Ma Poule Mouillée

Chicken and chorizo was super juicy. Poutine is delicious. The line up to order was really long but the good is definitely worth it.

I sincerly think that this little restaurant deserves being my fav Portuguese restaurant in Montréal. Sorry Romados, you just moved down to the second place hahah. I usually don’t like to do comparaisons
This is a small and very well located restaurant which is located just in front of La Fontaine Park and across other great gems too. The place is clean, you smell the BBQ from far away and I decided to pass by hoping the place won’t be as busy.
I picked the «Veronique plate» which you’ll find in your order: chicken, chorizo sausage, fries and salad. I do admit on the fact that I love eating a lot and there portions are done to perfection. The skin on chicken is crispy and perfectly seasoned and interior is juicy and so rich.
They also do their own bakery which is done by also by other similar restaurants and I loved the idea that they do sell their spicy sauce. Oh and service was super quick!
My platter + soft drink came back for about 12 $ and that’s including taxes.
PS. I took the picture of my plate after noticing I ate all the chorizo slices. Sorry, you won’t find any lol

Nom nom nomm
Poule Mouillée on our first date, Poule Mouillée on our anniversary, Poule Mouillée on our wedding night?. I would bathe in a jacuzzi of their gravy.
What?

Très bon poulet portugais tendre et juteux servie avec frites et salade excellent sauce

Food:10/10 really good, I’m definitely going there again. Portions are huge.
Price is amazing. 2 meals a big bottle of water cost 21 $
Con: Hard to find a spot to sit. Be prepared to wait or consider take out.

This place is by far the best Portuguese chicken I have ever tasted. Such delightful ingredients they have in their homemade hot sauce. Portions are huge!!! Chorizo sausages are to die for as well. No tax… wait what? Yup you read it absolutely no tax. My spouse and I eat for under 20 $. Thank you Ma poule mouillee for being the best in town!!!

I craved poutine and headed to the area. I skipped the long line across the street & came here. I had the Portuguese poutine. I was HUNGRY so I thought I’d order the large. I should’ve brought friends because it’s *HUGE*. After seeing other folks with the «small» — I realized my mistake.
It’s a casual place. You walk in, order, pay and then find a seat (if there are any open). Be prepared to get your order to go. (If you’re like me and you mistakening order the large — they’ll happily provide you a to-​go box).
One thing that really impressed me was when I requested water — I was offered an entire pitcher. And I was solo. This never happens. Usually I get a shot-​sized glass that I have to ration. For such a casual, and almost always busy place, this was a treat.
Check it out. The food is good. It’s reasonably priced. And you won’t be waiting in a long line.

A friend highly recommended over Romados & I must admit: I’m blown away. We ordered to pickup, so I don’t know about service. The chicken is tender & cooked to perfection. Spiced sauce is intoxicating — spicy tangy tastebud seduction at its finest.
The Pastéis de Nata were the best I’ve ever had: crispy shell, creamy custard.

I received recommendation from a co-​workers about their famous portuguese poutine.
I came here with a friend. What surprise me first was the concept. Order first, pay, then sit and eat. We ordered the portuguese poutine and ½ chicken to try it out.
The small poutine was more than enough. Good price. The sauce, quality of crispy fries and delicious chicken inside made a huge difference.
For the half chicken, the chicken was cook in a way that made it tasty and the sauce on it was amazing.
Great food for take-​out or eat for lunch. Very filling. You have for your money.
I wouldn’t recommend for a date. The place is small and crowded quickly.
My friend also tried the mango nectar juice which was amazing.
Strongly recommend if you are hungry!

This place is amazing. The chicken is meatier and juicier than Romados. The skin is crispy and tasty. No awkward long lines and prices are very similar. Unlike Romados, this place has more places to sit down and eat. I like the cafeteria style line, except it can get long during rush hours. I need to try this pouting everyone is talking about.
I’m hooked, this place will see me again that’s for sure.

