Venez déguster un délicieux repas chez Blacktree. L'ambiance de ce restaurant gastronomique est branchée. Ce lieu apprécié est ouvert tard du mercredi au samedi et en journée durant les fins de semaine. L'accès est aisé par voiture. L'arrondissement avoisinant est réputé pour ses nombreux magasins. Vous pouvez payer par MasterCard, American Express et Visa.plus...Plus de texte
There is a part of the culinary world that values presentation, new combinations of ingredients, and the avant-garde over good flavours. I have heard it said as almost a criticism on cooking shows that the chef “just” makes really delicious food. Blacktree definitely belongs to that school of thought. I found the meal to be a tour de force of form over substance. The presentations were beautiful, I could see that a lot of work went into the dishes, but the flavours were disappointing.
Like Patricia below, I found the flavours did not complement one another. The actual proteins on the entrees were wonderful in and of themselves because they were of the highest quality and expertly prepared. But in each case the rest of the dish as a whole left all three of us flat.
I can’t be quite as kind about the desserts, they were simply not good. The fig upside down cake was actually inedible.
The service was excellent, we enjoyed our waiter and he was very attentive. But we found the pacing of the meal very slow. Sometimes this might be exactly what you want, but for us it was a work night and we didn’t like having to wait about an hour between the courses.
It was a culinary experience that I enjoy having once in a long while, but there are so many restaurants that “just” serve delicious food that it will be a long time before I go back to Blacktree.
Not sure where Patricia and her Husband have tried food from around the world, probably at home. Matteo's food has always been excellent. The menu is always changing and has many unique dishes that you will never find anywhere around here because most people look for the standard dishes they know.
Everytime I have been there it has always been a great menu of Fusion and Mediterranean influences.
I agree about the dirty finger nails though, that should never happen at any restaurant.
Give it a try with an open mind and expect something different, you will not be disappointed.
WOW. this place has NEVER LET ME DOWN! Matteo is so passionate about his food, that when it arrives on your plate you can see the love, and feel the love when you eat it!
The atmosphere is relaxed and cozy, even though this place is "upscale" . Easily the best food i've ever eaten in my life. Amazing and unique food combinations topped with service that takes it to an 11. (that means stellar)
I love that the menu changes monthly, and the personal greeting from Matteo. He usually comes out to speak to every table.....fantastic right?
for a place that seat about 30 , you feel like you are at a friends house. (a rich fancy friend. haha)
i suggest this to all the people I Know. ditch every other place you ever go, save a few bucks and go to Blacktree where the service and food is so good you will want to pay more!
I'd been dying to visit Blacktree for a long time, and finally had the chance this August, to celebrate my anniversary with my boyfriend. I was a little nervous about how upscale the restaurant is, whether there was a dress code etc, but it had an amazingly relaxed atmosphere, even though it is a really well decorated and higher caliber restaurant.
The staff was so friendly and knowledgeable about the menu, the wine. Very helpful and courteous. Chef Matteo obviously loves what he does, each dish we had was so carefully put together and although intricate, we weren't left waiting a ridiculous amount of time for each serving.
As I was coming back to our table from the washroom, I bumped into Matteo in the hallway and he struck up a conversation with me and followed me back to our table to greet my boyfriend and talk to us a bit. He offered us a drink on the house in celebration of our anniversary, which was just wonderful. The whole evening was absolutely wonderful, and although it's obviously an expensive place to eat, I would go there again in a heartbeat for that kind of service and food.
Maybe it was a case of far too much hype leading into our dinner at Blacktree this past Friday, but I found that the restaurant missed the mark on many points.
Our experience started off great with the reservation call, which was taken by Matteo (the chef/owner). He was great to speak with, asked questions about our visit and allergies. My wife has a nut allergy and this is the first time a restaurant has asked during the reservation, a great touch (not to mention that they remembered this and mentioned it when we were sat for dinner.)
The restaurant is beautifully decorated and has a great atmosphere. It is however, very small and can feel cramped when full. We spent a good bit of time with the waiter's rear end hovering over our table as he bent over to speak with the table next to us.
The service was ridiculously slow. We were seated at 7:45, did not have wine on our table until almost 8:15 and did not have the menu explained to us (which is necessary due to it's complexity and the style in which it is written) until 8:30. After ordering, the food came out in a reasonable amount of time and the courses were well paced. This all ground to a halt after finishing our mains, as it took nearly 20 mintues to get a dessert menu and then over 10 minutes for the waiter to come back to inquire about our order. The delay was blamed on a large group ordering just ahead of us, but I counted 4 waiters and no more than 12 or 13 tables to wait, which should not have slowed down service, in my opinion. After all, the kitchen was able to keep up with the food, why couldn`t the servers? All in, we were over 2.5 hours for dinner for two, and not because we were taking our time.
The food was also hit and miss. The amuse bouche, a small piece of foie gras with a sweet sauce, was a fantastic way to start off the meal. The bread was fresh baked in house and served with a watercress butter, I could have eaten another full loaf to myself. The appetizers were both very, very good. We had the smoked monkfish, which was perfectly prepared and served with an variety of accompaniments to compliment the fish and the soup of the day, which I believe was parsley root and was also very, very good.
For the mains I had the Game special, Ontario Deer. This dish was good, but not great. Nothing wrong with the dish at all, but it didn't knock my socks off like the monkfish appetizer did. My wife had the Fish special, which was described by the waiter as Alaskan Black Cod, Monkfish or Seabass depending on which time we were speaking. I am fairly sure it was Black Cod, but the waiter never described it as the same fish twice. This dish went back to the kitchen nearly untouched by my wife. Although it was not bad, it was not at all good. The accompanying lobster meat had a very fishy taste and the foam that was applied did not match well with the lobster.
To the restaurants credit, the dish was immediately taken off of the bill without any prompting or suggestion from us, even after we explained that there was nothing wrong with the dish, it was just not to our liking. This direction came directly from Matteo in the kitchen, he really does seem to care about each of his guests.
Due to the slow service, we did not have time to try the desserts, so I can't comment on them.
This place has so much potential. Matteo is obviously a fantastic chef and a great host. If it were not for the slow service I could have given Blacktree a better rating, but it made it that much harder to enjoy the rest of our meal and possibly excuse some of the smaller faults. Overall, I was dissapointed after reading all of the buzz surrounding this restaurant but I will try Blacktree again and hope that it was just an off night.
