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| - We arrived in Montreal in the midst of a deluge, which showed no signs of relenting. I was in the mood for Middle Eastern food, but Yelp was wrong 3 times in a row about where the falafel restaurants were (come on, guys!) so we wandered until we found this place and came in, sopping wet, to recover and have a very late dinner.
The interior is a little odd: it seems like it used to be a Bob's Big Boy kind of place, though it's been dressed up a little with (fake) floral arrangements and wall art. I wished it had stuck to the classic French cafe look, which is much more pleasing to me -- I can see fake American anywhere!
The mussels were the reason we'd chosen this place (plus, honestly, not many places were still serving at 9 PM on Friday) so I ordered the classic style with wine, garlic and herbs. They were okay: not overcooked, but not very flavorful either. The bread was just average, not a classic baguette. Greek salad was also decent, though the dressing was more Italian than Greek. The best thing we ordered was the roasted red pepper soup, which was more mellow and sweet than I'd expected and drizzled with (I think) basil oil.
Not a bad place to eat, but if it hadn't been late and pouring, I would have preferred somewhere else for my first Old Montreal dining experience.
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