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| - After a long day of wandering around from the LARP, to Tam Tams, to climbing up to the top of Mont Royal, it was time for my day's companion and I to grab some food. Dutifully I checked my yelp bookmarks of places I had yet to visit (Of which, I unfortunately have at this time of writing, far too many). This place sat atop the pile, and off to Old Town I began to venture.
All in all, this is a fantastic experience. It's not overly expensive, around 75 a person, it has a great focus on local produce, and Quebecois game meat. A nice rustic ambiance. A nice gem in Old Port.
Personally I stuck to the Yelp favourites. The tuna tar-tare had a brilliant balance of spice, and creamy sweet avocado. The tomato below, fresh, crisp, full flavoured.
I opted for a main of the deer steak, perfectly cooked, and flavourful. Set atop a beautiful mash, parsnip and fresh local mini heirloom tomatoes. Still, so very full, a dessert must be tried upon the first visit. Chocolate mousse and caramel? Why yes, yes I shall. A nice balance of bitter and sweet, given my general dislike for the stupidly sweet chocolate concoctions so often featured on desert menus, this was a welcome relief.
Ahh, but I forget to mention cocktails. The two samplings of the evening I tasted were the Moscow Moose(Mule), and The Concord Grape. The Moscow Mule was done exceptionally, no points for creativity, but full points for to the book execution. The concord grape reminded me of Welch's as a kid, except alcoholic. A wonderful thing if you are a boozing 8 year old. A interesting nostalgia 2 decades later. While it didn't pair at all with the deer, and I should have had wine, it was surprisingly welcome with the dessert.
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