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Post by Roggy on Mar 7, 2011 12:34:32 GMT -5
Hey folks,
For my upcoming trip to Hab Mecca, I'm looking for a couple of good restaurant recommendations, places I wouldn't be able to go to at home. Also, my better half wants to try really good poutine (so cliche, but whatever), so if there is one specific place we should hit up for that, please mention it.
She also wants to know where the good shopping areas are, we're staying at the Delta on University, not too far from the Bell Centre, so the closer to there, the better.
Thanks in advance!
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Post by HABsurd on Mar 7, 2011 14:08:26 GMT -5
For poutine La Banquise is considered the go to place. The best options for restaurants near your hotel are Pullman, Brasserie T, and F Bar. If you can provide some guidance regarding your price points and what style you are looking I could direct you further. Something that is typically Montreal and great QPR is Au Cinquieme Peche, but you should reserve ahead.
Shopping is mostly on Ste-Catherines (University and westwards until the Ogilvy store) and Sherbrooke (centred around Holt Renfrew) streets, In old Montreal one can find some edgier design oriented stores.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Mar 7, 2011 19:35:20 GMT -5
Roggy, I'd help you out if I could but just don't know the downtown area all that well to be honest. La Cage Aux Sports is easy to find from the Bell Centre and if you want to go to Chez Parée ...
Never mind buds.
Cheers.
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Post by Manton on Mar 7, 2011 20:37:29 GMT -5
I will be taking in a game at the end of the month. We usually stay at the Sheraton only because we get an insiders deal. The Delta is pretty good and less expensive. If you like Ribs, Baton Rouge is nearby the Bell Centre. If you want a more upscale dining experience, Gibby's in Old Montreal is fantastic. For some great Montreal smoked meat, Dunn's Famous diner on Metcalfe is fab. Great 50's diner feel and the food and shakes and desserts are to die for. You need a big appetite for sure.
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Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Mar 7, 2011 23:46:12 GMT -5
I will be taking in a game at the end of the month. We usually stay at the Sheraton only because we get an insiders deal. The Delta is pretty good and less expensive. If you like Ribs, Baton Rouge is nearby the Bell Centre. If you want a more upscale dining experience, Gibby's in Old Montreal is fantastic. For some great Montreal smoked meat, Dunn's Famous diner on Metcalfe is fab. Great 50's diner feel and the food and shakes and desserts are to die for. You need a big appetite for sure. I think Dunn's has been closed for a few years. It was a great place to see and eat. Fairmont bagel Factory on St. Viateur and Schwartz's on the Main (St. laurent Blvd.) are not to be missed. Spruce beer anyone? |
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Post by Manton on Mar 8, 2011 7:01:49 GMT -5
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Post by Roggy on Mar 8, 2011 7:54:13 GMT -5
Great suggestions guys, we'll be checking them out for sure. Keep em coming though, you never know what gems are hidden out there.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Mar 8, 2011 9:48:45 GMT -5
I will be taking in a game at the end of the month. We usually stay at the Sheraton only because we get an insiders deal. The Delta is pretty good and less expensive. If you like Ribs, Baton Rouge is nearby the Bell Centre. If you want a more upscale dining experience, Gibby's in Old Montreal is fantastic. For some great Montreal smoked meat, Dunn's Famous diner on Metcalfe is fab. Great 50's diner feel and the food and shakes and desserts are to die for. You need a big appetite for sure. A friend of mine told me about Gibby's. You have to get there early or you might miss the beginning of the game. The portions are apparently out of this world. Cheers. |
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Post by HABsurd on Mar 8, 2011 9:52:17 GMT -5
I will be taking in a game at the end of the month. We usually stay at the Sheraton only because we get an insiders deal. The Delta is pretty good and less expensive. If you like Ribs, Baton Rouge is nearby the Bell Centre. If you want a more upscale dining experience, Gibby's in Old Montreal is fantastic. For some great Montreal smoked meat, Dunn's Famous diner on Metcalfe is fab. Great 50's diner feel and the food and shakes and desserts are to die for. You need a big appetite for sure. I think Dunn's has been closed for a few years. It was a great place to see and eat. Fairmont bagel Factory on St. Viateur and Schwartz's on the Main (St. laurent Blvd.) are not to be missed. Spruce beer anyone? The original 50's era diner at the corner of de Maissoneuve has indeed been closed for quite a while, but after a business reorganization and a name change (adding famous) they reopened a new diner nearby south of Ste-Catherines. |
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Post by blny on Mar 8, 2011 10:29:01 GMT -5
Wouldn't be a trip to Montreal without a smoked meat sandwich. No, I don't mean a trip to Super Sexe!  I'm trying to remember the name of the place we went to in 2008. Was downtown. Schwartz's maybe. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. |
