I've had Moroccan food a few times but never in Montreal. We decided to try Darna Bistroquet with a…read morefriend that lives in town. You'll find them nearby Automne Boulangerie We dropped in on a Wednesday evening (with 5:30pm reservations). The inside is warm and inviting. There's also a small terrasse out front. Service is friendly. The menu is small; 10 tapa style dishes and two desserts. They also offer a $58.00/person discovery menu (4 services). Our waitress informed us that each service gets you 2-3 dishes. - 2x Pain rghaief ($3.00 each) - flat bread was soft and good for soaking up the sauces. - Aubergine grillée ($17.00) - this was amazing! Eggplant were perfectly grilled and the eggplant purée underneath (similar to a baba ganoush) was the perfect compliment. Fresh, light and summery. - Bourgots grillées ($17.00) - whelks are rare to find. Delicious with a great bite. The mint and pickled onion on top elevated the dish. - Tajine pleurotes ($18.00) - another fantastic vegetable dish. The oyster mushrooms had a firm, bouncy texture. Very impressed. - Haricots jaunes ($15.00) - the plainest in flavour of the five dishes that we ordered. - Poulet cornouaille ($19.00) - cornish hen was tender but mild in seasoning. The spinach underneath reminded us of collard greens. Very enjoyable. Great flavours and an overall solid meal. I wouldn't classify it as authentic Moroccan but I'd come back again to DB. 4.5 stars.

We met up with a friend in town to try out Darna Bistroquet, which specializes in Moroccan. More…read morelike French influenced Moroccan food. It's a small, tight menu. Between the three of us, we shared two pain rghaief ($3.00 each), aubergine grillée ($17.00), bourgots grillées ($17.00), tajine pleurotes ($18.00), haricots jaunes ($15.00) and poulet cornouaille ($19.00). Portion sizes were better than expected. Great flavours. My favourite dishes were the grilled eggplant (perfectly grilled) and oyster mushrooms (very buttery). Would definitely come back to Darna. 4.5 stars.

We had a pleasant Friday dinner on their terrace on a cold November evening. The terrace is heated…read more We split the combo platter which disappointed. Most items dry. The server was great though. The fish n chip was the best part of the evening. The salmon tartare had too many additions that took away from the dish. Nothing else on the daily menu interested us. The indoor seating was full. They do have numerous following

