The Traveling Yorkie: Pet-friendly places to eat in Mont Tremblant, Ottawa and the 401

Yorkie in Mont Tremblant

I had been challenging myself since last summer to find fun getaways where we can take our adopted 7-year-old Yorkie along. For our trip to Mont Tremblant, it took a while for me to lock down our pet-friendly accommodations. There were very few pet friendly hotels in the Pedestrian Village and those which accept pets also had a hefty fee. We found our pet-friendly condo at one of the units at Cap Tremblant. 

We had lunch at Crêperie Catherine where they had a nice patio out back. No need for Fido to be tied up behind the fence (which was the case for some restos).

Pet Friendly Creperie Catherine @ Mont Tremblant

At the Tremblant Resort, many dogs walked around but they were not allowed on the Cabriolet or Panoramic Gondola rides. It is not a bad walk uphill so it can be managed. Dogs are not allowed on trails as well. However, there were several restaurants with patios--Fat Mardi’s is pet friendly.

Pedestrian Village at Mont Tremblant--pets welcome along the village

Good thing our cutie prefers to stay indoors so we were able to do activities where we couldn’t take her.  Her being a Traveling Yorkie is only because she is stuck with me. What's the fun in Homebody Yorkie, right? 

Going back to Toronto, we passed by Ottawa. Byward Market is dog friendly. Most of the food stalls in the main building extended out into the street. So, your pet can stay with you as you eat. We ate at Wang’s Noodle House and there are plenty of other options if you don’t feel like Chinese or bubble tea.

Pet Friendly area at Big Apple by the 401 

At the 401, the Big Apple is also pet friendly. There are picnic tables set up outside where you can have your meal (no outside food except your pet's). Though, someone has to stay with your pet outside as you buy your food. As with most places, pets are not allowed inside. As well, OnRoute stations have grassy areas for our fur baby.

Traveling with this Yorkie was not such a big production. Thumbs up to the places which accommodate my two-legged and four-legged babies.

Treats at Tremblant

As we were in Québec, we had to have some French treats. We checked out a crêperie and a pâtisserie/boulangerie at Mont Tremblant.

Creperie Catherine @ Mont Tremblant

Crêperie Catherine—we had lunch close to centre-ville (downtown)at Crêperie Catherine. Freshly made crêpes greeted us as we made our way to the patio. Hubby and I shared a Catherine Special (Egg, melted cheese and Black Forest Ham) as well as a Catherine Crunch (sucre à la crème, banana, ice cream and whipped cream topped with crispy crunch). They were both delicious!  

Catherine Crunch @ Creperie Catherine, Mont Tremblant

I allowed the girls to have dessert for lunch so they had a Mixed berry crêpe (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries with ice cream) and an Apple Granny Smith (with cinnamon and sucre à la crème). 

Mixed Berry Crepe @ Creperie Catherine, Mont Tremblant

Ordering for us was simple—we just picked the house favourites or anything with “Catherine” in the description. I think, though, that we could have ordered anything and it would have been great. Très délicieux. Service was also good! Highly recommended—even by John Catucci of You Gotta Eat Here.

treats from Les Moulins La Fayette, Mont Tremblant

Les Moulins La Fayette—we needed to get some breakfast and dessert so we checked out a local bakery. We got some croissants, baguettes, sable cookies (French shortbread cookies) and paille au fromage (cheese sticks). They were all good!  I need more of these French bakeries closer to home! We also got their 3-layer Trois Chocolats (dark, white and milk chocolate) cake which was so decadent!

Trois Chocolat @ Les Moulins La Fayette

The mousse was very light and not too sweet. Had we stayed longer in Mont Tremblant, who knows how much weight we would all have gained! C'est très bon!