3 petits bouchons

Happy birthday to Friend Anne! The trip I recently took to Montreal was in honour of her birthday, which took place, last July. Yes, last July. A trip with friends is better than a useless gadget anyday, no? Even if it's a little late?

Chosen place for birthday dinner? Les 3 petits bouchons. We started the meal in style with some Prosecco.

This place is quite small, with seating for about 50, and by the looks of it, has been around a long time, at least the building has.

Seven of us went and we ate a bunch of food, ALL of it great. Each plate had a melody of components, and I could not keep track of them all which is why this post is mostly a photo recap. Some might call it food porn.

During the first course, we indulged in oysters, pieuvre, crab, foie gras, double-smoked bacon + goat cheese, dates, prosciutto and many accoutrements!

The mains offered us agnolotti, veal chop and veal tartare, duck, risotto, chanterelles and bits of this and that.

To end the meal on a sweet note, some of us ordered tarte tatin or a chocolate cake thing with cherries.

Review:

This restaurant was suggested to us by locals; the concensus was that it exceeded our expectations. The suggestion came from foodies so we expected good things, but this was outstanding.

This place is quaint and cozy, comfortable and warm. The service, could not ask for better. So, so knowledgeable, passionate, attentive, fun and just plain nice.

We mostly all had different menus items and we all swapped bites. This really maximized our experience.

Prices were reasonable, average to the type of eatery serving seasonal, local fare.

The one criticism some of us had was that the bread was cold, would have been nice for it to be warm.

This place is not wheelchair-accessible. Parking is available on the street where you can get it.