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L'Autre Version
- Hours:
Mon-Fri 11:30 am - 2 pm
Tue-Sat 5 pm - 10 pm
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Price Range:
-
$$$$
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
6 reviews for L'Autre Version
5 reviews in English
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Review from John B.
4/17/2012
3.5
I liked L'Autre Version more than I expected I would. I am usually not very enamored of places that look like they were designed by senior citizens who still go to nightclubs. Paying for decor, especially when it's silly, is not my idea of a value proposition.
But the venison tartar was good and fresh. Pickled cauliflower was a good, bracing accompaniment, but almost too dominant. A fairly classic roast duck presentation was better still, though I'd like a mushroom that better complements the bird. Who wouldn't?
Under ordinary circumstances I would have indicated a 3.5 star rating with three stars above. But I think it's important that this place's average review score reflect reality. And not disaffected complaints.
Our service, if you're wondering, was very good. -
Review from Woody C.
11/23/2011
Without reservations on a Saturday, this was the best "unplanned measure" to impress a date!! Not sure of the reviews regarding poor service, because the entire "Team" was outstanding. If you are looking for a top-notch experience, L'Autre Version is your place. Before I could think of my needs, the server team was already moving in sync to first anticipate and then over-deliver in expectations! Oh -- the team also presented themselves in an unassuming manner and took cues from our progress to not disrupt our ebb and flow throughout the experience. Again -- clearly, the team is well versed on the menu, training, and understand the end-user is the customer. Thanks!
Menu was perfect for a selective 'pescatarian' with a nose for pairings of wine. If you too are a freak about an all-inclusive indulgence -- this was it!
Can't wait to return to Montreal for this special treat. -
Review from Dan G.
8/11/2010
The best meal that we had in town. Call it four and a half.
The was a jazz quartet wrapping up just as we were led out to their patio for dinner. The setting is very sleek and hip and the patio was like some kind of lounge you might see in Miami. The cuisine is French and it was all great. We started with the Two way tuna Sashimi on algae salad, unilateral paned tuna, mango and Espelette pepper salsa, Yuzu emulsion. Very good and fresh tuna. For our entrees my wife had the Blue Marlin, rice lettuce sauce, sweet potatoes and sundried tomatoes purée, paprika piperade, artichoke and daikon crushed. She loved it. I had the good and bloody Venison Boston, cipollini and Banyuls vinegar sauce, Guinness cheddar potato purée, Kenya beans sautéed, tomatoes and chipotle compote. Yeah, it was fantastic. And did you see that? Guinness. Cheddar. Potato. Puree. I rarely notice anything but Venison when I have it. But, that was just brilliant! We had to wrap with a sweet and had the Nut cake, cherry compote, and coconut cloud.
Our service was good and the food was great. It just about took my mind off of the chain smoking Frenchies that were rightontopofus and upwind. Just about. Thanks for that extra helping of emphysema to go along with my meal. -
Review from Jeff C.
7/16/2011
My wife and I visited l'Autre Version on a Friday night during our vacation from the United States. It was our second night in Montreal; the first of which was spent at an outstanding restaurant serving traditional French food. We had heard good things about l'Autre Version, so our expectations were high going into the meal.
Although our dinner started off well, we were soon sorely disappointed. When our entrees arrived, my wife received something she did not order. Mistakes happen, and we took it in stride, but what followed was an unacceptable lapse in customer service that should never have happened in a restaurant of the caliber at which l'Autre Version claims to be. First, the waiter (likely in an effort to make life easier for himself) convinced me to keep my entree rather than ask the kitchen to make a new one, promising us that her entree would be out in ten minutes or less. 25 minutes later, my wife received her dinner after my plate was mostly cleared (and the rest of my food now cold) despite my efforts to eat slowly so that we could eat part of our dinner together. During this time, our waiter checked in once--after my wife's wine glass was already empty--to tell us that her meal would be out in two minutes (it wasn't). After she received her meal, he disappeared again until time to deliver the check--comping a glass of wine for my wife and half of her $30+ entree. My wine glass, long drained by that point (the pours were particularly stingy) apparently was never noticed.
Maybe our waiter was embarrassed or maybe he just didn't care, but the level of service is certainly some of the worst we have ever experienced. The waiter was correct when he said that comping half of my wife's meal was "the least" the restaurant could do; he certainly made no effort to do anything more than that. We recommend that you skip l'Autre Version. -
Review from Ange B.
7/12/2010 3 photos
This restaurant was such a treat. After the BIXI around Montreal, walking around old city, you will find this restaurant in a quieter street in old city. We had the tasting menu. It was delicious!
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