Well first off, let me say I was disappointed to not see Gordon Ramsay in the kitchen yelling at the staff to "SHUT IT DOWN"...I kid.
This was my first visit to Laurier Chicken. We had reserved that same week and were able to find a table - considering it was the week before Christmas we were very surprised.
Having reserved for a party of 6 - we were put in a booth. Not the most comfortable of places to be in. I'm a chubby guy, and my wife and a friend of ours are both pregnant, so a word to the wise - ask to see if they can seat you at a table (rating is not based on this as we should have asked for a table - but didn't think of it...)
Four of us had ordered the chicken. It was good - not something spectacular in comparison to other places, but they were on the money with the chicken. One other person ordered a hot chicken sandwich. It came covered with peas, and almost floating in a pool of gravy. We all found it to be too much for the plate.
Our last friend ordered the tortiere. This seemed to be a Ramsay inspired dish. Served on a wooden cutting board with a 5" sized tortiere, salad and a drizzle of a homemade ketchup. It seemed to be good and very flavourful.
If you order chicken and upgrade your fries to a poutine - there is a 4.95 surchage and you seem to end up with less fries. Save the surchage and stick to the fries. They are good and nicely cooked.
For dessert, we tried the sugar pie and carrot cake. Hands down the carrot cake was the best. Served with a side tin of icing for dipping (I could have had just that) it was moist and full of texture.
Would I recommend this to a visitor? If you are a foodie, or fan of Ramsay - sure, try it out for the enjoyment of food and saying you ate in a GR restaurant where the bill won't come out to over 300$ for two.
But if you want rotisserie chicken - head over to Cote Ste-Luc Chicken.