Nouveau Palais

K stopped in for that second slice of pie
this afternoon and discover the place a buzz with a healthy gaggle of 20 somethings and a DJ with a substantial collection of 45’s. FUN.

J’avais entendu parler de ce resto légendaire et aussi vu une visite à l’émission Glouton sur ma Apple TV.
Un classique «dinner» style hipster du Mile-​End!
Le déjeuner au bar est excellent (comme la musique du DJ d’ailleurs)

Had brunch here with some family. It was really great! Nice staff and fast service. Tasty food and creative choices. I got the lumberjack sandwich and it was amazing. Will definitely come back for brunch soon.

Very good service but very inconsistent half the menu is great and half is awful. Order the burger, it’s great. The Mac and cheese is good. The fried chicken is good. The fish is frozen salmon, overcooked for 22 $ with two gross, flavorless cauliflower florets on the side. Man that makes me angry. The steak is no good either. The Greek salad is a joke. Stick to the cheapies, they’re very good.

Dinner menu.
Food was all good, if not spectacular. There were definitely many interesting menu items, though.
Good beer and cider selection.
«A barely converted old diner with simple, impeccably cooked food, like a perfect egg salad sandwich, meticulous matzoh ball soup, and the ever-​Canadian Lumberjack Sandwich (bacon, egg, and cheese between two maple-​soaked pancakes).»

The burger is a game changer featuring a beefy, juicy patty sitting pretty with tomato and lettuce. Montréal’s best threesome? Depends who you ask. And what you’re into.
Service is stellar. Music is playlist heaven with your fave indie & old school jams. Fun date spot. Always bring my out of town friends here. It’s a must do or GET OUT.
The frozen in time, horrible but so damn good interior makes me swoon for this spot. If the Montréal version of Seinfeld was a thing, thus would be the diner. The wood paneling makes me want to drive a station wagon into the woods.
Into it.

The late night menu of this place (only served on Thu/​Fri/​Sat) keeps it simple and delicious: cheeseburgers, fries and pierogies. The selection is short but whatever you pick you’ll be very happy.
The restaurant is open until 3 am (again only Thu/​Fri/​Sat) and also serves alcohol in case you’re looking for a last minute drink with your food. The service is great and the ambiance is very cozy.
If you order the cheeseburger I would recommend ordering with double patty. The meat is packed with flavour and tastes very fresh, so definitely double down if u can.
Both pierogies are delicious and I don’t prefer one over the other. The cheese fries are very good but you don’t really taste the cheese. I would surely recommend this place for anyone with a late night craving.

I’m really not sure what the hype is about this place. I went with a friend on a saturday night expecting good burgers or tacos, but they had an Indian theme that night. The appetizers were pretty bland, as were the main plates. I asked for some spicy sauce and the waitress looked offended, but it was the only thing that could help. Booths are also a bit tight.

The burger was very good, the french fries too. A bit expensive but the quality of the burger is very high.

Overpriced place. I dont know were to start. the staff look nice at first but are not really, when you ask them about their german or swedish dishes they get rude and impatient? it takes ALOT of time for the food to be ready, plan to be there at least for 1h30mins! anyways the food is okay but 18 $ for a burger not really worth it. second time a ordered a «pizza» wich was 6″ x 3″ tomatoes and cheese for 21 $? expected way more than a regular pizza! and dont expect proper customer service at all

Pour la description synthétique, je né peux qu’applaudir l’avis de Hugues B du 20/​11/​2012.
Le nouveau Palais est effectivement d’un autre temps avec son enseigne, son mobilier en formica marron et les animaux empaillés.
Il né faut toutefois pas s’arrêter à cette première impression et la variété de la clientèle du Nouveau Palais le prouve.
De mon côté, je n’ai goûté que les cocktails. Si la carte est réduite, elle propose cependant des classiques et permet donc d’y trouver son bonheur. Ici, point de dilution: les verres sont petits mais bien dosés. Si vous avez soif, vous pouvez toujours vous rabattre sur le verre d’eau :)
Le service est agréable et la qualité de la cuisine m’a été vanté.
Né vous arrêtez pas à la devanture, entrez.

