Comments on: Le Local Montreal http://eatwellmontreal.com/le-local-montreal/ Montreal Restaurant Review and Food Guide Blog Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:36:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= hourly 1 By: Restaurant Brugge http://eatwellmontreal.com/le-local-montreal/comment-page-1/#comment-12347 Restaurant Brugge Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:03:00 +0000 http://eatwellmontreal.com/?p=1629#comment-12347 awesome thanks 4 sharing  awesome thanks 4 sharing 

]]> By: Fresh Guru Canada http://eatwellmontreal.com/le-local-montreal/comment-page-1/#comment-11862 Fresh Guru Canada Thu, 14 Apr 2011 22:04:00 +0000 http://eatwellmontreal.com/?p=1629#comment-11862 Heading to Le Local after a busy day at the CPMA trade show. Looks like a good choice. Heading to Le Local after a busy day at the CPMA trade show. Looks like a good choice.

]]> By: buy Viagra http://eatwellmontreal.com/le-local-montreal/comment-page-1/#comment-10308 buy Viagra Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:57:20 +0000 http://eatwellmontreal.com/?p=1629#comment-10308 Is this place any good for vegetarians? I need to find one in the old prt to take my dad to. Is this place any good for vegetarians? I need to find one in the old prt to take my dad to.

]]> By: LukaP http://eatwellmontreal.com/le-local-montreal/comment-page-1/#comment-9718 LukaP Mon, 04 Jan 2010 04:36:34 +0000 http://eatwellmontreal.com/?p=1629#comment-9718 100% true review. After months of not being able to get a reservation at a normal hour, I went last week with my girlfriend. The service was terrible, placing us at a cafe-style low rise table, despite the fact that it was a dinner reservation. Only after I argued with the hostess did they agree to place us at a normal table. With regards to the aesthetics, the place is gorgeous. Clean, minimal, modern lines. However, the food is below subpar. A McDonald's hamburger has more flavor and complexity than their AWFUL steak tartare I had as my main. The girlfriend ordered scallops which were overcooked, and clearly not fresh. My entree was equally awful and bland. The "mushroom veloute" was devoid of flavor, and certainly just a food processor blending of remaining mushrooms picked off from previous plates. I'm quite disappointed with the relatively positive review from this site that made me interested in this way-subpar resto. This seems to be just a typical occurrence in Montreal's gastronomic scene: over-hyped design and foolhardy customers more interested in being seen than eating quality food. Awful. 1/10. 100% true review. After months of not being able to get a reservation at a normal hour, I went last week with my girlfriend. The service was terrible, placing us at a cafe-style low rise table, despite the fact that it was a dinner reservation. Only after I argued with the hostess did they agree to place us at a normal table. With regards to the aesthetics, the place is gorgeous. Clean, minimal, modern lines. However, the food is below subpar. A McDonald's hamburger has more flavor and complexity than their AWFUL steak tartare I had as my main. The girlfriend ordered scallops which were overcooked, and clearly not fresh. My entree was equally awful and bland. The “mushroom veloute” was devoid of flavor, and certainly just a food processor blending of remaining mushrooms picked off from previous plates. I'm quite disappointed with the relatively positive review from this site that made me interested in this way-subpar resto. This seems to be just a typical occurrence in Montreal's gastronomic scene: over-hyped design and foolhardy customers more interested in being seen than eating quality food. Awful. 1/10.

]]> By: LukaP http://eatwellmontreal.com/le-local-montreal/comment-page-1/#comment-9636 LukaP Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:36:34 +0000 http://eatwellmontreal.com/?p=1629#comment-9636 100% true review. After months of not being able to get a reservation at a normal hour, I went last week with my girlfriend. The service was terrible, placing us at a cafe-style low rise table, despite the fact that it was a dinner reservation. Only after I argued with the hostess did they agree to place us at a normal table. With regards to the aesthetics, the place is gorgeous. Clean, minimal, modern lines. However, the food is below subpar. A McDonald's hamburger has more flavor and complexity than their AWFUL steak tartare I had as my main. The girlfriend ordered scallops which were overcooked, and clearly not fresh. My entree was equally awful and bland. The "mushroom veloute" was devoid of flavor, and certainly just a food processor blending of remaining mushrooms picked off from previous plates. I'm quite disappointed with the relatively positive review from this site that made me interested in this way-subpar resto. This seems to be just a typical occurrence in Montreal's gastronomic scene: over-hyped design and foolhardy customers more interested in being seen than eating quality food. Awful. 1/10. 100% true review. After months of not being able to get a reservation at a normal hour, I went last week with my girlfriend. The service was terrible, placing us at a cafe-style low rise table, despite the fact that it was a dinner reservation. Only after I argued with the hostess did they agree to place us at a normal table. With regards to the aesthetics, the place is gorgeous. Clean, minimal, modern lines. However, the food is below subpar. A McDonald's hamburger has more flavor and complexity than their AWFUL steak tartare I had as my main. The girlfriend ordered scallops which were overcooked, and clearly not fresh. My entree was equally awful and bland. The “mushroom veloute” was devoid of flavor, and certainly just a food processor blending of remaining mushrooms picked off from previous plates. I'm quite disappointed with the relatively positive review from this site that made me interested in this way-subpar resto. This seems to be just a typical occurrence in Montreal's gastronomic scene: over-hyped design and foolhardy customers more interested in being seen than eating quality food. Awful. 1/10.

