March 11th, 2011
A Restaurant to Remember
Depending on how you spent the last decade, a visit to the new Nouveau Palais may induce flashbacks of forgotten 3 a.m. post-party poutines with fellas whose names have been lost to the sands of time.
Luckily we had no such associations (wink) when we tried the recently revamped restaurant. Although the décor remains true to its earlier incarnation, complete with the original wood paneled tables and vinyl banquettes, the food couldn’t be farther from the fattening late-night fare. We started with a soul-warming matzoh ball soup ($4.45) before moving on to an appetizer of fluffy zucchini fritters ($5.95). After tucking into a rugged dish of Hunter’s Chicken, with tender thighs smothered in a savoury tomato and olive sauce and served with a flaky biscuits ($11.50), we made room to squeeze in an irresistible sweet potato pie ($3.95) with the flakiest crust we’d ever tasted.
We even brought a guy we plan to keep around. My, how we’ve matured. —JN
Nouveau Palais, 281 Bernard St. W., Montreal, 514-273-1180, www.nouveaupalais.com
