Denise

Evelyne Morrissette (2 reviews)

20 Sep 2026

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1.0

I made a reservation, excited about trying this place, but was met with the rudest staff. Worst experience I’ve ever had - and I didn’t even get to eat! I was within the late policy (15 minutes late - I tried calling to warn them but they didn’t answer). When I arrived I was ignored by the two servers - didn’t even say hello, didn’t check my reservation - I was completely ignored at the door. I assume they gave away my table as none were available anymore. We left and went elsewhere - no choice! I’m so disappointed and honestly offended by their lack of care and manners. I worked as a hostess in the old port and I would have gotten fired for ignoring clients in that manner. I will never try booking with you again and I will certainly not recommend. Awful. Rude. Honestly confusing.

N N (161 reviews)

26 Aug 2026

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5.0

Tiny kitchen, huge flavour! This is a charming neighbourhood restaurant offering beautiful plates and cocktails. We tried many of the dishes and everything was super great. Kudos to the chefs for their outstanding skill, and thanks to our lovely server, Sequoia.

Queenie See (66 reviews)

7 Aug 2026

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5.0

What an amazing experience. Café Denis has fun wine list, delicious food, and it's a great space to catch up with a friend all while eating super well.

Morgan Eats the World (10 reviews)

5 Aug 2026

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4.7

Every dish was delectable. Fresh and flavourful and plated beautifully while still making sense. As another reviewer perfectly said: impressive and creative without being pretentious. The chefs really know what they are doing when it comes to interesting and tasty combinations and processes. The space is quirky and intimate - which fits the mile ex neighborhood well. We did not have drinks but had the cucumber shrimp salad, the duck, tandoori wild mushrooms, focaccia, and passion fruit crudo. All highly recommended by myself and my chef partner. Didn’t get the warm service the other reviewers mentioned, but they were efficient and didn’t affect our experience either way.

H. J.M. (126 reviews)

24 Jul 2026

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5.0

Great food and drinks, service is impeccable

Paulie (10 reviews)

17 Jul 2026

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4.7

bonus points for the random cat that xame to eat with us

Greg (2 reviews)

8 Jul 2026

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5.0

One of the best meals I have had in ages!

Dale Sood (18 reviews)

2 Jul 2026

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5.0

Really great intimate spot, local vibe, food is 11/10. Most of the seating is at the bar (which I love). Service is excellent. Cannot recommend enough. Will be returning many times into the future. Please don’t tell anyone about this place. Let’s keep it between us, ok? Merci.

Rachel Cheng (75 reviews)

28 Jun 2026

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5.0

Denise is rarely conventional but always knocks it out of the park. They embody what I love about Montreal and are not to be missed.

Anais (4 reviews)

21 Jun 2026

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5.0

Cocktails were great and the food was all good. The octopus was very tender and the mackerel skin was nice and crispy. I wish the duck was aged a little more as it lacked a bit of the umami punch that koji gives, but the sauce macha was phenomenal. The thai tea ice cream could have been stronger in flavor yet still very good and texturally satisfying. Would go back to try new dishes for sure.

Yousef (13 reviews)

21 Jun 2026

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5.0

No place like Denise I love this place

Megan Wai (343 reviews)

2 Jun 2026

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4.3

Small and lowkey restaurant with a rotating menu. Every dish we ordered was creative and delicious. Its small plates that you can share with seasonal ingredients. Our favourite dishes were the stracciatella, the broccolini and the beef salad. The flavours were unique and all the elements complimented each other. They also have a good drink selection. Service was also very friendly but food did come out slowly. Would definitely recommend to a foodie!

Anna Walton (5 reviews)

10 May 2026

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5.0

Absolutely fabulous!

Elie H (49 reviews)

10 May 2026

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4.7

We had such an amazing experience at Louise! Amazing food and drinks, and such friendly service. It has skyrocketed to one of our favourite dining experiences of recent times. The menu is incredibly varied with the dishes taking inspiration from many different countries, but all executed really well! The cocktails were really good, and the wine list was super interesting. Highly recommend a visit!

Patrick Little (5 reviews)

29 Apr 2026

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5.0

Such a lovely surprise. Intimate cozy stylish interior and knowledgeable warm service. The dishes were genuinely life changing. I was emotional eating the straciatelle. Of course I'll be back

Andy Mauro (2 reviews)

18 Apr 2026

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4.7

Unusually incredible cocktails here - they have a washed mezcal bee pollen in a lowball that is literally the best original cocktail I’ve ever had in my life. I’m a Negroni, Vesper, Manhattan classics kind of guy, and usually regret it when I have something show offy and unusual but we ended up sampling multiple of Felicity’s cocktails and our minds were kind of blown. Food was great too (snow crab bao buns with squid ink mayo was awesome!) but don’t sleep on their cocktail game here! New fave spot!

Aranee Senthilmurugan (6 reviews)

8 Apr 2026

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5.0

I came here a little while ago for my birthday and it was a perfect experience! Small, intimate environment (most of the seating is at the bar with just two or so tables) and a super convivial vibe. The food was SO GOOD. The plates are shareable and have unique flavour profiles that meld very well together. The cocktails are also impeccable. Will be thinking of that stracciatella forever… 10000% recommend, definitely a little gem

Sab m (20 reviews)

3 Apr 2026

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5.0

We googled “ramen” and somehow ended up at Denise but couldn’t have been happier we found this awesome little spot! Absolutely amazing staff, so fun and such great energy. And the food was delicious! Michel also made us some really fun mocktails. What a great way to spend my birthday:) thank you!

Patrick Flynn (140 reviews)

31 Mar 2026

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5.0

Ever dish was truly delicious. Excellent work and thank you.

Pierre Lacerte (30 reviews)

22 Mar 2026

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5.0

Would put 10 stars if I could. One of the best meals I’ve had in MTL in a long time. Everything translates to a good time: menu, service, wine selection… all top rate. Thanks to everyone, particularly Michel; friendly, professional, made sure we had a great time. HIGHLY recommend

Lili Pang (39 reviews)

28 Jan 2026

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5.0

Best meal we’ve had in a long time. Very fun food and drinks menu. We especially loved the stracciatella dish. Great service, playlist and vibes, too.

yul (16 reviews)

22 Jan 2026

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4.0

Such a quaint little spot in parc ex. Easy parking on side streets. Bar seating as well as few tables. Food was excellent as well as service. My favorites were the magret de canard as well as the fish. Def going back !