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Sir Winston Churchill Pub
Categories: Nightlife Restaurants Canadian (Traditional) Nightlife, Canadian (Traditional) [Edit]
1459 Crescent RueMontreal, QC H3G 2B2
(514) 288-3814
- Hours:
Mon-Sun 11:30 am - 3 am
- Delivery:
- No
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Price Range:
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$$
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Music:
- DJ, Live
- Best Nights:
- Tue, Fri, Sat
- Happy Hour:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- Outdoor Area/ Patio Only
- Coat Check:
- Yes
- Noise Level:
- Very Loud
- Good For Dancing:
- Yes
- Ambience:
- Touristy, Casual
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Caters:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- No
33 reviews for Sir Winston Churchill Pub
Review Highlights
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"Super chill during happy hour, a little raucous at night." In 3 reviews -
"...night while visiting on spring break, and it never got old." In 3 reviews -
"The poutine was delicious, my beer was cheap." In 4 reviews
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33 reviews in English
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Review from Nicole N.
5/15/2012
I can't comment on their food or nightlife but I was here on a Saturday afternoon to take in a few beers and people watch.
I can see how it might get rowdy at night since people were well on their way during the early afternoon.
Our waitress didn't push food on us and was attentive with our drinks.
I would say that cresent street is pretty much a tourist trap but if you are a tourist like me and staying near St Cathrine street then I can tell you that there isn't much else going on specifically at night that is walking distance. -
Review from Sara M.
4/24/2012
"Lets go to Jello Martini bar and shake our booties! yay!!!"
"what the eff it's freezing rain outside?"
"Forget that sh*t, lets just go some place close by"
That's how I ended up at Sir Winston Churchill Pub. Fellow reviews say this place is a touristy spot, and I guess since I was a tourist in your fine city, I would have to verify that statement to be true.
My feelings about this spot are quite mixed. The bartender was great and had such a fun personality that to be honest, if it were not for her bringing together the various patrons at the bar and her liveliness, it probably would have been a very blah night. When my friend and I arrived a bit before 9:30, (seeing that the Metro stops at 12:30) this pub/club was nearly empty. There are 4 large bars on the lower level and ample booths and cozy seating options, so maybe the space fills up later in the night, but don't come early and expect a popping dance floor.
Here's what is probably the biggest draw back of this bar- the weirdass system they have going on behind the bar. Because it was early and the crowd small, my friend and I got alot of attention for the bartender. She was recommending shots to us and explaining some cool shopping options in the area, and during this time, we watched as she whipped up cocktails for other thirsty tourists. Everything she poured was entered into the computer and the serving size was monitored to the T. The system even went as far as not allowing her to pour vodka into a mixed drink where the ingredients called for amaretto. Talk about control freak. So in result, drinks come out pretty weak. Last drink kinda soft and you request just a tad more rum to your coke this time around? sorry, no can do. Seems like a big bummer to me. In this event, I ordered a beer. Some kind of apricot pale ale that was quite refreshing. We also ordered up 2 shots and they were probably the best 2 shots I've had. See, shots can go 2 ways- super sugary (yet delicious) but lacking in alcohol content OR they can be burn-your-throat and make-your-eyes- water strong while tasting like crap. These two shots though, one was named koolaid something or the other was all alcohol, yet it tasted delish. The second, a broken down golf cart was sweet, very sweet but yummy. It was melon liqueur, amaretto and vodak (I think) in the shot glass, which was then put in a glass of pineapple juice.
If I lived in Montreal, I'm not sure I would come here, I have a feeling there are better places, but it was cool for a wet/cold night where I didn't feel like walking too far. -
Review from Sam D.
Montréal, QC
3/9/2012
1) Being threatened by the waitress that we were not drinking fast enough and that unless we reordered more drinks, she would ask us to leave as we were monopolizing a table (Note: Half the place was empty)
2) A different time, being rudely asked by the waitress to give more tips as 15% for poor service wasnt enough.
The only reason this place exists is because of its tourist trap location and constant influx of new students who go there every year to get wasted.
