Thesorus
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Very good, nice service, great food, nice décor ...
more later...
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from what I understand from the review, it's a "been there done that" kind of restaurant even if some of the food seems very good and very well done.
anyway, out of my price range these days.
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great review ...
Can you tell us more why the service at the Club Chasse et Peches was not good ?
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I went there again last night, decided to skip the sushi and go for the $50 tasting menu.
in one word : EXCELLENT
started with a trio of calamari, marinated, fried and sauted, then sashimi with small fruit salad; after that, a wonderfull fried croquette of oyster and crab; and for the main plate of the tasting menu, was a version of "hamburger-steak" made with ontario kobe beef, with root vegetables and a meat reduction sauce and mushrooms, all presented in a papillote, very, very good; after that, a small sampling of sushis, and finished the meal with a apple pudding and vanilla ice cream served with a great confit citrus marmelade.
very good!!! I'm impressed by that restaurant; a good balance of traditional sushi and japanese food with a good amount of french touch cuisine and presentation.
as always, service is good.
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Went there for dinner the other week, on a saturday night, and was sitting at the small bar ( more on that later )
I was hungry, so I decided to try 2 entrées, the wonton soup, which was very good, a nice broth, and some meaty wontons in it, the broth was tasty wiht a touch of ginger; for my second appetizer, I went for the pork dumplings, while good, they were not standing out.
for the main meal, I had the baked scallops with the creamy tobiko sauce; a nice idea, but a bit too creamy for my taste, maybe if I had only the soup it would have been ok !
I also had one of their "special" martini, basic martinis lightly flavored, mine was with leaf coriander, refreshing.
A note on the bar; I went there alone, and did not want to be sitting at a table by myself, the table layout was not set up to accomodate one person, and did not want to sit on right next to a couple while the other tables were empty, so I was offered a place a the bar ( 4, 5 places available ) , nice, I can do a bit of people watching, but as the evening went on, I felt a bit out of place; Other people people came in and wanted to be seating at the bar ( restaurant was full that night ), but the staff did not want to have other people there. So at the end of my meal.
I enquired about that, and they told me that because they just openned the place, they did not want to put too much people there, and that eventually they let more than one person sit there.
'ny way... I will give the place a couple more weeks before trying again.
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AFAIK, they still don't have an alcool license, so the bar is dry and there's no restaurant, I wonder if the restaurant could have a distinct license if owned by a different person ?
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Openned about 2 weeks ago ...
First, the restaurant is at the old "café ciné-lumière"; they cleaned it up, and it looks nice, red and black in the front of the room, with large chinese lettering painted on the walls; simple but elegant table and accessory design.
I went there for lunch time last thursday; and had only a look at the night menu; but for lunch, they offer a variety of wraps, and a small ( 6 ) number of table d'hote dishes with some revamped classics; their version of the generic "poulet du général tao" looked very different from what I'm used to see, less sweet than usual, the chicken looked real, and not overly fried. My plate was the sauted aubergines, which was nice as well, don't remember the exact details, but was enjoyable nonetheless.
Staff was nice.
I might try it again tonight.
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a couple of places ( no preferences )
Lemeac on Laurier Street ( better if it is sunny, the terrasse is nice )
Pistou Déjeuner ( 4489, rue de la Roche, just off the corner of mont-royal )
"Le Plateau" on Mont-Royal
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I've gotten an invite to the french restaurant of my choice in Montreal. Currently, I'm leaning towards Chronique as Toque has been slipping from what I hear, but I thought I'd take it to the egulleters for their opinions
So, what do you think? Is Chronique a good choice for a no-holds-barred french meal?
Price is not an obstacle.
What about Anise ?
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Don't forget the spices, depending on the ethnicity of the chef, the spice mix used might differ a bit ( more or less coriander, more or less cinnamon, ... )
also, if it was "spicy"-ish, they might have added some harissa to the broth.
I prefer using a vegetable broth, it make's the sauve a bit lighter, and puts the meat on the foreground.
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my first "Dinner!" posting...
I have access to a BBQ for a few weeks, so I try to use it as often as I can.
last night dinner, pork loin ( marinated in oil and herbs ), roaster carrots, potatoes and green onions.
simple, but good.
Since I'm not good at plating dishes, I can only show the cooking phase.
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i think, to the overly sweet rice.
you're not the first one commenting about the too sweet rice.
I wanted to try it last week, maybe I will pass until they change their recipe.
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, not to mention L'Académie <weak attempt at sick humour>
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my 2 liters ( as opposed to my 2 cents )
I don't usually buy bottled water for everyday use, tap water in montréal is good enough ( with and without brita filters ); but I will buy some if I'm going somewhere where the only water available is form a public fountain.
i buy Evian.
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I don't think there's something wrong with the food at brunoise...
for the original question, I would call and ask them.
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Bu, Pullman, and now Pop, is there enough wine lovers in montreal?
Where's Pop ?
I google for it, but cannot find anything related to a wine bar.
Thanks.
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maybe, last time I was there, 2 weeks ago, they were looking at a floor plan that didn't look like the current BU
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maybe it was the bad weather ?
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Thanks for the suggestions...
I will go the jean-talon market this weekend, and make myself a batch.
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Is there a restaurant that serves a good gazpacho in Montreal ?
close to work, there's the "Foumagerie" cheese shop on sherbrooke, and they have a nice gazpacho in the summer.
I'm looking for something more authentic ....
I know I can make my own, but I don't always have the time.
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I was at l'express last sunday night, and was surprised that they had a second wine list; unfortunatly, I already had my bottle openned, but next time, I will have a look.
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l'expresse is good but you will not impress your friend; maybe lemeac will be a better choice for that kind of food.
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We decided to go to Raza.
got there at bit before 8pm, only another table was filled, but as the night went, more and more people came in.
We had a nice meal.
my friend had the arugula salad and the fresh pasta; while I had the foie gras empanada and the pétoncle.
Nice meal indeed.
one thing, they should add something to the decoration, too clean...
(on a sad side note, the Pesce restaurant next door was closed when we left (10:30ish ), while Raza was still going strong ).
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