Park Restaurant

The food is good, but not so amazing that I absolutely need to come here and spend a ton of cash to eat all the time because I can’t get enough of it, and at these prices, that’s what I should be feelin’.
THE GOOD
Sashimi is ridiculously fresh. The appetizer of sashimi is to die for, and the reason why I came back here numerous times to try a wide range of their menu (at the expense of my wallet) to see what else they offered.
The chirashi however, was okay. I mean. I like the caviar, I like that little herby cilantro thing that they put in the sashimi as well as in the bowl, but there wasn’t enough rice by far, and I left hungry even after having an appetizer.
The service is fantastic. They’re really nice here, fast, and very friendly. 5 stars for the waitstaff.
THE BAD
Their other offerings are not so amazing. I mean I feel like this is slightly amped up regular ol’ street food, with its retail cost multiplied by a factor of .5 to make up for them being in Westmount and calling themselves ‘haute cuisine’.
I could eat sushi and equally delicious Japanese-​fusion (ish) food for a quarter of the price elsewhere.
This place is really for rich Westmounties who need a nice, classy, upscale-​y place to go on an expense account because to come here on your own dime is just silly (yeah I’m an idiot).
Would I come back?
Sure, if someone else was paying. The food is not terrible, it’s good. I just think it’s overpriced by at least 50%.

Food: ⁴⁄₅
Service: ⁴⁄₅
Cleanliness: 4.5÷5
Price: $$$
We didn’t make any reservations this time because we visited on an early Monday evening. It seems like a good idea to make a reservation whenever you plan to visit because it was packed by the time we left, surprising on a Monday night! It definitely tells you how popular and well-​loved the restaurant is by us local Montrealers.
There were two types of omakase: 5-​course for $ 95 or 6-​course for $ 115. We didn’t know there were two types prior to arrival, but we decided to go all out because it was our anniversary and all :). The full 6-​course omakase gives you all the types of sushi in the house (compared to the 5-​course) and you also get maki as well. I’m not 100% sure on the differences on the omakase, so ask your server.
Our dinner that evening started off with their Surf and turf noodle soup. I personally didn’t fully understand as to why it was surf and turf (perhaps I missed out on what our server had said) which led me to flavour confusion: what was surf and what was turf about it? Overall the soup was delicious but I think I would’ve enjoyed it a little more had I not know that it was surf and turf. My husband on the other hand enjoyed it very much no matter what the soup was called as the flavours were well balanced and the lemongrass was a great choice to enhance flavours.
Our second course was brought out short after our soup and it was so beautifully plated! Tasting toro with caviar was certainly a first for us, but it will definitely not be our last! The textures, flavours, and everything else was quite mind blowing. The citrusy sauce suited the dish very well and overall the dried carrots and whole mustard seeds balanced the soft toro textures. I especially liked the edible flowers!
What we really liked about our third course was that each sushi was not only seasoned with soy sauce but also garnished with various toppings for each unique characteristics of the fish used. Everything from sweet unagi sauce (I think) to jalapeños, Korean gochujang sauce, pickles, salsa, and much more. The different garnishes definitely not only added an extra kick to the nigiri but it also represented Chef Antonio Park’s three cultures, Korean, Japanese and South American, very well. I also think the different garnishes are the prime reason why you wouldn’t need extra soy sauce. Each nigiri was so flavourful and it really did just melt in your mouth. This course was my favourite out of the 6 that we had (my husband’s was the fifth), and I know that I’m going to come back here for more of their nigiri sushi!
We were next presented with a maki as our fourth course. To be honest this was our least favourite but we really enjoyed the condensed scallop topping. The maki itself was average, nothing extraordinary and it was futomaki style (seaweed on the outside). What topped each piece of maki was the condensed scallop «sponge». The texture of it was very similar to that of a soft sponge, and we were surprised that we were able to taste the scallop flavours very strongly! It really did feel like you were eating a whole scallop. We didn’t fully like the scallop with the maki, and I found it impossible to put both in my mouth at the same time: P. I don’t think we’d order it à la carte because we much prefer nigiri and sashimi, but we’d like to try other makis because we’ve seen some pretty exciting ones at nearby tables.
Our anniversary dinner at Park was definitely a memorable one. The service we received was top notch and we enjoyed each and every course from our omakase. Between the two tasting menus, I highly recommend the 6-​course because I think it’s well worth the extra $ 20. The sheer quality of each carefully crafted dish was amazing and as a big lover of Japanese cuisine, Restaurant Park deserves a high rating! Hubby and I’ve enjoyed fine Japanese cuisine in many places (see here) throughout our time together, and Park’s omakase is definitely on our top list. However, we’ve visited the restaurant for lunch before and our experience wasn’t as enjoyable as our omakase was. Maybe it was because the restaurant was packed therefore our food was rushed, perhaps because the lunch menu isn’t as Japanese (more Korean inspired), or maybe we visited on a bad day. Our lunch experience definitely affects the overall rating of Park even though we’ve had a fantastic dinner. Perhaps we’d go back for lunch on another occasion!

