Q: Not bad, but definitely needs improvement for a one Michelin star establishment. I know negative reviews are never popular. However I will make a effort to best explain why. This review is based on the 9-course prix-fixe menu (the regular menu items which my wife ordered looked better.) The first two dishes started off well enough. The ingredients of the first one were not to my personal taste, but very well executed. This must be acknowledged. The second, the scallop was quite good. Unfortunately, a too big flake of red pepper interrupted the delicacy of the scallop. After the first two dishes (both with a little bit too much red pepper flake), all I could taste in my mouth was red pepper flake. The tip of my tongue was burning (and I'm someone who can easily handle spicy.) And I thought this was french cuisine, not authentic burn-off-your face thai. The smoked salmon in the light curry sauce was over-salted and the combination did not mesh well at all. It was essentially a strange juxtaposition of a piece of lox dumped into an mild asian curry, i.e. what I would call bad-asian fusion. To make the dish work, I had to cut up the small piece of salmon and soak in the sauce. Perhaps a strong sauce would have been in order to offset the saltiness of the fish. Or the fish could have been less salted. The major disappointment was the quail. Foie Grae was excellent. However it was wrapped in rather tasteless piece of quail. The sauce on it tasted like something from a typical decent vietnamese/french restaurant located in the middle of a suburb. As THE signature dish, it was unacceptable. I have a good idea of how this should taste like, i.e. explode with flavor. But on this night, it just didn't do it. My friend with me, who had been to L'Atelier on many past occasions, had a small bite, and he simply was in such a shock that he forgot to demand that the chefs remake this dish and do it properly on my behalf. BTW, the executive chef was not present on this night. The chef in charge also did not make a presence in the kitchen (the place has a visible kitchen in front) until our meal was nearly over. If I were Mr. Robuchon, I would definitely pay this place a visit to ensure that it continues to reflect well on his good reputation. It's my understanding that he hasn't visited this establishment for quite a while and has been busy opening new L'Ateliers throughout the world. I think it shows. In closing: again, the food wasn't bad. It just wasn't one star Michelin.

A: negative

Q: I went here after seeing a picture of their oreo pancakes on the flyer. (Menu description said cocoa based pancakes with white chocolate butter creme filling, and the photo actually looked like a big oreo) Sounds amazing right!? Well what i got was a normal buttermilk pancake with crumbled oreos and hersheys syrup on it... Not cool. Eggs benedict? More like eggs beneDONT! The yolk was hard and not runny at all, Hollandaise sauce was overly lemony, and the ham was probably oscar meyer. Fresh squeezed orange juice was luke warm. Even after comping the oreo pancakes due to false advertisement, the bill was still 84 dollars for 4 people's brunch. Not worth it. We were expecting great food based on their advertisements and pictures and this was just not the case. Ill be having brunch at crepe bar on weekends from now on.

A: negative

Q: Ended up here for lunch after seeing the massive line outside Schwartz's. This is a nice spot for a healthy lunch. There is a good selection of hot and cold soups and a few sandwiches. The menu is not big and changes frequently (during the hour or so we were there, 2 soups sold out and new ones were put up on the blackboard). Everything is super-fresh. The space is casual and inviting with a few small outdoor tables. I like that soups are available in small, medium, and large (large would be good enough for a meal on its own) and sandwiches are available as half or whole. I had a small cream of cauliflower and zucchini soup with a portobello and goat cheese sandwich on baguette. Delicious, simple, and flavourful. DC's also liked their orders -- a beet soup with sour cream, a chilled tomato soup, shrimp sandwich on a hotdog bun... We shared the pudding chomeur (after reading Ben L.'s recommendation). It's sweet and buttery and delicious -- great for sharing too. I wish we had room to sample the other desserts on offer, like the berry crumble, homemade cookies, or panna cotta -- all reasonably priced under $5. Service was friendly. They had to ask us again for our order because they mixed up who had which soup with which sandwich, but they were very polite and efficient about it. I also like that unlike most places in Montreal they don't immediately switch to English if you are Anglophone (they'll switch if you switch, but if you want to speak French, albeit with an accent, they will let you).

A: positive

Q: I went there couple times already. Personally I think it's a very good good place to hang out with co-workers and also close to where I work (as my part time job)! They have one security guard check ID before enter the bar area; then you will see a full bar in front of you with 2-3 TVs on each side. If you want avoid smoke or group of ppl, maybe you should turn left, they have couple sofa down there; or turn right if you want quiet and eat something here (because they provide 1/2 off on pizza after midnight and 1/2 on all the drinks, very very value). I love their nachos, especially steak!!!!!! Highly recommend!!!!! Easy parking + open 24 hrs + looking for DANNY ( I like his service very much)...... = enjoy a night!

A:
positive