Poutine, MTL Smoked Meat, and any other Montreal tips

[kimmbo 0]

Our interview is on Friday so Im busy double and triple checking everything before we head off for Montreal on Thursday...

my husband on the other hand can only think about Poutine and MTL Smoked Meat sandwhiches..LOL.. anyone have any recommendations of places to go near the Consulate area..?

Neiks had given a review of a place called "Nickels" and said: "(The smoked meat was great and the poutine I will rate 4 cheese curds out of 5.)"

also what did you wear to your interview? My husband is a "jeans guy"...did anyone else wear jeans? From the looks of the forecast its gonna be pretty cold...will they allow you to bring in lip balm in the consulate?...I must have my lip balm!..LOL

one other thing, my husband smokes so sitting for 2 or more hours he will be in need of something to put in his mouth...(doesnt sound right, but not sure how else to phrase it..LOL) Ive read that there are vending machines in the waiting area, do they have things like lifesavers in them?

our interview will be 11 months almost to the day since we first mailed off our first packet...getting nervous but soo excited...sooo ready for this part to be over...

Edited January 21, 2008 by kimmbo

[Flames9_RN 358]

Jeans with a "death to America" Mettallica Shirt would be fine,lol!! No, seriously, jeans and a nice golf shirt would suffice!!

Maybe some nicroette gum for his smoking!! Asking the next person sitting him, for something to put in his mouth, may not be appropriate!! He may be getting that RCMP mug shot, then for sure wil lbe requiring fingerprinting,lol

Lip balm should be fine!! lol Best of luck

Jeans with a "death to America" Mettallica Shirt would be fine,lol!! No, seriously, jeans and a nice golf shirt would suffice!!

Maybe some nicroette gum for his smoking!! Asking the next person sitting him, for something to put in his mouth, may not be appropriate!! He may be getting that RCMP mug shot, then for sure wil lbe requiring fingerprinting,lol

Lip balm should be fine!! lol Best of luck

[DavidsPrincess 1]

Jeans with a "death to America" Mettallica Shirt would be fine,lol!! No, seriously, jeans and a nice golf shirt would suffice!!

Maybe some nicroette gum for his smoking!! Asking the next person sitting him, for something to put in his mouth, may not be appropriate!! He may be getting that RCMP mug shot, then for sure wil lbe requiring fingerprinting,lol

Lip balm should be fine!! lol Best of luck

Jeans with a "death to America" Mettallica Shirt would be fine,lol!! No, seriously, jeans and a nice golf shirt would suffice!!

Maybe some nicroette gum for his smoking!! Asking the next person sitting him, for something to put in his mouth, may not be appropriate!! He may be getting that RCMP mug shot, then for sure wil lbe requiring fingerprinting,lol

Lip balm should be fine!! lol Best of luck

In case you didn't get the message the first time (err was it two times? ) hehehe

[frustrated1 0]

you can't go wrong with food in Montreal anywhere you eat. Moe's and Nickel's on st catherines are good for both poutine and montreal smoked meat. also chicken at st hubert or ribs at baton rouge are great too.

re: dress code, if not dressy, i'd go with khakis instead of jeans.

you should be okay to bring nicorettes and lip balm!

[derekkj 0]

I hear the bagels are also good in Montreal.

[FEW 0]

I went in there last Friday (18th). There are 2 vending machines in front of the waiting area, chips & stuff, and a pepsi machine stocked with pepsi *and* coke. They only take change, no bills. I think it was 1.25$ for a can (not bad!).

There are lots of great restaurants in Montreal. Nickels is a chain, there is one near the consulate on Saint-Catherine street. It's not that great. I suggest just walking down saint-catherine street and poking into one that looks nice. Reubens Deli is pretty good. It's several blocks west of Nickels. There are also some really nice restaurants on Saint-Laurent street north of Sherbrooke. Don't go into the REALLY fancy ones that are between Sherbrooke and Prince Arthur, they'll cost an arm and a leg. Go a bit further up, and into one of the places on the right side of the street. I've always heard great things about the smoked meat at Schwarz's (never been there, even thought I'm a Montrealer). One don't-miss: Montreal bagels. They are hand-made, wood-oven baked goodness.

If there is one appointment in life worth wearing nice pants & a shirt to, don't you think that an immigration interview is it?

That said, I saw some people inside who didn't have great appearances, and I think the consulate staff know that they're not fashion police.

I didn't look for lifesavers, but there were all kinds of chips & stuff in the vending machine on the left.

There's an AWESOME view in the waiting room. Too bad the chairs face the wrong way!

I don't think you'll have problems with the lip-balm. The airport-style security at the front door wasn't too picky about the contents of my pockets. (Note that you'll need to line up on the left in the vestibule while waiting for the guards to invite you in.)

A rather surreal experience. My advice: bring a CV. I didn't.

Good luck!

FEW

[neiks 19]

There are a lot of great places to eat in Montreal. Nickels was great for me at the time b/c it was open 24 hours and my feet were starting to hurt searching for food at that time of night. Enjoy!

[CBR 0]

A rather surreal experience. My advice: bring a CV. I didn't.

Good luck!

FEW

What's a CV?

[Flames9_RN 358]

A rather surreal experience. My advice: bring a CV. I didn't.

Good luck!

FEW

What's a CV?

Type of Job resume

[Krikit 1,164]

Nickels is a chain created by Celine Dion. The one I went to in Ontario was so-so. (It closed, btw.) I had a great smoked meat sandwich at one of the cafeterias underneath the Queen Elizabeth Hotel, which is quite close to the Consulate. It's a huge underground city down there so you never have to go out in the cold! Like Few mentioned,Schwarz's Deli is supposed to be the best place for smoked meat sandwiches but I was quite happy with mine.

What's a CV?

CV = Curriculum Vitae

A curriculum vitae (singular), meaning "course of one's life, is a document that gives much more detail than does a resume about your academic and professional accomplishments. Curricula vitae (plural) are most often used for academic or research positions, whereas resumes are the preferred documents in business and industry.

[Udella&Wiz 325]

Wear what you like...jeans are fine, they aren't really looking at your clothes...to a point. Don't wear you 'I 'heart' terrorists shirt or anything tho

[~Laura and Nick~ 5]

Best of luck hon!!!!!!!!!!!

[thermophile 0]

we went to Schwartz's and it was really really good. however we had to wait outside about 20 min before we got seated, but that was Aug so no big deal. There's probably a shorter wait this time of year. Schwartz's is about 1.5km from the consulate-again a nice walk in August maybe not so nice right now.

As everyone else said, dress code is pretty relaxed. I wore a summer dress and the hubby wore khakis and a short sleeved button down shirt. we seemed to be middle of the road, some people were dressed nicer and some more casually. one guy was even wearing a pot leaf charm on his necklace, not sure how his interview went because we finished before he got called back.

[Cassie 8]

I wore jeans, a nice sweater and Doc martens and got through the interview just fine. You guys will be fine

[Carlawarla 1]

Think all of your questions have been answered, so I'll just add.....Best of luck!