AVOID.AVOID.AVOID.AVOID.AVOID.AVOID.AVOID.AVOID.AV OID.AVOID.AVOID.AVOID.AVOID.AVOID.AVOID.AVOID.AVOI D.AVOID.AVOID.AVOID.AVOID.AVOID.AVOID.AVOID.AVOID. AVOID.AVOID.AVOID.AVOID.AVOID.AVOID.AVOID.AVOID.AV OID.AVOID.AVOID.AVOID. -
Review from Sean D.
12/6/2011 1 Check-in Here
If you're like me you'll want to go upstairs on weekend nights. That's where the band is playing. If you're not like me, you can go downstairs to where the DJ plays and is a significantly younger crowd gathers. Although you can hear the booming coming through the floor every time the band stops playing, and sometimes even when the band is playing!
Food is decent, particularly for a pub. Service is good there and the beer is cold! There are plenty of TVs to watch a game if that's your thing. -
Review from jocelyn l.
10/31/2011
Not sure we went to the pub. i'm pretty sure we were directed to the Club part of this establishment.
There was a mix of tourists, hoochie girls, really sloppy and drunk frat boys.
Not horrible but not really my scene. The bartenders were nice though -
Review from Dan R.
9/22/2011
Sir Winston Churchill Pub attracts a pretty young, mostly college-aged, somewhat-international, certainly-touristy type of crowd. So, just by getting a good stereotypical read on the level of responsibility each of these sub-groups possesses, you can pretty much guarantee this place is a Goddamn party. That, and it's named after one of the most famous, most unapologetic drunks in world leader history.
Anyway, upon entering, we were tasked with a choice of live band upstairs or DJ downstairs. We went the DJ route and I've gotta believe we made the right decision, because whoever was on the turntables was pretty much killin' it. Even if the playlist that night was mostly Top 40 hits mixed with a bit of house, he read the room right to get everyone out on the dance floor and making sufficient fools of themselves. I'm tellin' you, I haven't seen this many people grindin' up on one another since my teenage years at the Jersey Shore. Those were special times.
Next, every bartender here is a ten. I think the guys in my entourage drooled over these girls more than the ones dancing for money at various gentlemen's clubs around town. Hypothetically speaking, of course.
There was a VIP section of sorts, with ice buckets for bottles built right into the tables, but this was mostly a place for moving around, so only a group or two of bros opted for that whole sparkler service ordeal. For us, we called it as we saw it - one of those dancing-and-drinking hot spots disguised as an English pub. And because it has the real estate (not to mention the outdoor patio), I imagine this place to be a big hit on holidays, be it Halloween or St. Patty's or some random Spring Break. Crescent was built for shit-shows and Sir Winston's certainly isn't lookin' to break this expectation.
I honestly couldn't tell you how much drinks cost here, which should speak to how good of a time I had simply by the fact that I signed my tab without scrutiny. Really, whatever the cost, Sir Winston's was worth it. -
Review from Charles H.
Montréal, QC
12/17/2011
Friendly staff...young crowd...everybody seems to be desperate to get laid....the underground area is pretty boring....there is a "dance floor" where nobody dances, it lacks ambiance, no mirror ball, no lights, no laser beams...if you want people to dance and have a good time spend a bit of money and create some ambiance.
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Review from Kiki K.
8/28/2011
Oh the things I have seen here. A lovely combination of disgusting and endless comic relief. If you go in only with the expectation of seeing a sh*t show, you will not be disappointed.
The locals know this as a tourist spot, but will come on occasion (likely to prey on young, drunk Americans).
To re-iterate a commonly used word in other reviews: sloppy. -
Review from Inês I.
10/12/2011
So, everyone has different reviews for different experiences. My friend and I were visiting Montreal and we stopped in for a drink and the infamous, poutine. The bartender was lovely; super friendly and really accommodating to all of our touristy questions. The poutine was delicious, my beer was cheap. We sat downstairs. This place is HUGE. Our hotel wasn't too far from it, so we got to peek at what it is like at night and eh...I could understand some of the reviews. I'd recommend happy hour or lunch, but maybe not so much that night scene.
