Restaurant Au Petit Extra — Restaurant in Montreal

Unfortunately, this restaurant was right by some major construction, so at dinner time, traffic was at near standstill. Part of my family went the last few blocks on foot. Parking was on the street.

The restaurant was spacious and service was friendly. We are English speakers and they made us feel at home. We appreciated the casual feel of the place, as we are on vacation and not dressed up.

First time trying beef tartare, as recommended by other reviews and it was quite good. My son had the beef cheek stew, which was tender and had a nice sauce. This was the best main course of the bunch, IMO. Others in my party had the streak, duck leg confit, and roast chicken. These were just okay. There was already a salad that came with the steak, would have been nice to know when some of us ordered a starter salad. The fries were sad looking. The duck was meh, on a huge bed of salad. Garlic potatoes were good but only a few pieces. Roast chicken was okay, I’ve had better roasted eggplants. Only one vegetarian main course option (a risotto) which had nuts, so my son couldn’t order it. Crème brûlée was decent for dessert.

I had high expectations given some of the other reviews. I just returned from a trip to the French Rivera and south of France a couple months ago, and had a decent amount of homey French food, and this does...

EDIT: Making a quick edit to reply to the owners: It's quite unfortunate that you decided to lie about this. If it makes you happy to think that this is a fake review, good for you. This being said, the events described in my review happened, whether you admit it or not. We were told by your staff that this was an ongoing issue, that you had mice even in your kitchen, that this issue was caused by construction on Ontario street and that the owners refused to do anything about it. Considering all of this, it is quite bold of you to simply lie about it, rather than address the issue, support your staff and make sure that your customers are well taken care of. PS Feel free to look at my review history to see if I have a habit of making fake negative reviews. You'll see that I have nothing to gain from this. Do the right thing. Original review: My spouse and their friend went to eat there on July 13, 2023, and shortly after beginning to eat, mice appeared in the restaurant. They told us that they couldn't do anything about it because the owners refused to do something about it, even if they had mice in the kitchen as well. It is quite unfortunate for a restaurant that's been around and respected...

We took part in a private reception. Even if it was 15°C outside, the temperature in our room was hot, like sweaty hot. We needed to have one of our plates with low carbs. The waiter asked us for dietary restrictions only to tell us that they couldn't make substitution or else, but they agreed to put duck sauce on the side. My wife took half duck breasts. It was supposed to be served with grilled veggies. She received literally 3 half Brussels sprouts but an insane amount of black rice witch she couldn't eat. I had an okay mushroom risotto, neither great nor bad. Creme brûlé was good tasting, but everyone but me seemed to have a better sugar crust. As a starter, I had some "Rillette de canard" , which I usually love, but mine was tasting like spoiled. The next day I had.

Overall, quality price was not there at all, and unfortunately, it has been a long time since I had a poor experience like that in a restaurant. I do not...