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| - Cafe Montmartre is my favorite "change of pace" gathering spot. It's all fine and good to meet up weekly at the local watering hole for a few drinks but every so often you need to class it up a bit. The Momo is the perfect solution. I'm not what you'd call a connoisseur when it comes to wine but I'm not afraid to learn. Over the last few years I've gone from a complete neophyte to being able to order a bottle of wine at a restaurant without resorting to random selection, and this is mostly due to nights at Cafe Montmartre with a group of friends trying different styles. Not that it's just a wine bar - there's a halfway decent tap selection usually including Lake Louie and Ale Asylum, and they've got Macallan 12 year amongst other single malts. A word to the wise - pick one and stay with it. The last time I hit the beer-wine-whisky trifecta I did not enjoy the next day.
Aside from the drinking selection, I love Cafe Montmartre because of the music. I've been to quite a few different shows here, from Ben Sidran to the Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash. It's a very intimate venue that allows you to be within feet of the stage while still sitting at the bar. The flipside to intimacy is that it can be crowded and sitting at the tables along the wall doesn't always allow a view of the stage. However, the covers are generally cheap and the sound levels are pretty good. The only downsides are that the crowd can get a bit too talky during shows and the shows themselves tend to start late, making for a long night for those gainfully employed and/or too damn old for bartime, i.e. me on both counts.
Several times we've dug into the menu, and my personal favorites are the goat cheese nachos and the baked brie. I've never gone just for dinner, more for shared appetizers. The pizza is quite good too. I've never tried the sandwiches but last time I did get the aged gouda, which was delicious once we thought to take off the wax - it's a bit dim in this place. The main knock on Cafe Montmartre is the service, and this is completely spot-on. Usually I just go to the bar to get a drink, which is an imperfect solution because the bartenders can be a bit standoffish. Still, the service as a whole isn't a deal-breaker and generally comes across as inexperience. It seems to be a bit better if you sit outside on the sidewalk, but that can get a bit smoky for some. The place is on the high side in terms of price but I've never felt ripped off. If the cashflow is tight I wouldn't suggest it, but for a step up in quality there isn't much better than Cafe Montmartre.
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