Grenadine

Probably my favorite BYOB in Montréal. This restaurant is serious value for your money, the staff are very friendly and the tiny space creates a very cozy ambiance. If you’re a vegetarian, it might not be worth it as the really specialty is the well prepared meat but they do always have veg-​friendly options.

Decent French BYOW tucked away between the gay village and the quartier des spectacles.
Cozy ambiance but tables are on the very small side. Your neighbour’s table will literally be 10 cm away from yours. Makes for some good snooping into other conversations if you’re into that ;)
Varied menu with a lot of gamey meats to choose from (Guinea fowl, horse, blood sausage, etc).
All mains served with a soup or salad of the day as well as an amuse bouche which was a nice touch.
For appetizers we had the foie gras crème brûlée, a bit on the sweeter side and more dessert like than appetizer like but very tasty nonetheless, as well as the blood sausage which was very well executed.
For mains we opted for lamb and the Guinea fowl. The lamb was very tasty, served in a ‘squished’ manner as the braised meat was compacted into a square bursting with spices. The Guinea fowl however was a bit disappointing as it was on the inside was dry and the skin not crispy enough.
Good for a quiet date night with a nice bottle of wine, but maybe not the best setting for a first date kinda place if you’re looking for more intimacy.

This place is great. I’ve been there twice and took The «menu de degustation» both times which is a (cant remember how many services, 3 or 4) and both times my girlfriend took the same. What was interesting was that the food that we got was different so we shared and got a taste of almost everything on the menu, which I should add was delicious. The place is super cosy and charming and the service is really great. Fantastic place to go on a date. Highly recommended.

This place is amazing! After dining at so many restaurants in Montréal, I think I finally found this one, well priced and great taste! It’s a BYOW place, take advantage of it!
We were here on Valentine’s Day. We love the atmosphere, cozy and not pretentious. The pre-​fixed menu is $ 66 with 6 courses.
I love that the bread served here were warm, my favourite type and the butter was airy and fluffy.
We got started with beets cappuccino with caviar. The chef was brilliant with this idea of combination, it was amazing.
Then, horse tartar. It was exotic and not a dish you can get anywhere else. Again, great play on combination of flavour. It was great.
I love the squid ink pasta the most! The texture was a little chewy, exactly the way I liked. The mussels were so fresh.
Bison steak main course was tender, juicy and the sauces (red wine and butternut squash) were awesome.
Dessert was not bad, chocolate mousse.
The service here is not the best, they only have 2 server in the entire restaurant but they still took the time to answer questions and make sure we are enjoying our meal.
Their food was absolutely stunning, they make really unique and creative dishes. The chef is a genius that creates amazing taste palettes! This is a hidden gem in Montréal and deserve more fame!

very intimate, to a fault. tables were so close we knew that Jenn was the only one in the restaurant who had the char. what seemed to be the most popular choice. and what I chose, was the bison filet. everything was delicious and excellently prepared. the byob option is always appreciated, pairing suggestions would have been nice but we did well withe the white to start the meal, less well with the red, my fault. go here.

Good food, byow, good location in dowtown to get free parking (a plus!) the only thing I didnt like is the women who serveour table rushed us to leave… I guess the restaurant is popular… –_-”

A group of 7 ladies went here to start off a bachelorette evening. We were given the group menu which was priced around the main course you ordered.
I called in advance to ensure they could accommodate my vegan diet (I allow for honey) and I was assured that it wouldn’t be a problem.
The server was super friendly and prepared for us, giving us wonderful descriptions of the food choices. The fish mains were either a salmon with squash gnocchi and sunflower pesto or a mackerel with shrimp and tarragon cream potatoes.
Unfortunately due to my dietary restrictions I didn’t have any choice for each course, I had to take what was offered (wasn’t sure if the 5 course tasting menu would have been worth it for me).
The baguette was amazing. Instead of having it with butter, I was given my own personal dish of olive oil and white balsamic vinegar for dipping — yum!
Started with a spicy squash soup which was a great way to start the meal, sweet, warming, with some earthy smokiness and spice. Rounded out beautifully with the toasted pepitas on top.
My entrée was basically a veganized version of crispy goat cheese, apple and endive salad with spiced walnuts. It came out to be the salad without goat cheese, with a beet purée on the bottom (had some fennel tasting elements in it), pickled beets, apple and endive and walnuts. I enjoyed the bitterness of the endive contrasting with the beets and apple, but I found the acidity of the beets and endive too strong without enough of the spiced walnuts to balance it out. The apples didn’t add too much, just helped the sweetness factor along. I imagine this dish would have been something else with the creaminess of the goat cheese to balance it out. I couldn’t finish the dish due to the extent of the acidity.
My main was the vegetarian option with some revisions. Instead of warm lentils, I had navy beans served on a bed of hummus, roasted cauliflower and fall vegetable medley (brussel sprouts, carrots, squash, zucchini). I don’t recall having any nuts in this dish, but I found it a nice balanced main with very neutral mild flavours. I wish it had more colour since the hummus, navy beans and cauliflower were all biege, and the only colour was coming from the vegetables. I feel like it was the hummus that pulled the dish together as that was pretty much the only source of acidity on the plate.
All-​in-​all I was satisfied, the food had enough substance and bulk (thank-​you beans and hummus!) where I went away full (although day-​to-​day I probably consume much more quantity-​wise)
Loved that it was BYOB

