Beaver Hall

I ate there about 3 weeks ago. I was hesitant to try it because of the reviews, however my friend’s mother highly recommended it so I agreed. So glad I did! Great ambience, excellent service and wonderful food. I would happily return! I enjoyed my martini (seriously the best olives I’ve ever had — the pimento was crunchy like a fresh veggie, and the olives were huge!). I can’t think of a single negative thing to say about any of it!

Nous avions réservé par le biais d’”accès resto” ce qui nous a permis de bénéficier de –25% sur notre note (valable seulement sur la bouffe)
J’ai été agréablement surprise d’être accueillie par un maître d’hôtel, qui nous a pris nos manteaux et nous a accompagné à notre table. Petite banquette romantique avec bougie… Nous nous installons et sur la table il y a un pot de cornichons, sympa! Le chef de rang nous apporte les cartes et nous cite de vive voix les spécialités du jour qui né sont pas sur la carte.
Pour l’entrée mon copain opte pour une crème brûlée de fromage de chèvre, un mélange sucré salé, excellent. Je choisi les calmars en croute de parmesan. C’est fin, c’est bon!
Quand au plat principal mon choix se porte sur les gnocchis au parmesan et champignons et sa réduction de truffes. Que dire à part; omg! Pour vrai ce sont les meilleurs gnocchis que j’ai jamais mangés! Fondant en bouche, la sauce au parmesan est parfaite et que dire de l’émulsion de truffe? Merveilleuse! Et la poëlëe de champignons est assaisonnée à la perfection.
Mon copain lui choisi le boudin, il a vraiment aimé ça aussi…
Quand aux desserts, le serveur nous apporte sur un plateau tout un choix de verrines, c’est vraiment difficile de se décider! Pour moi ce sera chocolat pistache. Est-​il utile de dire que c’était un délice? Mon cheum lui prend celle à la vanille et crème fouetté. Il se régale aussi!
Le service est parfait, les serveurs aux petits soins, et cerise sur le gâteau, cadeau de la maison, un pot de creton que l’on rapporte chez nous!
Finalement nous en avons pour un bon 105 $, entrée plat dessert et un verre de vin chacun. (avec la ristourne de –25% sur la bouffe)
Je recommande vivement le beaver hall si vous avez le goût de vous faire bien servir et de manger une belle et bonne «bistronomie». Prochaine étape pour nous; l’Europea! (Nous commençons à économiser haha!)

I really need to write about this place because the service was unforgettably hilariously bad (***granted it was a year ago***).
Perhaps it was a particularly stressful night for our waiter, but he was generally very short with my group and curt to the point of rudeness. We felt rushed all the way through and each course wasn’t coordinated to come at the same time for everyone. The best part was when I ordered the beef tartare. In the most condescending tone I imagine a human being can muster he said «ya so you know that’s raw meat then, right? It’s RAW».
YUP, THANKS.
I’m really not even mad, but on top of that the food was as ‘meh’ as it got. The whole experience was less than average. There are too many other more promising places to try in this city to warrant another go and I recommend you skip it too.

Le resto appartient à Europea, donc on s’attend à quelque chose de vraiment bon.
J’y suis allé pendant Montréal à table et je n’ai pas été déçue!
Que ce soit l’entrée (soupe maison), le plat principal (tartare extra!!) et le dessert (tarte citron), tout était vraiment succulent, raffiné et bien présenté!
Bien situé en centre ville, il y a beaucoup de gens d’affaires, qui sortent des bureaux
C’est bien aussi entre amis ou en couple
Beau décor, bon service
A essayer!

Je suis allée avec mes parents et l’experience était magnifique. Le service a été génial et le resto est très bien décoré. Le tartare et la morue étaient parfaitement assaisonnés et on nous a offert de la crétonnade comme cadeau! (On l’a gouté pendant le repas, et exceptionnel aussi). Par rapport aux desserts, on a demandé le ménu, et le serveur nous a dit: je vais mieux vous montrer les desserts, et il nous a emmené un plateau rempli de gateaux! Impossible de dire non! Service impecable mème si on est arrivés au resto à 14h30−15h. Je repeterai!

One of my favorite restaurants. Very decently priced and always excellent. Great wine selection.

Beaver Hall was recommended by our hotel as a mid-​priced restaurant. I had wanted to try Europa, but it’s out of my price range, so I thought Beaver Hall would be a good substitute since it’s owned by Europa. We had a 6pm reservation, which was very early. Since we were the only people there, the service was great.
I ordered the Risotto, which they suggest as a meal. I added the pulled pork, green asparagus and sautéed mushrooms. The base is $ 20 and each add on costs more, so in total it was about $ 32. The Risotto was good, but it definitely shouldn’t have been an entrée. It should be a side split between two people. The risotto is too rich to eat as an entrée and it became too heavy and monotonous in flavor.
My husband ordered the flank steak, which came with french fries and a garden salad ($ 25.50). There wasn’t anything exceptional or memorable about this meal.
The bottles of red wine start at $ 45, and we also ordered one to complement our meal. I’m normally a huge fan of dessert, but when they brought the tray over, not a single one appealed to me. My husband got a strawberry cheesecake which came in a plastic cup and was smothered in strawberry sauce.
Overall, I wasn’t impressed with our meal and I wouldn’t return.

