La Binerie Mont-Royal

Bouffe typique québécoise
Super pour y emmener des touristes :)
Bön et pas trop cher
Bien situé sur Mt Royal, pas trop loin du métro et près de plein de bars et cafés
A essayer!

La Binerie is a place where I could eat everyday. It is the Quebec version of Duly’s Coney Island in Detroit… a serious, time tested narrow authentic diner… it is nothing fancy… this is were the locals go for breakfast, and if you are on a diet, hit the road. Gluten free? Hit the road… this is the Binerie ! The holy grail of greasy spoons and I mean that in a good way.
I see some of the bad reviews here, but I like hole in the wall places. Sitting up at the bar here for breakfast is something I am going to miss, since I was only in town for a few days. However, in three days, I ate here twice… all breakfast foods.
Quebec style breakfast… eggs over easy, perfect & fresh. The home fries come to life with a little maple syrup. The beans and maple syrup are some of the best I have ever had. The shepherds pie isn’t too bad with ketchup. The homemade bread toasted on the stove is good and the excellent bacon, sausages and grilled ham… it’s breakfast heaven.
Not speaking French and actually being from Detroit, I was a little intimated coming here the first time, but Philippe, the owner was a cool guy… like a French version of John Gotti, but he is a nice guy and he knows how to work this place… it’s cool… I am going to come back to visit next year and build my vacation around the breakfast meals I will have here.

Un super endroit pour un gros déjeuner à Montréal.
On remarque tout de suite que l’endroit a du vécu. C’est un comptoir typique nord-​américain. Amis européens, allez-​y pour profiter d’un repas copieux à discuter avec le patron dans un cadre vraiment conviviale.
Sinon, qu’est-ce qu’on y mange? Des «bines» et non pas des haricots ou des flageolets.
Ici, la spécialité est donc une préparation de fèves au lard. C’est excellent, on en redemanderait. C’est sans compter sur les énormes assiettes servies.
La mienne était composée de boudin noir, d’oeuf (préparé de la façon qui nous plait), de pommes de terre rôties et de pain grillé.
Tout était très bon. Si vous cherchez un restaurant typiquement quebecois, foncez-​y !
En plus de ça, il paraitrait que c’est le plus vieux restaurant de Montréal.

One fine day we were walking on Mont-​Royal and noticed this diner. Being breakfast people, we walked in to check out the place where the owner told us to come in for the best breakfast in town.
Turns out said owner had a lot of nerve calling this food; it looks like something that needs to be chucked. Smells like yesterday’s garbage. Service, on top of bad food, was horrible and non-​existent. I would have given it to a homeless person, but why hurt a homeless person.
In closing, if you are looking for a strong case of indigestion, bad atmosphere and just bad food, then go visit them … Dog food probably tastes better!

This place exists since 1938, and in spite of being born here, I had never eaten there! I knew it existed, and recommended it to a European tourist looking for «traditional Québécois cuisine» (she thought we only had poutine and pouding chômeur). And then, I thought, why not go together? It was a very fun experience. But first, you have to know that the English equivalent for «binerie» is «greasy spoon». Since it’s the name of restaurant, it’s really in that mindset that you need to enter the place, if you want to appreciate it for what it is!
Looking at the menu, it was pretty much what I would have at my grandmother’s place. Good old, hearty comfort food. It’s probably better in the winter time, but as long as it’s not a super hot summer day, then why not? I had the «assiette québécoise» — kind of a sampler plate. I would recommend it to those who go for the first or only time. But you might miss out on other things — like the most Québécois plate (in my opinion), the pâté chinois. The food is good, honest, and super filling. I wish I could try their pouding chômeur, but they were out!
I really liked the ambiance, but you need to know what to expect. It is a bit cramped and Everybody sits side by side at the bar (although we got the three spots by the front window; it was nice). This means it is not a good place for group. The service is super friendly, and they were patient even if we had a hard time making up our mind before ordering. It seems really popular, with the place being still full at 12:45pm for lunch, and many people just drop in for take-​out food. The music is also a good sampling of Québec culture (Beau Dommage, Félix Leclerc, etc.). I really want to go back sometime to try other plates.
Now, I can confidently recommend this place to tourists who want a taste of Québec, and having tried it myself, I know it is not a tourist trap; that’s how it tastes at home!

