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The cool thing about this French restaurant is that it really feels like a Parisian bistro, which many travelers are shocked to discover is NOT standard in Montreal. Yes people, Montreal and Paris are on two very distant continents and no, Montrealers are not baguette toting Frenchmen.
But this place might have you fooled, if you want to continue thinking that you drove up from Boston to visit France. Please leave your redsox hat at the door though: the place is chic.
Hard to spot from the outside but the mirrors and lighting make the place feel lively and spacious, even though its slightly small. The service seems to be very male dominated; L'express is not pulling the cheap trick of hiring hot waitresses to get you in the door like some other wannabe restaurants on the parallel St. Laurent strip. No, no, just a bunch of professional dudes who do a great job and know that they serve at one of the best restaurants in Quebec.
The food is buttery, yummy and beautiful. Its also a little grotesque to see octopus or bone marrow being served but I'll bet it tastes as good as their chicken in mustard sauce (which I suspend my vegetarianism to consume) or their salmon...
The desserts are also worth waiting for, with the traditional isle flotant, some great chocolate tortes and even a baba o rum that will have your boyfriend's dad drunk in a few bites---and chanting "baba baba baba" for the remainder of the meal.
You must, must, must eat here if you are in town.
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