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| - We had dinner at Quattro Saturday night after a satisfying March day wandering Montréal and visiting the amazing Leonard Cohen retrospective at MAC.
Our reservation email was promptly answered. We showed up in the midst of a light snow storm, which was on a March evening, perfect.
From the moment we walked in the door we were wrapped in welcome. It is the spirit of the place, they love their clientele and ensure you know it. Not cloying, not intimate, but embracing in an entirely human sense.
The atmosphere is rich without being gaudy. Tasteful without being reserved. Classy in a word We were dressed for Saturday night, but would have been as comfortable in something more casual.
She practices a vegan discipline and loved her vegan edited Insalata de rucola followed by a slightly edited pasta pomodoro. She raved about the pasta as the best she'd had.
I, a carnivore, started on a gentle note with the buratta which was heavenly... then to a stew featuring wild boar. Fabulous, rich, deeply satisfying. We had a conversation about boars in human history ( the porcine kind) and honored the animal but also the perfectly crisp and distinct root vegetables that made the boar his bed.
This place understands wine. She had an Italian chardonnay which she loved. I had a wonderful Barolo... both of which, by the glass, make so much sense and yet are unavailable in so many restaurants, even in Québec.
The service was unfailingly attentive and helpful. In a very busy place, the focus never wavered and we felt looked after.
As we put on our coats to wander off, the owner cane over to thank us and to look forward to our return.
That is the kind of place this is, and we will be back.
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