J’ai essayé le tartare. Il était parfaitement assaisonné. La présentation était parfaite et le service chaleureux et efficace. Allez l’essayer.

Absolutely amazing! The food was so fresh and delicious. Perfect atmosphere as well.

One of the easiest Unilocal reviews I have had the pleasure of writing: BEST meal of the vacation, no question. With a décor that straddles a beer hall-​library theme hybrid, courteous and smiling waiters & waitress, and dishes bursting with flavor from start to finish, Beaver Hall created a wholly memorable dining experience. From the amuse-​bouche of sweet potato fries to the pan-​table savory olive spread, all dishes delivered straightforward and excellent cooking. The croquette fromagiére appetizer — soft cheese with lightly fried outer dough, creamy and warm on the inside and slightly crispy on the outside — and gnocchi — flavorful and easily the best dish of the meal — are clear winners though I expect many more of the dishes to be delicious. My girlfriend and I ordered the pinot grigio to pair with the mains. For dessert, we ordered the chocolate mousse with a dry, fruity wine recommended to us by the sommelier. The sommelier and waitress were both extraordinarily friendly; the waitress even, on her own time, spent a few minutes introducing my girlfriend and me to a few popular sites to visit. I cannot write a single negative about this experience: Beaver Hall. ⁵⁄₅. Done.

great food and service! the grilled octopus melts in your mouth. Many people ask for the crepes suzzette which they prepare table side so be ready for lots of flames in the dining room :)

My family visited this restaurant due to our hotel concierge recommendations.
The first impression after the appetizers was very good until the waiter brought my monkfish main course. The bad smell of rotten fish just knocked me out of my chair. This smell just spread around the area and everyone including the waiter could smell the unpleasant rotten fish.
Did they try to poison their customers? This is just UNACCEPTABLE to bring the food that is CLEARLY ROTTEN!
I wish I have never had such experience! I still remember that smell and it destroyed the nice evening with my family!

Almost very good. The hotel told us this was owned by one of Montréal’s top Chefs. Granted we arrived without reservations on a rainy Tuesday night, but were not greeted warmly. Once seated a small loaf of bread arrived cool and rubbery.
The entries were good, but not great like our server.

Came here with the hubby for restaurant week. Based on some of the negative reviews about the place being pretentious, I was taken aback at how casual the décor was. I was expecting something much more upscale and this is definitely not a place to go if you want to impress someone with ambiance or view. It looked and sounded more like a family restaurant, (although the menu might not be to a child’s liking).
Service was great and we enjoyed all the extra munchies that come for «free» (bread, pickles, cheese) with dinner here. Not sure we would go back because even though everything was great, nothing was really extraordinary.

Came here for a solo dinner while on business. The food is pretty authentic French. Has the beef shoulder which was pretty good but the lighting way to bright for a classy dinner.

First of all, I think this place is targeted towards senior citizens. I came on a Tuesday night, and I’d say that most of the people were at/​close to retirement age (not saying that this is a good or bad thing… just something to be aware of).
The service was not very good. The food took a long time to come out (we waited at least a hour hour). The waiter kind of apologized a little at the very end when he gave us the bill, obviously trying to get a better tip.
Now for the food, I ordered the veal, which was okay. I really liked the fries though. Wife got the flank steak, which was terrible! It was too burnt on the outside, and there wasn’t much flavor. My son got a fish and chips kids meal… the fish also was pretty flavorless.
Prices were reasonable.
I will not return

Even before opening the door I had the feeling my friend and I were in the wrong place. I’m certain I was the only man in the place without a sports jacket or business suit, and probably the only one wearing jeans, sneakers and a leather jacket. Which may be why we got seated at one of the worst tables in the joint, beside the second kitchen entrance and the women’s washroom.
My friend ordered Fish and Chips (yes, it’s only in English on the menu) and I had steak frites. Our fries were burnt and mushy, a sure sign of being cooked in too-​hot oil and they only tasted like grease. My baby spinach salad (just spinach) was drenched in an anonymous vinaigrette. The batter on the fish and chips was decent on the outside, but mushy inside. But they do know how to grill a flank steak: mine was perfectly done. I give them points for that. The shallot sauce was inoffensive. We skipped wine as we were going to walk up Mont Royal and didn’t want to be tired.
Presentation is over the top: every condiment comes in its own little jar, the french fries are served in a tiny fry basket, there are little plastic tongs for lifting the cornichons out of their jar and your plate (or in my friend’s case, board) is trimmed with a strip of red and white checked paper. Perhaps this is what people once thought was part of an elegant casual business lunch circa 1970. Hilarious. And then there’s the carousel pony in the middle of the room.
Hard sell on the desserts. They don’t bring you a dessert menu or tell you what the desserts are, they bring them to you on a tray to entice you to make a selection. Fruit salad, yogurt, crème brulée. Nothing surprising.
Service both at the table and from the kitchen was quick: they definitely know how to pump things out for the lunch crowd. Our server was friendly and probably as attentive as possible given that the place was packed.
Stars off for the dated presentation and mostly mediocre food. Stars gained for service and a properly cooked steak. Going back? Never.

