Are you kidding me that no one has reviewed this place yet? Les Halles de la Gare (apparently also called "Central Station Complex-Homburg" but I have honestly never heard anyone refer to it as such) is awesome! It's the little shopping complex (mostly a food court) that connects the Central Train Station to Place Ville Marie.
It is where I buy food to take on the train with me when I'm traveling economy (because in my opinion, the food they sell on the VIA trains in economy is not exactly tasty - which is such a contrast from the food they serve in Business Class/VIA1, which is actually quite good, but I digress...). The food court has a lot of options. Most are chains, but there are a few independents. There's Chop Crazy Creations, Saint Cinnamon, Thai Express, Jugo Juice, Sul Posto, Tim Hortons, Second Cup, Rotisserie Fusee, Première Moisson, Tiki Ming, Sushi Shop, and many others. There's an independent Chinese place and a Mediterranean place. There's also Deli Planet, which is a sit down restaurant. There's an SAQ, a convenience store, a chocolate shop, and a store that sells things made out of wood (!)
It's super convenient, not only for passengers, but apparently for VIA as well. A couple of years ago when I was traveling business class Montreal to Ottawa, something went wrong with their food preparation process and they weren't able to serve us the regular meal, so VIA got us all quarter chicken boxed dinners from Rotisserie Fusee (and issued us a VIA credit for the inconvenience). I have no idea what they did for their vegan and vegetarian passengers...?
Anyway, I love having so many dining options around the Montreal Train Station. This is such a huge contrast from the Ottawa Train Station where there is only one dining option (Sul Posto), well, 2 options if you count the vending machine as the other option! O_o read more