I
was looking for a new brunch place after learning that the place I wanted to go
to was closed (ah! Vive the holidays schedules!). Browsing on another blog (Une
Parisienne à Montréal), I stumbled upon Régal Matinal. Their concept is pretty simple
but oh so marvelous! You order your bread/pastries/jam the day before (midnight
is their deadline) and they’ll deliver directly to your home or business the
next morning in a time frame that you get to choose!! Say what? I know! I was
in heaven!
I
went on their website, placed my order, paid (you can pay cash at the door or
via paypal) and waited… until 9:35am the next morning…when the bell rang (and
woke me up! You don’t even have to set an alarm, they will also provide that
service ;). And there he was, the petit boulanger delivering my order with a
smile in full pastry chef uniform! Wow! So far, still impressed!
I
opened the box and it smelled soooo good! The pastries were warm, not as warm
as I would have liked but it was -30 outside so… This is what I got:
-mini
croissant: buttery, not the best I ate but definitely a good croissant
-mini
danoise framboise: good, very framboisé
-mini
danoise érable pacane: miam! I’d put more than a
half-pacane on it but the maple taste was delicious!
-mini
chausson aux pommes : hot inside! Tastes
like real apples. Suggestion: put apple pieces inside.
-mini
brioche cannelle-raisins: good but lacks a little in cinnamon
-mini
chocolatine : so chocolatey! I hate it when there’s chocolate just in the
middle. It wasn’t the case here, I got chocolate in every single bite.
-feuilleté
poireau-parmesan and feuilleté épinards-feta: both really good and loved both
combinations, they’re classics!
I
have to add, that the pastry dough itself was perfect. In my mind it needs to be
flaky; when you eat it, you need to have crumbs all over you and this is just
what happened! I took the mini pastries as I wanted to sample as many of their
choices as possible but they also offer full versions. It costs me less than
16$ for everything and delivery is free (my only regret is that I forgot to tip
the delivery man : ( I was still sleepy… but I’ll order again and you’ll get
double the tip petit boulanger!!) You also have to place an order of a minimum of
5$. And here’s the catch… you have to be a resident of Outremont (or very
nearby).
The score for the pastries: 8
All in all it was a great experience, let’s just hope they will expand
their territory in the future!
