Montreal Marriott Chateau Champlain in Montreal

Food was terrible; "buffalo" wings lacked sauce - they were so dry I thought they'd brought me the wrong order. Didn't want to finish those, so I ordered the blitz burger, which, while better than the wings, was still pretty bad. Could've gotten a better burger at any of a dozen places in the neighborhood.

Service was just as bad. It was a slow night (only 7 of us seated at the bar) when the Habs weren't playing, and I still couldn't get the bartender's attention. After giving up on the cheeseburger, I couldn't get her to bring me my bill until I got up and started to walk out - that finally got her attention. I wasn't waiting just a short time, either - I was holding my credit card and trying to get my bill the last 7 minutes of the Buffalo-Edmonton game.

I get that it's a Canadiens bar, and 20 years in California means my French is now terrible, but the staff should be able to find time to take care of everyone when it's that slow. And there's no excuse for the "quality" of food they were putting out tonight.

I flew in today, and am meeting up with friends tomorrow to go to the game. They asked me to find a place for the 6 of us to go beforehand. La Cage has far and away the best location for that, but there's still no way I'll ever be back.