I'm a big fan of Bete a Pain. We have now worked a stop at Bete a Pain into our standard weekend routine. The bakery is conveniently located in Griffintown, not to far from home so we will typically stop in to grab a quick bite to eat and some bread to take home.
The one warning about Bete a Pain is that it is connected to the Must furniture store so the trick here is to make a sop at the bakery without spending a thousand bucks on furniture on your way out. ;-)
I really enjoy all their bread, which they bake on site in small batches throughout the day. Which means that there is a good chance that the baguette that you pick up will still be warm. My favorite loaf is the pain multigrain, but everything is good.
As for brunch (served till 11:00 AM sharp) and lunch: Everything on the brunch menu is very good, but my fav is clearly the avocado toast. Served open faced on a slice of toast this dish offers a generous amount of avocado with a perfectly cooked egg, yolk still runny,with nice highlights to the flavor coming from olive and sesame oils and a sprinkle of bee pollen.
On the lunch menu the grilled cheese is great as is the baguette sandwich, which s super simple but really hits the spot. The only item I would suggest you avoid is the tuna tataki which was a bit disappointing. But, in fairness this is not really the type of establishment that you would expect to find the greatest tuna tataki (if I were them I would remove it from the menu as t is a bit out of place).
All around major thumbs up to Bete a Pain!