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Le Saint-Sulpice
- Hours:
Mon-Sun 12 pm - 3 am
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Price Range:
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$$
- Music:
- DJ
- Best Nights:
- Fri, Sat
- Happy Hour:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- Outdoor Area/ Patio Only
- Coat Check:
- Yes
- Noise Level:
- Loud
- Good For Dancing:
- Yes
- Ambience:
- Casual
- Has TV:
- Yes
29 reviews for Le Saint-Sulpice
Review Highlights
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"...easily the largest outdoor beer garden in downtown Montreal." In 4 reviews -
"...reason to go is the awesome back patio at Bar St-Sulpice." In 11 reviews -
"This place is huge and has the most amazing patio." In 3 reviews
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24 reviews in English
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Review from Shawn L.
Montréal, QC
4/29/2012
This place has been around forever! It has multiple floors with tons of place to party. There is a huge terrace out back that can sit maybe 100 people or more. So on a hot summer it is really one of my favorite places to go. On the weekends the top floor is pretty much a dance floor. I think they even have a karaoke night in the basement, not sure which night though. All in all this is a really fun place, if you live in Montreal you've probably already been there or heard of it. So take a look you won't be disappointed.
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Review from Dana F.
5/7/2012
I've been going to le Saint Sulpice for years and have ended up leaving with a different opinion almost every time.
The most important thing about this place is the massive terrasse outside. It's definitely the most impressive one I've encountered in Montreal - I personally really like the fountain.
The second most important thing about le Saint Sulpice is the number of floors and people you'll encounter moving through them. Depending on the night, you can find a little bit of music for anybody. Most recently, I visited the 'rock' floor. It was a total blast, but that was just because the bartenders up there were a riot.
The food and the beer is okay, as is the staff. It is a great place to get together with an obscene amount of people. I'd also be willing to bet that it's a fantastic place to meet people, mostly because of the large amount of people I watched get picked up on Saturday night. -
Review from Peter D.
Montréal, QC
4/24/2012
This place is awesome for drinking beers on the huge terrace, and on a summers day its sweet. If you are buying anything other than pitchers you are probably paying too much (including the food).
I went there with a large goup and at the beginning it was great, but towards the end of the night this place starts to turn a bit dark. After 1am most of the children that are new to drinking, and some of the older ones that too used to drinking start to throw their toys and get a bit loose.
Awesome place if you are early twenties and looking for somone to stumble home with, otherwise be gone by midnight. -
Review from John Paul T.
Montréal, QC
4/9/2012
Ohhhhh Saint-Sulpice. What I like to call my 'first-year' stomping ground. This place is a university bar mixed with St-Denis chic with a little trashy Quebecois-ness thrown in for good measure. This place has the largest patio EVER, its really quite grotesque (in the best way possible) and its always teeming with people in the summer. It makes for the perfect place to sit on a hot summer's night and refresh with a pitcher or a pint. The inside itself is equally massive. The facade is deceptive, you think 'oh that looks like a cute little bar,' until you realize this place spans like a city block and goes on for many floors. The basement is a mixture of coat check-club-bar. The floor doesn't know what it make of itself but it seems to be where the drunkest people congregate. The second floor is the main floor and it features another bar, with bathrooms, and rooms where people sit and drink with table service. There is another floor, the 'library' floor which is this odd combination of library and drinking room. But its where people sit to drink and chat. Now, the final floor is perhaps where things get most interesting. This is the straight-up 'club' floor with its own bar, dancing platforms, and smoking room. There is nowhere to sit and its pure Dirty Dancing Havana Nights. The discotheque tends to be get packed, sticky, and raunchy. Which are qualities that are really best suited for the really inebriated. They have a patio so you can duck off for a quick smoke and the hit the floor soon after if you're so inclined.
