This place is WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY too pricey for the quality of the food. I've paid these kinds of prices in much higher end restaurants in Montreal for exceptional food. This food was far from exceptional. It was good, but that's about it. It wants to come across as something it's not.
I assumed the prices were higher due to the fact that they offer live music. That's how I justified it, but then i saw they charge a $10/pp cover on the bill. I don't like being bamboozled, so seeing the cover charge on my bill that doesn't appear anywhere -website; entrance... pissed me off.
Drinks are super expensive too. What we paid for drinks cost only a few dollars less than buying a full bottle at the store! 12$ an oz for standard booze? Ridiculous.
The place has a good vibe but it's irrelevant now as I won't go back. Our group spent a couple of hundred bucks on a mediocre meal- why would we return when there are so many better places to eat?
(Bianca our server was great though. Attentive and good). The hostess can use a lesson in being welcoming. Someone should remind her she's working in a restaurant, not a funeral home.
They also require you to check your coat....
I now understand why H o J is always on Groupon. It's probably the only way to get people in the door.