Le Majestique

Great cocktails, great oysters and food, and above all a great atmosphere. The bartender (Anne?) is beautiful, energetic, and will make you smile.

Trendy… but pretty good restaurant. Nice atmosphere and not overpriced.

Randomly discovered this place online. The atmosphere was warm and hip. The food was flavourful. I would defeintly recommend this place for a late night snack and drinks! Connnnch!

I seldom write reviews of my outings but Le Majestique is simply too awesome not to give them props.
As soon as we walked in, although there was a line at the door, we were very well taken care of and treated professionally by a very easy going staff member. Very good vibe from the start!
We asked to be seated at the bar (we love sitting at the bar!!) and he made sure to give us the best seats (left hand corner from the entrance). We had a full view of the bar action and we were treated amazingly by the staff/​barman. Very pleasant, we chatted throughout the nite, politely answering my GF’s questions about the menu and suggested «specialities» which were not on the menu. Of course, we obliged… and we did not regret it.
After various cocktails and beer; Martini Majestique, Quebec 22, Beer La Pitoune, we had the Snow Crab (very well detailed, presented and opened); Guedille de crevettes (a must) and fries (delish). All very good, especially the snow crab (how come snow crab tastes differently from Some places –vs– others… what gives???)
Thank you Le Majestique. We had an amazing night.

This was my favorite restaurant in Montréal. Start with a Bloody Caesar, get some oysters and fries, and try any dessert. Do not need to say much else about this place except it should be on everyone’s to-​do list for Montréal.

Le Majestique has consistently offered some of the best dining experiences of my life! If you can, sit at the bar and chat with the friendly and knowledgable bartenders while they shuck oysters, declaw crabs, and mix cocktails. Everything on the menu (and I’ve tried almost all of it) is delicious, particularly the whelk and the smoked trout dishes. The prices are very reasonable for the quality and portions of food offered here — a great place to share a few dishes while sampling their extensive wine/​drink list. The atmosphere is both fun and relaxed, the décor the perfect amount of kitsch vs. class. There are a lot of great restaurants to sample in Montréal, but I will keep coming back to this place for as long as I can.

If you’re looking for a Wes Anderson meet yellow lighting kind of bar then this is your place. Really hip, wooden furniture and cute wallpaper. A good place for conversations be it on a date or with a group of friends. Their shots come in a thali tray which was adorable. They have a good wine collection and the waiter is very helpful with choosing. He even volunteered to endure my broken French because I told him that I wanted to practise it. This is not a cheap bar but it’s not oh-​so-​uptight either. Really good balance between chic and casual. All over had an amazing experience here, hoping to visit soon and update my review with more details.

Excellent find. This is one of those places where you should order something you never or rarely eat. Menu is small but well thought out and interesting. Kitchen takes pride in the dishes, and ingredients are nice and fresh. interior is cosy but not super comfy. Staff attentive and friendly. I had a delicious salad (lettuce, endive, pecans, apple with excellent vinaigrette) and followed by a thick/​crisped bacon dish composed of bacon, apple vegetables on a bed of purée’d celery root.
Neighborhood is funky — worth a walk through.

Nice ambience and great service. Chanced upon this place while walking around the area and decided to try it out. Had the fries that came with spicy mayo and a cider which were both amazing. Definitely recommend it for a chill night drinks with friends.

Great food!
We tried almost everything on the menu and ordered wine and oysters. Everything was delicious. The price was a bit more than I usually spend considering each dish is just appetizer size but I definitely recommend it.

Superbe endroit, excellent service, bons drinks, bonne bouffe !

Très peu d’endroits intéressants sont ouverts le dimanche soir. Une amie m’invite à prendre un verre et une bouchée au Majestique.
Sélection de vin au verre correcte. Cette place s’affiche comme un bar à huitres, ils en ont en effet, mais la sélection est courte (deux choix pour ce dimanche). Les garnitures qui accompagnent les huitres sont généreuses et de quantité suffisante.
La déco du Majestique est… Hmmm… Indescriptible… À voir et suscitant des discussions intéressantes.

Best place I went to in Montréal. Open late and delicious food! Drinks were also yummy and made well. Recommend the oysters, hotdog which I usually dont like but was so good here, and duck tartar. Chill atmosphere but can be noisy at night. Come here for drinks and good food.