Tres bon — plat du jour calamars grilles super
Desserts délicieux
À recommander c est sur !
Seul bémol: manqué de tables pour manger sur place sinon tout s emporté à la maison

there’s a new (Portuguese) sheriff in town. Full respect to a certain other Portuguese rotisserie, down on the west end of Rachel– but Ma Poule has their game on tight.
Smoky charred chicken, glorious potatoes, tasty fries, sweet-​sweet nata… By no means have the (super friendly) team here re-​invented the wheel, they’ve just fine-​tuned it, pumped it full of air and put some nice new rims on it.
Didn’t try their poutine or anything more elaborate– just stuck with the basics– which, as it turns out, were anything but.
My new Portuguese chicken jam.

C’est LE meilleur poulet portugais de Montréal! En plus, les frites sont délicieuses !!!

The portions here are huge. That might be common place for poutine around here, but as a visitor I made a grave mistake. A friend and I both ordered a large poutine thinking that would be a good lunch. Turns out, we probably could have shared a small. I hated to toss out the leftovers because it was delicious, but we were out for the rest of the day and I wasn’t keen on lugging around a twenty pound bag of fries and gravy with me. I loved the addition of the chicken and chorizo. Top notch poutinerie.

A heart attack worth having! This place delivers a wonderful and huge serving of Portuguese chicken over fresh cheese curds and fries. There was so much flavor in their sauce, whatever it is, that I couldn’t stop eating even after I was full. Went into food coma and had to take a nap dreaming about eating more of this. Definitely the best poutine in Montréal.

Legend has it that the the owner of the place used to work for Romados before the fire two years ago. Actually it’s barely a secret. And so to answer the burning question of who’s best, I personally think Ma Poule Mouillée comes out winner with the same huge plates of fries, salad, and piri-​piri chicken. The difference is one of consistency: I’ve always had tender juicy seasoned-​just-​right chicken over here while Romados can be a game of dry & over-​salted roulette. Although my sample is a bit skewed with only a couple portuguese chicken meals at Ma Poule Mouillée compared to twice-​a-​week visits to Romados in my last life. I mean at $ 10 a plate who isn’t tempted to go back again and again? Then there comes a point where you’ll have had way too many portuguese chicken meals to want to eat that again. That’s why I think grilled seafood at Ma Poule Mouillée is genius. The chicken-​chouriço poutine has great flavour combinations and the large ($ 12) can legitimately feed two hungry wolves. If only the people who line up at La Banquise across the street knew…
Small details like serving food on a real plate also add to the value (not that pilling a Styrofoam takeout box can’t be an experience on its own — it just gets old and impractical fast). Not to mention Ma Poule Mouillée is trendier, cheaper than the average portuguese chicken restaurant and has outdoor seating during the summer. Tony Alves improved what is already great.
Update 1 (2015-​11-​26):
I had the steak plate today — not sure if it’s a daily special or something on the regular menu. It was a modest piece (probably 6−8oz), cooked to a very nice medium-​well over charcoal. However I wasn’t a fan of the gravy which looked a lot of poutine sauce. Neither of the egg. Overall just salty and lacked spices. I would stick with the grilled calamari plate if your’e looking for a break from chicken.

Je pense que c’est le meilleur rapport qualité-​prix de Montréal pour du bon poulet /​comfort food de qualité. 7 $ incluant LES TAXES (le genre de détail que j’aime) pour un sandwich au poulet épicé (meilleur assaisonnement de poulet en ville) à la perfection dans un pain super moelleux: c’est la perfection. En plus, la place est cute et bien décorée, et tu peux tout prendre ça pour apporter au manger au Parc Lafontaine. Je suis fan.

One word yum! And so cheap. Full chicken, one «small» poutine and a side salad for 23 bucks. get out of here.
First of all, the place has the amazing bbq chicken with a sauce you will get addicted too. Second of all I ordered the small poutine… turned out to be more than I can eat. and it comes with chicken and chorizo. There is an option for large but you can feed a family of 5 with that… and I eat a lot. Even the 3 dollar side salad was big.
Portions are huge and yummy and to be honest you can get a crazy banquise style poutine for 7 bucks… sold.
Id recommend calling and picking up your order… it can get quite busy.

