Umami Ramen & Izakaya
6660 Rue Clark
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Come join us for a sunny, gourmet time in African lands. The Restaurant Bar 30 juin opens its doors to you and offers both modern and traditional meals in a warm atmosphere. The cuisine offered at our African Restaurant in Montreal will charm you with its authentic flavors from all over Africa.
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More plusses than minuses - good & unusual food, friendly knowledgeable staff, pleasant decor & music. Friendly fellow customers, some of whom seem to be regulars. Named for Congo's independence day, but food is a mix of cultures (Ivory Coast, Congo, Indian/African, etc.).
Our appetizer (Pondu & rice) was outstanding - flavorful mix of greens & beef stew. As was one of the two mains, fufu w. grain sauce (actually a different type of beef stew with big tender chunks of meat). Fufu & the fermented dough placali for the other dish (w. gumbo sauce) is a bread substitute made of cassava, great for dipping (by hand) in the sauces. Only the gumbo wasn't quite to our liking - more gelatinous with an herb that was an acquired taste.
A nice bonus was the dessert'Congo cake' - actually small balls that were more like beignet (donut) holes.
The minuses, though few: This is not a fancy restaurant, & had some odd (but comfortable) uneven seating benches. Unfortunately, at least on our visit, there was little heat on a freezing night - which the owners tried to make up for with convection heat dishes propped on a chair to the side of our table.
The one unforgivable issue was charging tax on our tip, even though the credit card machine indicated a suggested tip without it (& which is illegal in Quebec)! I offered a generous 20% tip & was surprised to find later it was upped by the taxes. I won't report this but it is a violation of the new Quebec law. Stop it!
I don't want to take away from what was overall a great experience though, don't avoid this place but do check to make sure you aren't similarly hit. Prices overall were reasonable - with drinks it was $128 with taxes.
The food is too expensive there. I don't like the fact that the tip is already included in the total amount. They should allow people to choose the amount of tips they are willing to give
Visiting & tried out this Congolese restaurant as we don't have any in NYC. They served generous portions & based on what I've tried, I'm definitely interested in learning more! The server patiently answered all of our questions. Not sure if including a 15% tip in the bill is common in Montreal, but it's fairly common where we're coming from so it wasn't an issue. Would come again!