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| - Great novelty in downtown Montreal! The dining room is really dark (not completely, as the blinking lights for the smoke detectors, and the occasional lights wafting in from outside the dining area), and enough to unnerve some people (at least initially). The 'surprise' dishes are pleasant, but in addition to informing the intake attendants of any allergies, it's also prudent to let them know of food preferences (you could be served tartar for instance, but you may not be a fan of raw beef).
All this being said, the beef tartar was superb. Our server was very pleasant and very informative! (Thanks Tim!)
The cons: the intake staff seemed a bit confused, and both were either only dealing with incoming patrons or outgoing guests; no dedicated person to deal with both. This adds to confusion a lot more than is necessary, especially after the relatively pleasant dinner. The tiramisu eclair is terrible (the creme brûlée is much better). The service time is a bit lengthy, and it's a bit difficult to get attention of the servers (while they do ask you to just call their names out loud if you need anything, we found that this method consistently failed to get any attention whatsoever).
Overall, I would recommend a visit, at least once.
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