I always love eating in beautiful restaurants and this restaurant is stunning indeed. It is open air restaurant with parasols and pergolas covering the entire area for shelter from the elements. The courtyard is covered with flower and trees in the most pleasing manner. It also multi-level which makes for interesting seating areas with various vantage points.
Ok so we have established that it's a gorgeous restaurant, now what about the food and service?
The wait during noon on a sunny Saturday was only 15 minutes.
But the food really puts this place over the top. Often pretty restaurants get by "on their looks" and serve substandard food and have crappy service. The food was delicious, the service was friendly and the prices were surprisingly low for a high volume tourist area. Their menu in expansive and the place is known for their crepes.
We started with a pitcher of rosé and peaches sangria for $33 ... so refreshing on a hot summer day.
For appetizers, I did the oven baked crab cake ($19) and it was great. No flimsy strands of crab here, it was CHUNKS OF CRAB all throughout without any filler! This would be enough as a small meal for someone who is not piggy (not me) since it also came with salad.
For my entrée I got the pate chinois au candard ($21), which was their duck confit shepard's pie. Yelpers were raving about this dish and once again my people did not lead me astray. I savoured every bite and they did not skimp on the duck. My friend got the lobster mac & cheese ($29) which had huge chunks of lobster throughout.
Overall another top restaurant in Montreal with a unique setting and great food.