Great Eats In the Great North – Part 3 – An Irish Pub In French Montreal

We weren’t expecting to find an Irish pub in Montreal, but that we did. We didn’t have much time to scout things out though, because the boys were on a time schedule, so we thought having pub food would be our best bet. We went to Pub McLean’s Public House.

Outside, it was French first. Inside, it was in English.

We were already learning that in Quebec, everything has to be both in French and English, and by law, the French has to come first and be in larger print than the English. Maureen and Milos are Canadian, but they live in Summerland, in B.C. In the English Provinces, it is the opposite.

When we first arrived, it was still early, and the pub was kind of quiet, but it was filling up quickly as we were leaving.

We enjoyed typical pub food in a typical pub setting. Maureen and Milos both had burgers, though Maureen had a smashed burger, which are different than ours. These smashed burgers 2 burgers smashed, with a filling of some sort between them.

Larry and I both had fish ‘n chips. It doesn’t get much more traditional pub-like than fish ‘n chips, right?! 🙂 It was a good, simple dinner.

My French is very rusty, but it was coming back to me all over Quebec. I tried to use it as much as I could, though everyone we encountered spoke English as well, but then we were in the cities. In the more rural areas of Quebec, everyone speaks mostly French, though English is taught in the schools.

Restez a l’ecoute. J’en aurai beaucoup plus a vous proposer bientot. Stay tuned. I have a lot more coming your way soon.

Passez une bonne journee et faites en sorte que chaque jour soit formidable. Have a great day and make everyday great. Stay safe and stay well. ‘Til next time.