Mon Ami Korean BBQ Côte-des-Neiges — Restaurant in Montreal

Quick details ✅All you can eat / buffet ✅18h00 on a Tuesday ✅2 pax

This is the second time my husband and I visited and had an AYCE at this restaurant but this is my first review.

Only few tables were occupied so we did not have to wait to be seated but the restaurant itself is very spacious and clean. We did not visit the washroom so no review there.

Food is good. Quite a number of choices but some were less appetizing than the others.

Cheese ramen - it was cold and the sliced cheese did not melt. It is similar to that of an instant noodles.

Soybean paste soup - not the same as the photo on the website of the AYCE menu. My husband said it was okay but he did not finish it.

Seafood ramen - my husband said this is better than the other soups he tried that he had a second serving.

The veggie dumplings, seafood pancake, korean glass noodle, Gimmari, kimchi and lettuce were good.

Meats The first serving of the bulgogi (both the pork and beef) was really good but the subsequent servings of the beef bulgogi were very sweet. It tasted as if it was different from the first serving.

Spicy pork was tasty and the spiciness is just right.

Pork belly - thinly sliced, it is without any marinade but the sauces on the table were a good match.

Korean fried chicken - this is one of the best food we ordered! Freshly cooked, it is crispy and moist and flavorful! I would've eaten more if not for the meat I wanted to eat!

Service: We finally met Bruno, he is very attentive and provided a very good service! I've read positive reviews about his service and I must say it is true. Quick service and no missing items from our order.

Value for the price: We paid around $105 (total) for 2 pax plus 1 diet coke. I think for the food and service, it was worth it! It was a great wedding anniversary night for us!

Time limit: 2 hours - but even when we were few minutes shy away from the 2 hour mark, they did not rush us or anything. It was enough to get our tummy filled while having a pleasant conversation.

Overall, it was a very pleasant experience. We will definitely visit this branch again and recommend it to our friends!

*Street parking available *I cannot recall if it is...

First of all, it was your staff who told us that we could dine for three hours. Even if there was a misunderstanding in communication, your staff should not have been so unprofessional. Every response to our questions was “impossible.” Are you accusing us of lying? We were almost done with our meal, but your attitude was so infuriating that we deliberately decided not to leave.

Secondly, your so-called table-switching solution would have been acceptable if it had been proposed at the beginning and in a polite manner. However, your manager only brought it up after angering us.

Thirdly, if you have a two-hour dining limit, you should make it clear at the start. Whether it’s stated on your website, I don’t care, but there are no noticeable signs in your dining area. Moreover, don’t waste time serving dishes. For the first round of dishes, we waited over ten minutes, and several dishes were missing. When we reordered, dishes were still missing. Is this what you call professional training? Finally, when we paid the bill, we asked another staff member, who said that when it’s not busy, three hours is allowed. So your policy is whatever you choose to say.

Lastly, as the restaurant owner, you are also highly unprofessional. You have no idea what actually happened. We did not yell or curse at anyone. We simply requested the manager to call the police to resolve the situation because communication had failed, and we asked him to leave us alone since he had already been interrupting our meal for 15 minutes. And this 15 minutes was still within your supposed two-hour limit. Your accusation of accent discrimination is also entirely baseless. When we first entered the restaurant, I casually asked a staff member if they were Korean. They said no, and I simply remarked that their accent sounded a bit Korean, which was meant as a friendly comment, especially since you want us to believe it’s a...

I have never been disappointed eating at a korean bbq restaurant ever before after coming to this location. First of all, the place is spacious, there’s about 15-20 tables; tables for 2, 4, or 6. the waiter gives us a heads up about how the menu works. but then once we received the order. we got all the meat first, theres no appetizers. we ordered the soybean paste soup and it was cold. not good way to start the meal. then we started cooking the meat; theyre huge portions. however, theyre hard to cook im not sure if its the grill but theyre not fresh, even after it was cooked, it was chewy. and it almost felt like it was not defrosted well and overly marinated. taste is not balanced. then after that we got the lettuce, the garlic, the sauces and the onions, everything that has to come first came very late. also these sides we had to ask for them. then the fried chicken came, it was the worst! its very hard to chew as well and not very well cooked. its like it was cooked in the morning and heated up from a microwave when we got them. it wasnt enjoyable to eat. i was very disappointed. and lastly the workers, only 1 person is going around and then theres a few people in the kitchen. it gotten so busy that some tables are just waiting to get their order. then some people in the kitchen started helping. then after 1hr/half, 1 more person came and rushing to help. it was busy and its hard to see how they have lack of people when the resto is almost 90% occupied. Not highly recommended; Daldongnae, Pony, Sam Cha have better servings and good quality food. Not the best experience I have had so far. Thats...