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Carlos & Pepes
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good For:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
17 reviews for Carlos & Pepes
17 reviews in English
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Review from Teena D.
12/12/2011 8 photos
I took a walk late this afternoon along rue Sainte-Catherine. I was getting hungry and it was suppertime.
Carlos & Pepe's caught my eye (it's off rue Sainte-Catherine on Peel).
The restaurant is on the main floor and the pub is on the second floor. You have to climb a mountain of stairs to get to the pub (this is looking up at them) but that's where I headed.
It's a cute place. There were only two tables of two people when I got there ... it was getting busy when I left. They have happy hour drink specials 'til 7pm.
You are given warm tortilla chips and salsa when you sit down to munch on.
I ordered Rio Grande Chicken Burrito ... rather than salad, I got extra rice. It was good and really filling ... I finished the burrito but couldn't eat all the rice. The burrito must have been part of happy hour pricing because I was surprised was the bill came and the burrito was less than $8.
I liked the food and the atmosphere ... I'd recommend it if you are craving a burrito. My one complaint would be with the service. My server was very unengaged. Though he wasn't rude, he wasn't friendly at all which is too bad considering he works in a restaurant. -
Review from Erik M.
1/22/2012
Came here on a early dinner, and the service was disgusting. This is not even close to traditional mexican food. The food is like it came out of a freezer and microwaved. I could of done it myself at home for cheaper. It's a really shady place, and looks dirty.
Menu is not worth the time reading, the portions are smaller then my iPhone.
I would not bring kids, yourself, or a bad date your trying to ditch. It's not a place you wanna go eat, avoid it at all costs and spend your money somewhere else. -
Review from David L.
10/27/2011
If you need a Mexican food fix - this place should hold you over.
I've lived in San Antonio for many years so my comps prove to be tough competitors. The place is ok the margarita did not provide much of a kick. I would go back. -
Review from Robert S.
11/27/2011
Awful, simply awful, disgusting, foul, atrocious, malodorous! Cheesy decor, sangria from a bottle, crummy salsa and chips. My burrito was the size of a banana and came out so fast and hot it had to be nuked. My wife's enchiladas were microscopic. Simply atrocious. à éviter!!!! à éviter!!!! à éviter!!!!!
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Review from Kim H.
5/25/2011
The boy and I wandered St. Catherine's street for a while trying to figure out where to eat dinner and not being able to make a decision. We sort of stumbled upon C&P's by accident and were tempted by the $1 taco deal for that evening. We both really enjoy Mexican food, and were pretty hungry by then so we thought, "why not give it a try?".
We were disappointed to learn (once in and seated) that the $1 taco deal was actually for the upstairs part of the restaurant, which we thought was really strange and annoying. However, the waiter said they also had 1/2 price fajitas that night as well so we decided to stick to where we were and give that a try as it was still a good deal.
We got tortilla chips and salsa to munch on - both were pretty good, though nothing special. I personally prefer chunky salsa and this one was a little watery. A good pre-dinner snack though. The boy and I shared a large glass of sangria, which was delicious (though that could have just been the sangria talking).
The fajita fixings came to each of us on a neat platter with built in "holes" for each little container of toppings, which were numerous - salsa, guac, sour cream, refried beans - plus the ubiquitous hot tray of sauteed veggies and meat in the middle. We were both impressed with the portions - they brought us 12 tortillas, and I had plenty of toppings to make 5 total fajitas with lots left over at the end. However, I would have been fine with 3 or 4 because after 5 I was so stuffed I couldn't move! Everything tasted great, though, especially my chicken (I also tried some of the boys' lamb and it was very tasty too). For like $8 or $9 bucks for each order, I felt that we got a ton of food for the money.
The service was good - not great, but normal. Our server was nice and fast and the place was crowded when we got there around 7:30 or 8pm on a Sunday evening so it seems popular. All in all, not an awesome experience, but not bad. -
Review from Mathew W.
Kanata, ON
9/16/2011
Don't have the tacos. Service is good but the food us pretty terrible. The only person to like their food was eating the chimichanga. Tacos are awful.
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Review from Romain B.
Montréal, QC
8/3/2011
J'aime y aller les mercredi et dimanche pour profiter de l'offre fajitas à 1/2 prix, soit 8$. Les margharitas sont excellentes!
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Review from Devang D.
