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    I'm not a native, but I've spent a bit of time there, so . . .
    
    The Bonaventure (unless there is more than one) is right in the
    center of the city, and therefore convenient.  It sits on the top
    of a shopping center (shopping being the first 4 or 5 floors, the
    hotel being the top ? floors).  Nice place.

    Things I would recommend.  Dining, I've eaten at Le Cave (is that
    the correct name) and really enjoyed it.  I don't know if they're
    running yet, but on top of Mount Royal, you can take a horse drawn
    carriage ride, and that's lots of fun.  Even if you don't do that,
    DO go up to the mountain, as the city views are spectacular.  The
    old Olympic center is to the West, and a tour can be very
    enjoyable.  At the site of the old worlds fair, there is a pretty
    good amusement park, but in May would it be open?  Definitely get
    to the Old City, and wander around.  There's some great restaurants
    there, but I can't recall any names.  The Cathedrals in Montreal
    are magnificent, again, I've forgotten names, but one in the old
    city, and one near your hotel are ones I recall (Notre Dame seems
    to be a likely name).

    Enough rambling, I think I've talked myself into going!!

    Lee

    I liked Les Deux Parrots in the old downtown.  
    
    Glenn

    The best restaurant I ever went to in Montreal was right in the
    heart of the Old City, but unfortunately I don't know the address,
    and am not 100% sure of the name. I think it was La Fils du Roi
    or La Fille du Roi. Had something to do with a king. Anyway, the
    food and the service were fit for royalty. The menu, as I recall,
    was a terrific mix of French Canadian and European cuisine. Prices
    were moderate to expensive, but well worth it. The building is one
    of those original thick stone walled buildings that is a few hundred
    years old, and the wait staff wore period costume.
    
    All in all, it was a very romantic restaurant. We first went there
    with a gang of Deccies who were in Montreal on course, but I enjoyed
    it so much, that I made a special trip about a year later so I could
    take my girl friend. Definitely recommended, if you can find it.
    
    Tom

    re .4...
    
    I read your list Jean, and I noticed you missed McDonalds and St.
    Hubert's!  And you thought you had a complete list!		;-)
    
    
    Dave

    
    Favorite place to stay: Auberge De La Montagne (weekend specials)
    
    Favorite restaurants: Les Halles
        (expensive)       La Maree (fine French seafood in Old Montreal)
                        
    Favorite restaurants: Bar B Barn (Ribs)
        (cheap)           Greek BYOB's near Rue St. Denis                 
                    
    Favorite dance club: Metropolis

    Favorite event: Jazz Festival             

    Re -.2,  remember they were asking for a ROMANTIC restaurant, and
    the only ROMANTIC McDonald's that I know of is in Toronto in front
    of the training center, where else can you grease your insides while
    listening to a piano concerto by Burger (f)Ries?
    
    Jean
    
    PS there is also Les Mignardises
                     2037 St-Denis
    		     842-1151
    
    	EX-TRE-ME-LY EX-PEN-SI-VE, but the current best according to
    	reviews.
    
    		     Les Halles		Francaise
    		     1450 Crescent
    		     844-2328		Tres bon	($120+/2)  
    

    re: .1
    
    Yes, McDonald's...Romance...they go hand in hand!	:^)
    
    Actually, I did find a nice restaurant in Old Montreal a couple
    of months ago.  I don't remember the name of the restaurant, but
    it was, as I said, in Old Montreal, about 3 doors down the street
    from The Keg (same side of the street, to the right, on the corner).
    
    Maybe somebody from the Montreal office can help fill in some of
    the gaps!
    
    
    Dave

    How about:
    Auberge de la rue St Gabriel?

    Thanks to all who have responded to my request for advice. No doubt
    we will have great fun in Montreal thanks to all of your sound advice.
    
    Dick Brooks.
    
    PS: Is there anything a visitor should do when arriving in Montreal
    that is traditional. In Ireland new visitors are supposed to kiss
    the blarney stone.
 Is there anything like this for Montreal? 

    re -.1
    
    	That's the 'flat' organ isn't it? Maybe that's why I feel so
    run down.... Anyways, I didn't think organs were supposed to be
    'flat' or 'sharp' because if they are, they get 'pitched'. Maybe
    we should 'harp' on this 'key' issue.
    
    
    On that 'note'.....
    
