🇨🇦 Montreal French Fine Dining | Where Dessert Stole the Show!

🍽️ Restaurant: Place Carmin 📍 Address: 740 Rue William, Montréal 💰 Price Range: $90–110 per person 🕯️ Perfect For: Date Night / Celebrations / Fancy French Feels 📸 All Photos: Real Shots! ― First Impressions Stepping into Place Carmin feels like a Parisian daydream—soft lighting, crisp white linens, and servers who know their wine pairings like poets know verses. ✨ What We Ordered 🥣 Soup of the Day – $12 Cold melon soup with ham, cream, and crispy bread? Unexpectedly divine! Sweet-salty harmony that’ll make you question why you ever doubted cold soup. 🐌 Bone Marrow Escargot – $24 Snails baked in rich bone marrow with herb cream sauce. Decadent AF—best shared unless you’re a certified butter enthusiast. 🧈💀 🥩 Beef Rossini – $70 Foie gras + truffle sauce + steak = Instagram gold. But… overkill alert! Greasy after a few bites—more for ‘gramming than savoring. 🦆 Canard à l’orange – $38 The dark horse winner! Perfectly pink duck breast, fall-off-the-bone leg, and tangy orange glaze. Order two. 🐟 Cod Stew – $38 Packed with clams, mussels, and tomatoes in a savory (but salty) broth. Seafood lovers, this one’s for you. ― DESSERT: THE REAL MVP 🏆 🍇 Raspberry Jelly + Mint Cream – $10 Not your grandma’s Jell-O! Layers of tart berry, airy cream, and a refreshing mint finish. The perfect palate cleanser. 🍓 Strawberry Shortcake – $12 Pretty as a painting! Fluffy cake, silky cream, and fresh berries—a classic done right. ― Final Verdict ✅ Must-Orders: Melon soup, duck, raspberry jelly ⚠️ Skip Unless Rich: Rossini steak (pretty but heavy) 💡 Pro Tip: Try their sommelier-selected wines—they elevate every dish! #Food #FrenchCuisine #AtmosphereDining #MontrealLife #MontrealEats #MontrealFoodGuide #MontrealFoodie #Montreal #FrenchDesserts