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| - Great place with a cool atmosphere... part brewpub, part bar, part lounge... all in all, very cool!
Having read the Yelp reviews about the upstairs terrace, that was exactly where my sister and I headed when we stopped by around 8 pm on a Sunday night. I spotted a couple tables filled with people on the first floor (which has more of a bar/pub feel to it), before heading up to the second floor. The second floor has a lounge feel to it, with low tables and seating in the dimly lit room. It's open air on two sides to the terrace, which had about 10 tables, one free when we arrived. We snagged the free table (on the side, not overlooking the street, although it was a quiet street, so I don't know how much of a view there would have been).
Our server came out right away and took our drink order. He was very friendly. When we arrived, there were menus on the table with the drinks list and the appetizers. When the server came back, he told us that the full menu was written above the bar in the inside room (annoying). So we had to get up from our table, stand awkwardly in the empty second-floor lounge area, and try to read the menu as quickly as possible (of course, it was in French, and not all French food ingredients are things you learn in college French). So, having attempted to quickly figure out which dishes sounded best, we slunk back to our table to pretend like we'd never had to get up in the first place.
The end of all of that was that I ordered the Greek-style tacos from the dinner menu and my sister ordered the croque-monsieur from the appetizer menu.
Our food came quickly enough, and was good. Like pub food, but with a French flair (and in my case, a Mexican/Greek/French flair?). The tacos were basically build your own style, with a chick pea filling, cucumber/tomato/vinagrette topping, and tzatziki sauce. Really interesting, and very good! My sister's croque-monsieur was good, with apple butter as an interesting twist.
My beer was great - I went for the black beer for my first round and the pilsner for my second. The servers switched shifts, and a girl took over our table. She was friendly and attentive.
We lingered on, staying until around midnight. Most of the diners on the terrace were there for the long run - casual conversations with friends, prolonged meals, several rounds of drinks. The terrace had a fantastic atmosphere on a warm summer night in Montreal. Being so far north, the sun stayed out for a long time and took forever to fully set. I'm sure this place is hopping on a Friday or Saturday night, but for us, late on a summer Sunday, it was the perfect place to sit back, relax, and chat.
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