text: Not quite sure how to go about reviewing the Le Mont so I will just go with my initial feelings throughout the meal It was my first time here so perhaps I had higher expectations but that never really came through After taking my girl out to the Grand Concourse and Eleven for previous special occasions I decided to surprise her for our anniversary by setting up reservations at the Le Mont Upon request I had made reservations for a Saturday night in March at pm and asked for a window seat being that we have never been there before and since we were celebrating something specialnnThe place is elegant do not get me wrong I was quite taken back by how amazing the interior and exterior were decorated My girl being an architect and interior designer was in awe of the place and barley spoke to me as she was taking it all in We liked the old school feel to it It made us feel like we were in an episode of AMCs Mad Men dining so elegantly We got a nice seat by the window unfortunately it was a very dreary night so there was hardly any visibility My luck of course hahannWe were excited to get some drinks to start but after looking over their cocktail list there really was not anything special that caught our eyes I was kind of expecting some interestingdifferent cocktails that I have never heard of before but not much out of the ordinary I settled for a Manhattan on the rocks and she a Dirty Martini Both were made very well thoughnnFor starters we got the shrimp bruscheta It was actually really good Small tomatos red onion cheese greens and a vinaigrette dressing delicately garnished the dish For my first side I got a salad which was very generic It actually kind of disappointed me There was enough french dressing drenching the vegetables that it could have been used for three salads My girl opted for the lobster bisque soup as her first side and it was quite delicious I wish I had ordered that instead as I kept dipping the bread we were given in her bisque nnFor our main dish we both had ordered some kind of fillet off their Winter Menu which came with a soup or salad your main dish with starch and veggies and a desert of your choice The fillet itself was good Bigger than I expected actually It was wrapped in bacon and covered in peppercorns I enjoyed it my girl thought there was too much peppercorn on it though and she had to scrap allot of it off The starch that came with the fillet was just bland It was like half steak fry half home fry That sounds good to me but they were pretty soggy as if they had been sitting in a vat all evening under a heat lamp Also big long carrot sticks and asparagus came as the veggies Carrots I will pass on that and the asparagus was ok but once again nothing special in that departmentnnThe best part of the night were our deserts I got the pecan ball which was pretty good and she got the creme brulee which tasted amazing nnOur bill for drinks and winter special en trees once again you got a soup or salad main course with starch and veggies and a desert came to about without the tipnnFor how much I wanted to like the place and enjoy it and say we will be back again I am not too sure about it Maybe for drinks and appetizers in the future Do not get me wrong the place is gorgeous the view is equally as good even the valet parking was cheap for a Saturday night but when I compare this mealexperience we have had to the Grand Concourse or Eleven which you can also read about in my previous reviews this experience just was not up to that level The food just did not seem to be hot out of the pan and fresh Soggy potatos and veggies kind of a warped salad a little too heavy on the seasonings This stuff is all easily fixable with some good plate presentation and fresh out of the ovenskillet consistency thoughnnIf your looking for a special place to get dressed up and impress your girl or entertain the family for a special event you might want to try it out By no means was it terrible but as I see its a start restaruant I thought I would critique it a bit more than other places I have been toonnHappy eatings my fellow YelpersnYours Truely The Shaw