I love this place. It's another one of those spots that I cross provincial lines for in order to…read moretake advantage of. The location is easy to get to. There's ample parking available on the streets. It has a bar on one side and a family-friendly seating area (with a wood-burning pizza oven in the center) on the other. They serve amazing food and all the staff I've interacted with over the years have been friendly and accommodating. My go-to meal is a Guinness and the German Plate as it's filled with all the goods you want: schnitzel, sausage, spaetzle, sauerkraut, and potato salad! Even outside of whatever events they might be hosting, it is such a relaxing and warming place to enjoy a great meal!

Great food and kind accommodations. Waitress was very personable. We had a great evening.read more

Sleek, upscale restaurant with great service…read more Went for a birthday dinner after a long day. Ended up ordering a couple cocktails and a few dishes to share. Everything was delicious and not too heavy. Would def recommend for a night out.

Nice 5 course tasting menu at the bar. Great service though I did have a bit of trouble…read moreunderstanding the English descriptions of the dishes. I had a 6p reservation and tonight the kitchen couldn't do the expanded menu that early.

Went last night to a charming French Gourmet Restaurant in the countryside. I had the Potato Leak…read moreSoup which was excellent. The Mango and Cream Cheese stuffed Salmon, served with a White Wine Sauce, the subtlety of flavors made this dish divine. The edible orchid flower added a touch of class. Pumpkin pie served with a scoop of ice cream in a sizzling hot pan was quite different. Coffee was great. Everything included and only $20.00. My partner had the Potato Leak Soup, Venison Meatloaf with Pan-seared Liver, served with a Maple and Herb Sauce was excellent, herbal tea and same pumpkin pie. For a Wednesday night, the restaurant was packed. smiling and friendly service kept our glasses full of water. You can bring your own wine. It is a good idea to call ahead to check if there are seats available. Parking is free in front of the restaurant. The bathrooms are on the same level. No stairs to climb. Great for seniors.

Fantastic place for lunch! Great service explaining French menu to us Americans!! Food was…read moreextraordinary and we certainly didn't leave hungry!

Most people who work in this restaurant only speak French, but they do their best to accommodate us…read moreEnglish speakers. This is a neighborhood place with charming appeal. Everything we ordered was lovely, the bread, salads and main course were all delicious and the wine was perfect.

Absolutely delicious meal during a family outing. Attentive service by our server. Can't wait to…read morereturn!

A cute restaurant with live performances when we were there last Friday night…read more The staff was great, friendly, and professional. The food was great. We had rigatoni special, chicken with verde sauce, side salad, and grilled shrimp. The portion of the salad was huge, enough for two to share. My friend said the shrimp was the best he ever had.

What deliciousness! We are from Toronto and don't know of any Romanian restaurants there...so we…read morewere so happy to find something during our stay in Montreal. We had the meatball vegetable soup to start, and that came accompanied with a basket of fresh warm bread and butter. So good! Then we tried three different plates: the sarmale with mamaliga (cabbage rolls with polenta), the mici with fries (ground meat rolls with freshly cut and fried potato strips), and the chicken schnitzel with mashed potatoes. Did I mention that the food was so good? We were so full but made space for the grand finale of desserts: the clatite (crepes with your choice of nutella or jam - we chose one of each) and the pananasi, which are like donuts with a miniball of fried dough with sour cream and jam. The portions were generous and the price was very reasonable too! We're looking forward to returning next time we're in Montreal!

When in Montreal please visit this restaurant. The food is truly AMAZING! It is so delicious!! We…read moreordered soups and traditional main entrees. Eveything is so flavorful? Prices are reasonable for the amount of food received. I am a 1st generation Romanian. This food tastes as great as my parents and grandparents cooking! We were so full we skipped the dessert. You will not be disappointed!

Beautiful and modern restaurant with great drinks, delicious vegetarian options and great service…read morein a wonderful location!

This was a late night dinner experience on Thursday. There was al fresco option but I chose a…read moretable inside. The host and server were attentive and especially friendly. The decor is very dark with a floor to ceiling center bar, large windows through out the dining room, and excessively loud hip hop music. The crudo starter was stellar. The texture difference with the crumble and delicate fish was out of the ordinary. My entree short ribs with peanut sauce fell short. The meat was extremely tender and juicy. The peanut sauce a blend of whole nuts and puree was a delicious pairing. But one of the four ribs was meatless and just the bone. The server explained the meat had simply fallen off the bone and was in the dish. But the meat was no where to be found in the dish. The one item that perplexed me was the server's uniform. Considering the swanky mid upscale atmosphere I couldn't determine why the female servers wore Hooters attire? The male servers were covered, t shirts and pants. But the females wearing baby tshirts and micro mini shorts. This mismatch of poor taste uniform compared to the overall theme of jellyfish could use immediate improvement. I failed to observe this type of server attire anywhere else dining in Montreal.

