Problem: Ever since the cupcake craze has swept the country, I have been on a quest to try them in every city I visit. This vacation I tried Mad Hatter Cupcakes. First, it is a concept that is brilliant. You select plain cupcakes, and then given the option of filling them with your choice of cream filling from their multitude of selections. Then you choose an icing and decoration for your cupcake. I was so happy to finally find a cupcake place that actually fills its cupcakes! I tried the peanut butter filled with peanut butter and topped with dark chocolate ganache; the lemon filled with lemon and topped with lemon icing; the chocolate filled with chocolate cream and topped with chocolate ganache; and the vanilla cupcakes with vanilla cream filling and vanilla icing. The only thing that prevented me from giving a five-star rating was that I found the quality of the cupcakes in general to be somewhat inconsistent. The peanut butter and vanilla cake were dry, while the chocolate and lemon were moist. I'd prefer they tweak their recipe so that all of the cakes were moist. However, if I lived in Las Vegas, it would not prevent me from visiting regularly and trying as many different combinations as I could.
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Problem: Even though we had SO many great meals on this trip and this one's been totally overshadowed by others, I have to be fair and give it four stars as any other time in any other place, it would've been a pretty memorable meal. BYOB, of course we were running late so we went to the restaurant first, asked them about the closest liquor store (SAQ on the corner of Duluth & St. Denis) then RAN back to the restaurant. It's been a few weeks so my memory's hazy (and they don't seem to have a website to refresh my memory) but I believe we had foie gras torchon and escargot for appetizers then duck breast and lamb leg confit for entree. The escargot appetizer was quite memorable, unlike any other preparations I've had, with creamy sauce and fresh vegetables or herbs. Great mix of texture and flavor. Highlight of the meal. The foie gras torchon was also excellent. The entrees were also very good, but perhaps not as memorable as the appetizers as I can't seem to recall much about them other than the fact that they were delicious! I had floating islands as dessert (good, but I prefer my meringue crunchy on the outside) and my husband had something that I have no recollection of other than the fact that it tasted very strongly of alcohol to me -- but then I don't drink at all and can taste alcohol in the most miniscule amount. He loved it and proclaimed it a very "adult" dessert. Overall a great meal, not sure if it's a destination-dining sort of place, but most definitely a solid neighborhood spot. I know I would totally frequent it if I lived in Montreal! Also a very nice waiter, we even shared our wine -- which he happily drank!
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A: positive

Problem: Well we are new to the area and had always enjoyed the Happy Hour at the Chandler Mall location, so we thought we would give this one a try with some friends..... It was crowded as it was a beautiful night and we sat on the patio. Our waiter could be a double for Orlando Bloom as Will Turner in Pirates of the Caribbean. In any case, the four of us ordered some drinks which came out quickly and then some HH appetizers. Well, someone dropped the ball and there was NO Food for about an hour (we were not impatient as we were catching up with some friends). But to our waiters credit, when he realized the time delay, he spoke to his manager who comped the food (which the waiters recommendations were great!!) SO bottom line, their actions to remedy a bad situation will make us stop by again to see if it was a fluke (as we suspect as our friends had been to this location with no issues). We are rooting for them to be good!!
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A: positive

Problem: went there yesterday, i have never reviewed a restaurant but this one is so bad that i feel that i have to. i went here with my family and it was the worst excuse for middle eastern and pakistani food that i have ever seen. the owner is extremely rude, looks like he doesnt want to be there and isnt responsive to half the things that you say to him. we went around 4pm and there was not a single person in the shop other than the owner, then we sat down at the wobbly, sticky, and dirty tables and werent even offered menus or anything, we had to go up and get them from the counter. this would be fine if there was a large sign that had a list of all the foods they had to offer and what not (like at taco bell or something). i ordered the shrimp basket, it said that i would get 25 but i barely got 20 (i can forgive that) but none of the shrimp had been deveined, when i asked the owner if they forgot he said that they ordered the shrimp breaded and dumped them in the fryer. i couldnt eat them so they all went to waste and even when the owner saw that he did not apologize for it. then i ordered the falafel wrap, that was another thing that had been dumped in the fryer and put into a piece of bread. the whole thing was soggy and i was barely able to eat that. the rest of my family ordered kabob plates and the kabobs were over cooked, and the tiny portion of rice that cam with it was drenched in oil, probably so they would only have to cook rice once every 3 days. overall, dirty restaurant, soggy overcooked food, rude owner. DONT WASTE YOUR TIME AND MONEY HERE. probably good food if you are drunk or something. it might have been a good restaurant in the past, but not anymore.
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