New Montreal Restaurant Thread

[lgna69xxx]

My friend had the Smoked Tomato Soup and I had a spoonful to try it and it was pretty good and I am not someone who ever orders let alone eats tomato soup very ofton.

The poutine was simply fries, small amount of gravy (not a cheese curd sauce lol) and cheese curds, then topped with a generous amount of homemade smoked pulled pork with some more cheese curds and some of their homemade bbq sauce, which in case I forgot to mention is incredible. I was not sure how the gravy and bbq sauce would mix well but it was not overwhelming with too much of each so it turned out ok. I could not eat it all, it was way too much food unless you are starving. They also make a smaller one for an appetizer.

I think normally $6 for a small cup of soup (it also comes with a fantastic tiny piece of melted cheese bread) or $8 for a small mac and cheese is a little high except for the fact the quality is there. You pay for what you get and I for one am happy to do so when the food is delicious.

Did you try the smoked tomato soup? And what is pulled pork poutine? Do they dump pulled pork over fries instead of that horrible smelling cheese curd sauce?

 

[Special K]

Iggy

We can drag SK to this place :

http://blackstrapbbq.ca/en/

Smuler approved

Best Regards

Smuler

I've also heard fantastic things about Blackstrap but have yet to make my way there. Definitely a possibility for the next trip though!

 

[panthere]

i think i gonna have to go to the le boucan also.....sound good...


i did went again for LA POULE MOUILLÉ..yesterday...but i hate to try to find a parking spot grrrr..

so i think i should try something different now..if somebody have more suggestion...i am a meat lover...

 

[Joe.t]

L'avenue on Mont Royal has the hottest waitress's if you want to throw that into the mix, if anybody goes there check out a waitress by the name of Miriam, HOT, HOT, HOT!!!!!, they also have a chateaubriand and eggs benedict dish that is to die for, but it is kind of a expensive.

 

[EagerBeaver]

they also have a chateaubriand and eggs benedict dish.

That sounds really good. If Chercherfemmes and I do not host a breakfast at our condo then maybe we will do a group breakfast at L'Avenue. They are expensive but they make a serious breakfast.

 

[Joe.t]

I have had the Chateaubriand and Eggs Benedict dish at least 4 or 5 times, it is my favorite dish that they have, group breakfast sounds good to me.

 

[Special K]

If you're looking a different type of breakfast, you guys should try Lawrence or maison publique. Both English restaurant.
Www.maisonpublique.com
Www.Lawrencerestaurant.com

It's about 10-18$ a plates. But they are amazing!!! Lawrence have no reservation and it's always full. But the owner will take your Name and phone number. So you can take a walk instead of standing and wait.
Maison publique you can make reservation.

I can wholeheartedly concur with Aspen regarding Lawrence Restaurant!!! Exceptionally good breakfast

 

[EagerBeaver]

I looked at the Lawrence menu and actually never heard of "scrapple" or "bubble and squeak" and had to wiki these dishes to see what they are. I never thought of English cuisine as being much more than fish and chips, but a few of the dishes on the menu sounded interesting.

What is the "English Breakfast"?

 

[smuler]

What is the "English Breakfast"?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Englishbreakfast.jpg

Best Regards

Smuler

Bubble and Squeak is also common in the UK

 

[EagerBeaver]

Smuler,

That picture may be misleading because according to this, an authentic English breakfast does not include a hash brown, and what is "authentic" is apparently the subject of wide dispute throughout the UK:

The Full English Breakfast

"Known colloquially as a fry up, the traditional English breakfast is called a full breakfast for good reason, although you do not absolutely have to eat two sausages, three slices of bacon and two fried eggs in order for it to still be traditional.

But whichever way you look at it, he full English breakfast is a substantial meal consisting of back bacon, eggs, British sausage, beans, tomato, mushrooms, black pudding and toast. These ingredients may vary depending on the specific region of the British isles you happen to be in and a subject that is still open to (sometimes quite fierce) debate.

For example, the Southern English generally would argue that black pudding is something that the English breakfast inherited from the Scottish, but in the North of the country, black pudding is widely consumed and viewed as an essential part of the traditional full breakfast. We side with the Northerners here, there is nothing wrong with black pudding and it has been produced in the North of England for longer than we have been eating traditional English breakfasts.

Hash browns however is a controversial ingredient that many believe does not belong in a traditional English breakfast and we agree, hash browns are for Americans and if we want potato in our breakfast, we will have chips (quite common).

Then there exist the regional variants like the Scottish/Irish full breakfast, usually exactly the same dish, but with slight changes in the ingredients depending on the region and preference of the locals.

The full Irish breakfast usually contains Irish bacon and sausage, but also traditional regional ingredients such as white pudding, Irish soda bread and Irish potato cake, whereas the full Scottish breakfast usually contains local ingredients as black pudding or a slice of haggis.

