Comments on: Au Pied de Cochon, Montreal: Best. Meal. Ever. Period.

By: Basically. « YOU FOOL!

Basically. « YOU FOOL! — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:48:02 +0000

[...] Edit: If you’re curious about the restaurant, read this review. [...]

By: rcianci

rcianci — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:54:52 +0000

…And sometimes it’s the culture. The PDC onion soup is made with pork stock and beer and topped with raw milk Gruyere and Emmenthaler. This is way more funky and flavorful than the supermarket Swiss and Lipton soup mix that most U.S. types are used to. It doesn’t surprise me that most find it challanging. That’s PDC. It offers a cuisine of jarring contradictions. It’s comfort food, yet at the same time it’s challanging, especially if you’re from the States.

By: mathamore

mathamore — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:12:44 +0000

maybe they drink so much vine that they though it contain vine lollllllll

By: mathamore

mathamore — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:11:01 +0000

hahaha rich of course the lady is in the field(dans le champs) the problem is not always the restaurant…..but the client…….if they always expect to be serve like the queen or king they will never be……im not surprise to think that they were…(the client), the stuck up……..the pied de cochon is one of the best restaurant in montreal…..

By: Rich Cianci

Rich Cianci — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 22:28:55 +0000

That’s very interesting. Their onion soup doesn’t contain any wine. They make it with pork stock and beer. The service is in no way “stuck up waiter style”, whatever that means. I eat at PDC whenever I’m in Montreal and every time I’ve gone, the servers have been friendly, flexible, and eager to show me a good time. That’s been my experience and the experience of everyone I know who’s eaten there. In my opinion, Au Pied de Cochon is one of the great restaurants of the earth. I would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone.

By: Sandra

Sandra — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:34:37 +0000

I went to au Pied de Cochon this Wednesday and was pleasantly unsurprised. My friend had soupe gratinee a l’oignons which the wine totally covered the aroma of the onions which is the centerpiece in the soup.

Totally disappointed. The magret de canard I ordered which was way too salty. And the shitakee mushrooms that went a long were so badly cooked they were hard to eat.

Definitely a big disappointment. Oh and did I mention the service is very “stuck up waiters” style. The kind that acts like they are some renowned masters of fine dining.

Not worth it. Forget about all the good reviews.

Cause this is all about HYPE!

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 14:24:48 +0000

That definitely sounds like my kind of place!

By: Rich Cianci

Rich Cianci — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 21:19:09 +0000

I have to second Greg’s rec of LCC&P. Great food and a really whacked-out place. They don’t have their name on a sign either, just a weird looking crest that looks like a cross between a medieval coat of arms and a Rorschach test. You go through this forbidding looking door on an almost deserted street and down into another world, cave-like and clubby.

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 14:06:47 +0000

Hey, Greg – thanks for the tip on Le Club Chasse. I’ve never even heard of it, but I’ll definitely give it a spin.

By: Greg

Greg — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 13:48:11 +0000

Reading your article brought back memories. I have been to au p de c many many times. In the first 3 years I would hit it regularly. His food is over the top indulgent and soooo good. Not sure why I stopped going, I do know I will be heading there this week to rekindle the love affair. The next time you are in town head to Le Club Chasse et Peche. Hands down the best fois gras in the city and in my opinion the best resto in town. It’s pricey but worth every penny. Not as casual in atmosphere as au pied, but very funky with a cool crowd. Not to be missed.