Suggestions for B/L/D in Montreal and QC

[Jen Doll]

Hi,
Will be spending 2 days each in Montreal and QC in March and wanted some great suggestions on where to get great food for breakfast, lunch and dinner. For lunch or dinner, I love restaurants that have long countertops, similar to Tadich Grill and Swans Oyster Depot in San Francisco. Thanks.

[zekesgallery]

Howdy!

For breakfast, I would suggest Bagel's etc (4320 Saint Laurent) or Chez Claudette (351 Laurier E).

[Enkerli]

Bagel's etc. has a nice ambiance but a friend of mine who's a regular at Bagel's etc. does admit that the food is even better at Beauty's, nearby. Beauty's is more of a long-standing institution than Schwartz's, since the original owner still works there.
For a different take on breakfast, I find it's hard to beat Byblos, on Laurier. Iranian omelettes, bread, jams, turkey porridge...
For brunch, one of my favourite places so far within walking distance of a metro station is Coo Rouge on Amherst.

[cocosti]

B/L/D
Lemeac is very nice, as is Holder Brasserie on McGill on the edge of old Montreal, top bistro in the city is still L'express on St-Denis and it has a great counter. In QC be careful, it has become a veritable tourist trap, but you;ll do well at La Cremaillere, La Grolla, Toast, L'Utopie, le cafe du clocher pencher

[SnackHappy]

Where on Saint-Paul is Le Restaurant? Do you have an adress? Whoever names their place Le Restaurant in the age of Google is not gifted in business.

[kpzoo]

Could it be this one?

S Le Restaurant
Cuisine méditerranéenne
125, St-Paul Ouest
Vieux-Montréal
[phone]

In the St-Sulpice Hotel?
http://www.lesaintsulpice.com/html/en...

Just a guess...

[gen]

We went to S Le Restaurant recently (within the last four or five months) and we were incredibly disappointed with the ravioli stuffed with duck (from the table d'hôte menu--reasonably priced, admittedly, between $25 and $28): it was oily and bland. The service was good but one of our dinner mates thought he was ordering the chef's creation from the table d'hôte menu but accidentally ordered a $40 main dish instead (which was close in name to the table d'hôte dish); and although his main dish was apparently good (I can't remember what it was) and this was probably a misunderstanding, the bill was a surprise, especially given that he had ordered an appetizer and dessert thinking they were included. I wouldn't recommend it. It was pretty empty for a weekend night as well.

[kmeyersvt]

We were just visiting Montreal this past weekend and found a fantastic restaurant in Old Montreal - Le Restaurant on St. Paul Ouest. It had a $16 fixe prix menu for a three course lunch. There were other options on the menu that you could purchase at an additional cost, but I took the chef's suggestions and was not disappointed. I had cream of vegetable soup, a 5 cheese pasta dish and panna cotta with strawberries that made me wish it was polite to lick the bowl. One of my friends had a salmon tartare appetizer with shrimp and endive that she was raving about.

They also have a fantastic wine list. I had a trebbiano white by the glass that was delicious.

[rcianci]

Au Pied de Cochon, of course.

http://www.restaurantaupieddecochon.c...

[ouimetsa]

Montreal:

For countertop eating with attitude, go to Lemeac on Laurier avenue. French bistro cuisine, very loud restaurant, it is open every day. Always crowded, so get a reservation.