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| - Ginger is definitely one of the better sushi restaurants in Montreal. Many people are completely enamoured with this place and sing its praises every chance they get. I like it, but it don't think its the best sushi restaurant I've ever been to. To begin, the place is fancy and ultra-modern in design; its not the typical faux-Asian design. It is Asian fusion modern which suits the place well considering it is a Japanese-fusion restaurant. The crowd is decidedly Montreal chic--yuppies, students, older Montrealers with some money to spend--and the prices reflect the audience. They offer fresh and MASSIVE rolls (usually 5 piece in a roll). This place is not cheap. Rolls are typically $12+ and entrees are not less than $20+ each. Miso soup, while large and chalked full of tofu, is $8. Ok ok doesn't sound THAT expensive but I'm used to cheaper rolls in Toronto/Vancouver and am always astounded by what Montreal restos charge for sushi, especially when you're only getting five pieces. I've lived here for five years and am still bothered by the price discrepancy. Having said that, the quality of the rolls are on the mark. They're probably about the size of 8 regular sized rolls, so fear not you hungry foodies! The alcohol is way over priced so be aware of that before ordering a round of drinks.
I had the 'dynamite roll' which was pretty bad actually--clearly not a speciality of Ginger. But my friends (who are regulars) introduced me to some of the other rolls which were far superior in quality and taste. This is clearly a place where you can't order your 'regular order,' you have to go out on a limb and order one of the fancy, totally original, and totally un-authentic rolls. This is what I like to call 'white people sushi' but of high-grade and in a beautiful environs. Nothing wrong with that but be prepared for lots of mayo, cream cheese, cooked fish, etc. etc.
Also the service needs work. Gurrrl, like a lot of work. I was brought my sushi and than had to wait 10 minutes for the rest of the rolls of my fellow diners to arrive. And then they proceeded to 'lose' my order for teriyaki. And than they had to wait for me to get my entree. I mean this is restaurant etiquette 101: serve all diners at once. And they were really unapologetic about the whole situation. I understand well-crafted food takes time but at least hold the orders until they're all ready and don't make me stare at my food longingly waiting for the others to be served. Be prepared to wait over an hour for your food--at least--on a friday. They usually have 1-2 servers working the room and the kitchen is clearly also understaffed.
All in all a good alternative to the generally awful sushi restaurants in Montreal but the service is bad, and the food is overpriced. A nice night out nonetheless.
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