I'm still a fan of fresh seafood so by default this place is a huge win! Love it when they have a nice showcase of their fresh seafood for their customers to consume!
Unfortunately they seem to be slightly overcooking the fish here which is a little of a downer as I had an amazing experience in their Las Vegas location. They also serve much larger fish here so it's not as young so the meat might be little more tougher by default regardless of how well you cook it. So without this confirmation, I'll let it slip by as a minor issue.
I came here 3 times within a week that's how much of a fan I am.
Items ordered:
Appetizers:
Crab cake - very delicious and highly recommend it; just wished they would serve more crab cakes for that price! It was served with a spicy mayo sauce which goes perfectly with their crab
Grilled Octopus - very delicious as well and highly recommend it but maybe I was either sick of eating it but the 2nd time I ordered this it wasn't as good tasting and didn't seem quite as fresh as the first time. It was a little more tougher than usual and the color didn't seem as fresh. Hopefully i would not repeat the same issue in my future visits next time I'm in town
Grilled Lavraki - very delicious fish but wished they served smaller portions like the Las Vegas location. Meat was tougher than usually so I would probably still reserve my Lavraki cravings at the Las Vegas location
Halibut - this was supposedly the best fish dish in Montreal but I wasn't so impressed with this one. Halibut is a very delicate fish and can easily be overcooked even by the finest restaurants and unfortunately it was overcooked here as well. Nothing is worse than a tough texture especially with Halibut. Halibut is too expensive and prone to being overcooked that I would not order Halibut in restaurants often. So for that reason, I would not really recommend ordering this.
Lobster pasta - this was amazing. I saw them actually take out the 1.5lb of fresh whole Maine lobster from their tanks to make this dish. Usually restaurants don't serve fresh whole Maine lobsters and just serve frozen Lobster tails but they did not disappoint. They even provided the claw meat which was awesome! I usually prefer lighter Lobsters as it's usually more flavorful and the meat isn't as tough. Wanted to order just the Lobster but they said minimum weight would be about 3-4 lbs which is too heavy/old of a Lobster for me. Their pasta was perfectly cooked "al dente" and their tomato sauce was the bomb. I wished they would sell it in retail or something as I'd buy their tomato sauce in a heartbeat!
Probably the best seafood restaurant in Montreal and definitely recommend giving this place a try but be warned, it'll cost you! They have free valet parking as well which is a nice plus as usually it's hard to find parking in that part of town.