Was pretty good but felt the steak was a little Fatty and not good as I was expecting but the food is still pretty good.
Reviews / Ratings for Etc.
Cocktails at the bar made by Bruno, delish. Our waiter was very attentive and food was great
Atmosphere. Lovely. Clean, spacious, quality furniture and elegant lighting. Service. Excellent. Knowledgeable, friendly, timely. Food. Overrated! Better places for steak than here. So a pretty harsh food review right? I say food is a 3 based on the premise that it’s supposed to be a steak house first and foremost. If I had to evaluate all the dishes we had I would round it up to a 3.75 to a 4.0 max. *Note: mains do not come with a side. The steak included two sauces. So let’s get straight to it - the food. Their bread was fantastic, though it would have been better if it were warm. The olive spread was tasty but poorly blended and there was too much butter surrounding the pieces of finely chopped olives. Caesar salad. Actually good portion for the money and presented well and all was fresh. Shaved Parm, bacon bits, and prosciutto was nice, but the prosciutto had little flavour. Grilled cheese bruschetta. Delicious and good portion and actually good value. Cherry tomatoes with the hot honey drizzle was delicious as was the melted cheese - it all worked. Mac & Cheese. Massive let down. Obviously this “may” be a personal take. I prefer this dish to have an aroma of cheese and also taste the cheese - both of which are absent. The noodles were too thick and a bit gummy. The cheese sauce (you can’t see it) thinly covered the noodles but the sauce was so thin it lacked a creamy texture and had no mouth feel. It was covered with what appeared like orange coloured breadcrumbs without any discernible flavour. This was horrible. Choked on it twice like dry toast. I don’t know why it would be there. Yes gourmet Mac & cheese can include breadcrumbs on top, but not so thickly placed all over and it’s typically finished like a grating - this was just a load of dry crumbs. Then the truffles. Texture and taste - pointless additive. No added benefit except it sounds expensive and gourmet. Blue fennel slaw. Tasty, fresh, good portion - very doable. Sauces. Bordelaise - nauseatingly sweet. This sauce should never have been like adding a spoon of sugar on your steak. Peppercorn - good flavour, but texture was off as if butter was added causing it to become lumpy, perhaps it was a mix gone bad? Porterhouse steak. The meat did not smell good at all. Normally a good quality and properly cooked steak should arrive at the table and your nose would inhale an aroma making you mentally drool. The aroma here made me concerned to eat the meat. I have never eaten such a fatty porterhouse steak, and I have had ones of less and more ounces precook. I kept having to cutout or spit out fat and gristle. The steak had zero flavour and we were not asked if we would like salt, pepper, steak spice, or finished with butter. So we went with how it’s supposed to come. Horrible. Worst steak I have ever had the displeasure to have to chew, taste, and swallow. The sauces did not add value to make it more palpable. Additionally? The steak was ordered Chicago style - with a char. This steak was so charred that the exterior and edges were so charred it was overdone and too hard. Caramel Brûlé cake. Horrible. Firstly the cake seemed like a previously make thick hard cookie that was defrosted or previously refrigerated. Inside it’s ok, but the exciting part - the “Brûlé” was a mini chilled thin piece atop the “cake” and was ok, but totally missed out the Crème or Caramel Brûlé aspect to the Brûlé dish. Meal cost: $300 with one glass of wine. Result. Would I ever go back. NO. Not worth it. On the surface the menus is exciting and creative. But the execution on the protein side - well, I would go to Moishes, The Keg, or many other steak houses in the city (and surrounding) and for this money there are plenty of other places far superior. Perhaps this was an off day, perhaps the cow had a bad day, perhaps the head chef was not doing QC at the window pass to make sure. But the steak was just bad and for $142.00 it should be excellent.
Amazing food, amazing place, amazing ambiance 10/10 recommend and would go back
Cesar salad was delicious. We ordered the surf and turf, whiskey sauce , fries , potatoes and grilled veggies and everything was absolutely amazing. The only downside was the dessert. The cheese cake and the caramel creme brule cake was disappointing. Not alot of flavors and barely any coulie on them.
After trying many steakhouses across Montreal, this one clearly stands above the rest. It is, without question, the best of the best. This has quickly become a favorite spot, and it will certainly be part of the regular rotation. Absolutely loved the experience.
Always a great experience and Roberto gives excellent service.
My friend and I ordered the Surf and Turf platter, mille feuille baked potatoes, drinks (Pomara and wine) and desserts (Chocolate Fondant with Raspberry Flowing Core (Gluten Free) & Madagascar Vanilla Crème Brûlée). As well a seafood linguine to take home (the taste was good but the I think quantity of seafood can be more). Everything was exceptional (although the shrimps are small), especially the aged bone-in ribeye steak and lobster tail. I would recommend the dish but not the shrimps and I find it can be of better quality. Overall for steak/lamb/lobster, I definitely recommend this place for anyone to go. The service and staff are friendly and know the dishes well. Throughout the meal, we had different staff making sure everything was going well and if we needed any help, someone is always available.
Where do I start!! First time at Etc. What an experience! Roberto our waiter was superb. Detailed the menu, suggested plates , gave us tips how the chef makes sertain dishes, etc. Everyone that works there are very attentive!! Was a real nice experience!!! Will definitely come back.!! Keep up the awsome work!!
Very good atmosphere and amazing food the staff is what makes it great.. Ilona our bartender , we also met Alessia the hostess and the managers Freeman and David
From our arrival with Alyssia who took us to our seats to the above and beyond service with Freedman ( our waiter) this was an excellent dinning experience. David the manager made sure all was in order. Thank you to all for making our quite dinner for two special. Easy to go back with service like this ....Cheers
Friendly staff and food is fresh and super delicious!!
Always an experience when you go to ETC. The service and everything we ate was fantastic! Big shout out to our waiter Massimo for the 10/10 service!
Excellent service roberto
Best service in montreal!!!
To be honest it’s over priced! 1- I took the salmon… way over cooked that was bummer. 2- I took a side of asparagus and let me tell you it’s a no no! Blanched asparagus no taste eldented ok but no! They should have sauted them in a little butter and salt & peper! And 3rd let me tell about the mushrooms! 🤦🏽♀️ way to mushy… the sauce over powered the mushrooms! 😒 and for the Caesar salad well it’s not a Caesar salad! It has a totally different sauce that’s not a Caesar sauce very disappointed! Will not go back! But the presentation and staff amazing
Great atmosphere waiter David was excellent very attentive to details nice approach
Excellent service by David! Thank you so much!
Very good place with amazing food and ambiance, shout out to Roberto for the great service !
Great service, great food, I had the seafood tower and it was amazing, Freeman was our server and he was so nice, welcoming, amazing night... thank you guys!
Fantastic surf & turf burger with great service
Great service and very welcoming
Overall excellent experience. Will be back
Excellent service
Reviews are also available in French.
See reviews in FrenchAdd a review
Share your experience in seconds.
Opening hours
- Sunday 17:00 - 23:00
- Monday 17:00 - 23:00
- Tuesday 17:00 - 23:00
- Wednesday 17:00 - 23:00
- Thursday 17:00 - 23:00
- Friday 17:00 - 00:00
- Saturday 17:00 - 00:00
Missing information?
Help us improve this restaurant profile.
Update the profile