Rose Ross

For those looking for an elevated restaurant experience in the area, this place is a solid option. They offered up classic dishes like magret de canard and onglet de boeuf avec frites using local ingredients. I wasn’t wowed by innovation of flavours and textures for the price but everything was well prepared, the cocktails were tasty, and the service was excellent.

I went to Rose Ross with friends I hadn't seen for a while. The ambiance in the restaurant was lovely, with dim warm lights that made it a very pleasant environment to share a good bottle of wine. The food was very nice. We had the fish balls and akras balls as an appetizer, and then the beef with vegetables, chorizo-stuffed squid, and duck. All three plates were good, with the beef being a highlight. Overall, the experience was good, with the kitchen striking a delicate balance between high-end and homely. The price tag is a bit steep for it to be an every day - or every week - restaurant, but for special occasions, it is a great choice. I recommend it wholeheartedly.

It was my first visit yesterday and it was a real pleasure! The food was great and the service was impeccable! To give you an example, I ordered a beef tartare and got served a tuna tartare by mistake (which happens, nothing wrong there) the person told you something funny "You know what you do when we prepare the beef tartare? You taste the tuna tartare as well, it's on us". That was a cool reaction from the staff and a really commercial touch. I recommend this place, great discovery!

Tiny portions. Poor value. Visited late summer/early autumn. Live in the neighborhood and have been several times. I had a lamb special of the day. Not more than 2-3 oz of overcooked lamb over random veg. Partner had duck on pasta. Pasta was overcooked and sloppy. Desserts were something of a saving grace but very poor service (seemingly biased towards bigger tables) made this an unpleasant experience.

Very bad service, the servers didn't remember if they bring us the desserts. The prices are very high for a little portion. I travel a lot and got in many high class restaurants and even in Montreal I never had a such bad experience. I don't understand how people can give so high reviews. Maybe they never walk away from Masson Street to see what a good restaurant is.

Ça vaut pas la peine. We made reservations for dinner on a weeknight during Montreal à table. It's a small place and it was busy, so we thought this should be a hidden gem, given the reviews. Not so. I have never in my life waited so long to be served the tiniest portions of nothing special. And I've had the opportunity to experience several middle scale restaurants all over the city and the world. We ordered the table d'hôte here, and waited at least 30-40 mins between each course! By 10:45pm, I was falling asleep waiting for dessert. The place had thinned out, yet the serving staff spent about 20 extra minutes chatting leisurely with a customer. We had to get up and go inquire what happened to our dessert, to which they replied "Oh we forgot!". The food was about as unremarkable as the spartan decor, even though I appreciated their use of local ingredients. I have a hard time believing a 1-inch cube of boiled squash with a sprinkle of microgreens is worth $12. By the end I just wanted to leave, so I took my miniature carrot cake dessert to go, and actually had to eat another meal at home as I was still hungry (I'm usually satiated when I eat at restaurants and can't finish meals). I was also left with a disturbing impression of nepotism - there was definitely some favoritism playing out, and we were the only foreign customers in the entire place. Save your hard earned cash for a worthy restaurant. There are much better experiences in Montreal, like Bleu Caramel, Café Régine, etc.