OH MY GOD. Rollover La Banquise. There is a new poutine king in town. MA Poule Mouillée’s poutine is salty, meaty, savory perfection. It comes topped with both Portuguese chicken and chorizo. They are incredibly generous with the cheese curds. The gravy is dense, and you can taste the chicken skin spices in it.
The poutine was one of the best things I ever ate in my life. My mouth salivates when I think about it. As I write this review, I am simultaneously trying to book an AirBnB so I can come back for it.
Other then poutine– you can order chicken sandwiches or ¼, ½ or full sized chickens. Their chicken is delicious — super juicy and tender. ¼ and ½ sized chickens come with salad and fries.
Everything here tastes better with beer. I can’t think of a better late night snack then Ma Poule Mouillée’s poutine or chicken.

Really puts la Banquise, just around the corner, to shame. For less than 10 $, you can get the ‘small’ poutine and a drink!
The small poutine comes at a price of 7 $, but it’s probably the largest portion you’ll experience safely — if you order the regular portion at 12 $, it comes with a one way ticket to the ER (it doesn’t).
The quality of the poutine was not top tier, but the highlight is in its quantity… Generous portions rotisserie chicken and chorizo sitting on top of a huge platter of fries, and a sort of tasty gravy covering that pile of heart-​attack-​inducing food. Note: still better than poutine at La Banquise in every aspect.
As for chicken, it’s less dry than the chicken at Romados, but certainly not very tender/​juicy. As for sauce, Romados has a much more flavourful hot sauce than Ma Poule Mouillée.
I’d go back for their daily seafood.

Ma Poule Mouillee is located in the heart of the Plateau and serves up Portuguese chicken. It’s right next to Parc Lafontaine and it is an excellent spot to come in summer to pick up some food for a picnic in the park. If the weather doesn’t allow you to eat outside there is plenty of seating in the restaurant which has a casual, laid back vibe to it.
The small poutine might not look like much but looks can be deceiving! I actually struggled to finish it since it’s packed with chicken and cheese curds. The chicken was a little on the dry side but I did enjoy every other aspect of the poutine. They packed loads of curds into it and that is always my favourite part of a poutine. The fries were thick-​cut and well seasoned and everything was loaded with gravy. It had all the components of an excellent poutine. If you’re still hungry after a huge meal they also have a variety of baked goods including pastel de natas, Portuguese egg tarts, which were pretty tasty.
Pricewise it was pretty reasonable. A small poutine, Coke Zero and pastel de nata came to $ 10 and I was very full when all was said and done. The service was also really quick and I had my order in no time at all. I must admit that there was some luck to that though as shortly after I had paid a small lineup had formed.

Ohhh so good. We crewed up and took out poutine from here for a picnic in Lafontaine Park. And then I ate the rest of mine fried up for leftovers breakfast, which is in my top 2 all time breakfasts second only to pie.
This poutine is exceptional, moist chicken bits with crispy spicy skin, amazing chucks of hot red sausage, gorgeous gravy, thick fresh french fries, everything you want in a poutine if you are a poutine lover. There was no line at 5:30pm on a Monday and there were casual comfortables places to sit inside by big windows. Friendly rapid staff, mega quantities, full 5 stars in my opinion.

We picked up sandwiches with fries and salad to take to the park. Well, we were nearly at our chosen spot when we realized we hadn’t been given forks. Yes, they are sitting right on the counter, but when I order food to go and am given a take out bag, I think everything ought to be included in that bag.
So we rushed back to the restaurant for forks, knives, and napkins, got alllll the way back to our spot… 15 minutes have elapsed since we’ve picked up our food… And we realize we have no ketchup or mayo for our fries. Never mind though, because the fries they gave us were old. I know from fries, alright? And these guys were made, never picked up, and thrown back in the dryer to heat up, making them both greasy and dry, and hard in spots.
The chicken sandwich was similarly dry and very plain. The only redeeming item was the pork sandwich, succulent and oozing flavour. The salad was simple but good, but then dessert was a total flop. I ordered a regular natas and got a coconut one… My husband ordered a custard filled lobster tail and complained about dry pastry and a tail that was not fully filled.
Super lame experience overall. I’m not saying I wouldn’t go back, but I think they need to get it together. If you’re going to offer take out, that ought to be as complete an experience as eating in the restaurant, and the onus can’t be on the client to make sure you do your job right.

