🍽️ MTL Dining Diary | Mastard - A Mixed Bag of Flavors! 🎭

📍 Mastard, Montreal This place left me with mixed feelings—9/10 for savory dishes, but a disappointing 3/10 for desserts. Here's the full scoop: 🎩 Service & Vibes: • Blind-tasting menu with chefs presenting dishes personally—fun and interactive! • Hostess = meh, but sommelier = excellent. • Tip defaults lower than other high-end spots (nice touch!). • Hard to book, slow pacing, but portion sizes are generous. • Music = loud (not ideal for quiet convos). 🍴 The Food (Savory Highlights): 🐟 Amuse-Bouche • Tuna + hollow bread + mystery sauce = one perfect bite (salty but addictive!). 🥬 Turnip + Scallop + Roe + Sea Greens • Sea greens tasted like rapini—salty but great with bread. 🌭 Sausage (Star Dish!) • Rich, umami-packed with sea urchin + cabbage—flavor bomb! 🐟 Swordfish • Miso-like sauce (sweet, tangy, salty)—lick-the-plate good. 🍗 Cornish Hen (Two Ways) • Fried + roasted = crispy + juicy. Zucchini side = refreshing. 🍰 Dessert Disaster: 🍓 Strawberry Tart • Bitter crust + sour berries (not all the kitchen’s fault… but close). 🍫 Chocolate • Tarragon overdose = tasted like eating dirt. 💀 💔 Final Verdict: • Savory = creative but too salty (masked ingredients). • Desserts = dealbreaker—ruined the meal’s afterglow. • Won’t return, but glad I tried it once! #MontrealEats #FineDining #HitOrMiss #MTLFoodie #ChefTasting #DessertFail