Mesón
Spanish restaurant · Parc-Jarry ·
Spanish tapas, paella, brunch, cocktails, wine
Spanish tapas, paella, brunch, cocktails, wine
"Spanish-style brunch awaits at this sleek Villeray restaurant, sibling to neighbourhood mainstay and top tapas destination Tapeo. The menu features patata bravas with sunny-side-up eggs, crepes with Manchego cheese and blueberries, and a hearty chorizo and blood sausage cassoulet." - Valerie Silva
"Spanish specialties, including pan con tomate, jamon serrano, and a deluxe seafood paella are part of Meson’s generous New Year’s Eve offering for two. And there’s more: Basque chocolate cake to finish the year off right, with a big choice of Spanish wines, Xeres, and bubblies to wash it all down." - Ivy Lerner-Frank
"I watched a nearly four-minute Facebook video released by the folks behind Tapeo and Mesón that parodies the Quebec government’s daily press briefings, with co-owner Victor Afonso cast as the “minister of all affairs,” co-owner Sébastien Muniz as “national director of logistical health,” and chef Marie-Fleur St-Pierre as the “minister of the health of sherry and recipes.” They borrow the press-conference format to count shrimp and paella sold and cases of potatoes lost, include the exchange where St-Pierre says, “But what you are saying isn’t clear,” and Muniz smiles to the camera and replies, “I know.” Afonso told Eater the video was meant to reflect the nightmare they’re living, protest the current measures, show that closing dining rooms can’t kill their creativity, and bring some laughter during the holidays." - Valerie Silva
"The younger sister restaurant to Marie-Fleur St-Pierre’s excellent Tapeo, Villeray’s Mesón is a casually elegant bistro offering weekend brunch, and lunch and dinner from Monday to Saturday. Dishes include octopus with paprika, and mussels in a piri piri marinade, but the rarity here is cocas, a Catalan flatbread that can be sweet or salty." - Karin Murray-Bergquist
"I note the Villeray Spanish restaurant Méson is represented in the Chef of the Year nominees by Marie-Fleur St-Pierre." - Tim Forster