Recommended by a coworker as a hole in the wall kinda place. We ordered the chef surprise. Great price at $ 55 (even if it wereUSD). It was more than enough food! The taste is great at a bistro level. The ingredients are fresh and like a farm to table concept. The only lacking is that the rabbit is dry and horse meat is tough (though I never had horse b4 so no comparison there) overall, I had a great experience. Can’t beat the BYOB for sure!

Wow! What an outstanding place!
I just came here with a group of 15 a couple days ago and had the most amazing experiance. The staff took such great care of us and were so accomodating! They were able to seat all of us together in one cozy corner of the small restaurant. With a large group, some very picky eaters (and 1 vegitarian) made me a bit nervous to make a reservation here but I’m so glad I did! The food (and service) was out of this world, hands down the best meal we had while in Montréal (some saying it was the best food they’d ever eaten)!
At the end of the meal, the chef even called us cabs and the staff was able to split our check very easily for all to pay, which made the transition to our next location so much easier. The chef even sent us a kind message thanking us for coming in and hoping that we had enjoyed our night, which we absolutely did!
I’d recommend this place to anyone I know going to Montréal.

I really enjoyed eating here (in a cute, tucked away spot), and on two different occasions, had a delightful time with their surprise menu of the day. The food was seasonal, flavorful, complex, and spoke of culinary talent that didn’t take themselves too seriously. I’ll go back again the next time I’m in town.

Né vous laissez pas berner par l’aspect «hole in the wall» de la place; Grenadine est un petit bijou bien gardé.
Un BYOB, Grenadine est sans prétention — le restaurant est si petit de toute façon qu’une ambiance autre que collégiale serait difficile à imaginer. De la minuscule cuisine, les chefs sortent des plats quasi magiques. J’ai pu y déguster la bavette de cheval avec une crème de maïs… La soupe d’accompagnement était une crème de poireau, vraiment superbement exécutée. Le pain est chaud, le beurre est fait maison, quoi de plus à demander!!!
Petit bémol: les lieux semblaient infestés de fourmis. Heureusement pas dans nos plats, mais elles grimpaient de bas en haut des murs à laquelle notre table. Et au moment de payer, nous avons observé une fourmis aussi au comptoir…
Les potions sont généreuses et, le bedon déjà rebondi, nous n’avons pas touché à la carte de desserts (si tentante qu’elle était! Qu’importe, une belle excuse pour revenir, j’essayerai la crème brûlée au thé chaï!

Really enjoyed dinner on New Year’s Eve at Grenadine. It’s a tiny place and so when our group of 9 arrived, there were people still from the first seating inside the restaurant so half our group had to wait outside. Not so good in the freezing cold, so we Californians stayed inside and had the Montrealers who were more used to the weather stand outside. LOL!
The food was very good, they had a 7 course prix fixe menu for $ 70. There were 3 courses where we had a choice between two different items, and so between my husband and I, we were able to share everything. The menu began with happy oysters (which were ok), followed by an amazing mushroom cappucino with truffled milk. Choice of bison or foie gras, both excellent, mushroom and fennel salad (my favorite item of the dinner) or asian style arctic char dumpling with salmon roe, followed by quail or scalllops and ending with a dark chocolate ganache with coconut brittle which was just ok, but the again I am not a dessert person. The one thing that made the the experience less enjoyable was the cold air coming in through the window which meant I had to keep my jacket on and so no one could see my beautiful festive new years outfit that I had borrowed from my fashionable Montréal based sister.
BYOB is always a great thing in many Montréal restaurants, so the evening was very festive starting and ending with Veuve Cliquot, as we rang in the New Year.

