I had a bad experience with a bad driving school, so I wasn't really looking forward to trying…read moreagain, but I've been going to the CAA school for 6 classes now and honestly, it's great. The teachers I have had have all been excellent and perfectly bilingual and so kind and friendly. They are great at making you feel comfortable and also at making sure you really understand the information. The cars are hybrid and clearly marked as student vehicles and they are all in great shape. The location is excellent for driving classes, you can spend time in chill residential streets and easily work up to St Catherines, even the Decarie and the 20. They even have a driving simulator which you can basically use as much as you want if you are registered there for more free practice. I feel way more at ease driving than I ever have before, but I'll update you after I take the rest. Wish me luck on my pending adulthood! (I'm going to take like a thousand more classes though, so don't hold your breath.)

CAA Quebec is always a great driving school. At this…read morelocation, staffs are friendly. All furnitures are new, and they have an excellent driving simulator. Driving instructors are nice people, they take you seriously. Thanks to CAA, I've passed my driving exam!

CLC is an excellent language school that I want to return to! Montreal is so close to Vermont where…read moreI live. It's the obvious locale for studying French, but which school? I highly recommend CLC. Every CLC instructor I had was dynamic, expert at teaching, kind, full of humor, and very attentive to each student. I was stunned by the specificity of the feedback they provided about my progress. And I did progress. I can only imagine if I'd been able to stay two months instead of two weeks. My classmates' French seemed at a compatible level with mine, and we quite naturally supported each other. Our teachers' guidance got us sharing from the heart about our lives and world views, all in the language we were learning. I already miss my new friends. I took the Intensive 25. Starting at 10 a.m., I had three 45-minute classes, each with a different teacher. They were energetic, tuned in to everything and everyone, and never boring. When the 2nd or 3rd teacher of the day came in, they would often pick up on what we'd been working on with the previous teacher. This is a superb level or organization and internal communication. Three afternoons per week, I had a 1-hour private lesson. The Intensive 25 includes fun afternoon activities. I attended French Tea Time to practice my French (with yummy donated tea from David's) and had fun at English Tea Time, too, helping English learners practice. The Intensive 25 is the program I would take again. I will most likely continue my studies with a CLC video class, too. I want to build on the gains I made here!

The CLC is more than just a language school. In addition to offering language courses it also…read moreoffers the community language practice sessions and hosts monthly Festive Fridays which are open to everyone. I never took a class here but I have been to multiple Festive Fridays and practice sessions so I will cover that in this review. The concept behind their language practice sessions, or "Tea Time" as they call it is simple. You can either pay $2 or contribute a box of cookies to be enjoyed while you sit around with the others and practice a language in a casual and relaxed setting. They offer Tea Times in English, French, Japanese and Spanish. For a while I was a regular at French Tea Time because I found it helpful. They always had volunteers on hand who spoke the language either as their mother tongue or fluently so you always had experienced people to practice with. I even volunteered at the English tea time to help others work on their English. In fact the only reason I stopped going was because I ended up getting a new job and my work schedule didn't mesh well with the Tea Time schedule. That is the one downside to this program. It runs from 4 to 6 so if you work a 9 to 5 job you can't make it. Once a month the school also hosts Festive Fridays. These are events designed to introduce the students as well as anyone else who comes by to food from another culture. If you are a student admission is free but for anyone else you have to pay a small fee of $5. Each event centers around a certain food from a particular culture. I have been to taco nights, takoyaki nights and crepe nights. All were quite fun and the atmosphere was indeed festive. This is a great community-oriented school. While I can't speak for the quality of the classes I highly recommend checking out the Tea Time or Festive Fridays. Both are excellent opportunities to work on your language skills and get to know more about the school.

I love Kids and Co Ste.Cathrine Street. My 3.5year old and 2year old have been here for almost a…read moreyear. Top rate daycare (of albeit top price rates). This is an all too rare example of a good corporate run franchise filling the Montreal void of businesses that care about customer service. Indeed Montrealers have been weaned off the idea of customer satisfaction and into the dogma of corporate skepticism (look how long they kept Starbucks at bay), but Kids and Co. has clearly benefited from corporate-HQ delegated programing and management of employee turnover. The teachers are extremely energetic and thoughtful of toddler needs and education. The ratio of kid/teacher is low! I feel this keeps employees fresh and motivated. Their general service is accommodating, receiving the kids at hours that suit our family's schedule (this is not a general philosophy of subsidized daycares that we have tried out). Complimentary service a few evenings and weekends per year is commendable. Food is fresh and regulated by nationally (presumably that assures quality/nutritional control). Educational programing is obviously more than what is provided by subsidized daycare i.e. Mini-Masters Art program, Alphabet lessons, French lessons, yoga sessions. I'm sure I've forgotten to mention many other great attributes.

