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La Guadalupe Mexicain
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Has TV:
- Yes
5 reviews for La Guadalupe Mexicain
5 reviews in English
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Review from Rosi R.
3/12/2012
A wonderful family owned business with great Mexican food. What a great find for a Saturday dinner. The place was nice and traditional, very welcoming. We were greeted at the door and seated quite fast. Lots of families and larger groups. We started off with nachos with Guacamole. The best re-fried beans ever and I have had my share of Mexican food. My friend ordered the Burrito, she said was great, but really spicy. I had the chicken enchilada which was wonderful. The check was a total of 60 dollars including tip - forgot to mentioned that we order drinks a Tecate beer and a Strawberry Daiquiri. This is definitely not a typical Tex-Mex restaurant, if this is what you are looking, then hit 3 Amigos, for you will be disappointed. The restaurant is located in a shady neighborhood but if you are craving a little of Mexico, then this place is a treasure. Next time I'll try the Chiles Rellenos. :)
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Review from J.F. H.
1/9/2012
Is this what Mexican food really tastes like?!?! La Guadalupe was suggested to me by a friend of mine from Mexico city, I kept asking him when he was going to make me real Mexican food and i guess one day he got tired of me asking so he recommended this place, saying it was the best Mexican restaurant in Montreal.
Let me start by saying that if you're in a hurry you should go to Taco Bell. This isn't a fast food kind of place, it's a meal with friends kind of place. Everyone who works here seems to be family and if not family they have been working there for long enough to considered family. All this to say the service at Guadalupe's isn't fast but it's still good service.
Now the reason why the service is a little slow as well as why the food here is so good. Nothing at this restaurant is pre-made, everything is freshly made with fresh ingredients. I've taken a few people to this place and everyone leaves raving about the food.
The decor has a Mexican flavor to it, I guess? I'm not sure what Mexican decor is supposed to look like since every Mexican restaurant I've ever been to looks the same, even in Mexico. You aren't here for the look at the decor anyway, it's about the food. So grab some friend and head down for a great night. -
Review from Karen A.
11/15/2011
Best Mexican in Montreal! The restaurant is owned and operated by a family from Mexico, and they import their own spices, crush and blend them fresh. They make their own sauces, and the mole is amazing!
Slow service, so relax and have a margarita. :-)
They always leave chips and two kinds of salsa on the table, but I like to order guacamole to go with them.
It's great for gluten and dairy free diets since they make their own sauces and can tell you what's in everything. Don't forget to mention no cheese on top though -- they forget sometimes. Mole pobleno is gluten and dairy free, so celiac safe. :-) -
Review from Ari S.
Ottawa, ON
9/8/2008
How long it took to find a decent Mexican restaurant in Montreal. Not "party" Mexican or Tex-Mex garbage but a real Mexican establishment. Guadalupe, located in a stretch of no man's land on Ontario (not quite Hochelaga-Maisonneuve but not quite anything else either - must just be generic Centre Sud) is that place. No chimichangas or burritos on the menu but mole and chilaquiles. The food is good. The portions are large. And the cocktails are fantastic.
A caveat: Some restaurants you need to excuse the glacial pace of the service. This is one of them. It's a family run place that's pretty understaffed. Both times I've gone there have only been two people on the tables (and it's a pretty large place that tends to have big groups). Both times we waited an exorbitant amount of time. If that bothers you, don't go. It might ruin your meal. Probably not a good place for a first date unless you want to risk long, awkward silences when the conversations run dry. So it's also not a great place to go if you're famished. The obligatory batch of nachos that greet you aren't refilled and won't last long. But at least by the time the food arrives, you've built up enough of an appetite to take down the large portions. -
Review from Henri Paul R.
Montréal, QC
1/6/2011
They got the concept right, even the service is slow, but the food is not quite there yet. The recipes seem close enough but the ingredients are not. The meat they use for the "tampiqueña" is not even close to what they serve in Mexico. But their micheladas are very good!
