Great option when downtown to stop in and pickup drinks for the weekend or after work for at home…read more They always have a great selection and their staff is always super nice. Usually amazing stock but I do notice it runs low around major holidays. So buy in advance. They have great shooters and different types of alcohol to try different times of the season.

Convenient wine and liquor store. The upstairs Signature boutique is pleasant and ritzy, and the…read moredownstairs SAQ Classique is like a clean mini-mart. Picked up a few bottles for dinner (not too expensive, credit cards accepted), then headed on our way. The cashier asked me if I wanted a bag (extra); next time I'll buy an SAQ wine tote! Neat trivia: This is the first SAQ I've ever walked into.

Visiting this craft beer store was one of the highlights of my most recent trip to Montreal…read more While the space is small, the beers are very carefully curated. We ended up talking to one of the guys who works here for over half an hour, learning about different beer styles (broadly), Quebec beer laws, and some special brews in Quebec. You can tell this store is special, as many locals were coming in and out while we were there. There also seems to be a nice rapport with the people who work here, who are obviously willing to help. For any American coming to this store - they will do trades for special, highly-coveted beers (think Treehouse or Alchemist), and you'll get a very nice trade with what you bring. This opportunity is definitely something we plan to take advantage of when we inevitably return to this store.

I'm not a big beer afficionado so I guess I'm missing the main attraction to this cramped little…read moreboutique. I find myself coming back for the pretty jars and delicacies. As the name indicates, the shop makes an effort to offer products from Quebec, which is great to calm my conscience after splurging. :) The selection of maple and maple-derived products is great and full of surprises. I'm a big fan of the caramel-themed shelf: caramels, caramels and chocolate spreads, caramel and ginger spread etc..etc..Don't miss out on the delicious dips and jellies on display on the back wall and their tea selection from Camelia Sinensis!

I visit a lot of breweries and this place has to be near the top of my all time favorites. The…read morespace feels well organized and has plenty of space to enjoy either inside or outside. The beers were simply amazing and I enjoyed everyone that I ordered. Smash burgers were tasty, fries were bueno and we will most likely come back here a few times during our week long stay.

Parking was not easy here just like all of Montreal but it was worth visiting here if you're an…read moreavid beer lover. Got a barrel aged stout to go after trying a few hazy IPAs. Food here, outdoor seating too.

With a name like House of Beers (translated of course), you might expect there to be quite the…read moreselection of chips, no silly -- beer, and they don't disappoint in that category. It may be one of the most diverse selections of single can offerings I've ever encountered in the realm of specialty beer stores. That being said, they do also have a nice selection of snacks (which do include chips) and other related beverages like artisanal root beers, ciders and the like. The shop has a bit of a rustic saloon feel from what I can remember on a quick visit at night. Another quick notable is the person behind the counter was quite friendly and say them helping another customer with their selection among the various rows of shelves and beer fridges lining certain walls. The only negative is that the prices did seem on the high side (and I tried to find exceptions), even for specialty bottles and cans that are known not to come in at run-of-the-mill brand prices. I also didn't notice anything on promotion and seemed most were at the retail price. In a beer keg shell -- great selection, cool ambiance, neatly kept, but boohoo pretty pricey.

This is NOT an inexpensive store, you're getting high end beers at relatively high prices…read more I gave the employee the ability to pick out six different beers for me and he hit it out of the park on five of them (the sixth was very good, but not amazing). I wish I could (legally) bring twenty or thirty bottles back with me into the USA every time I visit my daughter at McGill! Looking forward to my next visit to this fine establishment.

I love this place - beer, vibe, atmosphere, location - EVERYTHING. But I'd never had the food, so…read morethis review is all about the planchette we ordered. It's not everyday you can order a little tray of goodies in a bar and discover a kind of food you've never had before! Those mushroomy looking things are SEA WHELKS (bourgots) - a kind of sea snail. Ever so sea-salty and the texture is chewy like squid. Delicious. SMOKED SCALLOPS?! Divine texture and delicate sweet taste. The rillettes were incredible. So was the smoked salmon. A smear of butter or cream to put on the bread along with the smoked salmon is the only thing I would add to this dreaminess. The price was very good for such elegance, around $24.

Ok place, good sausage, but seriously they offer bread on the charcuterie menu but won't go ve…read morebutter? Beer was good, but menu could improve a bit.

Nice microbrewery, they have good beers. My irish stout (…read morecalled St-Viateur)was excellent, with caramel taste. Service is good as well, I'll come back! Bele microbrasserie, ils ont d'excellentes bières. Ma irish stout ( la St-Viateur) était excellente , avec un petit goût de caramel. Le service aussi était bon, je reviendrai dégusté ces bonnes bières !

Where customer service goes to die. Hipster staff who could care less about patrons. Our table of…read morefour felt like we were an inconvenience.

Very charming little place with nice outside seating area…read more Taste wise, it was just okay. Service was nice and professional. I am not a beer person, so my limited knowledge said they were pretty good.

Our first craft brewery place to visit in Montreal. B got the Nikita and Kataryna…read more The beer on tap changes occasionally. There isn't much indoor seating because the brewery is very small. B and I ended up sitting outside on the benches that were setup. It was somewhat romantic with the hanging lights. The benches were in a good layout so it didn't feel like it was too crammed etc. Definitely a great place to have a gathering with friends on a hot day. Server was very friendly. B said the beer was pretty good. He said it was not too hoppy and yes it was definitely better than most craft brewery from BC (where we are from). He was impressed. He said he would go back for sure. I have to say Montreal has some really good craft brewery and you know that they don't cut corners like many of the craft brewery back home in BC that is why their flavor is much more apparent and the beer itself is less hoppy.

Griffintown seems to be a cute, young neighborhood! This bar is in an unassuming road/area. There…read moreis a ton of space inside! My friend and I were surprised when we walked in that it was completely empty... until I realized there was a second room that was full of windows that let in a ton of sun - that's where everyone was! It was too cold that day to be outside, but there was also an outdoor patio area. Our first server was pretty friendly. He told us which beers were part of the day's Happy Hour deal ($5 for a pint!) I ordered a cider because I'm not a beer person, and it was quite good! My friend and I shared a poutine, which was delicious! The gravy wasn't too heavy and the cheese curds tasted great. At that point we were given another server. (Shift change maybe?) The new server wasn't as friendly and came infrequently and in the other room majority of the time, so we had to flag them down for things like water refill and the bill the times they did come back to sunny room. Overall a quaint modern brewery spot. It was a chill day and not too busy, but I enjoyed how we didn't feel rushed and we were able to stay for a good amount of time.

It might not be obvious how close you are to Brasseur de Montreal as you approach from the…read morenortheast on Rue Ottawa. The not-well-numbered stretches seem to go on forever until you finally hit 1485 and its sign. There's nice ambiance here, and you have a choice of where to sit, inside, outside, and a roofed terrace. They have a medium to large beer selection, though few on the inventory are darker beers (my preference). We got in our "mandatory for the weekend" order of poutine here, a standard smoked meat variety. Service goes with the flow (pun not intended), very casual and friendly but still prompt.