My wife and I and another couple had dinner here while visiting Montreal last week (we are from Ontario and they are from England). We all agreed we had one of the best French dining experiences we have had in a very long time. The owner was funny, charming and engaging, while the décor was both cozy and classy, but not pretentious. Service was prompt and attentive. Particular standouts from the menu were the French onion soup and the duck confit. Five stars all around. Highly recommended.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Duck Confit
P S
A hidden gem! The service is impeccable and the food perfect. A lovely, quiet elegance with attentive but not intrusive service. Highly recommend for a wonderful experience!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Seafood Entre, Black Code Fish
Al Myk
The food was excellent…. The scallop dish and lamb shank were perfectly executed and every accompanying component to each dish treated with respect and presented beautifully… The wine list was extensive and impressive… An old school classic French dining experience in a comfortable classy atmosphere. Attentive service, and in addition I was even fortunate enough to receive a valuable lesson on napkin placement etiquette. If I had but one concern it would be that the crème brûlée was not properly caramelized, but it was a minor concern in the scope of the overall dining experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Peter Pham
L’Autre Saison is a place with the decor that reminds me of meals and restaurants in Montmartre, Paris. This place serves excellent dishes which I would definitely rate it as a 5-stars establishment had there been good services. Almost as soon as we walked into the restaurant, the owner’s attitude was borderline racially prejudiced against Asians. From the shaking of his head to remarks like “the days of free bread are long gone” or “Is that all you ordered?”, he definitely treated us very differently than to the 3 white customers who sat at the table next to ours. Those customers ordered less than we did but were treated with courtesy and friendliness. The owner also came by several times to have small talks with them while totally ignoring us. Service here is a 0 since there is no negative 5 for rating.
Food-wise, this place is easily a 4.5 stars. 1. The snails were served in vol-au-vent style with a delicious garlicky creamy sauce. Since it was not served with bread, we had to order a basket of 6 excellent bread rolls at $10.50. 2. The creamy foie gras was excellent and paired real well with the house pinot noir one of us ordered. No, the owner did not suggest anything. 3. The onion soup was good but had too much onions and not enough soup. 4. The duck confit dish is possibly one of the best I’ve eaten. It rivals with good French restaurants in major cities such as Paris and Washington, D.C.. 5. The tarte tatin served à la mode was delicious. Each bite of apple reminds me of a great bistro in Montmartre.
This restaurant offers a great dining experience for non-Asians who would be treated with courtesy and great service. Based on our own experience, I cannot and will not recommend this racially prejudiced restaurant to non whites. In short, there are other French restaurants in Montreal that offers the same level of food quality with much better service.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Recommended dishes: Duck Confit
Joan S. Paiement
What an amazing experience. Service ! Food ! Wonderful people ! What more can you ask for !!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Frank Canada
I brought my daughter and wife here for dinner and it was a delightful experience. The scenery is very worldly and interesting. The staff was great to talk to. The beef is the best I've ever tasted and this is coming from someone who has tried $1000 kobe beef in Japan!
The owner is also a very interesting and kind person.
Highly recommended!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beef Steak, Duck Confit
AKT
This place is fantastic! Service was excellent, and every dish was spot on. We shared two orders the escargot and they split it up individually for us. Duck, lamb shank, shrimp and beef rib, all super yummy. Will definitely return next time in Montreal.
Would have loved to have gone here while we were in town, but with no phone number on the website we wandered over only to find a sign taped to the door that they were closed for a month.
It would have been great if the website could have put a note about that up on their website. Otherwise, we're excited to visit again in the future.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
Jacqueline Lam
This restaurant for which we reserved for 15 people and paid a deposit for during F1 week-end refused to sit us down because they couldn’t move tables for us to sit together when we had friends from Australia visiting us. The man waiter that saw us come in was VERY RUDE, and the restaurant was completely empty. I would not recommend this restaurant to my worst enemy. Skip it. Doesn’t deserve your money. We did. They had the decency to not take the deposit in the end.
Amazing food! Owner is really nice Try the steak !!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Christy Shultz
We had 2 wonderful dinners here while in Montreal. The service was excellent and all of our food was delicious. The owner treats everyone like family. I highly recommend this restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Hilal Kahraman
Not only does the delicious meal make you feel amazing, but the sincere conversation with Mr. Kazım enhances the experience even further. I haven't had such a delicious French Onion soup even in Paris. If you truly want to taste exquisite meals in a great atmosphere, where you and your meal are genuinely cared for, and you are a nice person (this is a requirement to get in :) ), you must visit this place. Thank you for such a great experience ❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alex Grenier
Brought my better half there to celebrate a couple months ago and forgot to leave a review ?
