Deville Dinerbar — Restaurant in Montreal

Great place – retro place with modern twist (sounds weird but that’s the best way I can describe it). The drinks are amazing, food is good, but the service is what sells this place!

Family Friendly: Yes! Parking: street Pet friendly: N/A

FOOD: Cambalache Salad (grilled ribeye steak, red chimichurri sauce, mixed green, corn, hearts of palm, yellow peppers, onion, avocado, and julienned mango, spicy lime and mango dressing) $39: 3 Stars – I really wanted to love this salad because I love ribeye. The ribeye was cooked perfectly but should have been sliced thinly. Because I had to cut it up in a soup bowl, it caused all the other items to fall out of the bowl. The yellow (and red pepper that isn’t listed on the menu) needs to be chopped, NOT SLICED, so its more manageable to eat. Same goes for the avocado, red onions, and mago.

Adam’s Famous Beef Ribs (signature beef back ribs smoked in-house, based in our root beer BBQ sauce. Creamy slaw, fries, and jalapeno-cheddar cornbread muffin) $48: 4 Stars – The ribs were fall off the bone but could do with a little more salt to increase the flavor. Maybe because I don’t know cuts of beef well, I was expecting it to be the dino ribs but sadly it wasn’t. Of the whole plate, the cornbread was probably the best thing.

Kid’s Mac and Cheese (fries, juice, and ice cream): 4 Stars - Very yummy and good size portion considering there is a lot going on. The ice cream was probably the best part. This restaurant (plus all the others while I was in Montreal) do not automatically provide you with a kids menu even though they can see your child… when we placed our order we ordered a Mac and Cheese side for our 2.5 yo until the waiter told us they have a kid menu which is still didn’t give us an actual menu but rattle off the items on it.

DRINKS: Black Rain (Etsu Gin, Kokutsuru Sake, yuzu puree, ginger syrup, organic dragon fruit powder with volcanic salt rim and yuzu mochi) $22: 5 Stars! Amazing. One of those things that you drink and hope to recreate at home just so you can have it again and again. Granita Espresso Martini (A crushed ice cocktail Hennesy Cognac, Kahlua, Gailiano, espresso, and Demerora syrup) $19: 4 Stars. Good yummy drink but because I had this second to the Black Rain it did not win the #1 spot.

RESTAURANT/MENU: Very fun vibe and very very pink LOL Even though the dinner has a retro vibe, it was very clean and tidy. You know what I mean when most people think of Diner or retro, its like have kitschy things all over the walls, floor, chairs, etc.

We found this place after shopping around on google map. We were not sure they allowed kids as the first thing you see when you walk by is their very full large bar. The restaurant is deceptively large that has a small eating area to the left and a much much larger dining to the back right.

SERVICE: Amazing service! This was the first restaurant we ate at in Montreal and it set the bar high for hospitality! The hostess, manager, and wait staff were super friendly and very...

If there were a Hall of Fame for servers, Sophie would already have a bronze statue... wearing a chef’s hat, juggling plates, and balancing a tray on her head. This woman is a legend.

The moment she walked up to our table, we knew we were in for an experience. Let’s talk real quick about her service - her timing? Impeccable. Her recommendations? Life-changing. I asked for water, and somehow, it tasted better just because Sophie brought it. Oh and lest we forget, her water refills everytime I gobbled down my glass.

Our appetizers arrived at the speed of light, and the way she delivered it? I swear, it was like watching an Olympic figure skater glide across the ice type of vibe.

She checked on us just enough. Not too much to feel like I was being interviewed by the FBI, but enough to make me wonder if she should be invited to Christmas dinner. Sophie doesn’t just serve food; she serves moments. She even remembered my obscure allergy to a certain shape of onion, I like to call it a psychological allergy, cuz I’m only allergic to it if I know there’s onions in the dish😅… hence why I used to love onion rings until I found out that… well I guess u can guess the rest. Let’s not forget that when her section got slammed all at once (trust me we saw it fill up outta nowhere) she sent over another waiter to look after us while she was busy being superwoman elsewhere. Exquisite level of attention to detail if you ask me. And the gentleman (mistakenly did not catch his name) was nothing short of amazing too! He told us his age (mid 30s) and I could’ve sworn that brother wasn’t a day over 20😉. He had only been there for three weeks, but it seems like he had been there since before that building was ever even built.

In short: Sophie is really one of two.. alright I’ll say it, one of one servers—give this woman a raise, a medal, and possibly a reality TV show.

All in all sophie, I hope your managers give you the due diligence of making sure that you get to read this review, and that it only helps to elevate you and your service even further! If you ever happen to come by Ottawa, stop by Joey Rideau and you will be taken care of🫡. Lots of respect from myself, Prosper, and the others, Liv, Alexis, and Desean....

Ahi tuna tacos so recommended! Southern fried chicken salad, huge portion and very tasty sauce. Cajun salmon, comes with the best rice i ever had, the pobano rice is just so good you must try. La porchetta burger for roasted meat and onion marmalade lovers. Dinerbar club if you like chicken, very good portion. Texas toast steak sandwich, very good simply. Roscoe’s house of chicken and waffle, chicken is tasty but not the kind of combination that satisfies you. Pain perdu was kinda overfried so it was disappointing it wasn’t tender on the inside, also too much cinnamon. One cocktail certainly recommend is MIAMI VICE ! They have very nice cocktails we saw that when we were first seated at the bar, short story here: Visited without reservation in a group of 6. We sat at the bar and ordered our drinks while trying to find a table, one of the hostesses was insisting that we can’t get a table even after another table left when we asked to get it for us she still said “No surely its reserved” as if she didn’t even want to try and find us a table. No problem it’s our first time. While waiting for food we were trying with the manager and waitresses, until the hostess approached us saying there will be a table available in a bit. So we got our drinks transported and finally had our seats on a table. I totally understand since we came walk in, but the feeling that the waitress didn’t even want to try and find us a table, as if she didn’t like us I mean at least that’s what she showed. She looked to have a managerial role as well, she wasn’t in black uniform like others. Overall totally worth every penny if you plan your visit and call for reservation beforehand. Your first look at the menu might make you think its overpriced, but once you get the food and the good service at the table you understand its...