Restaurant Chez Claudette

Forget about all the poutines you’ve had. This place is by far has the most delicious late night eat in Plateau.
The fries are not very greasy like some other places, the cheese/​fries ratios are high and the prices are great!
I’d highly recommend their breakfast/​brunch, too, if you don’t want to wait for half an hour in the line at the «hip» places. The dishes are as tasty.

Petit restaurant sympa mais sans plus. J’y ai gouté le burger végétarien qui était correct mais pas exceptionnel ni particulièrement copieux.
Il y a également un grand choix de poutines dont une végétarienne mais aucune végétalienne donc pas l’endroit où aller si on est végétalien ou intolérant au lactose.
L’ambiance et la déco né sont pas non plus particulièrement chaleureuses ni accueillante. Personnellement, je n’y retournerai pas.

When the line up at Banquise is too long, this is honestly the next best thing in my opinion. They are open late, they have good and efficient service and they offer a bunch of poutine toping options. The poutine is solid in my books. I’ve recently gone from being a traditionalist, to really liking the one with peas! Who would have known?!

Poutine was alright but don’t try the red wine. It tasted like vinegar. It seems to be a local favourite and it was featured on «you gotta eat here.» I have to disagree with John Catucci on this one.

Nothing special about it. I dont know how it got on «You gotta eat here». It’s nothing different from La Banquise. If anything I think it might be worst, I just dont understand how it got on a FoodNetwork show. I was expecting so much because it was on the show that is why I am being so harsh. I didnt like the sauce and the service was horrible. Waitress did not even acknowledge our existence. Would not recommend and would not go back

Patates rissolées froides et molles, omelette pas très bonne, café qui goûte l’eau, restaurant sale… Bön service par contre. Leur spécialité doit plus être la poutine mais je né l’ai pas essayée et je risqué de né jamais y retourner.

Great price great food. Staff was friendly. Place is a little small and dingy, but solid food. Fresh curds and good gravy. Expansive list of various poutines. Very good.

Hands down the best poutine in Montréal.
For those who don’t know exactly what poutine is: it’s everything wrong in the world put together to make something so right!
I love going to Claudette, I used to live right next to it and went almost every day; thank God for my fast metabolism! I even painted the yellow façade and green terrasse.
It’s half trendy joint, half authentic family restaurant, with the wooden menu that has typos in it, staff that might get a bit too personal and greasy delicious food.
Try the «Poutine bâton», it’s poutine with Pogo slices in it and it’s insane! You can really feel the years of your life leaving your body as you’re eating it!

Un grand choix de poutines, jusqu’ici toutes excellentes !

This is probably more of the authentic Quebec diner experience. I’ve only ever gone in after a few beers, which certainly enhances the flavor (hit up Dieu du Ciel first). The menu is unpretentious and the poutine is exactly what it should be.

Lorsque j’ai dit à mes amis que je n’avais pas encore mangé de poutine à Montréal (la veille de mon retour pour la France) ils ont insisté pour m’emmener dans leur QG à Poutine. Chez Claudette, le temps s’est arrêté … la déco digne d’un snack bar des années 60. J’avoue que vu de l’extérieur ça né paye pas de mine. L’accueil est authentique et simple. La carte des poutines est interminable et le choix est difficile. J’opte pour une pertite poutine fermière (que je n’ai pas réussi à terminer) J’ai mangé mon premier pogo chez Claudette et ça je m’en souviendrai. Coté prix rien à dire c’est vraiment bon marché ! Merci Claudette

Poutine ce soir Chez Claudette !
J’aurais bien 3.5 si j’avais pu. Les poutines sont bonnes et la serveuse vraiment sympathique. Par contre niveau quantité je trouve que la grande n’est pas si grande que ça et du coup je trouve le prix un peu cher par rapport à d’autres places. Cela explique le 3.5 et non le 4 ;-)
J’aime bien le cadre car on est vraiment dans l’atmosphère d’un restaurant québecois avec les photos des Canadiens et les diverses références locales.
Ce n’est pas ma référence mais clairement pas non plus la pire poutine que j’ai faite :)

Got the large poutine. It was delicious! Great cheese, lots of sauce and tasty fries!
I recommend it!

Perfect for a late night meal! The staff is friendly and the price is right! I’ve been known to frequent the place on late nights, i prefer it over the Banquise even if i’m across the street from it. Its probably due to the huge line up the food is ok but the staff is half and half (i assume they are annoyed of the young drunks) Anyways all to say its my new spot for a late night meal they have a variety of food and even a terrace in the summer.

You can get vegetarian pogo (corndogs) poutine here. I feel like that statement should pretty much sum up my review.
But no, I’ll keep it going.
Service was friendly, two of the guys in our group are regulars here. We sat on the patio and the wind knocked a beer over. DIDN’T MATTER. WE WERE EATING CORN DOG POUTINE.
I don’t like peppers or mushrooms so I picked a lot of the veggies out of my poutine, but I didn’t mind, because. corn dogs.

