Restaurant La Chronique

A really lovely dining experience that's great for a date or a long chat. We didn't realize there's a fixed MTLàTABLE menu going on, but while it wasn't what I'd planned to order it was very good. The foie grois was especially excellent. They have an extensive wine list as well. While the menu is all in French, the waiter was great with explaining dishes as my partner speaks no French and I only speak some. Everyone was very kind and professional. The meal did take awhile - about 2 hours - but with the nice ambiance I don't think that's a bad thing. It definitely doesn't feel like a place to rush through a quick dinner.

Tried this place based on a recommendation. Was not disappointed. I tried the 5 course taste testing menu. Every dish was amazing and beautifully presented. Food was fresh and bursting with flavour. Also a large selection of wines and whiskeys, and the service 5 star! Highly recommend this place, great place for a first date if you want to impress.

I enjoy every dish that La Chronique serves. I discovered some of Montréal's greatest French restaurants.

Pleasant place to visit for the atmosphere just needs a few minor kinks to sort out. This establishment seems to be high quality but there were some notable things to mention. We ordered the cerf and the beef with vegetables, both couldn’t be cut with the high quality knives they provided so we left some pieces behind. The meat was quite tough and had limited flavour which was disappointing as there are only 8 options on the menu. Service was slow (we ordered 4 items) and we had plastic bottles of sparkling water.

Great inspired tasting menu. Each dish was better than the last. Highly recommend the wine pairing. Phenomenal staff and dining atmosphere. A must try

Outstanding French cuisine! We read an article describing la Chronique as a classic French restaurant, but it was actually quite modern and creative. The dishes were dilicious and beautifully presented. We had the five-courae menu with wine tasting, and the pairing wines were complementing the dishes as well. Definitely recommend.

My uncle wanted to treat my mother and I for our birthdays and personally chose this restaurant. The waiter was a kid and super rude, snarky and not helpful at all. Makes you feel like a peasant who should be so grateful for being allowed entry at his food establishment. If you have food intolerances don't go because you will be made to feel like you shouldn't go there and should know better. Food and presentation is nice but overpriced compared to other MTL restos. I have traveled all over Europe and Asia and never had such a service experience as this. Really makes the whole experience unpleasant and won't recommend or return.

There are just so many better places in Montreal to spend your money. The food here was so mid for some of the highest prices we have seen since moving to the city. I would not normally go into such detail but for over $300 (from the a la carte, thank god we didn’t do the tasting), I think people should know what they are getting. The service was ok, but not great. The constant upselling and near condescending way that the wine and menu items were described to us came off as quite pretentious; and frankly, laughable once we actually tried the food. Bless him, our server tried but unfortunately it was just overall awkward. The restaurant itself had no atmosphere. It’s just white walls with some generic abstract canvases and the music ranged from Charlotte Cardin, to background jazz, to nothing at all. Both of my partners dishes (the sweetbreads and duck) had no seasoning, and I would wager his duck was left in the sous vide too long as it had a near mushy texture. My starter (tuna) tasted like straight up lime juice, the fish was not fresh tasting, the pieces were not even cut all the way through, and it was missing some elements (which I didn’t notice until someone next to us ordered the same thing and it looked different). My main (the steak) was ok, but the ratatouille it came with was so overcooked it was all one colour of mush. For $58 I expect much better. The best thing we had was the wine, of which they do have a large selection, and the bread ($5 charge) was decent but certainly not mind blowing. The final kicker was when we paid and the server told us to choose one of the tip percentages on the bill (starting at 20%). *Disclaimer that we had a treater gift card which covered a lot of the bill so we were significantly less pissed and we ended up just laughing it off and leaving, but we will not go back and do not recommend.