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3 Amigos
Categories: Restaurants Tex-Mex Restaurants Mexican Tex-Mex, Mexican [Edit]
1657, Rue Sainte-Catherine OuestMontréal, QC H3H 1L9
(514) 939-3329
- Hours:
Mon-Sun 11 am - 12 am
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Price Range:
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$$
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Ambience:
- Casual
- Has TV:
- No
23 reviews for 3 Amigos
22 reviews in English
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Review from Tracey R.
Montréal, QC
2/27/2012
I'm always down for a bite to eat (or a lime margarita!) at 3 Amigos!!!
If you're looking for the best Tex-Mex/Mexican food on the planet, it's not going to be here, but I enjoy their food enough to keep going back.
I generally have the standard fare (fajitas, tacos, mex-burger, nachos, etc) and find that it is fairly priced for the most part, and the atmosphere is cool and laid-back. It's an enjoyable place to have dinner, take advantage of weekly specials when you can.
Service is a hit or miss kinda deal, but the atmosphere makes you not care so much. -
Review from Sharm D.
4/5/2012
Super tacky, gross, and dirty on multiple levels.
I also have a strong suspicion that this place must make Mexicans cringe. It seems the type of place where North Americans can enjoy some watered-down version of Tex-Mex food and get drunk.
If it weren't in such a good location (plenty of Concordia students), I'm pretty sure this place would end up on Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares. -
Review from Jay J.
12/31/2011
This place is really getting a bad rap on here..
This establishment is really a cool spot in my book...
I love coming here...I've never had a probem at all...
I prefer this locale at Sainte Catherine.
The margaritas are nice....
The sangria lacks that wine punch to it, but its still decent...
Some nachos, some salsa....
A great people-watch spot if you sit by the window....
A lot of the Canadian locals come here on their lunch break..
Its clean, affordable and a nice atmosphere....
A lot of people are complaining that this is not authentic Mexican food.
ARE YOU SERIOUS?
This place was never intended to be a 5-star restaurant with a famous chef in the kitchen...
Its a cafe with good finger food, espc if you're on the run with plans for the day.
3.5 stars in my book....ignore the negative comments -
Review from Farin I.
4/13/2012
With 3 Amigos I dont know what to say. Needless to say this place is very popular and I have come to this place countless times because everyone in my friends circle will either host their birthdays/ bachelorettes/ ( ..) night out or whatever the event be. *sighh* I used to hate this place before, because the food never impressed me and the drinks just tasted average and only bigger then what you get at some bars. However after coming here everytime I am kind of getting used to this place now. I like their nacho compliments with salsa and most of their food their food never gave me any upset stomach. The staff and service is commendable and the decor is a fab. Plus they always give the hats for birthday folks. So yes its a big hit on group activities as everyone gets served happy with big portions for the meal deals within budget. Hurray :)
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Review from DAVE I.
Montréal, QC
4/12/2012 1 Check-in Here
Touristy relic from the 80s that serves decent flavorful Mexican type foods and on the really cheap for lunches. The place needs to be madeover, the menu as well. But hey, its a good spot when you're jonesing for a tasty Burrito.
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Review from Maria D.
Montréal, QC
1/20/2012
Stay away!
Unless, like me, you are on a very tight budget, and once in a while dare to endure its horribleness (blasting bad "Latin" music, mediocre-at-best food, tacky, tacky, tacky) for the lure of 69¢ tacos on Sundays, and cheap fajitas on Wednesdays...only to vow never to return...until the next time. -
Review from Shadow M.
Montréal, QC
2/10/2012
Total crap. Stay away from the food. The margaritas are a novelty. I've gone twice and had food poisoning both times. Will. Never. Go. Back. Place is for students on a tight budget and an iron stomach. Service is crap. Food is horrendous. They actually served my brother a fully burned plate. And it wasn't even that busy when we went. Shit food. Shit resto. Stay away.
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Review from Rachel T.
11/20/2011
Was in town for a conference, wandering through the neighborhood, and decided to stop in for dinner. What a mistake. This was a terrible dining experience.
Everything was a hassle. I don't eat meat, and wanted to get avocado on my salad, which I was told was not possible. My friend is allergic to dairy and asked several times whether her food would have cheese. After she was told no dairy would be in her food, she started to eat and the waitress came running back, saying there was cheese in the main dish. The waitress then took the plate back to managers sitting at a back table, who proceeded to poke through the food, ostensibly looking for cheese (???). The waitress then returned with the plate (gross!), telling my friend that everything, from the rice, to the beans, to the salad, had dairy in it, shrugging her shoulders in despair. My friend did not eat. And she was hungry.
