Review – Montfort Restaurant, Burlington, Ontario

After reviewing the last few years worth of our monthly dinners, Bob and I had a chat and decided we should get back to the ethnic restaurants, since there are so many more restaurants around to try that we haven’t considered yet.

He had mentioned Montfort Restaurant, in Burlington. I had dinner at one of the original Montfort’s, in Oakville, about 15+ years ago, so I was interested to see what they were like, after so many years.

We started off at Hess Village again, at KOI, where the beer is cold. I had a Rickard’s White, which seems to be my “usual” these days, when we go to Hess. After a couple of cold beers, we headed to Burlington.

The restaurant is a bit small compared to what we have been in the past, and the waitress seemed to be friendly. We started with a Stella, and then ordered the Appetizer Maza for 2. It included tomatoes with feta cheese, falafel, chicken shawarma, and hummous with meat. A nice appetizer, but when I asked for tahini sauce for my falafel, they said they don’t carry it. A Middle Eastern restaurant that doesn’t have tahini sauce?? They said it was a typo…go figure. One thing I don’t like is being lied to. As I write this, I had read a few other reviews on the place, and others weren’t too impressed with the service. I have to agree. Service is number one in a restaurant, and even if the food isn’t quite up to par, at least the service will offset some of the experience.

For the main course, we ordered the mixed grill for 2, which included souvlaki, Montfort chicken, kafta, and chicken shawarma. We added lamb kebobs as a taster, to see how their lamb was prepared. The food was good, but we could have used bigger portions. It seems that they are trying to save a few bucks, and cut back on a few essentials, such as providing the tahini sauce. Total bill for dinner was $150...a little on the pricey side for what we got.

After dinner, we headed back to Hess and KOI lounge, and finished the night off with special coffees, and admired the scenery.

Overall, it was pretty good. I don’t know if I would go back, as others have said, there are better places to get middle eastern food, at a better price. If you are looking for a better experience, it’s worth trying La Luna out in Hamilton for a better meal.