. "1"^^ . "Ranks in Top 10 meals of my life.\n\nPerfect preparation.\nPerfect presentation.\nPerfect service (though leaning on the inform, humorous side).\nPerfect ambience.\n\nMay have partly been from the romance of being a Californian in Montreal and knowing that I was eating at one of the Eater 38 for Montreal.\n\nFor the first course Erin and I shared the expertly grilled and seasoned octopus along with a dish of caramelle pasta with sweetbreads. Each of these dishes was phenomenal and super perfect.\n\nWe each ordered our own entree. I ordered a delicious pairing of venison two ways, one filet was grilled rare and the other was slow roasted into a rendered and tendered set of bites from heaven. The meet was served with a wild berry reduction. The berries and cabbage did much to balance and complement the richness of the meat. Erin ordered a magnet duck breast served with a confit duck leg.\n\nThat was quite a bit of food, but as we still had wine we ordered a cheese plate of three cheeses served at exactly the right temperature to enjoy. Sadly I can't remember the names of the cheese, I'll have to call for future reference. The first cheese was a salty blue cheese from France. The second was a thin slice of a hearty cows milk cheese from France. The final was a soft in texture and flavor goat cheese from Canada."^^ . . "5"^^ . "3"^^ . "1"^^ . "2014-12-30T00:00:00"^^ . .