Very disappointing experience at Ile Flottante based on what we were expecting. We initially asked for a drinks or cocktail menu and were told that they had none. We then asked if they could make cocktails with St-Germain to which they answered that they would check. They then came back with Aperol St Germain Spritz without asking us which cocktail we wanted. The Spritz were very underwhelming. The food overall was ordinary. The first few courses were disappointing. For 5 salty courses, one was essentially a piece of bread with butter and a tiny onion soup dip while another one consisted of a single oyster with bechamel sauce and a little bit of caviar on top. The last few salty courses were better. The 2 dessert courses were excellent and very original but the rest of the experience was very disappointing, especially at this price point. Unfortunately, we feel that there are much better restaurants in terms of service, food quality and originality and definitely at lower price points in Montreal. We will not return.
Reviews / Ratings for Île Flottante
Not sure what other people are experiencing, but this is easily the worst restaurant experience we've had in Montreal. Started with a martini that tasted like soap for some reason. Sent it back. First thing they served us was a tiny bit of beef tartar on an oyster shell (god knows why) with a "bechamel" that was just warm milk. So it tasted like warm milk. I don't even know what to say about that except to ask the question, why? Why would someone do that? Next up was a caramelized onion bread that was so doughy it just turned into a ball when picking it up. So weird and gross. It was served with a broth that was literally as salty as soy sauce. Both of those things were inedible. We asked them to take it away almost immediately. Then came the salad. Roquette DRENCHED in oil with shredded cheese on top. Cheese was good, the salad was so wet that the entire thing could be picked up with a fork in one go. "Clumps" seemed to be the theme of the evening. Again: gross, inedible, unwanted. Fortunately, our server allowed us to nope out of the rest of it. The mains we saw other people getting looked like more clump and we weren't going to spend an evening just sending plates away seconds after getting them. Note, also, one server on Friday night for a full house. There are zero situations in which I would recommend this mess to anyone.
I can confidently say that this may be one of my favourite restaurants in Montreal. Everything dish was executed perfectly, nice balance of flavours and textures. It is definitely a fancier restaurant but it was so worth every penny. I would keep going back every season to try their menus on rotation. I would recommend this place if you are into finer dinning or else it would just be wasted on you. Side note: I went in December when they had the live bad playing which just elevated my whole experience.
We had a great time at Ile Flotante (party of 6). Food, wine and service were amazing 🤩 and I highly recommend it if you are thinking about visiting. Thanks to everyone that took good care of us at Ile Flotante, we'll be back!
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Opening hours
- Sunday Closed
- Monday Closed
- Tuesday 18:00 - 23:00
- Wednesday 17:30 - 22:00
- Thursday 17:30 - 22:00
- Friday 17:30 - 22:00
- Saturday 17:30 - 22:00
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