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Review from Sami A.
9/13/2011
It was late and this was the only place serving food on Crescent. Decided to sit on the upstairs patio. The fish and chips were more like terrible and soggy. Seems to be a popular place for some odd reason. Saw a lot of tourists and local men who have found a random American girl who is enthralled by the honhonhonhon accent.
Listed in: Montreal
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Review from Duck D.
Brampton, ON
1/17/2011 1 Check-in Here
Don't like it. Annoying doormen won't let you in unless they like what you're wearing, meanwhile it's 90% guys and the music is loud and terrible. Drinks aren't cheap either. Crap atmosphere for Crescent St.
It's fine in the day when it isn't a nightclub though, 2nd floor patio is nice enough. -
Review from Adam K.
7/12/2011
I heard good things but was kind of let down. They had great drink specials for happy hour on a Friday (2 for 1) but the free buffet was not very enticing. Just some small pieces of pizza and some chips and popcorn.
The bartenders are really friendly and they played cool 70's funk tunes.
The downstairs got a decent crowd as the night went on. Not great music though.
Better spaces on Crescent to hit up. -
Review from christine c.
4/25/2011
This place is sloppy and out of control. Only head here if you want an outrageous night. I know the locals make fun of this place, but if you're with a big group you can manage to have a lot of fun.
The guys are skeevy and the girls dress slutty, but you can make the best of it. The drinks are a little price-y, but there are multiple floors. I think the covers can be steep on weekend nights but it's open really late and there's fun music.
One of the other reviewers mentioned coming here lots during a spring break trip, and that's exactly what this place is meant for. Defeinitely not your average night or even every Saturday. -
Review from Chris D.
6/10/2011 2 photos
Yes, I am writing a review while traveling. Some things are just worth talking about as soon as you can so you can move on. That's pretty much the case for this place so here I am. We stopped mid-day on the Thursday before the Canadian GP to have a beer and soak up the street party/festival outside. They had open tables, had poutine on the menu and it seemed like prices would be comparatively decent. $19 for a pitcher of good beer wasn't bad, but everything else was pretty much crap. With it's marginal bar food and wet floors, it's obviously a place where people (who aren't us) party into the wee hours, spill drinks on each other and swap communicable diseases. Definitely not my thing.
Listed in: Baby France, eh?
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Review from Dil F.
12/17/2010
Super chill during happy hour, a little raucous at night.
Loved the comfy, red velvety vibe of the upstairs part of the bar. At happy hour, the service was divine, some good 2 for 1 beer specials, and a free hot-plate buffet (the mushroom pizza slices makes for unbelievably great appetizers when guzzling beer.) Also, they had the best selection of glassware of any bar I've ever seen. That might not seem like a meaningful point to most, but I think there's great value to getting the right glass with the right drink. My party of three all ordered different kinds of beer and each was served in a different glass. superb!
At night, the mood changes, as the downstairs turns into a dance club, so the upstairs totally SUFFERS from the obnoxious bass-booming that emanates from down below... try having a conversation between the bass below and the hockey game on the tv above, and it begins to get either irritating or comical... so bring your sense of humor after 9pm. -
Review from Sunny M.
3/16/2009
Actually, the only reason I'm giving here three stars is because the sitting patio was incredibly busy and I felt like we're sitting literally on top of each other. You had to be careful not to touch by accident (which was all the time) your next table, which had a inch distance. :D
We ordered beer and club sandwiches with nice fries. And the beer and the sandwich were pretty good. We didn't have to wait for long time to sit and the girl who helped us was pretty nice and helpful.
This place is typical spot for college students. The day we went there you would mostly notice youthful crowd. That's why the sitting system didn't bother anyone. Not bad for a weekday dinner place for some fun action around. -
Review from justin p.
7/11/2011
Good Bar in Canadia. It got quite busy after 10 and the ruckus was as usual chaotic and out of control. In fact this place got sloppy fast I even saw a midget fighting a french lady. Where are the bouncers? And why am I still waiting on that G&T. WTF.... 3 stars for chaos only. If you just want to drink I think you need to go elsewhere
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Review from Vanessa W.
