Brunoise closed after service on Saturday night.
This is truly sad news for us – we found out today when the reservation we made last night for our upcoming trip, returned via email today with a note from staff about the closing.
Another one bites the dust, eh? Comments on Chowhound reference an article in the Montreal Gazette the other day; it seems the restaurant struggled to make money, in competition with other restaurants in its price category. Other factors were cited, too, including the sale of the building.
La Brasserie Brunoise will continue in operation, so that’s a saving grace, but it’s sad to see restaurants with a high caliber of cooking, like Anise and Brunoise, go away. (Anise also continues in another form)
Luckily, we had the chance to dine at Brunoise last year. It was a night of freezing rain, and we went sliding out of the Metro station to St Andre to enjoy a really wonderful meal, capped off by the vanilla panna cotta with basil syrup.
We have the memory, at least.