3.5 stars (some go up some go down)…read more Interesting eclectic offerings of sausage (pate chinois, lardons & cheddar, sake and ginger a few) and Lac brome duck products plus a copious perhaps gargantuan assortment of Quebec micro brewed beers. You mix the selection together and it sounds like a camping dinner or cookout weekend I with a bunch of friends at the cabin (chalet here in Quebec). The duck I may definitely come back to try more. Sausage for me I found a bit fatty for my liking. I do realize sausage is more fat to give flavour but I tend to try to seek out a more lean version. We had the opportunity to stop off here at leg two of out food walking adventure of the Marche Jean Talon and surrounding area. What we were offered as a sample was their fine herb sausage and the duck confit. The fine herb sausage. I didn't care for as much with larger pieces of rosemary and other herbs. The duck confit on baguette was divine and decadent. I could eat half a plate of that but then I'd probably be in food coma afterwards! I had purchased a terrine du porc that was done in whiskey. Honestly I had no flavour of whiskey at all when tasting it. Perhaps it had oxidized but it was not prevalent at all. They have an awesome selection of other canned and jarred Quebec jams, jellies and sauces plus other delicacies. I do need to come back and check items out on further inspection. Price tends to be a bit higher but you can tell quality is high.

Tried a sample of their Herb sausage in store and it was pretty good but opted for the smoked meat…read moresausage (sounded awesome!) and brought it home for BBQ. It was disappointing. I should have went with what I tasted but I didn't think the smoked meat sausage would have been so underwhelming. If I'm ever here again, I'll make sure to sample a whole bunch of of different items if possible.

Small SAQ open a bit later than the one in Jean Talon Market around the corner, but with far fewer…read moreoptions. I've found the staff friendly and helpful and if you dig you can find some nice wines and pockets here or there of interesting whiskeys, but this is a small space and inevitably limited.

Nice little SAQ. except for this one miserable cashier guy who should probably quit and get on…read morewelfare because a cushy government job is apparently too much work to crack a smile or be polite. Decent selection of wine and quite useful since there are a few BYOW in the area.

From the owner: Dans votre magasin général, vous trouverez tout ce dont vous avez besoin!…read more Bières de microbrasseries, gastronomie, soins naturels, artisans locaux, articles ménagers. Aliments biologiques et produits écologiques.

Wanted a bottle of red and white wine. Was not impressed by their prices. Got two bottle anyway. In…read moreaddition to it being hot as hell in there, the staff was rude and inattentive. One I was ready to check out, instead of greeting me, the cashiers continued to have a conversation and proceeded to be annoyed by the fact that they needed to help a customer. The older cashier (some overweight phantom in white) was so rude. Never said hello, did you find what you needed. It was obvious I did not speak English, but he never attempted to provide service. Still there was no eye contact and when I asked for a bag, his replay was "we don't have any". I hope this guy is reprimanded for his terrible service, especially considering that he was an older guy and should know better. I'll never shop here again.

With a name like House of Beers (translated of course), you might expect there to be quite the…read moreselection of chips, no silly -- beer, and they don't disappoint in that category. It may be one of the most diverse selections of single can offerings I've ever encountered in the realm of specialty beer stores. That being said, they do also have a nice selection of snacks (which do include chips) and other related beverages like artisanal root beers, ciders and the like. The shop has a bit of a rustic saloon feel from what I can remember on a quick visit at night. Another quick notable is the person behind the counter was quite friendly and say them helping another customer with their selection among the various rows of shelves and beer fridges lining certain walls. The only negative is that the prices did seem on the high side (and I tried to find exceptions), even for specialty bottles and cans that are known not to come in at run-of-the-mill brand prices. I also didn't notice anything on promotion and seemed most were at the retail price. In a beer keg shell -- great selection, cool ambiance, neatly kept, but boohoo pretty pricey.

This is NOT an inexpensive store, you're getting high end beers at relatively high prices…read more I gave the employee the ability to pick out six different beers for me and he hit it out of the park on five of them (the sixth was very good, but not amazing). I wish I could (legally) bring twenty or thirty bottles back with me into the USA every time I visit my daughter at McGill! Looking forward to my next visit to this fine establishment.

