leméac

decent, but not extraordinary. i had a pleasant evening with my girlfriend here for a birthday dinner. the appetizers were the best part of the meal for sure. crab cake, smoked herring, and escargot were all very interesting and well balanced. the escargot was the best for sure, buttery and perfectly tender, well herbed. the main dishes, duck confit and braised beef short rib, fell a little short of the appetizers. the duck was perfectly fine, well cooked and flavorful, but not particularly enlightened. the beef rib, on the other hand, was quite dry and flavorless, and by no means falling off the bone. however, the barley soup thing on which it sat was delicious, with a lot of subtlety. we didn't stay for dessert, but the organic earl grey tea that came with the $22 @ 22h deal was great.

22$ after 22h. if you're like me, and like to dine late...this is the perfect place to go. their special of 22$ menu after 10pm (including a decadent appetizer, delicious main course and coffee) is so worth it. i had the goat cheese with warm apple and walnut salad to start, their salmon tartare with fries as my main.... it was amazing. we got a nice bottle of wine... which was always full- the service was excellent. there's a great atmosphere at lemeac... make a reservation and check it out for yourself.

wow. an impecable restaurant where service, excelent gastronomy and reasonable prices meet in a nice atmosphere, not snobish nor "brnaché" at all. definitly one on the best places in montreal.
do not forget to share a pain perdu for dessert. it is worth everysongle calory.

seriously people this place is just about average. the food is uninspired and poorly seasoned. quite the dissapointment. very poor.

habitual. a friend introduced me to this place a while ago, and since then it's become a habit!
i always go for the $22 apres 22h.
great food, great wine suggestions. fabulous vibe even on weeknights at 11 pm-- cool decor, waiters in black and white, a buzzing crowd of stylish people of all ages!

good food. i had a good experience with the smoked salmon and the duck as the main course. the only down side was that due to the extreme heat, it was very hot in the restaurant. i will definitely return.

excellent! delicious food, well presented, pleasant atmosphere, good value. we'd return any time. highly recommended.

love it. beautiful terrace during the summer - great for a date. if you don't mind eating late, $22 after 10pm special nets you an appetizer and a main. the food is good, if not simple. the atmosphere is amazing. great service as well. one of my favourites.

the best carre d'agneau!. really love the atmosphere and the experience. the service is just right with the right attitude and the timing between the dish is really well planned. i come from a french cooking school and i can say that everything was cooked to the perfection and i highly recommend this restaurant to any conaisseur of fine french dining.

for 22$ ( after 22:00 ) this is what you whant! the food is great, but the service is a rush. we like it and will definetely come back.

up on laurier, lemeac is a place that has had some solid chatter among foodies for some time. it’s a french bistro on a part of montreal that i am in love with; the street and restaurants have an air of refinement and reputation for good food. i have seen

late night value!. had the pleasure of dining here the other night after the superbowl and were looking for something to eat that wasn't nachos and beer. ended up here and enjoyed the experience alot.
the $22 tasting menu that runs here after 10pm offered a huge number of options, and the quality was what you'd expect at any bistro; good food at a great price. we will definitely be returning.

authentic taste, casual atmosphere. if you're looking for a less formal but high quality french dining experience, lemeac is a great option. my favorite dishes were:
+ soupe de poisson, croûtons, emmenthal et rouille
+ hareng fumé, salade tiède de pommes de terre rattes et betteraves
+ pot au feu de saumon à la fleur de sel

if you can wait until 10pm, anything that is left in the kitchen is on offer until the restaurant closes at 12 midnight - one of the best deals in the city. for 3 short and indulgent hours, i felt like i could have been in paris. it was that good.

solid, classic quality bistro of the relaxed country stripe rather than the tight urban vibe. very satisfying and laid back - real quality kitchen.

grest classic french fares!. before heading to lemeac a buddy who went there warned me:
it's too much fuss! the steak frites was just ok! "rfaol, i replied
...never mind the fuss, all i need to know is about the food. and oh, by the way,
i do not go to an upscale french classic bistro for steak frites! do that at home!
i go for more french classic fares..". so, i went and find out for myself:

the herring i had taken as a starter was delicately smoked, and flavorfully enjoyable -> perfect fresh taste. not a complexed starter, but well done. my girlfriend went for the beef tartare: utterly savourish, perfectly seasoned with a fresh and great quality meat. we have had tartare in every way imaginable, but this one of theirs is impeccable.

then "pot au feu de saumon" for her, and "boudin" for me -> my bloody pudding was delightfully savourish. ideally cooked as well.
her salmon stew, which i picked some bites from, was bathed in a perfect fragrant all savory broth with the freshest ingredients i would have expected in my ideal pot-au-feu.
both her and i prefer the beef version though, but this one was very tasty and flawlessly executed (it was not hard to see that they had put the requested amount of long preparation
and great attention that a great pot-au-feu needs).

at dessert time, my girlfriend went for the "pain perdu". from bites of her "pain perdu", i found it to bear a perfect crunchy crust on top of being deliciously sweet, perfectly airy inside, with awesome flavors. very very tasty!
unfortunately, i could not rave about my choco mousse -> although i concede that the quality of the chocolate on it's own was irreproachable
(really nice quality), the mousse as an overall felt short of excitement (just an ok mousse. it could have been better!). but hey..that was the only off-note on such fully loaded flawlessly-executed fine dining.

a bit of a stiff service, but courteous and helpful.
it was loud on that latest saturday evening we spent there, but no biggie since the rest was great.