Mauvais Garçons

Went on a Wednesday around 9pm. Wasn’t a lot of people at that time so it was pretty chill. Staff was super friendly and were able to accommodate us with that 10 course tasting menu, they just had to bring all the dishes out at once instead of in waves since the kitchen was closing soon (not a big deal, actually prefer it that way) Food was really good though! Just a little pricey for the amount you get but that’s pretty normal for this style of restaurant. Definitely a great date spot! 💯. Worth checking out if you’re in the area!

Very nice restaurant with great tapas to share. Food was above expectations and price was acceptable. The waiters were polite but could have paid a little bit more attention to the tables.

We went for the tasting experience which includes 9 tapas and 1 dessert. All dishes are very good in general and the portion is good (for 2 to share) for a tapas. Arriving to the 6th tapas i start feeling full already, so i barely tried the last 2 tapas. The dessert is probably my favorite (me who generally don't like dessert!). The food was good but the place is a bit too dark in my opinion, bistro style, and the sitting layout is a bit tight and uncomfortable. I wouldn't go for an anniversary dinner but certainly a small group hangout.

While the restaurant was promising, I was a little disapointed with the foods. We had the experience menu with 10 services. Most of the plate were too salty and the 2 greens plates were lacking flavor. The ceasar salad was uninspiring at best. The burrata could have been creamier and with more punch to it taste. The dessert was your common carrots cake. All of our friends were disapointed with the foods. The only positive thing about the food was it quantity, we had doggy bag our sliders and our carrots cake. Our bill came out at 800$ for 7 people. We ordered a bottle of red and 4 cocktails. The service was ok, nothing out of the ordinary. The restaurant is a little cramped and felt clostrophobic. Overall, I don't think I will be returning to this restaurant, there are so many better restaurants in Montreal at the same price point.

I had the pleasure to share a delicious meal with my better half during it's first hour of business last Saturday at the Vendetta side of Mauvais Garçons. Even though there was nobody there the smoking lounge/private club/speakeasy vibe spoke tones and gave us that feeling of exclusivity. Right off the bat, when we called to reserve a table, we were greeted by an energetic voice that set the mood just right. And now, about the service. Jordan was amazing with the service and talking to us about the the restaurant's recent history. The food was amazingly tasty and we devoured every last bite. Around 7ish, people started raiding the place. Sexy ladies and handsome gentlemen were suddenly occupying the empty tables around us. Suddenly the vibe shifted and became even better than before. Can't wait to go back... that's a must!

Excellent flavours, seasoning and apportioned food. Staff extremely courteous and friendly. Cozy outdoor terrace (albeit on astroturf), but nicely lit comfortable. We ordered the tasting menu for four ($65/head at time of writing), and while a bit pricey there is really a lot of food. In fact, my one comment to the restaurant would be to consider offering two versions of this menu, one serving perhaps 6 (vs 10) courses at a slightly lower price ($45?$50). I have a good appetite and even I found the 10 courses too much to fully appreciate. That said, each dish was distinct and well seasoned. I especially enjoyed the opening salads. The chicken slider I found a bit sweet and at that point did not need the bun, but my dining companions were unfazed and enjoyed it as is. The penultimate dish (slices of braised flank steak) I thought could have benefitted from a more traditional salt and pepper only type dressing but again, others with me enjoyed it as it was prepared so this is just personal preference. The non-alcoholic beer offerings were slim (Oshlag, blonde-alas no IPA) but the wine list was well curated. They even made a mocktail version of their Lavander cocktail for my daughter. Overall the dining experience was very pleasant, the pacing of the dishes well timed and it is a fun way to enjoy a wide variety of dishes without having to make more than a single choice. The grand finale - carrot cake - was delicious and we all found a little more room in our extra dessert stomachs.

This restaurant is amazing. The food makes you gasp with every bite (I recommend the truffle fries and gnocci). If you know someone who doesn't like brussel sprouts, this will change their mind. Awesome atmosphere and fun staff! Can't wait to go back to try their cocktails!

