Saigon Boys

Hello! I'm back after a long time! I used to live in Montreal but now I'm living in Peterborough, Ontario which is a small town east of Toronto. Few weeks ago I tried a Vietnamese restaurant called Saigon Boys for dinner with my husband. The atmosphere were like cheap Chinese restaurant very simple, nothing special. The waitress was really kind and informative though. Our dishes were decorated pretty cute. We ordered thai pad and seafood crispy egg noodle. My thai pad was too sugary and there was tooooo much peanut on it! As you see in the first picture, it almost is covered with peanuts. Don't get me wrong, I love peanut, but this dish had too much of it. I was pretty disappointed, specially since I was told this is the best Asian restaurant in town! I hope this is not true and I'll find better restaurants.

I think this is a good restaurant for fast food asian food, they have delivery option, too; however this is not a kind of restaurant I want to sit in there and enjoy a nice meal.

Liked: service

Disliked: atmosphere

Cuisine: Vietnamese, Chinese

Romantic location: No

Address: 1524 Lansdowne St., Peterborough, ON
Phone: 705-743-4954

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Toucheh

I was here for 2012 valentine's day. We reserved the restaurant and apparently you should do the same, because it's usually busy (based on reviews I read). The owners (husband and wife) are Iranian, but the food mainly is Italian with a persian taste. It's a nice cozy restaurant which you can see the kitchen. Smells and feels like home and homemade food. We liked the service. However we didn't like the food! I had lamb chops and my husband had leg of lamb. The lamb was the worst lamb we had ever! It had so much marbling and was really fatty, I mean in a irregular way, otherwise we all know that lamb is fattier than other meats. And the pasta was super garlicky. I love garlic but the amount of garlic they're using is too much! Also, for the food we got and considering the class of restaurant, it was pricey. we paid 74 $ after tax and tip without ordering dessert or wine (it's a BYOB resto). The other odd thing was they don't have a menu. They wrote around 6-7 food names on the board and the waitress explains the all 7 foods to you. I totally confused and just asked for whatever lamb plate they have. It's an old restaurant and we expected to see a nice menu that we could take our time and choose what we want. Also, they only open till 10 p.m which is again a bit strange for a restaurant.
Soup is included in the price and was really yummy.


Liked: atmosphere, service


Disliked: quality of food, pricey, no menu book, working hours


Cuisine: Italian, French, Persian


Romantic location: yes


Address: 351 Ave. Prince Albert, Montreal, QC
Phone: 514-369-6868

Santa Lucia

I was here with my friends several times. It's a cozy Italian restaurant which cook the pizza in front of you in one of those old stone ovens. We love its tiramisu.

Liked: service, food quality, food portions, price, dessert, atmosphere, decoration (it has these old wine bottle hanging on the walls)

Disliked: -

Cuisine: Italian

Romantic location: Yes

Address: 1264 Stanley St., Montreal, QC
Phone: 514-393-8623

Asean Garden

I was here for a dinner with my family. For what we paid, it was worth it.

Liked: food quality, price, atmosphere, working hour (they served us food in the Christmas night!)

Disliked: -

Cuisine: Chinese, Asian Food (Menu)

Romantic location: yes

Address: 5828 Sherbrooke West, Montreal, QC
Phone: 514-487-8868

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1- vegetarian pad thai
2- Shrimp fried rice
3- Fried noodles with shrimps, chicken, scallops and vegetables
4- Salt & Pepper fried seafood

Boccacinos Restaurant

I was here with my husband and his friend to celebrate their graduation from McGill. It was a sunny spring day and we sat in the terrace which was beautiful. My husband and me didn't like the food because it was too greasy. The waitress was very rude, too. She made fun of my husband we he asked about their salad dressings, and later when we asked for our bills, she brought the bills and said "don't forgot that 15 % tip is not included in the price". In overall, we didn't like it!

Liked: atmosphere

Disliked: a bit pricey, service, food quality

Cuisine: Italian, North American (Menu)

Romantic location: yes (if the waitress doesn't ruin the mood!)

Address: Different locations
Phone: 514-861-5742

Kanda Sushi Bar

I was here several times and in different locations with my friends and every time I enjoyed the food. But among all locations, I'd like the one in Queen-Mary more.

