After much excitement about being able to go to Montreal and dine at Garde-Manger, I've walked away fairly disappointed. The place is obnoxiously loud and conversation is next to impossible. You end up in a place where everyone screams. It has a fair number of people who think nothing of screaming in your ear who are not in your party. The food was only OK. I ordered the lobster poutine which was a great idea, but mediocre execution. The Bavette et Frites was very good. My guest had the octopus to start which was not cleaned/prepared properly followed by a very tough duck dish. We wanted to try a dessert, but 45 minutes after ordering it with no dessert delivered, we gave up and left. Chuck was there but only for about 30 minutes after we showed up (9:30PM). The show is much better than the reality of the restaurant...Believe me, I wanted to like this place, but it did not impress.