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    Grumpy's Bar

    4.0 (44 reviews)
    InexpensiveMusic Venues, Irish Pub
    Open 2:00 pm - 3:00 am (Next day)

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    What's the vibe?
    Live music
    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed
    Outdoor seating

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    a bar with stools and tables
    Sebastien L.

    Really nice little Irish pub went there last night with some friends and it was awesome. Loved the vibe and the atmosphere of this place . If you're looking for a good place to chill with friends around a beer or a drink definitely go there it's pretty cozy .

    Outside. Storefront. Basement bar.
    Daniel B.

    We had a good time at Grumpy's Bar. One of my friends brought us here for after-dinner drinks and it was a great choice. What I like best about this place is its chill, laid-back atmosphere (at least, during the time we were there, around 9:15pm on a Friday night). Grumpy's is located on the south side of downtown Montreal. It's on a residential-looking strip with a bunch of restaurants and bars. The storefronts are fairly nondescript, especially for Grumpy's. This bar is situated in the basement of what looks like a four-story apartment. It's small with fenced-in patio seating, both in front and back. The front patio has a street view while the back patio is enclosed with tall wooden fencing. We settled in in a comfortable corner next to the door to the back patio. This room was quiet. There was only one other group. The room had a tufted banquette, small wooden tables, chairs, and stools. The furniture, and interior overall, were well-worn. This place has a traditional, old-school vibe to it. I appreciated that it wasn't too loud and packed with obnoxious drunk people. This bar is known for live late night music, however. I think we left just as the music was starting. I spent a bit of time on the back patio as well. There were a few groups back there. It was actually calm and relaxing. The beers were cold and tasty, but the Diet Coke was not. It was severely watered down. Good service.

    Sharon W.

    I had such a fantastic time here the other night! The word pub comes from "public house" - any building open to the public. Grumpy's feel like a traditional gathering place where everyone is a friend. I came here solo after Chez Paree to wait while Larry S. and his cousin got "massages". I sat at the bar and immediately fell into a great conversation with the bartender (originally from Akron, Ohio; it wasn't cold enough for him there). When his attention was required tending to other patrons, he introduced me to some other folks, with whom I had a nice chat. Shortly after they took the photo I posted, I managed to knock my beer all over the bar. Despite this douchey move, I was not shamed or ejected from the bar. Instead, I was introduced to yet another friendly patron. When Larry and his cousin returned, they ordered beers and we moved to a table with our new friend. A great conversation about life in Montreal, life in the US and life in general ensued. We nearly closed the place! Our new friend even contacted us the following day to invite us out again. Success! They had a good beer menu with reasonable pricing and some live music happening in the corner. Sit at the bar if you want to meet people!

    BluesReel: John Kerkhoven, harmonica; Patrick Hutchinson, guitar
    Aron G.

    I'm not a barfly, and I don't consider myself a connoisseur of drinking establishments. I love going to Grumpy's on a Wednesday night for the jazz jam session. Grumpy's is a nice bar that caters to a wide range of people. You'll often find students here due to the proximity to Concordia, McGill, LaSalle, Herzing, and other colleges I've forgotten to mention and didn't attend. Wednesday nights are my favorite time to visit, because of the weekly jazz jam sessions, one of my favourite jams in the city. It's a nice opportunity to play with established musicians as well as up-and-coming new talent. I've been in the audience and onstage here, and it's always nice to come back to the stone walls and bar stools in this subterranean hangout.

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    Grumpy was a very nice bar and the bartender was very nice. The ambience was very good as well.

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    8 months ago

    The website listed takes you to some sort of design firm and has nothing really to do with the bar

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    Cool atmosphere. Enjoyed the beer. Nice bar. Had an enjoyable beer with my wife before my girlfriend arrived before my girlfriend arrived.

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    Best white wine list in the city! Ask them for the wine list shhh it's on the secret menu

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    Great dive bar with live music and cold beer... What more could you want! Check out the "artwork" on the ladies bathroom door!