I've been here for dinner and now for my first brunch experience. The entire staff is super friendly and engaging. This is important because they all did a closing shift the night before and still managed to come in for a brunch shift with great energy. The food for both dinner and breakfast was absolutely delicious. Great ambiance, would highly recommend!

Fantastic dinner experience! The tapas plates were a feast for the eyes and the tastebuds. The service was friendly and timely, and the wine list had a nice range of options. We opted to try our first naturally fermented cinsault blend from the Barossa Valley which went great with all of dishes we chose. Everything was delicious! We definitely recommend this restaurant!

Service was exceptional, and the food delish! Will come again next time in town. We were s party of 3, and honestly 2 tapas each were more than enough. I only wish we had space for dessert, next time! Fantastic flavors and presentation - MmmMm!

The trying-to-be-hipster atmosphere was a flop for me. The menu selection and execution of the dishes left a lot to be desired. We came on a Friday night after making a reservation for 20:30. The restaurant is pretty small, with some tables and a few spots at the bar. They have an extensive cocktail list but we didn't drink so I can't comment on that other than to say that the options looked good, albeit pricey. The restaurant was very loud and I had to basically scream so my friend across the table could hear me. Nothing on the menu particularly excited me but we ordered the best sounding dishes. We had: Ribbin salad $8: 1.5/5 nothing wrong with it but really not to my taste. The long pieces of vegetables was hard to eat Tuna tataki tacos $18: 3.5/5 not terrible but small portion for the price Fried Chicken sliders $12: 3/5 I enjoyed the taste but there was just too much sauce . The first few bites were good but afterwards it was overwhelming Pasta of the day=gnocchi with pesto $18: 0/5 complete lack of flavour. They topped a warm pasta with micro greens (I assume to complement their hip vibe???). Warm wilted leaves on top of this mediocre pasta made it even more disappointing. Expensive for no reason The service was fine and that's really the only reason I didn't give just 1 star. Everything else pretty much sucked. I would not come back here.

The place was discovered after we took a walk nearby the canal LaChine. We ordered 7dishes and 2 desserts. The tuna and fried chicken burgers are delicious. Apart of that, we find the service was pretty slow. We waiting till midnight for waitress to come to hand to us our bills. This restaurant is too pricey of its food quality. I probably won't come back again.

My friend and I tried this place over the holidays, and while our experience was ok, this place is not worth the price. We booked 2 seats at the bar and I was seated right when I walked in. Unfortunately the place is really small and the way tables are set, you cannot get to the bathroom if the waiter is at any of the tables in the back. My sour cherry drink was good, but again very expensive ($14) for one shot, syrup, ice and a candy. We shared a bottle of wine recommended by the bartender and while I don't remember which one it was, it was very good. Food was hit or miss for me. Beef tataki was chunky, full of fat and chewy. Torched salmon was my favourite, sweet, melt in your mouth, tasteful. Arancinis were ok but missing flavor. Foie gras was a tiny portion. Could only taste the fried onions and garlic bread basically. Churros were dried. Probably the worst I've had in my life, served with the tiniest Nutella minijar. Cheesecake crème brûlé was good, but it tasted premade. Overall we have much better options in the city for this type of cuisine.

