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| - I never thought I'd love such a tourist place, but Jardin Nelson did a good job of kicking that idea out of my head.
First, we came on a GORGEOUS Saturday afternoon in Montreal. Of course, the city is filled with tourists during the summer which leave places like this to be packed. We were given an option to wait for a table out front (which we were the first in line) or proceed to the back line which is for the garden area out back. The line was much longer, but once we saw how fast it was moving, we moved over to the back line. We were seated within 5 minutes. The line was SUPER long, but larger parties were in front of us and they were able to seat 2 people quicker than a party of 6.
We were seated RIGHT next to the live band. Perfect music for a gorgeous weekend afternoon. The menu is quite large, which is kind of a turn-off for me (more options means more time til the food gets in my belly!) They've got a few options for sangria - we opted for the peach one (a must try!!). Started with the bruchetta - tomato party ova here! More tomatoes than I knew what to do with (to my delight). Then we ordered a veggie pizza, which normally, I think 3+ ingredients on a pizza is a little too much, but NOT on this one. It was a great suggestion by our server, who was polite and friendly.
This place is BUSY. It's FILLED. They are great at turning over the tables. We were seated right when many others tables were, so I fear that it'd take a long time for our food to come out. NOPE! Our food came out not even 10 minutes after ordering. It actually arrived faster than I had thought. I'm very impressed at how this place functions at such a fast pace, considering I used to work at a Cheesecake Factory and this was never the case during the busy period.
Not to mention the proximity to the water is prime. Not even a 5 minute walk if I remember correctly.
I'd love to come back here on my next visit to this pretty city.
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