Bland, over-priced Italian food, served by cracked-out looking & acting servers. This place was terribly disappointing. I was craving Italian food and thought this place might be good, but boy was I wrong. I had trouble with my order, the server was rude, and when I spoke to the Manager who was this little Asian man with Napoleon Syndrome, he was more rude to me than his server, and he couldn't t have been less helpful. This place is a nightmare. The night we went, it was very loud from a bus load of Chinese tourists that were brought into eat. I think that these type of tours of unsuspecting tourists, is the only reason this place is still in business. If you do decide to go, make sure you are not in a hurry, don't look under the table, and bring your own garlic powder, garlic salt, and other spices, to add some flavor to your food. Unless you are morbidly obese with dead taste buds, go somewhere else.
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Initially, Madera's property managers stepped up to the plate to turn things around with the apartment's issues. The manager is professional and I've appreciated talking with her. I also commended the staff for their initial efforts however, we never were able to eliminate the problems. In fact, the apartment still stinks like the avid smoker who lived here previously. Also, despite any efforts made, Madera's efforts to re-clean carpets and have air ducts cleaned followed by my efforts to use carpet powder and keep the windows/doors open to try to air it out, burn incense or spray freshener all proved futile. There's nothing like opening the door to my apartment and getting hit with a wall of stink. The stink has infused itself into my clothing, my furniture, everything I own smells like 500 stale cigarettes. I believe it is effecting my health too since I'm getting regular headaches. Getting that smell out will be a chore, for sure as well as costly... The bedroom has one wall that a bed can line up to and it is the wall that has two A/C units on the other side, buzzing and running all night long. This does not bode well for a good night's rest. I even wear earplugs and it is noisy. One night, in desperation, I got out of bed and moved my bed in front of the window wall so I could get farther away from the noise. Units constantly buzzing away, uninterrupted sleep is a distant dream for me. Why didn't rooftop units get installed. The water pressure - not so good. The appliances are basic and some are just outdated. The property's gates don't operate properly half of the time. What's the use of having security gates if they're open 2/3 of the time? In my opinion, a clean looking property is more marketable. I see trash lying around for days and I pick up OPT that comes in front of my place. I feel strong that one of the "grounds" guys should be going around the grounds and picking up trash, or dog poops that tenants leave behind. I see the grounds/maintenance guys buzzing around in the golf carts but it looks like they're having too much fun to work. Based on what I witnessed in my apartment, they could stand to do a little more on-site. I looked in the dry sauna in the fitness center and wouldn't consider using it. It just looked uninviting. Leave it at that. Now, let's talk about the bugs. I just can't live in a place that has bugs. Now, after my initial complaint with some rather disturbing pictures, Madera sent the exterminator in for a follow-up visit I don't see any bugs scurry away when I turn on the kitchen light (ugh!), but I am finding one or two twice weekly. Just found a 1" big roach sporting an egg sack yesterday and stomped it... Gross! So, when I move out (ASAP), I will have to put all my personal belongings into a moving truck, set off a couple of bug bombs in the truck to exterminate what is hiding in the boxes and stay in a motel for the night. I also noticed a rat box near one of the apartments. Hmmm. So, you can decide for yourself whether you want to give Madera a chance. Personally, and from my experience, I can't wait to find something else so I can live like a normal person... Good luck finding a place.
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Toughest New York strip I have ever eaten. I asked for medium rare, steak came well done on one end and then rare on the other. Flavor was simply ok. Fiancee's filet was came out well done when asked for medium well and so dry that it was chewy. How does one make filet chewy?? The sides were ok. The waitstaff was very good and quick. However that doesn't make up for the substandard steaks. Way overpriced considering the big chain restaurants make better steaks for less.
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Queue de Cheval used to be one of the things that I loved about Montreal. I had been to the old location twice over the years and thought the food was average to good but that the atmosphere and decor made up for it. If I knew that they moved to a temporary location (for 6 months) I never would have gone. The food was as I remembered it, adequate, nothing great. Here are the problems we encountered: 1. Our waiter was bsing his way through the menu saying things like "the tuna tartar is hand chopped" what else would it be? Bought prepackaged? He made a comment on how we didnt order the popular french fries, received fries anyway, then realized that they gave fries for free to everyone. He was trying to run up the bill. I asked him why our tuna tartar appetizer was $38 and he said that "since we were sharing it he took the liberty of making it a double portion so that everyone would be happy." I'm serious, he really said that. Anyway, you get the picture with the waiter. The other servers were good. 2. The restaurant's "temporary" space is shared with a nightclub. The main doors were constantly open (during 5 degree weather) making it extremely cold in the dining room. The bathrooms are graffiti filled and disgusting. As people were leaving around us the staff would take their tables away to prepare for the transition into a nightclub. They were literally moving furniture around right next to our table. Promoters were coming in and out of the dining room to discuss problems with the manager. We asked for our coats during dinner because our dates were freezing and no one got the hint. On our way out, the place was mobbed with teens waiting on line to enter the "foam party". 3. During dinner I received an email from opentable.com stating that the restaurant's management had cancelled my reservation. LoL 4. Four people, $70 bottle of wine, $600. For that money you can eat at 3 Michelin star restaurants and Queue de Cheval in no way lives up to those. Try rib and reef instead.
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