Excellent oysters!…read more Worth the price. I had the dozen $35 variety and it was great. Nice people.

Fresh oysters! Loved the variety. Definitely try them if you are hanging out at Jean-Talon Market.read more

Parking on the street is packed, had to park a couple of blocks down…read more The square pizzas are ready to eat at the counter. Grabbed an oat milk latte, one pistachio and one Nutella filled donuts. C$16.10 / $11.50 The Nutella and pistachio cream transferred to the top of the to go box. The pistachio cream is light and sweet, it's not bad. Can't say I have ever had pistachio butter much, but seemed sweeter than I had expected. The Nutella is decadent and yummy, as expected. The dough was super light, airy, yet a bit chewy. The dough was good, carb worthy for sure. Not dense or heavy at all. I actually ate all of the dough, that's a good sign of a donut. Don't bother cutting the donut, ends up being a total mess. Just bite into it and eat it up.

The breakfast pizza and cappuccino were delicious! The staff was very friendly and professional. I…read morehighly recommend.

As I passed by the restaurant, I wasn't sure if it was open or not. The interior look so dimmed…read more But I'm glad I went in. The food is so good! :D I had the Gra Borng: fried kabocha squash fritters served with a spicy tamarind sauce. Pad Kaprao (Vegan): stir-fried tofu and Quebec mushrooms with holy basil, served with jasmine rice. The waitress warned me that it was very spicy and asked if I wanted it less spicy. I said yes to that and it was still very spicy for me. Beware of the red chillies! The jasmine rice saved me! :P I would definitely visit again.

Loved our meal at Pichai that I knew I had to try Pumpui during this past GP weekend. Arrived…read moreshortly after 6 and the restaurant was packed. Luckily, a booth opened up within a few minutes for us which helped as we were going to try a bunch of dishes. Pad kaprao pork - simply put, awesome! One of my go to dishes when having Thai food back home or online BKK. Only complaint was that I wish the egg was served sunny side up instead fried to a well done. Pad pak boong pork - another awesome dish! Not sure how you can go wrong with crispy pork belly w/ perfectly sautéed morning glory. We did order this mild and it was still pretty spicy for me. Not sure why the rice served in Montreal is so wet. IIRC, the white rice at Pichai was also pretty wet. Ended up wasting almost the entire plate as it was so mushy. Gaeng massaman gai - the one dish that was just ok in my opinion which is odd since I usually love red curry. Not sure what was lacking but something was a bit off. Since the pad pak boong came with a huge plate of rice, asked the waitress to not bring another serving. Pad thai - pretty tasty and noticed almost all patrons ordering this dish. Wished I could've subbed the shrimp for chicken. Quebec lobster - this was one of the main reasons for dining here as I kept seeing IG posts about this. Sadly, this was a disappointing dish. The lobster really didn't have any meat and thought it was weird they served it with what tasted like salsa verde. Khao neeo mamuang - great way to end the meal. Perfectly cooked glutinous rice w/ an ample amount of coconut milk. Was surprised at how sweet the mango was. Almost as good as Mae Varee in BKK!! Would definitely come back the next time we are in town for the GP!

This review is for the Birra beers specifically - each one we had was delicious! We tried the Anne,…read moreFrancesco, and Ginette. The Francesco was a sweet beer that had a very nice vanilla flavour and a good mouthfeel, but was not overly heavy. The Ginette was a perfect combination of sour and hoppy. Both were fairly low on alcohol, which is helpful when you want to try different options! I thought their house beer was so good that I wished they had more of their own options on tap! I did not realize at the time that they were affiliated with La Succursale. The atmosphere was nice - lots of people enjoying their Friday evening. I really liked the wood bar. We didn't try any food, so I cannot comment directly on that, but the dishes looked good based on our view of the kitchen window.

I want to like Birra, heck, I want to love it considering how close it is to my place, but it…read morealways leaves me disappointed. The beer selection is pretty great and most of them are quite tasty, but the smell of varnish (?) from all of the wood is overpowering, the food isn't great and the portions are small, and the seats both inside and outside are uncomfortable. My biggest issue with Birra is the the service, it is consistently slow and never gives me anything close to a warm feeling. With so many other options in the area and the fact that they will not even allow me to tie my dog up to the outside of the patio so that he'd be sitting beside a planter and nowhere near people or the serving staff, I will spend my money literally anywhere else in the neighbourhood.

This review is for the old port location. We were excited and hopeful that Oncle Lee would provide…read moreMontréal with a much needed mid/high end Chinese restaurant. Unfortunately it didn't deliver. Every dish (I mean every dish) came in a bed of brown (bean?) sauce and had a pile of coriander on top. Fish, bean sauce and coriander. Eggplant, bean sauce and coriander. Beef and broccoli, bean sauce and coriander. The duck wraps, no bean sauce but the main accompaniment is coriander. There was really just one flavor profile across the entire meal, bean sauce and coriander. The service was slow (we had to cancel a second drink order because we were done eating before they arrived), and the music is waaaay too loud. The room looks good but I'd take good food over a hip room any day. Disappointing!

