The most memorable thing about this restaurant is its interior design, which is apparently one of the best in Montreal. The charcuterie was average and the wine was decent, the main course wasn't satisfying either. All in all it was not a great experience.

negative

The Oyster Bar could easily be one of my favorite places to eat at. With oysters being back in season, this was my place of choice to go to on a Saturday night. We got there around 830 pm figuring we would beat the dinner rush. We ended up waiting for a whole hour when there was only about 7 people ahead of us! The good thing was that they were pretty quick about getting us our dozen oysters and food. The oysters were delicious, but had a couple pieces of shells stuck to the oyster itself from the shucking. We ordered our favorite, the Combo Pan Roast...yum! Sharing between the two of us is always more than enough and always always get an extra side of rice. The lady didn't charge us a sharing fee which was extremely nice of her considering that I was getting cranky from the long wait. Overall, if I was starving I don't think I would wait the hour at 8:30 otherwise come really early or really late so that way the wait is cut in half. There is always a wait no matter what, but this just means that this place is that GOOD!

positive

Lunch today. I wish I had just gone to McD across the street instead - it would have been cheaper and not left me with this queasy feeling hours later ... I went based on the other two reviews. Granted it's been almost 6 months since I've had Chinese food but I think the lack contributed to this impulsive move. I had the cold noodles with sesame sauce and some veg potstickers. Once I got in the car with them, I was immediately struck by the new odor - it was almost like feet - (sorry to be gross) very strange. I didn't really want to eat them but reasoned that I had to try at least one. Even though it smelled stronger out of the box. Which I did. Just one. And I love pan-fried dumplings. Then I moved on to the noodles, which were marginally better (had added bonus of chicken - not mentioned) but not by much. Plus it didn't taste the way I expected - lighter and more tart sesame flavor. No cucumber - peapods instead. The one lady behind the counter (Lily?) was nice even though her English is limited. Evidently she's the greeter, cashier, cook and probably driver all in one. The place was much as described - small with some booths along the wall. Bistro - I suppose but it's not like any bistro I've ever seen ... Clean enough, but there's signs of neglect that make the place look really sad - in a break-one's-heart type of way. That and the fact that there were no other customers and only one slip before mine at 12:45. The prices were quite reasonable for the quantity of food offered. However, given that I intend to jettison the lot later, for me it was not economical ... or wise - I was sick the whole rest of the day. However, I just tried two things. Given that the menu is quite large and I could just be unlucky - there is an invisible star there for other people who want to try it and have stronger stomachs. Just imagine it's two.

negative

I had the Kobe Burger, my lady had the El Diablo Burger, shared some loaded fries and a Banana Royale Shake. The food was delicious but the Kobe burger was a little pricey. The shake was one of the best I've had. I would recommend this place.
positive