Regular Menu
SEA TRESURES, OUR FRESH OYSTER BAR, ACCORDING TO ARRIVALS!
- Malpèques
- Petit Trésor du Large
- Trésor du Large
- Seasonal arrivals at the market price
Oyster soup
Reckefeller oysters
Lévêque style
Soups and Appetizers ― PRE-MASS
- Soup of the day 8$
- Gratinéed onion soup 15$
- Saffron fish shoup, served with rouille and garlic croutons 16 $
- Traditional lobster bisque from our chef besson 17 $
Salads
- Mixed green salad or boiled eggs with mayonnaise 8$
- Endive, watercress, sweet pecan, xeres dressing 14 $
- Traditional caesar, anchovy dressing, served with croûtons, bacon crisp & capers 14$
- Crispy Goat cheese, white cheeseball on a nest of mixed green, sprouts pecan crumble, cranberries sm 15 $ - lg 22 $
- Chez lévêque classic salad, white ham, cheese, cucumbers, tomatoes, hard eggs on a generous mixed green salad 24$
- Duck confit salad, served with madeira sauce, butter croutons, apples on a mixed green salad 24 $
- "La frisée aux lardons" ; a french brasserie classic, curly lettuce, bacon bites and poched egg, classic mustard dressing sm 15 $ - lg 24 $
Appetizers
- Poultry liver mousse on homemade moist brioche and onion jam 15$
- Home smoked herring, warm potato salad and hard boiled eggs 15$
- Provencal style mussels, stuffed mussels with tomato butter, bread crumbs, garlic and anise, perfecty bake until golden 15$
- Homemade black pudding pie , on a puff pastry, our house black pudding, apple and creamy pepper sauce 15$
- Country home made terrine, duck and duck liver, served with a classic celery-remoulade salad 16$
- Snail on a puff pastry shell with chablis sauce, snails and mushrooms in a Chablis cream sauce served on a small homemade pastry 16 $
- Duo of homemade smoked-cured trout and salmon, mascarpone, apple and bagel crisps 18$
- Salmon or beef tartar, 100gr, classic french way, seasoned to your taste, served with french fries or salad 21 $
- Homemade charcuterie board (for 2), country terrine, chicken liver mousse, rillette, black pudding, Serrano ham, dry garlic sausage 26 $
- Homemade foie gras terrine, served with homemade brioche and pear and ginger chutney 24 $
PLATES
- Chez Lévêque, club sandwich, artisan white square bread, a minute grilled chicken breast, bacon, tomato, homemade mayonnaise (add avocado for 3$) 22 $
- Mussels of your choice with fries; provencial, marinière or poulette 25$
- Chef Besson's Stew of the day 25 $
- Salmon escalope, "beurre blanc" sauce; gently pan fried escalope, fresh morel and white wine sauce, "ratte" potatoes and puff pastry fleuron 27$
- Provencal stuffed eggplant, half eggplant stuffed with tomato and fresh herbs compote, gratineed with emmental and parmesan cheese, pine nuts, coriander and parsnip chips. 24$
- Salmon or beef tartar, 180gr, classic brewery style, seasoned to your taste, served with french fries ans salad 29 $
- Quenelles Lyonnaises, pike flan gently cooked in a creamy lobster and cognac sauce, Nantua style, Matane shrimps 29$
- Two lemons wild argentina shrimps tagliatelles, tagliatelles in a cream sauce with candied lemon and lime, gently pan fried shrimps from Argentina 29$
- Bouillabaise fish dish, anise fish soup with great chuncks of fish, fresh seafood and potatoes served with garlic croutons, grated cheese and rouille 32 $
- Braised lamb shank, slowly cooked in a red wine sauce, small vegetable and couscous with Corinthe dried raisins 36$
- Grilled, whole royal sea bream, grilled whole fish flambéed with pastis. Your waiter will be happy to prepare your fish if you wish 32 $
- Beef sirloin steak 10oz, bearnaise or pepper sauce,"Deauphine" potatoes 36 $
- Grilled veal chop with morels, cream sauce with momrels, butter tagliatelles 48 $
- Filet mignon, grilled or pan fried, choice of sauce: Bearnaise, green pepper or Madeira (Rossini style: on a crispy crouton, pan-fried foie gras, topped with Périgueux sauce, «Dauphine" potatoes +10$) 48$
Veal Variety Meats ― LENT
Chez Lévêque has been serving veal variety meats for over 42 years.
We are renowned variety meats experts in Montreal.
That's because we know how to cook them to perfection to bring out all their natural flavors.
- Rich veal brain grenobloise, sautéed veal brains, butter sauce with capers, dices crisp bread and lemon 26$
- Homemade black pudding, homemade blood pudding, caramelized Hemmingford apples, pepper sauce 26$
- Veal kidneys, Madeira or mustard sauce 29$
- Veal liver escalope, pan seared in butter, choice of sauce: raspberry , meuniere or parsley 29$
- Crispy veal sweetbreads, pan seared sweetbreads until golden and crispy, Morel and cream sauce, tagliatelles 40$
Les à côtés, petites gourmandises
- Fries 6$
- Cream and butter mashed potatoes 6$
- Green sauteed vegetables 9$
- Sauteed garlic mushrooms 8$
- Weekly oyster deliveries on the board
Please mention any intolerance or allergy you may have to your waiter.
