Bistro L’Aromate - Laval, Quebec

BLAND... too expensive for what it was. Wouldn't have paid from my own pocket! The deer tartare was good but overpriced, but the rest -- calamari, octopus, brownie were bland AF and far from worth any money. Service was good, but they require more staff on a Saturday night.

I had ordered the salmon tartare and it was incredibly good! The order took kinda long but my waitress was amazing, she made me feel comfortable; the service was really professional. I definitely recommend it, it has a romantic atmosphere where you can just sit back and relax, the perfect ... date spot. I also recommend you reserve with our waitress her name is Aysha, she had made the experience really enjoyable! Read more

It's my second time here and both experience (weekday and weekend) was both outrageously long. Service takes too much time and it wasn't even busy. Will not recommend unless you want to eat and chat for 2.5h with your friends.

The service was awful. We waited long times, the waitress was simply avoiding us. She asked us if everything was good when our plates were 3 bites from being empty. At least an other waiter and the other waitress brought us the food, took the plates away, and actually did ... almost everything for her, while she was chatting at the bar right in front of us. What shocked me most was when she made an eye contact with my boyfriend because we were looking at her, waiting for at least 10 min after finishing our plates, and she avoided him, looked at her glass of water, turned around and took a sip. A minimum would've been to make a sign that she saw him. I still give it 3 stars because her colleagues were adorable and the food was pretty good, even though a little overpriced. Read more

The shrimp and guacamole dish was nicely presented but taste-wise, just ok. The sweet sauce could have been more reduced for a better consistency. The guacamole seemed out of place (do you eat it with the shrimp or just the thin bread piece it came with?). The guac had no ... distinct taste of solely that of the avocado. I then had the calamari. Basic. My main course was the salmon and crab meat burger. It was unfortunately a bit dry in texture. I had to add in ketchup to up the flavor. The patty was enjoyably firm, but the overall burger lacked in ingredients, perhaps other veggies, buts or (vegan) cheese - something. My friend had the 3x salmon tartar which was delicious and she added the octopus... best dish of the night. Well cooked and flavored. Read more