Love love this place in the summer ! the big open windows and terrasse make it the perfect spot to hang out. I always go for the Automatic Burger soooo juicy, flavorful, and honestly tastes like it just came off a backyard grill. Pair it with an ice-cold, crisp beer and you're set or you can get the lili ! Super strong but amazing ( it's like a sangria with whiskey lol ) read more

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I've been in Verdun for almost 12 years and just came in here for the first time the other day for lunch with a friends. The one thing that automatically caught my eye was the 4 x 4 burger with cream cheese and sautéed mushrooms. For those of you who may remember the good old days of Montreal in the 80's and 90's, the best place in town for burgers at that time was La Paryse and their Le Special Burger which had, you guessed it, cream cheese. La Paryse closed back in 2012 and the one thing I miss the most was their Le Special Burger - nothing has ever come close since. Until now. I had the 4 x 4 burger and I was momentarily transported back to a Montreal with cheap rents, no gentrification and foreign hipsters loaded with trust-fund cash ruining our neighbourhoods. My friend tells me their pasta dishes and salads are all equally good and I can tell you the prices here are very reasonable and service was fast and friendly. read more

Out with the fam jam, we were in Verdun looking for a place to grab lunch. I've never been to Garage Cafe but apparently, they've been multiple times. No idea why. We dropped in on a Friday afternoon (around 1:00pm). The place was busy. Couple tables on the sidewalk but oddly, there's not enough umbrella shade to cover them all. We didn't find our waitress friendly or helpful. The menu is extremely generic: appetizers, salads, sandwiches, burgers, pizzas, pastas, grilled meats, kids menu and dessert. They also had a table d'hôte which we all ended up choosing. - Green salad - boring. Dressing was a thousand island. - Tomato soup - better than the salad. You could taste the vinegar mixed in with the tomatoes. - Cod fish Portuguese style ($18.00) - served with pilaf rice and vegetables. No idea how this was labelled as Portuguese style. Easily the BLANDEST fish I've ever been served. No flavour whatsoever. Our waitress said it was grilled; definitely wasn't. Just awful. - Penne ($17.00) - sautéed with oil, prosciutto, red onion and dried tomato. Nothing special about this dish. You could make this better at home. Overpriced. - Pizza ($13.00) - pepperoni, artichoke, red onion, pepper and mushrooms. At least you can tell they make the dough. - Burger ($13.00) - cheddar, mushrooms and bacon with a side of fries. It was okay. I had a bite and would have liked the meat to be cooked less. No clue why this place is popular. Found the food bland, boring and generic. read more

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Good food, simple but tasty fare. Hamburgers, sandwiches, pasta and salads. The atmosphere welcoming. More upscale than a diner, but less imposing than an expensive restaurant. Anyone can feel in the right place. I found the staff professional and friendly, without being over familiar. read more

Food is great but it takes a long time for it to get served to you even when there is not many people. The place has a nice mood to it though. Come here ONLY if you have a lot of time on your hands and want high quality food. read more

Overall first time experience is pretty good. I decided to share a few starters with my girlfriend. We had the calamari, cheese sticks, bruschetta and a onion soup. Everything was very tasty and to my satisfaction, I'll definitely come back again. Also the drinks aren't very expensive, I had a pint of Cheval Blanc and it was only 6$ my girlfriend had a bloody Cesar and it cost 5.50 so not very pricey. Definitely loud but that's to be expected because it is mostly like a bar and not "cafe" as promoted in the company name. read more

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Great place to come eat. My boyfriend and i got a bunch of appetizers we got cheese sticks, onion soup, bruschetta, and calamari and it was all fantastic and not expensive at all! Cute little place i went sunday night almost all seats were taken but it was still pleasant it wasn't to loud or crowded. Waitresses are very nice, the food came fast. Very happy to come to garage cafe for a date night! read more

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This spot has incredible comfort food and some lighter options that's high quality but insanely affordable. Plus they may still have a 10% pickup discount to encourage people to pickup vs ubereats! Their burgers that come with a huge portion of delicious fries and spicy Mayo are $10-12 after tax (!!) and they are in the top few burgers I've ever had. All their sandwiches are great, appetizers and pizza and pasta also. A real gem. read more

