Crudessence

I absolutely loved this place. I stubble upon this place by accident when I was on my way to Parc Du Mont-​Royal last summer. I stopped there for dinner after a Sunday night drum circle and capoeira. The staff was very friendly and the food was amazingly fresh too.

Boy did we luck out. We happened to park right in front and as we went back to the car to look for lunch. We went in to check it out and was amazed at what we saw.
The entrance does not look like much but the inside was great. Roomy bright and spacious.
The food was equally as good. Well presented and yummy. We have «burgers» soup and noodles. All good. Would go back in a heartbeat.

Amazing gem right off the park! I might travel back to Montréal just to eat lunch here.

Honestly for a vegan place Crudessence does a lot of things right i came here randomly looking for a bite to eat and I was not disappointed. The waitress was friendly, she recommend the burrito it was great I can’t tell you what was in it but I left nothing on the plate by the time I was done. every thing is Bio the fruits that came with my plate tasted better the the store bought stuff I get. If your in the area vegan or not give it a try it rare I give 4 stars. It cost a lot tho so be ready for an expensive bill other than that it’s fine

creative healthy food, if they were organic i’d go even more often, the lasagna is good but little dry. the smoothies are food but filled with sugar the cashier told me that’s why she never drinks them and when i asked to change some stuff in the smoothie they said every change cost 2 $!

Nice and friendly staff, good service and amazing food! For a raw Vegan this place was beyond perfect, it hit every spot perfectly.

We originally planned to go the vegan place that was above this only to discover they had closed. We decided to try Crudessance rather then La Panthere Verte next door. I had the pesto lasagna that was absolutely one of the best I have ever tasted. My daughter had the Fujiyama and loved every bite. A little heavy on the sprouts, but otherwise perfect. We shared a brownie and an ice cream sandwich and were beyond full at the end. The staff was a bit overwhelmed while we were there so service was slow.

Healthy food indeed!
Crudessence has a manu packed with healthy raw vegetarian options. The food is good and flavorful. The water is chlorophyll-​infused, that was an interesting touch.
The service is fast and friendly.
They have an outside sitting option. Great if you want to grab a bite and keep your furry friend with you on a summery day!
A little bit on the pricey side, I understand is all organic, maybe that itself can justify the price. I went there with my husband and for 2 wraps we paid $ 30 plus taxes and tip.

Malgré l’évolution des moeurs sur l’alimentation biologique, c’est un autre cap que de mettre ses pieds dans un établissement végétalien aux aliments sans gluten.
Et c’est à ce jour l’une de mes plus belles rencontres culinaires.
Pour les plus créatifs, je vous invite à vous pencher sur ce type de cuisine, à base d’aliments non cuits dont crus.
Le restaurant est situé à proximité du mont-​royal. Il vaut mieux privilégier l’accès par bus, par métro il faut bien marcher 10 à 20 minutes.
Côté cuisine, comme je le disais, c’est excellent.
Commencement donc par un trio de tapas avec comme boisson de l’eau, colorée qui interpelle mais qui né change rien à son goût.
Pour le plat, j’ai opté pour des wraps, lesquels étaient garnis d quinoa et millet au chipotle, avocat parmi d’autres aliments. Habitué aux wraps de poulet et au wraps de boeuf, je né regrette rien à mon choix.
En dessert, la tarte à la lime a séduit mon attente. Ce goût de fraicheur a parfaitement clôturé ce repas dont je garde un mémorable souvenir.
Petit plus, dès lors votre repas fini, vous pouvez déambulé de l’autre côté du restaurant qui s’apparente à une boutique ou vous trouverez par exemple du chocolat, ou de nombreux ouvrages qui introduisent à la fermentation parmi d’autres techniques.

OK, I have to add my review of this location of Crudessence because my review of the downtown location wasn’t great. However, this location was a much better experience for me! Not only is it located right next to Jeanne Mance park and the whole mountain, but it’s a bit smaller, more intimate and the staff is really on their game. I stopped in for a smoothie (and the complementary chlorophyll-​infused water, of course!) before heading off on a long bike ride. Smoothie was EXCELLENT. The vibe was super funky and upbeat. Clean, open atmosphere for a small space, and I was in no hurry to leave. So, yay! Crudessence, you’ve redeemed yourself. I’ll stop in for a smoothie on my way up the mountain anytime.

Excellent food! With my food restrictions (no sugar, no carbs), this was the paradise! Recommended to everyone who’s searching for health food! Really great and original menu.

