Restaurant Chez Milot Boisbriand

Great service and good food. Had the chicken and beef fondue and a friend had the scallop and steak fondue. The sauces were very good. The Chablis wine was a nice pairing, and the mussels in garlic cream sauce were very good. My friend had the pear entré and loved it. Big portions too.

I should preface this review by pointing out that I come here every January 1^st for a big family gathering. Thus, I have given this 3 stars because while I like the place, I’m not sure if they might potentially merit more than three stars. Since the restaurant is closed for our private gathering, we have a fixed menu — it’s possible that their regular a la carte menu deserves a higher rating.
Location: On the North Shore, about 10-​minutes from Laval and 20 – 25 minutes from downtown.
Service: Considering that we are always a very large group, the service is pretty good. I think they could potentially have 1 – 2 more waiters on hand, however the restaurant runs two private functions — one upstairs and one downstairs, so I’m guessing they split their limited staff to cater to both parties.
Food: The last few years have seen the exact same menu items on the list, and I had grown so incredibly bored of these that I wasn’t really looking forward to this year’s event. Well the laugh was on me because they revamped our menu entirely. Here’s what I had:
Salad: This was your average, run-​of-​the-​mill salad. Leaves but no veggies besides some shredded carrot. Very low on the vinaigrette. That said, the salad was fresh. It just could’ve used a little sprucing up.
Escargots: I chose this as my 2^nd course and despite the cream-​based sauce, the snails were surprisingly good. They were fat and tender — not at all dry or shriveled up. Had I been paying attention when the wait staff explained the menu items, I would be able to tell you what kind of cream the escargots were bathing in — but sadly, I was not. The dish was very good, though there was more sauce than snails. A few more would have been good.
Main: I opted for chicken stuffed with prosciutto in a basil sauce, accompanied by veggies and potatoes. Here’s the thing: the chicken was AMAZING. It was tender and no knife was needed — I just used my fork and that was that. The prosciutto wasn’t overpowering so the combination of bird and pork was perfect. The potatoes were a bit dry, so the solution to that would be to add a bit more sauce. The veggies were good.
I skipped dessert — I hate white cake with caramel sauce.
Overall, I enjoyed my meal here and would definitely be interested in checking them out on a regular night to see how they fare.
The décor is kind of country-​style and rather dark. I like a little more light.