Been there few times already. Good place to go with friends. They have a beautiful cocktail list and a few good wines. Some of the highlights are the oysters, the huge dog dog and the burgots/​snails. They’re opened late at night and it’s usually busy all week long. I love the look of the place, they managed to keep the spirit of the old fast food that was there before and incorporate some key elements that makes the style unique, like the maple sirup cans used for the ustensiles :)

Un des meilleurs bar à huîtres de Montréal. Super ambiance, incroyable service (même si vous prenez 2 verres de vins maison) et les huîtres sont excellente.

I’m a fan! We had planned on going somewhere else and while the plan failed, we were surprisingly happy to find Le Majestique. It was a little hot in the back, but we were happy to have found a good restaurant close by (or so what people said on the street). So, all of my girlfriends loved their meals. The meals are on the small side, so expect to eat two to be full. I got the fries and quinoa salad: expect full flavours in all the dishes. Even fries were f*ing delicious! LOL Anyway, I was able to try some of my friends’ food and enjoyed theirs very much. The service was great, their wine was good, overall: no complaints, this was a great place for a girls’ night. Giving it a ⁴⁄₅ because they could have more vegan options. Otherwise, ⁵⁄₅ for the flavours!

On a recent 10 day Montréal extravaganza, we hit the restaurant scene pretty hard. It’s all a blur, but the times I have reflected on the trip (like right now months later back in Texas on a Monday afternoon…), my thoughts keep coming back to Le Majestique. I think it was the ONLY restaurant that was completely unplanned. We walked down from Mount Royal through McGill and up Saint-​Laurent, enjoying the walk (hike??) back to our hotel. Peering into Le Majestique, we decided to stop for a drink and ended up having the greatest siesta of the whole trip.
I suppose quaint is the word to use. There’s some really, really odd décor going on, but the service and atmosphere were very warm. After having a cocktail, we decided to stay a bit longer and ordered some delicious fries + dipping mayo. And then more drinks! There were plenty of other menu items that sounded great and looked amazing when nearby patrons had them delivered to their tables.
If I ever make it back to Montréal, I’ll definitely stop by here again if not only to try more of the menu but simply to enjoy the ambiance. It was a nice reminder that the best times in life are unplanned and without direction. When you sit down for food and drink without any other thoughts and watch life go on through the window, that’s what it means to relax.

