This is my cousin's husband's favorite restaurant in Montreal, and since he grew up here and knows about food, we trusted his recommendation.
What is Le Mas des Oliviers like? As the loud woman who thought she was the only diner in the restaurant described: "I am at an expensive French restaurant in downtown."
The decor is old school, and so is the service, very professional and friendly. Food came in such enormous portions that they justify the high prices. My Chilean bass was $38, but it came with soup or salad. I chose soup which was delicious and the bass was amazing. It's buttery and tender and creamy---what classic french cooking is all about.
My husband had the bison, which was slightly tough.
If we had know how stuffed we'd be by end of the meal, we wouldn't have ordered a grand marnier souffle in advance. But it was tasty, and I managed to have some bites and took half of my bass home instead.
Being a classic french restaurant, their tea selection is unsurprisingly quite sad. Between earl grey and green tea, I chose the green tea, but it's one of those green tea that came with all kinds of lemongrass herbal crap.
Note to self: just order a coffee next time.