Monday, April 23, 2012

All Aboard The St. Hubert Express...

Imagine for a moment, seasoned rotisserie chicken, spiraling around and around in front of you. The smell of freshly sliced chicken being smothered in a decadent dipping sauce. And the taste of crunchy fries drizzled in cheese and gravy. Sounds good right?

Now imagine a long line up leading to the door. A crowded space overwhelmed with foreign prattles. A fast-food styled establishment serving what should be a fine dining meal. And to top it all off, a hefty price tag for what feels like a McDonald's.

Welcome to St. Hubert Express in Kingston. The restaurant opened up just off of the 401 on Division Street in April. My family and I decided to try it out for lunch one afternoon because we have heard great things about it.

We were wrong.

For starters, they are serving fancy restaurant dishes in a fast-food manner. We line up at cash registers, and order our meal from a server, just like at McDonald's. Unlike McDonald's however, we waited forever in the line and then again to receive our food. The dishes are too complicated (or the service simply sucks) to be served as fast food.

When we finally made our order, it came out to over fifty dollars! What?! We waited in a huge line, being bumped in to and forced to experience the crazy and hectic atmosphere for a huge price tag?! (Fifty bucks is a lot okay! I'm cheap!)

When we got out food we took our seat, which by the way there are not enough of. It was way too crowded and the seats were not comfy at all. Imagine eating a beautiful lobster dinner from Red Lobster at your local McDonald's. The two just don't mix!
Now this is worth the money/wait!

In fact it would be a crime to compare the meal I had at St. Hubert Express to Red Lobster. There was nothing special about my meal. In fact it tasted like something from KFC! And it wasn't even big proportions!

Honestly, I won't be going back there to eat again. If I want to spend fifty dollars on my dinner, I want the matching experience to go with it.

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