Burgundy Lion

Address: 2496 Notre Dame W.
Phone: 514-934-0888
Website: http://burgundylion.com/
Review: Sarah Musgrave
We tried this place this evening. It is, in the vernacular, our ‘local’. It is a relatively clean, open and airy pub. It doesn’t have the feel of any of the standard, cookie-cutter Irish/English pubs – they are definitely going for an upper-end feel. We ordered a couple of pints, some fish and chips and an order of the curry with shrimp. The fish and chips was excellent. Great, fresh fish, lightly battered, just greasy enough without being overdone. The curry, which we expected to be of the Indian variety, turned out to be more Thai in nature – lots of coconut milk – yet served with some thin bread (high end pita?) which is more common in Indian and Pakistani cuisine. Overall, the food was certainly good and a cut above what you would get at other pubs (i.e. Old Orchard, McKibbons), but we’re not entirely sure it was worth the extra cost.
On two recent return visits, the place has been busy, the food is still good and the service is still needs some improvement.
Price: More expensive than your normal pub. $75 for two (w/ tax and tip) for two meals and 4 pints of beer.
Beer: Bierbrier, Boddingtons and Guinness on tap