The food was disappointing — burnt toast, cold eggs– the service was subpar, and the server was rude. I asked for milk and she said that the creamer «milker» was milk. Yeah, okay. I don’t do creamer. I wanted milk and was going to pay for it. Also, she was not happy when I asked her if she spoke English. Her response was «Well, what choice are you giving me?» sourpuss face included. I keep forgetting that in Montréal you don’t ask that, you just speak English. My French is mediocre, and when I try to use it, Montrealers always tell me to «say it in English», so you just can’t win. I don’t think I’ll speak fluent French overnight, but I also won’t stop coming to Montréal because I just love it. What I can do though, is not give my business to rude people. There are plenty of gracious Francophones who understand they live in a cosmopolitan city that attracts people from all over the world — and are welcoming to those who did not grow up speaking Proust’s tongue.

Institution sur le Plateau Mont-​Royal depuis son ouverture en 1938. Ils ont tous les mets typiquement québécois (pâté chinois, ragoût de boulettes, tourtières,…) que ça soit le matin pour un bon gros déjeuner, ils ouvrent à 6am ou encore le midi/​soir, pour goûter, redécouvrir les classiques de la cuisine québécoise ou encore pour inviter vos amis d’outré-mer/étrangers, c’est une valeur sûre à Montréal. Mon déjeuner assez classique bûcheron à 9,75 $ (2 oeufs/​1 crêpe/​bacon/​saucisse/​jambon à l’érable, cretons, fèves au lard, patates maison, pain crouté cuit sur le poêle) était copieux et assez bon mais surtout authentique, ça goûter «vrai & maison». Bön service de la serveuse, souriante et aimable aussi. Prix raisonnables. C’est sûr que je reviendrais pour déjeuner ou encore avec des amis de l’international pour leur faire goûter la cuisine traditionelle québécoise. Wifi gratuit, gracieuseté d’île sans fil. ⁴⁄₅ visité en février 2015.

Yoann B. a demandé à nos hôtes un brunch typiquement montréalais pour le dimanche matin lors de notre séjour sur Montréal. C’est sans trop réfléchir qu’ils nous ont emmené à la binerie !
L’établissement n’est pas très grand, nous sommes quatre et nous nous installons au comptoir. A peine installé on nous propose café ou thé qui nous serons servis à volonté.
Quelle bonne surprise ce fut, leur spécialité les fèves au lard furent une tuerie sans nom. Les œufs sont cuisinés comme vous le souhaitez, ici c’est vous le roi.
Ce fut avec une grande peine que j’ai fini mon assiette mais ce fut bien bon.
Un peu gras pour mon estomac malade moins de 48h après mais rien de très dérangeant.
Nous nous en sommes sortis avec une addition plus que raisonnable pour ce que nous avons manger !
Une adresse que je vous recommande vivement si vous passez dans le coin. Et pourquoi pas enchainé sur la visite du Mont royal comme nous (j’avoue que la j’ai un peu souffert par contre) !

Great old fashioned food except for the OWNER’S audacity to request a tip for his service. Completely taken aback
Makes you NOT want to return and kinda turns you off

La Binerie Mont Royal is a classic down home Quebec diner. Open since 1938, it gives a very quaint, old fashioned Quebec impression. On the walls under the title «Notre passé — Notre histoire» are snaps of Quebec through the ages.
The house specialty is beans (fèves au lard) that accompany any of the fried breakfast combos. Maple syrup should be applied generously to the beans.
Also worth a mention is the homemade meat pie. «This goes well with ketchup» said the patron.
Good service and accommodating in both French and English.

Au coeur du quartier Mont-​Royal, cet établissement traditionnel ressemble à une cantine. L’endroit est petit, on peut manger assis au comptoir. L’accueil est chaleureux, on se sent un peu comme à la maison.
A la carte, que du traditionnel avec notamment des spécialités de fèves au lard, des petits déjeuner à base d’oeufs et bacon servis dès 6h du matin, de la «comfort food» comme un dimanche chez les parents.
Les prix sont tout à fait abordables, pour environ 12 dollars on a un repas complet soupe /​plat /​dessert. Que demander de plus?

