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| - Tough call. I'm stuck literally between a 3 and 4.
The ambience was exactly what we needed on a serene summer day and the food was good enough, but in the context of Montreal it was just ok.
Boris Bistro is located on Rue McGill and hosts an outdoor terrace that transports you to a secret garden in the middle of a bustling city. This earns them 4, maybe 5 stars as it is the perfect respite for a relaxing lunch, brunch, or dinner.
The menu holds its own in a city like Montreal with offerings such as bison tartare, lamb shank and duck confit sandwich just to name a few. The drinks were solid and they have happy hour specials on the beer (it leaves much to be desired but at least they offer something). I tried their sangria which was good, my friend had one of their cider beers (she seemed less than amused), and the boys got a sparkling red wine which was delicious. They score a 3/4 on drinks.
My party started out with the charcuterie plate which disappeared almost as quickly as it arrived. It was a tough call for me between the duck sandwich, the risotto, and the fish offering (I forget what it was), but I'm a sucker for duck (done right) so I went with that. I have to say, I don't think I've experienced duck quite like that before. I imagined something shredded, succulent and flavorful in between 2 pieces of bread... at least it was shredded. It wasn't a bad experience, it was just different. The duck was served almost in a waldorf chicken salad style over sprouts in between 2 slices of a nut bread. It was enormous with a more than generous amount of duck. The combination worked, especially the nut bread...I just wasn't what I expected so I was slightly disappointed. I wouldn't get it again, just from personal preference.
My friend ordered the lamb shank, and lets just say the next thing we knew all that was left was a bare bone, so I guess that was good! The other 2 ordered the bison tartare which they said was good but I didn't get an "out of this world" vibe from them. The food is a 3-4.
In a different city, this may earn a much higher rating but with so many other options in Montreal, the main reason to come here is their cozy outdoor terrace on a beautiful summer day (maybe for drinks and apps).
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