La Salamandre - Montréal

Very nice discovery of this brought your wine that surprised us and conquered from the beginning to the end.A refined cuisine with a mix of flavor and interesting color. Service appreciableI recommend

We had a good meal at La Salamandre on a couple of occasions, but things seem to have gone downhill recently. For about $50 per person, the meal consisted of a very bland soup, poor appetizers, and main courses that really fell flat. Even the desserts! How about a chocolate creme brulee that sounds interesting, but doesn't deliver any wow at all.The only part of the meal that was nice was our wine, which we brought ourselves, since it's a BYOB restaurant.But there's more: a waiter who speaks almost no English, and rattles off the menu items so fast we couldn't understand most of what he was saying. Plus, his attitude left a lot to be desired - very unfriendly. The bathrooms are tiny and badly need renovations; not suitable for a restaurant trying to be in this category. I've seen better restrooms in fast-food joints. The equally old sink is outside of the bathrooms, facing the kitchen (not very cool) and the area around the faucet was literally dirty!It didn't take long to understand why the place was less than half-full, while other similar high-end restaurants in the area were fully booked. And yet we also waited forever for our food to be served.We obviously won't be returning, and neither will the friends we were with. We were sorry that we recommended the place to them

A very beautiful French restaurant at affordable prices to Montreal. nice service. for dessert lovers at the plate is the place to go :)

We had a very good experience at La Salamandre. The first impression as we walked towards it in the glacial Montreal night was of a cozy neighborhood restaurant. And cozy it is: small, warm, inviting. We took the 'table gourmande' which includes a soup or salad, an appetizer, an entrée, dessert and tea. I found the prices very good, considering that this is a BYOW. On average we paid about $42 per person, with some variations, which I think is a good value for 4 courses.The food we had was generally good to very good, but some little extra touches would be beneficial. From the appetizers, the bison tartare was good but somehow bland, a bit of salt would have done wonders probably. The foie gras (extra $10) was very good according to DS and DD.The mains were both excellent, we had the duck three ways and the chef's suggestion, Terre et mer (steak and seafood). I just wish the duck plate was warmer - it was at best lukewarm. I found the mains a bit on the smaller side, compared to other places in Montreal, and we are not big eaters. I understand the prices are on the lower side too, especially when compared to other BYOW such as the Wellington, it is just good to be aware that this is the case to avoid disappointment.Service was excellent. On weekends they have two services, at 6pm and 9pm. We took the 6pm service, and had more than enough time to eat. Also, no one came for the 9pm service at least for our table. I found the room noisy, a problem I had also noted at the Wellington, but not at the Les Deux Singes de Montarvie!We easily found free parking on the street, and the Mont Royal subway station is also not far (10-15 mins walking).Overall a solid choice in Montreal. Classical French cuisine at good prices.

Very good restaurant bring your wine on the plateau. good location for a dinner with friends. We took the big gourmet table and we were not disappointed. The beet soup was well seasoned. The crab ravioli entrance was delicate. the trilogy of duck magret made it want to take a second plate and dessert was greedy with its decadented chocolate content. I recommend this place and I'd go back without hesitation to spend another good time.