La Convivial

Jump to: | African | Australasia (Down Under) | Bars, Pubs & Nouveau Cuisine | Bistro and Contemporary | Burger, Steak & Grill | Carribean, Latin and South American | Chinese | Croissants and Dessert | Deli, Diners & Breakfast Joints | Eastern European | Fast Food | French | Greek | Italian | Japanese | Korean | Kosher | Malay, Indonesian, Philippi... ne | Middle Eastern | Sandwich | South and Central Asian | Spanish & Portugese | Swiss & Belgian | Thai | Vietnamese For more information about Montreal restaurants, visit www.go-montreal.com/resto_listing.htm . New: You can now drill down into the map to find restaurants by area of the city. Click the associated link name to read our review! The following is a list of Montreal restaurants (appearing in each category approximately in the order in which we tried them) we have sampled since arriving in this wonderful city in November '97. Those curious about the (perhaps) disproportionate emphasis on French restaurants should note that this is, after all, Montreal. A favourite story I like to tell is that of the brief CBC radio interview with an unnamed British ex-pat, during our ice storm of January 1998. When asked if he wanted to go back to the UK after experiencing a Canadian winter, the fellow replied, "No, I view this winter as a freak event. But Montreal is an amazing city... I don't know any other place where one can get French food... in American quantities... at Canadian prices!" good entree, but disappointing salad and soup; reasonably priced a time-honoured tradition, this moderately elegant restaurant has been serving the same set meal for years and it's hard to think of a reason why they should change it -- the formula consists of a vegetable cream soup, Boston lettuce salad with a vinaigrette dressing and walnuts, a tender steak in a light mustard sauce, succulent fries, and decadent profiteroles; the establishment was a haunt of Pierre Trudeau's 3 rue Saint-Paul E Montreal, QC H2Y 1E9 (514) 874-1984 1225 Rue Du Square-Phillips Montreal, QC H3B 3E9 ...Read More