Chez Potier - Épicerie gourmande

As an average guy who enjoys good food, here’s my HONEST take: The food is good, but… It doesn’t quite offer a game-changing taste experience. The utensils are fancy but not very practical; the fork was "too small" for cracking into some of the dishes. While everything we tried looked appealing, the flavors were quite familiar. Unfortunately, we didn’t have a moment of "WOW, this is new," which was a bit disappointing given the rave reviews. Don’t get me wrong; the food tasted great and we enjoyed each bite. However, for the price and expectations set, there are plenty of excellent alternatives in Old Port. The service was great, and the location was cozy, bright, and inviting. We will definitely give it another try, but based on this first experience, we’ve had better for the same price and quality elsewhere. This place seems more like a treat-yourself spot, and I understand that appeal. I still recommend it because you might discover something you love, but for me, it was simply a good experience.

Such a lovely place for croissants (the most beautiful I’ve ever seen, and the texture has such flaky, lightly crispy layers) and really delicious cannelés and brownies. Also, was thrilled to find items that are hard to find in the US like fromage blanc and rillettes aux truffes. Also had some more local products like cultured butter and smoked salmon from PEI. We found some beautifully packaged items that were reasonably priced for gifts as well. The older gentleman who helped us was very nice! Will be back the next time we are in Montréal.

The pastries were so good. More on the pricier side but well worth it! I would go back to try their other pastries. They also have a lot of French products you can buy which you can’t find elsewhere. Highly recommend for anyone to try it if you appreciate good quality pastries and don’t mind spending a little more.

UPDATE: they reached out to me to apologize for the issues and reimbursed me for the chocolate plate. I ordered a pecan chocolate cake. The cake was delicious and beautifully made. I have had cakes from there before and they have been fabulous. My family has loved the cakes too. So for the quality of the food - I would give 5 stars. However, there were two things on my recent experience that made me remove the two stars: 1) I ordered via the website and given its a milestone for a loved one, I requested a personalized message on the cake (which was 5$). The website states a 40 character maximum so, I took the extra effort to make sure my message was less that than that and submitted the order. The business gave me the courtesy to call me however, they told me my message was too long and they would need me to cut the message down or pay an extra $5 for an additional personalized message. I accepted to cut the message down even though it was not my error and as customer I really shouldn't have had to pay a penny extra for what they promised on their website. I mentioned this to the gentleman at the till when I went to pick up the cake. He accepted my comment but I am unsure as a business if they will do anything about it. If you choose to take the personalized message option when ordering a cake, I'd recommend keeping it shorter than 20 characters or call them to ask them what they can accommodate to not disappoint yourself as a future customer. 2) The actual message was not written to what I would have expected. The message was supposed to be "Aging like fine wine". What the cake seems like its written is "Aging LIME fine wine" and not very very clear. We had a laugh about it and it goes in our books as a funny meme. However, if you are very particular, I would be cautious on the personalized message. I've also shared some photos. I would like to reiterate the cake was fantastic in taste and all my previous experiences here have been decent. The two above points are the reason I took away the 2 other stars.

I love this place because it adds a very fancy feeling to that quartier/Griffintown because lots of my favourite restaurants are there so every time I can just pass by and buy croissants for next morning. Of course the pastries are so frenchy and so authentic. A good carry on of the traditions I love it! 🥰

Amazing pastry, good looking and beautifully crafted. We tried mille feuille with vanilla and raspberry cream, super delicious. Will come back to try others.

5/5 I don’t usually like pastry here as it could get too sweet to me, but I am so glad I live a little far away from this pastry shop otherwise I would probably go everyday. Give it a try if you haven’t. 👌

Came for some coffee and pastries and they did not disappoint. Amazing treats, great quality and prices were very reasonable. Can’t wait to come back