Moving away from the Main as I have recently have led me to think about all the great restaurants up and down the Main that I have enjoyed over my 9 years a short walk away… The only disappointment to my new location is I now have to bike or drive to them all! Despite my best attempts, there were also a few spots that I never got to in my time so close by. luckily a beautiful Sunday evening recently allowed me to cross another one off the list, Majestique.
Located in an old Lester’s deli, owned by the Holder brothers and with the menu designed by the former Chef-​de-​Cuisine at Toque, Charles-​Antoine Crète, Majestique recently has an interesting pedigree within the Montréal restaurant scene. The vibe is very casual but the menu and cocktails speak to a certain level of refinement. Looking at the menu, it’s an interesting mix of dishes but one that really doesn’t fit any true designation. Given the beautiful day, we requested a table on their small terrasse but as there would be a slight wait, we started our evening inside in a room that is probably best described as hipster deli/​chalet. The old deli is still clearly visible but just covered in an insane amount of knickknacks ranging from sports pinnies to bowling pins and coke bottles. The look is not from everyone but I really enjoyed it.
As we waited for our table outside, I went with the SPF 45 cocktail — White Barbancourt rum, lime juice, kaffir lime syrup and dashfire chinese bitters. A surprisingly mild cocktail where the lime really comes through. A solid summer terrasse drink.
Very shortly after, we sat down on the terrasse and ordered some oysters to start because my girlfriend had never had some raw before and because why not? Served with a classic mignonette and a very interesting apple cider mignonette, these oysters were beautiful and fresh. As always, more could have been ordered but with the rest of the food ordered, we held off to save some room.
The first of our entrees came up next. First was the tostada topped with sushi rice, avocado and nori. What a lovely dish! The tostada in this case was using rice paper which had a light and fluffy texture. The combination of creamy avocado, sticky rice, the nori and a spicy mayo worked very nicely on top.
The next dish was whelk served with herb butter and fried bread, so sea snails served like traditional snails but with a twist. The herb butter was a great discovery on my end — didn’t overpower the natural fattiness of the whelk like traditional garlic butter but still brought a subtle adjustment to the flavour. The whelk has delicious and the fried bread added a bit of crunch to the combination.
Then came the squid salad with cherry tomatoes, pancetta and fava beans. Such beautiful squid — so rich and tender. Paired simply with the fresh veggies and herbs, the squid is so good that frankly it could have been the only thing on the plate and I would still love the dish!
A dish that definitely surprised was the burnt salmon confit served with an apple and almond salad. I really didn’t know what to expect from salmon confit and the answer was a ridiculously soft texture. It may perhaps be seen as too soft, almost mushy to some people but we really dug it. The salad was very non-​descript and honestly just felt like filler on the plate.
We couldn’t say no to a side-​order of fries and those came through nicely as well. Good sized with a nice crunch and already salted, they paired very well with our final main dish — the foot-​long Nordic shrimp roll. Best dish all night and it’s not that close despite the positives I stated of the previous plates. Great flavourful shrimp filling in an insane toasted brioche-​like hot dog bun. Best hot dog bum I’ve ever had without a shadow of a doubt. Knowing what this ended up being, I would have skipped one of the previous dishes to order another just for myself. So so good…
For dessert, we had two options available to us — sucre à la crème and cheesecake with rhubarb. The sucre à la crème was small in portion but oh so good. Dangerous little sugar packages. The cheesecake was nice and creamy with a nice rhubarb jelly over top. Solid sweet options to end our meal.
Majestique was quite a nice meal from beginning to end. Solid cocktails, great technique and execution throughout the meal. The overall menu left me somewhat baffled in terms of how one describes this place. Regardless, the quality of the food and the fact that the kitchen is open late nights makes this a great option for a late bite along the Main. Majestic is just another sign that the heart of the Main food wise continues to work its way northward and now I have another reason to re-​visit my old neighbourhood.
Cheers!

What a gem and a true reflection on evolution of the Montréal food scene. It feels a bit like a New York style restaurant, but of-​course, with the French flair.
In terms of a menu, Chef Marcio is doing great things here — his concept is break all rules. From their fresh oysters with interesting accompaniments, to the 12″ hotdog, you’re on a roller coaster ride of a menu of things you shouldn’t be putting together, but you do, and together it sings. For me personally, it allowed me to break some traditional rules in a fun and imaginative manner.
From a service perspective, it’s professional yet casual. From a price point perspective, it’s high value for what you’re getting. And from an Ambience perspective, it’s the crazy mind of a fun artist.
and i must make mention to the most tender octopus and perfectly cooked pork belly i’ve had globally. Well done!

You know, this was probably our favorite find that we didn’t plan on finding, which is typically the best kind. We’d been stumbling around, walking aimlessly, and enjoying this part of town for hours. We’d already made our way up and then back down Mount Royal, walked across campus, and found ourselves in need of sustenance. Not just a simple swig of water and a protein bar kind of sustenance, okay, I yearned for a real and cozy connection to the city in some way. A place to enter and feel welcomed with positivity, comfort, no rushing, and quality products. I needed a long break of casual leisure! What I’m trying to say is, I needed good food and drink in a cool spot.
Le Majestique was perfection. The waiters and bartenders were so calm and cool. Even the random dude sitting in there working on his laptop while he drank an entire bottle of wine was the coolest. I just wanted to immediately be friends with all of these people and lounge over the craft cocktail menu, which had some beautiful, classic choices. A great wine list and even McKeown Cider, which I’d been looking for. Ciders aren’t easy to come by in Montréal, but this biz felt like a very «me» place (and I betcha they give off that same familiar feeling to most of their patrons, which is why they’re so great). You just kind of find parts of yourself in the restaurant. In the décor, in the menu, in the vibe. Somewhere.
We ordered the fries of course, which were unapologetically, classic, big, fat, hot, greasy fries. Not bad greasy though, the good kind. Then we ordered the salmon dish. A perfectly portioned beautiful filet that’d been smoked halfway through and then caramelized on top. Oh my god, the flavors and textures were brilliant. Best piece of fish I ate in all of Montréal. And they can easily accommodate for the gluten free without hesitation, an attitude, or lack in quality.
We didn’t stay in here for long, just sort of popped in for a sunset rest before we headed out to prepare for dinner. But when in Montréal again, I know now to seek out Le Majestique and take better advantage of its killer space, unique menu, and stellar drink options. Plus, brunch?! It’s just the greatest restaurant, you have to get in there, relax, and see what you can find.

