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Vices et Versa
Categories: Nightlife Bars Restaurants Brasseries Bars, Brasseries [Edit]
6631Blvd St-LaurentMontreal, QC H2S 3C5
(514) 272-2498
- Hours:
Mon, Sun 3 pm - 1 am
Tue-Sat 3 pm - 3 am
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Price Range:
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$$
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Music:
- Live, Juke Box
- Best Nights:
- Fri, Wed, Sat
- Happy Hour:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- Outdoor Area/ Patio Only
- Coat Check:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Good For Dancing:
- No
- Ambience:
- Casual
- Has TV:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- No
18 reviews for Vices et Versa
Review Highlights
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"...Péché Mortel (Imperial stout au café) -- Dieu du Ciel." In 2 reviews -
"Certainly a great selection of beers." In 4 reviews -
"10 - Postcolonial (IPA) -- Hopfenstark." In 2 reviews
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16 reviews in English
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Review from Rawan K.
With a grand selection and variety of beers, everyone can satisfy their personal taste, you just can't go wrong at Vices et Versa! We sat outside on the patio, which had a nice feel to it. My friends and I had a bunch of different degustation pairings that included white, blonde, and amber beers, as well as cider! They were all delicious, my least favorite one being the ginger beer. My friend ordered a pizza for herself, it was perfectly sized for a single eater and tasted delicious (she was nice enough to give me a bite!).
The server was accommodating, friendly, attentive, and helpful. I was especially impressed when he told my friend that her pizza had accidentally been overcooked and burned a little, so they were making her a brand new one. I commend and respect that very much because many places are more interested in your wallet than in your satisfaction. It's a shame when they don't care about the quality of the food their pushing, Vices et Versa on the other hand does care and it shows.Listed in: Pubs/Bars
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Review from Rowan U.
5/15/2012 1 Check-in Here
One of my favourite spots for beer in Montreal. An ever changing menu (picked from the best local breweries), good food, and a great atmosphere make this place a sure-bet for a good time.
The beer menu is usually around 30-40 beers, and written on a blackboard (it changes daily). With beers from MTL, Dieu Du Ciel, and other big local names, you just can't go wrong. There's always a few strange/fruity ones on there, as well as a cider or two, so there's guaranteed to be something for everyone. You can also get smaller 'taster' sized glasses, which is great for trying a large number of beers (and still being able to walk)
The back patio section is now open, but I haven't had a chance to try it myself. The place itself is alongside a public park, which gives it a look of plenty of space out the back.Listed in: Beer Is Great
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Review from Dan G.
5/13/2012 1 Check-in Here
What a fun place! The beer selection is pretty grand, I should have imbibed in those rather than my vodka sodas which were actually pretty good. They muddled the citrus in the glass and it made almost like a boozy orangina but with lemon yummmm.
Also, it seems that you have to be absolutely hot to work here. Every time I ordered drinks, looking into those blue eyes made me freaking forget what it was that I was here for derrrr.
I enjoyed how accommodating they were when paying, you could easily get cash back if paying with a card. Why can't we do this here?!
And lastly, the poutine we got here was probably one of the best that I've had during my short stay in Montreal.
Je t'adore, MTL! -
Review from Dawn E.
Holy beer selection, batman. I had five of them. All different. Most waiter's choice. My favorite, I think, was the Irish Red. But they were ALL GOOD.
The atmosphere is warm and inviting. There are two distinct indoor spaces and a very lovely and comfortable patio... OH... I mean...terrasse.
I added a quick tip stating the waiters "ate hit." Um. Yeah. I had many beers. That should have been "are hot," just FYI.. all of the waiters are hot. Even before I was dizzy with beer happies.
Also we had poutine. Oh the poutine. This was exceptional. The fries were great. The gravy was great. This poutine was all win.
If this place wasn't six hours from my house, I'd be here twice a week, easy.Listed in: Written in Blood - The…, It's imPOUTINEt
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Review from Masao K.
Montréal, QC
5/3/2012
Great beer selection a terrace in the back. And ever since they expanded its not the crowded mess it use to be.
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Review from Vic F.
3/10/2012
Beer lover's paradise!
They had 34 beers on tap, including 2 cask selections. Place was jammed, but we were able to get a table (with a little help from the waitress). Fantastic beer selection that rivals some of our favorite bars in NYC.
Great vibe - you feel like you are among locals of all different ages. Food looked & smelled good, though we didn't stray from the liquid course...
Definitely worth checking out if you're in the area! -
Review from Mathieu B.
Roxboro, QC
Updated - 12/22/2011
Français après.
IT CHANGED!!!! I haven't go since they expeanded the bar to a kind of split level adding much needed place for this almost always packed Place. Claudia was our waitress, amazingly beautiful and friendly and helped my friend that's usually into cheap-a$$ beer (not to name any). He was able to find something to his taste. They have a changing but really stable list of 30 (ONLY) micro-brewery beers and cider( there'S like 3-4 kind). They also have local mistrel and apéritif nice with a Kir Breton.
