text: The food here was ok though it seemed generally overpriced for what it was nnExperience run downn Called for reservation showed up mins early no table ready ouchnn mins later get a tablenn Menus are of the cheapest quality stapled in corner with inconsistent translations for dishes some are PortugueseEnglish others EnglishFrench and other are just Portuguese I can understand wanting to use the traditional names for dishes but some kind of explanation or description for fine dining is usually a nice touch for those unfamiliar with the cuisinenn Menu consists of Tapas or little taster plates of various items all priced each There are sea items and about land items Most of these can be ordered as a main course hence a slightly bigger portion with accompaniments most likely veggies of some kind Additionally there are taster menus that feature chefs choice of sea and land tapas for with soupsalad Finally a conventional Table DHote soup saladsnails entree dessert coffee for nn I had a selection of land tapas chorico sausage Brazilian Feijoada Filet Mignon with Blue Cheese Port sauce as I was not much of fan of the sea based offerings My girlfriend after asking some questions about the catch of the day and other items in the table dhote settled for the grilled chicken as it was nigh impossible to figure out what the waiter was saying when explaining the dish if he was explaining it at all really Waiter made questionable remarks about not understanding my pronunciation of Portuguese items regardless that when he said them they were nearly the samenn Water was the drink du jour unfortunately it could not be replenished fast enough to wash away the saltiness of the foods to comenn Bread served was good though a little dry around the crust Typical of this kind of bread when it has been sliced ahead of time due to its airiness it tends to dry out quicklynn Soup was carrot decent though nothing really crazy or outstandingly Portuguese about The chorizo on my end was delicious however for there was very little of it only of an actual sausagenn After about mins part our meal showed up My GF decided to be adventurous and try snails instead of salad Let us just say it did not suit her tastes mine either really there was a kind of fishy garlicky taste to it all that just was not apetizing My feijoada a mix of black beans beef and pork which parts no one knows was interesting but really more of a saltassaultnn Finally the main course so to speak as I had my rd tapas the filet mignon supposedly cooked to medium rare though one would argue that what was served was really on the medium to medium well side of things The Blue Cheese and Port sauce was tasty but got tiresome after two bites as it was simply far too rich My GFs grilled chicken had a tasty coating but when one dug deeper to get to the meat it had an odd sponginess to it with a fishy understated taste Romados has got Portuguese chicken down pat for way cheaper so there is no reason to look elsewhere really Her accompaniment was a mash of several veggies swimming in oil not very appealing presentation wise nor all that tasty oil too overpoweringnn Dessert was brief with pasteis de natas custard pie oddly accentuated with chocolate sauce why It was flaky and moist but for the menu price of you can get way better at any of the surrounding bakeries for way lessnn The confusion then began here We paid with a deal we found online at a Groupon type site for worth of food and it took about minutes for our waiter and various staff to figure out the bill with this type of transaction Add to this that the tip and taxes were paid in cash and we still needed to wait mins to get in change ridiculous if you ask menn Overall the food was ok overpriced with a lousy and overstressed wait staff I will visit any of Montreals finer Portuguese fair before coming backnn out of