Id like to start out by saying the food is fabulous, and Im a repeat customer - and plan on being…read moreone!! I love their sesame noodles and the garlic fried rice, and the duck is great to share with a small group. Everything is always delicious and high quality. However my last visit was very strange - the waitress brought out a candle on a little figurine saying "well since you didnt order dessert, but happy birthday" - I was really confused, and even asked her if my husband indicated it was my birthday in the reservation (she confirmed he didnt), but she had noticed our other friend at the table had given me a gift bag. Anyways, I reacted with polite confusion and a "thank you" and thought that was that, but was very disappointed to come up from the bathroom and hear her openly trash-talking me to the other staff in the kitchen adjacent to the stairs to the bathroom, about how I wasnt nice about the candle? Like lady, I had a small bag that was a condolence gift, on my way back from putting my dog to sleep, and never was rude even once? Its not like we asked for it or wanted it. We'll ask for a different waitstaff next time and continue to come in - we do really love the restaurant, just had a very bizarre evening with our waitress.

Drinks were consistently good and well served. The food menu felt a bit limited, but still enough…read morefor light bites.

Weather was giving fall glory this weekend in Montreal. I wanted to enjoy it with a burger, a beer,…read moretop notch fries, and a breeze on my skin. Found this place in a Reddit thread and the Yelp pics sold me. Huge beer spot - the dining room had multiple expanses all leading out to an inviting deck and patio area. Outdoors seating can be a miss for me sometimes since restaurants don't always include seating to fit a wide variety of bottoms but Vices et Versa nailed it! There were small wooden chairs and also long bench/pew seating as well as some smaller standalone benches. Perfect. The beer list was excellent - you already know I got the sour and my husband got a framboise. I knorrrr! My tarty fruity sour vibes are finally starting to wear him down muahahahhaha Ahem. Anyway. Food: I got the bacon burger with fries. He got the spicy chicken thigh sandwich with fries. Let's talk about those fries. Crispy outside, pillowy inside. Yeeesssssss. And Montreal serves them as they should be done - WITH MAYO!! The waiter even took one look at the half full mayo cup that came with my burger and said he'd top it off for me. He gets it. He gets me. I know this place must be rocking on a weekend - if so - 100% worth the wait. Fantastic. On street parking is plentiful compared to other parts of the city. But if you have the time, drink up and call an Uber.

Being of Asian descent and tried numerous dumplings all over the world and in NYC, I do not approve…read morethis place. Not sure if they changed the flavor to cater to the French Canadian palate but this place was a huge disappointment. Got the pork dumplings and the vegetarian dumplings here and both was not good. The skin was nice and chewy however but the fillings was disappointing and bland. And the spicy soy sauce they gave was overly sour and just not good. My parents kept commenting how even the frozen dumplings we get in the Chinese supermarkets in the USA is better than this. Would not recommend

We were looking to eat a light, late Tuesday lunch after running some errands. My aunt suggested…read moredumplings and this place popped up so we decided to give them a try. It's a small hole in the wall with two workers out front making dumplings fresh. Always impressed how fast and efficient they are. Cute that they have a couple tables outside on the sidewalk to sit at. Found out they're originally from Harbin (north east China) which is why they have some northern Chinese dishes on their menu. Similar but different. - Dumpling style Szechuan ($7.00 for 8) - the peanut sauce was slathered on a bit too much for our liking but there was a nice heat level and the dumplings were tasty. - Salade de nouilles fraiches (D14) ($9.50) - cold noodles but not what I'm normally accustomed to. Much thinner and comes with peanut sauce and some thinly sliced vegetables. Heat level was nicely subtle. - Poulet (D4) ($9.90 for 12) - chicken and coriander dumplings. You can opt for pan fried ($2.00 extra) or boiled; we chose the latter. Steep to be charging $2.00 just to get your dumplings fried. We agreed the wrapper was nicely done but the meat inside was minced too finely. Pretty decent and cheap but this dumpling spot is a 3.5 stars for me.

Great spot for a casual yet high-quality meal with friends or a date night. The menu has some…read moreamazing flavors, the presentation is 10/10, and the service is super attentive throughout the night. It is a bit on the pricier side and the space is quite intimate, but the overall quality makes it totally worth it.

The most adorable spot discovered through passport barista! It's called Pinocchio! It's small; and…read morethe aroma of fresh bake good warms you up. Since it's named after Pinocchio, their menu is named after the main characters from the beloved animation, like Blue Fairy, Jiminy Cricket, Figaro and many more. I was served by Kay! What a lovely person! When it wasn't busy, I had a lovely conversation with her. She explained me the story behind the coffeeshop' name. The shop's owner's father is in construction and he enjoys the wood. He loves the rustic feel like Geppetto, from the animation, hence the title of the shop. I took a delicious latte and the best ever almond croissant (it had lots of almonds unlike any pastry place). I highly recommend this beautiful, delicious and friendly place.