Always love trying new raw places. Cute restaurant/​store that takes up two storefronts. There’s a little takeout and product area when you immediately enter. Lots of different products including coconut oil, pre made foods, drinks, protein powder, books, etc. There’s only a small seating area for eat-​in dining. When I was there, the same girl who was working the main checkout counter was also the only waitress. The menu has a lot of smoothie and juice options including their home-​brewed kombucha. Witnessed a group of 6+ girls just order smoothies during a weeknight dinner service… that will never be me, but the space is definitely one that you want to linger in, especially during the cool Montréal summer evenings.
Ordered the kale Caesar salad. A good size, had some spicy croutons, and a delicious dressing. The massaged kale was a good consistency.
I would imagine that a raw food restaurant is a tough sell for non-​vegans, but the smoothies, juices, and now popular kombucha would definitely attract the skeptics.
Wish I had the ability to transport the scoby or as they called it – maman kombucha– to the U.S. with me!

Excellent, très fin et original. Une carte assez complète qui fait le plaisir de toutes et tous :)

+ cute little place in old montreal, nice music, pleasant staff
— extremely expensive for what you get, salad wasn’t fresh at all, hard to get there

Je né savais pas trop à quoi m’attendre. Je n’avais jamais osé essayer la cuisine végétalienne même si elle m’intriguait depuis longtemps. Je me suis finalement aujourd’hui sur l’heure du lunch et me suis régalé!
Tout est absolument savoureux. Tous les plats offerts au menu sont végétaliens, crus, bios et sans gluten. Au menu régulier s’ajoute un menu saisonnier qui offre de très belles options également dont certains plats chauds pour ceux qui né seraient pas prêts à faire un pas aussi grand. *Il est à noté aussi que le local sur Rachel étant plus petit que celui au centre ville offre un peu moins de choix au menu.
Une tonne de smoothies, jus, élixirs, et boissons chaudes maison sont disponibles. Le Immuniterre est particulièrement bon.
Pour ce qui est des plats, on retrouve des sandwichs, des wraps, des pizzas, des lasagnes, etc. Le Om Burger est délicieux.
Tout est frais, savoureux et tellement nourrissant. Que ce soit les pains, les fruits séchés, les laits de noix, les yaourts et autres, tout est fait sur place. D’où le prix un peu plus élevé des plats (sans dire cher non plus).
Mes coups de coeur vont aux desserts: la tarte au chocolat cru et bananes avec croûte de macadam est un incontournable. Le gâteau au faux-​mage est également très bon.
Un coup de coeur assurément.

Manger sainement,
Faire le plein de nutriments,
Avoir un bon choix de smoothies ou d’elixirs,
Carte de fidélité pour ces derniers justement,
Né pas savoir quoi choisir sur le menu tellement que les plats proposés sont originaux,
Avoir un service aimable, attentionné et avec bonne foi
Place assez petite où l’accent et l’effort sont davantage mis sur la qualité des plats que sur la décorations. Malgré tout, on né se sent pas confiné.
…
Quoi qu’il en soit, Crudessence est une belle découverte!

Love this vegan/​raw restaurant — great for a casual lunch or dinner! And the food is fantastic! Recommend the Om burger and the Warrior smoothie — was an amazing combination!

I don’t mean to compare but this place gives Aux Vivres a run for it’s money. I think that their food is so much more flavorful and inventive, but their desserts are lacking. Their nachos and their tuna wrap was to die for. For those who believe that healthy food cannot be delicious. Eat your words fools! This place totally disproves that silly idea.

Very unique place and a good find for gluten-​free. I’m not into the whole vegan/​raw food thing, but found the food inticing and delicious (I tried the avocado key lime pie and a blondie). It had a nice ambience, too.

This must be my month of hitting up all the Vegan places! Truthfully speaking, I had zero idea that I was going to end up here tonight, and I came for a smoothie, and ended up trying their raw chocolate and key lime pie. I could pretend I don’t know what happened but I was so intrigued (yet not super hungry) that I had to ignore the stomach saying no more food this one time.
You see, I have never ever tried this whole raw food thing. I was also confused because if it is raw food, I guess it is non heated? This will be left for another day to be discovered, but for now I can tell you:
A) Lassi aux Framboise — made of nut yogurt, raspberries, mango — was seriously surprised at how tasty it was and thick like a lassi should be!
B) Raw Matcha Chocolate — I love matcha I love chocolate, and when you put them together, it’s pretty much heaven. I could eat this again and again
C) Key Lime Pie — Macadamia Crust, Lime and Avocado Mousse — I have to say this is pretty experimental for me, but a friend was talking about avocados all day and I had no choice. Surprisingly Limey and whipped avocado did not taste like avocado at all. As I said before, I am a crust-​lover and this was good, but I wished for something a lil more than oily nut something drier and could be graham cracker like would have been super. But geez, who am I to complain, I would have never come up with that.
I am super intrigued by the lasagna and the nachos, so I guess the next time I am there…
Oh yeah, this place is also gluten free.

