Bistro Nolah

C’ est a ma troisième visite que je décide enfin d’ écrire mon avis du Bistro Nolah.
Pour un lunch d’affaire c’ est parfait. Beaucoup de lumière, pas besoin de crier pour se parler et une douce musique Jazz se fait entendre. Le service est chaleureux, efficace et professionnel. Le serveur était au fait de son menu et en a fait ses descriptions et recommandation très inintéressantes et appétissante. Il est très agréable d’ avoir un bon choix de vins aux verres affiché sur les ardoises accrochés au mur. J’ ai pu découvrir un blanc de la Toscane qui était excellent. Nous étions 5 a la table et 3 plats principaux différents ainsi que 2 entrées ont été commandés. Les croquettes de fruits de mer ont été très appréciées par ma voisine de table. Né mon coté j’ ai choisi le Crab Cake. Comme a son habitude il fut croustillant et moelleux. Délicieuse petite boule de crabe, avec mon verre de blanc ce fut parfait! Le premier plat principal fut les crevettes Créoles. De belles crevettes grilles servies dans une sauces relevée mais pas trop. Les légumes croquants complétaient l’ assiette. Ce plat fut très bon selon ma collègue. Mon amie d’ en face elle commande le saumon. Belle grosse portion de saumon poché servi avec les légumes croquants du jours. Mon amie qui a voyagé pas mal autours du monde et qui est un peu difficile a satisfaire m’ a dit que c’était le meilleur saumon qu’elle a eu l’ occasion de manger… Tout un compliment venant d’ elle croyez mois. Pour ma part j’ ai choisi encore une fois le Gumbo qui cette fois était aux crevettes. Encore une fois il était excellent et bien relevé comme un tel plat doit l’ être. Pour le dessert nous avons tous opté pour l pudding au pain et sa sauce au Bourbon. Servi chaud ce dessert était de trop mais tellement bon… détail important en fin de repas, le café qui est servi est fait a la minute avec du café espresso. Belle touché qui garanti un bon café au lieu d’ un fond de carafe comme cela arrive malheureusement trop souvent.
En résumé, a ce restaurant les choses sont bien faites avec amour et passion du métier. Cela se reflète dans l’ assiette. Si vous vous demandé si je compte retourne a ce restaurant c’ est que vous n’ avez pas bien lu mon article.

Went to Bistro Nolah with my wife and had an excellent time. If I could give 4.5 stars I would.
We were greeted by the very polite and friendly host and he sat us down on the charming patio outside. They have a shorter menu than most restaurants but that works tremendously in their favour since it doesn’t bombard you with a million choices.
I settled on the chorizo sausage and grits entrée followed by the bavette curi main dish — both were outstanding!
My wife had the salad to start and kept raving about the vinaigrette.
As the main dish she ordered the tender fried scallops accompanied with mashed sweet potato and vegetables.
Will definitely go back to try everything on the menu.
All in all a really unique gem in the West Island

Went out for dinner with a friend on Saturday night… sat out on a beautifully quaint terrace
Had the best fried oysters I’ve had in a very long time. then the crab cakes… what can I say… superb…
Mains we both had shrimp and grits…
Mouth watering…
To top it off with the best wait staff anywhere
Overall…a great dinner experience

Came at 6:30 and the place was quiet. Nice ambiance. Very professional waiter. Great food! Mmmmmmmm

My husband and I have been to Bistro Nolah three times since September and it has become our favourite restaurant. You can’t really go wrong with any of their dishes but the highlights would be the fried oysters, seafood gumbo, lamb chops, shrimp and grits. The grits are truly delicious as well as the crab cakes and make room for bread pounding with bourbon sauce. The duck confit was «fall of the bone» but I recommend that dish for dinner because during lunch it had a different, much sweeter, sauce that was just okay. Catfish on puréed sweet potatoes was delicious today. We will be going back soon and I will gladly share pictures and more info on our meal.

Went twice… first time food was amazing but service super slow. And there were only four tables in the restaurant. Second time food was so/​so and service was still super slow. Neither time was on a weekend. Not to the fault of the waitstaff so much, the kitchen takes forever to cook the food. An hour and thirty before we were served our main dish! Restaurant could manage a little better. The short ribs were tasty but the sweet potato soup was a hit the first time and tasteless the next.

