Received a recommendation from our bartender at Le A Bar to check out L'Express during our visit to Montreal. He said it was the best French bistro outside of France. It sure pays to chat with local bartenders!
We were able to easily book a reservation online less than 24hours out for an early 5:30pm dinner.
Our experience was one of the best dinners of our life. Accommodating to English speakers, the staff were so top notch and organized with bringing out our dishes and taking care of our requests including recommending some excellent wines to pair with our order.
I loved how they brought out a large jar of cornichons to enjoy with your food, they went great with mustard and the pork rillette we ordered for an appetizer.
We got one item from their daily specials that might have been the best dish of the meal - Fresh tomatoes with burrata cheese and pesto. We sopped up this dish with the bread L'Express provided!
The entrees we ordered were the sea bass and hanger steak. The steak had a shallot butter on top that was outrageously good. The sea bass came with some perfectly cooked fresh green beans. Overall everything was fantastic.
This really was a five star meal in every way. L'Express will be the first dining spot I'll recommend to anyone traveling to Montreal. Big thanks to Le A Bar for giving us this tip!