Soubois

Went with friends Friday night .Like the décor. Waited at bar and girl told us they did not a brand of scotch we asked for and luckily we insisted and what do you know they had it after all !!! The service was very slow and mediocre. The presentation of food was attractive but the food was very disappointing. Overall too expensive and not going to return there anytime soon.

My girlfriends wanted to try this place out for a Saturday night out.
First, the positive points: beautiful décor and atmosphere.
Now, the negative points: food was disappointing. Everything sounded delicious on paper, but flavours were not on point. My pear, endive and blue cheese salad was delish, but seriously, how can you mess up a salad? As for my main meal, the lobster spaghetti, besides the fact that it was served cold for me and two of my girlfriends, flavours were bland. It needed a heck of a lot more cheese. I must say though, that when we complained about everyone’s plates being cold, the waitress sincerely apologized and offered to warm them up, but who wants reheated lobster…

The food, the service & the ambiance! This place is a must try. Went for early dinner with a girl friend. We started off with oysters. Very fresh. We tried the crudity with dip. Light but something to snack on as we were so hungry but the food came fast. Our waiter suggested some drinks from the cocktails. They bring you bread you can choose from with amazing soft butter. I had the AAA New York Steak with market vegetables, Wild mushrooms and pont neuf potatoes. The meat was cooked to perfection. The jus on top was amazing with the thick potatoes. We had the s’mores for dessert. Great meal. They have valet parking.

Interesting design, the door almost looks like the place is under construction. The sub-​basement locale is a bit strange, but the décor is interesting. We came for an early business dinner, the service was spot on. The bartender was very nice as well (and attractive, which doesn’t hurt the eyes). The drinks were excellent. The food wasn’t too great. They try to be too creative, and the result is interesting looking food with underwhelming taste. I ate here about 3 weeks ago, and I already forget what I ate it was so unmemorable.

Soubois is excellent for its vibe and crowd. Soubois (as of September 2015) is the place to be seen, according to my Montréal based friends. On a Saturday night, the place was packed with great looking people. The cocktails were delicious and their wine offering was extensive. I easily found a few of my favorite reds on the list and devoured a bunch.
As for food, there are some dishes that seem to be better than others. I particularly enjoyed the decadent poutine (with foie gras, wild mushrooms, cheese curds and gravy). The seafood platter with oysters, crab cakes, mussles and clams were quite nice also. I was mixed on the charcuterie platter — while I thoroughly enjoyed the foie gras pâté and cold cuts, I didn’t enjoy the pickled peppers spread along the length of the platter — I felt like it detracted from the spread. I was also left mixed feeling about the mains. I had a mushroom spaghetti. The sauce, the mushrooms and spaghetti itself were pretty good. But the large dollop of mozzarella took away from the rest of the dish. The steaks that many others in my dining party ordered did not particularly look appealing to me either.
In any case, I would recommend this venue for a dinner and/​or drinks for its very cool vibe!

I had high hopes coming here due to the hype around this new place. I was impressed upon arriving due to the décor and cozy atmosphere, after that however it all went downhill.
I had made a reservation a week prior for 9pm for dinner and was not seating until 10pm. I was also told that I had my table until 11:45 which I understood… When I was supposed to be seated at 9. Immoderately at 11:45 we were told to leave our table. I said we would in 10 minutes when we finished our drinks. Apparently that wasn’t good enough because 3 minutes later the waiter was back motioning us to another table to finish our drinks.
We were at our new location for about 1 minute before another waitress came to us and told us we had to move (we still had not finished our drinks). Again I said give us 10 minutes to finish and we will leave, not happening.
All to say the experience was mediocre at best although the waitress tending to our drinks was very sweet and so were the hostesses.
The food: meh. I had the tuna special and it was bland and rough.
Go here for the atmosphere. Nothing else. And don’t forget to reserve way in advance.

I have been to Soubois twice now and had high expectations for this new place in town.
The first time was for drinks (top tip is to call for guestlist or else you probably won’t get in) and I found the décor to be really nice. The pros were that the drinks were good, ambiance nice. The crowd and dress code seemed a bit eclectic with a variety of nice dressed people in business chic attire and random hipster attire (when jeans are so ripped that they touch the ground are they shorts?). One big con was the limited space to navigate inside and literally no space to throw down a couple wiggles. Half a section was taken by some «VIP event» so could just be bad luck as well…
Second visit was for dinner with colleagues. I had a plate with assortments of meats and fois gras and lobster spaghetti. I found the service really great but I was left wanting more in the dish for the price. It was tasty, proportions average but not enough for me to want to go back there.
Overall, it is a nice place to bring a date for the ambiance and chic setting but I feel it is a bit overhyped and the food not worth the price bracket.