The crowd is really a bizarre mixture of people. Gangsters, slutty Anglophone girls, American tourists who stumbled across the first watering hole, Quebeckers from the east end, some gays, some Latinos, Arabs, etc. etc. There is no 'typical' clientele at this place and it plays to every niche you could think of. Attention girls: most of my girlfriends agree this place attracts the 'aggressive' types unlike any other bar/club in the city. There are guys on the prowl here and they're looking for ass. So be forewarned (maybe because theres a strip joint across the street??) you'll be groped.
But: the drinks are cheap cheap cheap. Make sure you ask the bartender for the nightly specials. They often have draft beer for like $2.50 which is pennies compared to most places. I always stick to beer/shots here if only because the bartenders could not make a proper mixed drink to save their life. Also, it TIP the bartenders. They're VERY aggressive about tipping--I guess cause many people don't--and they will flat out ask you to tip/give more money if they're not satisfied. $2/drink is the minimum. Now, if you DO tip you'll get great service for the rest of the night and they'll come to you first even if they're faced with a bar full of other patrons. So open your wallets to enjoy friendly bartenders and plentiful drinks. It helps to speak French here too (like most places in Montreal) for all you bilinguals in the crowd. -
Review from Hilary S.
3/26/2012
I wish I could rate saint-sulpice higher. it's a huge establishment--like three or four floors.
I came on a night they were having a free improv show (en francais, mesdames et messieurs!), which was definitely a fun time. the parts I understood were hilarious...the parts I didn't understand were funny too (choice body language!).
unfortunately, I was pretty disappointed with two things:
1) I walked in looking for my friends who said they were at the improv show. I didn't know it was all the way on the top floor, so I wandered around on the first floor for a while, searching. eventually a guy came up to me and asked "tu cherches quelque chose?" ("you're looking for something?") to which I tried to explain the situation in french. my french isn't horrid, but you can definitely tell I am not a native speaker. he cut me off mid-explanation and said "I CAN SPEAK ENGLISH TOO, YOU KNOW" in a really offended voice. I'm sorry I tried to reply in the language with which you started the conversation. jesus. calm your balls, I'm sure your english is fine. don't need to get all angry and defensive.
2) upstairs was crowded due to the improv show. I didn't see any coatracks (maybe my eyes were failing me) but just hooks or something for jackets would be nice...it was pretty stuffy and hot in there, given the crowdedness.Listed in: DRANK, My French Obsession
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Review from Seb A.
11/5/2011
I love the space, love the atmosphere, love the music, love coming here with my friends. I nearly always have a good time. The other patrons are deliciously obnoxious, and if you come here with your posse, you WILL have a good time. If you don't have a posse, join one at St-Sulpice.
I hate the bouncers. I hate, hate, hate the bouncers. One of my friends (who doesn't drink alcohol) came in with a coffee once and the bouncer forced her to drink it leaning outside of the gate of the emergency exit. What the hell was the point of that? Another time, I had a conversation with a friend of mine waiting in line to come in. I was within the inside of the bar, behind a barrier; a bouncer came up to me and said I wasn't allowed to talk to him. Actually, I was allowed to talk to him, that right is inalienable to all Canadians and entrenched in the Canadian Constitution of 1982 - something that the bouncer certainly was not and probably still is not aware exists.
I once accidentally spilled a beer while completely sober and a bouncer accused me of being too drunk and told me to leave. I refused, and a chase ensued, with two bouncers chasing me through throngs of people throughout a period of hours. They'd give up at times and I'd sit down comfortably with my friends and have fun and drink, but then there'd be that tap on my shoulder again and the chase would resume. I can't say I hated that chase - I got progressively drunker and ended up giving a strip-tease show to some lucky hipsters - and in fact, I'd even say it made my night.
However, the principle of it is that they wanted me out of there for a bullshit reason. How many glasses do the servers break by accident? It's not fair to want to kick someone out for a bullshit reason like accidentally spilling beer that they paid for. Keep in mind that people going there and purchasing drinks is what gets the bouncers paid in the first place. It's ludicrous - imagine harassing your payroll officer at work needlessly.