Patron DETESTABLE et d’une impolitesse sans nom et c’est vraiment dommage, car avec un rapport qualité/​prix imbattable et un service rapide, Ma Poule Mouillée a tout de la formule gagnante; la preuve en est que j’y vais (ou plutôt y allais) très souvent.
Alors pourquoi une telle note? Tout simplement parce que dès 21 h 40, après que le patron soit venu voir tous SES CLIENTS en terrasse pour leur dire qu’il fermait à 22 h, monsieur a commencé à tourner autour de chacune des tables pour les empresser de partir. Les allers-​retours étaient constants. A partir de 21h50, il s’est mis à côté de la table où je me trouvais avec un ami et nous a regardé fixement, debout, jusqu’à ce que nous décidions de partir, fortement agacés. Un sentiment plus que partagé par les autres clients et dont certains disaient même à haute voix qu’il aurait au moins pu les laisser finir leurs plats avant de les mettre à la porte, comme des malpropres.
Certes, la journée de «the big boss» fut sûrement longue (la mienne aussi !), mais quand on n’est pas capable de tenir la distance, mieux vaux fermer les cuisines plus tôt et offrir un service qui donnera envie aux clients de revenir et de né pas écrire un tel billet.
Si j’y retourne? Malheureusement non et il est vraiment dommage qu’une seule personne (d’autant plus le patron) ruine les efforts de toute une équipe qui travaille très dure et dans des conditions plus que difficiles.

C’est en sortant d’une promenade au parc Lafontaine (et en sentant les frites de la Banquise!) que j’ai vu, pour la première fois, Ma Poule Mouillée. Étant sur le chemin, je me suis dit que c’était peut être le bon moment de goûter une rôtisserie portugaise autre que le Romados.
Juste en face de la Banquise, Ma Poule Mouillée est un restaurant qui sert du poulet soigneusement cuit à la broche, des poutines/​sandwichs mais aussi des pâtisseries. On raconte que le chef est un ancien employé de Romados !
Même lors d’un dimanche soir, il y a du monde. L’attente peut parfois s’avérer longue (5 à 10 minutes, voire plus). Le décor, que j’aime particulièrement est moderne et minimaliste à la fois.
Il y a plusieurs menus en fonction du morceau de poulet que vous voulez prendre (poitrine, poulet entier). Pour ma part, j’avais pris le «Victor Medina», soit une cuisse (sauce épicée), avec frites et salade. Le tout pour 8 $ taxes incluses ! À ce prix là, le menu est bien fourni (voire trop fourni même!) en frites. À la fin, c’est garanti que vous avez le ventre rempli !
Très abordable, bon rapport qualité/​prix, et délicieux, voilà une autre adresse à tester!

The ½ chicken was amazing. The portion size was immense. The dish comes with choice sides of potatoes (either fries or the small, round ones or both), salad and rice. Some of us took all four side options and let’s just say that the server was generous with his servings.
The chicken was moist and spicy and had great flavor. The sauce over the chicken was delicious and I’m def going back to buy some of that sauce. I loved the rustic décor too and the taxes-​inclusive, cheap prices will keep bringing me back to this place from now on for sure. I can’t go back to Romados after discovering this place!

Fan du resto, avant j’allais à la banquise pour un quickfix de fastfood.
Maintenant, Ma Poule, c’est là ou je vais!
Portion hyper généreuse à prix modique.
La poutine avec le chorizo est très bonne. Le petit combo du sandwich talbot est parfait pour un lunch rapide, seulement 7 $. Le combo véronique est assez généreux pour que deux personnes puisse, diner/​souper à seulement 10 – 11 $.
Vraiment chouette ce petit resto de quartier, je vous le conseil fortement, même avant la fameuse banquise.

Hier soir teste de la poutine.
Vraiment pas déçu de ce test. Elle est bonne et la quantité est généreuse.
Le rapport qualité-​quantité-​prix est encore au rdv. Pour 7 $ (petite) ou 12 $ (grande), prix taxes incluses, vous avez le choix de manger une bonne poutine.

On devait aller initialement à la Banquise. Mais face à la queue on est rentré par hasard dans ce restaurant. C’était une super surprise. Le poulet est délicieux et les quantités plus que généreuses pour le prix. Allez-​y !

