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| - I think this might have been the best overall meal of my life and not the most expensive. Everything was perfect from the service to the presentation to the taste of the food. I had the coq au vin chicken which came with the most perfectly diced, seasoned, and cooked carrots. My husband had the rabbit dish. Both were pure perfection. The menu said everything was traditional French cooking. Our waiter grew up in France. He told us about the small town in Northern France where he grew up.
We were in Montreal for our summer vacation and were staying at the hotel right next door. We walked by Chez La Mere Michel each day as we walked to the metro station. The menu was out in a box by the street and we perused it. I had wanted to try and find a traditional French restaurant while we were in Montreal and it turned out we did not have to look far! We looked it up and found it had been named one of the top restaurants in Montreal by the New York Times so we figured that was a good sign and decided to try it for dinner.
Before we ordered our food, we had fresh bread with butter. The waiter also informed us if we wanted to have the chocolate souffle, we would need to order it then as it would require about an hour for preparation. We decided on different desserts. I can't remember the exact names of our desserts, but my husband had the frozen chocolate mousse. I had the poached pear which sat atop sherbet which was placed in a crispy almond bowl. I believe the sherbet was raspberry. This was the best dessert I've ever eaten. If I get back to Montreal, I will go there simply for this dessert! If you want a nice dinner that makes you feel like you have been transported to France, then give Chez La Mere Michel a go. You will not regret it. I don't care for most wines, but they seemed to have many wine options and I believe have won awards for some of their wines.
Since yelp is not giving me the survey questions, I wanted to include the price range here. My husband and I spent $100 exactly (including tax, but not tip) for a beer, two entrees, a side vegetable, and two desserts.
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