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Cuisine type

  • Mediterranean,

Dishes

  • Vegetarian Cuisine,

Products and Services

  • Pubs,
  • Restaurants,

Languages Spoken

  • French,
  • English,
Location
111 rue Saint-Paul E, Montréal, QC H2Y 1G7
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  • $26 To $60,

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Ratings & Reviews - Solmar

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    maitemartinez967231
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    Booked Easter meal at 3pm only to find out they only open at 5pm. Very disappointing!

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    Restaurantica12
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    A Hidden Gem

    The entrance is hidden and small. You take the stairs up and open an old wooden door to enter a beautiful and elegant old-fashioned dining room. Live guitar plays intermittently in the background with some Portuguese songs. We left our wine and food choices to our waiter, and we were not disappointed. The bottle of Portuguese Dona Maria was quite flavourful and fresh. The potato and kale soupe was just lovely. The seafood platter (which must be the Portuguese version of the paella) was very generous with everything from a whole lobster to mussels. While not spicy, it had no fishy smell to it at all. The deserts were as delightful. We left very happy.

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    March 11, 2024

    Had a very nice evening at Solmar, food was excellent and the service was impeccable. Highly recommend

    Ambiance: 5/5

    Cuisine: 5/5

    Service: 5/5

    November 11, 2023

    Both menus from restaurants Sauvagine and Solomar were available 💕 Service very good… menu items well explained.. Water filled our glasses, bread bowl replaced, and dirty plates were taken away so efficiently! Plates arrived same time, all warm or hot… tasty and pretty… Drinks a little weak…. But ok Family from Boston wanted French cuisine but Portuguese also 👍 to try. They were happy to have both!!!

    Ambiance: 4/5

    Cuisine: 4/5

    Service: 5/5

    October 15, 2023

    Great find in old Montreal. Good food, beautiful setting, friendly and accommodating service. It was like eating in your friendly and reliable neighborhood restaurant where they’d known you forever. Highly recommended.

    Ambiance: 5/5

    Cuisine: 5/5

    Service: 5/5

    October 13, 2023

    The food was delicious. The corner window seat made the experience extra special. Our waiter Anthony was outstanding. His attention to detail was impeccable and we truly enjoyed his delightful anecdotes .

    Ambiance: 5/5

    Cuisine: 5/5

    Service: 5/5

    August 10, 2023

    Wonderful quiet place to enjoy and amazing dinner. Lovely music and restaurant with ambiance.

    Ambiance: 5/5

    Cuisine: 5/5

    Service: 5/5

    August 11, 2023

    Exceptional food ! Great staff. Strongly recommended

    Ambiance: 5/5

    Cuisine: 5/5

    Service: 5/5

    August 7, 2023

    Loved loved loved. Friendly service incredible food. The only criticism is the portions for 2 are two small. But either that 10/10

    Ambiance: 5/5

    Cuisine: 5/5

    Service: 5/5

    July 24, 2023

    From Torornto I specifically brought my girlfirend here for dinner and was beyond disappointed. First to find out that the second floor was closed and second the way the waiter spoke to her when she provided feedback about the meal. Don't ask if eveything was ok if you don't want to hear the truth. She provided honest feedback and that should be brought back to the chef. Interesing that we heard another table complain that the meat was rare not medium rare as ordered.

    Ambiance: 5/5

    Cuisine: 4/5

    Service: 1/5

    July 15, 2023

    It was fantastic. Service fantastic as always c

    Ambiance: 5/5

    Cuisine: 5/5

    Service: 5/5

    May 7, 2023

    The first waiter is very rude! He’s a bald man. My husband was checking some messages on his cell phone and the waiter asked if he would continue on the phone or would place the order. My meal ia very dry for a cod. I do not recommend this place

    Ambiance: 3/5

    Cuisine: 2/5

    Service: 2/5

    May 4, 2023

    The bacalhao was excellent and the waiter was very friendly and professional. I’m bringing my wife in the future

    Ambiance: 5/5

    Cuisine: 5/5

    Service: 5/5

    April 30, 2023

    Thank you so much for a memorable evening! Your teams attention to our anniversary meal was thoughtful and very much appreciated! Hope many more guests have the opportunity to enjoy dinner at your restaurant- I recommend the shredded cod! Obrigado!

