Les Oiseaux — Restaurant in Montreal

My new favourite restaurant in Montreal, Les Oiseaux is a masterclass in culinary expression that feels like home. Offering French cuisine, each dish has an attention to detail and care that is so much like eating at a Chef's house: the familiarity that Julien and Guillaume lend to the atmosphere make the dining experience intimate, joyous, and delightful. And, they've perfected a small menu that demonstrates a breadth of French flavours that will make return visits similarly delicious excursions; quite simply - the food is downright incredible. To add to this remarkable experience, they're also a "Bring Your Own Wine" establishment, so you can patronize the entire menu with your own selection of wines, conveniently sourced from the SAQ around the corner - we opted for bottles from Burgundy and Côtes du Rhône - and eat and drink to your heart's content (or until close hahaha).

Perfect for a group of 4 (like us), or a 3rd date, or anniversary, or "that one special place you always go to while you're in town" - book a dinner reservation, stop off at the SAQ for a bottle or two, order the seasonal appetizer and dessert, eat all of the homemade bread that they bake daily, and get the lamb shank!

They've created a place that is...

My husband and I had a great time at Les Oiseaux de Passage. The food is creative fusion in our opinion, with interesting twists to the traditional French cuisine. We ordered the maple salmon, foie gras, mushroom risotto, lamb shank, guinea fowl, and crème brûlée. Every single dish was delightfully tasty and flavorful. The salmon was light and the bok choy gave it a balanced taste with other garnishes like tomatoes that balance the palate. The mushroom risotto is creamy and chewy. The lamb shank is so tender, and guinea fowl had the meat almost melting from the bones. The crème brûlée is not overpowering with sugar and the chocolate covered pear made a unique and rich combo. Service is superb as the owner is also the waiter and truly cares about customer experience. Ambiance is simple yet romantic, and the open kitchen makes the experience intimate and memorable. As foodies who are particular about culinary adventures, we can't recommend this place enough for the carefully curated and prepared cuisine, intimate ambiance and...

My husband and I came here on our honeymoon. The menu was seasonal, truly rooted in Quebec cuisine, and absolutely delicious. The bread that the baker bakes himself every day? Incredible. The best. They had serval duck courses that were all so delicious. My husband is not fluent in French, so the waiter actually looked up and practiced the presentation of each course in English in the back, it was incredibly sweet and such a welcoming gesture. I’ve never experienced that level of just amazing service. We had walked about 14 miles around the city that day, so we were dead tired, but every meal was amazing. We had the whole place to ourselves because it was a later dinner and at the time there were still a lot of Covid restrictions. Would definitely visit again next time we are in Montreal! We were there in October, but it came up again in conversation today which reminded me I never wrote the review. Glad to finally give you...