L'Assommoir Notre-Dame

One word at the beginning - this neighbourhood is quite pricey, so do not expect an inexpensive dive if that’s what you are looking for.The meals are quite tasty and there are a couple of options to have meals to share with your family, friends or coworkers. The cocktail list is quite large and pretty tasteful.On the downside, the service can be quite long on a busy evening and the cocktails are quite small - a comment that one can make pretty much about any bar in Montreal :-) I suggest that you make a reservation if you want to eat at peak hours.

A little under-whelming. It looked like a pretty nice place and the bartender was polite. However, the bar top looked like it hadn't been cleaned thoroughly in a while - it was wiped quickly, but had lots of gross build-up around the taps that had been neglected. We ordered a ceasar and a Mexican car crash, and neither were very good. The ceasar had almost no garnish and little flavor, and the Mexican car crash was quite flavorless as well. It also didn't have a holder for the beer on top, so a few seconds after the bartender gave it to me the beer fell into the drink and spilled everywhere. No one seemed to notice or offered to clean it up.

Cool place. I'm solo tonight. Everyone is busy. No conversation but good vibe.