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Be sure to make reservations otherwise you'll be sadly disappointed that they're book solid. I've been to Montreal twice and both times made sure I booked in advance.
During the warmer seasons they open the restaurant windows so try to snag a seat there as it's the best seat in the house or venture further back into the restaurant for a more intimate setting.
This is hands down the best Portuguese food I've ever had. Their cod and risotto is to die for.
The restaurant opens out onto the sidewalk under a cobalt blue awning and has a chic Mediterranean vibe. Unfortunately, the restaurant's host wasn't very personable, and the wait staff seemed scattered. At least I found the food to be enjoyable as it got progressively better with each dish...
Portuguese-style Oysters (cooked with chorizo, cheese, and tomato sauce) - I usually prefer oysters raw, but thought "When in Rome..." After trying the Portuguese-style oysters, I still think they are better raw. The toppings completely overwhelmed the oysters, and all I could taste was salty tomato sauce. The only way I could even tell there was an oyster in there was the slight oceany taste on the finish.
Fleur de Sel Roasted Sardines with Tapenade - nicely roasted, plump sardines with just the right amount of salt and olive oil. Simple and appetizing.
Porcini-crusted Roasted Black Cod on a Port Reduction and Mashed Potatoes - beautifully cooked piece of cod...perfectly even, super moist, and served at the right temperature. A feat given its enormous size. I expected an earthy flavor from the crust, but couldn't taste the porcini and thought the fish needed a tad more salt.
Grilled Giant Tiger Prawns with Tomato Risotto - I'm always a sucker for big, juicy prawns and these did not disappoint. I also loved the tangy tomato risotto. It was delightfully light and vibrant for a risotto. A fantastic pairing with the prawns.
Almond Tart with Port-poached Pears - the best part of the meal. This almond tart was AWESOME! I can't remember when I've had an almond tart *this* good. I loved the combination of the brittle crust with the warm, sweet almond filling and the ripe poached pears. The pear sorbet was also a welcome addition and a smooth palate cleanser. Since Ferreira Café boasts the largest collection of ports in North America, I had to get a glass with dessert. I can't remember the name of the port I had, but I recall being pleasantly surprised at how light it was and how well it complemented the almond tart.
While the seafood was good at Ferreira Café, I will forever remember it for its amazing almond tart!
**For pics of each course, visit my blog linked under my profie. Enjoy!**
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It's a good, but it's not good enough for me to come back though. But, i only had an appetizer and an entree there, i might not be the judge to say that. This place seems to have a lot of loyal fans, it was packed on a Monday evening, and the bar tender seems to know a lot of customers.
i started with the sample platter that come with sausage, sardine, calamari, and quail. it's good, but not super tasty. For entree, i had roasted pork with clams. it's not bad. The portion is huge!!
Excellent seafood! This was a recommendation from the hotel I stayed at on a business trip to Montreal. I had the black bass, which was grilled over purée squash and seasoned veggies. The atmosphere was fantastic, and the place was very busy, even on a Tuesday night.
3rd trip to Ferreira. Just Excellent. Sat at the bar. Waiter was great. Food was super. Atmosphere and food is what we liked most. I imagine this place has lots of loyal customers. Hard to get a table.
Was able to get a table without a reservation. very lucky. Although seated in the back of the restaurant we were comfortable, and the service was great. Had the Porcini crusted roasted black cod, which our waiter said was their signature dish...delicious, gives the black cod at Nobu a real test. Started with their soft shell crab entree. delightful and finished with vanilla tarts with caramel ice cream...a 5 star dessert. Yes, this cafe could be the best Portuguese restaurant outside of Portugal!
There are so many restaurants to choose from in this city!! So, where do you turn to if you aren't sure where to go....Yelp of course! The recommendations were stellar and we were not steered wrong!
Travel day to Montreal for work...and its my birthday away from home, but I'm happy to be with great friends. We make the trek up Rue Peel, luggage in tow - all up hill mind you. "Should only be about 4 blocks, oh ok only 2 more blocks, well it should be up this block. Oye, worn out from our hike our hunger was almost outta control.
We arrived and the hostess gladly handled our bags by putting them in coat check, swiftly got us seated and immediately we were asked about our beverage to start the evening. Not being familiar with their wine selection the sommelier Victor offered up a taste of a wonderful red Quinta Do Crasto '06.
History: Quinta do Crasto revolutionized Douro winemaking. From a traditional blend of touriga nacional, tinta roriz, touriga franca and the hearty tinta barroca comes a vibrant red with perfect cherry fruit, embellished with caraway, cedar, leather and fennel notes. Medium weight and juicy, with excellent length. Drink now or age five years. We drank it now and it was very good!!
The starter was 4 roasted sardines topped with fleur de sel seated on an olive tapenade and served with toasted bread. The sardine melted in your mouth, the salt and olive tapenade gave balance and seasoning and the bread provided the host for this tasty treat.
My entree was the Black Cod accompanied by a seafood risotto. Ok, I have never had such a well prepared dish that made me want to order seconds, thirds and a doggy bag! The fish was cooked to perfection and was topped with a nice parsley garlic puree The risotto was creamy with ample clams and mussels throughout. My friends had Cataplana fish and seafood bouillabaisse and seared tuna, smashed potatoes with foie gras --- considering there was no noise except for the constant humm of 3 happy diners I was fully confident their dishes were as good as mine.
Thankfully or regrettably there was a second round of bread brought to the table so we all were able to soak up our respective sauces and broth...needless to say no bread remained.
Dessert, like we needed it, included a coconut milk tapioca with pineapple marmalade (sooo smooth and creamy) and an order of Portugese vanilla tarts served with a scoop of the most intense coffee ice cream I've had.
This was a fabulous meal, outstanding service and a go to restaurant for me whenever I come back into the city! Thank you Victor for the introduction to a wonderful wine selection!!
This place has a wonderful atmosphere and wonderful food. Ferreira has a certain buzz from the predominantly business casual crowd and the open kitchen near the back adds liveliness to the whole atmosphere.
The service was on par and the food was excellently prepared.
For appetizers, our group of 5 shared the sardines (only 4), the grilled calamari (excellent), and the crab cakes (very good). Everyone at the table was extremely pleased with their entrees and I especially enjoyed the special of the evening, sea bass with chanterelle mushrooms. For dessert, the grand finale and the mousse hit the spot. The raspberry sorbet accompanying the mousse was phenomenal!
I am not sure that any of the dishes were particularly Portuguese (with the exception of the chicken which was delicious) but a great experience as a whole.
The restaurant seemed expensive, but I figured it would be a treat and probably worth the money. The people were friendly if you looked like you had money. I was dress business casual, but I definitely got different service than the guy with the rolex next to me. I had the Roasted salted cod fish, onion and tomato. It came out without the tomato so I thought I got the wrong dish. The bar host looked at me like I was crazy then the waiter said he grabbed the plate before the kitchen was done dressing it. An how, it was pretty much just fish onion and tomato. Not anything order again at any price let alone $28 a plate. With wine and a salad I was out $50. I agree with the other low review that it's really not worth the price.
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If you are lucky enough to score a seat at the bar for lunch, you are in for a treat. I believe that Jackie (i hope i remembered her name right!)should be complimented on her mixology skills that are a stellar as her personality. It was a show just watching her work the regular crowd as well as the few tourists who were privileged enough to be seated at her bar.
I tried to download their menu so I could tell you exactly what I sampled - it was lunch and I wanted to try a few things before having to trek home to Chicago. I remember a seared tuna bite and salad and oysters and wine. I'll update when my computer permits.
The restaurant was packed (weekday) with suits and still managed an exciting buzz that was infectious. Lunch was a celebration of life and a reminder to lift a glass, eat good food and always trust another chef's referral for lunch.
I have to rank this as spendy but worth every penny!
merci Chef Dave!
4,5 years ago, this place used to be my favourite in Town. The food is not as good as it used to be and I miss the warmth of the old days. They are victim of their success: It has turned into a very pretentious restaurant that I have no choice but to unfortunately pass on. With better portuguese restaurants in Montreal with more interesting price/food quality value, Chez Ferrera is no more of interest.
first night in montreal and wow - what a meal...for starters we ordered grilled octopus, exquisite,
i opted for salad (mixed greens with lemon dressing - perfect!) and appetizer (tiger shrimp w/ginger aioli) as my main course. they brought it out on one plate which was very thoughtful.
my husband ordered the seafood rice dish (like a paella) and he thoroughly enjoyed the generous portion of mussels, 'meaty' lobster and scallops...
we also ordered a side of mushrooms and were pleasantly surprised that this was a mix of hearty mushrooms, (not the typical button that are 'dressed up').
i'd pass on the molten cake, i've had better. might've given this place 5 stars if we skipped dessert...
Servers and managers everywhere: pay attention.
I've been on a long cold streak on making reasonable, but non-standard, requests and having them turned down.
After a good meal that I was prepared to rate a solid 4 stars, my companions and I ordered glasses of tawny port. There were three available by the glass: a 20-y/o Graham's, a 10-y/o Warre's, and an Offley Colheita (1995). We ordered the latter, and the server returned with the 20-year Graham's, explaining that they were out of the one we ordered. In fairness, I should mention that the Graham's was more $$$ on the menu than the Offley Colheita, and I think they were going to give it to us for the lower price. But we really wanted, at a Portuguese restaurant, something we don't see all over the place -- and that meant not Graham's and not Warre's. And we wanted a tawny, not a vintage. So we asked whether they might possibly be able to find some other bottle that they wouldn't mind opening up and giving us three glasses of.
The server said "let me check with my sommelier," and eventually came back with a different Colheita. And it was fantastic. And that's their fifth star, easily. Why does everywhere else have so much trouble with this?
I'm mortified at how small we wound up tipping -- with Canadians at a restaurant in Canada, maybe they're furious with their dumb American companion for giving a little bit more (can I get a straight answer on what is normal in Montreal these days please?) -- especially since the service was impeccable even before that, and since we didn't order very much.
So the food? Yeah, it was good, too, probably 4 stars. Black cod? Melts in your mouth -- and a bigger piece than you get in many places (way more than lemeac, for example). Seafood rice dish? The shellfish was amazing looking, and tons of it, but I tried the rice, and it was pretty boring. But a nice atmosphere, if you don't mind kinda loud music, an open kitchen that looked remarkably ordered and under control, no chaos at all, so probably very consistent with what they put out.
And the service was the best I've had in a long time.
Great food. Excellent service. I had the Portugese version of seafood paella, a tomato salad, and a deliciously light white wine.
Montreal, QC
Montreal, QC
Montréal, QC
Montreal, QC
Montreal, QC
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