Restaurants
Refined atmosphere and cuisine
Enjoy a one-of-a-kind culinary adventure at the Restaurant de l'Institut and Salle Paul-Émile-Lévesque, renowned for their refined regional cuisine. Chefs and instructors from the Institute supervise future cooks and service staff, who are trained according to the highest standards in the industry. Thanks to its exclusive programs, enjoy a one-of-a-kind culinary adventure at the Restaurant de l'Institut and Salle Paul-Émile-Lévesque, renowned for their refined regional cuisine.
Restaurant de l'Institut
3535, rue Saint-Denis | Montréal (Québec) | Tel.: 514 282-5161
1 800 361-5111, extension 5161
Morning, noon or night, you can enjoy an unforgettable gastronomic adventure in an elegant setting. Under the attentive supervision of the Institute’s instructors, the next generation of chefs will prepare exquisite and innovative market-fresh cuisine for you. The Restaurant de l'Institut’s impeccable cuisine and service have made it one of the best restaurants in Montréal. Treat yourself to a veritable culinary experience at the Restaurant de l'Institut, renowned for its refined cuisine featuring regional products from Québec.
Opening hours
Monday to Friday
Breakfast: 7:00 to 9:30 a.m.
Lunch: 12:00 to 1:30 p.m.
Dinner: 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. (except Monday)
Saturday
Breakfast: 7:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Dinner: 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Sunday
Breakfast: 7:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Reservations recommended: 514 282-5161 or 1 800 361-5111, extension 5161
Payment by credit or bank card or in cash
Special offer to the hotel clients
During your stay, receive a 20% discount at Restaurant de l'Institut
Valid for lunch on Mondays and for lunch and dinner on Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Menus
Treat yourself to an unforgettable culinary adventure at the Restaurant de l'Institut, renowned for its refined cuisine featuring regional products from Québec.
Lunch menu
Cold appetizers
Beet and carrot salad, caraway vinaigrette
House smoked salmon, potato salad with fried capers
Hot appetizers
Spring roll filled with lamb confit, apple and watercress salad with reduced cider vinaigrette
Mushroom soup, fresh goat cheese mousse, roasted cauliflower and roasted pecans
Taxes and service not included
Main Courses
Halibut steak, vegetable relish, red quinoa with Cajun spices $25
Stuffed Guinea hen, demi-glace of tomato sauce, and Jerusalem artichoke purée $28
Slice of veal, black pudding sauce, and cranberry bean stew with mushrooms $31
Squash-filled gnocchi, sautéed vegetables with pumpkin seeds $20
Noon Express ($18.95) |
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Sweets
Creamy chocolate bar, light blackberry mousse $5
Iced honey nougat on a soft pistachio wafer $5
Peach gazpacho, peach and lavender sorbet $5
Coffee and Tea
Filtered coffee, tea or herbal tea $2
Cappuccino $3
Espresso $3
Coffees from around the World
Columbia: Excelso $4
Costa Rica: Tarrazu $4
Ethiopia: Sidamo mocha $4
Papua New Guinea: Sigri $4
Indonesia: Sumatra Mandheling $4
Teas from around the World
India: Assam Banaspaty (black tea) $3
India: Darjeeling, Avongrove DJ-19 (black tea) $3
China: Huiming (green tea ) $3
Taiwan: Tung Ting, Wulong $3
China: Da Hong Pao (black tea) $4
India: Temi SK-4, Sikkim (black tea) $4
Dinner menu
Cold appetizers
Pan-fried duck liver pâté "sausage", country-style oatmeal bread flavoured with fir tree honey
Warm salad of lamb confit, fresh apples and roasted pecans, flavoured with fennel-flower and ras el hanout spices
Fish duo: house smoked salmon and fried sturgeon confit patty, salad of Ratte potatoes with spicy Provençal mayonnaise
Hot appetizers
Pecan risotto in a creamy cauliflower sauce, pan-fried mushrooms with herbs, and mousse of chanterelles with goat cheese
Gnocchi trio: squash with lemon thyme, pumpkin with dried tomato pesto, potato with Genoese pesto
Taxes and service not included
Main courses
