Le Bar CHI — Restaurant in Montreal

I don't usually make reviews for restaurants, but I was very disappointed with my experience. The front of staff service needs work. We came in for the 1$ oyster special and I was asking the waitress for specifics since they said on the menu that you had to buy other items to get it. I had to repeat myself several times for her to understand what I meant and I am bilingual. Afterwards, she takes our orders and I wasn't aware of the 2 for 1 drinks, and I am a lightweight and didn't want 2 drinks but got served them anyways. I just think I should of been asked or informed about this, before just receiving 2 drinks. Secondly she brings the wrong drink to my partner, which, we tell her about, but instead of just saying that she miss heard, she argues with us about what he ordered. It's the bartender that comes to our table to apologize and change our drink to the right one. The drinks were also bad, I am a bartender at a restaurant and the drinks were not good, very watered down. For the rest of the night, I just had trouble talking with the waitress. I had to repeat myself a lot and explain to her certain things, like what red wine vinegar was. I know you can have new staff, and it could be her first shift alone, but she should have had more training if that was the case. Our plates were pilled up on the side of our table for awhile, before even being picked up. Overall just a really disappointing experience, I love paying to go out and eat, but not for...

CHI was a bit disappointing considering the high rating. Me and my friends were the first clients to come in and we were sat at the high tables, we asked if it was possible to be changed to a normal table, but they said no. I was okay with that because I thought that they may have been booked for the time of our reservation. (Spoiler: they had many empty tables after we finished eating) The high stools are so uncomfortable I ended up with a backache, you basically have no room to eat comfortably. Anyways, apart from that, we were a party of 6 and all of us ordered a starter, we were all served at the same time except for 2 of my friends who got served their main a long time before everyone else in the group. One of the 2 wasn't even done with her starter. By the time we got our food, they were finished with theirs. The service wasn't that good except for one waiter which was very nice. The food tasted fine to be honest, but they should consider investing in normal tables or they should give the client the choice at reservation to be sat or not at these horrible tables. Do I recommend CHI? not really, but it is a beautiful restaurant. Service is not great at all. Food is okay, they have quite large portions...

I never make the time to write a review, but when it came to Chi I couldn’t help myself.

We are from out of town and stayed at the Hilton Garden inn. We wanted a nice restaurant that was reasonably priced and was only a 3-4 minute uber from the hotel.

We found Chi through Google and thought that we would give it a try. The atmosphere is incredible and they even have a real Terracotta Warrior statue from the set of The Mummy!

We started our night with a couple of fancy cocktails! (Highly recommend the mango/chilli margarita) This was followed by a fantastic tower of shots and a side order of French fries. The French fries have a wonderful crunch and are accompanied by a delicious dipping sauce.

For my main course I had the Chi burger! This was cooked to perfection and served on a bao bun. (which I had never experienced before) My fiancée ordered the poke bowl, which was not only aesthetically pleasing but she said it was delicious! The portion size was amazing and she was able to bring some home for lunch!

All in all, from the friendly service, to the fancy cocktails and the unique Asian décor we truly enjoyed our first experience here in Montreal and at Chi! (I snapped a picture of...