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| - I came here for the first time in June 2012 with some French (from France) friends and, having first tasted a crêpe in Brittany, appreciated the availability of buckwheat flour (sarrasin) pancakes and cidre brut. I returned on Friday because my daughter wanted to celebrate her birthday in a crêperie. There are numerous places in Montreal that serve savoury pancakes, but few that have buckwheat flour, or even unsweetened wheat batter. There's nothing worse than ham and cheese wrapped up in a sweet crêpe.
The decor is extremely twee but gives the place some atmosphere, I suppose. The menu gives you plenty of suggestions but you can compose your own crêpe. I like the option since I always go for the traditional ham, egg and cheese, but miss vegetables. This way I get to add asparagus and feel less guilty.
We drank the traditional cider but, as mentioned by some French contributors, it was not served in the traditional Breton ceramic bowl, which is disappointing. Desserts were great. They even had a special birthday crêpe, served in a bowl with fruit and chantilly and a birthday sparkler.
Service was ok but a bit slow. To be honest, they didn't really have enough staff. But they were friendly and efficient.
All in all, it's not bad. A crêpe is hardly a gourmet experience, and while I've certainly had better (in France), this does the trick for when I'm craving that taste.
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