Quite surprised to find a lot of upset reviews about Chez Claudette, my neighbourhood greasy spoon. Although I can‘t comment on what dining there is like because I always grab my poutine to go, I can tell you that this is one of the hardest working restaurants in Montréal. Not only are they open 24 hours over the weekend, but they’re also open on stat holidays. Makes me suspect that the owner is Chinese, though the menu is 100% québecois. Their classic poutine is consistently good. Those fries really stand out — noticeably sweet the way I like it — which balance well with the salty gravy. Their guédille au poulet also deserves a mention and accompanies the poutine well if you need a little protein punch to your meal. The only ‘meh‘ factor is that one of their waitresses always has this sour look on her face. She‘d say bonjour to me, but coldly, and unfortunately she’s always there whenever I have a poutine craving. Hope she retires soon.

I think they’re open 24hr on the weekends, which is only the real selling point for this place. Loads of different types of poutine, but it’s a bit disgusting.

Well… I would maybe have been inclined to give Chez Claudette a higher rating if it hadn’t been for the following…
ordered a poutine classique to go, and then because it was pouring rain decided to eat it inside by the front door. Even though the place wasn’t busy, our french quebec waitress told us that «next time we order it to go, we have to eat it outside».
the sauce also kind of tasted like thick canned poutine sauce.
it was still a delicious poutine and we ate the whole thing.
Our small poutine was around $ 7. the same price as any other poutine spot.

Nothing special. Probably 4 stars if you’re drunk late at night. Funny how that improves just about any restaurant. If you’re a tourist looking to try a classic Quebec poutine you should look elsewhere for the magical experience.

P-​e un petit réajustement de note ici. Pour moi c’est un 3 et demi. Une bonne raison pourquoi c’Est plus proche du 4 que tu 2 – 3 c’est
1) Ouvert 24h
2) C’est un snackbar bâtard, lâchez-​moi les C’était hmmokk C’est ça que c’est de la bouffe de snack bar! Ils ont le mérite d’avoir des frites maison et d’avoir une poutine très honnête
3) Le gros point Wow de la place: C’est (et j’insiste sur le prochain mot) crissement cheap! Je veux dire, un billet mauve nous remplis la panse! Bien situé, cozy, service rapide, serveuse souriantte et sympathique. C’est comme un mont-​Royal hot-​dog je dirais mais sur Drôlet et Laurier!
Paumé? La paye est vraiment loin? Rejoigné les punks bohème hipster sur la terasse pour un roteux, une poutine ou un bon burget honnête beau-​bon-​pas cher!

Ok place to go at 2 or 3am but the poutine isn’t so tasty. My companion also claimed that the fries aren’t crispy enough. The sauce was mediocre as well. But if you’re looking for late night eats in the neighbourhood, it’s an option.

What to say about Claudette’s — it’s open late, well that’s it. Oh yeah some people love this place (young and usually drunk) and some people don’t (sober). I’ve been there twice and the food was not bad for 3am. The poutine is big, the fries were good but the sauce was cold, cold poutine sauce??? That may just shutdown a place, the two diners on St Denis and Mont-​Royal can give you a poutine in minutes with piping hot, tasty sauce which melts the cheese. Don’t know if I will be back for more in 2012??? Dun dun duhhh!

Great late night greasy spoon. Burgers, dogs, poutine — perfect fare to top off a night of binge drinking…

Have eaten here twice now. Second trip was deliberately to eat the same thing again, to see if the first time was a fluke or not.
Had the poutine with hot dogs trio, both times.
The Good: Excellent fries, properly *fine* minced onion on the hot dogs, best poutine sauce I’ve ever tasted, decent portion size.
The Meh: Sauce and fries too cold to melt the cheese even a bit (both times); very lackadaisical, unalert waitress (both times).
The Bad: (1) Hot and cold running cell phone assholes piling up at the counter for take-​out, all yakking up independent one-​way storms while their fries got blanched. Both times. I mean, shut the fuck up, will ya? I’m tryin’ to read Photo Police here! And (2) THE RESTROOMS SMELLED LIKE ASS! Okay, that’s maybe a bit understated. They smelled like actual sewage.
Both times.
Verdict: It might be a pattern.

Chez Claudette is your typical Quebec diner. For breakfast, substitute egg and bacon by ham and beans. For lunch, try a delicious poutine with a homemade gravy or steamed hot-​dogs (all dressed: sauerkraut, pickles et mustard).
This places does it right in the details. For their hotdogs, the pickles are fresh and sweet. For their poutine, the fries are crispy, their curds are fresh (not refrigirated), and the gravy is made from scratch and not from a powder mix (it’s a creamy textured beef gravy, with an obvious pepper seasoning). It is very good.
In terms of the restaurant, its narrow L-​shape ensures that you’re having an intimate conservation with your friends and neighborhors. You choose if you like that or not :)
edit: It seems like this place has gone downhill. I seem to be the only one who’s reviewed Claudette and experienced warm fries… and I swear, it was a sober poutine experience when i went, and it was a good one!