Review: Byla Byla in Lasalle
On Saturday night, the man and I had the pleasure of dining at a new family-run restaurant in Lasalle. Neither of us felt like cooking, so we quickly browsed the Internet to see if we could find somewhere new instead of one of our usual haunts. Byla Byla caught our eye because their description included, "Our meals are made as much as possible from fresh local, seasonal, organic and preservative-free ingredients. Most of what we make is fabricated in-house. We do this because we can’t imagine doing anything else [...]".
Okay... local... organic... and in Lasalle (?!?). That's hooked me.
I have to say that the food was amazing. It easily rivals anything from the upscale downtown or St-Denis street bistros, and at half the price! My man said it was quite possibly one of the best three steaks he's ever had in his life. It was cooked *exactly* as he ordered it and they served it on a hot cast iron plate fitting into a cork server which kept it warm throughout the meal. It was served with a rapini ratatouille and sweet potato french fries, both were amazing. My salad was a mouth-watering mix of fresh greens, including water cress, artfully presented. We were so stuffed we didn't sample the desert. Wine prices are close to SAQ prices, with bottles starting at 16$. Service is excellent.
The reason I'm posting this is to encourage folks to visit the restaurant. It's a start-up restaurant and they really deserve to be busier than they were on the Saturday night we were there. It's not cheap, but it's not unreasonable either. They only have table d'hote and it's about $20/per person in the evening. Lunchtime I think is cheaper. Servings are good-sized. Neither of us finished our meals.
Byla Byla is at 1395 Dollard Street in Lasalle, in a strip mall at the end of the shopping area of the street, just before LaVerendrye.
Okay... local... organic... and in Lasalle (?!?). That's hooked me.
I have to say that the food was amazing. It easily rivals anything from the upscale downtown or St-Denis street bistros, and at half the price! My man said it was quite possibly one of the best three steaks he's ever had in his life. It was cooked *exactly* as he ordered it and they served it on a hot cast iron plate fitting into a cork server which kept it warm throughout the meal. It was served with a rapini ratatouille and sweet potato french fries, both were amazing. My salad was a mouth-watering mix of fresh greens, including water cress, artfully presented. We were so stuffed we didn't sample the desert. Wine prices are close to SAQ prices, with bottles starting at 16$. Service is excellent.
The reason I'm posting this is to encourage folks to visit the restaurant. It's a start-up restaurant and they really deserve to be busier than they were on the Saturday night we were there. It's not cheap, but it's not unreasonable either. They only have table d'hote and it's about $20/per person in the evening. Lunchtime I think is cheaper. Servings are good-sized. Neither of us finished our meals.
Byla Byla is at 1395 Dollard Street in Lasalle, in a strip mall at the end of the shopping area of the street, just before LaVerendrye.