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2 stars. first time at chipotle and the workers were to fast and gave me beans when i didn’t want them. the drink machine had no ice so all the drinks were warm. the food was spicy and i asked for the no spice. the store was very loud and the tables were not cleaned well. would not recommend

A Delicious Detour at Chennai Express** Ambiance: Sharing a space with other restaurants means seating is more "musical chairs" than fine dining Parking? Forget about it, it's a treasure hunt. But hey, who needs ambience when you have dosas this good? Food: Forget your fancy tablecloths, Chennai Express is all about the taste. Their dosas are the real deal - the crispiest, most flavorful I've had in Montreal in ages. The sambhar and coconut chutney are the perfect sidekicks to this South Indian symphony. Service: Be prepared for a wait - it's a one-man show here! But the dude taking orders, prepping food, and managing everything else is a saint. Super polite and calm, even with the pressure on. Overall: It's a culinary pit stop with a few bumps along the road. But if you're craving a delicious and authentic dosa experience, Chennai Express is worth the wait (and the parking hunt). Just don't forget your patience!

A big disappointment. The energy of the place is, cold, loud and uninviting. Went with several friends and it was hard to hear the conversation with the loud music and background noise. My friend noticed right off the bat that all the servers were men (???!) there was a single woman as the hostess and one woman in the kitchen. You can't have such an unblanaced work place in this day and age except by design. Our server was courteous and professional but I would not describe him as friendly. It took a long time for him to come after he gave us the menus and his presence was sparse in general. Kudos to Lee, the sommelier, who arrived with a great presence, was very helpful and was easy to connect with. He was the best part of our experience! The food was...meh... For the price point it was unmemorable. We shared the steak tartare, tuna sashimi, focaccia, seafood risotto, papardelle with chicken, lamb ossobuco and fish of the day (sole in wine beurre sauce). What stands out the most were the potatoes that came with the fish and the focaccia. Would not recommend to a friend and do not plan on going back.

We planned a family dinner at Dockside in lieu of our sons upcoming wedding. This would be our first visit to Dockside and based primarily on the fact that there is a lovely patio that frequently passed . We reserved a patio well in advance. Gamily would be coming a long way and with a small baby, outside would be ideal. At 2 pm on the day, staff phoned to inform us that the patio would be closed due to the rain. It was too late and complicated to alter 6 people’s schedules. The huge room where we sat was hot, stuffy & noisy. No air conditioning. When asking about turning on the fan, they said " door was open. " Food was disappointing & unimaginative with limited menu items for non meat eaters. Macaroni & cheese! Mussels were skimpy & small portions of halibut decorated with a few peas & potato pops, left all of us leaving hungry. The place was packed. Baby and I, overwhelmed by the noise, spent half the time outside on the now dry patio. Service was mediocre. We repeatedly needed to request water refills although I watched a waiter at an adjacent table actually pour water for guests! Certainly not conducive to the experience we anticipated and at a hefty price. We're always willing to pay for atmosphere, sumptious food and a relaxing meal. While we understand challenges restaurants have faced, this is over the top. Particularly on such a special occasion. Rain does happen & many patios remain open. We returned home to eat some food.

We’d read on the internet about their afternoon tea and thought of trying. We walked in at 2 pm on Sunday. A hostess with the name tag Zophia told us they were fully booked, but she could accommodate us for the last seating at 3 pm, “because of a cancellation”. When he came at three, the tearoom was half-empty. The meal was slightly above (maybe) what you could get at a decent sandwich shop for 1/3 of their outrageous price of $65 pp. A tiny cup of a tasteless watery soup was followed by two stale brioches with supermarket-quality jam and clotted cream. The latter was actually pretty good, even though the waitress called it “chantilly”. It should be noted that chantilly is French for whipped cream, which it was not, but, apparently, she thought that dumb Americans wouldn’t know what clotted cream was, and chantilly sounded upscale. That was followed by tea with milk on the side - said milk must’ve stayed in the milk jug for at least a day, as it started forming a fat layer. The macaroons were dry - frozen stuff from Trader Joe’s tastes a lot better, etc. Shall I continue? One sentence summarizes it all. A ripoff.

% of us went to Tavola for dinner, and shared a number of dishes. Service was very good and all of the dishes were excellent - very flavourful was the first impression. Three different pastas, brussels sprouts (super!), chicken, char, kale salad(can kale be that good?), toffee pudding, positano - each dish had it's own particular and excellent flavour. Maybe it's just my advanced age, but I found the restaurant particularly noisy, so conversation with anyone not beside you was difficult. The food makes it worth going back (it is the 'go to' for the local couple we were with).

Amazing food and friendly staff. We celebrated our anniversary there for the second year in a row. However, we went on a Friday night and the place was unfortunately very loud. Conversation was difficult.

Review rating: 5.0

The atmosphere was nice. Had to walk up two levels of stairs, but was greeted by hostess. Asked to sit at bar as I was solo. The environment was loud, with people laughing and talking and with the overhead music. I was watching media on my iPhone which was hard to hear because of all the noise. When some blonde lady tapped me on my shoulder and rudely said we can hear your phone. The bar was packed with a couple on both sides of me didn’t seem to mind. The Bartenders didn’t seem to mind or I’m sure they would have politely asked me to lower or turn my phone off. Ordered the Baseball steak with garlic mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables. Potatoes good. Vegetables could have been more. The steak says it’s cooked medium rare or less. Ordered medium rare it came more medium. Didn’t resemble a baseball steak at all.

Review rating: 2.0

2 stars. first time at chipotle and the workers were to fast and gave me beans when i didn’t want them. the drink machine had no ice so all the drinks were warm. the food was spicy and i asked for the no spice. the store was very loud and the tables were not cleaned well. would not recommend

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A Delicious Detour at Chennai Express** Ambiance: Sharing a space with other restaurants means seating is more "musical chairs" than fine dining Parking? Forget about it, it's a treasure hunt. But hey, who needs ambience when you have dosas this good? Food: Forget your fancy tablecloths, Chennai Express is all about the taste. Their dosas are the real deal - the crispiest, most flavorful I've had in Montreal in ages. The sambhar and coconut chutney are the perfect sidekicks to this South Indian symphony. Service: Be prepared for a wait - it's a one-man show here! But the dude taking orders, prepping food, and managing everything else is a saint. Super polite and calm, even with the pressure on. Overall: It's a culinary pit stop with a few bumps along the road. But if you're craving a delicious and authentic dosa experience, Chennai Express is worth the wait (and the parking hunt). Just don't forget your patience!

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A big disappointment. The energy of the place is, cold, loud and uninviting. Went with several friends and it was hard to hear the conversation with the loud music and background noise. My friend noticed right off the bat that all the servers were men (???!) there was a single woman as the hostess and one woman in the kitchen. You can't have such an unblanaced work place in this day and age except by design. Our server was courteous and professional but I would not describe him as friendly. It took a long time for him to come after he gave us the menus and his presence was sparse in general. Kudos to Lee, the sommelier, who arrived with a great presence, was very helpful and was easy to connect with. He was the best part of our experience! The food was...meh... For the price point it was unmemorable. We shared the steak tartare, tuna sashimi, focaccia, seafood risotto, papardelle with chicken, lamb ossobuco and fish of the day (sole in wine beurre sauce). What stands out the most were the potatoes that came with the fish and the focaccia. Would not recommend to a friend and do not plan on going back.

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