I will still keep coming here with my friends (pour toujours). I will have fun. And I will always run. -
Review from Ryan L.
3/18/2012
Had such a good time here. Went to Montreal for the weekend, and stumbled apon this place. First of all... there are 4 floors. The first floor seemed to be all dance music, so I avoided that one right of the bat. The rest of the place was more to my liking. The bartenders were super friendly, and would chat and chat and chat forever (and the drinks weren't that expensive either). A fun time was had by all.
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Review from Pete J.
5/31/2011
This place is huge and has the most amazing patio. Unfortunately, we had dinner reservations and couldn't spend much time here.
Stupid us sat at the main bar inside, but we kept seeing people going through the bar and out through a back door. It wasn't until we were ready to leave that we decided to have a lookie-loo and see where everyone was going.
What we found was the most amazing garden patio. Think New Orleans garden patio, but 10 times bigger, with bars and trees and tables and benches. I wish we could have spent more time here, but we had to run.
I've bookmarked it though, and I will be back.Listed in: Vive Montreal
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Review from Isabel G.
8/5/2011
This place was pretty cool. It consists of 4 floors, 2 of which have a dance floor (basement and 4th floor). Each floor has a bar, the 3rd floor has a library... it's kinda weird.. I guess if you come in the day time you could bring your books to study, unless you can party and study at the same time lol.
I didn't order any drinks, but my friends got a pitcher of beer for a decent price. Another friend have gotten a mixed drink and the bartender got mad at her because tips are expected and if you don't give them enough they get pissed off. The dance floor in the basement is a small area next to the bar with a TV. The top floor has the dance floor spread out everywhere. The Canadians don't know how to dance at all. It was pretty funny to watch. Also, it smells terrible on the top floor due to the mixture of sweaty people and weed. Everyone is smoking outside on the patio. I couldn't stand in that room for more than a minute.
The backyard of this place is amazing. It's connected to like 2 or 3 other bars. It seems like Le Saint Sulpice is a big party frat house. Some of the kids hanging outside the place looked so young. My goodness... they were completely blasted out of their mind on drugs. It was really sad.. He couldn't even stand up without holding onto a tree. And his friend just stood their, laughed at him, pushed him around, and took pictures of him.
It's a cool place to check out, have some beer with your friends in the backyard and go dancing in a sweaty, and humid room. If that's your kinda thing, then go for it. As for me, I don't think I'd come here again. It's just not my kinda place. -
Review from Jon O.
6/19/2011 1 Check-in Here
I was visiting Montreal from Toronto for 5 nights and Yelp led us to Le Saint-Sulpice on a Friday night after an excellent dinner. At first my friend and I sat inside because the place seemed rammed and we saw a 2-person table open up. My initial reaction was of a very young crowd (i.e. fresh undergrad students) and a bit of a grungy, alternative vibe. After having out first beer we decided to venture onto the interior courtyard patio that people raved about on Yelp.
They are ALL RIGHT. What a spot. The courtyard is huge and has plenty of space for groups of 2 to 15 (seated) or even more if you stand. The walls must be about 8 stories high on 3 sides and a little shorter on the other, with ivy crawling up all 8 stories.
The crowd is lively, the servers are attentive, the beer is affordable, and the setting is wonderful. If you're in university or if you want to re-live some moments from your foggy youth, this is a great spot to do it. -
Review from Brittany D.
5/29/2011
Then we went to St-Sulpice which is basically the equivalent to the Library in Orlando or any other shithole bar where underage kids can drink. I should have known when we walked in and they were asking for IDs (the drinking age in Montreal is 18). They should really invest in a garbage can in the bathroom as evidenced by the one of many piles of paper towels in the picture below.
I will give credit to St-Sulpice for their awesome terrace with a great view of St. Denis. However, it doesn't make up for the out of place goth music and the obnoxious patrons. -
Review from Jane K.
