Brasseur de Montréal

Griffintown seems to be a cute, young neighborhood! This bar is in an unassuming road/area. There is a ton of space inside! My friend and I were surprised when we walked in that it was completely empty... until I realized there was a second room that was full of windows that let in a ton of sun - that's where everyone was! It was too cold that day to be outside, but there was also an outdoor patio area.

Our first server was pretty friendly. He told us which beers were part of the day's Happy Hour deal ($5 for a pint!) I ordered a cider because I'm not a beer person, and it was quite good!

My friend and I shared a poutine, which was delicious! The gravy wasn't too heavy and the cheese curds tasted great.

At that point we were given another server. (Shift change maybe?) The new server wasn't as friendly and came infrequently and in the other room majority of the time, so we had to flag them down for things like water refill and the bill the times they did come back to sunny room.

Overall a quaint modern brewery spot. It was a chill day and not too busy, but I enjoyed how we didn't feel rushed and we were able to stay for a good amount of time.

It might not be obvious how close you are to Brasseur de Montreal as you approach from the northeast on Rue Ottawa. The not-well-numbered stretches seem to go on forever until you finally hit 1485 and its sign. There's nice ambiance here, and you have a choice of where to sit, inside, outside, and a roofed terrace. They have a medium to large beer selection, though few on the inventory are darker beers (my preference). We got in our "mandatory for the weekend" order of poutine here, a standard smoked meat variety. Service goes with the flow (pun not intended), very casual and friendly but still prompt.

Belle microbrasserie située dans le quartier Griffintown.

J'ai dégusté un smoked Meat très bon avec d'excellentes patates douces.
Le service était excellent ainsi que leur excellente bière. Le gérant est même venu me voir afin de vérifier si tout était à mon goût.
J'ai hâte d'y retourner en été sur la terrasse !


Nice microbrewery located in Griffintown quarter.

I taste a delicious smoked Meat with excellent sweet potatoes.

Service was quick and excellent like their good beer.

I'm anxious to comeback on the terrace during summer.

Pros: Great beer
Cons: The service is VERY poor. We were there on 6-22-2023 at 4:15pm in the afternoon. We sat at the bar. Only a few customers. There had to be at least 10 wait staff hanging out around the bar. It took about 10 minutes before anyone even asked us if we wanted anything. We had to flag someone down to take our food order. We were there for at least an hour and a half and could never figure out who our bartender even was. Everyone simply ignored us. The food order, which was simple, was all screwed up. The food was mediocre at best, but was very expensive. We asked who the manager was and we were told it was one of the people just hanging out with the group of staff talking most of the time and ignoring us. OMG I'm SO sick of paying really expensive prices at restaurants receiving a crappy meal and really poor service. Disgusted in Montreal!

Well I'm always ready to try out a "new to me"brewery experience so wifey and I ventured outside of our Old Montreal bubble and walked over to Griffintown this weekend to check out Brasseur de Montréal. The beer wasn't totally new to me as I had a few BdM IPA's the other night at the Habs game and figured this place was worth checking out!

The beer selection is fantastic! I had a flight with 4 IPA's and a red ale, all of which were excellent. Barb doesn't drink beer often but when she does she prefers Dos Equis...oh wait that's a different beer...she prefers something lighter. Brasseur de Montréal delivered with a flight of 4 tasty blancs, Pilsners, and lagers. The food was average for a place like this, good but not great. I had the recommended fish and chips (served slightly undercooked) and Barb had a salad. Not a great dining experience but the beer and service were great!

I have spent so many evenings drinking one of my favorite beers in the entire world at Brasseur de Montreal and it appears haven't written a proper review about them yet. In case you wonder which is this beer, it is the Oriental Chi, ginger and lemongrass infused deliciousness. Of course different people have different preferences, at Brasseur de Montreal you can be pleasantly surprised, just have the tasting flight.

The restaurant located in Griffintown used to be off the beaten path for years, located in very industrial environment, where even the close access to the canal Lachine biking path was not as obvious. That has certainly changed in recent years with the endless constructions around. The owners of the brewery sensed the possibility of growing business, expanded the internal space and redid the nice patio few years back. Now parking around is becoming almost impossible due to so many new inhabitants that moved in the area and public transport is not any convenient yet.

The food at Brasseur de Mntreal is simply good. I'm a hugely addicted to their sweet potato fries and have enjoyed everything on the starters part of the menu. The poutine options are outstanding, recently had the duck confit version, so yummy. There are salads and serious dining options depending on your appetite. The outdoor terrace is beautiful, but I have learned through the years service may get atrociously slow, when there are too many customers. I prefer to simply sit at the bar, pints and food come fast and with smile. The restaurant has a full alcohol menu, so if you don't like beer, but just a good bite, you will be still satisfied.

Very cozy spot, especially during COVID-19, because 3/4 of this place is outside! Comfortable patio seating with umbrellas to keep the sun out. Coming here with a large group of 4+ is even possible and you wouldn't have to worry too much about distancing.

The beer is pretty good, I really enjoyed their red and a "sangria" made with their IPA! They also have cider.

I ate their crabcake and nachos. The crabcake was great, but you only get 1 per order and I could've eaten 3. The nachos were nicely done though, loaded and not boring everyday Tostitos out of the bag.

We were looking for a local brewery and a place to get a quick bite after our workout. Found this spot based on one of the locals recommendation.

Not a bad place and didn't really stay that long as we wanted something quick and easy. I ordered their fish and chips and one of their darker beers which kinda tasted like chocolate! Good stuff!

Friends ordered an ipa and a heff I believe. Overall decent experience..service was great and recommendations from the staff were good as well..

No. I do not like this place. This is my 4th time here always 5@7s. Sometimes super busy sometimes empty. I would give it 2 stars only but...

The concept is alright. The food is fine i guess, a bit overpiced 'cuz it's 'hip to charge more' for things. The red wine choices are good... But again hip to overprice (over 1/2 the price of the whole bottle for just one glass). The service is friendly/nice enough.

But the service. Is. Always. Sooooo. Slow. My gawd.

Coworker who's been waiting for her plate of food for 45 minutes: "the waitress just explained she totally forgot to place my order in the kitchen, she's going to do that now... It's ok she's probably new"

Me: " um actually she was here the last time i was here....prolly about 2 years ago."

Coworker: "oh."

Yah i spose it's not the worst thing in the world but seriously it always happens here. Always. You will wait for something. It might not be ur meal....it might not be ur drink... It might not be ur bill...but it will be one of them. Guaranteed.

The beer and beer selection in the place is GREAT ! They have a big fun terrasse that is perfect for couples as well as big groups. I would have given them a perfect 5 or at least a 4 but their location is not that great, located about 15 min away from a metro station outside of the main areas you usually go out and if you come here and it is packed you need to walk 20-30 min to the next place. Also the beer selection is amazing but if you are a vegetarian their food menu is basically fries and onion rings. Still I would come here again just for the beers. I had a couple of stouts that were so unique especially gosttown brewed in absinthe and has a nice anise flavor to it.