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| - I'm not sure if we came on an "OFF night" but our experience here was far from stellar. Perhaps, I was guilty for allowing myself to be lured into the after 9PM deal and had a high expectation after reading all the reviews.
We made a reservation at 9:45, got there around 9:40, checked in with the hostess and waited with 40+ people in the small bar/lobby. It was close to 10:10 when our name was finally called, we noticed that people who had a reservation for 10:15pm seating was seated at the same time as us (perhaps it was just our luck?!).
Our table was jammed to the wall, chairs and tables were very close to each other (back of the chair touched other diner's chair), certainly no personal space, not to forget to mention, the whole dining area was LOUD, very loud! Nice chandelier, fancy looking restaurant, but way too loud, more like a bar than a fine dining restaurant. I wonder if the atmosphere would be different if we would have come before 9pm (do they move some tables out?? doubtful).
Three waiters passed by our table, noticed us with the HUGE menu books, but nobody came to greet or take our order until 15-20 minutes after we sat down. I noticed at least 3 other tables seated after us got their orders taken first, perhaps, we got a bad spot?
While waiting, we munched on the bread, coleslaw and dills that were on the table. Coleslaw was really good, not too sweet, great crunch, delicious!
We both ordered the Rib Steak, medium rare for our main course and I opted for the salmon tartare for appetizer while hubby ordered the caesar salad.
The food came out VERY quickly.. surprising.
Hubby's caesar's salad was very mildly dressed. The dressing didn't have the typical "anchovy" flavor... it was more like romaine lettuce with grated parmesan cheese. It was ok. The salmon tartare was beautifully plated. The salmon tasted fresh and not fishy, but it needed a pinch of salt. I squeezed some lemon and it helped brought out the flavor.
Our Rib steak arrived.. looked very promising. The first 5 bites were delicious! The steak was perfectly seasoned. However, we then noticed the inconsistency on the meat... the middle part was way too blue, we flipped over and there was no grill mark on the other side. Part of hubby's steak was still "moo-ing," mine was not as bad. The meat was also very poor in quality, there was way too much gristles, hard to cut (and swallow), very tough and chewy. No waiter to flag down and it was around 11, we were tired so didn't make a fuss about it. Rib Eye is our favorite cut, we always order this cut when we eat steak. For once, we didn't finish our steak and didn't even want a takeout box for the leftover.
We shared a side of their monte carlo potato. This was the star of the meal! It was basically twice baked potato, seasoned perfectly, creamy, rich, super good! Must get this if you come to Moishe's, their BEST item!
Overall, $25 late dinner deal did not impress us, the service was also very bad. Nobody checked on us during dinner, we couldn't get our waiter's attention to the point that we had to ask the "water girl" to tell our waiter to get our bill. Even when she told him, it took another 15 minutes until the bill arrived. There are so many great restaurants in Montreal, so if you're a tourist, this is not a "must visit" place.
My advice to future diners... if you want a good steak, forget their $25 deal and try their regular steak menu..perhaps you'll truly have a better meal...and hope you get luckier than us on the service!
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