Garage Café - Takeout menu + hours for Covid times! Support them!! They rock, amazing food and prices. - Burgers Near Me - Verdun, Quebec

Very disappointed. Yesterday my firends and I wented to garage cafe around 8:00pm, and we've been told we CANNOT just order wine or coffee except we order the dinner (we already finished dinner in someother place), we told the waitress that we would like to have fries and desserts and she refused to service. And half of the restruant was empty...... The place seems nice but the service was so rude. read more

I'm still trying to discover new places to get some decent grub in my neighborhood but Verdun is not so easy. The area is replete with 99¢ pizza joints and littered with hot-dog stops. Respectable feeding is hard to come by. But they're around and slowly I'll tread the waters. The other day I tried the Garage Café, a Pizza slash burger slash pasta restaurant. Reassuringly the place was packed and people were standing outside drinking. The place looks like the neighborhood food stop filled with regulars that simply walked to get there. The décor is a bit patchy but has flair of its own, service is friendly but a bit slow but they try with all the traffic. The menu is varied but offers nothing innovating yet isn't boring either. Fun comfort food to have with beer, wine or sangria. As is often the case, I'm in no mood for alcohol after work (Unless I'm not working the next day) so I ordered a Coca-cola and this was the interesting part, they serve it in a Mason jar that has a handle on it. Loved the idea so much I want some of my own now. Not feeling the pasta menu because it's my fall-back plan when I don't know what to prepare for myself at home I hit the Burger Menu, something I never get bored of. I love a good burger so much I'd eat one for breakfast and I have in the past thanks to American Diners. So I went for the Four By Four. The Four by Four is a healthy helping of Beef (of course) and Philly Cream Cheese, Bacon and fried Mushrooms and Onions. All ingredients I simply can't get enough. Sadly I didn't get enough. The patty was a whopper but seriously if you're gonna be a restaurant called the GARAGE CAFÉ, to me it seems like a grease monkey wouldn't eat a flimsy burger and with the price, gimme something to chew on. Burger 101: A burger must be meaty, juicy, greasy and yes a sloppy mess. But also it's gotta be heavy on the toppings and I'm not talking ketchup. If you tell me you're gonna put some Philly Cream cheese, don't scrape it on; slather it on thick. The mushrooms? I want them flowing from the sides. And the bacon... the bacon. How many times have I said this? Life has no meaning without bacon. This was the big epic FAIL of this Burger that coulda-been. When I go to my local La Belle Province - often derided for being the bottom of the barrel of fast food restaurants in Montreal - and order a bacon-cheese burger, the cook takes out 3 or 4 slices of fresh uncooked bacon and drops them on the grill before taking out the fresh burger patties and then making me a super fresh and tasty messy sloppy burger. But at Garage Café, I got one tiny slice of pre-cooked bacon. Come On! And the patty was to perfectly round and well shaped to be fresh prepared. The fries were pretty damn tasty though and it was served with a side of very tangy and spicy mayonnaise that added some serious punch to the burger. The burger wasn't bad in the final analysis it just could have easily been an out of this world kick-ass burger with a few simple steps. 3 buns outta 5 read more

Went there to order some cocktails to pre-drink, but was informed we had to order food as well. We tried to order a small appetizer but then was told we had to order food that was a certain price or higher as it won't count otherwise. We were frustrated as we weren't hungry, but ordered an entree of wings, mozzarella sticks and calamari plus a pitcher of sangria. The food was cold, greasy and tasteless, and the sangria was bland and didn't even taste like alcohol. Won't ever be back. read more

Great place and service for the price. Pros: Very friendly, very willing to attempt to communicate with us (Americans) in English, Extensive menu, Cheap relative to Montreal dining, Hang-out for "locals", Chatty servers (in a good way), fun themed decor, delicious variety of burgers, great french fries Cons: Took quite a while for a pretty standard order, it was very crowded though and they were paying close attention to guests. Not a huge issue, but can't give it a 5 because we went there for a quick burger. read more

My hubby and I enjoyed it here. It literally is a garage. A very neat concept. Not too big, yet not too small. The two girls who were working on Sunday at lunchtime were so nice. :-) They filled up our waters diligently and both of them at separate occasions passed by and asked us if it was to our taste. There was a Table D'Hote menu that had very appealing choices; I had trouble choosing what I wanted to eat. I ended up ordering the Chicken Wrap w/ Grilled Veggies, Cheese + Green Salad & Tea / Desert of the Day. The wrap was *really* delicious. Hubby ordered one of the deluxe burgers and it came with fires. It wasn't earth-shattering, but it was good. Definitely Return Worthy! read more

This place provides a much needed little spot for eats and drinks in Verdun. The menu has options for both veggies and meat-eaters and the fries are delicious. I also recommend their salmon, salads, mussels and their customizable individual pizzas are tasty too. They make good mixed drinks, have yummy pitchers of sangria made with red or white wine, beer on tap, and a covered side patio as well as an outdoor terrace out front. The décor looks a lot like its namesake, a garage, with little decorative pieces and a roll up garage door that leads to the side patio. It's a snug fit in a smaller space but not uncomfortably so... they arrange seating for groups of people and yes, the staff are very francophone but are always welcoming, friendly and have happily obliged to speak English when I've brought anglo friends there who struggled with french. I tend to only go here in warmer weather because of the patio, but I'm glad it's in my hood. read more

If you want to drink alcohol here you'll need to order a meal. Fortunately, the food here is delicious! What I expected was typical, greasy pub food but what I got was a well made hamburger and fries that was different and yet deliciously familiar. It's atmosphere is very friendly and you feel like you've escaped into a small town where everyone knows eachother! read more

Super reliable neighbourhood spot that's recently been renovated to be even more welcoming. Indoor section, + outdoor tables in the summer + a semi open area that's wonderful on a sunny day. They do everything well: burgers, salads, sandwiches, grilled mains, etc. Their pizza is thin crust with lots of cheese and fully customizable toppings. I think they might have the best fries in the city for real. Thin, crispy guys and always served with a delicious aioli for dipping. Try a featured moule + frites (they change the sauce / broth recipe regularly) and pair with a pint of Cheval Blanc for a perrrfect lunch. read more

Overpriced for terrible food. The fries are bland and tasteless. The chicken wings and sauce are not good, more sour than hot and everything is way overpriced for the quality of eats there. I've also had the chicken burger. It was bland, tasteless and cold by the time I got it, and I now avoid going to the Garage Café. So many better places to explore and eat at in Verdun! read more

I live near this restaurant, and like the previous reviewer, its true, its hard to find decent places in Verdun. (I have to say it is improving a lot!) I like Garage Cafe, cool atmosphere, and they make a killer mixed drink called Lili's. Their fries are great and their fare is decent. I think you get what you pay for. I personally like their salads (they are plentiful) and their pizzas are good too. They are child friendly (they have two high chairs - be careful though, one of them has a broken belt!). They prefer that patrons speak in French, but I find that typical of Verdun and its fine by me! (After all, we are in Montreal!) read more

Lovely place, homemade food and the prices are amazing. Recently they extended the menu. Always, you might enjoy the set menu

I made a yelp account just to let everyone know what an amazing gem this place is. This is my second time eating here and it's just as great as last time. I'm surprised that more people don't know about this place. It's now one of my favorite places to eat in Montreal. The fries and the caesar salad are amazing, the atmosphere is great and the service is fast. Highly recommended! read more

I went there with a group of 20+ people and I had the "hybride" burger, chicken, cheddar cheese with some honey mustard to spread in and/or dip. The decor: Some might say the decor isn't all that important but from the moment I sat down I noticed at least 7 violation of health and hygiene code. The wooden tables were worn and hadnt been properly cleaned (scrapped to remove the sticky shit, scrubbed with hot soapy water to kill bacterias, dried and varnished, then cleaned regularly with soap water) , they were sticky and it's not attributable to the humidity. The flooring was metal, dirty and neglected. The walls had isolation coming out. The area where we were sitting had removable transparent plastic windows, some of them had duct tapes on it. From what I could see, the kitchen seemed to be in a relative bad shape, bad lighting, greases stains, etc. The food : The fries were frozen, no big deal, decent fries, the type you get from a pizzeria. The burger was great. The mayonaise was not homemade, but well seasoned (mixed mayo). Overall the food was okay. The service : Took about 1 hour and a half to be served (20+ people), The cook had to call backup. They seemed disorganised and baffled. Now, the restaurant can hold at most 35 persons at a time, it's not normal to be unable to deal with a group of 20 persons, and some 10-15 person that comes through in a timely manner. I'm not extremely disapointed because I believe it has a lot of potential, it has a nice spot and they could really be doing well, if they arent actually. But they could do a lot better. Clean the place, especially the tables, the floors, replace the windows and clean the kitchen. Train your staff with experts so they can be more reliable. The food is nice, it's a nice spot, but staff and owner have to step it up a notch. read more

