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| - I'm from Toronto. Prior to visiting Montréal, I did my research, and made a list of some vegan restaurants I'd like to visit during my stay. LOV was one of them, and I was excited to try the food they offer. My boyfriend and I got to the restaurant shortly after they opened, so there were only 2 tables seated before us. We placed our order and proceeded to admire the decor - which was beautiful.
During our wait, we saw more and more customers coming in and were being seated. Every table that were seated after us, got their food before us. Even the tables next to us were surprised that they got their food first, since they ordered much later.
We arrived at LOV around 11:45am. Got our appetizer at around 12:10pm, and didn't get our mains until 12:56pm. We waited an hour for our food. I understand delays and usually don't fret over them, however, there were such a huge time gap between our appetizer and our mains! It was also upsetting to see groups (large and small) that came after us, finished or was finishing their food, while we were still waiting on ours. We got so frustrated at one point, we asked the server why our food wasn't here yet, but she assured me it would be there shortly... nope.
We ordered the Buffalo Brussels Sprouts as an appetizer, the LOX Bagel, my boyfriend ordered a Big LOV Burger and LOV poutine. The Brussels sprouts were delicious, but wasn't tossed properly. The sprouts at the bottom of the dish were drenched in thick buffalo sauce, while the ones on top were light and crispy. I found a piece of hair on my LOX Bagel, but because I was so hungry at the time, I didn't care. I just ripped off the piece of bagel with hair on it. The poutine was good, however, the portions were quite small.
Overall, if I were ever in Montréal again, I think I'll look for another vegan place for brunch.
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