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| - I'm surprised this place only has two reviews! This place is in the heart of Old Montreal. I was happy houring and in dire need of food in my system, so thus started looking for places to chow.
Chez L'Epicier it was with no reservation. Walked inside to a quaint cozy place to our hostess asking if we had a res... I said no. Then she asked me if I had tickets to the circus, and I said no again. Then, she finally said there were two seats at the bar which we were totally fine with. Our bartender waiter was very nice and popped open a bottle of vino. Our meal also came with a complementary rabbit roll (mmm think french japanese fusion). It was delish and the waitress who brought it out was very knowledgeable in explaining the dishes.
For appetizer we ordered the smoked salmon on vodka sauce topped with a little caviar. It was SO good, it just melted in your mouth! I couldn't wait for the main courses. We ordered salmon with veggies, and medley of beed (filet mignon and beef brisket).... both were DELICIOUS.... perfectly tender. Salmon I eat is usually overcooked, but this salmon was half cooked, half on the raw side and was great. The beef brisket also melted in my mouth, as did the filet mignon - perfect sized portions. I enjoyed every bite of it.
Dessert menus came out on printed white lunch baggies (interesting look)... we ordered the chocolate sandwich, which to my intelligence, thought could have been made with real bread, and my bf thought it would look like an ice cream sandwich. But both of us were wrong.... it did look like real sandwiches with toothpicks in the middle but was almost like a creme brulee with a layer of thin cake as the "bread," and chocolate mousse with a layer of thin chocolate cake. Very imaginative and creative.
Like I said, the decore was cute. Each table is decorated with a green apple on top of white pebbles - simple and elegant. Makes for a great date spot. Really enjoyed it here and would come back again!
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