I've been going there for a while now and it's one of my very stable place I go all the time. It'S in Little Italy so it's also a nice place to land and get a cheap meal in the surrounding area to get ready before killing your liver with nice LOCAL beer.
Here's some pointer for boys and gals:
CHI (17 on the board if my memory serves me right) it's a Ginger pale ale. AMAZING taste (for ginger lover like myself of course) Impossible not to take that beer in the Summer! In Halloween time they have a pumpkin beer: LOVE IT!!! Also they have a Baltic Porter (by glass only). High in alcohol % but super nice and creamy. The Récidive ( I didn't see it last time). The Bière Brier (German inspired Lagger). and Cidre Cuivrée. Stronger in alcohol but mostly little my sweet (which is better to my taste).
AMAZING Patio area in the summer always jammed packed. Don'T be affraid to get there by 7Pm and get ready to unload pressure. Dunno if they still do it now, but in Autumn they use to have on Wednesday Traditional Folk jam session with some (usually) pretty huge name in that scene.
ÇA A CHANGÉ!!! J'n'avais pas été depuis un bout puis ils ont (finalement) agrandit. Sans avoir perdu son charme c'Est vraiment agréable de voir cette place s'agrandir. Nous avons été servi par Claudia hier soir, une jeune beauté dynamique et amicale a bien voulu aider qui n'aime normalement pas les bières artisanale. Il aime la cochonnerie commerciale qui goûte l'eau. Enfin, il a pu trouvé avec son aide une bonne pinte qui a su lui plaire. C'est une place qui ont une bonne quantité de bière artisanale locale. Une trentaine au totale en incluant là-dedans 3-4 cidres. Ils ont aussi des liqueurs apéritives aux fruits sauvage locale parfait pour un kir breton. (Cidre et Cassis normalement).
C'est une des places où je vais et revient le plus. Deux trois raisons. La Terrasse en été. Le staff sympathique et qui fini par te connaitre. Bonne quantité de jolie femmes. Souvent entre 20-30 ans comme crowd donc vraiment tout pour me plaire. C'est aussi bien parce que c'est dans la Petite Italie sur St-Laurent proche de St-Zotique. Plein de resto pas cher dans le coin justement parfait avant d'aller massacré son foie avec Le Nectar des Dieux.
J'ai quelque petits conseils et petits trucs pour les nouveaux:
La Chi (c'est la 17 sur la liste) c'est une bière au gingembre que j'adore surtout l'été. Tout en fraicheur. Une bière de fille (si vous me passez l'expression...entk de fille qui aime le gingembre autant que moi). Au temps de l'Halloween ils tiennent souvent une bière à la citrouille que j'aime beaucoup. La Baltic Porter, forte en alcool et très crèmeuse (juste servit en verre). JE ne sais pas s'ils font encore ça mais en automne le Mercredi avant y'avait des Jam de Musique traditionnelle avec des gros noms de la scène. C'était pas mal cool.1 Previous Review: Show all »
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2/23/2009 First to Review
Lazy Readers:
Micro-Brewery for Quebec only. Large impressive list of 30 beers.
a Carte with 2 cider,… Read more »
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Review from John Q.
8/12/2011
A bit of a ways further up St Laurent than most out-of-towners might ordinarily venture, Vices & Versa is well worthy of the journey. Actually, the place could drive a beer-geek to make a mess in his pants.
Around thirty microbrews are noted on the blackboard; all made-in-Quebec, representing ten or so brewers. Previously I had not heard of any on the day's list other than the Dieu Du Ciel Peche Mortel. Only one beer from Montreal's finest brewer, but if you're craving Dieu Du Ciel beers you could just go to their own brew pub not so very far away.
Beers were generally $7, in line with similar beer bars in NYC. I'm unaware of another bar like this one in Montreal. Please fill me in if you happen to know of any.
I began with a Charlevoix Rye pale ale and followed that with the B du Monde IPA Interdite. Though I no longer recall which I preferred, surely I was happy enough with each and certainly will return to sample more when back in Montreal.
Lots of wood inside and a large, pleasant garden area out back; either section makes for a fine setting for sipping some new ales.
Waitresses were hardworking. And hot. Two of the finer attributes waitresses might possess. One was almost frantically preparing plate after plate of nachos; the other hurrying around the bar serving the thirsty patrons their beverages.
I hadn't even realized Montreal had a Little Italy before I wandered up this way.
If you're interests involve imbibing the largest variety of beers possible; if you never order the Molson or Labatts, go just a little bit off the beaten path and head on over to Vices and Versa.
You won't be sorry you did. -
Review from Patricia S.
10/12/2011
Awesome local beer selection, good nibbles, outdoor seating in the back. Basically perfect. Take a (fairly long) stroll to Snacks'n'Blues afterwards for the late night DJ. That's where the music magic happens!
Tip: Play a lil' game with your friends where you order by number. Tell your friends the number beforehand so they can tell you if it's something you DEFINITELY won't like. We did that and it led to some interesting tastings... -
Review from Jason F.