2/16/2009
I am a tourist, so tourist trap or not, I thought the food and service was good. We don't have these bars/pub thing in the states, so I wanted to take my husband to one and get the Canadian experience.
I ordered the fish and chips which are probably some of the best I've had - ever (even including those in England). The fish was extremely mild, the food was hot and light - not greasy. Fries get a huge thumbs up too for the perfect mix of mushy insides and crispy outsides.
My husband had a frenchified version of a cheesesteak. Lettuce, tomato, brie and real steak on a baguette. Different, from the Philly version I love but yummy. We ordered Poutine, a local favorite, which was good but not outstanding.
Waitress was relatively attentive and friendly. We were there early on Valentines day so people were coming in in drips and drabs. Only spotted one other tourist group though, so there must be something worthwhile for locals to come back for. Perhaps the two for one specials? All in all, I would recommend it. -
Review from Jenni B.
5/13/2009
This is a hard rating for me - as an establishment I had no issue with service, the drinks I ordered were strong, it was dead on a Monday night but packed on a tuesday, on the Monday the bar man was actually nice enough to give us good recommendations of where would actually be busy.
I was dragged back Tuesday, at 2am I was sober and ready for bed, but with a friend who insisted on dancing. Fine, I go. She goes on the dance floor, I sit at the edge of it. I find out it's so packed because drinks are $2.50. Insanely drunk men then proceed to assume me sitting along at the side of the dance floor playing on my mobile phone means "you should really come and drunkenly hit on me." Obviously they haven't heard of serve it right here. One drunk patron yelled at me when I declined an offer of a drink. No bar staff to be seen for me to complain to. So I left.
I think this place would be really fun on a less busy night, or if you are counting on being one of the people who has over consumed. -
Review from Nancy G.
3/3/2009
Not exactly a chic hangout, but does it's job with cheap drinks, and heated outdoor seating so you can enjoy the views of bustling Crescent St. I was there on a weeknight, and several small groups filled the lookout, but the place was so spacious that we were able to have our privacy.
Service was a little spotty as it took 3 of us to flag down a waitress when it wasn't even busy. It's a great meeting place to start the night with a drink or two, but I don't recommend staying. -
Review from Samantha S.
11/3/2010
My friends and I came here pretty much every night while visiting on spring break, and it never got old. The music was great, there was a lot of dancing, good drinks, great crowds. I'd definitely return if I was in Montreal again.
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Review from Stefan K.
12/8/2008
It's been a while since I was there, but I remember getting hammered on pitchers of Molson XXX. I'm not sure it was Winnie's, but I think they also had a wet t-shirt contest there. I think that was in the bottom level.
Sorry my review couldn't be better, but I had fun there! Historic Rue-Crescent! -
Review from Stan L.
9/28/2011
i came here a couple times during my stay in montreal.. beers are relatively cheap by the pitcher.. and if you can get a seat upstairs.. it's great for people watching..
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Review from Chance X.
QC
11/27/2008
There are 3 levels in this place, one level is a dance floor. I went on a Wed night, it's totally empty at around 10. Drinks r pricy and small. From the name, the place sounds serious and it does look so - wooden interrier. There was live music when I was there and big screen TVs showing hocky.
It's not my taste but it is a landmark - the first bar on Cresent! -
Review from Derek K.
8/9/2010
I was in Montreal for my bachelor party. After seeing the place packed all day and all night, we decided to stop in there for a bite early one afternoon after a night of drinking. Couldn't be that bad right? Wrong! This place was horrendous. Their version of Iced Tea? Lipton Brisk. Chicken sandwich? About as moist as eating a pencil eraser. Crab cakes? They literally tasted like hush puppies... and not even good ones at that. After having eaten some for an appetizer, it was too late to send the main course back and ended up with four of those horrendous things. Out of the 5 of us only one guy was able to finish his food - he got the bagel with lox and cream cheese. Simply put - this place is a tourist trap.
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Review from Malaise L.
