I stopped in here for breakfast before an afternoon Bruins vs. Habs game at the Bell Centre... and by breakfast I mean about 1/2 dozen beers or so.
I was going to go to Peel Pub, but it was packed and my girlfriend wasn't ready for the crowd first thing in the morning. So we went right next door to République. Aside from one other guy, we were the only ones there. Of course him and the bartender were more then happy to give us a ration of smack talk, since we were decked out in our Bruins jerseys. But it was all in good fun, and we were giving it back as much as we were taking it.
They serve mostly locally brewed beers, and the bartender suggested a Boréale Blonde since I had initially ordered a Molson Export. I have to say, it was pretty good... and 5 pints later it made for a damn good pre-game breakfast.