text: Our visit to this wonderland of cheese was quite possibly the highlight of my friends and my recent visit to Montreal Even if the food had been terrible the scenic brick courtyard with its lush flowering planters live jazz band and oversized umbrellas would have made the dining experience memorable But luckily the dinner was great toonnWe tried the brie pesto and pine nut fondue as an appetizer which was served with toasted baguette slices and a bunch of grapes and which met with enthusiastic reviews from our cheeseloving crowd A smorgasbord of the signature crepe dinners followed we sampled the mushroomfilled Forestiere the vegetable and goat cheese the applebacon and the duck At about a plate we did not find the cost incongruous with the food quality For dessert we sampled the pudding chomeur a Quebec favorite that features some sort of spongey sweet base soaked in maple syrup and served with a side of vanilla ice cream also delicious though we were too stuffed to finish the modest portion even between the four of usnnThe service was equally pleasant we arrived around pm on a Saturday night and were seated within ten minutes Our drywitted French waiter was a delight suggesting that a hungry member of our party start with one crepe and then if you are really still hungry I may bring you another and later threatened to deny me dessert for not finishing my main course English menus are printed on the reverse of the French for visiting anglophones nnOverall great decor food ambiance and service We will be returning if we are ever in Old Town Montreal again