Wine list...

[Innkeeper]

Have a story which illustrates, I think, one of Randy's points. Was in Montreal a few years back and went with a friend to a Greek Seafood Restaurant. We had been told, and it is unsubstantiated, that seafood restaurants in Montreal were run by Greeks because the Greek Mafia controlled the seafood business there. Anyhow we went to Psarotaverna Du Symposium Restaurant on Avenue Du Parc (they have another one on St Denis), and were warmly welcomed. The proprietor came over after we were seated and asked, "You want wine?" We said sure, and over came a carafe of red wine, and some bread and cheese. There was no menu and no wine list. After a while they brought over a platter of twelve different fish. All looked nice and fresh, and we agreed on one. While it was grilling with garlic and fennel, the prop came back and asked, "You want vegetable?" We answered that salad and some eggplant would be nice. Soon our table was filled with a large grilled fish, a bowl of salad, a platter of fried eggplant, and another carafe of red wine. It was wonderful. One of the all time best restaurant experiances of my life, and the bill, which we could only imagine, came to $45.00 Canadian.

[This message has been edited by Innkeeper (edited 03-26-2000).]