If a fire broke out at Fromagerie Hamel, I'd be there first one there with bread and butter, ready to make the best damn grilled cheese anyone's seen.
The prices were what I expected for a specialty grocery store. Since we were traveling, splurging on multiple bricks of cheese was out of the question. I was limited to my personal consumption only.
To go with a baguette I had purchased earlier, I bought a small log of Quebec-made goat cheese for $6. This is a little bit more than I'd spend at the local grocery store, but it's about the same as what I would pay at any specialty grocer. The goat cheese was fresh, creamy, and a good value.
One could go wild in here if fixing up a charcuterie plate. Don't like the prepackaged options? There's an even bigger variety behind the glass deli cases.
J'adore Montreal. J'adore fromage.