The margaritas were definitely sub par. Watery, and too sweet, I did not finish mine.
I've never given a restaurant one star, but if I could give less, I would. Montreal is a fabulous place to eat, why waste it on terrible food and rude service? -
Review from Shirley D.
Montréal, QC
1/16/2012
Not sure why this place is popular amongst some people. The food is average but why I give it one star is for the horrible service given there. I've been here quite a number of times and I remember spilling a drink and one of the waiters threw me a napkin and told me to clean it up. Um, how rude? First of all, I'm not diva but i am a customer and you should be the one cleaning up the mess. Also, the waiters, yes mostly wait men, were incredibly unhappy and unpleasant. They don't seem to want to work there and are not attentive at all. Never been back since and it's been more then 3 years.
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Review from Mike W.
11/19/2011 1 photo
I've only been to 3 Amigos once... I got a Taco Platter. It's pretty standard for a no frills Mexican restaurant. Nothing to write home about, but good enough that I'd return if I'm in the mood for tacos when I'm up in Montreal again. The service was quick and friendly, they had chips with (the staple of any respectable Mexican restaurant) home made salsa, and the prices were very inexpensive. Good for mid-drinking-day food fill up...
Listed in: Montréal
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Review from Sean D.
10/23/2011
Not so great, more of your average tex-mex place. Good for a corona and nachos though, and good for families as well! If you want an authentic Mexican restaurant, this isn't the one.
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Review from Moataz A.
11/22/2011
Seriously, Mexican, that wasn't near even to be real food
If there was 1/4 star then it would be even to much for this place.
I stayed in Montreal for 3 days only, hoping I can find a competitor to the great authentic food that we have in Boston.
And this place has ruined it.
1st of all the place design from inside was horrible. Usually in a Mexican place u would love to have a good view from inside to the whole restaurant and the bar area, to feel the vibes of the Mexican music. The seating area near the windows is horrible with very narrow weird design.
Anyways let's get to the food (or what was supposed to be food), I think everybody would agree that the front face of any Mexican restaurant is its chips and salsa. OK good, I had a chips which was completely fake, and picked out from a grocery store, the salsa was a complete disaster, it wasn't spicy to the right level and it has APPLES AND CARROTS IN IT. And when I asked the waiter, is that apples inside the salsa? He replied : yes. I told him: why do u put apples inside a salsa ? He said : it's the chief's recipe. I'm sure that there wasn't even a clown cooking in that place.
Anyways let's go to the menu,
Very torturing long menu which left me more confused than the taste of an apple and carrots with tomato and chili. So I figured out I should keep it simple and try their fajitas.
And it probably was the biggest mistake of my life.
Meet was burned, vegis were carbonized, and again there is a weird ingredient on the hot plate (TOMATO). I don't know of any place in the world that put tomato in a near 100 degrees Celsius plate. Because the tomatoes contain a lot of water it simple burned my tongue.
Complete disaster and never ever get into this place if you know what food means. -
Review from Brittany D.
5/30/2011
It was a beautiful day (I don't remember which day, sorry, but I know it was during the week. They all run together now.) so I went to have lunch on a terrace at 3 Amigos. The place looks like a cheesy chain but it's really big and at night it's usually pretty packed so I had high hopes. Of course, I wanted the Margarita Deluxe, and the menu said you can get a double for an extra $2. However, because it was Deluxe, I paid an extra $4 for the extra shooter. Whatever, that's not too bad.
So the waiter brings me my margarita filled to the brim, already spilling over as he's carrying it. He has the extra shooter with him and when he sets the drink down, he pours the shooter on top and it becomes a tequila waterfall running down on the table. What a waste of $4! Not to mention, the drink tasted pretty watery. Margarita FAIL.
I ordered the chicken enchiladas and those were pretty disappointing too. I'm a huge fan of mixing dark meat in with the white, but it seemed like this was basically all dark meat, and the texture was pretty rough, almost grisly. There wasn't enough sauce (for me, the enchiladas should be almost covered, if not completely) and it tasted like bitter tomato paste. They really scrimped on the cheese (but hey, cheese is ridiculously expensive in Canada). The rice was pretty good but they should just leave out the salad all together. It was just a handful of lettuce with 3 large carrot sticks. Next post will compare the enchiladas and margaritas at 4 restaurants across Montreal :) -
Review from Eliana M.
