Le Boulevardier

AMAZING!! From the food to the service to the atmosphere, le boulevardier was exceptional. All the dishes were prepared with the finest of touches and the flavours were impeccable. Especially loved the tomato salad and the fish! Would come back again 100%.

Great set menus at MTLatable for $55/person. Personal favorite are the rabbit pie with fois gras, mackerel, and the skate wing. The portion was generous than expected. Every dish is flavorful and balanced. Seafood dishes were all perfectly executed. Desserts were ok. A bit disappointed that the baba was dry and the syrup was too sweet. Cream brûlée was quite nice and very light. Service was ok considering the place was packed last night. However, the seating was a bit crowded. It gets quite noisy.

A pleasant dining experience, as has always been the case when I've visited. The staff is always very friendly and accommodating, with meals that appeal to both the visual and the palate. My guest's tuna and my magret were on point and flavourful.

Le Boulevardier Amile took care of us for the evening and I am so grateful to him for his knowledge of the dishes, their components and wine pairings. My sister and brother-in-law got a Bordeaux to complement their meal and we tried a lovely wine from Alsace - a blended wine of white grape varieties from Alsace - Ramène tes Copains, described as harmonious, fresh and fruity. To start we had 3 of the lobster and scallop carpaccio and one rabbit pie. Old-fashioned, oat crust rabbit pie with pistachios and foie gras. It was served cold and when I first saw that the crust was hard and, dare I say congealed, I thought I ordered unfortunately but the chef knew exactly what he wanted and it was superb!!! The texture of the crust challenging me to begin with made me appreciate the foie gras aspect with the hardened crust even more. The rabbit was perfectly cooked and everything together was so soul satisfying - Like when Ego is served the ratatouille at Gusteau's. The more I ate it I realized it was exactly the way it had to be and I should like to eat it every day. The rest of the table ordered the Scallop and lobster carpaccio, smoked garlic confit, asparagus heads and vanilla honey vinaigrette. I'm not sure why so many of the seafood options this time round with MTL a Table have vanilla included. It seems like sweet on-top of sweet to excess. Also didn't really notice the smoked garlic confit - if there was more of it to balance out the natural sweetness of the shellfish with the added vanilla which I know was probably more an olfactory sweetness, instead of an actual sweetness I might have enjoyed it more. The texture of both the lobster and the scallops was perfect, and the asparagus, not overcooked or overdone. For the main there were 2 orders of the Duck magret cooked at 51 ⁰C, coated with maple syrup, glazed turnips and grilled salsifies. It was delicious, perfectly cooked, not overly sweet and paired wonderfully with the Bordeaux. The skate cooked at low temperature, sauce vierge with capers, parsnip mousseline and vegetables was very good and my husband thoroughly enjoyed it. Scraping all of the meat off of the bones was also fun. The dorade filet crusted with tapenade, wild mushroom fricassee and fennel mousseline with grenadine was amazing!!! I would never put mushrooms with fish but it worked wonderfully texturally. The fact that the skin was soft was again on purpose to contrast other components of the menu. All of the flavors of the individual components working together was such a joyful experience. I love when I learn how to taste differently during a meal and this dish provided that. And the fennel mousseline could be eaten quite happily with a spoon anytime you were in need of comfort food. The color is happy, the texture is reassuring and the flavor is just a little of the astringency of the grenadine and the warming digestive of the fennel and the glorious fat/creamy from the cream and potatoes. I wish I could sit in the kitchen and watch the chef work just to get a feel for the way he experiences food. Lastly we had one Sicilian tiramisu, coffee, amaretto, mascarpone with tea cookie, one of the Grand Marnier baba, kiwi whipped cream and candied lemons and two Pistachio crème brulées. If you have the rabbit pie the pistachio crème brulée continues that flavor. It was texturally perfect and something I had never tried before but I should have got the baba like my husband. Big, bold happy flavors! While the Sicilian tiramisu was very good I'm not sure where the Sicilian part came in and I forgot to ask. I'm sure Amile would have known, and it would have made sense because he had an excellent answer for every other question I asked. The food made me so happy I made sure I hugged the chef to say thank you, wishing again my school French was so much better and that I practiced more. Le Boulevardier delivered a spectacular anniversary meal and we will definitely return.

I was looking for a peaceful, quiet place with service to have breakfast before an exam at McGill, and most places were self-service, and loud. I had an intuition about this place, and I wasn't wrong! The space is beautiful, plays wonderful Jazz music, and has lots of space. It is somehow pricey, but for me, to pay $10 extra for a breakfast in order to enjoy the atmosphere, the peace, and the excellent quality of every single ingredient is worth it! I highly recommend it. I will be back one evening to see what they have in stock for cocktails time. I had the continental breakfast, and it was PERFECT: granola, yogurt, fresh fruits, a mix of toasted nuts and seeds, a croissant, and a beautiful home-made preserve. The breakfast comes with one hot drink, and juice and the price is $22. I did not need a lunch and could easily survive my 4-hours exam on its fuel. Highly recommended! The staff was friendly, but some of them were in training, so it wasn't entirely perfect. That did not diminish in any way a wonderful experience.

Very good service and generous plates. The filet mignon and white beans purée was super tasty. Would definitely come back.Food: 5/5

From the time I ascended the stairs, to after I paid the bill, I felt as if I was in another country. The mirrors on the ceiling, the music, the incredibly friendly staff, and the beautiful view coalesce to take you to Europe without having to leave Canada. The food borders on art, and the flavours are vivid without overwhelming the palate. I would highly recommend this restaurant as part of the authentic Montreal experience.

Ordered from my hotel room. Burger, fish and chips, onion soup. Burger was raw see picture, fish and chip is the cheapest and saddest thing you will ever see and the onion soup did not contain any pieces of onions amd they forgot the cheese it also had 0 taste, absolutely no seasoning. The good part is that they refunded the onion soup and recooked a new burger. They gave us the saddest looking fruit salad as an excuse. This is hospital food grade. Please do not eat here or maybe I was just unlucky. At least the hotel rooms are good. I asked if the food brought in the hotel rooms are prepared by the same chef as the restaurant and they said yes.

The reviews are exaggerated... This place is mediocre but the dessert was good. One server at the end was really good but the rest seemed new

Wow! Greated with the most charming smile. The ambiance has its own rhythm. Incredibly relaxing. You forget you are downtown MTL. Then food, presentation, taste, portions. All amazing! Eggs were perfect. Im excited for my next visit.