Allo from Montreal. Came in yesterday on the train, a nice way to travel. However, for those contemplating it I suggest you book early and snag the Via class when it’s cheap – the perks make it worthwhile. I’m hoping to upgrade for the trip home tomorrow, it’ll net me a meal, better seating, wireless internet, and more. Took a little over four hours to get here, and once I arrived, I couldn’t find anything open to eat. Burger King it was. *sigh*
Up today to get over to the Palais de Congres for the convention, and that went well. Lots of good leads for the big guys, which is the reason I’m here to begin with. But who cares about the work, right?
Tonight I was asked to find “a good restaurant with meat”, so I went with one of the best – Gibby’s. This is a must see when in Montreal. It’s located in the old city and features low ceilings, harsh brick walls inside, dim lighting, and likely the best steak you’ve ever tasted. I had the Steak au Poivre (for $45.. ack..) cooked medium rare, as it should be. Started with the Gibby’s Salad, and they treat you to some lemon sorbet between courses to clean the palate. The bread is crazy good as well.
Afterwards, while my colleagues headed over to the Golden Palace party, I took a walk looking for a Quebec microbrew. My hope was the St-Ambroise Oatmeal Stout Kip mentioned in comments of my previous post, but it wasn’t to be. I did, however, find a bar called Pub McLean’s and they offered an excellent selection of imports. He pointed out a local called This entry was posted in Uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink.