un refill & on accommode les plats à partager, toujours avec le sourire.
Le(s) chef(s) participent aussi au service & à l'accueil des clients ce qui rend le restaurant encore plus chaleureux & loin des egos pompeux de certains autres restaurants de standing similaire.
C'est vraiment toujours un privilège de venir au Parapluie!
Il y a des repas qui marquent, des saveurs qui restent gravées dans la mémoire… & puis il y a le Restaurant Parapluie. Ce n'est pas seulement un restaurant, c'est une symphonie culinaire où chaque plat raconte une histoire, où chaque bouchée transporte ailleurs.
La truite Montréal style, sublime, fondante, un équilibre parfait entre tradition & modernité. Le plat topinambour & moules, d'une onctuosité réconfortante, débordant d'umami. & que dire du plat signature ? Cet oeuf mayo, homard & estragon goûte littéralement le ciel. Un chef-d'oeuvre de finesse & de gourmandise.
Le tartare, une merveille d'équilibre & de texture. Le plat du moment, un poireau sublimé par une garniture de crabe délicate & savoureuse. & puis… le dessert. OMFG!!! LE DESSERT!!! Un seul à la carte, mais qui laisse une empreinte inoubliable sur les papilles, une douceur qui s'attarde comme une caresse.
& derrière cette perfection, Chef Robin, un magicien des saveurs, un artiste du goût, qui transforme un simple repas en un moment d'exception. Chaque détail est soigné : du service impeccable à la playlist qui accompagne l'expérience, des cocktails raffinés aux vins soigneusement choisis, jusqu'au café qui clôt ce festin avec élégance.
Nous avons presque tout goûté le menu, & tout était un enchantement. Chef Robin a fait de cette soirée une magie pure. Sans l'ombre d'un doute, le restaurant Parapluie est le meilleur au monde.
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!
Ce resto vient de se faufiler dans le top 10 des mes restos préférés à Montréal! Nourriture excellente dans une atmosphère cozy & décontractée, à l'image de leur slogan sympathique: « bienvenue à la maison »!
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.
27 janv. 2025
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Le meilleur restaurant à Montréal. La nourriture, le vin, le chef, la sommelière, le staff, tout a dépassé nos attentes ! S'il y a des pates sur le menu il faut les prendre !!! Meilleur tartare que nous avons mangé de notre vie. Merci Parapluie :)
Bonne cuisine, honnête, gastronomique sans être prétentieuse. Confort assez simple & rudimentaire, tout petit restaurant, mais sympathique & soigné, avec du potentiel. Personnellement le niveau sonore de musique a gâché mon expérience, cela a rendu mes discussions avec mes amis difficiles & c'est dommage. Je l'ai signalé. Je comprends que c'était leur dernier service, mais bon… je viens ici pour bien manger & profiter des gens qui m'entourent; quand je veux de la musique forte je vais en club ;)
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.
Went for a birthday party even toughits a small restaurant they really accomodate us woth a nice table .The food was amazing , nice wine pairing & the staff was really on point