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Post by jkr on Mar 8, 2011 12:20:27 GMT -5
I will be taking in a game at the end of the month. We usually stay at the Sheraton only because we get an insiders deal. The Delta is pretty good and less expensive. If you like Ribs, Baton Rouge is nearby the Bell Centre. If you want a more upscale dining experience, Gibby's in Old Montreal is fantastic. For some great Montreal smoked meat, Dunn's Famous diner on Metcalfe is fab. Great 50's diner feel and the food and shakes and desserts are to die for. You need a big appetite for sure. I think Dunn's has been closed for a few years. It was a great place to see and eat. Fairmont bagel Factory on St. Viateur and Schwartz's on the Main (St. laurent Blvd.) are not to be missed. Spruce beer anyone? LOL - I thought I was the only person that drank spruce beer. I love the stuff. It's impossible to find out side Quebec. The best description of the flavor I heard was from a friend who hated it - he said it was like sucking on a pine needle.  |
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Post by Doc Holliday on Mar 8, 2011 12:22:37 GMT -5
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Post by HABsurd on Mar 8, 2011 12:30:37 GMT -5
Just to add a few more thoughts. To grab a quick meal before the game I would recommend Café Griffintown ( griffintowncafe.com/ 1378 Notre-Dame Ouest). The food is delicious and inventive, not too too expensive (menu, with prices, is online), and it's close to the Bell Centre (about a 10-minute walk). The atmosphere is very warm, with brick walls, high ceilings, friendly people. Instead of Gibby's (which while in a gorgeous historic location has unremarkable overpriced food in a somewhat kitchy setting waitresses in 17th centurt garb etc...) I would recommend suggest you try Au Pied de Cochon www.restaurantaupieddecochon.ca/index_e.html which is about the same price point and is a true temple to all things meaty. Here the servings are truly enormous. |
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Post by HABsurd on Mar 8, 2011 12:36:11 GMT -5
Le Boucan is a fine place but at 1.5 km from the Bell Centre is more than 5 min. away. Either by foot or taxi as traffic in that area is horrendous before a game. |
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Post by Doc Holliday on Mar 8, 2011 12:46:55 GMT -5
...good suggestion HABSurd, Au Pied de Cohon is quite the place. Kind of a Quebec/French Bistro fusion thing. They serve "upscale" poutine, with french fries in duck fat and foie gras! Reasonable prices for the quality but you have to be the kind that likes to experiment.
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Post by jkr on Mar 8, 2011 13:01:49 GMT -5
...good suggestion HABSurd, Au Pied de Cohon is quite the place. Kind of a Quebec/French Bistro fusion thing. They serve "upscale" poutine, with french fries in duck fat and foie gras! Reasonable prices for the quality but you have to be the kind that likes to experiment. You probably know this but both Hughes & Martin Picard have their own shows on the Food Network. The stuff Picard creates is unreal. Who elee thinks of this? |
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Post by Doc Holliday on Mar 8, 2011 13:08:18 GMT -5
...good suggestion HABSurd, Au Pied de Cohon is quite the place. Kind of a Quebec/French Bistro fusion thing. They serve "upscale" poutine, with french fries in duck fat and foie gras! Reasonable prices for the quality but you have to be the kind that likes to experiment. You probably know this but both Hughes & Martin Picard have their own shows on the Food Network. The stuff Picard creates is unreal. Who elee thinks of this? Absolutely. Martin is a funny guy but he like to push the weird-envellop a bit much in those shows sometimes. Like "...hey, let's kill a deer with a pocket knife and cook its testicles in a frying pan in the back of my pickup..." ;D |
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Post by Skilly on Jan 29, 2012 23:01:48 GMT -5
I'm heading to Montreal Thursday to go see the Washington game on Saturday... What a woman I got, quite the surprise!. We are staying at the Residence Inn on Rue Peel. We are not renting a car, so any suggestions on things to do and places to eat would be awesome. My first ever HABS game, ... I'm all giddy! |
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Post by franko on Jan 30, 2012 6:50:42 GMT -5
congrats, enjoy the sights and sounds of Montreal.
and Centre Bell: the atmosphere is electric!!!
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Post by Polarice on Jan 30, 2012 7:09:57 GMT -5
I'm heading to Montreal Thursday to go see the Washington game on Saturday... What a woman I got, quite the surprise!. We are staying at the Residence Inn on Rue Peel. We are not renting a car, so any suggestions on things to do and places to eat would be awesome. My first ever HABS game, ... I'm all giddy! You gotta have a hot dog at the Bell Centre....best in the world!! |
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Post by The Habitual Fan on Jan 30, 2012 11:53:53 GMT -5
Hey Reaper, I will be at the same game. You are easily within walking distance to the Bell Center and the underground mall can be accessed from several places on St. Catherine street with loads of shopping and food available. Great if the weather is bad. If it is nice walk down St. Catherine and there is a 50 style diner called Nickles that has great food and breakfast.