This place is not just an incredible eatery, but also holds a spot in Québécois pop culture history as the setting of Yves Beauchemin’s novel Le Matou.
This charming joint has been around for over 30 years, making a name for itself (just as the name suggests) with Montréal’s finest baked beans. Now, if you’ve ever been to a cabane á sucre, you’ll know that traditional bine are cooked for hours in a deep casserole, using some kind of magical grease. Not sure what wizardry this place used to perfect their art, but they definitely tick off both of the previously discussed requirements.
As for the rest of the food, you pretty much can’t go wrong. Traditional Québecois, stick to your ribs fare that always leaves you satisfied. From early breakfast to late lunch, you’re pretty much guaranteed to leave with a smile.
People go on about Montréal smoked meat and bagels, but you haven’t truly indulged in the city until you grab une bonne bine.

I agree wholeheartedly with David M.‘s review: when it comes down to it, the reason to come here is for the beans, which are unparalleled. Lose sight of the beans, yeah, it can be mediocre; focus on the beans and it approaches 5*****!
You will see other customers pouring maple syrup onto their beans. I don’t think they need that, but if you wanna try it, go crazy!
I would only come here for breakfast, which is absolutely fine and comes with a side of beans. I always get some extra to go. The owner who is usually behind the counter is very friendly and accommodating.
I NEVER miss this place when I got to Montréal (except once, when I couldn’t find it: I’m not sure why, it’s very close to the Mount Royal subway stop.)

De passage à Montréal, il fallait faire un stop par la binerie pour un petit dejeuner. Le plateau oeufs-​bacon-​saucisse-​pommes rissolée est plutôt banal mais les fèves au lard sont tout bonnement magique. On y retournera pour tester les autres spécialités telles que la tourte. A né pas rater!
Tes bon service aussi. Un endroit très accueillant et chaleureux.

a few things, to set this review page back on the right course.
there’s a reason this place is so famous. the beans are without question the best quebec-​style baked beans available in a restaurant. the specials are very special (the chicken pie is excellent and thursdays for the rôti de porc were, at a certain stage in my life, glorious). the english breakfasts, though no longer cheap like in the old days, will set you right after a night of reveling. people complain about the toasts and the tourtière and that: they’re fools who ought to eat elsewhere. sure, the bread is grilled and dressed with lard; sure, everything on the menu contains pig in some way; sure, you have to order a special to get a vegetable onto the plate. it is what it is, like a joint in southie or queens.
so, to close by way of a summary and to outline a few pointers for folks who’re visiting for the first time:
— always check the specials, all specials include soup and dessert in the price (in french, it’s called a menu or a forfait: the more you know), the pouding chômeur is a syropy cake, best is the blanc mange
— never order the tourtière, unless there’s a special of tourtière lac saint jean, which is made with game meat, usually deer
— if ordering the english breakfast and you don’t want the lard toasts, i.e. if you’re crazy, say ‘les toasts avec du beurre, s’il vous plait’ (lay toasts ah-​vec burr, seal voo play).
— it’s one of the only restos in montreal also serving dark maple syrop (in quebec, there’s a grading system, and this would be ‘foncé’ or grade D), it’s a really old school flavor, much like molasses, the oldsters love it and it’s a shame that it’s dying out, give it a shot
— critically, no matter what you order, always, always, order the beans. i generally do not love this comestible, but this place does something so special with them that it’s very difficult not to fall under their spell. every other diner of this genre has closed, this one persists on the strength of the beans. if you eat on a weekday morning, you’ll see old time québécois men just eating beans and toast, with tea or maybe coffee.
— you’ll notice that many a patron saturates her or his beans with maple syrop, this is something that people do, and if there’s an afterlife, they will be called to account for it, no question. needless to say, it’s an utterly appalling habit calling to mind the worst excesses of the french revolution, these beans deserve a more noble end, a fork and mouth, that is all.

This was my first meal in Montréal after a 10 hour red eye plane ride. You’d think everything would taste so good being all wanderlust and all. I was told this is the place to go for traditional québécois fair. I got excited going in and being transported to a vintage looking diner with the long counter and few tabletops. Loved that!
And then… The tourtière which is kind of like an american pot pie without the creamy sauce was just bland and boring. Meatballs and gravy lacked any spunk I was hoping for. There were boiled something vegetable looking — All flavors lost. Shepard’s pie? I had to add quite a bit of salt and pepper and the bffs just couldn’t revive the dish. The only saving grace was the baked beans which helped give all of the above a lil umph.
The place definitely has potential because I’ve tried all of these again from frozen food and markets at $ 3.99 per pie that was better.

