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| - This was an excellent food joint! An excellent beer joint, and a wonderful venue for live music. It's definitely divey with a shabby chic sort of vibe. But the vegan food is excellent! The beer is wonderful. People, mostly of the college age (no wonder, it's near the university) pass the time here eating, drinking and talking. It's well off the beaten tourist path and it's incredibly affordable.
I'd say it's one of the best values I've had anywhere in the world. The food was top notch, I had a wonderful hummus sandwich and my wife had the tofu pasta. It was a bit spicy and simply superb. We even had a vegan brownie for desert. Yummmm!
I'm not sure how many more times in my life I'll be in Montreal, this was my first visit. But, I will guarantee on every visit from here on out, I will be eating and drinking at L'Escalier.
Don't let the neighborhood, the surroundings, or the decor deter you, this is an amazing restaurant. You won't be disappointed. Climb the stairs and get up there!
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