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Le Grand Comptoir
Category: Restaurants French French [Edit]
1225 Rue Du Square-PhillipsMontreal, QC H3B 3E9
(514) 393-3295
- Hours:
Mon-Tue 11:30 am - 9 pm
Thu-Sat 11:30 am - 10 pm
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
- Noise Level:
- Average
7 reviews for Le Grand Comptoir
7 reviews in English
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Review from Nicolas M.
12/11/2011
Had a late Saturday night dinner here with a friend for my birthday. It's nice to have a relatively inexpensive French restaurant close to where I live when I know that Bonaparte in Vieux Montreal will cost you quite a bit more! Mon ami et moi both had the Entrecote (steak) Bordelaise served with a side of frites (fries), cooked veggies, and salad. It was very good. Service was attentive, sometimes a little too attentive. Since we arrived somewhat close to closing time, we felt somewhat rushed by our server. He kept coming to the table asking if we were ready to order and also near the end of the meal to ask if we were done. Granted, I had placed my napkin on my plate not realizing that that apparently signals that one has finished eating. In any case, this is a great little place and I will be back, probably with my folks who had wanted to eat here with me, but it was closed.
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Review from Richard K.
Montréal, QC
1/2/2012
Look, I'm not a french food expert by any stretch. The fries aren't different from fast food and you pay a lot by-the-bite. But I do have to give Le Grand Comptoir some props.
For starters - the staff is friendly and willing to work with non-locals. (In old-school eating style they have a big pin-map on the wall to show where different customers have come from.) They handled our stumbling in with a smile, poured the wine, and gladly took our orders. If you need an entry-level french food experience (ie: low on the french, and a few baby steps into the eating), this is a good place to start. Some soup, some meat, some frites, some wine - enough to orient you in the right direction but not the full-blast of a more expensive restaurant over in the Old Port.
The downside is obviously quantity. I gather bistro food is meant to be quicker and lighter, and for our money was definitely that. (Ordering the sausage, for example, means one sausage.) It's not really a black mark - soup, wine, and entrees are a great way to eat but not feel heavier on the way out - but you'll definitely wonder a little bit after getting hit with the sticker shock. All told, our food was chosen, served, devoured and paid for in hardly more than an hour! Three people should expect to make it out alive under a hundred dollars, depending on how much you order. (Foie Gras will obviously boost the number.)
To me, Le Grand Comptoir is a starter restaurant. Perfect for a light meal in the area or as an introduction to more daring locales. It should expose you to the tastes, experience, and the cost of eating en francais. I'm not sure I'd go back, but I don't regret the experience either. -
Review from Dave H.
8/17/2008 16 photos
Friends and I lunched at Le Grand Comptoir, a pleasant bistro in Phillips Square. The owner greeted us, seating us at a table by the window.
Their menu is typical French but their cooking is anything but. To start, we shared a plate of escargot with artichokes (C$7.95), deliciously finished in a creamy sauce, and an order of the pate du jour (C$5.95). My pork cutlet was seasoned just right, was quite good, coming with a side of fries. I decided against wine[1].
Service at Le Grand Comptoir was great, and it's easy to recommend them for a satisfying French repast.
[1]I had imbibed copious drink the night before, so a glass of apple juice kept me company instead. -
Review from Joey L.
12/17/2010
To echo the other reviews, Le Grand Comptoir offers quality French cuisine in a friendly setting, all at a very reasonable price.
One thing I have to add is that I would highly recommend the desserts. Their white chocolate and raspberry cheesecake is one of the best I have ever had. We also tried a flaky pastry dessert, covered in chocolate and served with ice cream, and it was simply divine.
Highly recommended. -
Review from Emily S.
2/22/2011
I ate at this restaurant this past weekend and would highly recommend it. It was the most authentic French bistro food I have had outside of Paris. Plus excellent, personalized service. Nothing fancy, but if you are looking for good, relatively inexpensive, French food in a non-intimidating friendly setting this is your place!
Try the steak frites! -
Review from Heather T.
6/4/2010
I was searching for French food that doesn't cost more than my entire wardrobe. I'm so glad I found Le Grand Comptoir on yelp! It's exactly how the entire 2 reviewers described it. It's not intimidating, the prices are reasonable, the waiters are friendly, the portions are substantial. I ordered the pork tenderloin and it's soooo tender!!! It came with a creamy mustard sauce. Mmm mmm! I ate every morsel on my plate, the fries, the salad, the pork! It's a good thing Montreal is a walkable city because I can't stop eating the amazing food!
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Review from Lisa K.
12/29/2008
I haven't been here for a few years, but the food was always a great bargain for the price - good French food at reasonable prices. I've liked all of their sauces that I've tried and companions have enjoyed the sweetbreads. I think they have a slightly more friendly/less intimidating vibe than a lot of nicer French places, too.
