Best French Restaurants in Montreal

Had an absolutely fabulous brunch two days ago. This was the second time I had been. The views are spectacular, food excellent and the staff delightful! I’ll be back.

It was a wonderful experience. We were so impressed with how well it was run, how terrific the food was, and there was even entertainment! I highly recommend this restaurant.

A gem! From the moment we walked in, we were welcomed by Lorenzo who made our accommodations excellent. Our server, William, was excellent. He knew the menu and guided us by answering some of our questions about the menu. And then the food came: the most perfectly cooked chicken, tasty and juicy; the most exquisite steak, cooked to perfection and the freshest fish I’ve ever tasted!!! A culinary delight!! For desert we chose the crème brûlée which was perfection, light, perfect caramel crust. Simply delicious!! Everyone made our experience a delight. And Lorenzo, the maitre’d was the perfect host!! Only make your reservation early. The place fills up quickly. You won’t regret it!! This is as good as it gets!! ❤️❤️❤️

Food was excellent. We asked our server for recommendations and he offered us a blind menu where he would choose our dishes to give us an experience that would avoid our unconscious menu biases. Everything that came out was excellent and the speed of service was top notch.

Henri is in good hands since new exec chef and low key kitchen rockstar Justin Moretti-Montpetit (Le Cordon Bleu Paris, Hotel Nelligan, Bocata) has landed residency at Birks Hotel. The restaurant is beautiful, classy and lively but discreet at the same time. On this warm fall evening sunset traded its light for purple lights and golden hues. The crowd is of all ages, classy but not overdressed, and you can tell there are alot of regulars in this crowd, which is qlways a good sign. Service is top notch, busboys discreet, and my waiter Malcom full of charm and good intentions. Plates are warm when they arrive, and pacing was on point. The octopus on hummus had this earthiness to it that was perfectly balances by the bitterness of the char, and the bright sweetness of pickled onions and fresh lemon herbs. The mi-cuit foie gras with fresh and confit figs with homemade sweetbread was absolutely killer. But the real star of the night was a new item on the menu, the lamb tagliatelle. Its like chef Moretti-Montpetit slowly establishing his master craft on a classic bistro menu. That dish is by far the best thing I ate this year, just because complexity sometimes lies in simple ingredients cooked with perfect restraint. The lambs just melts in your mouth, coated in a rich sauce that sometimes explodes on a grain of pepper or a fresh hazelnut cluster. Its subtle, rich, satisfying, and its only because I was in a restaurant that I did not lick my plate. The pepper sauce steak was cooked to perfection, and was topped with a generous slab of seared foie gras. Youd think I would stop there after eqting so much but the caramel desert was too tempting. Dont miss out on this restaurant. Youll thank me later for enjoying the food of a humble chef, master in his craft.