When I first saw that Mon Ami was opening on Masson, I was really super excited to finally get korean food nearby. I tried this place on a Tuesday evening around 20:00. The owner told me that AYCE was no longer available and I honestly did not have any problem with that. Then, I assume it was the teenage daughter of the owner that put my husband and I at a table that is meant for 6 right next to the window. The weather was very cold that night so instead of sitting facing each other, we ended up sitting next to each other to keep warm. That was the first ick but I figured it wasn’t that bad. Another waitress that seemed to also be a teenager (again, im assuming it was the daughter’s friend that got hired) came to give us ustensiles and water. She left everything on the table and we had to serve water ourselves. At this point im still okay with it but it is worth to mention that the restaurant was basically empty. We ordered a seafood pancake, ramen tteobokki, and 2 flavors of fried chicken. The ramen tteobokki came first and my husband was disappointed that it was in a soup form. We have ordered this same dish at other Mon Ami locations before, and it usually comes in a thick spicy sauce. Again, I tell myself, maybe we just didn’t read the description right of the dish. The pancake was served afterwards with no sauce. I asked the waitress to bring it and she completely forgot about it and my husband actually had to walk up to her to remind her because she was never looking at our table. The sauce finally came and the pancake was already getting cold. The pancake was very dense and crunchy (big difference with crispy). I did not think it was good. The fried chicken was delicious but I was already annoyed by all the rest of my experience. Overall, I would say that this restaurant needs to hire real waiters/waitress staffs. The service was very amateur and they could also definitely improve their korean pancake recipe. I was really truly rooting for this restaurant to thrive but my first experience was very mediocre. I would give it a try again in 6 months to see if there’s any improvement. Edit: my friend went and also had a horrible experience so i’m lowering my review to 1 star and would never come back here again 😐
