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| - Tucked away on the second floor of an obscure commercial building on Ste Catherine, talking into ZenYa is like walking into another world. You walk into the lobby of the building with skepticism, only to step out onto the second floor into ZenYa which is dim and lit with candles, decorated with bamboo and twine. The restaurant is spacious and the tables are not crowded together at all, which happens to be the case in a lot of restaurants in Montreal. Needless to say, I was impressed.
The service was also very good- Again, something that most places in Montreal lack in.. We were promptly seated without reservations and attended to by our servers who filled and refilled our glasses, took away empty plates, checked in on us without being annoying.
I am not a fish or sushi/sashimi fanatic, so I stayed away from the raw stuff, instead opting for sauteed scallops, cucumbers and zucchini for an entree and the teriyaki atlantic salmon for my main. Both were pretty good, the entree almost outshining the salmon. My boyfriend ordered the chicken teriyaki, which was so good it changed his view on chicken being "boring".
For dessert, we had the green tea opera cake which was AMAZING. The green tea made the opera cake lighter (or at least gave it a sense of lightness) which made me feel less guilty about eating it =)
ZenYa is an amazing spot, a hole in the wall, perfect for dates or good Japanese food in the downtown core. Highly recommended!
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