Restaurant Toque! - E Montreal

Service was excellent. The guy who served the wine had a very good knowledge about all the different wines. Outstandig fois-gras! Otherwise, the food was throughout OK, but certainly high-priced. This place is ranging since 4 years on top position. For this price-level one might...expect good quality water with the meal; but it was water from the tap with strong chlor-taste. Anyway, it was a good and well worth experiance.

We came back for their COVID reopening on their first day and tried their menu dégustation with prestige wine pairing. It was absolutely mouthwatering. I dont like foie gras but their foie gras raviolis was absolutely delicious. Same thing for duck. I despise the taste...of duck and I was quite hesitant, but their duck plate was incredibly flavourful and tasteful. I didn’t take the cheese plate and instead got an amandine dessert which was heavenly. I loved the experience. The service was outstanding. We were the very last to leave at past midnight but at no point did we feel rushed out. They let us enjoy every bite.

I brought my husband to Toque for his birthday last night, and what was once our favourite place (pre-Covid as it has just reopened) was such a disappointment. We went with the 7 course degustation menu which is what we have always done. We paired...it with the premium wines. The issue(s) is that they seemingly decided to get rid of less desirable dishes for our courses ...the starter amuse bouche was fine but it was followed by flounder, trout (which was sent back) and foie gras that was so dry and pasty we had to wash it down with large glasses of water. We were then served duck which was so unflavourful and unappetizing that neither of us finished it. This was the 5th dish in a row that was sent back unfinished (which is saying something as the dishes are tiny to begin with). The dishes were paired with wine that just didn't make sense (example: a glass of PORT with the foie gras). It was shocking. The portions of the wine were so minute (at $345 per person for the premium wine you'd think they would offer more), however, they were so unenjoyable that we had a hard time getting them down to begin with. Frustrated, we left before the last two courses were served, which is a shame considering how expensive it was, but honestly we were so frustrated by the lapse in quality and accurate wine pairing that we just wanted it to end. In the end we were given a discount on our bill of 50% off the food, yet the bill (without the tip) was still $977.00! We will not return to this once-favourite place of ours ...not a great feeling to spend $1000 tip and get home hungry.

We had been wanting to try Toque for a while and finally had a chance during our last visit to Montreal. The entire experience was top notch and well worth the price! We each chose the tasting menu but it 's hard to choose a favourite...dish. They were also very accommodating with switching out fish for carpaccio since I 'm not a fan of fish. We 've been to a number of so-called high end restaurants that won 't accept any substitutions so this was a pleasant surprise. Our waiter was also very friendly and attentive without being too overbearing. Highly recommended to get a reservation at Toque if you have the chance!

What an unforgettable meal! Toque and the entire staff helped make my birthday celebration beyond unforgettable! What a culinary delight...each course was a work of art! We are still raving about the foie gras course...the best we have ever had, and we have had many...at Michelin star restaurants. The tasting menu is a must, along with the wine pairings, which were perfect! The restaurant is beautiful, and we will treasure our signed menu, it will definitely be framed so that the memories will not fade.