Name: Eggspressions
Address: 3979, rue St. Denis (MAP)
Telephone: 514-282-8037
Cuisine: Bistro, Continental, Meditteranean-Moroccan-French Fusion
Another one of the nondescript sunny terraces on St. Denis, Bistro Côté Soleil has one of those menus that accommodate just about any non-vegan melange of patrons. Whether the service, quality, and over all experience, however, is good or bad seems to (in my experience) depend on the time of day.
The bistro was something I discovered as a weekend shopper. I’d pop in for breakfast, brunch, or lunch, and it was always pleasant. The kitchen seemed to out-do itself each time I returned. The service, moreover, wasn’t just efficient, it was warm and personable. Breakfast through lunch at Bistro Côté Soleil is akin to popping-in on some distant bon vivant French relatives.
During the evening, however, the service seems to range from inefficient to outright hostile. I’ve found the evening staff has trouble at half-capacity. When this happens, the staff seem to get grumpy. On one occasion, a waitress even had the gall to suggest to me that the foreign inedible I found in my food was put there by me.
Long story short, if you’re out shopping on St. Denis and need meal to break up the afternoon, or if you’re one of those Plateau hipster sleazeballs who takes your one-night-stands for breakfast, then the Bistro Côté Soleil is a solid choice. On the other hand, if you’re looking to unwind over a decent meal or just trying to make that date a one-night-stand, go another half a block north on St. Denis to the SAQ and hit up one of the bring-your-own-wine place on Duluth.
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