When you eat at L'avenue you feel like you're tapping into a local Montreal secret. Unassuming from the outside, the inside is decorated tastefully in an urban-graffiti motif complimented with a random scantly clad mannequin greeting you at the doorway and a motorcycle with helmet (safety first) suspended on the wall.
Service is a bit slow since it was packed on a Monday at 10:30 AM and they only had 3 waitresses but it was worth the wait. I opted for the eggs benedict with hot italian sausage served with a side of seasoned potatoes and a fruit skewer. A word of warning - everything on the menu is in French but the staff is helpful and as long as you have a basic understanding of the latin roots "sausage" "salmon" "Omega 3 oeuf" you should be fine. The mixture of tastes was euphoric - I haven't had eggs benedict like this in awhile. The portions are well sized even for my American appetite. The only cons I can think of are the cramped quarters (probably not the best place for parties over 4).