Nancy H.
Yelp
A friend recommended Saint Sushi to me about a year ago, so it was on my radar to try it out. My folks live near Greene and we go to this stretch of the street all the time to dine at Vago (great Italian restaurant across the street) or Nick's (old-time local hangout, great for breakfast and diner/comfort foods). So on my recent visit to Montreal, I decided to take my daughter here to try a new place.
(I might add, after living in Vancouver for the past 5+ years, we've become pretty particular about sushi, as Van has a ton of excellent sushi places).
Saint Sushi didn't disappoint!
The restaurant interior is funky and eclectic, with splashes of neon on the wall, vibrant modern art intersplashed with Buddha sculptures and pretty flowers.
As some other reviewers have noted, the music here is L.O.U.D. So that can be a turn-off for some, and probably if you're looking for a romantic and intimate dinner with your date, the sheer volume of the music might dissuade you from coming here.
But the food! And the cocktails! Top top notch. And all so beautifully plated. Like, out of a Gordon Ramsey cooking competition show.
I wish I had taken photos. Everything was visually gorgeous.
I think the food here is more of an Asian fusion, as it's not really like the traditional sushi I've had elsewhere.
We started with two Calico Jack cocktails, on the server's recommendation. Oh, so good! And so pretty, too.
We shared various dishes: shrimp tempura (probably the best I ever had. Very delicate, with amazing complimentary sweet miso sauce); salmon "Christmas trees" (salmon tartar with green onion, I think, shaped into a tall cone on top of a rice cracker. Truly delicious and visually arresting); and, salmon sashimi with apple (so fresh and, again, delicate, and so amazingly good with the apple julienne strips and a sake reduction with subtle ginger sauce).
I should add that our server was super nice and very knowledgeable about the menu, and all her recommendations were on-point. And despite it being busy, the server and the rest of the waitstaff were very attentive.
Bonus that there's a parking lot across the street where it's free to park after 6pm every night. (You don't see that EVER in Vancouver). Nice!