"2016-06-19T00:00:00"^^ . "0"^^ . . . "I was staying at the Westin in Montreal, which is a beautiful property located very close to the historic Old Montreal part of town. I decided to give this restaurant a try, mostly out of convenience. I've found in my travels, that most of the time, restaurants that are attached to hotels are not very good. I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of food and service at The Gazette.\n\nWhen my partner and I arrived at the restaurant, the hostess asked if we had a reservation. Apparently it was a busy night, as the Montreal Grand Prix had just finished earlier that afternoon. But she found space for us at one of the communal tables near the bar, which was just fine. \n\nThe waiter arrived quickly to greet us, take our drink orders, and bring a basket of delicious fresh-baked rolls.\n\nWe started with the Gnocchi Carbonara, with lobster, green pea, parmesan, an. truffle fried quail egg. It was creamy and delicious, with so many flavors happening. \n\nFor our main courses we had the Sauteed Scallop, which comes with giant shrimp, mussels, clams, crab claw - gnocchi corn, speck ham, and tomato seafood broth. The seafood was fresh and cooked perfectly.\n\nWe also tried the Grilled Piri Piri Chicken, which comes with kale, chorizo sausage, multi color potato, grilled bell pepper, marinated red onion, and queso fresco cheese. Again, amazing flavors that all worked so well together. My only complaint here was that the chicken was over cooked, so much of it was really dry. I used the bell peppers and red onions to add some moisture to the dry chicken. It helped a little, but this dish could have been a home run if the chicken was cooked properly. \n\nOverall the dinner was much better than I expected, and at the end of the meal I could just take the elevator upstairs to be back in my hotel room. I probably would not make an effort to return to this restaurant, unless I was staying at the Westin again, since there are so many other new places to try in the city."^^ . . "0"^^ . "0"^^ . "4"^^ .