L’assiette de poulet est tellement bonne! Surtout avec une sauce epicee! Je le recommande! Grosse assiette et vraiment pas cher! Seule chose… Il manqué de la place un peu pour s’asseoire mais une bonne ambiance quand meme. Style takeout, rapide!

J’ai été à Ma Poule Mouillée pour un diner avec mes collègues de job et j’ai été impressionné par leur assiette. C’est une rôtisserie portugaise, donc vous né serez pas étonné de voir des poulets tournés sur une broche en entrant.
Sérieux, c’est malade comment les assiettes sont grosses pour le peu d’argent qu’on doit payer.
Regardez moi la taille de cette assiette. C’est vraiment le fun quand on a faim.
J’ai pris le combo poulet /​chorizo et c’était tout simplement divin. C’est certain qu’il né faut pas y aller souvent, car ça doit pas être à faible teneur en calorie. Il y a même une petite salade à côté pour vous sentir moins coupable.
Pour finir il y a un choix de petites tartelettes qui sont une spécialité portugaises.

Très bon rapport qualité prix! Une poutine faite de produits frais, du bon poulet et des portions généreuses. Un décor design, un bon accueil, des tables propres et une équipe soucieuse de ses clients. Très bonne adresse.

Excellent rapport qualité-​prix. L’endroit est parfait pour luncher sans vouloir trop dépenser.
Essayer la poutine avec chorizo et poulet… vous né le regrettez pas!

ce que j’ai aimé la première fois que je suis allé a ma poule mouillée c’est le fait que le menu soit simple, efficace et rond, pour 10 $ un demi poulet une *shit load * de frites ainsi qu’une petite salade juste pour dire, j’ai pas mangé là-​bas (ambiance assez decontracté et nouvelle de ce que j’ai vu) mais c’est a coté du parc lafontaine et avec une petite bière un samedi après-​midi ensoleillé du poulet pour pas cher, ca né se refuse pas

Pas cher du tout. Bön rapport qualité prix. Le poulet est un peu trop gras vs piri piri

Sympathique rôtisserie portugaise rue Rachel. Le chef est un ancien du Romados — d’ailleurs, même bon goût mais sans line up (du moins pour l’instant, ça vient d’ouvrir).
On y va bien sur pour le poulet portugais a la broche, mais aussi pour le chouriço ! Sans oublier les pasteis de natas :)

Cela fait une semaine que c’est ouvert. Résultat, c’est très sympa pour y luncher! De plus, situé à côté du parc Lafontaine, c’est l’idéal pour une petite balade avant pour se donner l’appétit ou après pour digérer.
La grillade de poulet est au rendez-​vous, mais un poisson du jour est aussi à la carte. C’est servi avec patates, légumes ou frites. J’étais un peu septique sur le coup, mais en y goutant, bonne surprise ce fut très bon.
Je met 3 étoiles, car j’ai été un peu déçue par le cadre. Tables et chaises peu confortables, peu nombreuses, peu pratiques…
Ils proposent également des pâtisseries pour les gourmands et des petits pains à sandwich faits maison. Le prix est très aborsables, car pour 6 petits pains vous vous en sortez pour 2.50 $.

Un endroit parfait pour le lunch.
On peut manger sur place en prenant un plateau comme à la cafétéria ou pour emporter dans une petite boîte en carton.
Les repas sont à maximum 13 $ et offrent des sandwichs aux cotelettes de porc, du poulet à la sauce portugaise, etc. Le tout servi avec de délicieuses frites et salade toute simple. Un petit conseil, pour le poulet, on vous demandera «sauce douce ou piquante?» dites douce parce que si la douce est aussi piquante, je n’imagine pas la forte!
Pour 9 $, j’ai eu une bonne cuisse, un pilon, une salade, des frites et un 7up!
Petit hic? Le personnel né parle pas très bien français et il est parfait difficile de se comprendre.
L’endroit vend également des pâtisseries dont les pasteis de nata, un classique portugais. Derrière la caisse se trouve également un présentoir des pains qu’ils vendent: 2,50 pour 6 petits pains parfaits pour vos sandwichs!
Bref, un endroit parfait pour le lunch.