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Comptoir 21
Categories: Restaurants Seafood Restaurants Fish & Chips Restaurants Burgers Seafood, Fish & Chips, Burgers [Edit]
21 Saint-Viateur OuestMontréal, QC H2T 2K7
(514) 507-3474
- Hours:
Mon-Wed 11 am - 11 pm
Thu-Fri 11 am - 12 am
Sat 12 pm - 12 am
Sun 12 pm - 11 pm
- Price Range:
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$$
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Noise Level:
- Average
6 reviews for Comptoir 21
6 reviews in English
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Review from Mary E.
Montréal, QC
4/12/2012
I love places that do one thing, and one thing well. The fish and chips here are perfect. The batter is nice and crisp with great Quebec fries. Friendly staff and cool, but not too cool atmosphere. I would highly recommend this place for lunch with a bunch of friends.
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Review from Dimitris L.
Montréal, QC
4/9/2012 1 Check-in Here
I notice mainly good reviews for the place and the rumours has it that this is the best place for fish n chips in Montreal. Unfortunately my only experience of it today was not flattering at all. The fish missed seasoning completely. Without the sauces it was completely tasteless. The same goes for the infamous burger that everyone told me to take. Tasteless again. Other than that the waitress was excellent and the environment as well.
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Review from Grant R.
Montréal, QC
6/27/2011
Oh man, this is an exciting little gem in the Mile End. So far I've only been twice. So far.
The first time I went I had a lovely plate of fish and chips with and a nice little glass of red wine. The batter was flaky, soft, golden, and absolutely delicious. The fries were perfectly simple and divine. As far as a simple and classic fish and chip meal goes, I can't imagine a way to ameliorate this fine little dish.
Today, feeling peckish and lazy, I dropped in again to sample the steak sandwich with a nice little pint of Boreal blonde. Ô summer. The steak was thinly sliced and served on a nice little bit of baguette with roasted marinated peppers and some kind of amazing sauce. While tucking into this tasty sandwich I came up with the word "bouchegasme" in the frenzy of my masticating madness just in case the waitress asked me how the meal is. Thankfully she didn't.
So all in all, I love this place. It's the bee's knees. If you have a hankering for a delicious little cheap-ish eat and don't want to wander too far away from Olimpico, I definitely recommend checking it out. -
Review from Scott G.
Montréal, QC
3/25/2012
Overpriced for fish and chips. The portion was small and the batter flat and oily. I like fish and chips to be light and fluffy but these were not. Fries seemed to have made several visits to the fryer. I tried the Jalapeno dipping sauce, which was so salty that I couldn't even taste any pepper. The salad is pretty much just mesclun from the supermarket shoved on a plate. Nothing terrible, but for $14.50+tax this should be a cut above cafeteria food.
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Review from Risa D.
9/24/2011 1 photo
Bear in mind, Montreal is close to no ocean so though we are on an island fresh seafood can be hard to find. When fish and chips is fresh and perfect it's probably in my top 5 favourite foods, and when it's anything less than perfect it kinda breaks my heart because it just doesn't bring those same memories back. Le Comptoir 21 today was perfect - the fish was so light and fresh and buttery and not at all fishy I couldn't believe it; according to the owner it comes up from Boston (which explains it's bold Maritime-y American attitude =). The batter was perfect, especially squirted with the bottles of malt and regular vinegar provided, and dipped in the homemade tartar. I had a pint of local blonde beer from the tap, but saw they also had bottles of that lovely and inexpensive C'est La Vie wine from the Pays D'Oc. The fries were perfect and my date said his steak sandwich was above average: the panini was warm and light and full of peppers, mushrooms and onions and gooood with the hot sauce.
We also really dug the communal seating at the counter wrapped around the smiling franglais waitress who seemed happy working in 360, dealing out the little baskets lined with blue and white check wax paper full up with breaded shrimp, calamari, burgers and darkly golden fries. You could almost almost hear the ocean and on this fall day in Canada we were just loving it. -
Review from Lu G.
Montréal, QC
2/14/2012
Reasonably priced, egalitarian seating, EVERYONE sits at the counters, which look like recycled bowling alleys, cosy atmosphere, prompt, courteous service. They'll grill your fish instead of deep frying if you ask. Fries the real thing... not the prefab crap one normally gets at fast food joints. I have to admit though, I didn't find my fishburger to be all that awesome, but then again, I'm still getting over a cold, so perhaps that explains it. Will try their chowder next time.
