We had an excellent meal going ala carte instead of tasting which i know has gotten rave reviews.
Vicki started off with an oyster to try, being braver than i, and found it tasty. The bread was fresh and varied. The amuse bouche was a scoop of herb sorbet that was a perfect palate cleanser.
She started with the mushrooms which were almost like a crepe. Definitely a more filling starter. I had the warm and crunchy salad which was almost a work of art in terms of presentation. It was various vegetables with a light sweet dressing and assorted berries.
For mains, she had the tenderloin and i had the tuna. The tuna loin was cooked perfectly medium in a nice sweet sauce with green beans and a warm tomato and bread crumbs. A very light main. Hers was heavier with a huge piece of beef, in bordelaise sauce and beet juice. It was cooked perfectly though she found parts of it too tough. The potatoes in duck fat were scrumptious.
We paused for cheese and took samples of the blue, hard and soft cheeses passing on goat cheese which is omnipresent in montreal. They were great but even better was the warm soft bread that accompanied them and the candied almonds alongside honey, cranberry, chili dipping sauce.
For dessert she had the strawberry gateau and i had the fresh berry hamburger. While i thought she outordered me in the mains, such was not the case for dessert. She loved the strawberry cake with a small ring of meringue around the bottom, my dessert was amazing. Two "hamburgers" with a soft meringue/marshmallow bun filled with fresh berries and just a bit of whipped cream/yogurt. And a small scoop of fresh berry sorbet on the side.
For wine we tried to accommodate all our dishes with a loire 2008 pithon paille that was smooth and tasty. It wasnt the greatest wine we have had but it did the trick. We took the dessert pairing and i had a cremant with my berries while vicki had some honey wine both of which were very good.
If we feel more adventurous some day we will return for the tasting menu which seems like a lot more food and takes longer than the 245 we spent from start to finish.