Let's start with what's wrong with this restaurant. The list will be long and painful. OK! Here we…read morego. The restaurant is a bit loud and a bit dark (I like to eat with my eyes also). And That's It. Because everything else about L'Ardoise is outstanding. The food is sublime; the service exceeds expectations. I could stop here and just tell you to go; now... you are still here? GO! Nevertheless, I'll get into a little of the details. I wanted to take my girlfriend out for a good meal to celebrate our 6th anniversary, somewhere where we could eat great food, get some drinks and come home satiated and happy... Made reservations for 20:15 but the drive to the restaurant took considerably less time than anticipated - living in Montréal, you kind of expect traffic and construction work to halt your progress - and we got there half an hour early and were seated immediately. Looking at the menu, I was pretty disappointed and let down. I had selected the restaurant through suggestions on Yelp! and Facebook and the pictures let on to a more elaborate menu than what I was looking at. Befuddled, we picked and chose from the menu, until I noticed the huge blackboard above the open kitchen - bonus. Blackboard, translated into French is an Ardoise, hence the name of the restaurant, hence the menu. The server explained that the menu was the Pub part of the menu and the blackboard, the Gastro part of the gastropub menu. DING! DING! DING! The blackboard menu opened up the more elaborate part I mentioned earlier. The Pub menu was still awesome. Sliders, merguez corndogs, duck wings, burgers with foie-gras, Shazam! But the blackboard menu was simply mind-blowing. My girlfriend went for the corn-flake crusted fried shrimp as an entrée, I had the Steamed Pork Buns, and we shared a bowl of duck wings. I cannot eat seafood but they looked amazing. The duck wings were outstanding and by outstanding I mean just as good - but different - from the duck wings I had eaten at La Cabane du Pied de Cochon. The kind of awesome where you want to order a bucket of dem wings. Really that good. Not to fatty, not to dry, sweet. It was sided with a coleslaw I suspect, was made with rice vinegar instead of wine vinegar or "table" vinegar, it made for different kind of slaw and it was perfect. However, the clear Entrée winner was the Steamed Pork Buns. Well GAWWWWWWDAMN. I can't explain properly what an almost out of body experience they gave me. I could have eaten 15 of those and called it a day. The bun a pillow with a slight hint of sweetness and the pork stuffing, well shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit, it's indescribable. With an opening volley like that, the follow better be some kind of nuclear detonation. My girlfriend hit the Philly Cheesesteak and boy did that deliver a bang. Now don't get me wrong, Tony Lukes, this was not - but then again nothing is, believe me, I tried. But it's a gastropub-ish take on a Cheesesteak and it was fantastic. Made with skirt steak, well-seasoned peppers and onions served on a flaky bread with cheese. I coulda eaten it all week and never got bored. I was torn between the Duck Confit Fettucine with pesto, and Foie-Gras - the only thing missing was pork belly and the Holy Meat Trifecta was complete - and the Smoke Beef Macreuse with celery rave and speck. So I let the server pick for me. Duck Confit Fettucine with pesto, and Foie-Gras it was and boy did it deliver. However, more sedate in flavor but only in the sense that it wasn't a flavor bomb like that the Pork Buns, the richness taste and softness of texture more than made up for that. The duck confit morsels were enough to make you close your eyes to experience it more, the noodles were perfectly al dente - which can be a rare find in restaurants these days and the Cipollini onions. The only thing negative to say of this plate was that it was a portion. Mind you there was plenty but my inner-glutton wanted more because it was that good but we need room for desert, do we not? Now at this point, I don't think it would get better. It did There were four deserts on the Ardoise. We took three of them. Their take on strawberry shortcake was traditional and visually not innovative but the taste, unequalled. I had the lemon pie. Lemon pie is one of my favorite deserts because, lemons but my expectations in restaurants are usually low. I was so wrong. So very wrong. Lemon custard like no other, whipped cream and meringue, topped with a raspberry coulis and with a sprinkle of matcha (a fine powdered tea). It just made me wanna bang my head on the table. We brown-bagged some doughnuts to go - equally awesome, with a cherry (I think) jam. After all that, we were stuffed like Thanksgiving Turkeys. They also have a better than decent selection of Scotch Whiskey both single malt and blended. Though no Lagavulin - my favorite - and nothing in the 16 year olds. But that's easily forgiven and the Macallans I had were of course perfect. They have some better than d

A friend of ours recommended Lulu and told us to go on a Tuesday or Wednesday night to take…read moreadvantage of their all you can eat mussel menu. We were there on a Tuesday night. There is parking behind the restaurant and on the street in front of it, very easily accessible. We had a reservation for 7:30 and were seated around 7:40 (the place was packed and COVID measures were taken to ensure that everyone was safe). The service was impeccable. The waitress brought us the mussels menu, which is around 10 different flavours you can choose from unlimitedly for 25$. In addition to the mussel casserole, you get a plate of fries or salad, or a half and half of both. The fries and salad are also part of the all you can eat menu, you can order as many as you want. The mussels arrived hot, the different flavours were all really good (my personal favourites were Roquefort, 2B, Cowboy and Chorizo). As a fan of seafood, I was a little skeptical with the "all you can eat" formula, thinking the food might be less fresh or of lesser quality. However, I was pleased with the food and the quality of it, and how generous the portions were. The drink menu is very diversified as well, I had a delicious glass of Portuguese white wine for 7$. I would definitely recommend this restaurant for the food, the efficiency of service and the quality for the price.