The meat ingredients were traditionally sourced from local farmers and if you were to travel all over the country and eat a full English everyday, you had a breakfast which tasted completely differently each and every time, giving you the opportunity to explore the rich diversity of the British sausage, black pudding and bacon from across the land.

Each region of Great Britain had a full breakfast that contained pork which had usually been raised in that region, and some regions are famed for their bacon and sausage, famous British sausage producing regions of note are Lincolnshire & Cumberland, but many other parts of the country have also produced their own sausages and bacon for centuries."

http://englishbreakfastsociety.com/full-english-breakfast.html

What is interesting to me is that there is more similarity between Scottish and Irish cuisines than the English and Irish. But all these people in Southern England descended from the Anglo-Saxons so this may somewhat explain the different culinary traditions there.

 

[Special K]

I looked at the Lawrence menu and actually never heard of "scrapple" or "bubble and squeak" and had to wiki these dishes to see what they are. I never thought of English cuisine as being much more than fish and chips, but a few of the dishes on the menu sounded interesting.

What is the "English Breakfast"?

Inquire with Aspen, she would be much better to explain. Suffice it to say I did try the place and had an extremely delicious brunch although I can't remember what it was called that I ordered. Lol.

 

[EagerBeaver]

How was the blood sausage/black pudding? Did you like it? The Eastern Europeans make something vaguely similar to this and Scottish haggis, called "hurka" (actually pronounced HOOR-ka). I grew up eating it. The Poles, Hungarians and Germans all make it, and they all do it differently, sometimes using rice and sometimes barley. I think black pudding has oats in it to soak up the blood.

 

[chateaulafite]

Before Game #5 vs Rangers,
Decided to try a new place on University St.

Moxies

Food ok but the waitress are all extremelly hot and sexy.

Never saw before a line up Like that.

 

[Special K]

Lol, English breakfast mister with extra bread! Because it was so delicious.

In urbanspoon you can see pictures customers have taken, with the English breakfast one. It's pretty fulfilling and you have a Little bit of everything in the plate.

http://www.urbanspoon.com/m/r/67/1571021

Yes, the bread was delicious!!!!

How was the blood sausage/black pudding? Did you like it? The Eastern Europeans make something vaguely similar to this and Scottish haggis, called "hurka" (actually pronounced HOOR-ka). I grew up eating it. The Poles, Hungarians and Germans all make it, and they all do it differently, sometimes using rice and sometimes barley. I think black pudding has oats in it to soak up the blood.

The sausage that came with the English breakfast wasn't blood sausage and there was no black pudding. What kind of sausage did I have Aspen? Lol.

 

[EagerBeaver]

The sausage that came with the English breakfast wasn't blood sausage and there was no black pudding. What kind of sausage did I have Aspen? Lol.

see my post #1383. An English breakfast should have black pudding/blood sausage.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_pudding

 

[Special K]

see my post #1383. An English breakfast should have black pudding/blood sausage.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_pudding

and I'm telling you that MY English breakfast didn't have black pudding/blood sausage!

 

[EagerBeaver]

You picked off all the blood sausage before Special K had a chance to realize they were served as part of the dish? Sounds like you really went straight for blood.............almost a vampirish type way to eat!:hungry:

 

[Special K]

You picked off all the blood sausage before Special K had a chance to realize they were served as part of the dish? Sounds like you really went straight for blood.............almost a vampirish type way to eat!:hungry:

Hahaha!!!! She is pretty stealth

 

[tiannas]

Rarely have I had BBQ this good and their homemade bbq sauce is one of the best I have ever had...
http://www.leboucan.com/v1.1/home/index.php

I had been thinking about trying Le Boucan for a while now but hadn't gotten around to it. I saw their menu in the ALCE delivery menu and got thinking about lgna69xxx's compliments on their sauce - I love a good bbq sauce! So I decided to get some BBQ delivered. Now delivery is never as good as eating in, but this was really good! Definitely exceeded my expectations. I had the BBQ chicken breast which was a full breast with wing attached and it was huge. Served with a generous portion of tasty crispy fries and coleslaw. The chicken was seasoned to perfection and the bbq sauce served on the side was absolutely delicious. Only downside is that I would have liked more sauce, next time I will order another on the side. I will repeat for sure!

 

[EagerBeaver]

Oh Dumplings! 1050 Clark Chinatown

Chercherfemmes and I tried this apparently new dumpling restaurant in Chinatown which is located on the corner of Clark and de La Gauchietiere. We ordered the shrimp, leek and egg dumplings and beef and broccoli. The dumplings are clearly house made and we both thought they very good. CCF thought the beef and broccoli was "boring", but I thought it was tasty/above average.

Service was not that great. The staff is young (appears family owned and the children are tasked with waitress duties), overworked and disorganized, from what I could observe. However the food made up for it and I suspect if we had not gone on a busy night service would be better.