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| - We were cruising Rue St-Denis looking for food and entertainment when we read the notice outside Diese Onze stating that there was to be a jazz trio playing that evening from 7:00 to 10:30. David says he noticed a conflicting sign, but I missed it. The menu looked inviting. Anyway, we went back to the hotel to nap and recharge, but made sure that we would be dressed and ready to get to the club by 7:00. We thought we'd have some dinner and enjoy some live jazz.
Well...when we got there it was silent and empty. The weather being hot and humid, the atmosphere inside was muggy and stifling. The bartender was friendly, though. He told us that there would be no music until 9:30 and that there would be a cover charge at that time. OK, we decided to eat anyway, maybe stretch it out with a cocktail or two and wait for the music. There was a terrace out back which was cooler.
I ordered gazpacho, which was served in a martini glass, and a beef dish. David ordered a salad with carmelized pears and ...liver? and a salmon dish with a veggie medley. During the time we were eating (and listening to a less than inviting endless sound check), we both began to feel sort of unwell. There were insects getting in my food, and I began to think I might be allergic to some plant on the terrace or something, but David was also feeling weird, and was unable to finish his not-all-that-large meal. Bear in mind that during all this time, we were the only patrons in the whole place. We asked the bartender to wrap up David's leftovers. He said he'd ask if that could be done (doesn't really seem like an unusual request). We moved inside, and watched the endless sound check for a while. Finally, we gave up and decided we'd maybe try another evening. We paid up, and never saw the leftovers again. I think it's just as well, because David was actually kind of sick for the rest of the evening...
We actually tried again at 9:30 the following evening - we like jazz, what can I say? We weren't going to eat there again, though. We had some fine sushi down the way before going. Well, the musicians weren't even set up at 9:30. They were sitting at the bar planning their set. There were, at least, a lot of patrons in the place this time. We had a drink and waited until after 10 for the musicians to finally begin. There were two saxophones, a bass and a drummer. Hmmm...what can I tell you...let's just say they were ambitious. It was a little hard to sit through.
My recommendation is to give this place a miss. If you want to hear fine jazz in a beautiful atmosphere in Montreal, go to the Maison du Jazz. If you want a nice meal, go to almost ANY other restaurant on St. Denis.
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