Last Day in Montréal

Our friends "D" and "B" had mentioned that it was "de rigueur" to have breakfast at Beauties in Montreal, at least once in Montréal.

After last night's dinner, we agreed to an early start on the following morning (we are all really early risers). We decided that the boys will pick us up at the hotel at 8:00 a.m. for an early breakfast.

We meet the boys downstairs and we proceed, through almost deserted streets, to Beauties which is located on the "Plateau" if I recall well. We had a small detour, on the way, due to a police investigation.

We reach Beauties and the interior is exactly as described by our friends - Diner Style. We are almost the first ones in the restaurant and we are greeted cheerfully (GOOD SERVICE AT THIS EARLY TIME OF THE DAY) by two female servers who sit us at a window booth.

In no time, a rapport is established with our server, laughs are all over, coffees, fresh juices are served while we decide - once again - what to feed our now growing bodies!!!!.

Decisions are made, we have a great conversation and plan what we will do for the remaining few hours with our friends in Montréal. The place is filling up quite quickly and our waitress takes time to replenish our coffees. This is obviously a "neighbourhood" restaurant as the servers seem to "know" most customers coming in.

Our breakfasts arrive as ordered. the food is very good, the service fun and attentive. The conversation dies as we - again - feed ourselves.

Alas time to go. What a great experience, we had at Beauties (GREAT SERVICE).

For those of you reading this and employed in the hospitality industry, have breakfast at Beauties and learn what it is to make your paying customers welcome, give them good service and let them leave your establishment wanting to come back in the future.

We decided to tour the "ritzy" neighbourhoods of Montréal before leaving our friends to return to Ottawa. Montréal is a beautiful city (I was there many times in my youth but to party, so I never saw this side of Montréal).

Our friend "B" - the driver for the morning kinda remembers how to get there, through here and there and oops a dead end street! But we did see Montréal, eventually, and enjoy the beautiful homes.

Our last excursion was for us to go through the "gay village". Well we are hardly in the gay village here in Toronto, so I don't know what I was expecting - it's not any different. So my partner and I decide to skip the "gay village" completely for lunch and will walk around old Montréal instead and find a place on our own and did we ever!

We return with our friends to their hotel to let them get on the road to Ottawa and we go to the hotel to fetch our luggage and walk to the train station to leave our luggage while we explore old Montréal.

It was a wonderful week-end with our friends and we hope to repeat again soon in a new city. The four of us travel very well together and often that is not possible when travelling in a semi large group.

Next Post that restaurant in Old Montréal that I must first google to remember the name!