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We landed there for lunch completely randomly, just strolling around Old Montreal's small streets right after arriving into the city.
The old brick building and "table d'hote" menu out front both attracted our attention.
Basically one picks a main course, and the appetizer and dessert come included (small supplement for a handful of items).
We were more in the mood for a sandwich or panini, but looking at the menu, we decided to give it a shot, and go for something lighter for dinner instead.
We walked into a wonderful old building, beautifully decorated (there is a majestic whale spine at the entrance), and were seated in the clear and reasonably quiet restaurant room (it was probably half full)
For appetizer, we had the charcuterie (it was "fromage de tete" that day) and the salmon (almost like a sashimi, really). Both excellent, and wonderfully presented.
For mains, we had the cod, with beans and a meat sauce (surprising at first, but really delicious and goes wonderfully with the flavorful cod), and the salmon, perfectly cooked medium-rare, with a few little fixings on the side (more for flavor).
For dessert, we had a chocolate panna cotta with raspberries and a St Honore cake with some apples (and again a ton of various flavors on the plate). The latter was the best and one of the most amazing desserts I've had in a long time.
The chef is really a master at presentation, and at elegantly mixing flavors that one wouldn't naturally imagine to put together.
I will also say that it is not all that common to find a restaurnant that excels at both savory food and desserts, so extra props for that.
This seems underrated today at 3.5, but again it's possible that the prices are much higher for dinner, setting expectations much higher... this review focuses on lunch, which costs CAD ~30 per person (+ tax + tip).
Service was excellent, friendly and attentive.
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