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| - Toque is a restaurant by Chef Normand Laprise, and it's considered and continues to be ranked #1 in the Montreal area. Offering farm-fresh Quebecois dishes and tasting menus, the hubs and I came here for an early dinner. We were greeted warmly and were seated right away. We were even able to choose our seating, and I wanted to be away from the main dining room, and chose a more intimate location next to a nice wooden art piece. We both had the 'surprise' 7-course tasting menu - the part that was interesting was that the courses are not listed - it is geared to be a surprise, one plate after another. Of course, they accommodate to allergies and aversions, but you leave it at the hand of the chef to create dishes for you. We started off with a crispy breadstick, wrapped with prosciutto - there was some type of a creamy sauce at the base of the dish, and the whole bite was absolutely delicious!; we then had a sea urchin cream, set on some crushed ice in a bowl - this was foamy, creamy, and yummy (I loved the presentation); we then had a watercress soup (the hubs was a fan of this, but I wasn't; the color was beautiful, but I wasn't a fan of watercress in a liquid form); a flaky fish with some pickled root vegetables; foie gras with pears and a maple glaze - a little too sweet for my taste; Quebecois lamb (I was pleasantly surprised at how non-game-y it was, but it was juicy, moist, and one of the best lamb meat I've had; I just wished it was cooked a little longer, as it was a bit too rare for me); a nice grilled and BBQ-ed squab legs (also from the Quebec region, this was not game-y at all, but a little underdone; I absolutely loved the BBQ-version, as that was finger-licking good!); a take on an arancini, but in a dessert form (this was interesting, as it was made with rice pudding; I enjoyed the dollops of the lemon curd); a semi-soft cow's cheese (this was definitely stinky, but it was pretty delicious; served with a side of housemade ricotta); a marzipan-like dessert dish (but a bit too heavy for my taste); and, some housemade chocolate/miso bites at the end. We even received a card, signed by the chef, thanking us for dining at the restaurant :D Our server, Jonathan, was attentive and was efficient - he recommended a great non-alcoholic ginger mocktail for us, and it was refreshing and fizzy - we ordered multiple rounds of that! Alex and Simon were also servers who were fantastic and had a great sense of humor. We enjoyed our meal, and I highly recommend in coming here for a special occasion.
+order the special 'surprise' tasting menu
+request the temperature of your meats
+wonderful service from Jonathan, Alex, and Simon :D :D :D
+reservations highly recommended
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