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| - Ambiance was amazing, we were thinking it almost had a lounge atmosphere and would be a wonderful place to come for drinks. Food was good, we were six people and that gave us the opportunity to taste all the appetizers, all of which were well done and tasted great. We ordered only two main dishes, smoked meat tacos and fish tacos. The first was delicious adding a Montreal touch to a Mexican favorite, the second was average at best as I could not even taste the fish, the sauce overpowered the ingredients. Some people may prefer the lack of fish taste ... but then what's the point. I would pick another dish next time. The service was odd at best, the wait staff at the table was good, no complaints there whatsoever, however the bartenders left much to be desired. When we entered the restaurant we were about 15 minutes early for our table and all of us wanted to have a drink at the bar. Unfortunately, we were constantly asked if we could go sit at our table, and only 3 out of 6 of us were actually served at the bar. My friend deduced they wanted us to clear the bar for people that may have come for drinks only. This is the first time this has ever opened to me and was not acceptable. To top it off, after we had been hurried to our table, pre-ordered drinks were not even sent to the table and upon inquiry we were asked politely to order from the drinks menu at the table (the Bourbon based El Chengon (spelling?) was delicious). All I can say is this may have been due to teething pains as it is a new restaurant, customer service was being traded for operational efficiency, hence the 3 stars and not worse, as the mostly great food offset the service issues. It should be a quick learning experience in a city that has many great choices for restaurants. We may visit again next year to see if things have changed as this place has good potential
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