4/12/2011
I understand why you might be lured in. The food is cheap, they have those huge margaritas, and birthday-ers come out wearing a ridiculous sombrero. But the truth is, it's not worth it.
If you have a group going, you won't be able to make a reservation unless you're 20 people. You also won't be able to hear each other or even yourself. This place is incredibly noisy, since it packs in a lot of people who are trying to talk over the unnecessarily loud music. The best part of the meal is the chips and salsa you get for free as an appetizer. That salsa is like crack! After that, you get a very meh main course (though I do enjoy their salads, which are a good size and come in a tortilla bowl). Might as well get one of their big drinks to make it worthwhile.
I'd say if you're around here at lunchtime with a few friends, at least you'll get a cheap meal and it won't be as noisy. Otherwise, skip it. -
Review from Ari S.
Ottawa, ON
9/5/2008
So authentically inauthentic that you'd almost think it's real. 3 Amigos is fake Mexican that puts the Tex back into Tex-Mex. Strictly for people who when they hear the word Mexican, the first thing that crosses their minds is "tequila shots". Going there is the equivalent of a spring break trip to Cancun without leaving Montreal. The decor is unappealing in its forced festive atmosphere that strains to shove the words "let's party" down your throat. But despite appearances, it's not even welcoming: the service is inattentive, if not altogether absent. What can I say? The loud and obnoxious crowds of people who go there seem to dig it. To each their own.
But, on a more serious note, 3 Amigos deserves a boycott for running the most offensively stupid television commercials featuring the worst Mexican caricature I've seen this side of Speedy Gonzalez. But that just goes to show how deliberately inauthentic the food is - the three Amigos are not, as in the film of the same name, Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Chevy Chase; they are three fat, short dark men with big bushy mustaches and even bigger sombreros. -
Review from Richard K.
Montréal, QC
6/3/2011
So...it's obviously not authentic mexican. The inside of the restaurant may as well be a nightclub, for the dark, crowded, music-blaring atmosphere it has. But if you can grab dinner (preferrably by the window or outdoors), here's the deal:
Good nachos - borderline great, even. Great margaritas. Smart staff.
And that's the whole of it. I didn't like the rest of the food; the quesadilla's were a mess. It's Tex-mex through and through.
But really, if you can do Nachos and drinks right, it's worth a shot. Just expect more of a Sports Bar and less of a restaurant. -
Review from T B.
8/10/2008
Festive little tex-mex place near Concordia University. I've heard that it isn't the cleanest of places but I've never had a bad experience there personally. The prices are good & so are the margaritas.It's a bit off the beaten path for most tourists who stay in the centreville section, or old Montreal. It's very close to the Guy-Concordia stop.
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Review from Al A.
3/16/2010
Cheapish. Greasy Tex-Mex. Decent service. Weird smell that permeates the entire restaurant. Very dark inside.
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Review from Mahsa Y.
Montréal, QC
7/30/2009
This is the type of place you go to when you want tex-mex but with 10 times the queso and all of the makings of a tacky mexican commericial. I was surprised the waiters weren't wearing sombreros.
I am not sure what makes this place Mexican, but I have to say that the margaritas are hilarious, 24 oz of sugar can't be authentic to any culture.
However, if you are looking for some cheese melted with cream and some salsa with chips, this is the place. -
Review from Amy N.
8/18/2010
I like to go on a Wednesday for the special fajita's. It cost like 8bux and its sooo good. I like both the steak and chicken. The restaurant is pretty big in there and good for groups. They are always busy. The strawberry daquiri is pretty good too.
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Review from Lia M.
9/30/2008
Fun place! Is the food great? No, but it's decent enough. Nothing was wrong with my chips & salsa, and quesadilla. I thought the margaritas were really good though - go with the mango-strawberry. Fun, lively athmosphere, and no, you don't stay here the whole night, but you might start here.
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Review from Mathieu B.
Roxboro, QC
7/11/2009
I went there last year; my sis wanted to go to a mexican restaurant where she'd been and liked. So, when it comes to food, i'm always open. I'm not a fan of Mexican music and frankly, working in a musicstore for quite some time with some World Music fan in the place definietly helped my hate that darn music. Good enough we were on a corner with no light from outside and luckly no loud music. As soon as i sat and look at this old plastified menu i was aware it wasn't fine cuisine from Mexico. Oh well, I got a kind of menu with some salad in those fried corn flour bowl (that tasted aweful). The Salad was ok but you know, not incredible either. It's a fun place but a makeover wouldn't hurt. Not my kind of place.
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