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| - My husband and I stumbled on this place while exploring Old Montreal one day when we first moved here. We loved the view, so we decided to come back when our friend visited for some drinks on a Friday night. I called to make a reservation so that we would be sure to get a table, but I was told that I didn't need a reservation just to have drinks--we could just walk up to the terrace and go to the bar. When we arrived, the hostess told us that the upper deck was full, so she sat us at a table on the lower deck. It was still pretty with the lights, but I was a little disappointed because I had been hoping for a view of the Basilica while we sipped our drinks. We decided to make the best of it and enjoy the view we did have. All during our first round, people were leaving the upper deck and the hostess eventually started leading patrons who were just arriving up there to enjoy their drinks. After a while, she did come over to our table to tell us that she had space for us if we wanted to move, which made our night! We moved up to the upper deck and enjoyed the beautiful view of the Notre Dame Basilica while we enjoyed the next round of drinks. Just two small complaints. First of all, there were tons of bugs all over the tables on both decks, but if you want patio seating, that sort of comes with the territory. It seemed like they were attempting to wipe off the tables as frequently as possible. Secondly, it took quite a while for us to get waters and our second round of drinks. This wasn't a big deal to us, though, because we came up to the terrace for the atmosphere, so we just enjoyed our conversation while taking in the view. The drinks are pretty expensive, but that's typical of this part of Montreal. We love the atmosphere here and we'll definitely be going back!
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