Wow. I think I may have found a new favorite restaurant in Montreal and it's only a 5 minute walk from the hotel that I've been coming to for years. I'm almost embarrassed that I never found it before but it's definitely better late than never.
I had a feeling I was going to like the place as soon as we had trouble finding the entrance, and once we got inside I was sold. They immediately greeted us and explained their mom and pop style and how all of their dishes are made with love. Their menu is very small but I'm sure this is so they can pour everything they can into making their dishes perfect.
I started out with the creamy jalapeno soup served with home made bread and I completely devoured it. I'm sure part of that was the fact that I was starving but the soup and bread were both amazing. I followed that up with the guineafowl served with homemade gnocchi and butternut squash puree. The guineafowl actually had a little bit of spice to it which I loved but I thought the gnocchi stole the show. If I were to find anything to critique, I would say that the guineafowl was a little bit on the dry side, but other than that everything was perfect. For dessert I ordered the Pudding Au Chomeur which was served with maple syrup and a stick of chocolate, and that disappeared almost as fast as the soup despite the fact that I was stuffed by the time it came out.
Overall, I obviously loved this place. Le Robin Square is yet another example of why I started using Yelp in the first place. It's a place that I never would have found on my own and I would have been totally missing out on an awesome hole in the wall. I absolutely can't wait to go back.