4/10/2011
We originally went downstairs where it seemed to be pretty empty which we found attractive. However, before we could even think of where to sit the loudest bass on this planet (and maybe beyond) could be heard so we made our escape and ran upstairs where it reeked of cigarettes (maybe from the people in the terrace?) but seemed like a cool enough gigantic bar. We sat, got served right away. I order a shot of whisky which is hard to screw up so I have no complaints about that. The rest of my peeps (3) had beers which seemed to be sub-par at best. One person said the two different beers they had tasted as if a dirty sock had been sitting in it. There were two desserts ordered: a chocolate mousse cake and an apple pie. I did not have any but was told both were excellent. An oldies cover band started playing. They were very enjoyable (five stars for the band!) but because I was tired and because I was tired of the bass from downstairs massaging my behind as it made the floor and chairs shake my husband and I left, leaving our much younger friends behind. The following morning they told us they left shortly after due to about 20 billion 18 year olds coming in.
In conclusion: This might be a great place if you are really, really, really young but for an old hag like me... I think I'll stay away :) -
Review from Paula A.
10/18/2011 1 Check-in Here
we went for the football, plain & simple. not a lot of options around if you want (need) to watch an NFL game. the place was HUGE & pretty empty on a sunday afternoon. bartenders were real nice, food looked decent. if you're looking for friendly, casual spot to watch your team... this is it.
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Review from Taylor O.
5/22/2010
Ah, to be in le Rue Crescent on game night. Pretty much a solid bar to be for in a hockey game (even though I could care less about the local Habs-- GO BLACKHAWKS!), the tri-level bar, friendly waitresses with red miniskirts that'd make a Hooters girl blush and a dance floor for post drink number twenty. You have to order food separately than drinks which is a bit of a pain but the new menu has pig knuckles so minus one plus one. Whoever below said they have strong drinks must be a Canadian; this is sadly a country of strictly metered pours.
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Review from Gui B.
2/3/2009
Two fond memories from this tourist trap:
1) Being threatened by the waitress that we were not drinking fast enough and that unless we reordered more drinks, she would ask us to leave as we were monopolizing a table (Note: Half the place was empty)
2) A different time, being rudely asked by the waitress to give more tips as 15% for poor service wasnt enough.
The only reason this place exists is because of its tourist trap location and constant influx of new students who go there every year to get wasted. AVOID -
Review from melissa w.
8/7/2010
I'm visiting Montreal for the first time, and we ate dinner here tonight. We had walked down Rue Crescent earlier in the day and it looked like it would be a busy place at night. We were right. The street was packed. Mostly younger people, out for a friday night. We went to Churchill's, and the inside was EMPTY. We also wanted to eat ouside, so we asked for a table. We were warned that it was crowded, but we were fine with it. As someone mentioned below, you have barely an inch between tables. You may as well just hug the person as you sit down, because you're gonna wind up touching more of them. I got my usual, caesar salad with grilled chicken and my friend got the steak and brie on a baguette. We also got an order of the poutine (neither of us had tried it). Food was meh. Poutine wasn't as gross as I thought it'd be ... Our waitress was very friendly. We just weren't that impressed with it. The atmosphere was fun, but the drinks were expensive for us.
Great place if you're a college student, or out to get drunk and party, and want decent but not superb food. -
Review from Jonathan K.
1/29/2009
The food was pretty good, the waitresses were a sight for sore eyes, and the selection of booze is excellent. Oh, and the chocolate cake was magnifique.
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Review from Nik B.
6/26/2009
This place is fun! It was nice out both times we went (yes we went twice because we liked it) so we sat on the 2nd floor terrace each time. It has a nice view of all the bars on the street and all the beautiful women of Montreal. The cocktails are decent and our waitress was awesome. She gave us ideas of great french places to go around the city. Overall, this pub was a fun experience.
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Review from Jeff W.
9/19/2009
Pretty fun spot. Food is not amazing, but it's outdoor seating makes up for that. Cheese and fruit appetizer is quite good, I think appetizers and drinks are swc's specialty.
