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Apparently this is Gordon Ramsay's first restaurant in Canada!!!
Of course there was nothing wrong with the old Laurier BBQ, except it reeked of cafeteria decor... But it was damn good roasted chicken and cheap too.
So in comes Ramsay, the restaurant closes for a few months for renovations and the new Ramsay Laurier opens in it's place!
Good news, the chicken is still just as good!!! Bad news everything is about 5-8$ more expensive. Thankfully most main dishes are still affordable about 13-18$.
The poutine is quite good, very interesting flavor they put the chicken gravy in it, I like it and I usually hate poutine... The ribs are good, fancy plating, but really... 4-5 stacked pieces for 16$. I can get more at baton rouge or bofinger for similar price and quality/taste... Fish and chips comes in a funnel you have to pour it out to eat it, fancy plating, but it was sad fish it basically told me don't eat the rest of me... I expect better from this place considering the pedigree...
Ok bofinger and baton rouge don't have Ramsay's name on it, however Laurier Ramsay is not a high end eat it's more casual so don't argue my comparison... I agree with charging more where quality and taste justifies it, not simply because there's a brand name on the door...
All in all, the place is much prettier, fancier, the crowd is fancier and hipper. And the price is still affordable. I like the free chips and pickle jars, even ate a whole jar almost by myself hehehe yes me naughty.
The cutlery is nicer, so are the glasses and the water jars have the Ramsay logo on it which is a nice touch...But seriously cucumber water? Wtf chi chi Fu Fu for what?
There's always a lineup when I'm in the neighborhood... I wonder why, although I enjoyed going there it's not stand out nor would I wait 2 hours to get a table, but it's nice to try it out to say you did it... I would go back when the crowd thins out a bit, what can I say I love freebie chips and pickles ;)
I don't really miss the old place, except we have one less place to go to for cheap food :(
I believe they don't take RSVP unless you're more than 6, I crashed my friend's RSVP as a plus one hihi. But even with RSVP we had to wait almost 30 min to get our table, but we were comped a cocktail which was nice on their part.
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