Good food, decent prices and great service. We went to Cafe Monte with a couple friends on a Tuesday night. They were having there special food and wine pairing that I guess they have once a month. Unfortunately, you do have to reserve a seat for the evening so we were not allowed to participate. I am not sure if it is worth the $55 they charge for it or not.
We started off with their cheese and aged meat appetizer ($16) which was delicious. Our food came a little to quickly as we were not even finished with the appetizer when the food arrived. My wife had their special. It was four seared scallops over a real meaty lobster risotto ($26). Her meal was absolutely phenomenal. My friends had the basil pasta with chicken and the crab and lobster crepe ($22). There honestly was not anything overly special with the pasta but it was good. I believe it is the cheapest thing on the menu for $16. The crepe was not visually appealing at all but made up with it with the taste. It had a good portion of crab that made it really good. I had the duck confit with fingerling potatoes and brocollini ($24). The dish was sub par. Duck should be crispy on the outside skin and moist inside. however it was the opposite. The skin was not crisp and the inside was dry. I tried to compensate the dryness with the sauce but it just didnt work well. The server was fantastic and asked what I wanted instead. I had the steak with frittes. It came with a NY cut steak and frittes. She did not charge me for the steak so I do not know the price. Although it was good it was nothing special and I would probably not order it again there. We did not have dessert but you can actually see all there desserts as they have a little pastry counter. Their tiramisu looks really good.
Ultimately, not all the food was stellar but I would go back and have that scallops with lobster risotto anytime.