8/11/2010
This is easily the largest outdoor beer garden in downtown Montreal. Their back patio in the summer time is crucial and usually filled with good folks enjoying cheap pitchers among archways, stone fountains and ivy covered walls. The inside area is just as vast with four floors of pure awesomeness and balconies on each level. Different music marks each level and the outside stairwell is not for those scared of heights. When I was in University at McGill, St. Sulpice was always an obvious destination yet it manages to attract such a diverse crowd that it doesn't feel fratastic and douchey.
It's basically every great bar you've known, thrown together to make a single awesome venue. If you visit Montreal, this should be on your list. If you live in Montreal, well then I'm just jealous. -
Review from Marie M.
9/25/2011 1 Check-in Here
After a fruitless 2 hour search of 3 Brasseurs on St. Denis, my friend and I finally settled for Saint-Sulpice at 2AM. (For some reason we could not find that bar though we were in the correct area.) The place was packed and lively, my girl friend and I had to line up and show our IDs to the bouncer. La terrasse was full of drunken anglophones, most of them Americans, and tables and chairs were scattered everywhere. After a long search for an empty table, my friend was kind enough to get a pitcher of sangria as my feet were aching from walking around for 2 hours in 3-inch heels. When she returned, I was disappointed to see that the pitcher was small and it didn't have fruit floating in it.. like the ones I'm used to seeing in Toronto. The sangria didn't taste like it had alcohol in it, it was like fruit punch, or Kool Aid, and it was rather expensive. (Much more expensive and not as good as the ones in Yorkville, Toronto).
Although la terrasse was crazier than I would have liked and everyone was kind of roudy, and the sangria didn't taste like it had any alcohol in it, I did appreciate the bar's late operating hours. In Toronto, I would never arrive at a bar at 2AM and expect to be served. In fact, I would NEVER arrive at a bar in Toronto that late, I would have left at 1AM and be in bed by 2AM.
If you're looking for a happening place late in the evening in MTL, Saint-Sulpice is a safe bet. Stay away from sangrias and stick with beers from the tap or anything that does not require mixing. But don't count on having a meaningful or quality catch-up session with your friends, cos chances are you won't be able to hear them from all the other patrons sur la terrasse. -
Review from Jason B.
8/18/2010 3 photos
So let me set the scene. Mid-August, on holiday in Montreal. We two American tourists are walking randomly along, just taking our time, drinking in the sights, smells, and sounds of the Latin Quarter in Montreal. It's a warm afternoon, but not overly so.
Our first anniversary, and we're having a corker of a time, just being together in a foreign city, enjoying what life has to offer. Then I spot...IT...over a garden fence, and I stop dead in my tracks.
"The HELL is that?"
Two enormous...people...who appear to be crafted from papier-maiche, gazing lovingly at one another.
"Oh, I've GOT to see what this is all about." My wife shrugs and follows, knowing as she does that once I have some damn fool errand in my head, it's madness to try to dissuade me.
I approach to get a better look, and see that these two towering statues, like the Colossus of Rhodes, are no mere artist's renderings, but rather guardians which bear witness to a marvelous land: Saint-Sulpice.
Saint-Sulpice: a vast, bacchanalian beer garden tucked inauspiciously into a side street, which, for someone from a puritanical city where such a thing would be looked on with horror and disgust by the city fathers, is a kind of promised land. We take a table, and order a few frosty brews, relax, and play a game or two of rummy. The servers are as relaxed as we are, but attentive, and fill our glasses when we ask, and vanish into the afternoon when they are not needed.
Perhaps the highlight for me was the Jersey-Shore-esque bachelorette party which traipsed through, or perhaps it was just the relaxation of a huge outdoor patio surrounded by beautiful trees through which the sun shone while we enjoyed a lazy afternoon of gin rummy and good Canadian beer.