    Ambiance: 4/5

    Cuisine: 4/5

    Service: 5/5

    December 29, 2022

    Excellent meal and service. However the booking service indicates this is the restaurant with the live music and this is disinformation, - there is no live music.

    Ambiance: 5/5

    Cuisine: 5/5

    Service: 5/5

    October 22, 2022

    Delicious food, excellent service. The port was amazing. We have a weakness for drinks that get set on fire, so we especially loved the cafe flambe.

    Ambiance: 5/5

    Cuisine: 5/5

    Service: 5/5

    October 14, 2022

    An excellent restaurant. Very good foods,. My wife loved the grilled sardines, and I loved the Dorade. Very good service provided by the charming husband and wife team who own the place. We wish we lived in Toronto, and not as far away as Virginia, so that we could go to the Casa Solmar regularly.

    Ambiance: 5/5

    Cuisine: 5/5

    Service: 5/5

    October 14, 2022

    The atmosphere was cozy and romantic. We both enjoyed the food: the grilled octopus, squid,& prawns was delicious, however, the prawns were overcooked. For dessert, we chose the poached pear in port wine sauce and that was so good that I wanted more of the sauce. Service could've been better as we had to request the bread when dinner was nearly finished, took a long time for drinks to arrive, and they charge FIVE dollars for a bottle of still water, they only gave a choice of still or sparkling.

    Ambiance: 4/5

    Cuisine: 4/5

    Service: 2/5

    August 23, 2022

    Casa Solmar is a very friendly family run restaurant, we can thoroughly recommend the seafood dishes. It is very popular and as the food is freshly cooked it took a while to be served but definitely worth waiting for.

    Ambiance: 5/5

    Cuisine: 5/5

    Service: 5/5

    August 14, 2022

    Was disappointed. The caldo verde was good but the tapas and half chicken were pretty bad. Not going back.

    Ambiance: 5/5

    Cuisine: 1/5

    Service: 4/5

    August 6, 2022

    Service was friendly and attentive, food excellent. The octopus, chorizo, squid and duck fig tapas were outstanding.

    Ambiance: 5/5

    Cuisine: 5/5

    Service: 5/5

    July 29, 2022

    staff was very friendly, food was delicious!

    Ambiance: 5/5

    Cuisine: 5/5

    Service: 5/5

    July 22, 2022

    delicious!

    Ambiance: 5/5

    Cuisine: 5/5

    Service: 5/5

    July 12, 2022

    Seafood prepared Portuguese style cooking . Fresh seafood , ample servings …. Tapas choices delicious . Servers attentive and the greeting hostess was very sweet and accommodating ! Recommend this restaurant for the seafood dishes !

    Ambiance: 5/5

    Cuisine: 4/5

    Service: 5/5

    July 9, 2022

    Good food. Service average Ambiance good

    Ambiance: 4/5

    Cuisine: 4/5

    Service: 3/5

    June 5, 2022

    Delicious food and fantastic, friendly service.

    Ambiance: 5/5

    Cuisine: 5/5

    Service: 5/5

    May 31, 2022

    The food was fresh and delicious! The menu was outstanding with so many choices. I had the octopus and the cod fish. It's hard to find those choices in restaurants. The desserts were beautiful too. We had the cheese plate with some port and the baked pear. Both exceptional.

    Ambiance: 5/5

    Cuisine: 5/5

    Service: 5/5

    May 26, 2022

    Awesome. Thank you for suffering our French.

    Ambiance: 5/5

    Cuisine: 5/5

    Service: 5/5

    May 22, 2022

    need to train your waiter to be nicer with customers, a bit rude, no smile... we were feeling like we owe something to him. he punched us to order, no help in choosing...

    Ambiance: 3/5

    Cuisine: 4/5

    Service: 2/5

    May 22, 2022

    Manuel gave us the perfect evening.

    Ambiance: 5/5

    Cuisine: 5/5

    Service: 5/5

    May 17, 2022

    Manuel was such a great waiter and the food so good that we cancelled a reservation at another restaurant so that we could go back again 2 days later.

    Ambiance: 5/5

    Cuisine: 5/5

    Service: 5/5

    March 4, 2022

    One of my top five favorite restaurants in Canada. Consistently (spanning many years) amazing Portuguese fare. And Anthony the hands on Maitre'd is perhaps the best in the business. Incredible attention to detail!

    Ambiance: 5/5

    Cuisine: 5/5

    Service: 5/5

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