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[Lesley C]

You guys could add pancakes to Rosalie's dessert menu.
I love pancakes

[cheekycook]

Hey Dave!

My bosses told me I have to come check out your new digs!! Looking forward to it

Now, I just gotta find some time off...

We all know how easy it is to get in this business

[davemcm]

pancakes mmmmmm,mmmmm,i just made crepes for my super pregnant wife,9 large ones she ate them all,how do you say pancake in french,le pancake.....

[davemcm]

who are your bosses cheeky.,tell me when your comin by,we will chat.....

[cheekycook]

Hey Dave,

If all goes well, I will try and pass by sometime on Monday, I shall call to see if you're there... I've already spoken to I believe your Maitre D: Denis? a couple of weeks ago, Very nice. I wish everyone who answered the phone in this biz was so helpful and nice.
Plus, it will depend on my budget too, I'm still strying to get into Soto's for the Morimoto Event tomorrow...
We'll see how that goes... God knows, Soto could definitely use someone like Denis, Christ, the person I got was more frigid than an eskimo's icebox. Rude people put me in such a foul mood

[riboflavinjoe]

They like to be called Inuit. to be honest, though, the freezer here is only -18 or so. outdoors, it's around -40... without the wind...

[cheekycook]

Hey RiboflavinJoe,

Just out of curiosity, what's with the picture??? It makes me think of Joe Schwarcz bungee jumping...

[riboflavinjoe]

me and my sister discovered that a digital camera takes great pix of shaky face. instant fun!!! just shake your face hard, snap a pic, and laugh your head off. i have hundreds of them, this one is one of my faves.

[cheekycook]

Hey Joe,

Cool effect, I'll have to mention it to my brother, he's into digital imaging but I don't recall him ever trying that one! I think he'll get a kick out of it.

[riboflavinjoe]

hee hee hee, i can't stop laughing at this one... i just changed it. hee hee... hee hee... hee hee...

[fullabeans2002]

Ate at Rosalie last Saturday night; our party [of three] walked away fully satisfied with the food - a nice touch was that the vegetables [for all plats principal] were not overlooked - a rare treat; they had just the right bite, interesting and flavourful. Menu overall was intriguing. A request for something vegetarian was accomodated no problem [risotto].

The service was shaky - somewhat typical at this kind of place: good-looking boys and girls who are friendly, but not very knowledgeable or even confident about what they are serving or what can be offered, floor manager was insanely present, hostesses slightly confused. This is especially awkward if the restaurant is noisy [as it is] and busy...creates a chaotic rather than energetic vibe.

Liked the layout - bar is nice and separated from the dining, lighting and music were good Interesting-flower/plant arrangements.

[allroll]

hello ,this is david mcmillan,thanx for your comments,were new and were workin hard ,all criticisim is appreciated,hope you say hi next time,welcome to e gullet.....

[eat2much]

I'll second fullabeans praise for the vegetables. I had the Toulouse sausage main course which came with a nice assortment of brussel sprouts, green beans, carrots, which were both crunchy and tasty. Quite a nice change from vegetables that have been sitting in steam for hours which happens too often even at some better restaurants.

The Rosalie version of tarte tatin is fantatstic.

Thanks again Dave..... a bientot.

[glimmer]

I had my first experience at Rosalie last Thursday evening and it was pretty good. We were in the area and it was a last minute decision to accommodate the two hungry people I was with. I honestly wasn’t that hungry and I was quite content sipping away on my martini; however, I did want to at least try something on the menu. Seeing how I wasn’t hungry, my plan was to try the rabbit with no intentions of finishing it…as it turns out, I devoured the poor thing--it was delicious!

The service was good, nothing spectacular (although, better than I expected for a place like that).

The only thing that really bothered me was the noise; it was busy and extremely loud.

[cyberdrip]

Glimmer is right about the noise level at Rosalie; I was there for lunch a couple of weeks ago with a friend whose hearing is sadly waning (but he is far from deaf!). Admittedly, a busy Friday noon, and the place was full. However, I do think something can be done about the fact that you practically have to shout to chat in such a high-ceilinged and narrow place. I somehow doubt that sound baffles are the answer - they would interfere with the uninterrupted view from front to back, which is one of the nice things about the architecture; but what about lowering the ceiling just a few inches with acoustic tile? It would soak up much of the racket.

That being said, I liked the place a lot, and in fact am planning to go back tomorrow (being taken out for lunch). And, David, keep up the habit of doing the rounds of the customers. It's a great sign that the chef CARES.

[Lesley C]

Welcome glimmer and cyberdrip
I thought the ceiling at Rosalie was quite low.

[mcmillan]

thank you glimmer and cyberdrip,the noise level is something we are adressing very soon ,weve had acouple of pros come by and see what the problem is and it seems to be a combination of things ,tile floor ,bare table,low ceiling,in the low ceiling part of the restaurant i will probably end up putting a turkish linen table cover ,and there is also a muting device that can be put in the sound system, please next time you come by ,make a point of saying hi,its always a pleasure to meet new customers ,and thank you for posting your constructive ideas on e gullet,....i would watch out about hangin out to much in "that kind of place" though...what does that mean?what kind of place are you acustomed too?.....tongue in cheek ,thanx david mcmillan

[riboflavinjoe]

geez, dave, how many monikers are you going to go through on gullet

i sent a PM to one of your other monikers (i think it was davemcm), and am wondering if you got it... if not, i will send the general gist to your hotmail account.

