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| - Went for the late night menu after seeing it on an episode of Late Nite Eats. We were excited to try the filet mignon poutine, but were told it is no longer available (it is still on the menu on the website). As this was our primary goal for the visit (four day Montreal Poutine tour) it already set a negative tone for the visit, however it was the service (or lack of) and food that really made the visit unpleasant. We had one visit from our waiter (at the end of the meal), though someone did come by to refill our water a few times.
The pickles, coleslaw and bread they bring to the table were as you would expect. We have had Moishes pickles and coleslaw from Costco and this is basically the same.
Since the Poutine wasn't an option, we opted to try a few different things - the filet, chicken, rib steak and salmon.
The chicken tasted amazing. Clearly the winner of the night, but the way it was prepared on the bone made it a little difficult to get at some of the meat. Otherwise, tender, flavourful, a bit of char - the rest of the table was envious.
The filet should have been the highlight, as this is a steakhouse. It was slightly overcooked, though a nice piece of meat, but very little flavour. For how much flavour the chicken had, they seemed to be afraid of seasoning on the filet.
The salmon was reasonably portioned, but there was no seasoning. In the thickest part of the cut the fish was undercooked, with a strong fishy flavour and slimy texture. The rest was cooked well, but without seasoning this was a disappointment.
The rib steak was super thin, which resulted in a very inconsistent cook near the bone. Parts were very overcooked and near the bone was raw. This is a typical poor cook on a thin steak, but any quality steakhouse would know this. The steak was heavily salted, but again, due to the thin cut all you could taste was salt.
We ordered the rib steak with crispy onions, but they were very sweet, but otherwise no seasoning. They were crispy, but chalky and unseasoned. They were left virtually untouched on the table.
The Monte Carlo potato also has no seasoning and ended up with a 'boxed mashed potato' texture. This also was left on the table with little more than a bite or two.
When the bus boy came to clear our plates he asked how the meal was we indicated that it was only 'okay' and he laughed, looked at my chicken bones and said 'looks like it' then took the plates and walked away.
We had tea after the meal, basic red rose orange pekoe, nothing special.
For a steakhouse with such a reputation, it was extremely disappointing. I'm glad we did the discounted late night menu, if we had paid the regular rate this would be only one star.
We are no stranger to steak houses. We have eaten at places like Ruth's Chris, Mortons, Hy's, Harbour 60, Schula's... This place doesn't even rank at the level of The Keg. They are at best Le Biftek with Ruth's Chris pricing.
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