We came here on a Saturday night for a friend's birthday. I had checked the menu out online beforehand and thought it would be a decent place. The website portrayed a rustic feel, picture hunting lodge meets sports bar. When we showed up, I was a bit disappointed because it was just a glorified sports bar, and saw two antlers nailed to the back wall. Talk about total disconnect! Another thing about the decor/setup I didn't quite like was when you walk in, there is a huge bar in the centre of the place, leaving very little room to move on either side, with some long tables set up in the back. \n\nThe staff is friendly enough, but only if you speak French to them; if you speak English, you'll get the stink eye. It seems the prerequisite to working there is to be very thin, have an ample bosom and have the stereotypical French girl attitude (no offence is meant by this, but most, if not all, will understand what I mean; if I've offended you, accept my apologies!). When it came down to ordering, Danny got the chicken wing appetizer (spicy BBQ) and the NY strip steak with fries. I got the Onion Straw burger with sweet potato fries. Now to the pros and cons;\n\nOnion Straw burger:\nPROS - juicy and tasty, no lack of flavour\nCONS - positive burger was of the frozen variety (I'm going with President's Choice as I've had them before and they were way too similar), and although the menu says it comes with fried onions, it was just an onion ring on top\n\nSweet potato fries:\nPROS - good flavour and crispy outside\nCONS - again, not freshly made; they were obviously frozen before reaching my plate\n\nDanny had to send his steak back because although he asked for medium (I know, I know, a steak should only be eaten medium rare at the most, but I digress...), it came out seared on both sides but still almost blue on the inside. I suggested he send it back as that was nowhere near what he had asked for. After getting it back a little while later, it wasn't much better. It was unevenly cooked, but he didn't bother sending it back a second time. It was edible, but not what he had hoped for. \n\nWe shared the brownie dessert and it was probably the best part of the meal. It tasted like Reeses pieces, so good. But then again, how do you f**k up a brownie? \n\nAll in all, it was a decent experience, but for what we paid, I would not return. They try to portray themselves as a classier Station des Sports, when in actuality, they are the same thing just different names. (FYI, our bill - including a pitcher of Rickard's Red - came to over 100$ including tip. A little much for a sports bar, considering we got 1 pitcher of beer).
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