Take Chez Lévêque home with you!
See our list of meals and dishes for takeout designed tomake your life easier and impress your guests.
See our complete list of takeout meals and dishes!
Desserts and Cheeses ― BLESSED TEMPTATIONS
- Scoop of vanilla ice cream
- $3
- Dessert of the day (French apple pie, sugar pie or Crème Caramel)
- $6
- Floating Island with roasted almonds and caramel
- $9
- Crème Brûlée, flavor of the day
- $9
- French lemon tart with Meringue
- $9
- Trio of sorbets at your choice with crispy biscuit
- $10
- Chocolate temptation with tarragon parfait (10-12 min preparation)
- $12
- Crêpes Suzette flambéed with Grand Marnier (for 2)
- $30
- Beginning every Friday, check out our special weekend dessert creations
from our Chef-Pâtissier on the chalkboard: - Our famous Paris Brest
- $9
- Plate of one cheese and sidings
- $10
- Plate of three cheeses, nuts and homemade jam
- $18
- Our cheese plates come with delicious homemade jam and caramelized pecans.
Wine by the Glass ― COMMUNION
Our Wine List also features a large number of wines by the bottle, chiefly French wines but also from other origins including Québec!
- White
- Vent D’Ouest 2011, Domaine du Ridge; Seyval Blanc/Québec, Canada 10
- *Muscadet Sèvre-et-Marne Sur Lie 2011, Domaine de la Grenaudière, Melo de Bourgogne, Loire, France 11
- Bourgogne Aligoté 2014, Cave des Vignerons, Collection Vin Conseil; Aligoté/Bourgogne, France 12
- Riesling Hugel 2013, Hugel & Fils; Riesling, Alsace, France 12
- Pinot Gris 2012, Léon Beyer; Pinot Gris/Alsace, France 12
- Chablis 2012, Cuvée La Sereine, La Chablisienne; Chardonnay/Bourgogne, France 14
- Sancerre 2014, Pascal Jolivet; Sauvignon/Loire, France 14
- Beaujolais Blanc fûts de chêne 2013, Domaine des Terre Dorées; Chardonnay/Beaujolais, France 15
- Crozes-Hermitage 2014, Domaine du Colombier; Marsanne, Roussane/Rhône, France 16
- Red
- Fruit d’automne 2012, Château de Bouillerot, Merlot, Cabernet Franc/Bordeaux, France 11
- Château Lezin 2012, Bordeaux supérieur, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon/Bordeaux, France 12
- Rasteau Benjamin Brunel 2013, Côtes du Rhône, Syrah, Grenache/Rhône, France 13
- Parallèle 45 2013, Côtes du Rhône, Grenache, Syrah/Rhône, France 13
- Château de Haute-Serre 2007, Cahors; Malbec, Merlot, Tannat/Sud-Ouest, France 15
- La Terrasse de la Garde 2011, Pessac-Léognan; Cab. Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc/Bordeaux, France 15
- *Fixin 2013, Domaine Hervé Charlopin; Pinot Noir/Bourgogne, France 15
- Château Gaillard 2011, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru; Merlot, Cabernet Franc/Bordeaux, France 16
- Rosé
- Champs de Florence, Domaine du Ridge; Seyval noir/Québec, Canada 10
- Côtes du Ventoux Rosé 2012; Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah/Rhône, France 12
- Sparkling
- Segura Viudas, Cava Segura Brut, Espagne 10
- Paul Goerg, Blanc de Blancs, Chardonnay, Champagne, France 16
About Our Menu
Our dishes are prepared with the finest ingredients and produce ordered directly from our longstanding suppliers. Fishermen, farmers, cultivators whose mission it is to please your palate with quality products.
Our recipes are authentic and most of them have travelled across the Atlantic Ocean in founder Pierre Lévêque’s luggage nearly 45 years ago! We specialize in French major classics and you will find a number of them on our menu.
Managed by the Lévêque family still today, after over four decades, Chez Lévêque has become a pillar of French gastronomy in Montreal. Supported by un exceptional kitchen and waiting staff,the Lévêque family invites you to enjoy the simply delicious meals served in our notorious Parisian Brasserie in Montreal.
At Chez Lévêque, festive menus is our daily business! White tablecloths, elegant service, simple yet succulent meals and dishes with rich aromas, vast selection of wines and spirits, relaxed, happy atmosphere is what you can expect from a Parisian Brasserie. And ours is a historical classic in Montreal attracting many loyal patrons.
Cheers to you!
Food Allergy, Intolerance or Preference
Please inform your waiter about any food allergy, intolerance or preference you may have. We will assist you in choosing a divine menu that suits you. Despite our meticulous efforts, traces of allergenic substances may remain in our environment.
