Decided to try Carlos and pepes after many years of disappointing visit (during covid and 1-2 years after, wasn't good). The restaurant hasn't really change, same Mexican ambiance. As for the menu, the reprint it with less option on it. Service is mediocre at best. It's very slow for everything. I didn't even get water refill on my glass for the whole time I was there. We had to call our waiter to prepare the bill. Tedious, and the restaurant is far from pact. It's in fact pretty empty and the outside terrace isn't half full. And there's enough staff to cover everything. As for the food. I tried the tacos dos pisos which is 3 chicken tacos inside a hard shell tortilla that sit inside a soft shell tortiall. It was not bad, but one of the problem is they put a very good sauce but it sit on top of the overflowing lettuce that doesn't stay inside. So result? A very dry tacos. So disappointing meal and service. read more

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I wouldn't even feed this food to my dog. It is not real mexfood and it kept me on the toilet for a week!

The best Mexican food Tacos Fries Sauce Steak and chicken with guacamole give me love I give it 5 read more

Carlos & Pepe's - Very good - Mexican Near Me - Laval, Quebec

Definitely digusting I just came back from here and never I ever been more disappointed from a restaurant.The music was very loud, also my meat was totally burnt so I ate half of my plate and it took me all of my efforts to eat that much. The fries were really greasy and not good plus they mixed up the order of the person who was with me . All of their food is prepare in advance and put in the freezer and just defrost it when the meal as been asked which doesn't give us quality nor freshness. Also the social distancing isn't respected at all at least then 6 feet they were a bunch of 6 persons which who could've been infected . If I could just give 0 star I would do it without hesitation . That's how bad it was. Don't go there to waste your money you'll be extremely disappointed. For my part at least I will never go there again. read more

I wish I had read the reviews first, massively overpriced and some of the worst food I have ever eaten, I had to leave a review as I hope no one else makes the same mistake of trying to eat here read more

Stopped in for some drinks and tacos as Sunday hosts a special for 2$ tacos. Was really craving a michelada and ordered the special listed in the menu which was a michelada and for 2$ extra a shot of tequila. The tequil was good but the michelada itself fell flat and did t have much taste to it other then beer. However if you are craving those typical flavours especially the tomato juice get the " Red Eye" instead much closer to what an actual michelada should taste like. As for the tacos they were pretty good, I had asked the waitress what her favourite was and she suggested the beef so I went for that. Overall there's lots of room for improvement but you can be the judge of that your self. read more

Carlos & Pepe's - Michelada - Mexican Near Me - Laval, Quebec

I genuinely do not understand why this place has such a low rating because both times I've been were excellent experiences. I had the opportunity to try this restaurant in September of 2018. We were a group of 15 loud people arriving at 10 PM on a Friday night, and the waitresses and other staff were AMAZINGLY patient, very knowledgeable of the menu, very accurate in the order. The food was delicious, I had the pork quesadillas and I remember being full after two out of three, which calls for a generous meal. My friend made me taste the pulled chicken enchiladas and it was delicious as well. You can't expect it to be real authentic Mexican food, but it has a certain taste of it, anyways the food is delicious! They have the funniest ritual for birthdays, definitely take your friend there for their birthday, it's fun to watch! The restaurant is huge with a lot of TVs and comfortable seating, but always jam packed so make sure you call to reserve before you show up! Their cocktails are also fun, very colourful and come in a funny little bowl. read more

Carlos & Pepe's - Pulled pork quesadillas - Mexican Near Me - Laval, Quebec

2 stars for service, 3 for the food and for 4 for decor. This Carlos and Pepes is brand new, decorated with beautiful colors and ecletic knick knacks. I loved the old wooden doors framed on the wall, the surf board type counter, barber chair, and flip flops hanging from the bar. However, I was not impressed with this new opening, the entire staff needs to get their act together. Service was extremely slow. We had lunch around 12:30 on Friday August 7, place was only half full, we waited 40 mins before being served water and chips/salsa, which we had to ask for. Once the food came along, the portion looked tiny and not what we had in mind. Apparently, their "enchiladas" are just small, soft tacos folded in half. They are not the generous rolls you're supposed to get like EVERY SINGLE picture on Google shows what a true enchilada is. Also I found a piece of bone that was an inch wide in my beef. After complaining to the manager, he had to give us a discount on our meal. Half the stuff was missing on our plate, we were supposed to get salad, beans and sour cream, it all came separately and despite ordering the exact same thing, my bf's dish had an extra touch of garnish, mine didn't. That just goes to show how there's lacking attention to detail in the kitchen. Food was good, although if I compare it to their biggest competitor, I've been to all the 3 Amigos locations many times, service is always fast, they turn tables around quickly, food is cheaper and tastier. Plus, they are also opening up in Laval soon! Won't be going back to Carlos anytime soon - give them time to establish themselves. read more

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First time here. We were four on a friday. We were lucky to arrive early. Quite popular. We had the fajitas and burritos. I find the menu limited. I usually go to the other mexican chain. The rice was tasty but the burrito seemed small. The fajitas were appreciated but those who ordered them. It was fine . The terrace is well located. read more

Food was ok but not great. Salad was smothered in dressing, should have asked for it on the side. The two stars: - nice atmosphere and decor but it's very dusty. We looked up and saw a lot of dusty clinging to decorations, chains on light and flags. The service was quick when they came by.. to quick. We were asked what we wanted to drink and after my wife and I answered they walked away before my kids could ask for a drink. Lastly we went in the mid afternoon on a Sunday and we were there for over 90 minutes. It was really, really slow service. 10 minute wait before someone came by and dropped off menus. Long wait for drink order then long wait to place food order.. then a very long wait for good to arrive. When we finished and asked for the bill, we even had a long wait for that. It would have been understandable if the place was busy but we were 1 of 3 tables in a servers zone. read more

Rude staff, expensive food. Considering the offering in Centropolis I can't justify go there again.

Nick at Carlos & Pepe's Centropolis Laval was a pleasure ! Very attentive, courteous and took care of us! What a pleasure to get great service. Thank-you Nick ! read more

We went to the one in vaudreuille. AMAZING VIBES & great service staff!! Amazing fun cool drink menus. We had a little issue with one of the tacos we ordered .. it was a steak taco (the baja) and I we got one small peice of steak in the whole entire taco.. at first I was confused maybe they made a vegetarian one so I asked the waitress and she immediately brought me a small side of steak to add to the taco.. the wings are so yummy! Overall great place & if it's your birthday you should definitely go there! And ask for the tequila shot ;) read more

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I was so excited to come to this place since I found out they were coming to Laval. The first time I tried to go the line was so long outside that we turn around. This time I came during an off night during the week and it was a good choice because the place was not really busy. The decor is amazing and the place was pretty clean. The music was very loud actually it was a little too loud because I couldn't hear what my boyfriend was telling or even hear the waitress. The service was pretty slow and it also took a while for us to get an English menu. Huge drink menu and my man had a beer and I took some kind of pina colada and it was very good. It was cheap fajitas night so my boyfriend tried that and we both loved it. I had a spicy fish taco with a mango slaw and that was amazing as well the only thing I didn't enjoy was that awful rice it was mushy and tasted like tomato. Also love the fact that they have so many hot sauce to choose from right at the table. I will go back again for drinks and food for sure read more

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Surprisingly, we stumbled on this popular Ste Catherine restaurant un Centropolis in Laval. The deco was cool. Choices a plenty with respect of meals. We ended up getting hot plate to make your own Taco and spicy honey garlic chicken wings. Ordered red wine of course while I drank a Corona; We ended the evening with ice creams with caramel syrup and fried cheese cake in a casadilla. The Good: again choices for the whole family. A great affordable choice from the many restaurants in Centropolis. The Bad: though the deco was nice it looked more like your typical sports bar. It also played modern music. The Ugly: well we found this place by accident because of the snow storm. So there is a silver lining. Tip: Get their best sellers like we do to get the best bang for your buck. Affordable prices$$-$$$ read more

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Almost inedible. Started with horrible salsa. I should have stopped there. I ordered tortilla soup. I'm pretty sure they just opened a can or a box of mole sauce, Added some chicken bits and avocado in there I was left eating something a kin to BBQ sauce. Service so slow that we got a free beer. Wait staff was charming. read more

Great ambiance, service, drinks and food! My table ordered an assortment of entrés (nachos, chili and soup). Everyone was super content but nothing can match the happiness of when we received our sangria and main meal. Amazing tacos, quesadillas and fajitas!!! read more

Carlos & Pepe's - Mexican Near Me - Laval, Quebec

My chicken burrito was excellent except the service was a bit slow even though there was barely anybody else there. Also not real authentic Mexican food but it certainly hits the spot. Will come back! Also the drinks were excellent as well! read more

I've been to this place many times and food was always good and warm. But this time I wanted to try their steak fajitas... my friend ordered the same too. The steak pieces were over cooked and hard to chew, I mean... HARD! I never return food to the kitchen as I am a bit concerned what will happen to it while inside the kitchen before coming back to my table... (we all saw the movie waiter right?!) you should have seen us chewing on the steak!!! Anyways, i do not recommend the steak fajitas, but everything else I had so far was good. ;) read more

Carlos & Pepe's - Steak fajitas - way over cooked - Mexican Near Me - Laval, Quebec

I was not sure if I should give it 2 or 3 stars. I ordered the fajitas which were OK but everyone else's were bad. They had no rice so they gave french fries??? Mexican with fries??? WTF??? My wifes food was horrid. Service was just OK and I did not pick this place to eat and will not be back. Just go down the road at Quesada Burritos & Tacos for a fraction of the price and you won't go wrong. read more

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The decor gets 5 stars. As I write this, however, I've just been waiting for my appetizer for over 40 minutes. The service here is pretty deplorable. So, just like a pretty girl with no substance, this place is a bit of a one-hit wonder. Oh, look! My tortilla soup came! It's delicious. ..and lukewarm. So is my queso fundido. After the server argued with my table, claiming it was not cold, he acquiesced and reheated it. My food arrived about 1 hr 45 minutes after I ordered....and though it was delicious, I think that was too long to wait. If the staff here can work on timing, this place will be great. The environment seems fun, but just not service oriented. read more

Really bad service, food was ok but I'm telling you the service was 1 star. Waited 20 mins for drinks, longer for check...was not busy. Our servers, yes we had 2 (I think one was training the other) both need some work. Rough dinner read more

I don't understand why they would change their chip salsa (which was a sweet salsa) to a extremely spicy salsa. As well they changed their great rice to a very salty one. And they no longer accompany their meals with the tiny salad. I don't understand why ruin something that was working so well. read more

Service: 3 stars Décor: 4.5 stars Food: 1 star Had the Cochinita pibil and it was not at all good. The meat was very bland, and was served with a basic coldslaw that makes supermarket coldslaw seem like 5 stars. No chips were served at the beginning of the night like is usual for Carlos & Pepe restaurants. We were a group of 3 people and our food arrived cold, which was really uncool. I'd say, this place is a great place to get a drink in the Centropolis but I won't be eating here ever again. read more

We went to satisfy our taco craving. They stated its 1$ on sunday so we we went crazy. Turned out to be 3$ for the beef. We paid $50 for our night. We could have had a much better dinner elsewhere for that price. Manager said that the waitress should have told us the 'fine print'. He was too busy on the phone to address us. Needless to say, we'll never step foot in this chain again. read more

Food was cold and no flavours! I paid 50$ for me and husband for four tacos. This place is over priced and we got very bad service. Our waitress couldn't say a word of English!! I even told her we speak English she didn't care. I am definitely never going back!! read more

Very mediocre food and worse drinks. The flavour is just not there. I went on a night of Grand Opening and it really was not a good experience with lousy annoying French DJ music. Seated next to a rowdy group of teenagers in the corner doing tequila shots and just plain obnoxious. Margaritas are bland and weak and fajitas were flavourless and very generic. I don't think it is possible to have good Mexican food in Quebec. read more

This was the worst food and service I received in my life. Took over an hour to get our drinks out and another hour and a half for our meals. Seems like the servers were out hanging with their friends at the bar other than waiting on their tables. The worst Mexican in Quebec. Stay away read more

I was surprised about that place, from some of the reviews i did not have high expectation. However Thats a very good Mexican restaurant. My first visit , it was really busy but we had a table in 5 min. The waiter was very efficient and professional . Had several drink , some to my taste some not. I took the mixed fajita, huge portion, very tasty and very well presented. My second time was with my kids, our waiter was very helpful, efficient and explained the dishes as accurate as it could be. I had the steak tacos . The soft ones were simply delicious, spicy as i liked it , i did not like the hard tacos (usually not my favorite). My wife took the steak sandwich , she enjoyed every bit. Kids meal were huge (as an adult portion) we took calamari to share but was spicy for the kids , no complain from my part nor my wife. I love the decor, very nice murals. Dishes are fairly priced for the quantity and we did not pay for any extras . I would definitely come back and i highly recommend this place read more

i give this place a 3 star because i dont think its authentic mexican cuisine, but a very cute place to enjoy drinks and good food. their salad is pretty good but nothing amazing and nothing mexican about it. nice decor and very trendy (centropolis) read more