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Post by clear observer on Jan 30, 2012 12:23:26 GMT -5
I'm heading to Montreal Thursday to go see the Washington game on Saturday... What a woman I got, quite the surprise!. We are staying at the Residence Inn on Rue Peel. We are not renting a car, so any suggestions on things to do and places to eat would be awesome. My first ever HABS game, ... I'm all giddy! You gotta have a hot dog at the Bell Centre....best in the world!! Absolutely. Best-EVER hotdogs were, however, the old "Forum Dogs"...a half-dozen per game was the norm! |
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Post by HABsurd on Jan 30, 2012 12:40:24 GMT -5
I'm heading to Montreal Thursday to go see the Washington game on Saturday... What a woman I got, quite the surprise!. We are staying at the Residence Inn on Rue Peel. We are not renting a car, so any suggestions on things to do and places to eat would be awesome. My first ever HABS game, ... I'm all giddy! If you provide culinary preferences and a budget I could provide you with some recommendations. |
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Post by Skilly on Jan 30, 2012 13:05:12 GMT -5
I'm heading to Montreal Thursday to go see the Washington game on Saturday... What a woman I got, quite the surprise!. We are staying at the Residence Inn on Rue Peel. We are not renting a car, so any suggestions on things to do and places to eat would be awesome. My first ever HABS game, ... I'm all giddy! If you provide culinary preferences and a budget I could provide you with some recommendations. The budget all falls on the boss, aka my financier, aka my wife ...lol ... but thats pretty flexible for a trip I'll probably never make again. Culinary preferences? Now that's tricky. My wife is the experimenter, who likes to try lots of new things and I pretty much stick to your standard stuff ... but do get dragged along for the experiments. Every once in awhile I actually like it too .. LOL |
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Post by HABsurd on Jan 31, 2012 16:29:40 GMT -5
If you provide culinary preferences and a budget I could provide you with some recommendations. The budget all falls on the boss, aka my financier, aka my wife ...lol ... but thats pretty flexible for a trip I'll probably never make again. Culinary preferences? Now that's tricky. My wife is the experimenter, who likes to try lots of new things and I pretty much stick to your standard stuff ... but do get dragged along for the experiments. Every once in awhile I actually like it too .. LOL Well, there are places I could recommend like those monuments to meat: Schwartz's smoked meat deli (http://www.schwartzsdeli.com/) or Pied de Cochon (http://www.restaurantaupieddecochon.ca/), but I will stick closer to your hotel. Ferreira Cafe (http://www.ferreiracafe.com) is one of the finest dining experiences in Montreal with seafood being their speciality. It is not a cheap experience though. Also close by and a less pricey option is Decca 77 (www.decca77.com) which might be described as fine dining with a good QPR. More casual fair can be found at Dominion Square Tavern (www.dominiontavern.com) which is more bistro style. Certainly a step down food wise from the other options but the cocktail list is killer. If you are willing to walk a bit further, say 10 to 15 min. by foot, you might wish to try Brasserie T! (http://brasserie-t.com/) the offshoot of the Toqué that features excellent high end versions of classic french bistro. If you are feeling a bit more adventurous you might wish to try Foodlab on the 3rd floor of the SAT (http://www.sat.qc.ca/post.php?id=7&post_id=2220&lang=en) which offers high end cuisine at ridiculous prices and is the best bargain by far in Montreal. Finally, if it is Habs sightings you want, I would suggest Kaizen (http://www.70sushi.com/site/home.asp) (Subban and Eller are regulars) which being in the vicinity of the old forum would be a taxi ride away from your location. The omakase is amazing as is the wine list but you do need to remember that hockey players are millionaires. Hope this helps. |
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Post by Skilly on Feb 1, 2012 8:02:49 GMT -5
Thanks!!
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Post by Skilly on Feb 3, 2012 17:11:08 GMT -5
My wife took me there today. And who should be sitting there waiting for with a big "Happy Birthday" as I entered ....... All my friends! They all made the trip, completely fooled me, and I found out we are actually going to the Megadeth concert tonight and BOTH games this weekend. Oh and the Montreal smoked meat sandwich at Dunns is excellent! The ice village is pretty amazing too ... Loved the Habs room. |
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Post by CentreHice on Feb 3, 2012 17:32:34 GMT -5
What a birthday to remember. You guys did it right! Congrats and enjoy! If your wife isn't 40 yet.....what the heck are you gonna do to at least match this? Hire Brad Pitt for 24 hours?  |
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Post by franko on Feb 3, 2012 17:34:10 GMT -5
quite the bash . . . enjoy the weekend . . . every second of it.
and if the Habs win both games this weekend the noise will put Megadeath to shame.
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Post by franko on Feb 4, 2012 17:32:07 GMT -5
nice time to leave the Island, Skilly
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