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| - Oh you poor yuppy that so foolishly extols the weekend brunch! You don't even know what a proper brunch is! Unless you've been to Le Montrealais of course!
Because it's nestled in the Fairmont hotel and looks expensive (and it kinda is), Le Montrealais seems to scare away a certain segment of potential clientele. Which is unfortunate since foodies may really be missing out (I'm looking at you, Yelpers). Any time I've been here, it seems to be primarily populated by people celebrating graduations, first communions, or marriages. But I understand why. They have an immaculate dining room with linen-cloth tables and waiters harken back to the days when wait staff was populated by professionals, not jaded quasi-adults.
The crepes are fresh made the crepe station with toppings added on demand. The cold buffet is best .......The hot items are constantly being prepared right behind the area where their served....but here is where the buffet suffers. When the food first comes out, it's easily 5 star quality. But for every 14 minutes it sits out, it loses a star. Do you really expect Eggs Florentine to sit out well, what with salmon and spinach congealing? But the beef cutlets and stuffed porchetta are constantly replenished, so I've never had complaints about either one of them. And the cheeses, fresh salad bar, and desserts. They're so varied , I can't even mention it all. So rather how would I describe the food? Just imagine what an extensive albeit traditional entrees served at a high end restaurant should be, with a Canadian flair (maple syrup is heavily favored along with blueberries).
Perhaps I have an unfair perception of this place as I'm always a starry-eyed tourist when I come here, but damned if I can't feel like I'm in a moment when I listening to the Cathedral's bells while watching a light snow silently drop as I sip spiced cider with my grand marnier crepes from my table.
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