This is a curious place. In a nutshell, excellent eats, but quite rough off the plates. I'll…read morestart with the maitre'd/host, who was sufficiently surly that you might actually mistake him for being a French caricature out of central casting. Our seating was really great, nice and spacious. Our server was simply... the best. She was attentive, gave us excellent recos -- we elected for a smattering of shareable à la carte small plates rather than the three course tasting menu (there seemed to be so much overlap between the two menus anyway, so we elected for the flexibility of à la carte). The boudin with small prawns was fantastic -- the boudin itself held up in flavor yet was delicate in texture. Excellent burrata that came dressed with really fresh accompaniments and mad points for the rustic bread that came nicely toasted. The octopus was generous enough for four of us to have a good taste and move on -- it came with a lovely red sauce that I wanted to mop up with bread. The tuna tartare was brilliant, the french fries that came with it seemed a tad unconventional. And a big win for the lobster risotto, absolute perfection. I wish I could remember the names of the cocktails we ordered but suffice to say, they were all delicious, never harsh in any way. So one thing I wanted to point out was how this one server -- not our main server who was, again, THE BEST -- kept clearing out plates in the middle of eating. Literally, we're in the middle of enjoying a dish and he'd just swoop in, swipe our plates, and dash off. WTF is that about. This lack of awareness definitely took points off an otherwise rather enjoyable meal. Just watch out for the surly host at the front of house and be prepared to fan off the guy trying to take your plate and you just may have yourself a delightful meal here!

We throughly enjoyed Chez Victoire. It was the waiter who made the difference. Very professional…read more Recommended cocktails and wine. The young woman who actually brought the dishes to the table explained each one as she delivered it. We started with a tomato salad with a kind of whipped burrata. Then wonderful grilled octopus. We finished with magret de canard (duck breast) -- prepared medium rare but not as tasty as I would have hoped.

Adding a review of their new location on Papineau!…read more Beautiful restaurant with very high ceilings and good lighting. Their food menu is short, but they have an extensive wine list. As a table of 4, we started by sharing the Charcuterie platter Plein Sud. Unfortunately, we dug in too fast for me to take a picture, but it was very beautiful. Came with several varieties of cured meats, cheeses, grapes, fig jam, and nuts. The only complaint is that the pieces of cheese were so incredibly small, like the size of a piece of cheese you'd cut at home to eat yourself. But these tiny pieces were meant for sharing. We asked the waitress for a wine recommendation, but she didn't seem well versed in wine and kept telling us all the wine was good. We were looking for a more specific recommendation then that. Fortunately her colleague was more helpful and had a better handle on the wine menu. For entrees, we each had our own dish. I had the gnocchi with veal (reading from my previous review, it was good but I didn't see these gnocchis as potato clouds like before). The other guests had the steak tartare with fries (fries were so good!), seafood ravioli (looked generous and creamy), and the porc Jarrett. All the entrees were nicely plated and delicious! We ended the evening with the Brioche pain perdu with caramel salé. I thought this was going to be just okay, but it was super good and decadent! For a Tuesday evening, the restaurant was medium busy. But service was a little slow, we were told there was only one chef and she was working alone. So given that context, she was working as quickly and well as she could!

The duck with two sauces was amazing ! The chef is from Nice France ànd had a nice underlying…read moreFrench "accent" to his cooking! I could tell he was very proud of his duck dish, rightfully so I especially enjoyed the one with the tomatoes that were roasted and had a sweet undertone. Will definitely go again!

We enjoyed ourselves at Chez Lionel. The food was great, and our server was really helpful with…read moremenu suggestions. Get the duck breast dish, you won't be sorry!

Une découverte assez inattendue. Le lieu est tellement bien décoré à l'intérieur, si grand, jamais…read moreje n'aurais pensé trouver cela en regardant juste l'extérieur. Nous avons été accueillies comme des reines, notre serveur était si joyeux et enthousiaste que nous avions envie d'y revenir souper le jour même. La carte est pas très longue et les plats que nous avons choisis étaient très goûteux. Les gens y étaient pour le lunch et aimaient y traîner. Certains y étaient même pour des réunions de travail. Je pense que ce serait aussi très approprié pour un repas familial, un grand groupe. Hyper pratique avec le parking devant. Vraiment une superbe découverte!

The food is french style. We ordered couple of plates and shared. The bread was a bit hard but…read moresalad was ok. We also got the beef which was cooked well but the sauce was quite sweet. It could of been paired a bit better. Dessert was good. I would say maybe not worth the price. Also pretty unattentive service so probably wouldn't come back unfortunately

For the money, just an edge over 3.5 stars, of course we did bring our own wine. We did NOT get…read morethe table d'hote, but might if we had a larger group/appetite. Service was good and responsive. We brought and old merlot, so we had beef. The strip lion was surprisingly well cooked (seared) if not a bit undercooked (order medium). Peppercorn sauce was amazing. Frites are good, but nothing special. I had carpaccio and the goat cheese toast points were amazing. The dark chocolate cake helped us finish our bottle, while a pretty small portion, very good.

