Launched last summer, Théophile wine bar is a charming address full of promise located in the brand new CF Marché des Promenades area, adjacent to the Promenades Saint-Bruno.
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This new gourmet destination in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville brings together kiosks and food counters, in addition to three restaurants, including Théophile, which offers gourmet market cuisine in a beautiful setting that is both contemporary and warm, designed by BlazyGerard.
Pierre-Vincent R. Lemieux and his partner Lyne Simard have developed this new restaurant concept. They are far from neophytes in the matter, they who bought in 2014 the Place Deschamps wine bar, in Place des Arts, and who also operate the Le Parva café, in the Grande Bibliothèque. To carry out this new project, the owners have a major ally: chef Robin Filteau-Boucher, seen at the Chiefs! and who previously officiated at the Gypsy Kitchen+Bar, on the Plateau.
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PHOTO MARTIN TREMBLAY, THE PRESS
Chef Robin Filteau-Boucher and Pierre-Vincent R. Lemieux, co-owner
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PHOTO FROM THE THEOPHILES FACEBOOK PAGE
The design of the Théophile wine bar, both warm and contemporary, plays with volumes.
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PHOTO MARTIN TREMBLAY, THE PRESS
The wine list offers cuvées for all tastes: the orange pet nat L’Oracle (Trois Moineaux, in Ontario), a thirst-quenching Italian rosé, the light red wine Eleanor and a Portuguese red wine offering a beautiful aromatic complexity.
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PHOTO MARTIN TREMBLAY, THE PRESS
The roasted leek and its tarragon emulsion, here served with homemade smoked salmon snow and mujol caviar, was born from a mistake, when the chef calcined the leeks by mistake; he uses the burnt leek in his vinaigrette.
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Even though he lives in Mile-Ex (he travels by scooter in the summer), the chef, who grew up in Chambly, was charmed by the idea of joining this new adventure. “In Montreal, there is so much competition. Here, I had the opportunity to do my cooking, to work with local producers, including those from the Market, like the mushrooms from the 400 feet, which I highlight in my beef carpaccio. The goal is to decline the products in all sorts of ways, but distorting them as little as possible. We make everything homemade, even the bread, even the fresh pasta. »
To quench your thirst, the place, which advertises itself as a wine bar, offers a fine selection of wines by the glass designed in accordance with the menu, as well as a well-stocked cellar almost exclusively of private imports. “I try to offer wines for all tastes, all styles. The menu is quite heterogeneous; I work with the classics, but also a lot with organic, natural, but with products that will stay upright,” explains the local sommelier, Charles Claprood.
Quickly adopted by the people of the surrounding area, Théophile has not blushed since its opening, especially last summer, with the beautiful sunny terrace of 60 seats at the front of the restaurant. Officially reopened this week with an exciting new menu, the establishment also offers a seven-course Valentine’s Day tasting menu ($90 per person), with a choice of meat or fish as a main course, from February 8 to 19 (except on Sundays and Mondays, when the restaurant is closed).
530 Boulevard des Promenades, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville