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Contribuiți la feedbackSurely La Chronique is one of the best fine dining restaurants in Montreal! It is perhaps a bit less flashy than other heavyweights in town in terms of luxury experience , but it is everything one could wish for in terms of food, free of unecessary distractions or stiffness. This restaurant is located on a charming section of avenue Laurier, and has a clean, modern design. The elongated dining room stretches from the streetside windows to the kitchen, where you can glimpse the chefs working at their stations. There is a fixed 5 course menu every month (wine pairing available that showcases many seasonal and Canadian ingredients. This November, the amuse bouche was scallop ceviche wonderfully refreshed by a dash of lime and heat. This was followed by a red tuna tartare, its fatty richness beautifully enhanced by the fragrance of the olive oil in the sauce vierge. Then came a delicate piece of seared halibut on a piece of charred leek, with articoke and, hidden, pureed celeriac. After was one of their signature dishes, fois gras quickly seared sitting on shredded duck with a broth of Peking duck. What a delicious aroma! Small pieces of matsutake with their characteristic flavour added novelty to the many layers of comforting flavours. The main course was a surdy portion of bison and little jewels here and there. The flavours played around wine and caramelized winter vegetables, their colours and textures reverberating between each others. Lastly came the dessert, a yogurt sorbet hidden beneath a chocolate mousse and a sturdy chocolate mendiant . The portion was quite generous the acidity of the raspberries and sorbet providing welcomed respite from all the chocolate. The pace of the meal was excellent, and the service kind and courteous (we got a nod from chef Marc de Canck as we left! . There is great confidence and joy in the cooking, which transpires in how high familiar ingredients are elevated. I was initially shocked at how little attention this restaurant attracted compared to its undeniable quality, but now I think it is because La Chronique is a secret jealously kept by its patrons. I would much rather come back here every month than to return a second time to many restaurants in town!
One of the best restaurants in Montreal and not as famous as it should be. Very minimalist space with a lower and upper dining room. The food is incredibly good modern French (Yelp calls it Canadian but I dunno). Five course menu on the most recent of our three visits featured a duck foie gras dish that was the standout. Also veal/sweetbreads, a bluefin tuna entree.. Professional fine dining service. An expensive meal especially if you take the wine pairings but well worth it.
Framed black and white pictures hang over the long black banquette that runs the length of La Chronique, a French restaurant on two levels on Laurier. The charming hostess allowed us the pick of the seats as we were the first to arrive window, of course. Other guests that followed chose seating along that comfortable looking banquette, or the small tables against the opposite wall. Can I say that I love the bread service in all the restaurants during my visit to Montreal? Here, it was fresh baguette spears and savory bread accompanied by creamy, room temperature butter. Yes and multiple baskets, please. My sister grilled the helpful server on the variety on the menu, including lobster and sweetbreads surf and turf), venison, and Dover sole. I, however, very quickly settled on the latter. Three small fillets are shaped into round circles, resembling scallops in shape/size), and served with puréed, slightly bitter celeriac root, wilted spinach, and savory mushrooms. While the fish was a bit under seasoned, everything else on the plate was delicious. For dessert, I had La Chronique's interpretation of the Black Forest cake. The cake portion was thin and spongy, with a dollop of cream and wonderfully tart cherries. It was topped with a distinctive amaretto/almond ice cream and shards of milk and white chocolate. This review would have been incomplete without a mention of service. In a word, impressive. Both the hostess and server managed a roomful of guests with warm hospitality and useful advice. They walked us through the menu and dining options à la carte or tasting menu) and provided their insights on the most loved dishes.
Chef Olivier de Montagny is so nice! Talented and friendly what do you want more. We went at la chronique during montteal en lumiere and were excited as chef Jean lefebvre from Cordeillan-Bages and master sommelier Pierre-Alexis Soulière were invited. But even with those famous characters as guest, it was still the house chefs and house sommelier Jonathan Sitatras who shined during servive. The evening started with a petoncle, synonym of a perfect start. Next was a flétan with a seaweed trio which was absolutely lovely and very flavorful. The next plate was my favorite of the evening. A pintage ravioli with foie gras, truffes du périgord and parmesan emulsion. Absolutely delectable and filles with flavors. The emulsion was just divine. Next was an aged magret with beets and a porto juice. The duck was a little thick but still very well cooked. And just to end well... A fondant chocolat which we paired with a fantastic and very unique 100 years old tawny porto. Nothing less. It was overall, a special night in a special place.
Decent meal. If you don't take the wine pairings it will come out to under 100 a person. The foie gras was delicious, the risotto with mushrooms heavenly and the Black Forest deconstructed cake was very good. The bread is not worth the price gouge of 2 per person WTF, it wasn't even warm or soft or pillowy, it came dry and old with 3 slices for 2. A real scam. The wines are 12 per pairing holy expensive... The rest of the meal was not as good as the menu I posted above. My friend and I shared it all and that menu above will not make you unhappy for the price you're paying it was DELICIOUS. We took other things like the lamb shoulder but it wasn't a hit...