Ermitage Montreal

Food quality: excellent Food I ordered, and my rating: chicken kiev and the carviar with pancakes Food presentation: beautiful Service: amazing, very friendly. We came as a group of 5 international students with our Russian friend who wanted to introduce his country's cuisine to us. They even gave us Bread Wine and cake on the house. Venue decor: royal, sophisticated Seated? Yes Takeout? Yes Come back? Yes, because it's a nice place to take someone on a date Please Like👍 if this review helped you

My friend invited me to this place, to celebrate his anniversary. I loved it immediately, even before we sat down. Maybe because I am an Eagles fan and this place has mirrors on the ceiling. For me it wasn't your normal restaurant experience, where you come in, they sit you down, bring you drinks and wait for you menu choices. Everything was pre-ordered - it was a table for 10 and when I came in, wine and hors d'oeuvres were already on the table. Before I get to food though, I'd really like to note the general ambiance which I found very pleasing. The place is small, very tastefully decorated, very clean and has distinct style. It really feels like one of those posh European restaurants out of the 1930-s. Classy, if you ask me. On to the food - we had five kinds of hors d'oeuvres - all very well made and tasty. Food is Eastern European - varying and delicious. I won't go into detail - that could take pages and pages. The owners of the place are from Moldova - country known for it's wine and liquor, so their wine list and their bar was, to my taste, perfect. Lots of variety and lots of quality. Main courses were pork, chicken and fish - all cooked exquisitely, and no surprise. After our dinner I've had a talk with the owner and she said that their chef - her husband, studied fine cuisine for five years in university. I am an old, grouchy man, always looking for shortcomings, but in this place I failed to find one. Chairs were comfortable, tables - steady, linen - spotless, tableware - pleasing. Bathrooms - squeaky clean and odorless. Bill - under a 100, that's with wine and tips. Will definitely be back.

A friend recommended this place to me when I visited Montreal recently, and it exceeded my expectations. The food was delicious, everything was made in house, everything was authentic. The atmosphere was wonderful, beautiful settings, and very cozy. The service was amazing, the owner went out of her way to make us feel like at home. And the prices were surprisingly affordable. I would definitely come to Ermitage again when I am in Montreal next time.