rschwartz

In MTL, at least one of Joe Beef, Liverpool House and McKeirnan's are absolute MUSTS - try to get a table on Joe Beef's patio.

The wait-person suggested decanting; I was taken aback that I could not see the decanting - it just spooked me. The fish was ocean trout.

I agree - WD-50 needs some lube! We should have gracefully exited ( you know...oops - gotta run - fire alarm at home sort of thing) when the wait-person removed our $135 bottle of wine to decant it in secret without as much as a whif from the bottle. Red flags were hoisted - where was my bottle??? Box wine with hint ' o Pinot extract?! First course contrived to no benefit. Who cares if you can make a dusting of chicken skin? Did anyone in the kitchen taste it to see if it was right tonight? Fois gras so carefully thought out. Too bad for the stringy fois and the huge stringy vein. I read the menu to order my meal. Please don't retell me as the plates are placed - my dish is now perfectly clear - and cold Rancid fish. No comment. Replacement entree quite yummy but clearly straight from the fridge. So close! Duck main was excellent. Kudos Did I mention the waiter with dirty nails? The loud skipping cd? When we said that we'd pass on dessert I thought we'd at least have a coffee. Sullen-by-this-point waitperson brought just that... Coffee - Joe in a cup. No option. Plopped down while our suspect secret wine was still in our glasses. My nutter-butters from the store next door were the best part of dinner Too bad! Great toys and techniques. Too bad no one cares about the food