Lulu's is amazing. Creative and delicious mussels for days! Service is fast and friendly as wellread more

Great little restaurant on Ontario st. Friendly knowledgeable staff. Byow adds to their attraction…read more Most dishes were good. The duck magrais was hard and chewy. The octopus was very good. I loved the dessert. A nice french bistro with friendly service.

Restaurant food very good to excellent. Don't go for 8:45 seating unless you bring a warm sweater…read moreof fleece. 6 PM seating you'll be ok. Waitress mentioned heating is reduced at night after 10 pm when asked why is it cold. Otherwise beef tartar, pork shoulder and chocolate desert were all very good choices.

Yelpers you know when you get something special and must write about it!…read more We had fried calamari, grilled squid, lamb, bitoque, grilled chicken thigh, chicken sandwich, coffee and desert. Everything was fresh, and you can taste it in every bite. The place is cozy with small cafe tables. From the time you sit you have the waiter brining your water. You do need to wait 15 minutes for bread... but it is because they are in the oven! The staff are fantastic, the owner walks the floor talking to clients. The cook comes out from the kitchen to ask if you like the food. You want to eat somewhere with good food and people... this is a must try!

Great steak and ambiance, and service was exceptional. No frills, no smoke and mirrors, just…read morehonest, properly priced good food.

Excellent food. Wonderful ambiance. Attentive and engaging personnel! Wish it was open more often.read more

Stumbled upon this place Was pleasantly how good everything was. I don't always rush to give 5…read morestars, but everything considered, in scope of other similar type take out places, this establishment is fantastic. Pros: - large portion sizes - very good value for money - tasty and fresh food. Piri Piri sauce is nice, fries super yummy and chicken breasts juicy. - friendly staff - clean - good amount of side options. Cons: - only parking outside Wish this chain was in the GTA. I would become a regular!

We ordered for the first time through Uber Eats - it seems this restaurant does not offer their own…read moredelivery as their website menu redirects you to Uber. We tried a large chicken poutine and a piri piri chicken sandwich. Unfortunately both items were very disappointing. The sandwich was supposed to be "deluxe" as we paid a bit more to have lettuce, cheese and tomato however the slices for each of these were so paper thin we could barely taste it. It felt very cheap. Although the chicken was tender, it wasn't super flavorful, it lacked marinade and we found the bun to be dry and just too thick for this type of sandwich. The poutine wasn't great either- portion was OK but the sauce was watery, had no flavor and the chicken shreds were tasteless as well. Everything needed seasoning and for the price paid through Uber we found this to be very overpriced and not worth it.

Maybe you wouldn't expect this longstanding brunch restaurant to "transform" from N'Oeuf to B'Oeuf…read morein the blink of an "egg" - but it does just that - three nights a week. With that single letter change comes a menu of --- dinner --- proportions; From tasty and smart appetizers like beet hummus and Chorizo pops to a signature (recipe) onion soup, then onto a fresh revisited Caesar salad leading into AAA steak, various seafood and butter soft chicken dishes. Stands outs are the shrimp with saffron rice and fresh and distinguished (beef or salmon) tartar. Two dishes that are sure to warm you up are the seafood chowder which is bisque based but still quite filling, and their Poutine which is over the top huge - comes in about and 8" iron skillet and fit for two or three to share. I definitely only made a dent in it. Note to self Poutine is much heavier when toppings added. Don't forget their excellent and sizeable chocolate lava cake to top it all off, but probably not on the night you order a Poutine for dinner. In that case they have a fruit plate (both in individual and group sizes). The family who run the restaurant being on site, makes for a good ambiance and surely shows their pride. In sum for a brunch restaurant to even attempt opening in the evening - shows real dedication - if there was such a thing a bonus star for that, they would get it. I hope with continued hard work the goals come true. Their dinner offering is more than could be expected, and of a quality that deserves tasting - not only imagining. Indeed what's new, is their dinner "food".

Beautiful presentation, delicious food, perfectly cooked and very reasonable. Definitely try this…read moreplace out!