larrys

Stopped in for a drink while walking the neighborhood. Super cute corner bar. Lots of light and even more wine.

Delicious hamburger and other food. Very small place. Glad we were able to get in.

Haven't been to Larry's in a long time, since they were still downstairs at least.
New menu is much less interesting and very run of the mill
Wine was a highlight but staff aren't very knowledgeable, and once the bottle was left on the table our water and wine glasses were totally ignored by the team for our entire visit.
We ordered a few small plates to share, which for the most part were tasty if not a little boring.

Long story below; tldr Very dissapointed this used to be one of my favorite spots in Montreal and I won't be coming back again

We ordered the beef tartare, which came out bland and lacked care in preparation. We then attempted to speak to a server, all of whom seemed shocked that at 6pm on Saturday the restaurant would have most of its tables full. (not even a full house)
We weren't able to even ask for salt for 25/30 minutes, at which point the tartare was warm and not very desirable as it was.
We finally spoke to someone who did not inquire if we wanted anything else to drink even though our wine was done by the time and once we asked for salt they just left the table before we could ask ourselves.
They then promptly forgot to bring the salt, we waited another 10-15 minutes before asking someone else. We were then brought a salt shaker full of sugar! Eager to finally eat the tartare we put some of what we thought was salt on the dish and quickly learned it was not what we wanted. The dish was taken away and by that time we didn't want to wait any longer so we didn't take the offer of something else to replace it. The bill was brought promptly, however the tartare wasn't even taken off.

While the service was friendly before a few more tables sat down (less than 20 guests for 4 foh staff) the apparent disorganization and lack of training or confidence was very frustrating. Saturday nights in the summer do get busy but the atmosphere from the service was very frantic and cold.

L’ambiance, le décor, le service et la musique rendent l’expérience brunch très agréable. Le menu a des options très conviviales qui invitent au partage de quelques plats avec son ami. Nous avons adoré les frites, le sandwich petit-déjeuner végé et le scone avec une crème fraîche et légère. Les chais étaient doux, bref j’ai tout aimé. C’est intéressant de pouvoir se construire une assiette avec les sides qu’on veut (œuf, mini pancakes, fromages, champignons etc). J’ai hâte de goûter au reste!

Bien déçue. Si le sandwich déjeuner était « bon », son prix n’en valait pas du tout la chandelle. Le latté était délicieux, par ailleurs. Néanmoins, dans l’ensemble, c’était surfait; bobo.

I would give more stars if I could. The staff here is so welcoming and kind:)

Overrated and overpriced. Food has no flavour or refinement. I’m confused by all the positive reviews. We spent almost $150 for 2 and left unhappy, hungry.

-mimosa: flat and tasteless.made with apple juice not orange juice which they should probably mention
-breakfast sandwich: just ok (borderline McDonald’s)
-salmon: too fishy
-beef tartar: lacked flavour
-oysters: meh
-mushrooms: ok
-feta/cucumber: lacking acidity/seasoning
-service: included in price, so if service is bad nothing you can do (they were fast but not very friendly)