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L'Express
L'Express Review
Mirrored walls and noise levels that are close to painful make L'Express the closest thing Montréal (and maybe even Canada) has to a Parisian bistro. Maybe that's why the city's celebrity chefs congregate here for dinner after hours. Service is fast, since most waiters have been there for 20 and 30 years, prices are reasonable, and the food is good, even if the tiny crowded tables barely have room to accommodate it. Chef Joel Chapoulie's steak tartare with french fries, salmon with sorrel, and calves' liver with tarragon are marvelous. Don't expect the menu to change—diners would have a conniption. Jars of gherkins, fresh baguettes, and aged cheeses make the pleasure last longer, as do the reasonably priced bottles of imported French wine. Kids are warmly welcome.
- Address: 3927 rue St-Denis, Plateau Mont-Royal, Montréal, QC, H2W 2M4 | Map It
- Phone: 514/845--5333
- Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8AM to 3AM; Sat. 10AM-3AM; Sun. 10AM-2AM
- Website: www.restaurantlexpress.ca
- Metro Sherbrooke.
- Location: The Plateau and Environs
Contact Information
- Reservations essential.
- Credit cards accepted.
Restaurant Details
Member Reviews
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aromes, from Los Angeles
What a cute typical bistro with a retro feel.
I started with a good octopus and lentil salad (tasty). Then I ordered the lobster risotto (did appreciate the good quantity of lobster) -> nice smell, well cooked, but it lacked the rich creamy mouthfeel that I like in my risotto. Enoughly good and tasty, nevertheless. Dessert (orange panna cotta) did not live up to my expectations: average taste. Overall: good enough. I will certaintly give another try to some more on their menu -
lenormandgourmand, from Paris
Home away from home as far as I'm concerned. I have been there for over 20 years and in my opinion, it's the most consistent restaurant in Montreal.
You can't go wrong with the celeri remoulade, the bavette echalotte, the steak tartare or the veal kidneys.
Ask for the private imported wine list. You might find a bargain.
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