Raw foodists can rejoice! Crudessence is the first living food restaurant in Quebec. It sacrifices nothing to make delicious, innovative, gluten-​free meals using completely local and organic (or ‘biologique’ as it’s called in Montréal) ingredients.
The lasagne, (which uses slices of zucchini, and Brazil nut ‘parmesan cheese’), is so good it rivals some of the best traditional pasta-​based lasagna I’ve ever eaten. The tacos are perfect inventions using a combo of corn, sundried tomato and flax for the shell and are heartily filled with sprouts, avocado and red onion. The «Shepard’s Pie» made with lentils, and the thin, nut-​based «Crepes Sauvages» are über-​flavorful; each bite is meant to be savored! The mostly-​mushroom «Om Burger» is decent, but if you’re going to a joint like this, why not test the chefs’ culinary skills and order a more challenging dish?
The dessert list is sufficiently long for such a small establishment. From the lime pie to the «Blueberry Un-​Cheesecake», and chocolate mousse and brownies, each morsel is packed with punch, far more than you’d expect. Think quality over quantity here.
The specialty juices, smoothies and elixirs are well worth their price; ranging from $ 5.75 — $ 8.75. I like the «Hippocrate» cucumber and celery juice, and the killer almond-​milk «Chia Chai».
Although the proportions are on the scant side, I was surprisingly full after my meal because each dish is packed with so much protein and filling fiber.
The laidback ambiance in this small, bright establishment is great for a casual date or eating solo, but going in a group is not recommended (reservations not accepted). Staff are friendly, and informative in case you have any questions about raw food or lifestyle.
Tip: This location is footsteps away from neighboring Jeanne Mance Park — if it’s sunny outside, order your food to take-​away and enjoy it as picnic fare in the park.

The best food. Loved everything. The lasagna amazing, the pasta amazing, the burgers amazing. Everything was wonderful and surprisingly filling. The chapati is amazing, I am an addict. Wonderful restaurant. And the kombucha amazing, and teas great too. Don’t forget the desserts. Amazing.

I visited this place in Montréal over a weekend. It’s a nice little restaurant tucked away on Rue Rachel that has a somewhat rustic feel to it.
The menu is entirely raw and vegan, offering items like sandwiches, salads, soups, pasta dishes, and smoothies. I ordered an appetizer as I was just there for a snack, so I ordered their version of nachos with guacamole, salsa, and sour cream (called ‘fiesta’ on the menu). The nachos tasted very salty at first, but when paired with the side dips, it was pretty good. The rosemary flavour was pretty prominent in the nachos too.
Next time I go back I’d probably try something else from the menu since there’s a lot to choose from.

What a cute little place. That’s all I remember. The food was OK. They don’t have coffee. I was there for brunch. Ya.

Restaurant biologique exemplaire en ce qui concerne la saine alimentation, Crudessence pousse davantage la «bonne manière «de se nourrir en né privilégiant que des repas végétaliens (aucune produits ou sous-​produits animaux), vivants (aucune cuisson) et sans gluten. Il faut en partie remercier l’ingéniosité créative des cuisiniers (fortement sollicitée), pour en arriver à des résultats d’une aussi grande variété. C’est dans ce genre de restaurant que l’on se rend vraiment compte des infinies possibilités culinaires nutritives.
Salades aux vinaigrettes maison, sandwichs divers dont celui au thon (remplacé par des goémons/algues)…burgers gorgés de légumes… Auriez-​vous cru possible de manger un jour lasagne, spaghetti, pâté chinois, crêpe sauvage, brownie, crème glacée, mousse au chocolat et tarte au sucre, sans un seul oeuf, et sans le moindre soupçon de produits laitiers… Eh bien vous trouverez tout cela, et bien plus encore… et la différence gustative n’est pas tant flagrante que délicieuse. Certes il existe un fromage, mais il est à base de cajous…
Le restaurant est vraiment petit, mais l’espace judicieusement occupé; de toute manière, il y a un comptoir à emporter où, en attendant sa commande, l’on peut s’asseoir et prendre le temps de découvrir une boisson santé. Le Smoothie Cosmique aux fraises, banane, sirop d’érable et lait de chanvre? Ou encore, l’élixir Bee Buz au lait d’amande, banane, pollen d’abeille, miel, curcuma, cayenne, gingko biloa et cannelle? Ça rince les tripes, et le corps en redemandera. L’on peut aussi s’en tenir au thé fermeté au kombucha (excellent pour le système immunitaire)… Dommage qu’il n’y ait pas de vrai café… car rien, en terme de goût, né pourra le battre, pas même le café de chicorée et orge torréfiés, qui n’est pas sans rappeler vaguement, très vaguement… la bière…
Franchement, il y a des plats pour tous les goûts… L’on en ressort l’intérieur ravigoté et assurément alcalinisé… Le reste des découvertes vous revient…
Insolite: Shooter de jus de gerbe de blé! Ça goûte ce que sent l’herbe fraîchement coupée!..