Restaurant XO, Montreal

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  • Restaurant XO, Montreal

    Scott Tavener
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    Stately and austere, Restaurant XO, in Old Montreal's venerable Hotel Le St. James, is a high tea room for the little-eyeglasses and pinky-set. Sure, $90 for snacks and submerged bags of leaves is a bit high, but our Parliamentary-based aristocracy envy and corresponding capitalist irresponsibility easily justify it.

    Though open for contemporary-fare breakfast, lunch, and dinner, the tea period is XO's most talked about offering. The room befits the grandness of the hotel which ensconces it. Expect tablecloths, chandeliers, and the good china.

    The evolving dinner menu boasts elbow-less table selections like Roasted Rack of Lamb, Veal Sweetbread, and Wild Salmon, while breakfast runs the standard continental to omelette gamut. Chef Eric Gonzalez and his staff create expectedly artful plates that aim to infuse contempo fare with a progressive bent. -S.T.

    AT A GLANCE
    Restaurant XO
    355 St-Jacques Street, Montreal, QC
    514-841-5000
    Contemporary
    Old Montreal
    Venue:
    Restaurant
    Hours:
    Daily: 7:00am - 11:00pm
    Price Range:
    $$$$ (Expensive)
    Payment:
    Master Card, Visa, American Express
    THE BUZZ

    IN THE AREA

    2 Reader Reviews

    We dined at XO this Friday Oct 9th,8PM
    I Started off with a beef tartare: small rectangularish artfully presented tartare, amazingly fully flavoured, topped by a poached quail egg , cute little leaves of baby arugula. This tartare is one of the top best I ever had in a city..where god knows...tartare is so popular: as far as taste, freshness, complexity of execution and supreme well balanced flavors go, this was simply impeccable.
    That truffle mayo master taste behind this tartare was simply heavenly to my tastebuds!

    My Main course consisted of their "Free form lasagna", this dish -- I predict -- will quickly become the signature dish of their chef: although, at first glance, it might not look like your typical lasagna... it is packed with all technical goodies of a lasagne:
    cheese, pasta and so on. But this is a unique high end different and creative version of the lasagna -> it's more of a "deconstructive" (lol) version of it with a remarquable work that is done in terms of savourishness: from the small delicious chunks of lobster, tasty braided sweetbreads, enjoyable lobster emulsion, fresh tender baby spinach and lovely stracchino cheese.... every little element of that dish was a blast in terms of taste. Impeccably delicious.
    Service was world class impeccable, and the decor is elegant, chic and cozy.
    More on this in my web blog's fully detailed review:
    http://aromes.xanga.com/714228763/montreals-luxurious-tables-xo-le-restaurant/

    1. Aromes's Review :: October 11, 2009
    Aromes's Rating: 4 Stars
    Beautiful ambiance and LOVED the seven-course Carte Blanche! My fiancé proposed after the third course! :)

    2. O's Review :: June 24, 2009
    O's Rating: 4 Stars

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