[SteveW]

geez, dave, how many monikers are you going to go through on gullet

i sent a PM to one of your other monikers (i think it was davemcm), and am wondering if you got it... if not, i will send the general gist to your hotmail account.

Joey, you beat me in posting this. David I sent you a message within the past 12 hours, through davemcm. If you didn't get it, then contact me.

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Steve

[glimmer]

Thanks for the welcomes!

“That kind of place” was probably the wrong choice of words. I was referring to the “St. Laurent vibe” of the restaurant--trendy spot with beautiful staff (who are good, but rarely spectacular…at least in my experience). I enjoy going to “those kinds of places ” and I didn’t mean sound so negative.

Anyways, I will definitely be back to Rosealie and I’ll be sure to say hi.

[jpps1]

I've just been wondering what dinner for two runs at Rosalie's...Any other info on the menu would be appreciated too. Thanks.

By the way, I love The Globe.

[Lesley C]

Price range: Lunch, $9-$14; main courses $14-$23; desserts $4-$8. Dinner, starters $8-$18; main courses, $24-$42; desserts $8.

For more information about the menu, you can check out my review for the Montreal Gazette at:
www.canada.com/montreal/features/at/dining/story.html?id={8AB4C2A7-06F7-4B40-8AA0-561C691506CC}

[eat2much]

Welcome jpps


While the menus are different, prices, portions, and quality are on a par with what you would expect at Globe....

[Steve Klc]

David--one inexpensive, low-tech noise reducer I've seen is to put foam rubber under the table tops. May or may not be able to be concealed with your look.

[riboflavinjoe]

just wanted to drop a note to say that i ate at rosalie on friday. after spending a few months working at the place, i decided to go try out the place myself. me and a friend of mine dropped in without a reservation around 6pm, and we were seated no problem.

what we ordered:

bowl of olives
frisée lardons salad, pork tenderloin (me)
salad with chevres, tendron de veau (friend)
warm chocolate cake (one for the two of us)
a glass of wine each.

well, my friend claims it was the best meal she's ever eaten. and of course, it is not hard to believe! we had a great meal, my salad was outstanding, with some wonderful mushrooms and so on.

the pork tenderloin was of the highest quality. very tasty sauce, and good accompanying apples and cauliflower. i like the way the pork is done now, more than the way it was done when i was working there (cauliflower lyonnaise) i think it looks better and probably tastes better now, too.

my friend was pleased with the salad, and was just in heaven with the tendron... so tender! as lesely said in her review,the veal "tender" is so tender, you can pull it apart with a fork. and the sauce was marvellously rich.

the chocolate cake... it had us both floored, and my friend claimed it got better with each bite.

small qualm: service. perhaps our waitress was brand new on the job or something (i hadnt seen her before, but i've been away from rosalie for over a month now, too). perhaps it was the first job she had in a restaurant. she was extremely hesitant in everything she did, lacked confidence and knowledge... but she was pleasant enough.

my friend leaned over to me later on and said, "someone tell her that her shirt is falling off!" later my friend said that she had never seen waitresses with shirts buttoned that low... and proceeded to say that you would never see that in ottawa (where she lives now). the ottawa comment is not hard to believe at all ( i had to get a jab at ottawa in there somewhere )

a visit to the kitchen to see the wonderful men who cooked our food was pleasant. nice to see those guys again, too. kind of miss them now... but im sure i will drop by again sometime within the not too distant future to get a late bite to eat and get out for a brew with the old gang.

thanks to everyone at rosalie for the wonderful evening, and the equally wonderful food.

ribojoe

[Lesley C]

Almost everyone who I've talked to about Rosalie has mentioned the unbuttoned blouse bit.
Even my accountant mentioned it the other day while discussing taxes! They all think it's ridiculous.
To be perfectly honest, I never noticed. But I did notice a male waiter I had at lunch was a lot more solid than those pretty girls.

[riboflavinjoe]

denis is wicked. and to see dave going around to the tables was good to see, too. xuan is right on. and marc wins the war, too.

my friend said that the blouse was unbuttoned "down below the place where they normally separate"

and to tell the god's honest truth, i didnt notice either. whenever the waitresses walked in the kitchen at mediterraneo, though, i had to put down my knife, or avert my eyes, or else say bye bye to a finger.

[mcmillan]

gimee a break,what are you guys quakers?the uniform is fine,its the girls who un button the tops abit,i love the female figure ....loosen up

[riboflavinjoe]

well, I DO eat quaker oats from time to time. hee hee.

EDIT:

and the qualm i had with the service was not with the waitress's uniform. it was her lack of knowledge, confidence, and know how. she could dress the same way and give me great service, i'd be just as happy as if she dressed like an amish, so long as the service is good.

Edited by riboflavinjoe, 07 April 2003 - 10:23 AM.

[eat2much]

Had a great meal last night..the hangar steak is wonderful. Note to self: try something other than the frisee salad with egg.

As to the unbuttoned blouses, I really didn't notice anything when we were seated. I didn't notice anything when we were given the menus. Again, I noticed nothing when we were read the daily specials, nor did I see anything when the wine was poured etc.

Sure the view was nice, but what really counts was that the food was great.