Had it been a very hot day, however, the archway which constantly emitted a superfine mist of cool water, through which a heated patron could find relief, surely that would have been the oasis I treasured the most.
Just knowing that some thoughtful publican had thought to install such a feature for his guests made me smile.
I love you Montreal, and Saint-Sulpice is one of the reasons why. -
Review from Perci N.
9/26/2008
This is quintessential Montreal.
Bar is a misleading term. It's a huge outdoor terrasse -- "beergarden" for Yankees -- ideal for balmy summer afternoons after work with friends and coworkers. It easily seats five hundred, outdoors, inside, and on the front porch -- yet no douchey frat house vibe.
Yes, this is the French side of St. Denis, my French is terrible, but so what? The pitchers are cheap and constant, the atmosphere is uplifting, and the ladies are inspiring... What more can a man ask for?
Go for the pale blondes. I always do. -
Review from Dani B.
8/5/2010
This place is HUGE and putting it in caps doesn't even do it justice. This place has a room for everyone, as long as you can dodge the waiters with jugs and the sea people.There's like 10 floors a couple patios, dancing rooms, lounging rooms and a ton of drunken people all around.
If the front door gets backed up try the back but unfortunately I can't tell you how to get there. -
Review from Leean O.
8/9/2011
Very busy on a Friday night, place is huge...good drinks and lots of pretty french canadian locals running around acting crazy, place is A ok.
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Review from Michael M.
7/16/2011
Came here on a Sunday afternoon/evening during jazz fest. Not too crowded along front patio during the day; backyard beer garden filled up as the night wore on.
Hamburger ($4.25) and chicken caesar wrap ($5.50) were ok, if nothing special. Liked the homemade mayo that came with the fries ($3.75).
Service was uneven; probably quicker to go up to the bar to get served. And the separate order takers for drinks and food was weird and confusing.
The star here is the huge backyard beer garden--you have no idea how big it is back there when you're out front. Good place to chill with a group of friends on a nice summer nite. -
Review from Janine T.
12/3/2010
This is THE patio to get your drink on on a hot, humid summer night. Cheap pitchers of Boreal, sitting by the fountain and taking in the city, god I love this bar. It's dingy and dark inside but the patio is a godsend: I love you Montreal, and Saint-Sulpice is one of the many reasons why.
Listed in: Montréal
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Review from Kate F.
8/13/2008
The best reason to go is the awesome back patio at Bar St-Sulpice. This is the prettiest little beer garden you ever did see, surrounded on three sides by the four story ivy covered walls of the surrounding brick buildings. The patio/garden is filled with tables and chairs all surrounding a big tree and lit low. Of ample size, this corner of Montreal is easily one of my favorites.
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Review from Kat T.
5/3/2009
The patio of all patios! This bar goes on forever. Despite being crowded, you WILL find a table. Just keep walking. A white Sangria by the pitcher that makes you forget it's so cold in the middle of July. Good for the day or the night. A great place to start your night of revelry or debauchery on St Denis.
Listed in: My Montreal
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Review from Leah H.
North Vancouver, BC
6/29/2011
Not sure what the single dollar sign is about. My husband and I came here after 3 broissures to find cheap drinks and it was more expensive. The service was good and the patio was nice but unless they have some killer after dark specials or weekend deals these guys are just as expensive as trois and the quality is half as good.
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Review from Mitch S.
Toronto, ON
5/5/2009
OK, so the only good thing about this place in my opinion is the patio...it's rediculously large, so if you're a big group, you can likely always find a place which is nice...although, if you're looking to catch up with friends over quality beer, this isn't the place. Quite simply it's run over by overly drunk people quite often and the beer is bottom of the barrel standards...go across the street to st-bock for good beer and if you're lucky, you can sit in front as well!
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Review from Candice C.
9/21/2010
Gigantic yard, so many places to sit down and drink. But my drink had no alcohol in it. I don't know what's wrong with this city, but I couldn't find one decent alcoholic beverage outside of beer.
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