A friend and I drove several hours from Nova Scotia and decided to eat a late supper at Montana's in Charlottetown PEI.
Ordered two "starters" (potato skins and deep-fried pickles) but they were closer to enders. Waited 30 minutes before they were served. The potato skins had an unappetizing brown sauce that was too sweet and ruined the skins. In addition, the melted cheese stuck to the wax paper and made for a real fork and knife workout. The pickles were cold. If they were hot they probably would have been pretty good.
My friend and I ordered two 12-ounce New York Striploin steaks and asked that they be prepared well-done. When the steaks arrived they were pink inside and light-greyish on the outside. Asked the server to take them and put them on the grill until they were w/d. She did as requested, but when we cut into the re-grilled steaks it was apparent that they were riddled with fat. Steaks were difficult to cut and chew as a result. My friend and I were hungry and tired from a long drive so we ate as much as we dared and didn't bother complaining to the waitress. Yet I cannot let such a disappointing dining experience go unaccounted for, hence the online complaint(s).
As for the restaurant's atmosphere, it was loud and irritating. Crayons are provided to children to draw on the paper that covers the table, but I suggest providing earplugs to adults to dampen the cacophony of tv sports announcers, yelling children, country music and yakking adults. And yes, the restaurant was busy, nearly packed at 8 p.m. on Friday evening. The waitress was adequate and tried her best.
Then the bill, just shy of $90 with tax and tip! (we ordered one drink each, a domestic beer for me and a cranberry juice for my friend). It was harder to swallow than the fatty steak. All in all an extremely disappointing dining experience from start to finish. I've had dental procedures that were more enjoyable. Would I give Montana's a chance in the future to redeem itself? Not in this lifetime. read more