Invitation V bistro vegan

The Valentine’s day special menu was overly seasoned, there was too much salt in most of the dishes. The service was slow even though they knew they were going to be full house on Valentine’s day. It took the waiter 20 minutes to bring us a bottle of wine with two glasses. I was very unimpressed, the evening wasn’t worth the 200 $ (for two) we spent there.

This is the best vegan food I have ever had.
I am a sworn carnivore! Although I have been with a vegetarian partner for the better part of a decade, and tried numerous vegetarian dishes, I still can’t believe how good the brunch at Invitation V is! When my girlfriend and our two vegetarian friends suggested this place, I looked at the menu and didn’t really see anything I wanted to have. I decided to go with the flow, since they usually have a lot less options than I do when we go out to eat, and I thought they deserved to have their day in the sun… So we went and as I was seating there, nothing on the menu looked very enticing. The really nice and friendly waiter answered my questions patiently, and I ended up picking a breakfast tempeh sandwich with fries. The sandwich came in a burger bun and was one fresh and yumi sandwich! Yet the best part was the fries — these are the best I have had anywhere — and I have really high standards for my fries! Our friends were quite happy with their meals, and the only one who didn’t enjoy her’s was my girlfriend who ordered the parfait with fruit and chia. Now, I don’t care for chia — it gives the dish a funky texture, but in spite of half the dish left uneaten, when the rest of us tried it, it slowly started to disappear until it was finished, although the consensus around the table was that it was the least successful dish on the table. The coffee was excellent as well. I honestly don’t know why we haven’t been back there for another brunch — we really should.

Amazing is all I can say! Bravo to the chef for such a delicious exquisite and diverse menu! My husband and I spent the weekend in Montréal and had dinner and brunch here as well. It was incredible. Most memorable vegan meal in a long time. We are from nyc where there are many vegan restaurants to choose from. However, none like this one. Thank you for the delicious meals and wonderful friendly staff. An all time favorite! We will come back for sure!
Please do yourself a favor and try the mango crème brûlée! Wow

The hot plate is worth the trip.
Nice to eat out of and taste amazing!
The kale chocolate cake is one of the best treats I’ve had.
Classy and elegant vegan restaurant.
Nice to come on a date or for longer meet ups.

Extraordinary service and food! Our server was amazing and we were pleased with her overall friendliness. The menu is not conventional vegan fare which was reassuring. We were surprised when we received free spring rolls for making reservations. At the conclusion of our meal, we met the owner and thanked him for such a lovely experience. We attended six vegan restaurants in Montréal and this was by far the most chic with the best wine list.

When we arrived at Invitation V, we were impressed by the ambiance and the friendly service. We inquired about which dishes on the menu were gluten-​free (they were labeled on the website, but not on the menu). The manager pointed out the ones which were gluten-​free and so we ordered away. The wine list is not long, but adequate since I don’t think this is a place where one would be coming for the booze anyhow.
We had the dumplings, shiitake mushroom balls, sweet potato fries and tempeh skewers to start. I would recommend the shiitake and tempeh to other diners but the dumplings were a bit charred and salty. The fries were okay, but nothing really to write home about.
Mains consisted of the Hot Pot tray and the tofu bourguignon. I was quite disappointed with the Hot Pot. First, it was extremely small. It had just one cube of fried tofu, a small bundle of mushrooms and some carrots. Secondly, the broth was way too sweet, like maybe too much mirin or something of that sort. The sticky rice that came with it was good though, but when the focal point was supposed to be the hot pot, I was not satisfied.
The bourguignon was good, one that I could recommend. Sauce was on point and not too salty, with enough chickpeas, tofu and carrots to satiate someone. Mashed potatoes were good as well.
Dessert was the peach cheesecake and it was a bit of a mess taste wise. Too sweet, the base layer had none of the crumble that one is used to for a cheesecake and unless I told you what it was, you wouldn’t have guessed it was trying to be a cheesecake.
There are better vegan options out there in Montréal, perhaps some finetuning of the menu might help.

The food here is good and vegan which is a nice start however their service is negligent at best. When a friend and I went here for a special occasion we specified our allergies. When the food arrived it was discreetly riddled with the specified allergen which caused for a semi serious allergic reaction. When leaving they requested that we pay full price for what was ordered.
After some calls we were given a guarantee of a complimentary meal. We even called in advance the day before going to make sure it was still good to which we were told ‘of course’. When we went the next day we were told that this was not the case and in fact the chef refused to serve us due to fear of cross contamination. We were then apologized to by the person who told is earlier that all was set and he simply stated that there was nothing he could do.
It is hard enough finding good vegan food, but to be turned away by one of the few who offer is greatly upsetting, let alone the poor attitude they had toward the mistake that they made.