A great little diner with not-​so-​conventional diner fare. Great Burgers! And also good for drinks!
Nouveau Palais used to be a veritable greasy spoon, but then the current owners bought it and actually put some thought into the menu. Now they have a much more limited menu that includes some of the best burgers in Montréal, some pretty damn solid mac & cheese, and a few other things worth trying.
There are also nightly specials which are always fun to try if you get tired of the menu.

I was in the area and saw the good rating on Unilocal,so I stopped by for a bite. Apparently they don’t do tacos anymore, but they do a damn good burger and fries! Man Montréal fries just can’t miss can they? Didn’t even need the cheese or bacon on the burger it was so tasty on its own!

Nouveau Palais makes so much sense. I like to come here mainly for the relaxed vibe, the drinks and the good music. The menu doesn’t reinvent the wheel but it does simple foods weirdly well. I once had mussels and shoestring fries that were perfectly fine. It’s cozy and comfortable and always fun to people-​watch on a Friday night: pretty young things on their way to a neighbourhood party, mingling with those old-​time customers from when this place was still a greasy spoon that served poutine. Ah Mile End.

Super mega throwback greasy spoon diner with amazing food. We got fried chicken sandwiches and mac and cheeses. The chicken in the sandwiches were perfectly cooked, juicy, tender inside, crispy outside, and flavorful. The mac and cheese was rich, but could used a little more salt.

VERY COOL… VERY GOOD! Faux wood paneling, a taxidermy deerhead mounted on the wall, gourmet coffee, a midnight menu and a DJ spinning Tones On Tail and Archers Of Loaf have in common? Its a bit confusing like a cross between Deep Ellum and Reno, NV. They’re food truck is in an old Winnebago. Some of these things should be off-​putting to me but it all works somehow, seemingly genuine and keeps me interested. There’s a dynamic scene (more later)
I moved into the Mile End and found this place immediately (my patio was directly across the street). I thought I discovered a gold mine, a seemingly innocent dive bar that I could occupy after work, but then found out it was «trendy» … don’t write it off too quickly for that, there’s substance as well as a scene and depending on the time of day or night you go you’ll see families, down-​and-​outs and/​or artists and «cool» people there but it never alienates you or others from joining in. There’s a limited menu but one of my all-​time favorite burgers (It’s REALLY good), I’ve had a few of the other items and all have been good to great. It’s not really a dining destination and not really a bar… it’s somewhere i between

Closed at 2am instead of its advertised 3am… We saw people inside and the waiters saw us, but ignored us.
Change your closing time to 2am so people won’t be trying to come at 2:15am to a closed establishment.

Well, this is kind of unfortunate but I have to do it. I’m going to make it short and sweet (or sour — you can decide.).
Although the vibe is relaxed and Nouveau Palais is ultra casual, I wish they were less laissez-​faire with their brunch menu. My boyfriend and I both agreed that our meals were way too salty and this isn’t the first time we say this about the food here. It kinda made me wish I still smoked because I would of justified the excess salt but I couldn’t this time because 1) We don’t smoke and 2) I don’t really salt much of my food anymore (ever heard of spices, NP?!) Anyway. I know a lot of people like this place, so maybe we got the chef on a bad day, but I don’t like to make excuses for established restaurants — plus I had bad indigestion after I ate. I can always blame this on too much filtered coffee (I had 1.5 cups) but I am a regular coffee drinker so I am just going to be honest and say I was bummed by my experience. And I was disappointed the times I came before too. The end.

I am not going to say much, never paid so much for so little and my breakfast was tasteless to top it off
On the other hand, The service was nice!
Montréal offer tons of better options to eat that offers much more in terms of taste and quality and $$$$$
I don’t think I’m ever going back. this place was great before the new owner, you knew what to expect (greasy deliciousness) and huge portions. Now it’s like they trying to hard to be something different but end up being a deception.

