Tiers Paysage

4 1/2 stars is really the better rating, but I really have to round down this time. This was my pick for my birthday dinner for the trip my wife and I took up to the city. When I made the reservation, I was intrigued by the Tiers Paysage menu which seemed to be more based in a farm to table ascetic, which I like and I knew my wife preferred. But coming here, they had made the transition to the Bon Service, which has more of an American Southern bend. From what I can tell, much of the team has held over, but there are some big changes. I am not sure I would have booked this if I had spotted the menu in advance, but we soldiered on. My wife ordered a pork dish, can't recall the exact cut, but it is typically a very fatty cut. That surprised me, but she really liked it. I had the walleye in a pan sauce, I am guessing incorporating some of the rendered fat from the pork. Now, it could not have been from her dish, because the timing of the food was terrible, but I'll get to that. We also ordered grits with a gouda cheese. The food was awesome. My fish was perfect, with a crispy skin, perfectly cooked flesh and a tasty, somewhat smoky pan sauce. I didn't have any of her dish, but she did say it was really good. The grits were also excellent. For desert we split some sort of a banana pie, which was almost like a banana creme brule on a cookie crust. It was off the hook. the drinks were also really good. The problem? Timing. OK fine, there was a big birthday party and there was another big bachelor party in the back room. But my entree came out at least 5 minutes before my wife's entree was delivered. So I sat there, staring at my food for 5 minutes getting cold while my wife had nothing in front of her. I would have asked for split plates but I wasn't eating any of hers. Then when hers did show up, it probably took another 5 minutes before the grits came out. So 2 people, 3 dishes, and we told the server, she's having this, I'm having that, and we're splitting the other, and it still took at least 10 minutes of time between dropping the 1st and last plate. I think we both would have preferred the grits with the food, not after. I would have preferred if I sat there with nothing for an extra 10 minutes and all 3 plates came out at the same time.

Nice decor and good vibe at this establishment. We came in for before dinner drinks during our visit after Canada open the border to US travelers in Pandemic. Good job on checking vaccination card. Very nice and friendly staffs, I wasn't too fond on my first cocktail and they made me a new one without any hesitation.

What a fortuitous discovery this was! Our annual 'old timers' group dinner was held a Tiers Paysage, whom I learned, subtly opened recently in Old Montreal where Mimi la Nuit used to be. Tiers Paysage translates from French into 'third landscape', a term coined by the French botanist Gilles Clément, describes areas which are often neglected or unexplored by humans hiding a natural wealth of biodiversity, more so than planned forestry and agricultural areas. The cozy establishment, that intimately seats around 55 people, offers a menu of market dishes with abundant richness that would expect in a cave à manger (dining cave), where the menu focuses on vegetable-centric dishes that perfectly complements a list of privately imported natural wines. Have a look at the pictures of our fabulous tasting menu dinner which barely does justice to the overall dishes that were full of freshness and flavour: delicately sliced eggplant stuffed with sunflower seeds and anchovies, beautiful Newfoundland sea urchin served on a endive gondola, scallops crudo, lightly seasoned lamb tartare with raisins, glamorous caviar and foie gras, glorious leeks with petit-lair almonds and lettuce, perfectly steamed sea bass with pleurote mushrooms, and then the amazing roasted aged duck with sliced hearts and grilled parsnips and lentils with tarragon. In summary, the overall experience was a perfect balance between fine dining vs drinking with ease and elegance. The warm welcome, outstanding service and incredible knowledge of the staff, starting with owner Samia Hannouni whom you may remember from Joe Beef, and brains behind the incredible wine cellar, simply made the evening so much more special. And finally kudos to Chef Harrison Shewchuk, Maison Publique alumni, and his staff for creating unexpected dishes with local and wild ingredients. Do stop by for a cocktail, snack or ask for a bottle recommendation and few dishes for worthy dinner out in Old Montreal and... say Hi to Samia and Harrison for me!

The overall vibe and service was very nice. We ordered a bottle of natural wine, two glasses of orange wine, 12 oysters and 4 (very small) tapas dishes (for example, one of the dishes included 2 single anchovies). The food was all very innovative and creative though not filling at all. My favourite was the sea bass crudo with premature strawberries for extra crunch. They charged $8 for sparkling water and brought out "house bread" without being asked, but we were charged $4.50 for every order of the house bread which we thought was complimentary. The bill came out to be about $230 before tip, which I didn't mind as it was a nice evening out and very warm and friendly ambiance right in the heart of old Montreal - also the food and service were great, but I left still a bit hungry (went to another restaurant afterwards) and a bit confused as to why we were charged extra for certain things but we didn't want to annoy our lovely server so we just left. Overall: 3.5 Food: 4 Service: 5 Value: 2

Beautiful ambiance, not too much food selections. Service is very slow, the bread was good quality but Tasted old. Good wine selections but make sure to ask for the price before u get surprise on the bill.

Eating here is an experience. The service was exceptional and the food innovative and divine. Highly recommend sitting at the bar where they skip drink menus and custom create cocktails based on what you like and are in the mood for. Like others have noted, it's spendy and you won't know the price of every drink you're ordering or if you get another round of treats from the raw bar so just know that before you go. But relax and enjoy the service and the vibe. Well worth it!