So for our first dinner while visiting Montreal, we ended up at L'aromate. We originally had reservations at L'express because of some yelp reviews, but L'aromate was closer and recommended by our concierge.
It was awesome. We were starving, so the table side olives and bread were a good start. We had the herb crusted calamari for an appetizer after the waitress was a less than enthusiastic about our other choices. It was good. Not a bad start.
For our entrees, I had the steak frites. Steak was a little over cooked, I ordered it medium rare. The fries were ok, but the au jus that came with made the dish. Tasty.
Now, my wife's duck confit linguine was awesome. Best dish of our trip. Duck confit, mushroom fricasse and linguine..So good. We almost ordered two.
We finished it off with a sugar pie, which was a bit much. Should have probably gotten something else. We also had a few glasses of wine and had a great dinner. Everything was reasonably priced and we would definitely go back if we return.