Poissonnerie & Restaurant Rayan — Restaurant in Montreal

Other reviewers were not exaggerating; the ordering area of the restaurant does indeed resemble a fish market, and there you can select as little or as much seafood as you'd like (you'll be charged by weight) with the addition of being able to specify how you would like it cooked/prepared. A nice selection is available but not as much variety as in a real fish market, so do adjust your expectations.

The dining environment is very informal. The dining room is simple with a somewhat cluttered table setup and a loud conversation noise level. Avoid visiting during peak times (like Friday evening) because the crowd will greatly diminish your gastronomic experience and the level of customer service is dropped to appalling levels. Customers squeeze between tables and bump into each on the way to the restroom, cashier and so on; waiters literally run between the kitchen and the dining room tables and some simply look you straight in the eye and ignore your call for service. Even when you manage to get a request in, it is often forgotten and another two or three requests are necessary before someone attends to your need. This means you get extra sauce once the food is nearly cold, drinks way after your thirst cravings, etc., and this all lessens your dining experience.

The quality of some of the food however is top notch, very fresh and full of flavor. The clear winner for me was the garlic shrimp, closely followed by the fried breaded calamari and the whole grilled fish (type recommended by fishmonger). Having fries on the side are also a must. The mussels with tomato sauce are also good but not necessarily special. The bread served on the side is not the best though; a lighter and more porous bread would better absorb the sauces and it would fill you less, leaving more room for the seafood.

Definitely worth visiting during off-peak hours; otherwise, take the whole experience in stride. Good restaurant to share a family meal (there were several kids and even a couple of babies). A solid four stars for food but customer service is two and a half...

Rayan's Poissonerie is a would not reccomend Seafood Restaurant.

For me, I will not come back here. When we dined here around 2018. It was good for the most part. You can choose any seating you want and it is not really organized and manageable. You can pretty much do what you please.

Service here is alright and I feel like they care more for money than Quality and service. Some of the employees here want to robbed you of your money.

The food there is extremely salty. Almost all of there food is doused with Salt and so much seasoning so much so you need a lot of water with you. No taste on the meat.

The waiters and staff are nice but you will have different waiters at each time you go. So it depends on them.

When you order you need to first choose your food sort of like a butcher or fish shop at a store which is nice but you need to watch and communicate with the guy to make sure you get the right amount and good measurement.

At the end of the meal you need to double check and make sure your food is right since sometimes they mess up your total and make sure you know that you ordered properly and good. They also expect a big tip which is ridiculous. It is a scam!

All in all with the saltiness, too much seasoning bad management not enough options with drinks, and money over food and no experience it may be our last time here.

I do hope they improve on politeness quality and a better restaurant principle for all customers and environmental sustainability.

I would not reccomend this this seafood restaurant and will...

Im giving 2 stars just because the fish is good and fresh! The price is too high, and the service is not good at all. If it's your first time you will never understand how it works there !!! Im from usa, so it's my first time, I went with my family, and we waited for a while before we understand how it works!! You have to order from the counter first, that's what I was told from a server! There is no menu, no picture in the wall, no signs, nothing to know what they have or what you can order with your fish !?!? So in the counter it was a rude person, that I had to ask him what they have and what should I do to make the order, because like I said there nothing that could give you an idea what they can serve you or what you can order!! So this rude person in the counter his job is just to take the order from customers and he get mad when I asked him what can I order, so I just ordered the fish when I saw a server coming out from the kitchen with a dish of potetos I added it to my order ! So if I didnt saw him, I will never know that they have a great potetos! And also I herd that they have good rice, but how can I know that if its my first time !!!! The staff and servers are not professional, no one is smiling !!!!! They need to improve...