I loved my visit to Saint John, NB last October. My friends and I wandered around town to see the sights, and on the way back we wanted to get a bit of lunch. Because it was a Sunday, most of the restaurants on the way back to the ship were packed. Finally we stopped at one & after a short wait, we were seated along with a nice couple from Montreal.
Amazing as it seems, we had been in Canada for almost two weeks, and I still hadn't tried poutine! This was my last chance. They had a full size dinner portion on the menu, but we wanted something smaller. After explaining the problem to our server, she went back to the kitchen, talked to the chef, and reappeared with a smaller plate of poutine -- on the house! Another example of the kindness of Canadians!
BTW - I loved it! My friends, not so much. Ah well -more for me!!