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    McKibbin's Irish Pub

    McKibbin's Irish Pub

    3.5(67 reviews)
    2.0 kmPlateau-Mont-Royal
    $$

    Review for their Quartier Dix30 location, 2025…read more.. Horrible ending to our night, false accusations by their staff... My friends and I went to this pub as a portion of our celebrating one of their birthdays this evening. For context I and my friends are in our late 30s to early 40s, and we had beforehand gone to another establishment but the temperature was unbearable as they did not have air conditioning so we sought out an alternative and chose Mckibbin's. Funnily enough, Mckibbin's didn't have AC either but we ended up staying for a few drinks regardless, mostly to appreciate the live music which was quite good. The waitress was good as well, quick and friendly, we had a minor snafu with a couple of the drinks which were not to our liking but the bar graceously replaced them which is yet another solid point in their favor. Why, you might ask in that case, would I be rating this establishment one star then? Well it all comes down to how we ultimately exited the establishment. We all paid our tab at the table, and finished up the rest of our drinks, still enjoying the music playing. It was a great band by the way, I just have to say. We all ended up leaving after 10-15 minutes and all seemed well, except it was only once we're outside that I found out that apparently one of our group who had gone to the bathroom had been victim of a rather apauling scenario. He had been in the stall for 10 or so minutes (he was doing what he had to do .. sometimes nature calls), and was interrupted by a knock on his stall only to hear the bouncer tell him he had to pay and get out of the bar immediately. The bouncer aparrently had heard him "sniffing" his nose in the stall, and found that to be appropriate reason enough to accuse him of doing cocaine in the stall, and to force him out of the bar. Of course it did not cross his mind to think that perhaps it had something to do with the bar being at approximately 29 degrees, perhaps my friend simply had a stuffy nose, or perhaps he had allergies, no he heard a few sniffles and that was all he needed to throw out allegations. Needless to say, I'm completely and utterly disgusted having learned this. Ultimately we left and let things be, we weren't about to bust back in there and cause disruption for no reason we were already on our way out anyway, but to think that this man, employed by this establishment, could be so outlandishly shortsighted is a true injustice. Suffice to say, my friend has never done cocaine in his life, we quite literally made jokes about this man's accusations the whole ride home. Still, I will never go back to this place, because I shudder to think of myself in his situation and what I might do, how it would make me feel to be on the bad end of this kind of person's shortsighted and unfounded accusations. That said, I urge anyone and everyone to beware of the types of people this establishment has working under its payroll. Most of their staff (everyone else in-fact) were excellent, but unfortunately it only takes one completely rotten apple to ruin the bunch.

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    3.7(140 reviews)
    0.1 kmVille-Marie
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    I ended up going to this Irish pub twice in one weekend because my family ended up having a pretty…read moregreat time there! It's a fairly large space with seating out front as well as a downstairs bar area and an upstairs area that then opens up to a small backyard area! The music was pretty ok, nothing I wouldn't expect from a local bar. However, on the Sunday night I was there, there was a live singer/guitarist in the main area, which candidly I could have done without. Lots of TVs with sports on to watch. The staff was nice as well and I enjoyed wine, an espresso martini and a very large glass of cider. I'm writing this review mainly because this might have been some of the best poutine I've ever had, flavor wise. The curry was really something and we ate every last fry and piece of cheese. I would come back here just for their poutine.

    Irish eateries in M cities - 2 of 2…read more I have always wanted to eat Irish food in Montreal. Montreal has had a thriving Irish community centered mostly in Pointe-Charles but, like other European groups, they've disbanded little by little and moved further out or to exurbia. I have an acquaintance with immigrant Irish parents whose family moved from Montreal to Chateauguay on the Rive Sud, which is practically in New York state! I once found an Irish pub (that's still there) located on St.-Denis, practically across from Pizzeria dei Compari. Their menu has always seemed spotty because they appear more focused on the pub than on the eatery. (Sure, the mark-up is better on booze than on food they have to cook.) Thus, it was back to the drawing board. I did find a place on the west side, in the Financial District and near McGill. Its name is McKibbin's Irish Pub and it's on Rue Bishop. I was excited that they featured shepherd's pie (which I was looking for), but not expecting too much. I did order it, along with a cup of coffee. The shepherd's pie was good, but not up there with some of the memorable ones I've eaten. Shepherd's pie that is just good is where the meat is by far the dominant flavor. The ones that are excellent have a more cohesive flavor, where you seemingly taste all of the ingredients simultaneously. I don't know if those are big shoes to fill since some restaurants have delivered. The service was indeed amicable and I got zero attitude for ordering coffee in a pub. The price was fair in the context of being in the Financial District. While there's nothing wrong with it, McKibbin's is not my cup of tea, either. It's darker and parts of it are louder because of the music and/or karaoke. For the quiet I was seeking, I sat in another area. Note that, like many restaurants in this area and on nearby Rue Crescent, they are up a short flight of steps from the sidewalk. It had snowed some and there was some slush on the steps. So, whether you're 25, 55, or 85, hold on to the railing. If I'm craving Irish food, it's to eat. I'm probably better off going to an Irish restaurant during the lunch hour. Again, McKibbin's is perfectly fine if you like Irish and pub food together with libations and the general ambiance. Since I'm not a Montrealer (shucks), I doubt I'll be going back. There are foods and ambiances in which to eat that I prefer more ... and that list in Montreal might be limitless. McKibbin's on Rue Bishop has a solid following and it's shown by reviews and ratings that are good.

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