My son has been in this daycare on Ste-Catherine St. since he was 9 months old. He is now 3 years…read moreold. We really appreciate how he is treated up to now. The staffs are great, dynamic, energetic and experienced. The activities are various and the food are various, well balance and healthy. I would recommend this place without hesitation. Simon U.

We had a corporate event there. The venue is great and creates a great space for mingling. The…read moreacoustics in the gallery is not great though.

I love coffee shops that are not just a coffee shop and Les Faiseurs matches that perfectly…read more The place is decorated in very lively colors and has an amazing vibe to it. The tables are large, in case you want to study or work. I ordered several cookies and a cold brew. The cookies were amazing, I shared them between some friends and no crumbs were left alive. The cold brew was just okay, not amazing but good enough. The space for pottery is large and while I haven't taken a class, I would love to do that in the future. Overall, a great coffee place to visit and support

I discovered this place on instagram and just from their pictures, I knew I had to go. It's such a…read morebeautiful space, it is on the opposite side of the sun though which is a bummer. I visited with a foodie friend on an early Sunday afternoon for brunch and we were really satisfied. It got a bit busy but I managed to get a good table before the rush came in. The menu is simple but they have many good choices. I got the grilled cheese and it was delicious. I also got to try the soup of the day, it was bell pepper and carrot, it was also amazing. Came with little croutons and bread. We also got a piece of banana, coffee, and peanut butter cake. Pretty good for a vegan cake. It wasn't dry and the peanut butter icing was just sweet enough. I had a cold mochaccino with coconut milk and it was ok, I really don't like coffee that much though so maybe that's why I didn't love it. I thought it was bitter still even though there was only a bit of coffee in it. I needed a bit of caffeine to kick start my Sunday and that's why I got it. What I really like about this cafe is that they offer pottery classes in the building over. We could see the class while we ate, it looked fun! They also sell the creations of some of their Montreal artists in store. Service is also very nice and they are very friendly when answering questions about the menu.

I haven't taken classes here, but my experience started when I was a kid and my dad took me to a…read moreconcert about the history of music with a drum solo that blew my mind. The love affair kicked off there. I love the old buildings from the 60s and 70s that remind me of the ideals of those times, the big open spaces with raw concrete halfway sunk into the earth and lifting up through several floors of windows looking out on old churches covered these days in projection mapping and often lots of snow. The teachers and students I've met here have all been cool and civic minded and open minded and engaged. The newer buildings are labyrinthine like a good university should be with lots of light and a (possibly intentional) lack of internet access inside the classrooms.

I would like to share my extremely disappointing experience with Ateliers & Saveurs. I had booked a…read morewine tasting more than a month in advance to celebrate my mother's 60th birthday. It was supposed to be a surprise, and I must say, in terms of "surprises," we were not disappointed. Upon arrival, as we were taking off our coats and starting to chat with the other guests, we quickly noticed there weren't enough chairs (we were a group of 5). When I went to the counter, I was told there was no reservation under my name--not for tonight, nor for any other date. Even after showing my order confirmation with today's date and time, the employee told me he couldn't do anything because the manager wasn't on-site and that I would be contacted later in the week. We were then strongly pressured to leave the premises because the class was about to begin. We found ourselves stranded without a plan on my mother's birthday in the Plateau-Mont-Royal, where every good spot was already fully booked. The manager called me the following day to inform me that an employee had canceled our reservation by mistake. No apology, no offer of compensation for the ruined evening. He simply told me he would make an "exception" by refunding me instead of giving me a credit. How generous... In short, administrative errors can happen, but the lack of customer service and empathy that followed is unacceptable. Avoid them for your important events, or else make sure you have a Plan B for your evening.

Wow. If you are in Montreal with a group and want a fantastic night out, then I highly recommend…read morethis. We had a large group of 42 people so we were split up into three groups of 14. Each group started at a different stage. The three stages were a wine tasting, a cooking class and a cocktail class. The staff were superb and made the whole experience fun and very enjoyable. We hot to drink some wine, wink some cocktails and eat a delicious tapas meal that the group cooked. Five stars.