Blue Chair Cafe


I recently had the pleasure of visiting The Blue Chair.  We went for the book launch of a friend of a friend and it was awesome!  I had wanted to try this place out anyways so it was a bonus!

Unfortunately, I just had my phone with me so the pictures are, again, substandard, but this place had a great vibe and ambiance.  It is super cute - way more than these pics show!

This is the limited menu that they had available on the night we visited.  They were in the process of revising the menu and expanding it but I notice that their website still does not show their current menus.  They should really post them online because their food is absolutely excellent!  You should be able to increase this menu so you can read it.


The food we had was all ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!  The best that I've had at a lot of places for a long period of time.




Above is their signature bean soup and the salad with salmon - look at the size of salmon that they offer?  I don't think Lisa was able to finish it all.  Also above is the absolutely best Roasted Cauliflower soup that I have ever tasted.  It was sooooooo good!

These are the Seafood Cakes.  These were crusted in potato and were absolutely delicious.  Below is the Ahi Tuna and the Chicken and Shrimp Pad Thai that Melanie graciously let me try.  Both of these dishes were delicious as well.

 

What a great evening.  Great food, great wine and excellent company!  And the book reading was amazing!  I will definitely be looking for an opportunity to return to this great little, funky café in the near future.

Blue Chair Cafe Menu, Reviews, Photos, Location and Info - Zomato

McDonald's - The New CBO

Okay, I know it's a little odd for me to write about food at McDonald's but, in all fairness, I did write about the Lobster Roll when it was offered for a limited time - and this sandwich is really worth it!!

McDonald's has a new sandwich out called the CBO (stands for Chicken, Bacon, Onions - yum!). I have to say that it's been a really long time since I've gotten excited about anything on the menu at McDonald's but this is it.  This chicken burger is absolutely amazing!  I've actually been wanting another one since I first tried it a few days ago.  The Chicken Burger is on an onion bun and topped with chopped bacon and onion crisps.  It also has a creamy pepper sauce that adds a little bit of a kick (but I had to add a bit of McChicken sauce as the bun was a little dry - this made it perfect!)

Now in fairness I have been sick for awhile and haven't been able to keep anything down and this was the first thing I was able to eat for awhile so maybe my views are skewed.  But, honestly, a VERY good offering - for McDonald's. 

McDonald's Menu, Reviews, Photos, Location and Info - Zomato

La Cage Aux Sports

Only stopped in for a drink and to watch the Blue Jays game so can't comment on the food.  But the atmosphere was great.  We sat upstairs at the outdoor patio which was very nice.  Our table overlooked the cobblestone street below so great spot for people watching!  And lots of outdoor tv's to watch the game.  Drinks were reasonably priced so good place for a stop.

La Cage Aux Sports Menu, Reviews, Photos, Location and Info - Zomato

Vieux-Port Steakhouse

We stopped here to get my last fill of Foie Gras before leaving Montreal.  It is a great restaurant, with a great patio and an excellent menu.  Service from Ana was absolutely impeccable.  We were going to return later for dinner but we didn't make it.  The Foie Gras was excellent though and I would certainly return here on future visits. A great restaurant with amazing ambiance - worth a visit when in Old Montreal!

 

Vieux-Port Steakhouse Menu, Reviews, Photos, Location and Info - Zomato

 

Jardin Nelson


Trying to avoid the previous day's ongoing debate of where to meet, Cory picked the place today and we met at Jardin Nelson.  This is a beautiful spot right in Old Montreal that I had seen in my travels.  It has a lovely indoor/outdoor tropical dining room and they often have live music playing which is just wonderful.  We sat outside on the patio that allowed for great people watching.

My critical error for the evening - Blue Sangria!  I wouldn't recommend it.

Cory did better ordering our appetizer to share - Brie with a pesto and pine nut topping:




Jardin Nelson Menu, Reviews, Photos, Location and Info - Zomato

Europea

One of the top rated restaurants in Montreal, we were very lucky to get a reservation on relatively short notice.  And boy were we in for a treat!  This place delivers it all in terms of excellent service and great food with exceptional presentation.

There was so much food, so many dishes, so many explanations.  Perhaps I'll just let my inferior phone pics just do the talking:


















This was an amazing experience.  My first true really fine dining tasting menu experience.  It has me all set for our upcoming trip to Vegas!  And I'm honoured that I got to share it with Cory and Julian.

 Europea Menu, Reviews, Photos, Location and Info - Zomato

Dominion Square Tavern

So after quite a bit of time going back and forth trying to figure out where to meet up and enjoy some good food my dear son Cory (I know he hasn't had much playing time on this blog compared to his brother Nikko) recommended the Dominion Square Tavern as he has been wanting to go there for Bone Marrow.  Bone Marrow?  I was totally in!  Boy, that boy has definitely grown in to his mother's son!!  From his early days when he would only eat Eggo Waffles and Cereal, to his teenage years when his idea of being a vegetarian (which he claimed he was) included burgers, hot dogs and chicken nuggets (cuz he just didn't want to eat real meat) to his first year in residence when he realized that to get the $3.99 breakfast deal at the University you had to eat eggs and drink coffee to take advantage of the full meal deal - and that's where it all began to grow.  Now he is probably more eclectic and extravagant in his food tastes than me!

So I headed out to meet Cory and his good friend Julian for a night of food.  Julian is a dear boy from our days in Ottawa that I couldn't wait to see.  Here are my two handsome dates for the night:

The beards are slowly growing on me.  It's taken a lot of time and a lot of mother's love!!  The man bun I actually acclimatized to about a year ago!

Adding pictures to the blog is so easy with my tablet (and with Phil's camera) but Cory refused to allow me to hold up my "big ass tablet" every few minutes so the remainder of the night's pictures were taken with my phone.  The pics are harder to download and of much inferior quality but what can I do when I'm trying to be the "cool mom"?!

Here's the bone marrow.  It was absolutely delicious, especially with the sea salt:


And Cory also ordered a Scotch Egg which was also good (but does he know we're going for a 12 course meal tonight?):



All in all it was a great stop for great food.  And the company was amazing!




Taverne Square Dominion Menu, Reviews, Photos, Location and Info - Zomato

To Finalize My Montreal Trip

Well, after a few weeks of being very ill and numerous questions about where I've been, I'm going to make a feable attempt to close off my trip to Montreal.  I won't go into details because who wants to read about someone being sick, but the remainder of my trip involved spending the days in bed and not getting out to do all of the stuff that I wanted to do.  I did get out in the early evenings to meet Cory for some nibblies though so I will post the reviews of the restaurants that we hit.  It was great to see my oldest son and to enjoy some food with him.

Bamboo Hut - Sylvan Lake

Went for dinner with my son, his girlfriend (yes, his girlfriend even they deny it!) and his Mom 2.0 (seriously there's another mom as g...