Restaurant LE 1881, gay restaurant in Downtown, Montreal
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Restaurant LE 1881

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2070 Rue Peel, Montréal, QC H3A 1W6
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Price Range
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About this place Restaurant LE 1881

Restaurant LE 1881 is an upscale mainstream restaurant on Rue Peel in downtown Montreal, listed as gay-friendly rather than as a gay venue. Reviewers mostly talk about the fish, including salmon and a daily catch, and about attentive service. There is outdoor seating in warm weather. It sits in the higher price bracket and rates 4.8 on Google from about 285 reviews. A few diners mention slow kitchen times on busy nights, so do not book it right before a show. The Village, Montreal's gay district along Sainte-Catherine Est, is a short metro ride east on the green line, which makes it easy to go out there after dinner.

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Gay-friendly (straight venue) LGBTQ+ Food served Outdoor Patio Staff multilingual Walk ins welcome

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285 reviews

Based on 285 Google reviews.

Jeremy Conn Aug 2026
★★★★★

Wonderful food and service. Our server Eloise took amazing care of us. Will definitely be coming back soon!

Carolina Palacios Aug 2026
★★★★★

Great experience, delicious food, and excellent service.

Yannick Fillon Aug 2026
★★★★☆

Went for dinner and had the fish of the day (dorade) which was delicious, if a little small for the price. I think that having more than 2 pieces of broccoli would not have taken too much effort for the chef. Note that the 2 pieces I got were some of the best broccoli I ever had. Desserts were pretty mid however. My tarte tatin came with a small ball of what I guess was vanilla ice cream (rather bland) instead of the creme anglaise in the menu. The creme brulee was also average. The atmosphere is a little odd with the gym being next door and the restaurant tries to balance folks going to their evening dinner and folks in gym clothes getting a drink. Service was good and prompt.

David Alpern Aug 2026
★★★★★

Had a wonderful meal this evening at Restaurant LE 1881. We were looking for an establishment with outdoor seating and it was full at when we stopped by. Eloise caught up with us as we were walking out and informed us that the group outside was going to leave shortly and encouraged us to stay a bit longer. She was charming and we agreed. Which was a very good decision as the food was delicious and the service superb. Started with the soup of the day (butternut squash) - creamy and nicely seasoned. Followed up with the Cavatelli maison and Salade chevre chaud. Generous portions and both wonderful. The Creme Brulee dessert, was a perfect way to end the meal. A great meal with terrific service.

Mazz Aug 2026
★★★★★

Really nice restaurant the food was fantastic and a great place to go to when visiting Montreal the service was amazing the waiters were kind and talkative and the food didn’t take to long to come out only issue is it’s a tad bit small so it might be booked out often but nevertheless absolutely worth a visit

Jaemin Jeon Aug 2026
★★★☆☆

I had one of the best salmon I’ve ever had at this place, but apparently there was a miscommucation in the kitchen with our order and food took a very long time to arrive. My group was fine with it as the food was so good. However clearer communication would be appreciate as our group of 5 waited for almost over an hour without any communication from the staff, and we only got any interaction after we talked to a kind staff at the bar who was honestly more attentive to our table than our initial wait staff.

Douglas Steffen Aug 2026
★★★★★

Food is delicious, save some room for desert. The creme broule and apple were delicious.

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Last updated on 14 November 2026

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