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| - This is, as far as I know, the best sushi restaurant in Montreal. The quality of the fish is excellent and the rice is perfectly prepared. I have been to Japan and eaten at well-known establishments there (including Sukiyabashi Jiro), and I would place Park up there with the best of them. The tasting menu is the way to go here. It is inventive---this is not a strictly traditional take on sushi, and there will be surprises, particularly in the condiment department.
My only feedback would be to make the desserts more Asian-inspired. The tasting menu used to end with an interesting dessert that I seem to remember featured bean paste and granité, but on our last visit we had an intense chocolate-mousse confection that was sort of overpowering...almost like eating a massive truffle (there is a reason they are small: we could not finish it). I would love to see more fruit/bean paste/mochi flavours on the dessert menu.
Overall though, the food is excellent, as is the service.
One tip: we reserved online and they wanted to seat us at the cocktail bar when we got there (which is a pretty questionable move, in my books). Luckily there was a spot available outside, but if you want to ensure that you get a table, it might be better to call and specify as much.
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