A M B I A N C E My boyfriend discovered this place right as it was opening. We went for Valentine's Day 2017. When you walk inside the lighting is very dark and it's very intimate. The first few times we went it wasn't busy at all! We were able to have such lovely conversations. Recently it's been getting really busy. This Valentine's Day the whole restaurant and bar was full! Good for the restaurant, but less good for intimate moments. This venue is not super fancy, but it's not a casual restaurant either! C L E A N L I N E S S This place is quite clean! The bathrooms aren't the nicest, but it's nice and clean! O V E R A L L Q U A L I T Y They serve tapas style meals! So everything is ordered to share! Honestly, we haven't ever tried something we didn't like. They have $1 oysters for happy hour with the purchase of alcohol from 5-7pm so that makes it a fun start to any night! They used to have the most amazing pork belly and lobster Mac N Cheese, which was literally the reason we kept coming back, but they took it off the menu... Here's hoping it returns! C O S T $$$ At the end of the night don't be surprised by a big bill! W A I T T I M E S We like to start right away with wine and oysters, and as they bring the oysters we pick two dishes that we want next. Usually we order 3 or 4 other servings. You do have to wait in between meals this way, but with good company and good wine you're all set. We always get a reservation, and are seated immediately when we enter. P A R K I N G No parking lot. You can find parking on the street! But if you are in PSC and St. Henri it's a lovely walk by the canal! L O C A T I O N It's right next to Lord William Pub, but the sign is so small. You really have to look for it! H E L P F U L S T A F F Literally everyone here is amazing! Don't be shy to do a shot with the staff!

Great atmosphere with lovely workers. They have happy hour $1 oysters from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 pm with a purchase of a cocktail, wine or beer. I also ordered fried chicken sliders, tuna tataki tacos, tuffle oil French fries. The food was spot on and will definitely come back again! It is in a quite neighbourhood, away from noisy areas. Great restaurant. #mtl #mtlfoodie #montrealfoodie #mtlfood

Usually I am excited for Tapas, and it's right beside Le Fantôme, which is an amazing Tapas resto. When I entered, no one was in the front to receive me, I had to go to counter, where all the workers were chitchatting, so I named my reservation, and then they directed me by pointing to the table(when I am used to the host to take us to the table). I order a glass of wine and two Tapas. My smoked salmon was good but the bread with dill/cheese felt more groceries style. My sirloin steak wasn't hot enough. Then I asked for the bill because I had to leave, but it took so long because they were preparing bills for the rest of the group(some of them still waiting for desert). The music was way too loud for a small place. Food 2 1/2 stars, service 0 star...

I came across a couple of articles during the last few weeks mentioning Mauvais Garçons therefore when my friends proposed to go and try it I was immediately down. The restaurant is located on William St in Griffintown and has this industrial and baroque touch that is really nice. The concept of the restaurant is sharing which is not my favorite, however we ordered 8-10 items from the menu and most of them were really good. I would specially recommend the Mac N Cheese, Lobster Cakes, NY Sirloin and the fried Ferrero Rocher for deserts. The service was really good, one of the owners regularly came to check on us and decided to offer us an item that we chose but did not really enjoy. It was a very good and interesting experience, I will definitely be back as they're planning on adding a Brunch Service.

Very disappointing. All the dishes were mediocre and overpriced (despite the restaurant's moderate - rather than expensive - pricing). I have no plans to repeat even though it may be the closest restaurant (in the universe) to my home. The dishes: - Caesar salad: Ok, but typical. Seemed promising as it was advertised as coming with pork belly. It turns out that their vision/definition of pork belly (or, at least, its acceptable set of preparations) differs from mine - theirs was prepared thin and crispy like a fried prosciutto. I honestly couldn't get my taste buds to believe it was pork belly. - Lobster fritters: Not again. They essentially took a good ingredient and bumped it DOWN several notches. - Beef sliders: The ratio of beef patty to other components was far too small (I'd have even preferred shrinking the other components - a case of less is more). The quality of the beef seemed low as well (not fast food low - but below the benchmark set by almost any restaurant serving ~$6 sliders - not burgers - that I've experienced). - Fried chicken: Given the option between KFC and this, I would choose KFC every single time. - Fries: Pretty good. My favourite item by far. The decor and service: - The tables and chairs seem off for this type of restaurant. They're skimpy and wobbly - like what you'd expect in a small neighbourhood Cafe. Coincidentally, the prior tenant in this space was a small neighbourhood Cafe. The other decor elements were somewhere between reasonable and fine. - The service was friendly and added to the experience. I have no complaints about this.