I came for breakfast a few weeks ago with a couple girlfriends and we all enjoyed our meals very much. I had the salmon feuilleté and it was light, lovely and tasty, covered with a mount of frisée. The bloody caesar was tasty but a bit pricy. I will come back for oysters very soon. Lovely atmosphere and cute décor.

My partner and I ate at Le Majestique while we were visiting Montréal, and overall, we are glad we read the food blogs to find out about this place because it was a great meal at the bar.
It must’ve been a slow weekend, because we are able to snag a reservation for the day-​of. We opted to sit at the bar, which was the best idea — we enjoy interacting with the bartender and you can really learn about a place and the food that way.
First off, the cocktails are very good. You can tell that the bartenders really care about their creations, and their old fashioned was one of the best I ever had. They use cheesecloth to skim the contents, so the drink is very light.
The food is also a particular stand out. We opted for the Asian slaw, which, although it was a good portion, we almost want to order a second one because it was so good. They’re also known for their hot dog, which ultimately my partner liked more than I did. Those were the two stand-​outs.
Overall, we had a great meal at Le Majestique, and I would definitely recommend it to people who are visiting. Very intimate and romantic vibe, though the restaurant turns into a busy bar/​club scene eventually.

Il est 1h du matin, tu as faim, tu as un minimum d’allure (= tu n’es pas trop saoul) et surtout tu as envie d’être dans un endroit qui ressemble à tout sauf à un fastfood? VIENS ICI ! Tu trouveras des hypster-​serveurs sympas, qui te serviront à boire et à manger à un prix défiant toute concurrence (surtout pour la bière, le cidre, les BONNES frites, le saumon confit… bon ok, pas mal toute la carte) dans un cadre rétro, hyper chaleureux, aux antipodes de leur barbe trop longue et pantalons trop courts.
Si j’y retourne? Au moins pour tester le brunch qui a l’air plutôt fameux !

I love the look and feel of this small warm friendly sexy restaurant on St Laurent and Rachel. The staff was funny and welcoming and helpful and made me want to come back often for oysters and cocktails at the bar. The lighting and design is romantic without being fancy, eclectic and history rich without trying too hard. Lots to look at and talk about.
The food we tried — especially the raw salmon salad, bean salad and oysters — was delicate and smart and very yummy. I came in starving and did feel like the menu lacked options for food that suited the room: warm, filling, cool, unpretentious. Lots of small plates at fairly high prices when I was there but I think they change it up often, and anyway the clean bright tastes and the completely perfect cocktail made for me based on a description of how I was feeling by a handsome happy gent who didn’t miss a beat all night will bring me back again for sure.

Décor rétro/​vieillot, très sympa, qui donne à l’endroit un un coté chaleureux.
Coté cuisine, une carte minimaliste (une dizaine de plats) qui fait envie ! Nous avons craqué pour les rillettes de saumon, le tartare de canard et la salade de crevettes. A noter que ce sont des tapas ! Pas des plats. Les portions sont un peu petites, mais le gout y est.
Il né faut pas vouloir manger ici, cela tient bien plus du grignotage.
Coté vin, une superbe carte. De 2 à 3 vins proposés au verre, le reste à la bouteille. Les prix sont corrects mais né font pas concurrence aux autres restaurants possédant une carte similaire.

Au cœur d’un vieux deli une cantine bar hipster sur le Plateau. Un cadre qui a su conserver le côté kitch vieillot avec quelques touches de modernité.
Le genre à été renouveler avec une carte certe courte mais d’une grande qualité. Les plats sont très savoureux et originaux. On conseille le hot dog qui est une référence et les autres plats sont des délices.
Le service est agréable et efficace. Les cocktails sont fameux !!!
C’est mon point de chute pour boire un coup entre amis tout en pouvant manger sur place. Je suis un fan !

Menu un peu court mais original. Asperges, têtes de violons, huîtres furent mon régal du moment
Très bon service, peu coûteux. J’y retourne