Montreal-style restaurant on Hoyt

You remind me that it's been way too long since I've been to Montreal. When I lived in Boston in my 20s, a bunch of us would head up there about every 6 weeks. I knew we were probably going too frequently when the bouncer at our favorite Montreal bar saw us, smiled and said happily, "Welcome, Danielle!" ;-)

Time to go back...

Well, looks like my plans of relaxing and doing nothing this weekend now include heading up to Sheep Station for some poutine. AWESOME!!!

Thank you, Pastoralia!

From what I've heard and experienced, they have many clueless people behind the bar.

I went once and I will never go back. We were starving and I tried for a number of minutes to get the bartender's attention to order food (there were only 2 or 3 people at the bar - none of them needing help). When he finally acknowledged us, I started to order and he said, "Wait a minute," and then proceeded to wash all of his glasses for about 5 minutes. He then sauntered over to ask me what I wanted. Instead of ordering food, I asked for the check.

I've heard similar stories from others, both friends and Brooklynian-ers.

Oops, by Smith, I mean Hoyt.

Yeah. You appear to have it out for this place over one rather minor experience, and posted in a way that suggested The Crowd was with you on this. That's just not true.

To each his or her own.

pitu wrote: Yeah. You appear to have it out for this place over one rather minor experience, and posted in a way that suggested The Crowd was with you on this. That's just not true.

To each his or her own.

If someone posted something negative about a restaurant I liked, I would just disagree and say why I disagreed. Period. I wouldn't accuse them of "having it out" for the place which is rather an emotional response.

I said that I have friends who have had the same bad experience and I've read where some Brooklynians have not liked the service, as well. I never said anything about how "The Crowd" (your caps not mine) is with me.

Regardless, your comment doesn't invalidate mine (nor vice versa). And, no one (including you) on Brooklynian should try to suppress someone else from voicing their opinion about a restaurant by belittling someone's opinion or trying to invalidate it by saying that the person "has it out" for the place. My experience was my experience. It's just as valid as yours.

danielle123 wrote:
You sound like a shill.

Considering I'm one of the moderators of this site, and not in the restaurant business, I think you can be assured that I am not. Your reasons for revisting this are beyond my understanding -- ONE annoying experience and you can't let it go? How many years will you seethe when Sheep Station is mentioned? What else happened that you're not telling us that has embittered you so?

It's not as if we talk about the place very often, but I've noticed that you comment along the lines of "I went there once and left. It's horrible." every time it's mentioned - which is what I mean by "at every opportunity". This thread is your 4th posting to that effect, based on one experience where you left before you ordered food.

I have been there dozens of times, and I give my opinion based on those many pleasant visits. You had one bad day there, we've heard you. Nobody denies your experience. Are we done yet?

i walked by yesterday and it was still papered up; BUT, there was someone in there working...so, hopefully soon.

Also, it looked like there was a take-out window...or perhaps that was just wishful thinking *sigh*.

I have since heard from the grapevine that it will be a December opening...don't know when, but December as of now.

...sweet poutine dreams...

(Just a funny little FYI aside...in France the person we know of as Vladimir Putin is called Vladimir Poutine. tee-hee).