Barcola Bistro - Montreal, Quebec

What a great experience! It took me a while to write a review but I had too and these owners deserve it. They are lovely. The Ella Fitzgerald atmosphere is great. I love the simple menu and the fact they can nicely adjust in case of food restrictions. I love ... the fact you can buy venial records. The place is warm intimate. The chef is talented and craft his great meals alone in the kitchen. HE has time to serve them to you. Thank you. We will come back. Read more

Hands down one of the best restaurant experiences I've had in all aspects and one that I will never forget! It felt more like visiting the home of a friend, I felt that comfortable. And the food was incredible. It felt like a lot of love was put into each ... course Read more

We were so excited to try this place and for that reason we went but our experience was not the best. The concept seems pretty interesting: a weekly tasting menu. The place is small, charming and cosy. The service definitely can improve, it seems that the owner is the waitress, ... she was nice, described to us the menu and the concept, but nothing special or impressive, we never had water refill or a coffee suggestion. We took two cocktails, good portion of alcohol and I can say, it was the best of our experience. Our menu was : Green salad with duck breast and red fruits, it was tasty and fruity, an interesting combination, I will never chose that plate but it was good. The second plate was rigatoni with three tomatoes sauce, for my taste the portion was pretty small, the sauce and the pasta were nothing surprising, it seems more average and bland. The third dish was pork chop with butter and rosemary, potatoes and mustard sauce, and it was zero impressive, the sauce was salty and liquid with a conventional piece of pork, however the potatoes were amazing, tasty and delicious. At the end we were still hungry and because of the small portions we order two desserts, to our surprise the portions were bigger that all the other dishes, the chocolate cake was good, to sweet for our taste, after four bites you don't want to eat more, and the worst was the panna cotta, I literally felt I was eating a jar of jam, sickeningly sweet!!! I had a horrible headache after eating all that sugar. We felt that the ingredients were not so fresh or high quality, it can be maybe for the price, but I have been in similar tasting menu (same price) and better quality. Not the best experience for a place with 4.6 rating, feeling disappointed by the whole experience and the worst thing is that we paid $210 for a meal and we went to bed hungry and with headache. Read more

First time to this lovely bistro. The first impression when I walked in the place was wow. It's so beautifully decorated and all the vinyl was impressive (they sell them too). We sat on the terrace. Their menu, a 3 course meal, is pretty limited with only a choice of ... beef or salmon. However, they change the menu weekly! The first course was Prosciutto with cheese mousse and spinach. The second course was linguine and cherry tomatoes. The last course was either the steak or the salmon. The dessert is not included in the 3 course meal but I had the panna cotta. One word for our meal : excellent! Everything was so flavorful, almost like a punch, and well balanced. My favourite was the prosciutto dish. It was original and so well thought. It's a small and cozy restaurant with warm staff. You'll not be disappointed. Read more

The staff was great and helped us accomodate last minute additions to our table. They were also very knowledgeable about the menu, the chef, their products, etc. Food was excellent, with quite various options, good quantities and balanced flavors. The wine list is also on par. Very nice setting, with good musical ... choices. Note that the place is on the small side, it would be advisable to make reservations. I recommend getting an appetizer to share for two if you're not that hungry. Read more