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| - 3 stars for really delicious food. Knocked off 2 stars for awful service.
So I've been lurking a few foodie Instagram accounts for awhile, but one that always stuck out to me was Lustucru's gorgeous presentation. Come MTL à Table event, I was excited to try their menu.
Good : The food. Is. Top. Notch. Wow, everything just tasted so fresh and amazing. Our second waitress was very cordial and friendly, and the food was brought out promptly. The decor is cozy, nice looking spot.
Bad : So I arrived early for dinner at the restaurant without a reservation and it was pretty empty. A good sign that we will get seats and our food quickly! Well, the hostess informed us that it's full...excuse me? 1/3 occupied seats is not full. She said maybe we can sit at the bar. I was okay with it, but then she had to go speak with someone, make some phone calls, and then confirmed that they had seats available. My boyfriend wanted to get the 3 course MTL a Table menu and I wanted to get some tartares (it looked so good on Instagram...). When we were ready to order, the first waitress insisted that we both have to order off the MTL à Table menu or we both have to order from the regular menu because it's restaurant policy. The reasoning? They have separate kitchens. At a glance, the open kitchens are right next to each other. Then she tells us that the regular menu has the MTL a Table items too and we can order off the regular menu. So with that logic, the second kitchen makes the same items? I was pissed off, what kind of restaurant tells their clients they can't order items from their menu? What the hell is the point of having a menu if you're not even going to give your patrons the choice of what they want to eat? I was ready to leave.
Bottom Line : Go for the food, it's amazing. However, their staff and restaurant policies are a bit off.
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