I came here last night with my boyfriend. I was excited for this restaurant because of all the good…read morereviews here on yelp and also because it's a french BYOB. I love french food and boy did I feel like drinking that night! We got there and we were seated at the back close to the washrooms. It's a small restaurant and there were only two seats left so its no wonder we didn't get good seats. What I didn't appreciate was that it took the waiter 15 min for him to bring over some water and then another five min to open up our wine bottle. I told the waiter that I thought he forgot about us and he apologized and said that he thought his colleague was going to bring us some water but she never did. We shared the oyster entree. It was basically a fancy tiny sandwich with three crispy oysters inside, lemon aioli, a garlic gel and a champagne foam on top. For me it was too lemony but my boyfriend enjoyed it. The waiter brought out some warm bread with butter made with beets. It didn't taste like beets to me but it was very good. We finished the bread and butter and asked for a refill. I got the beef tartare as a main. It was supposed to be bison tartare but they ran out. It's too bad because I really enjoy bison tartare. The beef tartare was good but not amazing. It had a creamy anchovy sauce but thankfully it didn't taste like anchovies which I liked because i don't like anchovies. The tartare was served with julienne fries and crispy fried onions. The fries were good but the mayo it came with tasted so weird and I didn't like it at all. I actually ate my fries with ketchup and I never do that. My boyfriend got the poultry ballotine. It's basically chicken stuffed with truffle, pancetta, onions, mushrooms with a cauliflower sauce and mustard seeds on top. This dish was very good! If you go definitely get this dish! The waiter recommended it as well. Unfortunately, I wouldn't come back and there's other french BYOBs that I like way more.

Fantastic in every way! Food was masterful, every course was beautifully prepared. The service was…read morespot on and being a week night they were not that busy, so the ambiance was intimate. Met the Chef owner very humble and a master at his craft.

J'ai travaillé un seul quart ici et j'ai donné 200%. J'ai couru des assiettes aux tables, nettoyé…read moretoutes les tables dès qu'elles se libéraient, rempli des verres et aidé partout où il fallait pour que le service roule. Les serveurs m'ont remercié plusieurs fois, et même le gérant de soirée m'a dit clairement : " tu as fait une très bonne job ". Tout le monde a vu que j'ai travaillé fort et que j'ai aidé à sauver le service. À la fin de mon quart, j'ai attendu calmement pour parler avec le propriétaire au sujet du salaire. Je voulais simplement vérifier si la structure proposée faisait du sens. Plutôt que de prendre cinq minutes pour en discuter respectueusement, il a perdu son sang-froid, m'a insulté et m'a dit de sortir. Jai 4-5 ans d'experience en restauration et il a eu l'audace d'écrire 16.10$ sur mon resume a ma dit de sacrer mon camp quand j'ai literallement sauver la soiree! Résultat : zéro reconnaissance, zéro professionnalisme, un égo surdimensionné. Si c'est comme ça qu'il traite un employé qui donne tout dès son premier quart, imaginez comment il traite les autres... ou même ses clients. Laval a beaucoup de bons restaurants -- celui-ci n'en fait pas partie.

Pleasant evening. We were 5. The cheapy martinis didn't hurt. Friday night on the terrace was quite…read moreenjoyable. A nice french bistro with classical dishes. Bavette frites canard boudin cassoulet etc. Great service good food, good location.

In 1990, I arrived in Montreal from my hometown of New York City to study French at the University…read moreof Montreal during my sabbatical year. Our French teacher organized a group meal at Au Petit Extra so that we could practice our French in a restaurant setting. Since then I've returned to Au Petit Extra every time I've visited Montreal, a city I love. This past September I had dinner at Au Petit Extra twice with a friend, and both times the food and service were superb. As immodest as it may sound, I think I have a fairly sophisticated palate, having enjoyed wonderful meals with friends at many of New York's best French restaurants which have earned 2 or 3 Michelin stars and 3 or 4 stars in the New York Times. I have found the food at Au Petit Extra to be truly delicious and creative. I should also mention that compared to fine dining in NYC, Au Petit Extra is reasonably priced. I highly recommend this simply decorated restaurant for its highly memorable food!

Nice French Bistro atmosphere, fast, attentive and friendly service, excellent food. All this at…read morefair prices.

We decided to have our annual Christmas outing among the lights on a more low key area this year…read moreand tried @lescavistes. Surpassing all our expectations, larger than anticipated portions and delicious creative dishes made our night a memorable one indeed. A very complete wine collection, excellent entrées, soup and meats of the day, and wonderful desserts (we tried a few ). Everything was incredibly made and presented. An excellent choice for our holiday celebration.

Good food but definitely not worth the price. The presentation was beautiful but the sauce really…read morelacked flavour. I'm pretty sure the Brussel sprout leaves were raw and the artichokes plain marinated straight from a can. The service was fairly slow.