text: THE BESTnnA weekend in Montreal and the Burgundy Lion was one of the two publike restaurants that we found on Open Table and said why the hell not We were so glad we trekked out here which was kind of far from our hotelnnI cannot really imagine any city having better British pub food than the Burgundy Lion First of all the atmosphere is so wonderful very dark inviting candles on the tables a nice wooden bar Very cozy which was nice after coming in from a freezing cold street at in the evening We did not get appetizers but started with some drinks I had for the first time in my life Cidre Mystique on draft which is a Quebecois cider It was delicious The draft beer list is good and unlike a lot of places in Montreal there are some foreignerfriendly brands like Guinness and NewcastlennI had the Welshmans Wife which is a braised lamb shank in the tastiest sauce imaginable served with meltinyourmouth mash potatoes and sauteed green beans Everything was incredible I was prepared for a fatty piece of meat as lamb shank often is but this dish was so lean and juicy I could hardly believe that is what I was eating It was seriously that good nnMy cousin had the Shepherds Pie which was equally incredible served with an awesomely crispy and light puff pastry nnWe shared the sticky toffee pudding for dessert which was ridiculously tasty one of the best sticky toffees I have ever eaten We knocked back a couple Jamesons and then paid a very reasonable bill nnId definitely come back next time I am in Montreal