Food Review: Devi Restaurant (Montreal)

Two food reviews in one week of restaurants located on Crescent Street.

Today's review takes us a little south of PINO, called Devi Restaurant. 

Walked in and immediately noticed how decorative the place was. The hostess was very professional and the wait staff was very pleasant upon our arrival.

Since it was a little early for dinner, we sat at the window seat, which was very nice.

After we ordered, the waitress placed a complimentary app for us to enjoy. It was lighter than a chip, smoky, and a bang of spice. Both dipping sauce was ok -too spicy for my spice tolerance.

An order of spicy lamb ($21.00) & butter chicken ($19.00).

This restaurant is definitely on the more expensive (for what it is) comparative to the ones I've been to in Toronto and North York (which cost half the price). Perhaps, it's because of it's size?

And of course, indian food cannot be completed without either naan bread or Indian rice. So we opted for the fun naan bread.

The garlic naan bread (3) that we ordered was very delicious and nothing to complain about. 

The lamb was tasty. I myself am a fan of lamb, yet I can't really determine if the flavour better than what I've had. So far, I liked it. 

However, if I had to compare it to the Butter Chicken, then hands down the BC wins. It's sooo thick and creamy and not at all spicy, but just enough for me to love. They did good on this dish!

Overall, I thought everything was nice (service, food taste, location, atmosphere) except their prices.

Hmmmm.... might need to consider if I want to go back.

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Food Review: Boris Bistro (Montreal)

Old Montreal Restaurant | Boris Bistro

The restaurant is located at 465 McGill Street (Rue McGill) and it is more than just a french restaurant. 

This restaurant, during the warmer seasons, Boris opens up a vast area south of the building to a beautiful and open patio. Unfortunately, it's winter and much too cold to dine outside. I will definitely try to come back in the summer and take lots of photos of the outdoor space.

The interior is also nice, but triangular and limited space. 

Now.... onto the food:

We started off with French Fries in Duck Fat with Boris mayonnaise ($5.00) because I was tipped off (Foursquare app) that an order of these fries was to die for. Now I'm coming back with a review of "NO". Sorry, nothing special and the fries were not very tasty -a bit burnt.

For my entree, I ordered the Pork osso buco ($24.00). It was a pork and cheesy polenta dish. The polenta was very creamy and very very cheesy (+ +) and the pork was very nice and tender. The brussel sprouts were also well coated in a nice seasoning. Overall, this was a very delicious dish.

The menu had a limited list of food offerings, but I was pleased to see that their entree menu had a wide variety. The prices were $$$ range.

Overall, the service was very friendly as well professional and the food was a little above average.

Would I come again? I think I would like to try their lunch menu out on the deck in the spring or summer periods.

Boris Bistro, I'll be back!