Great restaurant. Very intriguing dishes and flavours. Really good wine and vibe. Amazing service too. The dessert was the best I’ve ever had.
My new favorite restaurant in Montreal. Every plate on the menu is well executed, delicious, fresh, and mouthwatering. I can confidently say this because myself and 5 friends, literally ordered every plate on the menu to create our own tasting menu, and spent the evening sampling everything (super fun and highly recommend). I can say without a doubt, one plate was simply better than the previous. In addition we had a lovely waitress that helped us pair amazing local wines with every part of the meal. Excellent.
Oh man is this the best restaurant in Montreal right now? It might be. Hard to imagine that it’s not. Service is killer, food is killer, wines are KILLER. They are absolutely killing it; eat everything, drink whatever they tell you to drink and you will have the best night in a long time. I can’t wait to come back!
Service, food and wine were impeccable. Everything was 10/10 other than the cucumber which looked pretty but didn’t taste like anything special.Will be going back again soon.
Curiouser and curiouser! That was what led us to Mon Lapin when we visited Montreal. The restaurant vibe was youthful & loud. As an offshoot of Joe Beef, they recently climbed to #6 on Canada’s Best 100 restaurants. This was based on quality & diversity of culinary offer.We arrived after navigating through Little Italy from Marché Jean-Talon. Nearly late for this important date, we were promptly seated in this bright stylish restaurant. The daily menu was distinctively local with fresh ingredients. Our appetizers were razor clams & scallop croques. Razor clams were chopped into refreshing small morsels mixed in with crunchy celery. Crispy scallop croques were bolder in flavour especially when dipped in a green aioli sauce.This was followed by homemade tagliatelle pasta with whelk & diced fresh garlic. Staff kindly served our mains as shareable dishes so we could all enjoy the bouncy al-dente pasta. Moist & buttery halibut arrived topped by aromatic nettle leaves, and were delicious with the herb-based cream. The most curious dish was the green asparagus with lobster, which our server assured included lobster underneath the greens. Sure enough, sweet lobster meat mixed well in the chopped asparagus salad.We had a pleasant meal overall, with attentive service & frequent plate changes as the kitchen caught up with our food. Mon Lapin is lively & relaxed compared to formal dining. While our dishes didn’t blow us away, glad we came here for an authentic Montreal dining experience.
Read full review!!This was a tough review to write because there is good and bad! And food isn't the only review necessary when eating out. This review is based off service and food quality.To start. It's French cuisine it's hard to know what you really are eating. Everyday is a different menu which adds to the experience. We were a group of 6(3 couples). We did not know what to order since you cant just google the dishes. That being said we did some math , to order the whole(most) menu it would have costed roughly ~50$ person. We decided rather than ordering 3 to 4 things per couple and not sure what we would or wouldn't like, we came to the conclusion the table would order it all, try what we like, and decide from there what to order again. Now, we ordered some cocktails,and 2 bottles of wine. We estimated roughly $50 per person on the food plus what ever else we order and drinks. Long story short the bill came out to roughly $1,500. When we confronted the restaurant about our bill, we were told that because the amount of food per dish would have been so little, they took it upon themselves to multiply the dishes by 3 without notifying us. We were clear from the beginning what our intentions were. No couple goes to any restaurant and orders the whole menu for 2 people let alone 3 times for 3 couples! It's absurd to think it is ok in any way to order a menu 3 times and not notify your customers! My wife was offered a drink which she was charged for , not that it matters at a 1,500 bill. That being said. I removed (2) stars from my (5) star review for those reason. The restaurant did work with us to correct some of the bill. For perspectives, we were charged 84$ for the dish of Gnudi, 72$ for the dish of Palourdes (dish with 3 clams on ice)in the pictures provided. 1 person ordered desert but we were brought 3 deserts!(2 different)Now the good:The service was fantastic,We were explained every dish meticulously. Drinks were refilled quickly and food was served at a timely matter that did not rush our experience but at the same time didn't leave us waiting to long between servings. Had there not been any miss understanding or if the restaurant hadn't taken it upon themselves to order the whole menu 3 times for 6 people I would have rated it 5 stars. There was no food that disappointed, people will have different tastes and like different types of food, my food review is based on anyone who actually likes the type of dish they order.Weather you like fish,meat,vegetables etc.. everything was tasteful and left you wanting more.Final verdict:A bit pricey for the portions and food received. I would only recommend it to people with deep pockets and willing to try it, unfortunately i will more than likely not be back as i prefer other French cuisine in montreal that offer better portions to price ratio. just be clear and clarify when in groups. I also hope the restaurant staff learn from this!!!it should never have happened.$$$$***also looking at some similar dishes to what we received, I wouldn't believe some of our dishes were equivalent to 3 orders***
Mon Lapin was our favourite wine shop during covid shut downs and reopenings so we absolutely could not wait for it to open to dine in and enjoy both their food and wine!We were able to see the place during renovations and to see it all come together, wow we were speechless how beautiful it turned out!The menu was funky had some really fun options. The only thing I would say is that I wish there was an English menu - our server was fantastic and went through each dish but we kept adding to our order as the night went on and forgot what some items were so were kinda a gamble for us - needless to say it turned out great the Surprise items were delicious lol5 stars for their ambiance, their food menu, cocktail menu && wine menu!!Def recommend going when in mtl! BON APPETITE ??
Went there with no special expectations, except that it seemed a nice little « restaurant de quartier ». Lots of fish and seafood, no poultry and some meat on the menu on the night we went. We had 3 appetizers, 2 main courses, no alcohol and no dessert and ended up with a $190 bill for two, taxes and tip included. I'm pretty sure I won't remember what I had for dinner in a week from now. But I'll definitely remember it was pricey and that we had to pay for the bread… Won't go back nor recommend.
Everything from the vibe, to the service, to the food, to the drinks were over my expectations. One of the waiters recommended La Socarrada, a white wine that went perfectly with our dinner. I totally recommend the tagliatelle. We couldn’t have enough! The ice cream sandwich was also a very light dessert to end the end. Can’t wait to go back and discover more of their dishes!
Everything from the vibe, to the service, to the food, to the drinks were over my expectations. One of the waiters recommended La Socarrada, a white wine that went perfectly with our dinner. I totally recommend the tagliatelle. We couldn’t have enough! The ice cream sandwich was also a very light dessert to end the end. Can’t wait to go back and discover more of their dishes!