Our bar seats were nicely set-up with linens and proper utensils. We were both impressed with every dish. The live piano was a fun atmosphere. The fresh flower bouquets were impressive. Got to meet the chef and also the owner, and since we sat at the bar, I had a drink with the devil ?
I don't think this is a good place for snobby people or cheap people or abusive people with mental problems, they'll probably refuse to serve you (hence the 1 star reviews).
If you're a normal person who enjoys life and have money for a 4 course meal with high-end wine, this place is totally awesome.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Christian Kana
Previous review: "Very bad service. I called to place a take-out order as indicated on their website. The person on the line said that the owner was busy and was going to call me back as soon as he’s free. Twenty minutes or so later, I called again to see whether I could actually place an order as I was hoping to have a not so late dinner, and the person at the other end of the line rudely replied by saying that they only take orders at the bar. I am very disappointed with the service. Will probably never eat or try to place an order there again."
Owner's reply: "I’m very happy you didn’t get to taste my food because I believe very strongly. You don’t deserve it when I answer the phone. I was very polite to you. I said we take take out order at the counter at the bar. That’s all I said person for that there were so many idiots like you make an order $300/$400/$500 Was prepared end of the day. Nobody came to pick up. Nobody paid our cost either. I’m sorry you get offended, but after reading this review you put on Google. You don’t deserve to be served by us. Have a great life."
Following up on my previous review, I am actually quite amazed by the reply that I had to share with the Internet community. I definitely understand that there are some people who make outrageous orders and don't show up to pay or pick up subsequently, which ultimately ends up as sunk costs, to the detriment of the restaurant. I would have understood had it been explained to me the first time (or the second for that matter) in respectful words and not insults like idiots. Be that as it may, when I first called to place an order (after reading on the restaurant's website that they take pickup orders by phone - they are the ones who indicated it themselves unless I am now crazy too on top of being an idiot), I was respectfully told that it was not possible at the moment and that the owner would call me back. Half an hour later, around 8pm, I decided to call back as my window to order a good meal in good restaurants was quickly closing, and that's when I got a rude reply regarding the take up orders at the counter. We may have a difference of opinion, but I maintain that your reply was rude when I called the second time, as opposed to the first time, which was very polite, and I am comforted by your reply here, which is beyond disrespectful. At least we agree on a few things, I don't want to pay a meal from somebody talking to me in that way and insulting me. I hope other customers won't an experience as unpleasant as mine.
My wife and I and another couple had dinner here while visiting Montreal last week (we are from Ontario and they are from England). We all agreed we had one of the best French dining experiences we have had in a very long time. The owner was funny, charming and engaging, while the décor was both cozy and classy, but not pretentious. Service was prompt and attentive. Particular standouts from the menu were the French onion soup and the duck confit. Five stars all around. Highly recommended.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Duck Confit
A hidden gem! The service is impeccable and the food perfect. A lovely, quiet elegance with attentive but not intrusive service. Highly recommend for a wonderful experience!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Seafood Entre, Black Code Fish
The food was excellent…. The scallop dish and lamb shank were perfectly executed and every accompanying component to each dish treated with respect and presented beautifully… The wine list was extensive and impressive… An old school classic French dining experience in a comfortable classy atmosphere. Attentive service, and in addition I was even fortunate enough to receive a valuable lesson on napkin placement etiquette. If I had but one concern it would be that the crème brûlée was not properly caramelized, but it was a minor concern in the scope of the overall dining experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
L’Autre Saison is a place with the decor that reminds me of meals and restaurants in Montmartre, Paris. This place serves excellent dishes which I would definitely rate it as a 5-stars establishment had there been good services. Almost as soon as we walked into the restaurant, the owner’s attitude was borderline racially prejudiced against Asians. From the shaking of his head to remarks like “the days of free bread are long gone” or “Is that all you ordered?”, he definitely treated us very differently than to the 3 white customers who sat at the table next to ours. Those customers ordered less than we did but were treated with courtesy and friendliness. The owner also came by several times to have small talks with them while totally ignoring us. Service here is a 0 since there is no negative 5 for rating.
Food-wise, this place is easily a 4.5 stars. 1. The snails were served in vol-au-vent style with a delicious garlicky creamy sauce. Since it was not served with bread, we had to order a basket of 6 excellent bread rolls at $10.50. 2. The creamy foie gras was excellent and paired real well with the house pinot noir one of us ordered. No, the owner did not suggest anything. 3. The onion soup was good but had too much onions and not enough soup. 4. The duck confit dish is possibly one of the best I’ve eaten. It rivals with good French restaurants in major cities such as Paris and Washington, D.C.. 5. The tarte tatin served à la mode was delicious. Each bite of apple reminds me of a great bistro in Montmartre.