    Glenn 8-)

You can eat french-style cooking even in Maynard, but you can't get ribs 
as good as the ones the Bar B Barn has anywhere else in the world.  Even 
Tony Roma's in Tokyo wasn't as good as this.  And you can swill it down with
Brador while you are it it.  There is a Bar B Barn right dowm town.

make sure you check out St. Hubert's BBQ chicken.  It's not bad at all, it's
cheap, and the skin is as good as that of any "Peking Duck" you may care to eat
in Chinatown.  Have the #4 (half chicken), and put lots of ketchup into the BBQ
sauce. 

    Fred:
    
      I agree on your ideas, except for "your" bad habit.....forget
    the ketchup!!!  Try it virgin, and always order extra.

    The montreal way of eating french fries is with cheese curds and
    gravy, (Poitine). Ah, but I like it too.

    Actually, the proper way to have french fries is with vinegar AND
    gravy.  We always had it that way at my grandfather's restaurant
    in Ontario.  Most Americans I know don't understand even the gravy part
    of that.
    
    B.
    

Chips and mayonnaise?!  Great stuff!  Especially with hamburgers and
peanut butter.

Pat

    Try mustard with your chips, you'll never eat them any other way.
    SERIOUSLY!!!

     
    And don't forget ketchup on the morning toast.
    A lil' bit of sodium chloride in the herb tea.
    If you liked the rest you'll luv  the best...!
    
    

    Well I'm back in New Hampshire now wishing I could have stayed longer
    in Montreal. By far one of the most beautiful cities I've ever visited.
    My wife and I spent most of our time in Old Montreal around Place
    Jacques Cartier. We ate our anniversary dinner at St. Amables. I
    had the phesant and she had the grilled lobster. Both meals were
    outstanding. We then proceeded to take the horse/buggy ride through
    Old Montreal. This was very impressive and something we'll never
    forget. After that we hailed one the the 4 million taxis in Montreal
    and had him take us to Mont Royal and another lookout spot which
    he recommended. What a view, absolutely breaktaking. I don't know
    the name of the second lookout but it was amongst some REALLY expensive
    homes and had a cement wall with pointers made of brass inserted
    in the top of the wall. Each one of which was pointing at a different
    point of interest. All you had to do was look down the pointer to
    view the object which it highlited.
    We spent Saturday touring the Olympic village, took the cable car
    to the observation deck on the inclined tower and feverishly worked
    on my wife to attend the EXPOS game, which she wouldn't even consider.
    
    Things we found most impressive:
    
    	- Friendliness of the people.
    
    	- Cleanliness and comfort of the metro
    
    	- The view from Mont Royal
    
    Things we found to be unimpressive:
    
    	- Paying $15.00 for two drinks at the lounge in the hotel.
    

    
    I want to thank all who contributed to making our stay in your country
    memorable and for providing all of the good ideas.
    
    In parting I'd like to say, as a Boston Bruins fan, 
    
    	I love Montreal, it's the Canadiens I hate. Even if they are
        the worlds greatest hockey team.   ;^)
    

<<I had caribou, Pam had veal.

John, you mean only your wife ate?!








Caribou - half and half of whiskey and red wine (also known as a Purple
          Jaysus)


Pat

    Caribou is very french Canadian. I remeber my relatives drinking this
    stuff and dancing up a storm every Christmas.

Drinking Creamed Lemming is strictly for poofters, it's hardly ever
available in bars nowadays.

    Here is a recette for caribou:
    
    40oz of (cheap) Canadian red wine (St-Georges)
    10oz of 40% alchool (comes in a bottle with a picture of a caribou
                         thus the name of the drink)
    a 7oz bottle of 7up
    
    mix it all and let sit in the fridge for a week.
    
    a few drinks and your toes really get warm.
    
    Jean
    

    <<40oz of (cheap) Canadian red wine (St-Georges)
	       ^^^^^  ^^^^^^^^     ^^^^

The adjectives 'cheap' and 'Canadian' are redundant in referring to
Canadian wine.  Actually, 'Canadian wine' is an oxymoron.

Pat	    

    Is an 'oxymoron' a big fat moron?

No, it's a stupid cube of dessicated beef extract.

    WWT, I DID put cheap in parenthesis!
    
    Jean
    

    
After checking my (actually my wife's) book
    
    Here is a recette for caribou:
    
    40oz of (cheap) Canadian PORT (St-Georges)
    10oz of 40% alchool
    a 7oz bottle of 7up
    
    mix it all and let sit in the fridge for a week.
    
    You could also drink the wole lot separately and let it mix itself in
    your stommach, but make sure you put on your thermal socks because your
    toes may get chilly after sitting in the fridge for a week.
    
    Jean