Restaurant L'Avenue - Montréal

My favorite breakfast place! every time we visit, we always make sure to eat here. my fiancé and I always bring our friends and family who love the place. everything about this place is amazing. there is no wonder why there is always a line; from their delicious watermelon infused water to eat, and even the bathroom, they can never go wrong by visiting this restaurant. I had nothing I didn't like. I recommend this place very much: we drive from ri (usa) at least twice a year to eat here. the server are so friendly so it adds the experience!

Despite the place full, the waitress gave us amazing service and eating came out quickly. I have the avocado toast and Blueberry mimosa. I can see why this place was presented in good eats: quite expensive, tasty eating, amazing service, beautiful presentation. there is always a line, but it is worth waiting!

We had been planing to come to this place since we arrived in Montreal so we expected the wait time. We arrived around 11pm on a Monday and waited about 20 minutes. We sat out in the patio. I got the Sweet, Savory Crunchy and my husband got the one that comes with everything. It was pretty good! They serve huge portions, I couldn’t finish mine. Their orange juice is also delicious and you can tell it’s freshly squeezed. Overall it was a good visit. Lots of waiting, including a bit of a wait for the food. Definitely check it out if you have the time!

The spot is cute and located in a great area, but the food was very average in my opinion. We had to wait in line almost 30 minutes for a table. Music was a bit loud and clubby. Dishes were large and heavy. My duck Benedict had little flavor and felt more like a blob of gravy covering my entire place making the English muffin soggy. It was horrible! The service was VERY slow. When I got my smoothie to go (they don’t even have proper to go containers), I saw the server push in my straw with her fingers on the tip top where my mouth is supposed to go, which is unsanitary. I do not recommend. Go somewhere cuter and charming.

I Knew of this restaurant from seeing the huge lineups for brunches. However, it seems they just started offering dinner menu us this week, and we were extremely happy with this change. My friends and I were walking west on our way to a Mexican restaurant when the L’Avenue’s owner stopped me to say hello and offered us a complimentary glass of bubbly. We weren’t special, it was an opening night promotion, but I put my cynicism aside and coerced my friends to sit and check it out. We sat on the terrasse and enjoyed a wonderful evening. They had a small menu which I always see as a good sign. The four of us chose a different appetizer and main. Every one of them was perfectly prepared and generously portioned. I’m hoping they can maintain these prices (very reasonable considering) and quality after the glow of opening fades, and the realities of food cost margins hit. I’ll remain optimistic because I’d really like to make L’Avenue a regular choice for sharing great food with good friends.