Nestled in the heart of Villeray, Mesón, a Spanish-inspired restaurant, opened in 2014. However, the story of this restaurant began years earlier.
"We wanted to offer a neighbourhood restaurant to the people of Villeray, to thank them for making us feel so welcome when we opened Tapeo," says Victor Afonso and Sébastien Muniz, two childhood friends who in 2004, opened the tapas bar Tapeo, located two blocks away from Mesón.
With the growing success of their first restaurant, there was no reason for Victor and Sebastian to change this winning formula. The duo then became a quartet with the addition of chef Marie-Fleur St-Pierre, already in charge of the ovens at Tapeo, and Pedro Oliveira, one of the mainstays of the tapas bar.
But by opening Mesón, the four partners faced an interesting challenge: "The regulars at Tapeo tended to compare the two restaurants," says Victor.
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One of the best in Villeray !!!
Cest mon coup de coeur!
Amazing as usual!!!!!!!!
Ambiance: 5/5
Cuisine: 5/5
Service: 5/5
This cosy Spanish restaurant is really ew pearl in Villeray: amazing ambience, very polite and knowledgable service, outstanding quality of food. Maybe it can be considered on the pricy side, but it is definitely well spent money, guarantee for a nice evening.
Ambiance: 5/5
Cuisine: 5/5
Service: 5/5
Incroyable! Service impeccable On va revenir for sure
Ambiance: 5/5
Cuisine: 5/5
Service: 5/5
Great food, great service - from entrées to dessert to wine selection.
Ambiance: 5/5
Cuisine: 5/5
Service: 5/5
Always a great experience at Meson. Great food, great service, beautiful ambience! It’s one of our favourite restaurants
Ambiance: 5/5
Cuisine: 5/5
Service: 5/5
As always, everything was just perfect! Always a great place to go to celebrate!
Ambiance: 5/5
Cuisine: 5/5
Service: 5/5
Amazing meal and service!
Ambiance: 5/5
Cuisine: 5/5
Service: 5/5
Incroyable soirée avec ma copine! Un gros merci a toutes l’équipe! Matia has taken care of us all night!
Ambiance: 5/5
Cuisine: 5/5
Service: 5/5
Amazing amazing. Every dish, cocktail and wine we had was phenomenal. And then the dessert wow. 👏
Ambiance: 5/5
Cuisine: 5/5
Service: 5/5
Simply the best restaurant experience I have had this year in the city. Great atmosphere, excellent food (not a single misstep from the bread and olives right through to the coffee), and a knowledgeable, friendly, ultra efficient staff (which is appreciated these days more than ever before). My good friend and I will definitely return soon with our wives. The only problem with the restaurant is parking. Take an Uber.
Ambiance: 5/5
Cuisine: 5/5
Service: 5/5
Beautiful atmosphere, amazing service, presentation of dishes was wonderful and delicious. Will return
Ambiance: 5/5
Cuisine: 5/5
Service: 5/5
Food is amazing, but it's very loud in the restaurant, it gets hard to hear each other
Ambiance: 4/5
Cuisine: 5/5
Service: 4/5
We love the place and the food.
Ambiance: 5/5
Cuisine: 5/5
Service: 5/5
So amazing…I booked for Saturday night. Delicious 😋
Ambiance: 5/5
Cuisine: 5/5
Service: 5/5
Very nice place. Menu was varied enough and we enjoyed what we ate.
Ambiance: 5/5
Cuisine: 4/5
Service: 5/5
Food very good to excellent, especially the fries and grilled octopus. Good value, too Service was a bit uneven. It was frustrating to see two light, young Jerez, a fino and a manzanilla, on the list - *exactly* what I wanted to drink with this food - but be offerers a (completely different: dark, sweet) cream sherry in place of the fino, then after I refused it and requested the manzanilla instead, served a glass of that same cream sherry but told it was the manzanilla. Eventually they did the right thing and replaced it with a different wine; and the service also became friendlier after that, probably because there were fewer customers remaining and they could relax a bit. Overall, the food and value was good enough to recommend this place despite the disappointments about wine and service. The next night I paid twice as much at an Italian restaurant, for a meal that wasn't as good.
Ambiance: 4/5
Cuisine: 5/5
Service: 3/5
Very good service and good food
Ambiance: 5/5
Cuisine: 5/5
Service: 5/5
Great meal, with an excellent service
Ambiance: 5/5
Cuisine: 5/5
Service: 5/5
Enchantée
Ambiance: 5/5
Cuisine: 5/5
Service: 5/5
Le meilleur flétan mangé depuis longtemps!
Ambiance: 5/5
Cuisine: 5/5
Service: 5/5
Excellent as usual
Ambiance: 5/5
Cuisine: 5/5
Service: 5/5
Amazing service from Mattia and Pedro! Management was amazing! Great food, music and good vibes! Highly recommend!
Ambiance: 5/5
Cuisine: 5/5
Service: 5/5
I went with a group of friends (first time visit) and opted for a menu tasting. The food was delicious and the service was excellent! The waiter was super friendly and always paid attention to our needs. He recommended great bottles of wines and also inquired about our preferred taste to ensure the tasting menu was tailored to our liking. The vibe was great and the open concept was perfect for a hot weather day. I definitely recommend the place and will go back and try the brunch menu.
Ambiance: 5/5
Cuisine: 5/5
Service: 5/5
Amazing breakfast! So tasty and full of love. The service was also perfect! :)
Ambiance: 4/5
Cuisine: 5/5
Service: 5/5
Wonderful experience, delicious spanish food very authentic and tasty great wines
Ambiance: 5/5
Cuisine: 5/5
Service: 5/5
Really good food and service was awesome. Thank you!
Ambiance: 5/5
Cuisine: 5/5
Service: 5/5
On the fancy side of things but delicious nonetheless.
Ambiance: 5/5
Cuisine: 5/5
Service: 5/5
Every dish is always so well thought out and delicious. Just great! Love this place!
Ambiance: 5/5
Cuisine: 5/5
Service: 5/5
Very good restaurant
Ambiance: 5/5
Cuisine: 5/5
Service: 5/5
Perfect as usual !
Ambiance: 5/5
Cuisine: 5/5
Service: 5/5
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