L'auberge Saint-gabriel

A charming location and an attentive staff. We dined here in the last day the fire was blazing in the hearth and as the first ones in for the evening, were seated facing the cozy fire. Nice touch! We could also watch the cauliflower and various meats roasting on a nearby spit. So, of course we had to have cauliflower as an appetizer. With additions of pine nuts and glaze, it was a delight. We enjoyed the fresh bread served before the meal especially since there was a variety of types. We enjoyed our meals of lamb and duck and had a nice evening soaking up the atmosphere, good food and good drinks.

We asked our concierge for a “landmark” restaurant for our last night in the historic neighborhood of Montreal and selected Auberge Le St- Gabriel. The dining room takes you back in time with an open fireplace and beautiful wood beams on the ceiling and stone walls. Our waiter was excellent- knowledgeable on the menu and helpful, and wonderful service. The food was very enjoyable, I particularly enjoyed the bone marrow and the duck. Overall a wonderful end to our getaway in Montreal.

Horrible service! We had a table booked at this restaurant for 7 people. When we arrived, it was just the 5 of us as one of the couples was running late due to a minor flight delay. When we got seated, we were approached by a woman who was dressed in a tiny glittery romper with an excessive amount of cleavage (I guess she works at the club doing bottle service at this place). Not the welcome we were expecting given this is a classy restaurant. She asked if the other two people were coming soon, and we politely told her that there was a minor flight delay but they are on their way here now. She did not like that response and began to argue with us in a rude manner stating that there was no way they would make it here in time if there was a flight delay. We once again reassured her that our friends are already downtown and will be here in another 20 minutes, and in the mean time we wanted to order some drinks. She continued to argue that we are not giving her truthful information and that those two extra chairs should be given away. Our friends finally arrived in about 20 minutes just as we told her. We had round of drinks and started asking her questions about the menu. She was not able to answer our questions about the menu as she says she doesn't work in this section (not sure why they would even send her over here in the first place then). We finally ordered our food which came with a few errors and things we did not ask for. The food was alright, nothing special. She did not return to ask us how our food is or if we needed anything else. Our water glasses were empty. Each time we waved someone over we felt like we were a bother to them. When it came time to pay the bill, the tip wasn't big enough for her liking and she rudely asked if there was something wrong with the service. We were forced to give a better tip even though the tip we gave was already generous. Will never return to this place.