Liked: service (I didn't like the service in the St. Catherine location), food quality

Disliked: crowded most of times, a bit pricey (lunch price is really good though)

Cuisine: Asian food- Buffet (Lunch Menu)

Romantic location: No

Address: Different locations
Phone: 514-483-6388 (Queen-Mary branch)

3 Amigos Restaurant

I was here as a group of 9 for my friend's birthday.

Liked: the friendly service (I think it's the funniest place for having a birthday dinner), food quality, their amazing drinks

Disliked: -

Cuisine: Mexican (Menu)

Romantic location: yes

Address: Different places (Address)
Phone: 514-939-3329 

Guido and Angelina

I was here with my friends as a group of 5 in a winter night in 2011.

Liked: atmosphere, food quality

Disliked: it's a bit pricey, service (the waiter was rudely staring at us and he was late to get our orders all the night)

Cuisine: Italian (Menu)

romantic location: yes (If the waiter doesn't stare at you!)

Address: 690 Ste-Catherine West, Montreal, QC
Phone: 514-393-3808

Resto Café Oxford

I was here several times with my husband or as a bunch of friends for brunch.

Liked: atmosphere, good quality, reasonable price, service

Disliked: -

Cuisine: French, North American

Romantic location: yes

Address: 5630 Sherbrooke West, Montreal, QC
Phone: 514-485-5720

Le Bateau Mouche

I was here with my husband for his birthday in 2009 for a dinner cruise.

Liked: beautiful atmosphere and view, service, great experience

Disliked: Pricey (the food proportion was little and fancy, at the end we still felt we want to eat more!)

Cuisine: French

Romantic location: Definitely!

Address: Quay Jacques-Cartier, Old Port of Montreal, QC
Phone: 514-849-9952

Khyber Pass

I was here as a group of 15 for my friend's birthday in 2010 for dinner.

Liked: atmosphere, service, food quality, BYOB

Disliked: -

Cuisine: Afghan

Romantic location: Yes

Address: 506 Duluth East, Montreal, QC
Phone: 514-844-7131

Les 3 Brasseurs (The 3 Brewers)

I was here several times as a group of 5-9 for dinner and bear.

Liked: atmosphere, food quality, reasonable price

Disliked: sometimes it's crowded

Cuisine: Pub food-French

Romantic location: Yes (It's not cozy though!)

Menu

Address: Different locations

Phone: 514-788-6333 (St. Catherine St., Montreal)

Gibbys

I was here with my husband for his birthday in 2010.

Liked: food quality, atmosphere, service

Dislike: It's pricy (for what it's worth though!)

Cuisine: French

Romantic location: Definitely!

Address: 298 Place d'youville, Montreal, QC

Phone: 514-282-1837

Khorasan Kabab

I was here several times with my husband, or as a group of people.

Liked: food quality, reasonable prices

Dislike: They only accept cash, no delivery

Cuisine: Persian / Iranian

Romantic location: No

Address: 5700 Sherbrooke West, Montreal, QC
Phone: 514-488-9191

Restaurant Azar

I was here with a group of 9 people for my friend's birthday. The chef forced us to choose the Machawi (22$ per person); he said you reserved a table for a group so I prepared all the food!!! My husband and I ended up paying 60$ and we were sooooo disappointed of their behaviour. The Machawi should be served for two people (44 $), but they served the food for each three of us in a shared plate, and it wasn't proportionally enough for three, it was obviously for two people but they said it's for three people and you should share!!! The most disappointing restaurant I've ever been in my life!

Liked: BYOB, food quality, decoration

Disliked: customer service, food quantity

Cuisine: Lebanese

Romantic location: Yes

Address: 5899 Rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC
Phone: 514-482-9095

Cafe Grand

I was here for a brunch in a nice sunny fall morning with my husband.

Liked: the food quality, service, restaurant view, healthy food

Disliked: a bit pricy (we paid 46 $ for two, e.g. the mint tea was 3$), crowded, tables are very close to each other (in the first 15 minutes, we sat close to two loud guys, and we practically couldn't hear each others until we asked for another table)


Cuisine: Bistro

Romantic location: Yes

Address: 6202 Rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC

Phone: 514-303-6425