This was my first time trying Egyptian food and my friends + I stumbled across this place after…read morebeing overwhelmed by Marché Jean-Talon. It turned out to be a great find! The vibes were very cozy and I liked the ambiance/decor :) I got the Hawawshi sandwich which was the perfect amount of heat (counteracted by a pleasant yogurt source). It was also a fitting portion for me without being overly heavy on a hot summer day, the pita was thin and crispy too which probably added to that effect. While I'm not sure about the other items, I'd recommend the Hawawshi! It's located in a pretty convenient location as well.

The first time we went to @lekaheramtl we were just looking for local cider. Which we found along…read morewith many local beers. Once there we realized they also serve Egyptian street food. This makes for a very unique combination which, naturally, was very interesting to us. So we tried a lunch there and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. We will need to go back to try more of the menu at this fascinating café.

Visiting this craft beer store was one of the highlights of my most recent trip to Montreal…read more While the space is small, the beers are very carefully curated. We ended up talking to one of the guys who works here for over half an hour, learning about different beer styles (broadly), Quebec beer laws, and some special brews in Quebec. You can tell this store is special, as many locals were coming in and out while we were there. There also seems to be a nice rapport with the people who work here, who are obviously willing to help. For any American coming to this store - they will do trades for special, highly-coveted beers (think Treehouse or Alchemist), and you'll get a very nice trade with what you bring. This opportunity is definitely something we plan to take advantage of when we inevitably return to this store.

I'm not a big beer afficionado so I guess I'm missing the main attraction to this cramped little…read moreboutique. I find myself coming back for the pretty jars and delicacies. As the name indicates, the shop makes an effort to offer products from Quebec, which is great to calm my conscience after splurging. :) The selection of maple and maple-derived products is great and full of surprises. I'm a big fan of the caramel-themed shelf: caramels, caramels and chocolate spreads, caramel and ginger spread etc..etc..Don't miss out on the delicious dips and jellies on display on the back wall and their tea selection from Camelia Sinensis!

You don't really come here for the atmosphere, the inside of the store is just like any other…read moreDepaneur in Quebec but is has a fantastic selection of Quebec micro brews. However, there is a shelf that covers one wall filled with a great variety of Quebec Micro brews. La Trou, Charlevoix, Dieu De Ciel, La Brasserie, and many others are represented. When you first walk in though, you'll see a small cooler with limited selection and a few bottles on top, and a few near the cash register. The long wall of beers though is around the corner and easy to miss thinking there isn't much here, so look around and you'll quickly see it. The proprietor speaks English fine if you need help, and he does know the product. I did ask for a few things and he knew what I was talking about but they didn't have them. Also if you come as a vistor not from Canada you can not use credit cards here, it's Cash and Canadian debit only. This is a great store if you want to take a peak and grab some Quebec beers. However I dropped by on a quiet Sunday, and the proprietor told me that they usually get the bulk of items on Fridays and Saturdays and it becomes quite busy then, and Sundays are a little picked clean and dead customer visiting wise. Everything I've also read calls this place a little expensive, but personally it's inline for what I would pay if I was in DC, and I didn't find it that much more expensive than other places I saw beers at, so I find it reasonable, but there might be a better deal if you went somewhere else, but I wouldn't call this place a rip off joint. Still if you want Quebec beers, this is worth stopping in for, I could have easily bought many things. But if you want more international variety or something else then you're not going to get much out of it. Dieu de Ciel is also just up the the street a few blocks, so it's a perfect one two punch for visiting.

Le Paradis de la Bière is way overhyped given their name. We found another place with a beer…read moreselection that was easily twice as large. I also found the guy who runs this shop to be very difficult to deal with; in fact, he was the rudest person I met during my time in Montreal. As previous international reviewers have said, he only accepts Canadian debit and cash, and brusquely refused to take my international debit card. I have had zero issues using this card at shops of all sizes in Montreal, Vancouver, Reykjavik, Osaka, and everywhere else I've been except this place, but he refused to run it because "it would cost him $2.00." Even if that's true--and again, I've never heard it anywhere else--it seems like pretty shoddy business sense, as I was planning to spent well over $100 here. I pointed this out to him and he said I didn't understand how card processing worked, muttered something about small profit margins, then told me I could pay him $2 if I wanted to use it. No thanks. I went to a competitor, used the same card (with no complaint), and was much happier with both their selection and service. Stay away from this supposed "Paradis."