Had to wait 40 mins after we had been told it would be about a 20 minute wait. But had the experience been worth it that would not have been a problem.
The good:
Look: the place looks very good and welcoming. The staff are all trendy and so is the clientele.
Cocktails: ordered the Billy le Kid- amazing! Seriously worth 11$ and one of the best cocktails we've had in Montreal. But we also ordered the pickle... which was not so good, as it was lacking pickle.
Now for the bad:
Service: service is very "when and if we show up you must be ready to order, and good luck getting a water refill"... Also feels rushed. We were seated at a table in the middle of the restaurant, where all the wait staff were passing, but we had to ask each and every time we wanted more water. Plus they kept hitting our jackets as they walked by. We actually ended up sliding our table out of the way.
Ambiance: it is way way too loud for a dinner type place. If this place wants to be a bar it should decide to be so, but right now it feels like its not sure whether its a bistro or a bar, and the loud drunk clients kind of ruin your dinner conversation.
Food: Honestly, had we not found a long blond hair in our deep fried pickles, the food would have been really good, and the place probably would have gotten 3 stars. But when you're paying 60$+ for a meal, you really expect better hygiene standards for the food.
- The veggie burger was quite good, as were the onion rings
- The poutine grilled cheese, was literally just poutine slabbed between two toasts.. Could have benefited from extra cheese.
All and all, will not be going back... 60$+ seems like a bit of a rip off.. and it's too bad because we really really wanted to like this place.
It has potential, it could be a five star bar, or a five star place for dinner, but because it's trying to be both... and is offering long blond hairs as unwanted garnish, it's a two-star disappointment....