This was a really good restaurant that I very much enjoyed and would certainly say to go to if you're in the neighborhood. I don't know that it's a 5 star establishment, especially given that I just gave a French fry joint a 5 star rating. But then, we spent $4 on fries and, well, a lot more here. Having said that, it was nice sitting outside, the wine was good, service was good, and the food was good. Price was in-line with what you would expect. Certainly worth the visit.
They gave us bread, as much as we wanted, which is always good unless the bread is terrible. The bread wasn't terrible so that's a good thing. We also got a soup, a gazpacho I believe. It was good, especially with the free bread. I like bread.
The appetizer was the stuffed portobello with goat cheese. It was really good, regardless of the amount of bread they may or may not have given us. Of course as soon as it was gone I wanted more, but then we had the main dish that was coming next so it was ok. I'm trying to think of what the main dish was, and I'm completely and totally drawing a blank. So I'm going to pause while I think about this.
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Nope, not coming back to me. It was almost a month ago now and it has long since slipped both of our minds. We both feel like it was some kind of beef, and it had a salad on the side. I guess this testimonial would be enough to suggest that the meal was entirely not memorable. And I can't exactly argue that body of evidence before you. But I assure you it was good, and if I lived across the street I would go there right now to prove a point. What point, I'm not sure.
Anyway, from top to bottom the experience was solidly good and I would recommend it. So ok, maybe the main dish didn't blow me away and make me remember the meal 3 weeks later. But life is hectic and 1 meal among a busy 6 day trip to Montreal is sometimes hard to remember so many days later. But this was our 1 splurge of the trip and it was worth it. I suggest you take your chance and give it a shot. And if you want to review it I would do so the next day, or at least write down what you ate so you can remember when you sit down to put those tastes to words a few weeks later.
Oh, the wine recommendation. It was good. We got a Merlot from France and it was a tasty selection. It went well with the meal and we both enjoyed it. See? We do remember most of the meal. Just not the meat. Bread, soup, wine, salad, appetizer, service, ambiance...all good & memorable. But the meat...the meat escapes me. So I guess maybe next time we'll get the fish.