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| - I was visiting Montreal with some friends for the long weekend and I found this place beforehand. I was really looking forward to try the foie gras poutine. When I got there, the place was packed and the hostess told us that the entire night was booked and without reservations for that night and the next, it would be impossible to get a table. This was understandable since it was a very popular restaurant. However, what really bothered me t was the hostess's attitude. I then asked her if I can get the foie gras poutine to go. She almost rolled her eyes and stood there as if she couldn't believe that I didn't just give up and leave. And as I was in the middle of ordering, she turned around without a word and left for 5 min. When she came back, I resumed my order. After my order, she immediately added that there will be no utensils with my order in a really snarky attitude. Wow, I am sorry to have inconvenienced you by ordering a 30 dollar dish to go and one for each person in a three people party without you even having to serve it. Guess you really don't appreciate business. Finally, as we were waiting outside, I decided to go in to let her know that we are waiting outside to the left of the entrance in case she can't find us. She immediately says, "It's not ready yet!" For a popular and upscale restaurant, having a hostess like that really gives it a bad reputation.
When we finally sat down to eat our poutine, the hostess's attitude already took half the joy out of it. The poutine itself tasted like normal poutine you get in Montreal with chunks of foie gras mixed in. The portion of foie gras was generous however I don't think it was worth the 20+ dollars extra compared to a normal poutine. Especially when it seemed to be just added in without having a sear or anything. I feel that the dish can be improved tremendously if a nice sear was given to the outside of the foie gras to add a next contrast of textures.
Overall, this restaurant is just okay. I would not go back for the food and the hostess's attitude was definitely a turn off.
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