L'Academie Montreal Canada

When you are around and trying all of the great restaurants, for a lunch place you certainly have to stop by L'Academie. It is one of those restaurants The food is modern French, and it is amazing. It is a more casual place, but you can't judge a book by its cover. It is one of those restaurants that have all of thewindows, facing towards the road. The food, tastes like it is coming out of a four star restaurant. Also the service is good, not great but not bad. Also, why its a great lunch place and not a dinner place is because their food is heavy, and in Montreal you want to have the haviest lunch as possible , because for dinner you want to have something light, because light in their terms, is not so light, so try and find a very light place or dinner.  Also it is a bring your own wine restaurant.

RECOMMENDATIONS:

RECOMMENDATIONS Appetizers: For an appetizer you can choose from their huge selection of muscles and fries. They have at least 10 different kinds. From classic to Thai chili, thy have it All, but you always should stick to the classics when it comes to muscles. Stick with the Provencal style with tomatoes and onions, and a salty broth. It brings a taste of France to the table, much like everything in Montreal. For the soup get the cheese and broccoli, it doesn't sound to appetizing but trust me , you won't regret if you get it. The soup is so creamy and the cheese compliments the broccoli like cheese and wine do. That was to only appetizer that I tried, but you only need one bowl of that to get you ready for the main course. Main Course: Lets start off with the traditional French dish, Steak Frites. The steak was so juicy and so creamy thanks to the sauce. It was a cognac cream sauce. The sauce was peppery and salty and creamy all at the same time. It coated the steak, and the fries like there was no tomorrow. Also for the main try the pasta with churizzo sausage and mushrooms. The pasta was boiled to perfection and the sausage had a nice sear on it, not burnt but brown, the way i like it! Also try the halibut with assorted vegetables and a green pesto sauce. The halibut was juicy and was so tender it fell apart in your mouth. The sauce balanced it out with the vegetables so it was a little bit of every flavor. L'Academie for me is definitely that casual hotspot that you want to just relax and have a good time in, so if your looking for that kind of place be sure to stop by, next time you are up north.

Service: ****

Ambiance:***

Food:*****