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| - Pretty cool brunch place, but possibly a bit over-hyped?
I came with a group of 12 people. We booked ahead and didn't have to stand in line (not a fan of lines, and they have one on weekends!). Our table wasn't completely ready for our 11 o'clock reservation - they had a table for 8 reserved and waited for the party next to us to finish in order to add a couple of extra tables (about 20-25 minutes later). This wasn't a problem because we had latecomers in our group, but otherwise it would suck.
We also had a coupon from restomontreal.com for a 15% discount (valid with a group reservation of 4 people or more, I called ahead to make sure it would be accepted). They said there was no way it applies for everyone - just for one person. I politely said that it is pretty straight forward - the waiter went to check, and long story short they agreed to accept it for one bill (that is, we couldn't split the bill, one of us had to pick it up and collect money from everyone else). Whatever... We ended up saving $30 (kinda like ~two free meals). Not too shabby, but they could have probably done it in a more friendly manner (and waste less time over it).
The service was OK otherwise. We were approached for coffee refills once during service (and weirdly enough again when the bill arrived and we were ready to leave). I was fine with just one refile, but I know some like more...
The food: good, not great, on the expensive side, but dishes are huge (most people didn't finish). I am one to usually finish whatever is put in front of me, but I couldn't! I guess it might be because I didn't particularly like the hollandaise sauce on my breakfast poutine. The orange juice was fresh!
It was fun because the company was great, but I probably won't come back. Other places in the Plateau will have better bang for your buck, most likely better service, and possibly honor their own coupons (or at least avoid issuing them).
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