NOIR FOOD/ O.NOIR - The Restaurant

O.NOIR

AN EXTRAORDINARY CULINARY ADVENTURE COMES TO MONTREAL. Already the rage in Europe, Australia, L.A and New York, now O.NOIR - Canada's first-ever restaurant that invites you to experience food, drink and conversation like never before IN THE DARK! "It's a sensual dining experience like no other"! says O.NOIR General Manager Moe Alameddine. "When you eat without your sight, your remaining senses are heightened to savour the smell and taste of food. Even simple, everyday dishes like potatoes or plain yoghurt take on a culinary flare". But O.NOIR does more than just fire the imagination and stimulate the senses. After a few hours in complete darkness (that's right, no flashlights, matches, cell phones, cigarette lighters or luminous watches), customers gain a better understanding of what it's like to be blind - just like the restaurants' entire wait staff. This socially conscious concept sprang from Jorge Spielmann, a blind pastor in Zurich who used to blindfold his dinner guests at his home so they could share his eating experience. In 1999, Spielmann opened Blindekuh (German for Blind Cow), a project aimed at teaching the sighted about the sightless world, and provide jobs for blind people. "It's not the easiest of undertakings" explains Moe, who has elicited the help of Horizon Travail (an organisation affiliated with Emploi Quebec), which helps prepare and train visually impaired people to enter the mainstream job market; a population that experiences roughly a 70% unemployment rate. "How lucky am I" Moe proudly states. "I get to do something I love and make a difference". 5% of O.NOIR's profits are given to support local associations that serve blind and visually impaired people of all ages. Good cause or not, O.NOIR offers everything you'd expect from a fine restaurant: Great service, an enticing menu… plus, a culinary experience like no other! O.NOIR - IT'S BETTER IN THE DARK ENTRÉES / STARTERS - Salade d'avocat avec sauce limette Avocado salad with lime dressing - Champignons portobello aux lamelles de parmigiano, et vinaigre balsamique Grilled portobello mushroom with parmigiano shavings, and balsamic vinegar - Pieuvres grillés O.NOIR à l’huile d’olive et au citron vert Grilled O.NOIR octopus with olive oil and lime - Légumes grillés avec fromage de chèvre Grilled vegetables with goat's cheese - Entrée surprise Surprise entrée PLATS / MAIN DISHES - Filet Mignon servis avec des asperges (sauce aux cinq poivres) Five spice fillet mignon served with potatoes and asparagus - Suprême de volaille, aubergine, tomates et mozzarella Chicken breast with aubergine, tomatoes and mozzarella - Crevettes marinées aux herbes, servis avec risotto aux tomates séchées Marinated shrimp with herbs, served with dried tomato risotto - Poivrons grillés avec fromage halloumi aux câpres et olives Twice-roasted peppers with warm halloumi cheese, capers and olives - Plat surprise Surprise dish DESSERTS - Sorbet de fruits avec de l'ananas frais Fruit sorbet with fresh pineapple - Gâteau au chocolat style Viennois 1832 avec glace à la vanille Chocolate cake, Viennese style 1832 with rich vanilla ice cream - Mousse au chocolat et à la framboise Dark chocolate mousse with raspberry Dessert surprise Surprise dessert Votre choix d'une entrée, d'un plat, et d'un dessert Your choice of starter, main course, and dessert Midi 30.00$ Lunch Le soir 37.00$ Dinner Votre choix d'une entrée et d'un plat - ou - d'un plat et d'un dessert Your choice of starter and main dish - or - main dish and dessert Midi 26.00$ Lunch Le soir 30.00$ Dinner