MARCHÉ DE POISSON ET VIANDE ST-LAURENT — Restaurant in Montreal

This is the only halal butcher who is an actual trained butcher. He understands the cuts and styles very well. He understood what a crown of lamb when I ordered for Easter one year. I would not go to the other grocery across the street as they are not clean and doesn't look fresh. I do not like the other larger competitor down the road because they sell most of their meat marinated. Marinated meat in any grocer usually tends to be older and they are trying to sell fast or keeps longer on the shelf. If you want something special here it is best to order as he doesn't overstock like other places. That alone means he gets what needs and sells only which translates to...

Positive 1st: The boucherie seems very clean and it has a good layout.

My issue was with the customer service. This is the most important thing to me.

I was greeted with a smile, however the gentleman had his mouth full of food. That was not a deal breaker however when I asked about purchasing meat, he was not very accommodating.

Example: I asked for 2lb of lamb. He said that he would only sell the full piece of lamb leg. He did not want to cut it. There were 3 complete legs on display.

Wouldn’t it be better to sell a piece as opposed to none at all???

I ended up leaving without making a purchase and I will...

I will never return, and I absolutely do not recommend this place. I recently had a disappointing experience at this butcher shop. While the product itself was fine, the owner's behavior was extremely rude and inappropriate. The packaging was leaking — which is surprising, considering that properly packaging meat and poultry is one of their most basic and frequent tasks. You’d expect them to have mastered it after years in business. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case. The staff lacked courtesy, professionalism, and any sense of...