text: While I'm not usually the biggest fan of eating in hotel restaurants, particularly in Montreal where there is an abundance of good spots all over the place I must make the exception for Le Montrealais.  I came for the afternoon tea and it was an excellent experience.  It costs about $26 but once in a while it is worth the splurge.\n\nThe waiter brings out a variety of teas at the beginning to allow you to sniff them and decide on which one you want.  They have a pretty good selection and it is hard to choose just one.  In the end I opted for something traditional like Earl Gray which hit the spot.\n\nFoodwise they bring out a variety of traditional tea foods like finger sandwiches, scones and pastries.  The cucumber watercress sandwich was quite good and the scones were divine.  They were served still warm and had a fluffy interior but a crisp exterior.  Pastrywise the strawberry tart was pretty good.  I wasn't the biggest fan of the crust but the pastry cream and strawberries made up for it.  I also quite enjoyed the macarons.