text: There are plenty of reviews that go through everything so I am just going to focus on our good and badnnComing from US on a short trip Could not seem to get reservation online a month out so wrote them and they were very gracious and fit us right in when we wanted to come ExcellentnnAppearancefrom the street it is in between a few other restaurants and no sign so nicely camouflaged unless you know the address Inside some seating in front then narrow row of seating opposite a long bar comfy homely friendly vibe Mix of all types of clientele Smells great inside nnServiceexcellent We had several different staff swarm us throughout the meal The main front of house gent not sure if he is MaitreD owner sommelier but basically a jackofall trades as he was taking orders explaining the menu we let him choose our wine and he did a great job on that There are other staff food running clearing etc Very efficient We were seated across from the big brick oven and there was a gent slicing fresh hot bread and he kept turning around and giving us more it was soooo good nnFoodAs everyone describes very rich and filling My wife and I have not have much experience with Fois Gras so you have to take our food portion with that understanding as I have read many where people went crazy So for us our favorite course was actually our first it was a pear and seared Fois Gras appetizer with a maple type glaze perfectly caramelized It was ridiculously good almost like a dessert it was so good I think that was part of our flaw as we ordered mussels to go with that and I do not think the combo of the two suited well together which was our mistake The mussels arrived quickly after the pear dish and I think our sweet tooth from that first dish made the seafood of the second not as complimentary as maybe if we ordered it alone or had it at a different point in the meal My wife and I split the Duck in a Can entruee and true to reviews it really does come out in a can that they open tableside and pour over a pureed cauliflower mixture The duck breast I thought was excellent medium rare it appeared My wife struggled with this as she is not a huge duck fan lack of really eating it vs a likedislike Overall we thought that dish was good but actually liked the first course the best Soooooo glad we did not order a nd entruee because we were too stuffed to even have dessert nnOne cute thing that we did not understand is that near the beginning is when they give you the free breadbutter they put this tiny dish that has what looks like two white tablets in it I had no clue what they were finally a guy came by and poured hot water over them and they unfolded into this cute warm cloths to wipe your hands with Just a nice touch that was unexpected nnOn my next trip back to Montreal I would like to try some of the other dishes like the pork chop the melting pot etc