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| - A friend recommended(born & raised in Montreal) this "incredible chain" to me, during my visit. It was a "must go." So before my concert at the Bell Center, we bee-lined to the closest St. Hubert we saw. We had 1.5 hours to spare, before the 7pm concert - plenty of time.
WRONG.
nothing,ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about this place impressed me. IF i didn't know better and took this place to be the representation of Montreal, I would have left right away.
Nobody greeted us.
They wiped the table after we sat.
Nobody spoke to us, let alone explain the menu items.
We were dying for a cold mixer (we're all passionate about drinks) but nobody asked.
I don't think I've ever had such a salty soup in my LIFE - it was like drinking salt water - 2:1 salt - but could I let that be known? no, because nobody came to check on us. Tables around us with French -speaking people were check often but we were not - we don't do this, in Toronto - just avoiding Francophones? it's not heard of.
The chicken was good - the sauce was no Swiss Chalet, but it was pretty good too. by the time we were done eating - we had 30 minutes to concert time. Of course, nobody would even make eye contact with us.
Even when we got up, dressed to go - nobody came. We had to go ask our tab to be closed - as you would do at take outs.
So in the end , we were 30 minutes late for the concert.
I'm glad I knew better than to take this place as a representation of Montreal - and thank goodness our dining experiences improved during our stay for my first timers to Montreal.
DON'T VISIT, IF YOU DON'T SPEAK FRENCH. was the message I got from this restaurant. I will bite my tongue on that.
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