The best vegan dessert of my life! The service was a bit rushed and the food is slightly overpriced. BUT the food tastes good and the dessert is out of this world. I’ve gone back (even if to just get a taste of their fruit fish again)

Just walked in on a sunday afternon
Had the salad and a burger both were excellent. Service was very good. Recommended

Last Tuesday, we were honored to be part of their new menu tasting event carefully concocted by Chef Kelvin Au-​Leong.
To be honest, my favourite main course of their new menu was the creamy curry. The right mixture of flavours and spices was clearly present and the creaminess of the sauce was top notch!
Completely full from food and joyfully tipsy from the many glasses of white wine, I got home more than happy about my discovery and was telling myself that Invitation V had definitely made it on my list of my most loved restaurants in town.
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Their brunch comes highly recommended! Very lovely, comfy restaurant with consistently wonderful service. The dinners are less impressive and lack creativity — I mean where can’t I go and get curry as a vegetarian? The presentation is appreciated and so is the fact they are trying (perhaps stumbling?) to push vegan food forward.

Not happy with the service! I came with my family and I am there weekly. I spend a lot of money at invitation v and now I am very upset. I came with my family and my 8 month old. And I asked for a high chair and they gave me a broken high chair. And then tells me there is nothing they can do!!! Not happy about that! Maybe they should remove the self belts in their cars as well. I believe this violates some code of child safely. I am not happy!!!

Well, to start, the service was very friendly but the restaurant was nearly full and with only one person working the dining room even simple things lagged (water.)
My app was delicious, the hummus and bread, but for a main I had the cajun uncrab cakes. All I can really say about them is meh. The outside was crispy, but the inside was largely I unseasoned and a strange mush. The greens that came with were bitter and didn’t go with the meal at all. The Cajun rice wasn’t reminiscent of any Cajun rice I’ve ever had and tastes more like mushy risotto.
One of my companions had their risotto as well and left more than half of it.
The rest of the table enjoyed there meals, but I don’t think I’d come back for the existing menu.
The prices were very high for what they offered as well.

Just had brunch here and the food was absolutely delish. I had the asparagus omelette with hashbrowns, the flavors were great and the texture of the «omelette» was perfect.
My friend was also very pleased with the quiche. The side salad that came with the quiche was also very good… A fairly large portion for a side salad.
The staff were super friendly and attentive as well… We will definitely be returning!

Well I was disappointing to say the least. The food tasted good but it was food I could very well make at home-​not like what I saw on their web-​site. I asked for the dumplings in the afternoon and they said it was on the dinner menu. There wasn’t a large selection of items to choose from. The music in the restaurant was loud and obnoxious-​I was trying to relax and eat… It was right next to the street with the big windows open so you can also hear traffic. It was more expensive then I thought it would be. I told the waitress I avoid cane sugar and she brings me something with cane sugar in it.
It was annoying that all the desert had cane sugar in it. Could they at least use agave syrup or coconut sugar-​how hard would that be? Course they take the safe easy route as most businesses do and use the cheapest sweetener.
I liked the seating though-​nice comfortable benches.

This restaurant hit the spot! The garbanzo soup was heavenly, the vermicelli noodles delicious, and the hot pot divine. And don’t forget dessert: mango crème brûlée was our favorite.

Great experience. The meal began with complimentary savoury potato pancakes and a shot of a refreshing veggie juice. The appetizer salads and soups were delicious, and the main courses great — in particular the hot pot, which was a show-​stopper. Very friendly service and prices average for the area.

Finding a vegan bistro as creative as Invitation V is hard. A lot of the vegan restos in MTL become repetitive and fast.
Invitation V switches it up a little bit; from the recipes to the presentation it is all unique.
I ordered the hot pot which was a miso soup with veggies and tofu. I’m talking about NICE & BIG pieces of tofu. No small square cubes here. It was served with a creamy coconut Tamale topped with exotic peanut sauce wrapped in a banana leaf. The waitress suggested I put some of the Tamale in my soup to give it a sweet taste. I did just that and it was delicious! The presentation of my dish was impressive too. My soup came in a big bowl with a little heater under it to keep the soup warm. A smaller bowl was presented to me on my tray as well. I transferred the soup from bowl to bowl. It was fun! I’ll post a picture so you could get a better visual idea.
For dessert I ordered the tiramisu. MY GOD was it ever amazing! It tasted better than the real thing… and to think it’s vegan and 100% guilt free. The caramel pecan sauce that they put on it was rich and creamy and a absolute delight. If I would be in the area I’d go in just for this dessert. I have an insane sweet tooth and this tiramisu left me happy and satisfied.
The décor was nice too, quite modern. The seating was super comfortable.

Déception totale!
Cuisine qui vous laisse sous une non satisfaction dû à sa combinaison flate des saveurs. Aucune explosion multidimensionnelle dans la bouche. C’est la cuisine végé d’il y a 20 ans… la cuisine qui fait que ls non-​végé trouvent ça plate ou au goût de carton.
leurs frites sont géniales cependant!
Superbe décor et belles présentations cependant.
Dommage!

I’ve been to my share of vegan restaurants, and this one was the most unimpressive of all.
Exorbitant prices for the run of the mill and bland food you get in return.