This restaurant for me started off so strong! Even though it was dead I figured its OK because it's a Tuesday night and the restaurant was very cute. Plus we got good service and it probably helped that it was just my bf and I and a table of 13 people. I ordered mostly what the waitress recommended except the cauliflower taco because I felt that would not satisfy me. Apparently both tacos especially the cauliflower taco is very good. Maybe when I go back I will try it. So I ordered the MG bloody caesar which consisted of Jameson and pickle juice. It was so good! Perfect mix of spicy and tangy. The waitress informed us that they have $1 oysters so we got 6 of them from Vancouver and 6 from PEI. Then we ordered the fried chicken sliders and a side of fries. I wasn't excited about the chicken and really only got it because of the waitress but damn that was my favorite thing of the night! Imagine if a McDonald's burger and KFC had a baby. The chicken because of the buttermilk was so juicy and it was hot and steaming and crunchy. There were also arugula and pickles in the sliders too but no ones cares about that. Lol It was pretty filling. Honestly I would have been happy with just the sliders and fries. The fries were made with Parmesan, parsley and truffles. My bf said it was the best fries he ever had. I would go so far as to say that but they were good. We also ordered the steak sirloin cut in tiny slices with chimichurri and crispy leeks on top. It was good but it didn't blow my mind. Some pieces were more chewy than others. I liked the fatty pieces the best. We had the mac and cheese with lobster and pork belly. I had high hopes for this one. The waitress recommended it and I like mac and cheese and lobster and pork belly so this dish had to be a winner!! What's not to like?! Sadly it didn't meet my expectations. I wish the lobster and pork belly pieces had been bigger. They really chopped it up so finely! Had there been more lobster and pork belly it might have made a difference. But that was the least of my problems. My problem was the pasta itself. Some people like it al dente ... but me I'm used to having my mac and cheese more cooked. My bf and I felt it was undercooked for our taste. I'm sure some people like it this way though. Also the mac and cheese pasta was long!! It wasn't the typical macaroni pasta. Lastly for dessert we had the deep fried ferrero rocher. There was three chocolates deep fried with vanilla ice cream on the side. To me it tasted like a regular ferrero rocher. You barely taste the batter. It's was good though. Not too sweet. The ice cream had a different texture. I wonder if it was homemade because it was icy and kinda chunky. Haha that's sounds gross but I assure you it wasnt. I hope this place gets more customers because it has a lot of potential! I would come back to try the other things on the menu like the foie gras. Oh and I would definitely go back for the fried chicken!!

Underrated in the game. A hidden gem and a great experience. Loved the tapas, highly recommend the cauliflower tacos and the beets 3 ways. 10/10 experience with a great deal. Purchase 1 drink and it's bogo on the tapas - can't beat it !

What a pretty restaurant! Ordered a passion fruit old fashion, was done perfectly. Had the fries and the beef tartare. The fries were really good but I was really impressed with the tartar! It was more than a generous size, and it was the perfect amount of mustard. Seasoned very well. The music was a tad loud. Otherwise, great experience, will be going back again.

Thanks to Yelp, we discovered this new gem in town. The decor was fine but the staff was lovely. But what shines the most about this place is the food. It's a tapas (small plates) concept but it was great to try several items on the menu. I personally wish the foie gras dish was a slight bigger portion but overall it was amazing. I would totally recommend this place and my favourite was the sliders. A must try!

I had heard a lot of good things about Mauvais Garcons so I decided to go down to griffintown to check it out. I wasn't disappointed. Service was happy and friendly and Jason one of the owners made sure that we were well taken care of. The food was exceptionally good. We ordered quite a few things from the menu and then we shared everything. Seems to be the best way to go there. I definitely recommend the place to all my friends and family. Great experience!

Great little find in griffintown, great place at affordable prices quality of food is awesome, great friendly staff, it's awesome place to go and share tapas . Don't hesitate.

Love this tapas place!! Everything we had was fantastic, from our cocktails to our meal to our service. The fried chicken sliders were out of this world... I've never had chicken so crispy. A definite must