8/3/2011
A must for any fan of microbrews or those who like to sample local flavors while traveling.
My Montreal friends invited me to this bar since my hotel happened to be in an area way too bra' for them. If you're staying downtown you can grab a bus heading up St Laurent and get off in Little Italy. If it's warm enough try to grab a seat in the intimate back patio close to the extensive chalkboard beer list.
My Montreal friends mentioned you can order a "tasting" of any 5 beers listed in a row. Whatever; just pick and choose. The IPAs were fantastic. Prices were very reasonable (~$6/pint). -
Review from Jorej Z. E.
Cote-Saint-Luc, QC
10/20/2011 1 Check-in Here
They have so many different kinds of beer! What a taste experience. Thanks Yelp for the party it was excellent to meet Montreal Yelpers in person.
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Review from Clare L.
8/9/2011
I love finding places that I've never been to before or heard about too much from people I know... yes even though this place has been in operation for 7 years now. Nonetheless, this is one of these places and I'm happy to share with you!
Tucked away on upper Saint-Laurent near Beaubien (we're talking Little Italy here, so don't try to walk it from the typical St-Lo haunts) this place has the makings for any locals to call it their home away from home:
Terrasse: Check
Large Variety of Beer: Check
Food: Check
Interesting Interior Décor: Check
Photos and Art: Check
Just right Lighting: Check
Good Crowd: Check
Bonus: Real Plants, Spacious Seating!
An idea of some of their beer offerings:
1 - Cream Ale -- Brasserie Dunham
2 - Helles -- Hopfenstark
3 - Ale Noire: Stout -- Brasserie Dunham
4 - Blanche Belge -- Brasserie Dunham
5 - Dominus vobiscum Blanche -- Charlevoix
6 - Two Pennies -- Naufrageur
7 - Weizen: Blanche -- Broadway
8 - Weizen -- Naufrageur
9 - Rye P.A. -- Charlevoix
10 - Postcolonial (IPA) -- Hopfenstark
11 - Stout à l'avoine -- Charlevoix
12 - Impériale Pale Ale -- Brasserie Dunham
13 - Ruine Papilles: IPA -- À la Fût
14 - Berliner Weiss -- Hopfenstark
15 - Golding: Pale Ale -- Simple Malts
16 - Blonde de St-Tite -- À La Fût
17 - Chi (blanche au gingembre) -- Brasseurs de Montréal
18 - Bock de Joliette -- L'Alchimiste
19 - British (Brown Ale) -- À La Fût
20 - Cidre Céleste -- Casa Breton
21 - La Tournée: Double Belge -- Naufrageur
22 - Perle : Cidre léger -- Vergers de la Colline
23 - Cidre Rosette -- Verger de la colline
24 - Cidre léger -- Casa Breton
25 - Brown Ale -- Brasserie Dunham
26 - Ostalgia blonde -- Hopfenstark
27 - Loulou Porter -- Hopfenstark
28 - Péché Mortel (Imperial stout au café) -- Dieu du Ciel!
29 - Brune écossaise -- L'Alchimiste
30 - Corte-Real, Pale Ale, 5.6% -- Naufrageur
31 - Framboise -- Hopfenstark
32 - Dominus Vobiscum Triple -- Charlevoix -
Review from Risa D.
7/31/2011 13 Check-ins Here
This is high heaven in my books: long chalkboard list of locally brewed beers, delicious smoked meat sandwiches, big satisfying nacho plates and sausages, sunny wooden tables by the window on St Laurent in Little Italy next to a kids park, leafy terrace, weekday folk music, and freeee wifi (this is one of many Ile Sans Fils hotspots in town where anyone can create a new free account and get free internet tra la la!)
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Review from Lisa Q.
9/14/2009 1 photo
Want to sample some of the best suds Quebec has to offer? Make sure you stop at this exceptional bar, which has at any given time about 30+ brews exclusively brewed in Quebec on tap. It's such a joy to walk into an establishment and not see the same ole craft regulars on tap, even in Montreal. V&V has a comfy atmosphere even when crowded, which it often is, although it has recently expanded to stuff more ale-lovers in.
They have live music certain nights, tasty nibbles, and a cute terrace for sipping pretty in the warmer months. Highly recommended. Only downfall is that it's a bit outta the way.Listed in: Out & About in QUEBEC, Dipsomania
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Review from Hanna C.
Vancouver, BC
5/23/2009
solid list of microbrews and an intimate yet spacious back terrasse. small list of simple but good sharing-type nibbles. go for the beer and late night garden talks.
try: biere gingembre, 3 Bock, hefeweizen. -
Review from S. A.
Halifax, NS
8/3/2009
Service was slow to arrive but ok once we got going. Certainly a great selection of beers. Nice patio. Food was tasty but portions were somewhat meager. Food was somewhat overpriced for what was on offer. I'll say again, nice patio. Didn't see any music while we were there so I can't speak to that.
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