Deer tartare, house ketchup and double flaxseed bread: $35
Chilean sea bass fried on one side and glazed with lulo juice, half a fried soft-shell crab, and layered shrimp and cabbage salad: $40
Lobster trio: medallions in wine sauce, American-style rotolo in its sauce, lobster confit on homemade milk bread: $45
Fowl friends: Stuffed and roasted half-partridge and half-quail “royale”, sauce tortue, potted minced pheasant with Jerusalem artichokes and pâté of goose liver: $50
Pan-fried Québec veal, side of cassoulet, sautéed veal sweetbreads with morels, and a slice of black pudding: $48
Discovery Menu Food and Wine Pairings |
$58 + $35 |
Savour a five-course meal prepared by our chef according to his inspiration of the moment. |
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Salads and Cheeses
Market greens $7
Assortment of fine cheeses $10
Sweets
Pumpkin soufflé, pumpkin and chocolate macaroon $8
Alsatian black cherry tart, chocolate bonbon with Morello cherry centre $7
Puff pastry with vanilla custard, vanilla marshmallow $7
Millefeuille layered with chestnut cream and whipped cream, chestnut ice cream $8
Coffee and Tea
Filtered coffee, tea or herbal tea $2
Cappuccino $3
Espresso $3
Coffees from around the World
Columbia: Excelso $4
Costa Rica: Tarrazu $4
Ethiopia: Sidamo mocha $4
Papua New Guinea: Sigri $4
Indonesia: Sumatra Mandheling $4
Teas from around the World
India: Assam Banaspaty (black tea) $3
India: Darjeeling, Avongrove DJ-19 (black tea) $3
China: Huiming (green tea ) $3
Taiwan: Tung Ting, Wulong $3
China: Da Hong Pao (black tea) $4
India: Temi SK-4, Sikkim (black tea) $4
The Tea Room at the Hôtel de l’Institut
A flavourful experience!
Every Saturday, the ITHQ welcomes you to a warm and distinctive setting where you will be treated to a selection of teas from around the world. Pastries and savoury bites, created by our Pastry chef, accompany delicious infusions from La Maison Québécoise Camellia-Sinensis.
Hours:
Every Saturday, from 1 to 4 p.m.
Reservations: 514 282-5161 or 1 800 361-5111, extension 5161
Menu
Savoury bites
- Dried beef served with grilled nuts on avocado sauce
- Nori and eel roll, barbecue sauce
- Salmon tartare and potato crisps
- Mini smoked chicken sandwich
Pastries
- Manjari 64% pure Madagascar dark chocolate truffle, infused with Wulong tea
- Tartlet garnished with a ganache of Jivara 40% milk chocolate
- Tartlet garnished with seasonal fruit
- Green tea macaroon
- Fruit macaroon
- Biscuits and biscotti
- Madeleines
$ 18 per person, including selected tea
(Taxes and service extra)
Teas $ 5.00 each
- Bocha Green tea from Japan
- Huiming biological Green tea from China
- Hojicha Shizuoka Green tea from Japan
- Sencha Isagawa Green tea from Japan
- Si Ji Chun Wulong tea from Taiwan
- Bai Hao Yin Zhen White tea from China
- Organic Assam Banaspaty Black tea from India
- Darjeeling Sungma 1st Flush biological Black tea from India
- Dragon pearls Green tea from China
- Pomegranate and Magnolia Flavoured tea from India
Salle Paul-Émile-Lévesque (Training restaurant)
401, rue de Rigaud
Montréal (Québec)
Tel.: 514 282-5161
1 800 361-5111, extension 5161
Discover on of Montreal's best-kept secrets:
Training restaurant Salle Paul-Émile-Lévesque is open to the public. Let our talented students prepare and serve your lunch or dinner. Enjoy affordably priced fine food and help our student servers perfect their English. Dine in style and help the next generation of chefs and servers gain experience.
During the academic year (September to May), the ITHQ instructors and students prepare exquisite, delicious cuisine at affordable prices.
Opening hours
Tuesday to Friday
Lunch: 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. (à la carte menu or table d’hôte, starting at $10)
Dinner: 4:45 to 5:15 p.m. (à la carte menu or table d’hôte, starting at $10)
Please note that, due to pedagogical days and holidays scheduled in the ITHQ’s academic calendar, we recommend that you reserve a few days in advance to make sure that the dining lounges are open.
Telephone: 514 282-5161