Lawrence is a cozy restaurant with only a few tables and bar seating, probably only accommodating…read more20-25 guests each night so a reservation is highly recommended. The menu is seasonal and changes based on availability of ingredients or on the chef's whims. I see mention in other reviews of ordering a la carte but this didn't seem like an option for us as only the prix fixe menu was offered ($120 per person for roughly 6 courses). From start to finish, the food was creative and delicious. The plating was more rustic in nature as opposed to very refined, high end Michelin restaurants where a dish has many components. Here, the dishes are simply presented, but packaged with flavor and absolutely perfectly executed. It is honestly quite impressive that the chef is able to do this more or less by himself each night. It does mean that pacing was a bit inconsistent, but we weren't in a hurry and could see the chef was hustling behind the counter. We were not offered any sort of wine pairing with the meal and didn't see one mentioned on the menu, though we did hear talk of wine pairings so I'm not sure why this wasn't offered to us. Instead, we opted for BTG options, of which we were kindly offered a small tasting pour to make sure it was to our liking. The wines they selected to pair with each dish or two were quite good, so I can only imagine the full wine pairing would've been great as well. Wines here definitely skew more natural/minimal intervention though I think if you let them know that you want something less natty/funky, they can probably find something great for you. Lastly, I had indicated on the reservation that we were celebrating a wedding anniversary and yet there was no mention or acknowledgement of this, and it felt awkward to ask about it. It's too bad as it would've made what was otherwise a great meal an even more memorable experience. This coupled with the lack of mentioning any sort of formal wine pairing detracted from the overall experience but these are service/FOH issues. The food is without a doubt 5 stars.

Sea Urchin Linguine!…read more With no expectations, we taxied to Lawrence. Our reservation had a few minutes, and as we strolled the neighborhood, it looked familiar. We've been on the same block several times. Huh? In three days, 70% of our vacation was spent on two blocks. Lawrence is tiny, seven two tops and a large bar. You can stick your nose into the kitchen. It's right there. Sea Urchin Linguine! We took two seats at the bar, and realized, although small, Lawrence is designed beautifully. It never feels snug, just cozy, enveloping you in a comforting blanket of graciousness and warmth. Lainie and Anna took special care of us, Lainie a well versed, gregarious sommelier, and Anna a purveyor of the love of food and hospitality. Sea Urchin Linguine! I started with the lobster with green asparagus, a wonderful palate cleanser. Our other appetizer was the zucchini blossoms with smoked chicken offal, which was scrumptious. For our entrees, we both ordered the SEA URCHIN LINGUINE. I fell in love and Lawrence provided a memory that will remain forever, like the pasta buttons at Metamorphosi in Rome, the cacio e pepe at Aimo e Nada in Milan, and the risotto at Vecchia Lanterna in Turin. My taste buds were delirious, and I was in a culinary hallucination. For desert, my spouse ordered the tarte tatin, with a soft fromage on top, and guanciale, a cured pork jowl. What sounds weird was out of this world delicious . I chose for my desert SEA URCHIN LINGUINE! I didn't want my love affair to end. La Dolce Vita. We loved everything about Lawrence, and I will miss it like a paramour from days past. The memories will remain.

Ambiance: Typical Eastern European simple dinner restaurant; without significant flair. Large flat…read morescreen TV in the dining area. BYOB. Service: Attentive, friendly, and plentiful. Price: $8 and up Food: Tried both the Rustik cold and hot plates, consisting of Romanian caviar, bean salad, beef salad and eggplant, the hot plate Chicken liver, mushrooms, breaded cheese and Romanian sausage, closing off with Polenta with sour cream. The food was passable, nothing stuck out as being particularly inspired. I did see some cabbage roles with with polenta that looked good, perhaps worth a try. Summary: Nothing to make an extra trip for, but worthy of a try if one would like to sample Romanian cuisine. There is also apparently singing entertainment on the weekend.