I wanted to go to one of my fav places, Joe Blo, for my birthday but the restaurant was closed for a private event. I was too cold to walk for long to find an alternate spot and was close to settling for pizza delivery until my friend remembered a cool restaurant nearby that he had gone to once... As soon as I walked in, I felt warm and cozy. Maybe it was because I was cold and any place with a temperature above -5 degrees would have felt great, but there was something about this place that made me feel right at home, as if I was in someone's living room. Upon arrival, we were immediately welcomed by our friendly waitress and were given the table of our choice. Both my friend and I opted for the burger special with salad and fries. The special for that day was a burger topped with a cheddar bacon sauce, strips of bacon, and onion rings. There was a little too much if the cheddar sauce for my liking, but whatever I could just scrape some off. The burger itself was cooked well an had great flavor. The fries were nothing special...just basic French fries similar to what you'd find in a fast food place. But, they were hot and a few shakes of salt and pepper helped. I was pleasantly surprised by the drink prices, which were some of the lowest I've seen. We both had pints of beer, which were nice and cold. There's nothing like a cold burger and a cold beer. For dessert, we each had a delicious chocolate-coconut bar with some kind of cream filling. I'm not a fan of coconut, but I really liked it. I truly enjoyed this restaurant. It's just a few block from where my friend lives, and I can see us spending time here whenever we want to go out for a drink, but desire a more casual, laid-back atmosphere. Sure there are better burger places, but I would not hesitate to return to this one. read more

good food at a reasonable price, small space, good service, nothing exeptional, but still a nice, Little, place to know

Went there tonight I had the burger with mushrooms the plates have lots of food and the hamburger was great. The service was great! never had to ask for a refill the guy was always wayyyy ahead of it. They are friendly and the atmosphere is nice and it was -3 out and the closed in patio was nice and cozy. Definetly will go back again and soon read more

I LOVE this place. I went two nights in a row, I liked it so much. I'm from LA, and there's just something about it, being in Verdun, slightly small-town-ish, by virtue of its unpretentious warmth and informality, yet urbane. The food is quite superior, and moderately priced. The 5.95 garden salad is just delicious, already predressed, with lovely ingredients including almonds, cranberries, tomatoes, cucumber, olives, etc. I had the pasta arrabiatta, which was just delicious. My aunt had the burger, which she said was great. The French fries were light and flavorful. The servers were all extremely gracious. The pasta was 11.50 for a very large portion. The burger with fries was about 9. Recommended. read more

I live near this restaurant as well, and it is great for food during the day only... At night the service is very slow and the waiters can be cold shouldered. I went there a few times during fridays and saturdays late at night... the music is much too loud!! Also there was a group of loud drunk guys standing in front of the restaurant that made it seem unattractive to go in for food. Good food, but poor service...if you want to go make it a lunch outing. read more

This place has a nice vibe to it, and while my veggie burger was a little meh, my salad was delicious. I'll probably come back to try some likelier-sounding options (meat burgers, perchance?), particularly since it's so close to home. read more

definitely a must see for verdun :) great, hearty and healthy salads. excellent hamburgers and some decent pasta dishes. at times the specials range from amazing to dissapointing - really a hit or miss scenario. excellent outdoor patio and good ambiance. read more

I live around the corner from Le Garage and enjoyed several meals there until the lovely evening, sitting out on the sidewalk, when I discovered a couple of nachos in the middle of the basket coated with dried salsa. My friend and I looked at one another in shock. Then I walked the basket over to the server and said, "you served us used nachos." He snatched the basket away from me, said, "No I didn't" and walked away. We left and haven't been back. read more