Before I went to Montreal for a minibreak, I asked my friend what he recommended. He said "Crudessence! Better raw food than anything you'd even find in New York!"
And wow was he right! I am in LOVE with this place and would definitely go back to Montreal just to eat here again! I had the mushroom cannelloni (wow!) and the BLT (still dreaming about this sandwich). For dessert I had the tiramisu, which was serious heaven.
The decor was beautiful and had their cookbook not been in French I would've snatched it up in a second.
The price point is typical of raw places. Make sure to make a reservation if you go for dinner - it gets super busy and we actually ended up coming back the next day for lunch since we were not getting a seat.
The only reason this place didn't get 5 stars is that my friend's side salad for her meal was super pathetic - just spinach and celery. what the heck kind of side salad is that??? and for a raw vegan restaurant?? should have been way way awesomer.