On Friday May 5th, we were a group of 11 diners who had arrived just before 17;30. The place was almost empty at that time. From the start the waiter appeared impatient. He asked the 4 last to arrive for their order before starting with those who already had the menus for 10 minutes. I had the halibut which was very good. the lady beside me had the bavette which she would have given a 4 on 10 , the man across from her had lamb that was very dry and the lady across from me ordered the seafood linguinii. Her order was served in an assiette cruse. the pasta looked like it had been shaped in a bowl and then a few pieces of seafood were scattered around the edges of the mound. She ate some of the...
My friend wanted to take me out for my birthday preferably a BYOW. She suggested lacademie which we had gone there for her birthday last year and I wasn't impressed so my reaction was to look for a better restaurant however many restaurants are closed on Mondays. It was a sunny evening so I decided to give it another try instead of going to Portovino since lacademie has a terace. We ended up sitting inside after all because the decor is actually quite nice. We ordered the eggplant parmasian as the appetizer and it was not good, we didn't even finish it. After the appetizer we realized the restaurant was FREEZING so we asked to be transferred outside (we weren't sitting far from the entrance)...
A dozen of us went to this restaurant and I ordered a seafood linguine, ate the 3 mussels, the 2 small prawns and the single piece of calamari before starting on the pasta. It was very garlicky, which normally I would love, but this was overwhelmingly bitter and uncooked. The waiter sailed by while I was eating the seafood, so there was no chance of commenting on the pasta as I hadn't even got to it when he muttered into the space above our heads, everything OK? I had had one mouth full, my husband had tried another and I left the remainder, which he whisked away, ignoring my explanation as to why. When the bill came I queried why I had been charged the full amount for that inedible course a...
We had gone to L'Academie on Boul. St Jean a few years ago and had found the food to be extremely underwhelming. Jump ahead a few years: My sister's surprise party was held there on June 2nd. The food was outstanding, and the service was great. Paul was really looking forward to going back. We returned tonight on one of our rare dates. The food was exactly as bad as our first meal there. My veal didn't taste fresh, the side vegetables were doused in some salty spices and the pasta was DRY. Seriously. It was supposed to be pasta aglio e olio, except they were just dry lol. Someone forgot something. My husband ordered the same dish he had ordered last week: veal tortellini with rosé sauce, but...
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We've been regular customers of this place since it opened. We have our favorite items on the menu, like the Coquille St-Jacques and the many veal scaloppine. A few months ago we were quite disappointed with our Coquille St-Jacques, because it seemed as though the melted cheese used for the "gratin" topping was like a thin sheet of plastic, it had the texture of processed cheese rather than the bubbly gooeyness of real melted cheese. So this time we decided to go with the Table d'Hote and forego the Coquille. The salad is really small and very basic, a few greens, grated carrots and red cabbage with balsamic. The main was 1/2 a magret of duck and a leg confit. The waitress was very accomodat...
We came for a late lunch and initially I attributed some of the disarray and dirt to the fact that no one had had time to tidy up from the noon rush. But as I looked around I think this was just one symptom of a restaurant heading downhill and needing some TLC. Various decorative elements had broken off walls and furniture (there was a large piece of laminate from a pillar lying on the floor). Tables and menus were a bit sticky. The food was mostly average; the soup of the day was, surprisingly, the highlight.
Came here for lunch and was pleasantly surprised! The decor is bright, clean, modern and yet we had a cozy nook all to ourselves. The service was friendly, attentive and helpful. We ordered mussels and the catch of the day. The servings were generous and full-flavoured: the mussels and frites were with blue cheese and the cod came with an avocado salsa and veggies. It is a BYOB, so don't forget the bottle. We did. We left with a very positive feeling about the whole experience!
We had a very nice dinner a few weeks ago. I usually go on Thursday for the veal special. The lemon veal is my favorite. Appetizers are on the small side. Not great value.
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Service was great, fast and accurate..however, the duck I ordered was over cooked and a tad dry...and the veggies were under cooked and hard. But it was all very tasty!
I ordered the braised lamb risotto with goat cheese and wild mushrooms from their table d'hôtel specialThe risotto was made with Minute Rice.
