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| - When we arrived at Invitation V, we were impressed by the ambiance and the friendly service. We inquired about which dishes on the menu were gluten-free (they were labeled on the website, but not on the menu). The manager pointed out the ones which were gluten-free and so we ordered away. The wine list is not long, but adequate since I don't think this is a place where one would be coming for the booze anyhow.
We had the dumplings, shiitake mushroom balls, sweet potato fries and tempeh skewers to start. I would recommend the shiitake and tempeh to other diners but the dumplings were a bit charred and salty. The fries were okay, but nothing really to write home about.
Mains consisted of the Hot Pot tray and the tofu bourguignon. I was quite disappointed with the Hot Pot. First, it was extremely small. It had just one cube of fried tofu, a small bundle of mushrooms and some carrots. Secondly, the broth was way too sweet, like maybe too much mirin or something of that sort. The sticky rice that came with it was good though, but when the focal point was supposed to be the hot pot, I was not satisfied.
The bourguignon was good, one that I could recommend. Sauce was on point and not too salty, with enough chickpeas, tofu and carrots to satiate someone. Mashed potatoes were good as well.
Dessert was the peach cheesecake and it was a bit of a mess taste wise. Too sweet, the base layer had none of the crumble that one is used to for a cheesecake and unless I told you what it was, you wouldn't have guessed it was trying to be a cheesecake.
There are better vegan options out there in Montreal, perhaps some finetuning of the menu might help.
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