Likely holds the crown for best Ethiopian restaurant in Montreal. Spectacularly decorated space with a well-formatted menu. Service was also superb. Food was utterly delicious. Flawlessly clean washrooms. Very well executed restaurant on all fronts.
julien b-lebon
Excellent restaurant, refined setting!There is something for everyone, as long as you are in discovery mode.The service is also top notch!We recommend !
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Entrée Degustatio Aux Légumes
Thomas Mistos
Surprised to be able to reserve a table for two last nminute on a Saturday night, but really glad I did.lovely decor and vibe, with comfortable seating, and background music that allowed customers to carry out normal conversation. Although the place was packed, from the time we walked in to the time we left, service was friendly, attentive and very helpful with questions about a cuisine we were not familiar with. The star of the show was the food. Tasty, plentiful, with just the right amount of spice and aromatics. We chose the meat (they also had a vegetarian option) tasting menu, since it provided a nice intro to Ethiopian cuisine. It included a nice selection of starters to share and a platter of lamb, beef, chicken, lentils and vegetables all cooked in different sauces/styles, with plenty of injera to scoop everything up. Delicious!,
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
T S
Really nice looking restaurant. Food was good but I would say it’s Ethiopian food modified for the western taste. Dishes lacked the traditional berbere spice kick that is normal.Still it was good and the service was great.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Alicia Herrera
Excellent food. Friendly, efficient service. Comfortable setting.Will go back for sure!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: 10- Combo Vegan
Franck Sacchi
Very good and original but the prices are high, we are always surprised when we come from France to see that by adding the various taxes and the tip we can easily add 40% to the total bill, personally I will not put up with it Never ;-)
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Jennifer FRITZ-ALCALAY
Shrinkflation alert! We used to be regulars here, and returned after a couple of years. The portions were a lot smaller than before, especially the appetizers. I think this trend might be especially apparent in the dégustation offers, so maybe you’re better off order individual dishes.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Harshal Shah
Great ambiance, great food and a very reasonable price
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Émilie Renaud-Roy
Good tasting, everything was delicious!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: L'entrée de la Dégustation de Viande
Eloise Simon
Great discovery! The food was very good and surprising! I strongly advise you to take the discovery dish, it is hearty and tasty.PS: I don't really like spicy dishes, but the few more spicy dishes were very tolerable and good!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: L'entrée de la Dégustation de Viande
Service, atmosphere, dishes... everything is perfect at Nil Bleu! Ideal for a beautiful and different gastronomic experience, with friends, as a couple or with family
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mousse Choco Framboisier Végétarien, Cake Au Citron, Entrée Degustatio Aux Légumes, L'entrée de la Dégustation de Viande, Choco Pakane
Geneviève Morin
Fantastic evening! Delicious tasting dishes and sensational service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: L'entrée de la Dégustation de Viande, 4- Salade Maison House Salad
Gabriel Lorquet
I didn't know what to expect having never had Ethipian food but boy was I surprised, it was an amazing experience, staff was great and the food even better.Vegetarian options: Our Vegan friend loved the taster platter, lots of great options.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sampler Platter
Angela Miller
The food was great and we really enjoyed the tasting menu.Unfortunately the waiter didn’t seem to be very happy doing his job and he smelled like cigarettes.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Sampler Platter
Cameron C
We got the tasting menu. Food was good, it was my first time trying ethiopian food and being able to taste a bit of everything was nice.
Likely holds the crown for best Ethiopian restaurant in Montreal. Spectacularly decorated space with a well-formatted menu. Service was also superb. Food was utterly delicious. Flawlessly clean washrooms. Very well executed restaurant on all fronts.
Excellent restaurant, refined setting!There is something for everyone, as long as you are in discovery mode.The service is also top notch!We recommend !
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Entrée Degustatio Aux Légumes
Surprised to be able to reserve a table for two last nminute on a Saturday night, but really glad I did.lovely decor and vibe, with comfortable seating, and background music that allowed customers to carry out normal conversation. Although the place was packed, from the time we walked in to the time we left, service was friendly, attentive and very helpful with questions about a cuisine we were not familiar with. The star of the show was the food. Tasty, plentiful, with just the right amount of spice and aromatics. We chose the meat (they also had a vegetarian option) tasting menu, since it provided a nice intro to Ethiopian cuisine. It included a nice selection of starters to share and a platter of lamb, beef, chicken, lentils and vegetables all cooked in different sauces/styles, with plenty of injera to scoop everything up. Delicious!,
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Really nice looking restaurant. Food was good but I would say it’s Ethiopian food modified for the western taste. Dishes lacked the traditional berbere spice kick that is normal.Still it was good and the service was great.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Excellent food. Friendly, efficient service. Comfortable setting.Will go back for sure!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: 10- Combo Vegan
Very good and original but the prices are high, we are always surprised when we come from France to see that by adding the various taxes and the tip we can easily add 40% to the total bill, personally I will not put up with it Never ;-)
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Shrinkflation alert! We used to be regulars here, and returned after a couple of years. The portions were a lot smaller than before, especially the appetizers. I think this trend might be especially apparent in the dégustation offers, so maybe you’re better off order individual dishes.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Great ambiance, great food and a very reasonable price
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Good tasting, everything was delicious!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: L'entrée de la Dégustation de Viande
Great discovery! The food was very good and surprising! I strongly advise you to take the discovery dish, it is hearty and tasty.PS: I don't really like spicy dishes, but the few more spicy dishes were very tolerable and good!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: L'entrée de la Dégustation de Viande
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Service, atmosphere, dishes... everything is perfect at Nil Bleu! Ideal for a beautiful and different gastronomic experience, with friends, as a couple or with family
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mousse Choco Framboisier Végétarien, Cake Au Citron, Entrée Degustatio Aux Légumes, L'entrée de la Dégustation de Viande, Choco Pakane
Fantastic evening! Delicious tasting dishes and sensational service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: L'entrée de la Dégustation de Viande, 4- Salade Maison House Salad
I didn't know what to expect having never had Ethipian food but boy was I surprised, it was an amazing experience, staff was great and the food even better.Vegetarian options: Our Vegan friend loved the taster platter, lots of great options.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sampler Platter
The food was great and we really enjoyed the tasting menu.Unfortunately the waiter didn’t seem to be very happy doing his job and he smelled like cigarettes.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Sampler Platter
We got the tasting menu. Food was good, it was my first time trying ethiopian food and being able to taste a bit of everything was nice.