My biggest complaint is that the elegant servings served by excellent personnel lacked punch. The food was not entirely tasteless, but it was very disappointing.
Nicolas
Great location. Beautiful restaurant. Buffet had limited choices for the Sunday brunch. Food was ok, nothing special. Overpriced.
Mike
Fabulous service, with smiling, friendly staff. Service was prompt. The food was prepared exactly as we requested and was absolutely delicious. The decor was lovely and the ambience really warm and welcoming. I would thoroughly recommend Renoir to anyone celebrating a special occasion or wanting to go out for a wonderful meal experience.
JP
Excellent service and food. There wasn't a lot of guests dining but the ambiance was very nice. Nice job of upgrading the lobby and restaurant.
Patricia
We were greeted and shown to our table by a very pleasant hostess. We were served primarily by Hassane, friendly, attentive and efficient. Every service was excellent; however, we found the dessert lacking in presentation. All in all, we had a very pleasant evening.
GABRIEL
Fine French cuisine in a lovely updated surrounding. More of an effort in the dessert would be appreciated... after all it is French cuisine .
Robert
Generous foie gras entree, 3 duck main course ; last time I had that meal was in the south of France and the Renoir brought back all those memories. Quite reasonable wine prices , many for $65 to $70 dollars. Elegant surroundings and overall classy evening.
Raymond
Nourriture exceptionnelle, service très sympathique dans un cadre agréable. C'est pourquoi nous y mangeons plusieurs fois semaine.
Pierre
Une excellente expérience dans un lieu particulièrement agréable et un personnel attentionné.
Morna
Renoir has become our go to restaurant in downtown Montreal. The recently completed renovations have brought it to new level in terms of ambiance and comfort. The menu has also been refreshed with a an excellent range of starters and mains. The staff are highly professional while also being very personable. That's you, Martine. All in all, a great experience.
Assiettes brunch du samedi décevantes. Pour 25$ en moyenne aucun fruits, salade ou légumes offerts. Aucune confiture non plus. Rôties servies froides. De plus, le serveur était incapable d'assigner chaque assiette à la bonne personne. Nous ne retournerons plus.
René
Absence de sommelier. Deux premiers choix de vins non disponibles. Erreur dans la commande d'un plat principal. Le service ce soir-là était un peu trop familier.
Andres
Food was great, good selection of super Tuscan wines. Just service need to be improved. Staff need to understand if the restaurant is aiming luxury standard they need to follow and act to it. Waitress was speaking so loud I had the impression we were in a cheap breakfast place not a high end restaurant. Bouloud is next door and I think if they want to compete and mark the difference they need to be more on point ok service clean the table after each meal. Crumbs need to be takeout, water more often, wine service can't allows to a client serve his own wine, etc. hope they improve they do have a lot of potential
Emmanuel Chan
September 2025 update: Dined here many times and always a great experience. Food is always well prepared and service is top notch. The renovations completed earlier in 2025 definitely adds a luxurious ambiance to the experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brian Degrace
As I step into the restaurant at the Sofitel Hotel “Renoir”, I’m thinking wow, nice upscale restaurant, and when I think of upscale restaurants, I think amazing service, amazing atmosphere and most of all amazing food. Well….. yes some parts of Renoir were great like the server we had was nice, polite and took to our every need, but I don’t know if she was fairly new because I found she did not know her menu very well. The atmosphere was nice, well cleaned and not so loud. We could talk to each other without yelling which was nice. Now brings me to the food. Now I love food, and no I’m not a professional food connoisseur, but I do work in a kitchen and feel I know what people are looking for, well I know what I am looking for. Let’s start with the appetizers and the amuse bouch. A corn soupish with edible flowers and some crunchy things was tasty and worth having again. Very flavourful and not too big as to fill you for your appetizers and meal. Next the appetizer, Quebec’s tomato gazpacho ricotta espuma with basil oil. This was by far the best thing I ate at Renoir. The flavour and aroma was on point. First time I ate gazpacho and now I’m hooked, so thank you for that. Then comes the main course. Let’s just say after eating the gazpacho I was a little disappointed. The amount of food for the price. Yes it was duck and sure I expected to pay a bit more for duck but what I received was surprisingly small. So then you expect it to be amazing in flavour, well sorry to disappoint you it was just ok. And what’s up with the leaf roll. I found does not match the story going on the plate. So let’s move to dessert. If I understand correctly they have a baker in the kitchen and the cakes are made in house. I ordered the pistachio cake, very nice light and tasty. Has raspberry inside. Very good. All in All not a horrible experience. But I will mention it took very long to get the food from the kitchen to the table and it was not a busy Sunday by any means.