]]> By: michellegendre http://eatwellmontreal.com/le-local-montreal/comment-page-1/#comment-9620 michellegendre Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:49:07 +0000 http://eatwellmontreal.com/?p=1629#comment-9620 The Place is stunning, the maitre d' is fabulous, the hostess is gorgeous. After Gosselin left the kitchen, Pariseau was asked to take the weel. That's about when I got hired. With over 300 covers/night on the week-end, there is a lot of action in the kitchen. What a mess!! Pariseau has no idea how to direct a team (He got fired at Lemeac) and everybody is frustrated in the kitchen due to the high level of production and the way we have to handle the food-there is no love there!!<br>Anyways, all I have to say is the food is a bit overrated-LOTS of french fries everywhere, almost no veggies, bland puree, and mediocre desserts. If your priority is to be seen and don't mind paying more for what you get, you might like it. Otherwise, there is a lot of small restaurants in Montreal with much more interesting menus, more attentive waiters and decent prices. I would go for a drink and some bar food but definitely not a full meal. Not after what I've seen. Sorry. The Place is stunning, the maitre d' is fabulous, the hostess is gorgeous. After Gosselin left the kitchen, Pariseau was asked to take the weel. That's about when I got hired. With over 300 covers/night on the week-end, there is a lot of action in the kitchen. What a mess!! Pariseau has no idea how to direct a team (He got fired at Lemeac) and everybody is frustrated in the kitchen due to the high level of production and the way we have to handle the food-there is no love there!!
Anyways, all I have to say is the food is a bit overrated-LOTS of french fries everywhere, almost no veggies, bland puree, and mediocre desserts. If your priority is to be seen and don't mind paying more for what you get, you might like it. Otherwise, there is a lot of small restaurants in Montreal with much more interesting menus, more attentive waiters and decent prices. I would go for a drink and some bar food but definitely not a full meal. Not after what I've seen. Sorry.

]]> By: Norbert Boudreau http://eatwellmontreal.com/le-local-montreal/comment-page-1/#comment-9559 Norbert Boudreau Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:38:14 +0000 http://eatwellmontreal.com/?p=1629#comment-9559 simplement délicieux! simplement délicieux!

]]> By: Chef Deck http://eatwellmontreal.com/le-local-montreal/comment-page-1/#comment-9450 Chef Deck Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:52:03 +0000 http://eatwellmontreal.com/?p=1629#comment-9450 Let me know what you think Let me know what you think

]]> By: 1Capricieuse http://eatwellmontreal.com/le-local-montreal/comment-page-1/#comment-9444 1Capricieuse Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:53:03 +0000 http://eatwellmontreal.com/?p=1629#comment-9444 To me, Le Local also sound(ed) like an overrated place (as mentioned by Line just before me) but the truth is that I just judged the book by its cover. Now thanks to your review, I might just go and try it for myself to see if I find something I like...and you know what? I bet I will.<br><br>Oh ya, and thanks for the pictures that accompany this article because I have been curious to see inside for a while. To me, Le Local also sound(ed) like an overrated place (as mentioned by Line just before me) but the truth is that I just judged the book by its cover. Now thanks to your review, I might just go and try it for myself to see if I find something I like…and you know what? I bet I will.

Oh ya, and thanks for the pictures that accompany this article because I have been curious to see inside for a while.

]]> By: shondarayan http://eatwellmontreal.com/le-local-montreal/comment-page-1/#comment-9439 shondarayan Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:21:39 +0000 http://eatwellmontreal.com/?p=1629#comment-9439 yumm.. the place looks really inviting, & the appetizers indeed look n sound appetizing. yumm.. the place looks really inviting, & the appetizers indeed look n sound appetizing.

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