Tavern the square is ok. My group ordered:
- Their specialty mac n cheese: was decent, but I wouldn't classify as a mac n cheese since a tomato sauce was involved. Dish includes black truffle - couldn't see, taste, or smell any of it. Nonetheless the dish tasted fine.
- Homemade tagliatelle with veal: Good dish. The pasta was a tad thick for my own taste - but nothing too disappointing. The veal and overall sauce was excellent.
- Caesar Salad: the dressing was the highlight if you enjoy the taste of anchovies. I didn't like that the salad was presented with whole romaine leaves (made it tougher to eat) and the fried polenta as a substitute for bread crumbs fell flat. I don't think I'd order this again.
- Braised beef rib: this was excellent (not memorable but excellent). The best dish of the evening.
- Wagyu tartare: solid execution and the Wagyu is a noticeable improvement to filet mignon.
- Salmon tartare: unimpressed. Seemed like there was substantially more avocado than salmon.
Overall, this order with two Bloody Caesars, a juice, and a coffee costed $300 - so quality you get for the price is below Montreal standards. As a result, I probably won't revisit.