November 01, 2006
Le Bistro Montage: Le closed for le lunch le day after Halloween, but still just as le rude as ever
Le Bistro Montage, under the Morrison Bridge in Portland, Oregon (not to be confused with Bistro Montage of Des Moines, Iowa), is a restaurant I've frequented for more than ten years. And I always go there expecting the service to be aloof, if not rude.The food is good. Cheap and good. And you get tin-foil sculptures if you have leftovers. What can you do?
So, I've tended to put up with it. It passes for atmosphere. I think. When the drag queens haven't shown up, yet.
Today, however, they managed to astound even my appropriately girded sensitivities.
Here's a tip: Don't try to go to Montage for lunch the day after Halloween. Don't, that is, unless you like standing outside in the cold until 20 minutes after the purported opening time only to have a surly staff person who has been staring at you for said 20 minutes begrudgingly unlock the door, stick her head out, and say "We're not open for lunch today."
Why?
"We had our Halloween party last night."
Apparently I wasn't in the know. Shocker. Was this a decision that was made more than 20 minutes ago?
"Yes."
You could have told us that then. Better yet, you might have put up a sign. Maybe scrawl something in black marker on a piece of paper and stick it on the door, right near that sign that says you're open for lunch today? That way you won't have this crowd of people out here staring at you. I mean, I know how valuable the real estate on your windows is. But a sign might be nice.
Sigh. Someday, I hope to be successful enough to be rude and surly. Or maybe just more rude and surly than I already am.
Oh wait. No, I don't.
I think I'll follow CitySearch's lead and remove Montage from my system.
Sad, but perhaps necessary.
Le Bistro Montage: Le closed for le lunch le day after Halloween, but still just as le rude as ever
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