Great, cozy and intimate space on Ave. de Hotel-​de-​Ville, South of Rue Sherbrooke East and about three meters North of Rue Ontario East.
A superbly pleasing experience all around. A wonderful Amuse Bouche of whipped fish (Walleye?) pâté on a miniature slice of crusty bread with touch of herbs (dill?), delicious!
Bison Tataki with salsa and cucumber yogurt (GF), and the Rabbit Ravioli appetizers, were both a great mix of flavors and oh so yummy!
The Duck Confit with Lentil Salad won over my skeptical dinning partner, who having never had confit was hesitant when ordering it and was oh so happy with that selection when tasting the tender and flavorful duck leg. (GF)
The Braised Piglet Shoulder was succulent, and while truly satiating it was also so enjoyable that if given another I would have gladly done my self harm to happily have eaten another serving, it inspires gluttony.
While some other reviews ( Unilocal and elsewhere) say they have gluten free options, what is more accurate is that they have some options and a skilled staff who may be able to work with your dietary issues if you ask, so definitely do so.
(1) make reservations, you can use their webpage to do so;
(2) look-​up their menu, (ibid);
(3) take your own wine;
(4) don’t worry if your French is poor, they are forgiving, and their English is superb: so,
(5) go, and enjoy really good service and really great food!

We had the chefs surprise and it was unbelievable. Every dish was prepared and presented perfectly, and explained by our very sweet server. The food is local/​fresh/​organic and beautiful. We had a bit of everything; frogs legs, escargot, rabbit, horse, piglet, bison, salmon, oh my. The atmosphere is cozy and intimate and got pleasantly noisy towards closing. My first Montréal French cuisine experience and not my last.

Deux fois en un an, j’y suis allée et à chaque fois, j’y ai pris le menu dégustation. J’ai trouvé chaque plat fait avec amour et créativité — surtout le faux-​ossobuco — et ce menu vaut toujours son étiquette de 55 $. Les desserts sont tous aussi goûteux, comme leur crème brûlée au chocolat (mon coup de cœur)! Mais puisque c’est le genre de place qui change régulièrement de menu, je m’en tiendrai donc à dire que cet excellent apportez-​votre-​vin dans le Quartier latin offre un beau menu français-​fusion, un excellent service accueillant, sourire et bon discussion inclus!
Cependant, dans la liste des endroits ou né pas aller avec une gagne de grandes gueules, celui-​ci se classe dans le top. Vraiment mignon, mais intime… oh, très intime. Souvent de beaux petits couples en tête-​à-​tête aux conversations douces, c’est difficile de né pas se sentir déplacé lorsqu’on arrive un petit groupe de jeunes dames, avec maintes bouteilles en main et de la conversation pour couvrir des mois de rattrapage… Mais on le fait pareil. Parce que c’est bon. Alors né nous en voulez pas si vous vous ramassez à côté de nous!

They’re really good about vegetarians, had suggested modifications of on-​menu items and a handful of acceptable menu items as well. I went hoping for horse, they were out of horse, I was sad but got over it. Steak was very well made, simple seasoning. Salads were beautiful and tasty. The space is intimate and relaxed, they have a nice wine list. The chef gave me a bunch of local recommendations, I had a great time.

Although often overlooked by the critics, this is one of my favorite restaurants in Montréal. I had the horse steak and is was as tender and tasty as can be. The seared duck breast was so perfectly cooked and not greasy, that it could easily have been confused with a fine steak. Dessert here was delightfully rich, but small enough to not overwhelm the palate. They even gave us a small appetizer while we were waiting for our table. What class! Best of all, the meal was reasonably priced and service was everything that I could have hoped for.
The only thing I can add it this restaurant is very small and the food is excellent, so it is always packed. Therefor, reservations are essential.

Great place for an unpretentious, relaxed date or a dinner with friends. Delicious food, and BYOW. Can’t go wrong.

This Small intimate space hosts a delightful and varied menu. The six of us enjoyed every aspect of our meal. The table d’hôte features soup or salad, a main course and dessert. You can add an appetizer for $ 9. My son in law started with venison tartare and declared it to be amazing. I had bison short ribs for my main and I actually started salivating from the smell alone when the waitress placed the plate on the table. The taste did not disappoint. Lest this appear to be only a game meat restaurant, let me mention that our friend, a vegetarian, asked the waitress what they could do for him and they brought a tower of pureed root vegetables on a bed of chickpeas, along with a variety of the vegetable sides that were featured in the meat dishes. Madeleines for dessert and a very respectable espresso finished an excellent meal. Bring your own wine. Under $ 40 per person.