7/8/2011
This place is horrible. Our hotel concierge recommended it to us because it was after 9pm but I would have rather just starved and drank at a bar. The food was horrible and the margarita was all green sour mix. I wouldn't even eat here if it was the only place open and I was starving.
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Review from Cheryl B.
4/15/2009 1 photo
So, I had the pleasure of eating at a mexican restaurant in Old Montreal last time I came into town. Our Rue Peel restaurant hopping this week brought us to Carlos and Pepes on Tuesday night before hitting the Metro. Truly, I wish we had skipped it.
The margarita was not good, the mix was almost teal in color and tasted as if it had been around the bar for far too long under the counter. The meal included beef nachos for my friend and I had the roasted vegetable quesadilla topped with guac.
My friends guacamole is not green brown! Salsa does not have the flavor of strawberry jam! Quesadillas are not simply heated flour tortillas stuffed with stuff. Indigestion began almost as soon as we walked out the door and lasted till today!
Not my favourite dining experience in town so sorry to say. -
Review from Luke A.
Toronto, ON
9/22/2008
There aren't a lot of Mexican restaurants in downtown Montreal, but Carlos and Pepe's compensates for that with its size and adaptability. It's got a large, but still cozy, full-service restaurant on the main floor, while the second floor is more like a pub, though you can still get the same food there too, as well as specials. So it makes for an equally good night out for casual dining or drunken fiestas.
The food is generally good, though not outstanding. One caveat, though: Carlos and Pepe's has really bad guacamole. Instead of mashing it so that it stays thick and lumpy, they seem to puree it, which gives it a whipped, frothy texture which is a bit unappetizing to me, as well as being inauthentic. -
Review from Sabrina Y.
5/6/2011
I don't know why so many people rated this place so highly, but if I could give a quarter star, I would. The food really really sucks. The salsa tastes like tomato paste, and Pace Picante sauce would be fantastic in comparison. And that's just the salsa. The awfulness continues with their enchiladas and so forth. Sorry, it was just that terrible, I really don't want to talk about it any more.
Just don't ever go here, or think about going here. Its really that terrible. -
Review from Rejean L.
Longueuil, QC
3/7/2009
Since there are so few nice Mexican restaurants in downtown Montreal C&P is a good place to go. I have tasted better Mexican near the Mexican border in the US, but for a Montreal place, it's good.
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Review from Brittany D.
5/29/2011
Then it was Happy Hour across the street at Carlos & Pepe's, a gigantic Mexican restaurant that looks like a little hole in the wall place from the front. I had a margarita as big as my head for $9, fantastic deal for Canada. The color reminded me of Ecto-Cooler a bit and it was kinda sour, but pretty good nonetheless. Honestly, I have yet to find a great margarita in Canada but I've learned that you just can't judge them by the same standards (yes, I know the US isn't Mexico, but we have some damn good Mexican food and beverages). I ordered the enchiladas (just wait for my Montreal-wide review of enchiladas), and the plate was called the Mexican Flag: one chicken, one cheese, and one spinach with red sauce. It was effing delicious! Definitely a great place to check out, especially during happy hour!
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Review from Frances N.
10/17/2011
Opened since 1984, Carlos & Pepe's Restaurant is one of the few Mexican restaurants in Montreal, and while it's more North-American than actual Mexican food, the food is delicious. They serve plentiful portions and the shrimp taco was really good.
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Review from King F.
1/26/2010
Went here a year ago and had an amazing time with great good but this time around i was disappointed i didnt even finish my meal.
Drinks are moderately priced and so is the food. The waiter took 45 minutes to even approach the table and when she did she brought us chips and salsa( tasted like tomato sauce) and then she returned 20 minutes later to order. Food came out cold and bland.
Never again. -
Review from Lori H.
7/7/2010
We ate here our first night in Montreal. We were tired from travel, and stopped at the first place that looked yummy near our hotel. Anyway, we loved this place! We were seated immediately, and our waiter was quick and friendly. Loved the huge variety of vegetarian options on the menu, and my shrimp fajitas were great. My husband had veggie chili nachos which looked fab as well. The beans were awesome. Really nice decor and ambience as well. Highly recommend.
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Review from Jeff M.
9/2/2009
I've been here a few times and its never been anything special, sometimes even not good. Dollar tacos and dollar beers night is good though. I wouldn't get anything else but the tacos here. I'd only come back here for the dollar special.
