text: If you live in Montreal you are shit out of luck for one simple reason There are very few good restaurants that are open on Sundays and Mondays This is when we foodies are suffering from unbearable hunger and humiliation of eating regular food However those who look hard enough will always find a solution nnWelcome to Le Comptoir My foodie retreat for Sundays and Mondays While it might be way too packedloud on thufrisat the ambiance is perfect early in the week nnFood is awesome Their octopus is one of the best I have tried in Montreal Wine selection is decent All dishes are so it is something in between tapas and regular restaurant meal size You might want to order things for people nnTheir charcuterie plate deserves separate mention The only place that competes with Le Comptoir charcuteriewise is Bavette Chez Simone However Le Comptoir kicks Simones ass in mustard House mustard is absolutely insane I even bought couple cans for home use Highly advised You can literally spoon it raw without anything else And you will not feel bad about it nnOther pros when you go to Le Comptoir on weekdays ntons of free parking on St Laurentnyour ex will not find you therendishes are smallish so you will not feel as bad for pigging out yet another day in a rownnAll in all great place See you there