text: Le Mont or should I say the le mont like my yinzer brethren is what you would expect it to be if you are from this town Now if you are from out of town it is truly one of he most beautiful vistas you can see whlle dining in any city I have eaten here maybe a dozen times and a few years ago hosted about nights while presenting seminars As an aside this is a good spot for business functions because it has good name recognition professional staff and a restaurant manager who will negotiate costs Anyways I was here again on Monday and the fact that we were there probably dropped the average age a few decades which is fine This is definitely the kind of place your parents and grandparents would like It was a Monday and at first when we were cocktailing at the bar seemed relatively empty but actually to my surprise filled up through the evening with elegant gents and ladies wearing there sunday or monday best The restaurant itself is classically elegant BIg beautiful chandeliers lots of ornate woodwork and crystal bold colors and a baby grand elevated above the dance floor After a guinness bonus at the bar we were seated at a big table right on the glass The view was sublime however there were a few dead flies on the inside ledge a few inches from where we were seated The waiter was there quickly to get our drink orders and explain the features He was a professional server and was pretty much spot on from start to finish The features of course were seafood restaurant trying to clear out leftover seafood from the weekend there was a platter with lobster tail coquille and a few other items I did not try it but Garrett and Tom said it was good I am sure the quality was not that great but it was a large portion We started with a few apps They were calamari nothing special overpriced at also the brie chambord brie stuffed with apricots apples and pecans finished with an apple glaze This was pretty delish but at again a bit high and the final app was oysters bienville oysters topped with asiago crab and spinach This was okay but again the same theme here overpriced for quality A few folks had the ceaser salad which was fun because it was prepared tableside I was told it was very good Megan got some chicken dish with pineapple It looked pretty good and not dry Tom and Keith had some type of preperation of veal which they both said was excellent served with perfectly cooked root vegetables and mashed potatoes Matt had the steak diane which is fun again because it is two small filets prepared tableside with a nice demiglaze I had the lamb which were several small lamb chops lightly breaded with a mustard type glaze and breading It was okay and I will admit I ate all of it however it was a bit more gamey than it should have been There were several desserts sampled and most were palatable Megan tried some coffee at the end however the cream was spoiled THe waiter quickly replaced This is a place you should take out of town guests however if it is my dime which it usually is not when I am here you can do better elsewhere You are easily paying a premium for the view and it is pretty much the opposite of hip or trendy which is not necessarily a bad thing The service is stars the food stars or less because of price but the view is stars Go at least once and sadly that is probably enough