Café République

I wanted to do ZERO stars but Unilocal required at least one! Consumers beware!!! My husband and I went there for lunch on October 14, 2015 for lunch. After finishing lunch we gave the waitress our credit card to pay for our meals. Less than two hours later we received a fraud alert notification from our credit card company informing us that there had been two charges to our card from the Café’ Republique restaurant! As a result of the fraudulent activities by someone in this restaurant our card was cancelled and a new one is being issued. We are in Montréal for a conference and have had this experience turn our first trip to Montréal very disappointing and stressful! Fortunately for us our credit card company caught this quickly and we won’t be faced with paying for someone else’s greed and dishonesty.

Dropped by on a rainy Canada Day. Great breakfast and service. Recommended. Too bad we couldn’t have discovered earlier and had dinner here as well.

My boyfriend and I went there for supper yesterday before going to the movie theater.
We had a lot of free time before the movie (roughly 2 hours) so we didn’t mind that there was a party upstairs (which, we understand, requires a lot of the staff’s attention).
Upon arrival, we were told to take a seat, and that we would be brought menus shortly. It didn’t happen. After over 25 minutes of sitting there and pretty much just staring at each other, while waiters after waiters skipped passed up without even so much as looking at us, we decided to go elsewhere.
When we got up and put our coat on, one of the waitresses asked us if everything was okay, to which I replied it was not, and that we were leaving. She asked ”Well, did you pay?” PAY FOR WHAT? FOR THE MENUS WE NEVER RECEIVED? I politely told her we had not received any menus or any attention of any kind in the 25 minutes we were there. She laughed and told me we should have grabbed someone to tell them we were there !!! Extremely rude and unprofessional. I shouldn’t have to TELL the staff I want a menu when I obviously came in to eat !!!
I’m never going back there even if I get paid to.

This is a great little gem, hidden amongst the bars on Peel. I discovered it accidentally, mostly because I didn’t want to go to Peel Pub or any other bars, and this restaurant is much (trés trés) classier! When I arrived, there weren’t a lot of people downstairs (there was a group upstairs as well), and the bartender was very informed, and made me feel welcome! The drinks are decently priced as well. Since then, however, I’ve been back for food and drinks, both on my own and with groups. The food is pretty good, and their crème brûlée is quite nice. There is a carrot cake (with embedded cream cheese that is delightful! It gets really busy during hockey games, so plan ahead. Their staff is both very personable and informed, and will accommodate almost any request (they also have great lunch specials)! I have also ordered delivery on
, and in earnest, the quality of the food did not diminish in any way!

Endroit sympa, accueil chaleureux mais un peu brillant normal si vous êtes au fond de la salle mais allez pour ce soir c’est un peu normal il y a un match de hockey le repas fut correct dans l’ensemble petit soupe à l’entrée brochette de bœuf comme plat mais cuisson de la viande à point et dessert un petit carré de gâteau., par contre le café pas très bon.

It was a good place for a 5 – 7 with a group on a friday, where all the pubs were filled to the top.
They have nice meal options, including vegetarian options. and got a nice selection of beers as well. Food is a bit pricy, though, but very nice.

Skip it. Café Republique is a typical diner but with some deficiencies. My girlfriend and I stopped by for some coffee and dessert.
First of all, the menu has 5 – 10 different coffee drinks with no explanation of what each drink is. I asked our waitress for some clarification but she didn’t know either! Eventually, after discussing with a few managers, she was able to explain some of the coffees so we ordered a few.
Yuck. Honestly, I do not have high standard for coffee but I could barely drink mine.
Anyway, at least we saw that they had nice chocolate cake in the dessert case (although that was the ONLY item in the case) so we ordered a slice. Our waitress was excited and said «great, the cake is so fresh!». We were then excited too.
So we waited. And waited. And waited… the cake was 5 feet from us but it took 15 minutes to arrive because our waitress was very busy chatting! There was almost no one else in the restaurant and yet somehow the service was slow.
Unimpressed.

Un endroit dont je vais me souvenir pour trois raisons :
1) C’est à la suite d’une discussion avec une serveuse de l’endroit que j’ai débloqué pour l’écriture et que je peux enfin écrire des centaines de pages sans me retrouver incapable de continuer quand l’inspiration est plus difficile;
2) C’est là que j’ai appris que la nouvelle copine de mon ancien patron était aussi sa cousine de 19 ans sa cadette;
3) J’y ai viré une des brosses les plus spectaculaires de ma vie.
Bref, c’est un endroit plus qu’inspirant, de classe et avec un service convenable. Intéressant.

I stopped in here for breakfast before an afternoon Bruins vs. Habs game at the Bell Centre… and by breakfast I mean about ½ dozen beers or so.
I was going to go to Peel Pub, but it was packed and my girlfriend wasn’t ready for the crowd first thing in the morning. So we went right next door to République. Aside from one other guy, we were the only ones there. Of course him and the bartender were more then happy to give us a ration of smack talk, since we were decked out in our Bruins jerseys. But it was all in good fun, and we were giving it back as much as we were taking it.
They serve mostly locally brewed beers, and the bartender suggested a Boréale Blonde since I had initially ordered a Molson Export. I have to say, it was pretty good… and 5 pints later it made for a damn good pre-​game breakfast.

We’ve come to Café Republique a couple of times in the last couple of months as we are planning our wedding at the Windsor Ballroom next door. It is the perfect place to meet with potential vendors, discuss plans and have a nice espresso. The ambiance is always nice and service is efficient. I like that they have Leffe Blonde on tap too!

We walked into Café Republique before starting a Gray Line tour of this excellent city yesterday morning. Upon letting our server know that we had a 50-​minute time window, she said (insert cute French accent here), «Okay, I think we can be friends in 50 minutes!»
The food was great, and everyone enjoyed their selection. Mom got Oeufs du Florentine (eggs florentine), Pop got Oeufs Benedictine (eggs benedict), and I ordered the Oeufs du Kanuck (basically a lox bagel w/​scrambie eggs on the side). Hard to screw up a lox bagel plate, but seriously… Montréal does NOT mess around in the bagel department. I’d heard that they’re better than NYC bagels, and after that one example yesterday, I’m inclined to agree!
Despite our server’s cuteness, the service suffered from a bit of absenteeism. After taking our orders and dropping them off 20 minutes later, we didn’t really see her until it was time for the bill. No check-​in. No «how are we all doing over here?» In fact, when my mom waved her over she said, «I’m with other customers that are here before you.» There were like 3 tables total. We saw the water refill guy more often.
If you like solid brunch food, cute (but aloof) service and Enya meets Arabian trance soundtracks while you eat, give this place a shot. I’d probably go back.

Conveniently located close to St Catherine street and within walking distance of Crescent, this Republique is one of my favorite joints in the area. The service is always quick, bilingual and polite. Portions are plentiful, well-​presented and reasonably priced. I like their beer tap selection as well, particularly the Leffe.
Republique cocktails tend to err on the sweet side, which isn’t my taste. But if you dig tropical and/​or girly drinks, have one because they are delicious.
If you have the white wine sangria you will like it, but you will contribute significantly to the Café Republique profits.
So give it a try and be prepared to return.