Café Nao — Restaurant in Montreal

As you can see, the pancake in the photo is quite possibly the saddest pancake I have ever seen. Not only was it flat and lifeless, but it was rubbery; as if they forgot to put in some ingredients. A McDonald’s pancake is probably 10x better. Now the rest of the picture may look good but the taste of each item was lacking in some way. The potatoes were undercooked, sausage dry, and I could go on to the other plate, but let’s talk about the ambience. I went for brunch with company. The place was super dark - where were all the lights? The music was also dark and sad, and not the kind of relaxing soft music, but literally depressing . The experience was by consensus an overall terrible one. - oh and the table and cutlery were dirty too. There was cheese hard/dry stuck to the table and the fork had dry egg on it. For the price, I would have...

This cafe opened very recently and is still getting their ducks in a row - but my, oh my, am I excited to have a welcoming and delicious cafe near me. The owner is very nice! Stopped by a few times since it opened for coffee and had some good viennoiseries (fresh out of the oven too!) The owner offered the three of us a taste of some different homemade jams and marmelade to go with our pain au chocolat and croissant which we absolutely adored!

I have not had the chance to have their breakfast menu nor their apéro menu quite yet but I am eyeing their selection of cocktails/mocktails and their breakfast menu so I will definitely be returning multiple times and update accordingly.

They also have wifi and lots of seating area for anyone wanting to do work while enjoying a...

Amazing flavours! I've been so disappointed lately with restaurants.. Not this one! A "simple" breakfast of benedicts and prosciutto ham became a gastronomic experience ! Clearly the chef takes great pride in his dishes and intentionally selects the best ingredients. Even the coffees had an interesting flavor. The plates are prepared with care and decorated with microgreens and flowers that (for once!) add debth to the flavors. I would've taken another plate if I wasn't in a rush 😋 And the kick is that it's fairly priced!

Quite the gem that is worth the detour, and I live 40 minutes away! Highly recommend.

Fun facts: free wifi, great atmosphere for studying or working, service is on point. They do brunches, lunch, coffees,...