Al's Steakhouse invites you to their dining room. This restaurant cooks seafood, a variety of fishes and steaks for 26$ to 60$. They are open nightly all week.more...See more text
the steak was good but the bill was to high for me for those that are meat lovers ist the place for the decor is nice and the wine is expensiveRead more
Atelier invites you to their establishment. This dining room proposes a vegan menu for 26$ to 60$. They offer parking and are open nightly from Tuesday to Saturday. They are conven...more...See more text
Atelier offers an interesting experience, with a blind, 13-course tasting menu and food created in a laboratory, not a traditional kitchen. Some examples of our tastings included flash-frozen coconut, flash-boiled bison, food prepared on an "anti-griddle", wafers made of dehydrated honey, etc.
Beyond that, I don't want to ruin the surprises, which really is what the experience is about.
Our party was there for about 4.5 hours. All 4 of us did the blind tasting and 2 of us also had the wine pairing option.
We were underwhelmed, despite going into the experience with great anticipation. The food was interesting but rarely tasty - only 4 or 5 of the 13 courses stand out as very tasty. The wine pairings were *very* poorly done, with only one truly successful pairing. For the price, we expected a far greater experience in terms of flavours and taste, although it was very interesting to experience familiar flavours in unusual preparations.
The service was attentive, friendly, informed, if sometimes a bit over-eager to impress.
A good experience to have but unfortunately not one that any of the 4 of us would repeat, and not one that I'd take a friend to for, say, a birthday treat.
13-course tasting menu: $75/person
Wine pairing menu: $55/personRead more