Les poissons sont savoureux et fondent dans la bouche. Les prix sont plutôt élevés, mais sont justifiés par la qualité des aliments qui sont servis. Pour une nouvelle expérience culinaire, je crois que le prix en vaut largement la peine! Et en plus, PK Subban y va très souvent! ;)

Désapointant. A 105 $ par personne pour le menu dégustation vraiment beaucoup trop cher pour ce qu’on nous a servi. Menu de 6 services au choix de chef, sans créativité des saveurs. Des goûts relativement simples et fades. En plus l’atmosphère et le décor sont franchement sans intérêt. Si vous avez le budget pour ce genre de resto, vous trouverez dans la ville plusieurs autres excellentes options, sans avoir l’impression de vous être fait prendre pour une valise.
Les sushis et sashimis étaient bons, mais pas extraordinaires.
Le service était mauvais. Nous avons demandé conseil pour agencer le vin, car comme il s’agissait d’un menu ou le chef décide, nous souhaitions être guidé pour le vin. Nous né savions pas à l’avance ce que nous allions manger. La réponse que nous avons obtenu m’a jeté par terre: «madame, nous avons du vin rouge, du blanc et du saké»… merci pour le renseignement.
Le dessert était honteux. Un pouding chômeur avec du bacon, très mal exécuté. En gros, un goût et une texture d’un beigne du type Tim Horton avec trop de bacon et un tout petit peu de sirop sucré. Je né pourrais même pas confirmer si c’était à l’érable.
Désolée, mais je né recommande pas ce retaurant.

La qualité de même que la grosseur des morceaux de poissons est sans reproche. L’hamachi fond littéralement dans la bouche. Belle carte des vins et quelques uns d’entre elle sont abordables. Seul ombré au tableau, le service est un peu imparfait… Mais on y retourne c’est certain.

T’sé quand tu dis que quelque chose est «intéressant «parce que ça n’est pas tout mauvais mais loin d’être positif ou extraordinaire? C’est un peu comme ça que je décrirai Park.
J’ai aimé…
* L’attention aux détails dans la présentation des plats.
* La simplicité de choisir un menu dégustation.
* La pétoncle. La meilleur pétoncle grillées que j’ai mangé depuis vraiment, vraiment, vraiment longtemps!
* Le Ceaser au kimchi. J’aurais le goût de retourner juste pour le Ceaser. C’était difficile de se retenir pour né pas le boire d’un seul trait tellement il était bon!
J’ai moins aimé…
* Être interrompue à toutes les 5 minutes pour me demander si je voulais me faire remplis mon verre d’eau. Soit vous pouvez simplement remplir mon verre sans toujours me demander si j’en veux plus, soit vous venez un peu moins souvent, ou bien vous me laisser la bouteille sur la table sans que j’ai à payer pour. On parle quand même de l’eau de robinet!
* Avoir à demander après 15 minutes avec la table complètement vide, zéro drinks pour la facture. Pourquoi ça prend tant de temps à payer quand j’ai fini de manger?
Et j’ai trouvé comique…
* La grosseur des tables et des assiettes! Les serveurs né peuvent même pas poser l’assiette de ceux qui sont au fond donc il a fallu qu’on passé tout, allant des ustensiles aux assiettes à ceux qui étaient au fond. Les assiettes des plats principaux étaient tellement grandes qu’on aurait du un plateau utilisé par des traiteurs.
C’est très dispendieux alors réservez ça pour des occasion très spéciales. Les prix pour l’heure du lunch ont l’air beaucoup plus raisonnables que ceux du souper, et les options de menu quand même intéressantes.

Overall — 3.0÷5.0
Came here for lunch last summer and it was apparently their first opening day since their renovation work.
I found their maki rolls a bit too saucey and was overly intrusive with their toppings which ended up overpowering the freshness of the fish and the actual maki. As well, parts of the sauce separated into this watery consistency.
Their sashimi and sushi was much better compared to their maki rolls. Though the sushi rice could have a been softer in all fronts.
All in all, I feel this place tried too hard to push the envelope on their dishes and fell short on execution.