This restaurant offers a great dining experience for non-Asians who would be treated with courtesy and great service. Based on our own experience, I cannot and will not recommend this racially prejudiced restaurant to non whites. In short, there are other French restaurants in Montreal that offers the same level of food quality with much better service.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Recommended dishes: Duck Confit
What an amazing experience. Service ! Food ! Wonderful people ! What more can you ask for !!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I brought my daughter and wife here for dinner and it was a delightful experience. The scenery is very worldly and interesting. The staff was great to talk to. The beef is the best I've ever tasted and this is coming from someone who has tried $1000 kobe beef in Japan!
The owner is also a very interesting and kind person.
Highly recommended!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beef Steak, Duck Confit
This place is fantastic! Service was excellent, and every dish was spot on. We shared two orders the escargot and they split it up individually for us. Duck, lamb shank, shrimp and beef rib, all super yummy. Will definitely return next time in Montreal.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beef Steak, Seafood Entre, Duck Confit
Would have loved to have gone here while we were in town, but with no phone number on the website we wandered over only to find a sign taped to the door that they were closed for a month.
It would have been great if the website could have put a note about that up on their website. Otherwise, we're excited to visit again in the future.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
This restaurant for which we reserved for 15 people and paid a deposit for during F1 week-end refused to sit us down because they couldn’t move tables for us to sit together when we had friends from Australia visiting us. The man waiter that saw us come in was VERY RUDE, and the restaurant was completely empty. I would not recommend this restaurant to my worst enemy. Skip it. Doesn’t deserve your money. We did. They had the decency to not take the deposit in the end.
What a disgusting cuisine🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
Restaurantji Recommends
Amazing food! Owner is really nice
Try the steak !!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We had 2 wonderful dinners here while in Montreal. The service was excellent and all of our food was delicious. The owner treats everyone like family. I highly recommend this restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Not only does the delicious meal make you feel amazing, but the sincere conversation with Mr. Kazım enhances the experience even further. I haven't had such a delicious French Onion soup even in Paris. If you truly want to taste exquisite meals in a great atmosphere, where you and your meal are genuinely cared for, and you are a nice person (this is a requirement to get in :) ), you must visit this place. Thank you for such a great experience ❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brought my better half there to celebrate a couple months ago and forgot to leave a review ?
Our bar seats were nicely set-up with linens and proper utensils. We were both impressed with every dish. The live piano was a fun atmosphere. The fresh flower bouquets were impressive. Got to meet the chef and also the owner, and since we sat at the bar, I had a drink with the devil ?
I don't think this is a good place for snobby people or cheap people or abusive people with mental problems, they'll probably refuse to serve you (hence the 1 star reviews).
If you're a normal person who enjoys life and have money for a 4 course meal with high-end wine, this place is totally awesome.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Previous review: "Very bad service. I called to place a take-out order as indicated on their website. The person on the line said that the owner was busy and was going to call me back as soon as he’s free. Twenty minutes or so later, I called again to see whether I could actually place an order as I was hoping to have a not so late dinner, and the person at the other end of the line rudely replied by saying that they only take orders at the bar. I am very disappointed with the service. Will probably never eat or try to place an order there again."
Owner's reply: "I’m very happy you didn’t get to taste my food because I believe very strongly. You don’t deserve it when I answer the phone. I was very polite to you. I said we take take out order at the counter at the bar. That’s all I said person for that there were so many idiots like you make an order $300/$400/$500 Was prepared end of the day. Nobody came to pick up. Nobody paid our cost either. I’m sorry you get offended, but after reading this review you put on Google. You don’t deserve to be served by us. Have a great life."
Following up on my previous review, I am actually quite amazed by the reply that I had to share with the Internet community. I definitely understand that there are some people who make outrageous orders and don't show up to pay or pick up subsequently, which ultimately ends up as sunk costs, to the detriment of the restaurant. I would have understood had it been explained to me the first time (or the second for that matter) in respectful words and not insults like idiots. Be that as it may, when I first called to place an order (after reading on the restaurant's website that they take pickup orders by phone - they are the ones who indicated it themselves unless I am now crazy too on top of being an idiot), I was respectfully told that it was not possible at the moment and that the owner would call me back. Half an hour later, around 8pm, I decided to call back as my window to order a good meal in good restaurants was quickly closing, and that's when I got a rude reply regarding the take up orders at the counter. We may have a difference of opinion, but I maintain that your reply was rude when I called the second time, as opposed to the first time, which was very polite, and I am comforted by your reply here, which is beyond disrespectful. At least we agree on a few things, I don't want to pay a meal from somebody talking to me in that way and insulting me. I hope other customers won't an experience as unpleasant as mine.
Service: 1
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