Kitchen Galerie
Montreal | $$$$
The Kitchen Galerie, located only a few steps from the Jean Talon market, offers only the freshest ingredients. Different menus are established daily according to new crop consignments, seasons and the inspirations of the two chefs-owners, Matthieu Cloutier et Jean-Philippe Saint-Denis, who also take on the roles of waiters, wine waiters and jacks of all trades!
To enter Kitchen Galerie is to be seized by inviting aromas, by a relaxing atmosphere and especially by our original and refined cuisine which will awake your fondness for great food in each of your visits.
You will be welcomed in a convivial and attentive manner, without pretension, in an environment seating thirty where the sober décor takes the style of a bistro à l’ancienne.
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Where the chefs are your waiters!
Guv and I tried Kitchen Galerie and really loved this restaurant. I’m going to put this place on my top 11 best Montreal restaurants (2011) for sure. The concept is pretty cool. The 3 chefs do everything, from cooking, to greeting you, to being your waiter.
We started with the oysters which were fresh. The Jean Talon market is literally just around the corner so you can be assured that the freshest produce is being selected by the Kitchen Galerie team. The menu is simple, always a good sign in my books as this means these chefs aren’t trying to please everyone….they specialize. There was lots of foie gras options which I skipped.
The bottle of wine we ordered was about $45, fair considering what we bought. I decided to go all out and try their signature dish, the cote de boeuf for 2 people and super sized it with the addition of foie gras and black truffle shavings ($80 + $40 foie gras option) It was served medium rare just as we ordered it and man, it was good!
During our meal the group beside us kept looking over to this monster dish which Guv and I were struggling to finish. We offered to share a few pieces with them which they appreciated. This is the type of vibe you feel at Kitchen Galerie, small, personal, like it’s your own kitchen. So after we polished that bad boy we couldn’t say no to testing out dessert.
We had this Joe Louis chocolate cake and an amazing rich, chocolate type of brownie meets cake thing. The thing about Kitchen Galerie is that their menu changes daily so I may never get to taste that dessert again but wow, the fact that I remember it says something.
Some feedback for the owners. I’m a bloddy Cesar fan and I think you guys could do much better. You should try the bloody caesars at Liverpool House to get an idea of how a “wow” drink can be made. I’m saying this because you guys produce amazing food, so why not have an amazing drink? At least one wow drink.
So overall a really good restaurant worth trying. I love their concept, love their food, great job guys!
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