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| - There are so many restaurants to choose from in this city!! So, where do you turn to if you aren't sure where to go....Yelp of course! The recommendations were stellar and we were not steered wrong!
Travel day to Montreal for work...and its my birthday away from home, but I'm happy to be with great friends. We make the trek up Rue Peel, luggage in tow - all up hill mind you. "Should only be about 4 blocks, oh ok only 2 more blocks, well it should be up this block. Oye, worn out from our hike our hunger was almost outta control.
We arrived and the hostess gladly handled our bags by putting them in coat check, swiftly got us seated and immediately we were asked about our beverage to start the evening. Not being familiar with their wine selection the sommelier Victor offered up a taste of a wonderful red Quinta Do Crasto '06.
History: Quinta do Crasto revolutionized Douro winemaking. From a traditional blend of touriga nacional, tinta roriz, touriga franca and the hearty tinta barroca comes a vibrant red with perfect cherry fruit, embellished with caraway, cedar, leather and fennel notes. Medium weight and juicy, with excellent length. Drink now or age five years. We drank it now and it was very good!!
The starter was 4 roasted sardines topped with fleur de sel seated on an olive tapenade and served with toasted bread. The sardine melted in your mouth, the salt and olive tapenade gave balance and seasoning and the bread provided the host for this tasty treat.
My entree was the Black Cod accompanied by a seafood risotto. Ok, I have never had such a well prepared dish that made me want to order seconds, thirds and a doggy bag! The fish was cooked to perfection and was topped with a nice parsley garlic puree The risotto was creamy with ample clams and mussels throughout. My friends had Cataplana fish and seafood bouillabaisse and seared tuna, smashed potatoes with foie gras --- considering there was no noise except for the constant humm of 3 happy diners I was fully confident their dishes were as good as mine.
Thankfully or regrettably there was a second round of bread brought to the table so we all were able to soak up our respective sauces and broth...needless to say no bread remained.
Dessert, like we needed it, included a coconut milk tapioca with pineapple marmalade (sooo smooth and creamy) and an order of Portugese vanilla tarts served with a scoop of the most intense coffee ice cream I've had.
This was a fabulous meal, outstanding service and a go to restaurant for me whenever I come back into the city! Thank you Victor for the introduction to a wonderful wine selection!!
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