Needless to say, reservations are recommended on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings. During the high tourist season, it is always busy, no matter the day, so make your reservations well in advance. If you want to organize a dinner for a small group, some establishments will offer private rooms where the space is more intimate. Some private rooms can handle between 80 to 100 people while some restaurants can accommodate up to 400 diners. Ever growing in popularity, jazz trios can provide musical accompaniment while you dine.
Some restaurants offer dancing to live piano or to a small band.
Restaurateurs offer you a veritable mosaic of ethnic delicacies at nearly any hour of the day at prices to suit every budget. Montreal is a multi-ethnic city and these many cultures produce a variety of cuisines. If you are searching for a cuisine typically Quebecois, you will find little representation on the menus. That is because this food is served mainly at home. However, the French cuisine found in Montreal restaurants is influenced by the products available on the local market.