Bonne déclinaison de mets revisités du patrimoine culinaire maison américain (quoi que les spätzle aux pois verts retiennent probablement plus de la gastronomie allemande). Je voulais vraiment essayer le poulet frit, mais il n’y en avait plus lors de ma visite. Je suppose que je devrai y retourner!

Un «Deli» Hyper-​Trash avec un menu hors du commun. Clientèle actuelle variée dans un décors d’une autre époque. La carte est simple et savoureuse. À essayer une ou plusieurs fois.

This was the happiest meal I had in Montréal.
Quebec must have a different definition of hipster than the US, because this place was not hipster at all. The outside looks unpromising, and the inside is no better — it resembles a 1970’s basement den, complete with taxidermy (hi, stuffed fox in back corner). But true hipsterdom requires that the ambiance be intentional and ironic. This was just a little lazy.
Even the menu is understated, with only a few options, none of which are described in detail. At lunchtime, there were just 2 or 3 other tables occupied.
I was eyeing the fried chicken sandwich and our very sweet waitress confirmed that it was her favorite, «depending on how indulgent you feel.» Psh, I always feel indulgent. We also opted for a beef sandwich au jus with hot peppers. Both came with a side of fries and slaw for $ 3 extra.
First of all, even their homemade mayo is delicious — smooth and rich. The fries are the skinnier kind, which is odd to see in a big fat frites town. Also, they give you two slaw options: NYC style (creamy) or MTL style (vinegary). Get the MTL. It has a faint Asian taste I can’t identify. But it is so fresh and so good. The two versions are actually not too different in taste, but why not try something newish.
Our food came after a brief wait. I don’t remember the next 20 minutes clearly — I was sitting on a challah bread bun cloud, with juicy and crunchy fried chicken (boneless, dark meat, if you care) and cucumber slices all around me. Oh, it was also raining chipotle mayo. That’s probably too descriptive. The sandwich was mindblowingly delicious. You may consider the fact that we walked 3 miles on empty stomachs to get here, but actually that probably made little difference. Fried chicken sandwich good. Get it.
The beef sandwich was a big thing sitting in a pool of lovely au jus. I had a yummy bite of it but mostly focused on my fried chicken. I’d intended to try the matzo ball soup but am glad I didn’t. There just isn’t the gastric real estate.
If you’re looking for any old diner, you have a glut of other options (see what I did there). If you want comforting, delicious food obviously prepared fresh with thought and playfulness, in a low-​key neighborhood setting, come to Nouveau Palais. The kicker is that prices are SO reasonable.
Also of note is that Nouveau Palais is a 5 minute walk from both famous Montréal bagel shops (St. Viateur and Fairmount). Think ahead. Wear your stretchy pants.

Je dois avouer n’être allé au Nouveau Palais que lorsqu’il y a des événements spéciaux. Par contre, j’ai quand même eu la chance de goûter à une bonne sélection des leurs plats typiques et des fameux cocktails de Jacques. À essayer: les burgers avec un verre de limonade rose (alcoolisée). Si vous né savez pas trop quoi boire, n’hésitez pas à demander aux serveurs qui sauront vous recommander une bonne bouteille de vin qui accompagnera vos choix de nourriture parfaitement.
Pour les foodies, gardez vos yeux ouverts pour une affiche dans la porte d’entrée ou bien sur Facebook pour les soirées Cookies Unite. Une expérience à découvrir et à partager avec des amis. Ces un moment où des sous-​chefs d’autres restaurants prennent contrôle de la cuisine de Gita pour un repas quatre services pour aussi peu que $ 30 par personne. C’est aussi une occasion parfaite pour s’y faire des nouveaux amis.

Awesome, laid back eatery in the Mile End.
Makes the old classics served with a twist. I had the roasted pork with the sweet potato pie for dessert a few weeks ago when I came here for dinner with a friend and it was just amazing.
Home-​style comfort food cooking at decent prices, everything is fresh as as can be. friendly service, lots of Mile End hipsters.
Place doesn’t look like much from the outside but once you’re seated, the vibe totally changes. if I lived in this neighborhood, I’d be here all the time probably.