HMMMM I would give this 3.5
PROs
–Authentic Quebec cool old.
— Good menu, good prices
–Nice staff
Food
— The toast was extremely greasy and burnt-​ish, not in a great way.
–potatoes were good.
–Good bacon/​sausage/​egg
–the beans were über fatty and needed syrup
I would go back but I wish this was that little bit better.

I tried to «walk» up an appetite before my lunch at La Binerie Mont Royal. I am all for comfort food as I do find comforts when I eating…
La Binerie does worth a visit… not for the food but for it’s history as it was opened at 1938 almost 75 years ago … and the set up and the menu still remain the same.
Tourtière ($ 8.95) is definitely not my kind of comfort food as I found it a little dry, really dry…
Boudin Noir with Pea Soup ($ 10.95) Pea soup though is really comforting. The black pudding has this gluey texture but I love the apple sauce that comes with it…
Great place for breakfast/​bunch as they serves all day breakfast at a reasonable price…

La Binerie actually refers to the Musical Fruit in French.
The Beanery’s namesake speciality is Baked Beans. 2.5’d
However we’re here for other Québécois Traditional Fare.
This 70+ year old Diner seemed to be the place for such.
Tourtière Pouding Noir Soupe aux Pois
(Meat Pie) (Black Pudding) (Pea Soup)
First off, I simply loved the PEA SOUP. It’s perfect on a chilly day.
As much as I wanted to like traditional Grandmother-​style dishes…
The Tourtière’s dry crumbling grey ground meat was not doing it.
Pouding Noir was Fried Black Pudding, no more no less.
Same can be said for the Homestyle side Veg/​Potato Mash.
It’s as old-​school age-​old homestyle food as you can get.
It came with Apple Pie Filling. A good way to end the Meal.

Si vous voulez goûter à la cuisine traditionnelle québécoise ou tout simplement si vous voulez voir de vos propres yeux la Binerie Mont-​Royal qui était au centre du roman Le Matou d’Yves Beauchemin, ce petit restaurant est pour vous. Situé à quelques pas du métro Mont-​Royal, ce petit restaurant compte quelques tables, mais les clients mangent principalement au comptoir. Aussi, personne n’ira vous porter votre assiette à votre table.
Comme plat principal, vous avez le choix entre des fèves au lard, de la soupe aux pois, de pâté chinois, de la tourtière ou du ragoût de pattes. Au dessert, entre le pouding chômeur et la tarte au sucre. J’ai personnellement choisi le pâté chinois, qui mélangé plutôt qu’en étage, correspond bien à la tradition populaire. Aussi, ce restaurant fait le pari de l’authenticité et n’interprète pas, comme d’autres chefs le font très bien à Montréal, le patrimoine culinaire québécois. AUssi, comme cette institution montréalaise a été fondée en 1938, c’est en quelque sorte un musée vivant que cette binerie et personne né se plaindra qu’il soit traditionnel.

Beans beans good for your heart the more you eat. we all know how the song goes. And this little institution in the heart of Montréal sure reminds us why the baked bean is so amazingly good. The joint has been around since the 1930s and still gets rave reviews and a steady crowd lining up for traditional Quebec nosh. The articles and photos on the wall are testament to its popularity, and the beans are pretty dam tasty. If you are not a beanie, meat pie, meatball and pig’s feet fagout, shepperds pie and pea soup all compete for second — (they will put hairs on your chest). And for the real lumberjacks, follow up with quebec sugar pie, ‘pouding chômeur or blanc mange. Yeah!

This one i have to give props to my Rough Guides Montréal. Just four tables and a long counter in this hole in the wall diner, which prides itself on on traditional Québécois cuisine served here since 1938. The feves au lard is the house specialty which is a simple yet rich baked beans dish. I had the pleasure of talking with the owner Phil who was a wealth of knowledge as to where i should eat next. To finish off my trip to La Benerie, i had pouding au chomeur, which translates to unemployed bread pudding. Yummy. I would say a must stop if you really want the full Montréal experience.