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| - An acquaintance insisted we visit O.Noir during our trip to Montreal, so I made the reservation via email and was very quickly confirmed. I was excited at the idea of experiencing food through restricted senses.
4 stars for the experience itself: The novelty of attempting to function normally in pitch darkness continued throughout the meal. Our waiter was very attentive and friendly, nice job Guillame! We dined on a Sunday night, which has live music (instrumental cover band) and despite the music on top of the noise from nearby tables, we were able to easily chat and hear each other (we were sat side by side).
2 stars for the food: My friend ordered the eggplant starter, chicken in coriander sauce entree and surprise dessert (tiramisu). I tried the first and it was very salty. For my starter, I went for the watermelon and avocado with feta. Sadly I let my friend stab her fork on my plate - she took the only piece of feta. Probably a service to me, since the dish was seasoned only with salt. Entree was very disappointing - as a vegetarian, I'm used to seeing this usual stand-by at bars and other low-end restaurants, but when I'm paying $25 for an entree, pasta with tomato sauce was a let down. Yes, we're not a majority but it just shows a lack of creativity in the kitchen. When promoting your restaurant on the basis of taste and smell alone, I'd expect something more. Throw some of the coriander sauce on some mushrooms, at least. My dessert, creme brulee, was standard, but in this case, the tastiest thing I ordered.
Worth doing for the experience, but don't expect the price to reflect good quality of food.
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