And so it begins

After 9 months in Montreal, we have yet to find the basic necessities of life - decent, reliable, well-priced restaurants. So we've decided to keep track of our ventures in this area with a series of reviews of all the restaurants we visit. In the past months, we've been to a number of places, some of which we may return to at some point. So far, from memory, we've been to a few restaurants below. There are a number of others that we've been to, that are not memorable enough to be remembered...

Excellent (the full 3 Buddhas )

• Le Mitoyen, Laval
  
• Decca 77, Rue Drummond
• Chez L'Epicier, Old Port
  
• Schwartz's (has to be here), Blvd St Laurent
  

Good (let's say 2—2.5 Buddhas )

• Le Convivial, Rue Sherbrooke, Westmount
  
• Brontë, Rue Sherbrooke
  
• Ye Olde Orchard, Prince Arthur
• M*Brgr, Montagne (but overpriced)
• Weinstein and Gavino's, Crescent
• Le Cartet (for brunch), Rue McGill, Old Port
  

Mediocre (1—1.5 Buddhas )

• Maestro SVP, Blvd St Laurent
• Ghandi, Old Port
• Le Cap Vert, Rue McGill College
• Hurley's, Rue Crescent
  

Terrible (0—0.5 Buddhas)

• La Casa Grecque, Prince Arthur
• Tamales, Prince Arthur
• The Winston Churchill, Rue Crescent