I have attended this restaurant a few times and was expecting an eclectic experience sadly i was left unsatisfied. The service was rushing us, lost and a little rude. The food was mediocre as my taco fell apart. read more

Huge line-up, wait was 25 minutes (but we were warned on the phone about it, so no complaints). They only take reservations for groups of 6+ Decor was definitely a 5, great vibe. Drinks were a solid 4. Food menu was extensive, lots of options for everyone. My fiance and I had the tacos and ranchero burrito. Both tasted pretty much exactly alike and were fairly bland. Required a great deal of hot sauce to get the flavour going. Price was good as well. Service was attentive. Overall, would still like to try it at least once more, and perhaps order the a specialty hot sauce that they have. read more

Be aware , do not go here !! This restaurant have bad services ! I ask for a lime and it took 45 mins to come . Food is not that great , very simple .. If you want Mexican food , go somewhere else .. you will be disappointed. My food was burnt and chicken was very dry ! read more

Talk about cheap. I ordered the steak fajitas and got a plate of onions with a couple of pieces of pepper. The steak was thin and cut into big pieces and the Guacamole was watered down. To add to that they charge 50 cents for each additional tortillas. read more

I decided to try out this place because the 3 amigos closed down. And I was pleasantly surprised ! There was a line but when the waitress asked if we wanted to sit at the bar instead of wait for a dining room place we agreed. I ordered a mojito. BEST MOJITO OF MY LIFE. it was delicious, and so was the food. 5 stars for the food. By far the best Mexican I've had in my life. The only down point was those stools we were seating on. It hurt all our bums. And the music is so loud everyone has to yell to understand each other. But overall I will be coming back soon. It might just be a weekly outing. read more

I had never been to any locations of Carlos & Pepe before today so I was curious to give it a try. This is a casual restaurant serving Mexican fare. Our servers were friendly and attentive and the location inside is very festive looking in decor. However , the location is huge and was very empty -maybe it was just the time of day but it was at exactly lunch time. They serve complimentary chips and salsa when you're seated. I ordered the fajita combo (steak and shrimp). The fajitas come with tortilla meat and dressings for your fajitas but no side dishes. The quantity of the food is not bad , a little small but still filling. The fajitas were okay the steak and shrimp were cooked well and they give you mostly peppers and onions more than meat. The ingredients seemed fresh and while the meal wasn't bad at all it just really wasn't anything to remember. Not a bad choice of restaurant for a family or a group just wouldn't Be my first choice. However I wouldn't discourage anyone from trying it for themselves read more

NOT THE SAME AS DOWNTOWN LOCATION!!! We came here wanting their taco special. Firstly, the beef tacos were $3, not $1. No rice. And the flavor was completely different recipe. The food was put together veryyyy sloppy! It was a tbsp of meat in a regular sized taco, with 2 shreds of lettuce on it, with their "sauce" splashed in each. GO DOWNTOWN!!!!! Only reason I gave 2 stars was because service was decent. read more

Terrible experience. Waiters simply do not care, maybe a bunch of students that were hired for summer jobs. Service was very slow. Someone forgot my order! So my family received their meals, that took 30 minutes, but when food was served my order was not there. After asking the waitress my order took 25 minutes to arrive, so waited almost 1 hour for food. I ordered shrimp tacos, one was not completely peeled, have you ever had that experience? At least we were not charged for the chips and salsa ($3.00). read more

Very trendy looking restaurant but unfortunately that's where it ends. Being a foody, I'm always up to try somewhere new. I found myself at centropolis and was in the mood for some good Mexican. OMG what a disappointment this was! My meat taco (vampiro) had more tomato paste than beef! Which made it very sweet and hard to digest ( I needed an antacid when I got home- honestly!). I'm not one to waste money but I couldn't finish my taco, it was that horrible. I feel bad writing this but at the price they charge, they should be ashamed! HIRE A REAL CHEF! So I'm writing this review so you can save your money and avoid an ulcer! read more

Carlos & Pepe's - Carlos & Pepe centropolis - Mexican Near Me - Laval, Quebec

My family is vegetarian and the food was amazing! We found our new fav Mexican food place in Laval! The music was loud and the place was happening. But there are booths available where a family can sit and have an amazing meal away from the speakers. Was disappointed with the spiceness level of their table sauces (4 kinda) and had to pay $1.50 extra for the hotter sauce. However the spicy(on request) vege burrito was delicious! My soft taco with cactus and avocado was savory and the spinach and cheese enchiladas was zesty! Will definitely come back. read more