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Description: Newtown consists of a lounge, restaurant, terrace and club and is owned by Quebec racing star Jacques Villeneuve. 1500 ... more

Newtown ... Crescent St
Montreal, QC
Phone: (514) 284-6555

Newest Review: ... delicious accompaniment. At this point we were both pretty pleased we had made the effort to visit Newtown, and impressed by the atmosphere, surroundings and especially the food. During our starters our cynicism was disproved, when Jacques Villeneuve and his party arrived at the restaurant. We were impressed and surprised that someone like Jacques would make such a low-key entrance, and ... more

... a celebrity of less integrity would have insisted on some type of private dining instead of just sitting with everyone else in the restaurant. A few people obviously had noticed he was there, but everyone was mature and respectful enough that he was ab...more

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Newtown: Pole Position Dining (2376 words)
by - written on 03/11/03 (Very useful, 279 readings)
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Think of the concept of restaurants being owned by celebrities and it hardly conjures up an image of fine dining. Thoughts of Planet Hollywood spring to mind, with token celebrity figureheads who've probably never dined in any of their restaurants (apart from for the photo opportunities)! So it was intriguing what Jacques Villeneuve's restaurant in Montreal, Newtown, would be like and the signs were very promising. Maybe when Formula One stars branch out into the hospitality industry, they have more insight - Nigel Mansell has a quite well respected hotel and golf club in Devon, and David Coulthard's Columbus Hotel in Monaco seems to avoid being overly ... Read the complete review