Montreal and the AU PIED DE COCHON
Arrived at W Hotel Montreal!
#1 son spent a good bit of time in the lobby. The in-room wifi didn't cooperate with his ipad. Free lobby wifi was a good fit for him.
While the W hotel Montreal is very nice, it's nowhere near as kid friendly as the one in Austin. We tried to have a snack and beverage during Happy Hour and were quickly told that we can't bring the kids with us... 18 and over only (18 is the drinking age there). The W Austin has several areas where adults and kids can both get food and enjoy the spaces.
We noticed the beautiful image of a rooftop pool that displayed in the elevator. Montreal was having a hot day and we decided a quick dip would be ideal. BUT, we learned the hotel does not have a pool. We had to switch gears quickly on that one.
After checking in at the W, I checked my yelp bookmarks, then we walked a few blocks to find croissants and macaroons at Maison Christain Faure
A few other pastries...
Some juice too...
Those macaroons were a real crowd pleaser.
Croissant and a spork!
We got the kids some croissant sandwiches to eat at the W, we had a long walk ahead of us, a couple miles at least. We did take a break when necessary...
Kat fell in love with a beer (again). This was a "Summer Weizen" at Nyk's Pub
And the mussels! They were perfect. Reminded us of our usual mussel feast back in Baltimore.
We were a few minutes late for our reservation at AU PIED DE COCHON. The walk was a bit longer than necessary, probably should have switched the GPS to walk as it did a lot of zig-zag as we strayed from the path and used one-way streets. I'd reserved this table SIX MONTHS AGO! It's not easy to get into this place.
The Plogue à Champlain is by far, the best foie gras I've ever had, easily. Nothing comes close.
There it is, their famous "duck in a can"
The "duck in a can" was so good it deserved its own portrait.