My biggest complaint is that the elegant servings served by excellent personnel lacked punch. The food was not entirely tasteless, but it was very disappointing.
Great location. Beautiful restaurant. Buffet had limited choices for the Sunday brunch. Food was ok, nothing special. Overpriced.
Fabulous service, with smiling, friendly staff. Service was prompt. The food was prepared exactly as we requested and was absolutely delicious. The decor was lovely and the ambience really warm and welcoming. I would thoroughly recommend Renoir to anyone celebrating a special occasion or wanting to go out for a wonderful meal experience.
Excellent service and food. There wasn't a lot of guests dining but the ambiance was very nice. Nice job of upgrading the lobby and restaurant.
We were greeted and shown to our table by a very pleasant hostess. We were served primarily by Hassane, friendly, attentive and efficient. Every service was excellent; however, we found the dessert lacking in presentation. All in all, we had a very pleasant evening.
Fine French cuisine in a lovely updated surrounding. More of an effort in the dessert would be appreciated... after all it is French cuisine .
Generous foie gras entree, 3 duck main course ; last time I had that meal was in the south of France and the Renoir brought back all those memories. Quite reasonable wine prices , many for $65 to $70 dollars. Elegant surroundings and overall classy evening.
Nourriture exceptionnelle, service très sympathique dans un cadre agréable. C'est pourquoi nous y mangeons plusieurs fois semaine.
Une excellente expérience dans un lieu particulièrement agréable et un personnel attentionné.
Renoir has become our go to restaurant in downtown Montreal. The recently completed renovations have brought it to new level in terms of ambiance and comfort. The menu has also been refreshed with a an excellent range of starters and mains. The staff are highly professional while also being very personable. That's you, Martine. All in all, a great experience.
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Assiettes brunch du samedi décevantes. Pour 25$ en moyenne aucun fruits, salade ou légumes offerts. Aucune confiture non plus. Rôties servies froides. De plus, le serveur était incapable d'assigner chaque assiette à la bonne personne. Nous ne retournerons plus.
Absence de sommelier. Deux premiers choix de vins non disponibles. Erreur dans la commande d'un plat principal. Le service ce soir-là était un peu trop familier.
Food was great, good selection of super Tuscan wines. Just service need to be improved. Staff need to understand if the restaurant is aiming luxury standard they need to follow and act to it. Waitress was speaking so loud I had the impression we were in a cheap breakfast place not a high end restaurant. Bouloud is next door and I think if they want to compete and mark the difference they need to be more on point ok service clean the table after each meal. Crumbs need to be takeout, water more often, wine service can't allows to a client serve his own wine, etc. hope they improve they do have a lot of potential
September 2025 update: Dined here many times and always a great experience. Food is always well prepared and service is top notch. The renovations completed earlier in 2025 definitely adds a luxurious ambiance to the experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
As I step into the restaurant at the Sofitel Hotel “Renoir”, I’m thinking wow, nice upscale restaurant, and when I think of upscale restaurants, I think amazing service, amazing atmosphere and most of all amazing food. Well….. yes some parts of Renoir were great like the server we had was nice, polite and took to our every need, but I don’t know if she was fairly new because I found she did not know her menu very well. The atmosphere was nice, well cleaned and not so loud. We could talk to each other without yelling which was nice. Now brings me to the food. Now I love food, and no I’m not a professional food connoisseur, but I do work in a kitchen and feel I know what people are looking for, well I know what I am looking for. Let’s start with the appetizers and the amuse bouch. A corn soupish with edible flowers and some crunchy things was tasty and worth having again. Very flavourful and not too big as to fill you for your appetizers and meal. Next the appetizer, Quebec’s tomato gazpacho ricotta espuma with basil oil. This was by far the best thing I ate at Renoir. The flavour and aroma was on point. First time I ate gazpacho and now I’m hooked, so thank you for that. Then comes the main course. Let’s just say after eating the gazpacho I was a little disappointed. The amount of food for the price. Yes it was duck and sure I expected to pay a bit more for duck but what I received was surprisingly small. So then you expect it to be amazing in flavour, well sorry to disappoint you it was just ok. And what’s up with the leaf roll. I found does not match the story going on the plate. So let’s move to dessert. If I understand correctly they have a baker in the kitchen and the cakes are made in house. I ordered the pistachio cake, very nice light and tasty. Has raspberry inside. Very good. All in All not a horrible experience. But I will mention it took very long to get the food from the kitchen to the table and it was not a busy Sunday by any means.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
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