This is truly unique and genius experience. The portions were so generous. Good warm service. It is a MUST.

An experience to live

Definitely, a place to try to finally experience it. The dishes follow one another and the appetite decreases very quickly. We went for dinner and it was thirteen dishes. It was generally very good, fat of course, and you will easily have leftovers for one... more

A different culinary experience

Every year we go to that ''cabane a sucre'' of chef Picard. The food is excellent and every year the menu is different
The menu comprises of many services . you have to be very hungry when you visit au pied de cochon.
Although pricy... more

Foie Gras Lovers only

Just went for my second meal here, the first was 2 years ago, to give a chance for this place to deserve its spot in my books. Unfortunately, it does not make it. The food was unusually VERY salty in half of the dishes they... more

very high expectation just fell a little short of perfection

I finally got an opportunity to eat at this exclusive dinning experience restaurant following is a description of a very interesting evening !
The harvest season at la cabane à sucre Au Pied de Cochon goes from around mid August until the end of October.... more

Pure excellence

The Moroccan style menu was to die for. I was very impressed with the tagines and how good they were. I left with enough leftover to enjoy at home.

E-P-I-C meal worth the early booking! You won't forget this experience

Wow. The annual spring time event of having a meal at a sugar shack has been taken to a new level by Au Pied de Cochon outdid themselves at this year's event. For the cheap price f around $60-$65 per person, you are served a... more

Outstanding food but short time to enjoy

We went this Easter . The food was amazing and different from any sugar shack . The wonderful foie gras cake and pea soup like nowhere else . Too lil time to enjoy the quantity of food they give you . They give plates to... more

Mesmerize your taste buds! Put on a couple of pounds

As a group of 15, we ate in the separate dining room part of the kitchen. The experience was amazing! This year Chef Picard introduced flavors from Morocco to his (non)traditional cabane dishes. The results are spectacular! Bring your appetite with you: the servings are... more

An interesting experience

It took three years, but we finally secured a reservation for Cabane A Sucre. It was worth the wait!
Arrival: It truly is in the middle of nowhere. Don’t arrive too early - the parking lot is relatively small and only a few places to... more

For sure I left pregnant (I'm a guy).

This meal was awesome. Here's what I remember.
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- Spicy cantaloupe soup
- Buttered bread with prosciutto
- Home made gnocchi and ricotta with lardons in a tasty soup base
- Wood fired Pizza
- Foie gras with poached pear
- The meat dish was vast:
- Duck
- Chicken
- BBQ smoked Rib
- Bison tongue
- Blood sausage no... more

I actually can't believe I only gave this place four stars last year. I think I reviewed it too quickly after going and was still flabbergasted by all of the uneaten food, but it's been over a week... and I'm already ready for next season.

Twelve(ish) divine courses, peppered with some delicious drinks, shots and glasses of wine with friends. Standouts this year were the hot and sour soup... more

We came for the sugar shack dinner experience.

Decor, the place is interesting. There isn't anything fancy to it, just rows of tables and benches to sit on. You may be seated with strangers depending on the size of your group so do keep that in mind. It is not quiet here, so don't expect to have a nice meal with your date here.

Service, this can be a bit on/off depending on how busy it gets... more

The end of an era. It's sad to say, but now this place has lost its charm.

I've been a big fan for the past 6 years. But this was the most disappointing experience i've ever had... and i organized a trip of 20 including friends from around the world.

Everything was wrong this year. The tables were sticky. The service was terrible - almost comparable to a self serve cafeteria. The flavours... more

Had two meals at the PDC Sugar Shack (winter 2014 and winter 2015) and the experiences were quite different. The food is decadent, delicious, and plentiful. The service on the second outing really subtracted from the meal. Half portions were brought out late or entirely forgotten (easy to notice since tables beside you are eating the same meal), and then delivered to the wrong table. I was... more

Cabane a Sucre

Having never enjoyed going to a Cabane a Sucre or the food served there I was ready to be swayed.
A different twist on Cabane food but conceptually the same.
Gluttony gone overbord.
What restaurant starts by giving you a doggy bag?
And what would you do with it once you got it home?
Once you sit the food arrives in quantity with no stop.
Just enough time to shovel it into mouth... more

OMG!

I've been looking forward to this meal for months! That's how far in advance you have to book. It's good to plan ahead, especially coming in from another city, in my case, Toronto.

I've heard apple season isn't as good as maple syrup season but guess what? I will take what I can get!

Our drive to this location wasn't too bad since we were staying in the west island. That in itself saved... more

Way too much food - and not well prepared and menu made no sense

1. We were there for the apple season but there was only one dessert served with applies.
2. Service was good, consistent and staff friendly
3. reservations were made in April for the October dinner - sold out in 5 seconds flat so if you are interested in attending this smorgasbord anticipate a 6 month or more wait
4. Wine list... more

Après 3 ans d'essais infructueux, nous avons enfin réussi à avoir nos places à la cabane. Nous étions 14 et avons choisi la table du chef, située directement dans la cuisine. C'était en fin d'hiver, il pleuvait, le stationnement (en terre) était dégueulasse, plein de bosses, de trous remplis d'eau, bref, …

Je commencerai par dire qu'il faut y aller pour l'expérience culinaire. Oubliez les oreilles de Christ et le bacon mou, ici on vous sert des crêpes frites dans le gras de canard, du foie gras et des omelettes aux tripes de boeuf. Certains plats m'ont définitivement fait sortir de ma zone de confort (du genre les …

Mon mari et moi avons été assez chanceux pour obtenir une réservation pour deux à la Cabane à sucre Au pied de cochon. Nous avions très hâte d'y aller et nous n'avons certainement pas été déçus. Durant notre visite, nous étions assis au bar, et nous avons donc reçu un service privilégié de la barmaid. …

When the clock struck midnight on December 1st, 2013, I was in a hotel room in Pittsburgh, PA. My heavier half heard his pre-set alarm buzz and sat upright: It's Sugar Shack Time, Baby! We opened both laptops and kept hitting refresh until our reservation request had been acknowledged. We then waited …

i think there is no need to introduce this nice experiment of Martin Picard. If by any chance you are reading this review on december 1st, just grab your phone, give a call ask for a reservation for 4 (you'll find the 3 others I promise! And they'll be grateful you did) and be ready for a 50$ gargantuesque heaven.

