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Bouillon Bilk
Category: Restaurants Canadian (New) Canadian (New) [Edit]
1595 Boul. St-LaurentMontréal, QC H2X
(514) 845-1595
- Price Range:
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$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
- Has TV:
- No
9 reviews for Bouillon Bilk
8 reviews in English
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Review from Jennifer G.
2/24/2012
This place was so cool. I mean, seriously, I felt like I didn't qualify as cool enough to be there. It's an experience and the food is top notch, with unexpected flavors that go amazing well together. It was also very expensive and we puzzled over how the hipsters who were eating there could afford it. We barely could. If you're looking for upscale that is interesting and unstuffy, this should definitely be one of your top three picks in Montreal.
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Review from Joanne O.
Saint-Lambert, QC
12/13/2011
I was a little disappointed with this place since reading the rave reviews. The food was good, but I can't say great. My main dish was cold when it arrived. Although the quality of the food was quite good, I felt that the portion sizes were quite small, and that is saying something from me! I had the beet salad as a starter, the pork stew with ravioli for a main and the grapefruit mousse for desert. The desert was great but the other two dishes were just good in my opinion.
The service was very good and the ambiance was so so. I don't think I will go back soon, not trying to be harsh, but there are lots of other great places to eat in Montreal. -
Review from Khanh L.
11/26/2011 5 photos
Went here last thursday,
The place opened up about 8 months ago, it's a couple of blocks from my place, but i haven't been eating out much lately so... finally this week.
The chef is Francois Nadon, who used to work at Bronte, which was an exquisite place. I must say it's been a while since I've been pleasantly surprised by something original and tasty... I must say, this restaurant was my best find this year...
The place is small and unassuming, the staff is friendly, and androgenous :) you'll have fun guessing who's male and who's female...
for starters, we have the beet salad and grilled shrimp with beef marrow...
for mains, braised pork with ravioli, and fowl with foie gras.
And for dessert we shared a chocolate ganache.
The beet salad was a bit weird, a little sweet for my taste, it had figs and berries too and caramelized bacon peanut brittle, my friend liked it, and it was original but for me it missed just slightly...
The grilled shrimp was served with beef marrow and orange miso sauce, it was a very nice blend of salt and mild sweetness, the meaty shrimp contrasting with the soft marrow, and the sauce that ties everything together... beautiful dish!!! when you think of shrimp you never think of pairing it with marrow, but this just works and makes sense, this one is a prefect 10!!!
Then came the braised pork with green pea ravioli, a bit bland to my taste. miss again, it didn't blend well. The cooking and textures were there but no salt!!! did you forget to salt the pork???
The fowl was great, cooked perfectly, with crispy skin!!!! ya baby give me some more!!! foie gras didn't need to be there but it contrasted well with the crispy skin, and the sauce was very nice. yummy
The chocolate ganache was rich and perfect, not too sweet and intensely chocolately. The bacon bits added a nice touch of salt, the bourbon jelly was refresshing and caramelized bananas added a nice sweetness, and coffee dust rounded it out with a touch of bitterness. very nice indeed. I went home and made chocolate ganache today, that's how good this was.
All in all, this was a cool place, if you like unusual and contrasting flavors and textures you will like this place, it's a bit hit and miss but the hits are phenomenal and the misses aren't destestable...
will definitely go back :) -
Review from Keewi H.
Montréal, QC
4/4/2011 11 photos
OK I know I am spoiled, I am from SF area, I am a cook, a chef, in this food business for 2/3rds of my life. I am telling you that I've been disappointed so many times in Montreal restaurants; I don't even write about the restaurants if I am disappointed that's why I don't have many reviews about Montreal restaurants but here I am now.
Try this one. It's been opened for little more than a week. The view from this restaurant isn't good at all - dreadful construction site you have to see while you are eating - but inside of this restaurant is cool and hip. And of course you have to judge the restaurant with their food right? OMG, ok the salmon burger and Bailey's cream brulee was fantastic. It's not easy to find a "Salmon Burger" that you just bite a one and say WOW so here we are. :)
Have you ever tried MSG over load Poutine in QC and got disgusted?? If you've been disappointed, you should try their Poutine here. I bet that they use real stock for the poutine! Delicious!
Oh well, I have to go there again and try more times to say something very fair but the first impression? Absolutely you should try. Oh Oh Oh! Did I tell you that there is nowhere to go around Place d'art? so try it! :) -
Review from Kensey W.
7/13/2011
so excellent and so not a burger place, as yelp has it listed. both service and food were above and beyond.
we arrived a half hour before closed and were uncertain they were still seating but they were very welcoming and seated us. our waitress also informed us apologetically, what they had run out of and that there was only one scallops dish left.
we looked over the menu and i decided i wanted to scallops but it was too late! someone else had already ordered them. but maybe it was meant to be because i got giant shrimp with sweetbreads (it's normally lobster but they were out of lobster and said they could do the same dish with the shrimp) and the boyf got ravioli over pulled pork. they were both so good!
(i'll add this since there are no dollar sign ratings on this place yet: dinner entrees run from $22 to $29, add glasses of wine, and i'd put this at just making a three-dollar sign rating [$$$].)
the ravioli was delicate and not over-salted, with the perfect, light sauce.
but my dish was the star! the sauce was rich and buttery, also not too salty, and so so creamy and aromatic. the shrimp were huge and tender, not at all overcooked, as shrimp often is. the sweetbreads were my favorite part. they were seared to perfection with cripsy edges that gave way to softness. we didn't figure out what organ they were. we thought they were maybe brains, from the way they looked, but later found out that brains don't usually qualify as sweetbreads.
our water glasses remained filled and we did end up being the last people there, a little past closing time, but our waitress still offered us dessert, which was very sweet (get it?), but we declined so they wouldn't have to stay even longer for us. but if i'm in the area again, i definitely want to try more of their menu. -
Review from Alex P.
Saanichton, BC
8/19/2011
We had a great plat of oysters, beans, meats, fois gras, etc. Really nice atmosphere and service. Classy. We shall return!!!
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Review from Narvey G.
Westmount, QC
5/23/2011
Went there to have a casual salmon burger type of thing. Ended up with the best food i have ever seen in Montreal. We shared snapper sashimi, smoked duck, octopus and pork flank.
It was served with grace and joy. All the food displayed great technique, an appreciation of flavours, and was complicated but not fussy.
This is a unique resto with a fun chef and a very special vibe.
I wish them great success. -
Review from Fred B.
Montréal, QC
5/2/2011
I am rarely impressed enough by a restaurant to want to take the time to write a review, but in this case I just had to add my voice to the rave reviews. You'll find here a unique combination of a small, friendly-yet-trendy neighborhood restaurant atmosphere on the one hand, and absolutely exquisite, innovative and refined dishes on the other. I went there to celebrate a birthday with a group of close friends, all of whom know the Montreal restaurant scene very well and have travelled extensively. We got to taste most of the dishes on the menu that evening and were blown away. I had the roasted garlic broth and the lobster dish--pure bliss.
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