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| - La Banquise is good! Whenever I have someone visiting me in Montreal I always bring them here due to the large selection of poutines (and they even have a vegan one). As someone who lives in Montreal however, this is not a restaurant I come to often. There's almost always a huge line, even in the winter, and the service is very lacklustre. The waitress and waiters definitely want to get you in and out in a swift manner, and if I am taking too long finishing up eating my food and leaving I feel very rushed and uncomfortable. Sometimes you just want to sit and enjoy your food you know?
As for the poutine, I always get the same thing, "La Festival." It's a poutine with Swiss cheese, ground beef, hot peppers, and onion rings. I LOVE what I get, however this visit the onion rings were VERY small, compared to the amount I usually get, and I felt like I didn't get my money's worth. Otherwise it was really delicious.
I would definitely recommend this place to any tourist visiting in Montreal. It's a cute restaurant and it definitely has personality. I can attest that there is no poutinerie quite like La Banquise so definitely give it a shot!
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