Lafayette is a gem hidden in plain sight. If you ever trudged out of the Papineau metro station toward your end goal, you might ignore this quaint small place parked right across the station on Ste-Catherine street.
Unassuming, without any frills keeping and the straightforward dinner look of the early 80's, Lafayette is nothing to be wowed at in an era of overly decorated experience based restaurants where food almost comes second to what you are living in the buidling.
The atmosphere is brought by one of the warmest waitstaff found in the business. They feel proud of working there and will proudly guide you through the plethora of items found on the menu. Here, the food is king and the experience? Having the pleasure to eat it.
Don't be lured by the French name of a well know American revolutionary, the specialties here are all about the Greek food. Whether you are salivating over a Greek kebab or delicious calamari, they have you covered with more than generous portions for the price of entry paid.
Being 3 beers in, after a rather fun work party, I settled on a Quebec classic with a poutine with cut hot dogs. While they tout their Greek food might be amazing, their poutine is an immaculate and intricate symphony of taste that would rival legends found on the side of rural highways of the province. A gravy made from scratch with a distinct taste of cinnamon and vegetable. Here nothing is used from a can and everything is made the same day. This amazing sauce is coating perfectly fried red potato fries with fresh cheese curds. The result erased any potential hangovers that was lurching over me and left me cleaning a plate without even feeling bad about the insane caloric intake I might've taken.
It's not complicated to understand why Lafayette has been an institution to Le Village borough for 50 years, it's food and wait staff and straigforward atmosphere are a cut above the loud and overly elaborate restaurant culture that has become pervasive in the Montreal landscape.
Wheter you are hankering for a quick bite between destinations or want to curb your need for delicious foods, Lafayette is the place you...
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Je tiens à partager mon expérience trÚs décevante au restaurant Lafayette ] lors de ma visite le 3 octobre 2024
Service Inacceptable
Lors de notre repas, nous avons Ă©tĂ© servis par une serveuse dont lâattitude Ă©tait non seulement inappropriĂ©e, mais Ă©galement discriminatoire. Ă chaque fois que nous avons fait une demande, elle a montrĂ© une frustration Ă©vidente, devenant rouge et manifestant son mĂ©contentement. En revanche, elle interagissait de maniĂšre amicale et polie avec les autres clients.
Mon fils, qui est autiste, a tentĂ© Ă plusieurs reprises dâinteragir poliment avec elle en disant « merci, madame », mais il a Ă©tĂ© ignorĂ©. Son comportement a eu un impact Ă©motionnel significatif sur lui, ce qui est inacceptable dans un Ă©tablissement qui prĂ©tend offrir un service de qualitĂ©.
Mon Ă©pouse Ă©tait vraiment choquĂ©e par le comportement de cette serveuse . Elle sâattendait Ă un service courtois et respectueux.
Références légales Ce restaurant ne respecte pas les lois ,
Loi sur la protection du consommateur (L.R.Q., c. P-40.1) : Les consommateurs ont droit Ă un service respectueux. Lâarticle 6 prĂ©cise que « le consommateur a droit Ă un service conforme Ă la nature de la transaction et Ă la qualitĂ© normale que lâon peut en attendre ». Le comportement de la serveuse a clairement violĂ© ce droit.
Charte des droits et libertĂ©s de la personne (L.R.Q., c. C-12) : Lâarticle 10 stipule que « nul ne peut ĂȘtre discriminĂ© dans lâexercice de ses droits et libertĂ©s en raison de son origine, de sa race, de sa couleur, de son sexe, de son Ă©tat civil, de sa grossesse, de son orientation sexuelle, de son identitĂ© de genre, de son Ăąge, de sa condition sociale, de son handicap ou de son utilisation dâun moyen de communication adaptĂ© ». Ignorer un enfant en raison de son handicap constitue une discrimination.
Code civil du QuĂ©bec (L.R.Q., c. C-1991) : Selon lâarticle 1457, « toute personne a le devoir de respecter les droits dâautrui et dâagir de maniĂšre Ă ne pas causer de prĂ©judice Ă autrui ». Le comportement de la serveuse envers mon fils constitue une violation de ce principe.
Conclusion
il est clair que le comportement de cette serveuse ne correspond pas aux normes de respect et de courtoisie que lâon est en droit dâattendre. Des micro agressions Ă©taient rĂ©pĂ©tĂ©s par la serveuse .
Je ne recommande pas ce restaurant Ă ceux qui cherchent un service respectueux et accueillant. Faites attention, vous allez perdre votre argent et votre temps en allant Ă ce restaurant: plusieurs personnes mâont contactĂ© pour me dire que le service est pitoyable et irrespectueux et discriminant envers plusieurs minoritĂ©s a cause de orientation sexuelle, origine,...
   Read moreThe staff is so friendly! I was greeted with a smile by a really nice server who was cleaning the front door when I arrived and she maintained friendliness even though I don't speak French and she maybe did not know English so well. I didn't know the difference btw the regular poutine and brown sauce so the chef prepared a sample for me and let me try both! I got the brown sauce in the end. I found the fries to be a little sweet, maybe that is how you like your poutine, Quebec! Not necessarily for me but good quality anyway and still delicious. I would go back to this place to try other things because I got such a good feeling from the staff đ also the takeout was packed with love and had a little piece of cardboard in there so I didn't burn my hand. Yah, the interior might leave a bit to be desired for some but for me it's about the food and the experience....
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