That's it. Just call now. You won't regret it...oh well, unless you are... more

Oufff. An experience. Ultimately a super positive time, an exuberant, delicious, decadent family style dinner with piles of take-away containers to mitigate the otherwise overwhelming too muchness and waste.

So many courses I can't even. The ham in homemade donuts, the omelet covered in deep fried Parmesan cheese, the squid ink pasta with boudin, these were just a few of the memorable... more

Called for reservations on December 1st, midnight, didn't actually get a confirmation until mid-Feb. Score! It was our first time in Montreal. We drove up that morning and went to Mirabel for 6pm. A nice drive in a pretty, rural area. Wish we drove out earlier so we could look around some of the other sugar shacks first.

This place was a bit chaotic. Our seating was at 6 and we didn't have to... more

Got very lucky to tag along with a friend who had made a reservation one year ago to get in. Given that piece of information, I was expecting it to be good.

It exceeded expectations.

It's out in the sticks -- took us an hour to drive out from downtown Montreal. The setting is fantastic (it feels like a big converted farm house).

Then the food starts coming out.

This isn't just holy cow.... more

Fall is sadly here (speaking as a true Summer baby here). The air getting crisper, the leaves are changing colours and it is getting a heck of a lot darker when we all wake up in the morning. However, there are a few positives... and Martin Picard & company opening up their Cabane à Sucre is definitely one of them. Earlier this year, I got to visit for the first time for sugar season. Following... more

The food here is so very, very delicious, it can't be adequately described. You can read all about it all over the internet - just know that it's all true. The staff is fun-loving, friendly and helpful. I have nothing bad to say about the experience. In lieu of another long rave about how great a meal at Picard's Cabane a Sucre is, here are some tips:

First, in case you've never looked into... more

A three tiered wooden tea-tray like monstrosity that looked like it came straight out of a Quebec Lumberjack hell.

At the top sat maple glazed doughnut fritters; doughnut holes, Timbits, Martin Picard-Timbits... Mimbits topped with maple sugar cotton candy, that sat atop of a ramekin of maple sugar creme caramel.

Below that was the tier of diabetic's nightmare; sweet maple delights of little... more

Ever have a mystical experience with Maple Syrup? I know, it sounds weird. But when Martin Picard decides to cook up his take on "The Sugar Shack" you best buckle up and prepare for the second coming.

First he flips it all on you and starts you out with desert... a whole tower of deserts, Whippets, maple pop-corn, some kind of croissant thing with maple, maple taffy, some kind of maple iced... more

WOW. That's my initial reaction to the PDC Cabane. It's quite the overwhelming experience, that's for sure.

I won't get into details about the individual dishes, because others have already done so quite well here, but I will highlight the fact that you will eat things you never thought of eating before, and things you have eaten before, but in combinations you never thought of eating... more

Please note, you should eat VERY light for about 2 days before heading to the Cabane a sucre PDC so you'll stand a chance at trying all of the foie-gras and maple-slathered deliciousness.

The 2013 season Sugar Shack menu started out with a dessert tower which included maple cotton candy, some of the best amandines I've ever tasted and jack-maple shots....a great start!

The entrees included a... more

This restaurant review for Cabane à Sucre au Pied de Cochon (translated into English is "Au Pied de Cochon Sugar Shack") is coming from one of the few people who have never been to the original Pied de Cochon restaurant in Montreal, but have been (recently) to their Cabane à Sucre restaurant where they try out new ideas and create new maple syrup recipes.

The sugar shack restaurant is only... more

P@!%!*g in the Wind

A friend got a table for the 'apple sessions' at PDC, it was pretty darn awesome. There are a few things that I disagree with, like the cavatelli dish, and a coupe of other things, here and there but bothering to point them out would really be nit-picking and are, for the most part, a matter of preference.

Suffice to stay that whilst dining here, you will be in the... more

One of my top 3 eats EVER, Martin Picard's Cabane à sucre au PDC is amazing (and only 57$ per person for the meal!!!). Be ready to be seated in tight quarters with a lot of people you may not know - unless you're going with a very large group. Make sure your stomach is ready for a succulent 11-12, 4 course menu, but don't worry if you can't eat it all, the waiter will be pleased to provide you... more

Maple syrup themed gluttony. They really want to spoil you here. We had so many dishes with the prix fixe menu that it was ridiculous...we had oysters and smoked fish, generous chunks and more chunks of foie gras, lobster, pork crisps, pork ribs, 5 different desserts!!! Maple martinis... They raise their own animals so the meat is excellent. Worthy of note was that on the chicken dish... more

My last visit (back in 2009) was so totally mental it was impossible for me to imagine the PDC Sugar Shack crew having any more tricks up their sleeves, but, lo and behold, version 2011 was bigger and better. Things started with a barrage of killer appetizers (foie gras-laced pea soup, smoked sturgeon with blini-like mini-ployes, PDC maki rolls, green salad with oreilles de crisse, etc.),... more