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The ambience and atmosphere of the Liverpool house is phenomenal, however on a hot Montreal day the meat is not the only thing making you sweat. For a place that is charging upwards of $40-50 a plate I would hope they can get some AC, but again, this may be a normal thing in Montreal so I am putting it out there as a disclaimer and not holding it against them.
We had three dishes in total, the pressed lamb flank, the lobster spaghetti and a special of the day which was pojarski (veal stuffed with liver I believe). The appetizer was the lamb flank and I happily rate it a 5/5. It was a fantastically flavor piece of lamb, a good amount of fat, but not chewy. I shared the lobster spaghetti and pojarski with my girlfriend and oh my were both extremely rich! The lobster I unfortunately have to give a 3/5 rating. It was good and better then a few other similar dishes I have had, however at $55 a pop and being the number one hyped dish, I guess I just expected a bigger wow factor. Having said that, first bite four stars, by the end of the dish three. Finally the pojarski, I ordered this with having absolutely no idea what it was and ended up asking the server after I got the dish. It was very good and extremely rich. If you are into liver and extremely rich, powerfully flavorful food, this is the dish for you. Sadly it was a little too rich for my taste so I have to give it a 4/5.
Since I think we may have ordered two of the richest and filling menu items (other then the one pound steak they offer) we sadly had no room for dessert.
I may still have given Liverpool House a five star rating, but in the end of the day I ask myself, 'would I come back here?' And the answer is no, the food is great, but the prices are too high for not having the most amazing experience.
I am very happy I came to try it once though. If you can't get into Joe Beef, I would recommend you try the Liverpool house!
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