We were given a heads up regarding a Cajun restaurant on the West Island.
My companion and I wanted to go out for dinner; in celebration of the start of our vacation. We decided to give Bistro Nolah a try.
We couldn’t be happier with the choice. By Montréal standards, we arrived early and had our choice of tables, indoor or the terrasse. We chose indoors; I’m not a big fan of outdoor eating.
The waiter was courteous, knew the menu and was extremely professional. Welcoming but not fawning. (Personally, I hate fawning.)
Nolah has a very good wine list; we decided to forgo the wine and chose cocktails instead. I had the West Island tea — a cute take on Long Island Ice tea and Dave had a spicy Caesar. Both drinks were delicious and should have been our clue for what was to come.
The waiter brought us both complimentary Hush Puppies. Delicious, not too spicy, fried to perfection; I ordered crab cakes as my appetizer and my partner chose the fried oysters.
My crab cakes were tender and seasoned perfectly. It is very easy to spoil a crab dish, with too much seasoning. Crab is delicate and the chef at the Bistro proved he understood how it should be treated.
My companion’s fried oysters were the same, the batter and the oyster were partners. Too often there is simply too much batter and the oyster loses any hope of being found. He was much impressed.
Our entrees? As luck would have it; the catch of the day was, catfish! Our favourite fish dish. The presentation was eye-​popping. It was almost a sin to eat it. The catfish was served on a bed of sweet potato, with perfectly done carrots, fresh green beans, a persimmon, halved with what I believe were gooseberries as accents. A tablespoon of caviar on the top of the catfish brought everything to center focus.
You know how the expression goes? You can’t tell a book by its cover? Well, regardless of how beautifully this was plated, the tastes were even more so. The catfish was flaky but moist and chock full of flavour. The sweet potato was in perfect balance with the spicy coating on the fish. The vegetables were perfectly prepared. While we love La Louisianne; I have to say that I prefer the Bistro Nolah. La Lou can, sometimes, be too heavy handed with the seasoning and spices. Nolah gets it. If you live in Montréal and want to check it out? Blue Haven Centre, 3669 blvd. St. Jean. Reservations can be made at 514 696 9797

I Love the atmosphere here! Such a nice Friday night. The lobster cake sample is the best! The mac and cheese are rich! The people are nice! I’ll try the veal next time tho. Literally a interest place with fun menu to explore. Just want to go there again for the next time.

I’m going to go ahead and give some serious props to Nolah! Oh my god is this restaurant good. Southern cooking, we do not get too much of around here, but their Shrimp and Grits is to die for, as is the seafood gumbo, crabcakes, well basically everything that we tried was super delicious. We had a hush puppy as an amuse-​bouche and it was delicious as is their biscuits.
I didn’t know what to expect coming here, but if you want some serious comfort food, this is the place to be. I still can’t get over how amazing their grits is. SO GOOD.
I wish I was able to take photos but unfortunately lighting was quite dim. The service was great, seats were comfortable, and overall it’s not too big of a place but super quaint. I’d definitely come back again!

I was really excited to try this place after reading the reviews. Since we moved to the West Island, we have been on a desperate search for good restaurants close to home. I was very disappointed. I ordered a kale and potato soup to start. It was ok, but pretty bland. My main course was TERRIBLE. I love comfort food so I made the mistake of ordering the Mac and cheese. It was so oily and greasy that I couldn’t eat more than 2 bites. The flavour also wasn’t very good. The only reason I gave the restaurant 3 stars is because my fiancé loved his main course –Cajun shrimp.
On a side note, I actually took a picture of how greasy the mac and cheese was. I was kind of obsessed with how something could contain so much oil — I took my dinner home and let it sit on a strainer and you would not believe how much fat dripped off and out of it. Anyway, no good.
I would also like to note that I am in no way someone who doesn’t like their food with fat and flavour (not one of «those» girls). The other day I ate a container of icing (don’t judge me). But this was way too much fat.

Modern, refined and yet authentic Creole cuisine. I do not typically give 5-​stars, but this great spot has earned it! Beautiful dishes and phenomenal service. Our waitress was fun yet professional, and expertly described the dishes. The executive chefs/​owners hail from The Willows so you know they know their stuff.
My friend and I started with a complimentary hushpuppie, and then shared the fried oysters, crab cakes, BBQ shrimp, and scallop dishes. Each dish was beautifully prepared with care. I particularly loved the fried oysters, which were fried in a light and satisfying batter that didn’t compromise the delicate texture of the oysters. The crab cakes also get extra props for the fact that they were made of cooked down whole crab and served in a different yet equally good batter. We ended with homemade beignets — amazing!
We washed down our meal with a lovely pitcher of white sangria and all for $ 60 pp, tax an tip included. I will definitely be back!

I had the braised short rib served with roasted parsnip, potato purée, doused in a homemade barbecue sauce. I’m a big fan of short ribs, so the bar was set high when I ordered this dish. The meat was tender and broke without the assistance of a knife. The unctuousness of the meat was not fatty, but moist; it was highlighted by the nectarous barbecue sauce that I could have drank by the glassful. The short ribs’ distinct flavour comes through no matter what the preparation is, no matter what cuisine it subscribes to. The intrinsic savoury characteristic and beefiness makes my knees weak and eyes glaze…