J’ai pas tellement tripé. Pour de la bouffe végétalienne, j’ai vu mieux. Il me semble que l’ambiance était pas super décontracte et on était allés entre amis. Malgré qu’on ait fait une réservation, il y avait deux ou trois plats qu’on né pouvait plus commander à notre heure d’arrivée. Cela dit, le design intérieur et la présentation sont plutôt réussis.
Comme expérience, ça a été plutôt moyen. La bouffe était bonne cela dit, mais quand même un peu chère pour ce qu’on reçoit.
C’est pas mal, mais pas tout à fait un coup de cœur.

Etant végétarienne, je né refuse pas l’occasion de tester une nouvelle place dédiée au végétalisme !
A deux, nous nous sommes partagé 3 assiettes (2 petits tapas et 1 pizza) :
«artichaut d’or légèrement frit servi sur un lit de verdure» c’était très bon et fin, un goût de trop peu !
«savoureux satays maison et sa sauce exotique aux arachides»: un peu prétentieux comme description !? je me suis laissée tenter mais ce n’était pas du tout savoureux à mon goût, je n’ai pas aimé la texture qui me rappelaient comme du foie, mais la sauce était très bonne.
«légumes biologiques servis sur notre pâte à pizza maison» + supplément de fromage vegan: c’est là que cela s’est gâté, il y avait un goût très étrange, comme si il y avait du parfum sur la pizza, nous avons pensé que c’était ce fameux fromage vegan que nous goutions pour la première fois… sinon, rien à redire sur la pâte et les légumes.
Heureusement, le dessert a su ravir mes papilles sucrées !! J’ai pris le «gâteau au kale et chocolat en fusion», c’était plutôt compact mais gouteux, cela m’a rappelé le goût du matcha, et d’ailleurs le gâteau était vert à l’intérieur !
Je né ressens pas l’envie d’y retourner, même si le service était très agréable, l’ambiance et la décoration assez classe…

Un nouveau bistro végétalien à Montréal! C’est beau et chic, et on y présente de la nourriture délicate et savoureuse. J’ai eu la chance de prendre part au souper de pré-​ouverture, en y trainant une amie presque de force. Pas de viande? Pas de beurre, ni de vrai fromage? Comme plusieurs personnes, elle était très craintive face à la nourriture végétalienne. mais ce soir là elle a changé d’avis ! On nous accueille avec une fabuleuse baguette de Chez Guillaume, puis vient l’entrée. Le satay sauce arachide était à couper le soufflé et la fleur de printemps était rafraichissante et débordait de saveurs. Comme plat principal, j’ai choisi le veggie burger avec frites de patates douces, et mon amie a pris la pizza. Le burger était assez ordinaire (le chef est venu nous jaser après le souper et m’a dit qu’il était entrain d’améliorer sa recette), mais les frites, OH LES FRITES. Je pense que je peux dire que des frites de patates douces j’en ai mangé des tonnes dans ma vie, et celles là les surpassaient toutes. Délicieusement assaisonnées de muscade, cannelle, un peu de 5 épices et de sel, l’équilibre était parfait. Un 2 $ d’extra extrêmement bien investi. La pizza de mon amie était divine elle aussi, rien à redire.
Le seul point faible de la soirée, c’est qu’il né restait plus de dessert ! On nous a offert du thé ou un smoothie en compensation; c’était encore une fois délicieux. Une belle sélection de vins abordables, très beau décor relax, personnel charmant; j’ai hâte d’y retourner pour finalement gouter au dessert! Et dire que mon amie avait peur de s’ennuyer de sa viande…

Creative Vegan Bistro In Town!
You can surely taste true original creation by Chef Kelvin. Vegan always give people an impression of «Raw, Green Veggie Taste, Bland…» But Invitation V brings Vegan style to the next level, a taste that never been introduced.
The modern décor gives me a sense of peace and «Invite» me into the magical experience of chef Kelvin’s original Vegan style.
The «Santé» juice refreshed my taste bud and getting them ready to taste the amazing dishes.
For starter dish, I like the «Spring Flower with Organic Greens». Crispy nest filled with thinly sliced mushroom, carrot and bamboo shoots sitting on a bed of organic green, refreshing! The peanut tahini sauce for the homemade satay is exception!
For main dish, I like the pizza, the risotto as well as the Hot Pot! The pizza dough is freshly rolled everyday by the chef. All veggies are so fresh and tasty. Mushroom and Kale Risotto, my favorite dish! Chef uses creamy coconut to substitute the butter to give a true risotto feel. The crispy kale has added another texture to the sticky rice. Speaking of sticky rice, the side dish of Hot Pot is special Sticky Rice topped with exotic peanut sauce, very tasty. The tofu in the Hot Pot is sooooooo smooth!
Oh my my, so difficult to decide which one to choose… Both the Black Pearl (Sesame pudding with Tahiti Vanilla) and Kale Chocolate cake taste soooooo good! The black pearl is so smooth with strong black sesame taste. Highly recommend to try. Gosh, the kale cake… Did I mention kale cake?!? It is blended well with the dark chocolate. Soooo well prepared!
The staffs and the manager are so friendly and I feel very welcome. They are very customer oriented and they work as a team! The jazzy music background blends well with the new Vegan Style. The friendly environment and the tasty food will definitely bring me back to try out their full menu.