Some restaurants have such buzz around them that you wait anxiously for them to offer brunch. This isn’t easy since most restaurants focus on dinner and brunch isn’t really an option. When we found out that Barbounya was doing brunch we were excited to see not only a restaurant with a solid reputation serve brunch but also that it was an ethnic brunch since Barbounya serves Turkish food. (more…)

Mothers day Brunch is around the corner, and if you are reading this you are trying to figure out where to go. Mother’s day brunch is always tricky because you want the perfect spot and sometimes what you think is perfect may not be what your brother and sister may think is perfect. Do you look for a spot with a terrace? Do you do a brunch Buffet? Do you want a kid friendly spot? Or do you want somewhere fancy? The goal of his years Mother’s day review is to give you the tools to choose the perfect spot since we all want to make Mom happy.

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For those who missed our appearance on CJAD 800’s Dinner Rush with Andrea Howick , here is a recording and recap of the interview.

We will be posting a full Mother’s day Brunch article soon, but for now here is some info and tips. As well as a little background on how we got started.

Some of the places we spoke of are listed with a link and address.

Vieux Port Steak House (39 Rue Saint Paul Est, Montreal, QC H2Y 1G2 )
Sain Bol (5095 Rue Fabre, Montreal, QC H2R 2B1)
Les Accords (212 Rue Notre-Dame Ouest, Montreal, QC H2Y 1T3)
Prohibition (5674 avenue de Monkland Montreal Qc, H4A 1E4)
Restaurant Su (5145 Wellington St, Verdun, QC H4G 1Y2)
Regine Cafe (1840 Rue Beaubien Est, Montreal, QC H2G 1L6)
Birks Cafe (1240 Square Phillips Montreal Qc, H3B 3H4)
Park (378 Avenue Victoria Westmount Qc,H2L-1E6)

The 411 Ethnic brunch is often a concept rather difficult to pull off. Many have a choice to make: you can go the classic Montreal breakfast route, disregarding their ethnic tradition; you can try to go full ethnic and put something traditional on the table at the risk of it being closer to lunch than brunch; and sometimes, you strike a balance between the two. Su is a Turkish restaurant that I’ve been to for dinner before and quite enjoyed the meals there. I’ve always gone with at least one Turkish person so they help in navigating the menu and make those hard decisions as to what to order.

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