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Chez Lévêque
Category: Restaurants French French [Edit]
1030 Rue Laurier OuestMontréal, QC H2V 2K8
(514) 279-7355
- Hours:
Mon-Fri 8 am - 12 am
Sat-Sun 10:30 am - 12 am
- Attire:
- Dressy
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Price Range:
-
$$$
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- No
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Average
8 reviews for Chez Lévêque
7 reviews in English
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Review from Elleni T.
4/11/2012 1 Check-in Here
I had the privilege of being invited to a business dinner at Chez Levesque. As we were a big group with many bottles of wine, the servers were very attentive! Very knowledgeable with the menu and rather witty.
The food was very good. I started with an avocado / shrimp salad, followed by the cod dish and then la piece de résistance....dessert! I had an amazing tarte au sucre. I might be biased because I love sweets, but I was very happy to eat this.
I would definitely go back! I would love to check out the late night menu. -
Review from zeebo j.
Montréal, QC
1/14/2012
chez leveque came highly recommended, but after reading a few reviews online i was a bit apprehensive. but after we checked the place out, i have to say i was pretty impressed!
first off, the bread was great and the busboy/waiter came by often asking if we wanted more. they had two options, regular baguette and a rye bread with nuts, both of which were great.
my friends and i went for the $21 after 9PM, which is a really reasonable price for an appetizer and a main dish (since usually, their entrees are in the 20-25 range). i had the french onion soup, which was great- tons of cheese, lots of flavor. maybe a bit too salty, though. i had the fish of the day, which was halibut. also really tasty and the sauce was perfect, but i'm afraid they overcooked the fish. it still tasted good, but the consistency wasn't exceptional because it was on the grill one or two minutes too long.
i also read a lot of bad things about the service, but i have to say all the waiters and waitresses we interacted with were cordial and efficient, so i definitely can't complain on that front.
overall a good experience, so i'd recommend it! -
Review from Michael Z.
Montréal, QC
12/12/2011
Love this place. A great back-up brunch resto (no lines ), excellent service, amazing oyster bar... it tends to skew a bit old but that's part of the charm...
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Review from Marie K.
Montréal, QC
9/4/2011
I've been going to Chez Lévêque for a while now for special occasion brunches such as father's or mother's day. We went today with my parents for my birthday brunch. I've never been disappointed with the food. It is delicious and well plated.
I have had the brioche which is delicious and today I had the egg benedict with smoked salmon which was superb.
The only downfall was the service. The waitress was attentive until we had finished our main meal at which point she completely forgot about us. I finally had to flag down another waiter who standing at the other side of the room. He seemed surprised that I was calling him over. I asked him to bring us desert menus.
She never apologized for our long wait, and was not very willing to help us which seemed strange since we were very polite with her!
The rest of the staff was a bit short as well. -
Review from Bruno B.
Montréal, QC
8/24/2011
Food's good but the waiters are way too laid back and even impolite at times.
One waiter is looking insistently at my girlfriend. Not that I am jealous or that I lack confidence but they shall know when to behave like they are in a bar and when to behave like they are at work. I went twice there and the same waiter was intensively checking out female customers every time.
The other waiter wouldn't take my order properly as he was standing very far from me when taking notes (like I was apparently supposed to shout at him to say what I wanted). He did dare arguing with me that I shall have said something as soon as I noticed that he wasn't proposing me the proper sauces accompanying my meal...
It's the french school of waiting, where being impolite is accepted. The difference is that, in France, tipping 15% of the bill is not the norm. I'm waiting for much more coming from a supposedly chic establishment (at last when one looks at the prices).
Montreal does not lack of good restaurants with servers providing great service. I'm definitely not going back to Lemeac before a long time. -
Review from Rebecca P.
York, ON
2/21/2011
This is a wonderful place!
My boyfriend and I had dinner here after opting out of reservations across the street at Lameac, which had been recommended to us by our hotel's concierge, but which was far too loud and and busy for our tastes (I expect summer is better with the patio access -- in winter, the main room is oppressively loud.)
Everything about Chez Leveque was just perfect: our waiter was fantastic, the food was delicious, and the overall atmosphere was warm and inviting, especially after a long, cold walk from the metro.
As for the meal? Divine. My boyfriend had the French onion soup as a starter, and of course I had to try it. Amazing. For a main, he had filet mignon, which was perfect. I had the bouillabaisse, which was absolutely incredible, and full of salmon, red snapper, clams, and mussels (and one slightly over-cooked shrimp.) The soup came with a side of toasted bread, cheese, and a sauce, which you were supposed to submerge in the soup, but I thought that was over-kill for what was a superb soup.)
Neither of us had dessert, but the selection looked delicious.
Two tips:
1. If you go, and if you're on a budget, note that they do a $21 fixed price menu after 9:00. Before 9:00, the place is full of considerably older folks (as noted by another reviewer), but after 9:00, younger couples came in to dine.
2. This place has one of the more amusingly themed washrooms I've seen. The restaurant has a slightly religious motif going on (not sure why), and the washrooms are worth checking out. -
Review from John D.
5/4/2010
This place is great. They have the address wrong though; it's Laurier West (or Ouest). One weird thing is that this place is always full of people in their 70's -- I guess mature people appreciate classy food. I've eaten here about five times and it always impresses. I would write more, but I'd rather that you experience it for yourself. Do yourself a favor and get out of "centreville".
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