For some reason I had been avoiding having lunch here for some time, which I can now say was a mistake on my part. I recently had lunch there and the food was excellent. The gazpacho was the best that I ever had and the tuna tataki, which was accompanied by a wonderful lightly battered cucumber and avocado roll. My friend had the bavette which he said was excellent.
Both the food and service were great, however the decore could use some updating, the booths are a bit tight and it would be nice to have a bit more space to sit back and enjoy food.

Came here for my Mum’s birthday with both my parents, wife and 4 year old. The space is a lot more open and bright than it appears in the pictures they posted online. Service is friendly and attentive. The food is phenomenal. Like most places in Montréal the wine is pretty expensive. It’s all good stuff, but more than I’d typically pay for comparable quality in the US. The food on the other hand is astonishingly good value for money.
For starters we sampled soup, salmon, and foie. For mains my parents had liver, while I had lobster mac and cheese. My wife ordered the pike. The lobster mac and cheese was really rich (in a great way). Unlike other places like this they have a good children’s menu, and were great with my son.

I remember went to this place and had a bad experience. Neither me or my friend could finish what we order…

Idéal pour le lunch du midi entre collègues. Les prix sont abordables pour la qualité des produits. Menu intéressant et les plats sont bons. Le service est sympatique.

Loved the atmosphere and service. The food is inconsistent. Amuse-​Bouche was very strange-​emulsified foie gras on the bed of caramelized onions. Except the huge amount of onions totally killed It.
Salmon tartar appetizer was nice, could use more seasoning. Dumplings with foie gras filling swimming in a savory bullion were devine.
The main entre — Duo d’agneau du Québec, lamb duet: slow cooked lamb rump, aligot, braised shoulder, spinach, goat cheese and red pepper, black olive sauce. I would stay away from that unless you like goat cheese which overwhelmed everything else on the plate. The other part of that duo was overlooked and bone dry.
The kids menu included stake and other minimized versions of the adult menu. That’s a nice surprise for any American eating out with their kids.
Again, loved the space, the service. A bit overpriced for the quality and type of food.

Our first night in Montréal and Unilocal led us to this lovely French Bistro restaurant. They were 40 minutes from closing but welcomed us warmly.
Girls had Prosecco and red wine and the boys had glasses of local beer. Bread and olive oil was served throughout the meal. I dined on a delicious shrimp dish. Service was attentive without being overbearing.

The food was fantastic. Service was unobtrusive. The lamb dish was cooked to perfection, and being. A goat cheese lover, I enjoyed the side that came with it. The ratatouille lasagne was fantastic as well, and I loved the truffle emulsion with it. Dessert — we tried the crème brûlée and it was classic goodness.
I’ll be back if possible for the food.

Beaver Hall est un très bon choix pour le lunch, assez généreux, plein d’attentions (les pickles, la tapenade…), une carte intéressante, belle exécution. Pas guindé mais rigoureux, un très bon rapport qualité-​prix. Je le recommande.

Great spot for a very good, yet quick lunch. Try the tartars or go for the daily apetizer or entrees. Good food, service and price.

Popped into Montréal on an overnighter and wanted to eat some French bistro food and Beaver Hall did a great job at meeting that need.
The food was very good — my calamari was excellent (tender and tasted of the sea) while my flank steak was nicely charred on the outside and medium rare as I had requested (though thicker than I prefer). My girlfriend’s beef carpaccio and white sausage were both very good and large in size. We were too stuffed to enjoy any dessert but would expect them to be very tasty (and affordable).
Service was friendly but the restaurant did seem a bit understaffed as our waitress was definitely running around a lot despite being calm and polite when she spoke with us.
Overall, I would definitely would return.

Restaurant où nous commençons à avoir nos habitudes. La carte est intéressante mais le hic, est qu’elle né se renouvelle pas assez souvent.
Toutefois les plats sont véritablement savoureux.
Le rapport qualité prix y est excellent selon moi.
Un des restaurants que je préfère.