Good service, decent menu. Ambiance was lacking but restaurant was half empty since it was the middle of the afternoon.

Le balthazar, c'est endroit où je suis passé souvent mais pas arrêté. J'ai attendu tout de même 2 visites avant d'en parler. Ma 1ere visite était durant le retour post covid 2021, et à ce moment là, c'était le chaos partout donc j'ai préféré donner une chance. J'y suis donc retourné avec ma puce et ma conjointe. De base, le balthazar n'est pas pour les enfants, c'est un bar 18+. Mais l'été grâce à la terasse, ils sont admis. Cependant, ne cherche pas de repas ou combo/deal enfant. Tout de même, un drink fait maison jus d'orange, mangue et grenadine que ma petite a adoré. En gros, vous pouvez avoir pas mal n'importe quoi en virgin donc si vous ne voulez pas d'alcool ou avez des enfants, les possibilité sont là. Mais il n'y a pas de soda. Comme c'est un pub, il y a beaucoup de sélection de microbrasserie et à moins que je me trompe, se sont tous des sélections local du Québec! Côté nourriture, c'est le typique pub donc salade, burger, poutine, nachos, etc. Les choix sont quand même la, plusieurs type de chacun de ceux là et plusieurs unique. J'ai essayé le burger balt avec un poutine, ma conjointe un burger fait de bison avec poution et ma petite le Mac (Mac n cheese). Tout était vraiment bon. Le Mac était très surprenant d'ailleurs. read more

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nous sommes allé , tous les serveurs(ses) étaient au coin du bar à jaser, personne est venu nous voir, même pas pour nous servir de l'eau. nous sommes donc partis! read more

First restaurant we check out in QC. The area it's in offers many options for restaurants but we went with this one since there appeared to be a lot of people dining. The service was good, staff was accommodating and took our order. The food was less than mediocre for the price that we paid. The sauces that the wings came with were the best part of the dish. Left feeling let down for sure. read more

Le Balthazar Centropolis - TRIP À TROIS- Fires, Wings, & Balthazar nachos - Brewpubs Near Me - Laval, Quebec

Went there yesterday for dinner and food was delicious I got the chicken bacon sandwich on baguette with a Melon red Mojito and both were amazing. Bread was all warm and fresh meat was very juicy , tender and well cooked . Also shoutout the garlic mayo they're using in their sandwich number 1 . Fries personally unfortunately weren't my favorite at all way too soggy in my opinion. Also for dessert I got me some Creme Brûlée which was really rich and sweet yet super delicious with a little touch of maple in it and that's what makes original from other crème Brûlée. Sadly since it was Saturday evening the restaurant was really really crowded which made is pretty loud but also had a background music that was pretty good and that compares to people was just perfect and not too loud. Did also love the inside of the building really beautiful. Our waiter was very sweet and professional a shoutout to him as well . Definitely would be returning here for sure and our food again was AMAZING. Also forgot to mention in about 10-15 minutes after we ordered our food was already there really efficient service from bout waiters and kitchen staff. read more

The craft beer prices are good. The menu is a bit pricey but the quality matches it. The beer selection is great. The fact you can take a tasting selection for 8$ is a great thing. Specially before committing to a full pint. I would have never picked a full pint of the casket room temp beer. But after a try I was on board. Same for my boyfriend who wasn't sure about a fruit infused beer that ended up being a hit for both of us. With the beer I had the potato donuts. It was amazingly good. Straight from the fryer and served with a maple glaze on the side, it was good. The menu looked really good, but was a bit too pricey for me. (25$ for a salad?) but if you stick to the beer and maybe some appetizer/dessert I'm sure you can have a good time. read more

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First meal in Montreal! We chose it based on a recommendation from a local. I liked the poutine with the short ribs, and the tartare was very good- our server recommended the beef tartare over the salmon. Nicolas was a terrific server. They let us sit outside when nobody else was- they are very accommodating. read more

This review is a combination of a few visits while traveling in Laval for work over a few weeks. I found this place not only had good food and beer but the atmosphere was also quite awesome. They had great music and when solo sitting at the bar was ideal for catching the game! read more

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This place is great if you're a beer lover: they have a huge selection of many different Quebecois beers, I tried a sour raspberry beer and an IPA and both were great. The food was good too - we had poutines and they were very tasty. However, I can only give it four stars because of the service - the waiter was slow and it took a lot of time for us to be able to order, to get our food to the table and to be able to get his attention and ask for new beers or water. read more

Before I start my review, be warned, this place gets extremely busy from Thursday to Saturday. If you did not reserve, don't expect to get seated especially Friday and Saturday. That being said, it is not an offense to the restaurant or their patrons, it's just reality and I want you guys to have read this disclaimer. Now on to the review, I have been here multiple times for different type of events: - Date night (me and girlfriend) - 5 à 7 - Hockey games - Boys night out - Karaoke Nights (Used to be Mondays, now it's on Sundays) And I have to say that the food, beer, and cocktails have always been a solid 4.5 stars. Only con is that it gets overcrowded, and very busy, so sometimes, service will be delayed - but that being said, it is normal, you can't expect your food to arrive in 5 minutes when it is full house. Great staff that works beyond your expectations to make sure you're happy, plus, they are friendly. Visit this place! You will not be disappointed. read more

Ordered a philly steak, steak was hard and too salty. After telling the server I was done with my stay. I had to wait another 10 min while he was chatting at other table. Had to get up and complain about not getting my bill. That is at 3PM, so NOT at the busiest. Definitely the last time I go there. It's not like it is the only place to eat at centropolis read more

Beers and food were just ok, nothing special. Received the wrong food and didn't say anything about it but then got asked to hurry up and leave after hanging out for a couple hours. read more

Honestly, not going to waste time. This place was terrible, service took forever. Waiter kept lying about our food. The food, by all means, the food was sub par. Crappy bar food, the try with the beer but, not good enough. And one more thing, live bands in restaurants suck ass. We want to eat in piece. You know, people go out to eat and talk, not listen to drop outs living in moms basement eating cheetos who got a gig. 3 strikes in the Moe factor! Done read more

If I wanted to hang out in St Jerome... I would go to St Jerome. The dbag levels were off the charts, even by Laval standards. I found nothing endearing about this place to report on. Large Quebec beer selection, but pathetic hard liquor selection. If you're not into mediocre beer then you're going to be disappointed with what's on the shelf. Live music... I guess that's what it was. I'd rather pierce my own nipples then go through that again. And some obnoxious guy with bad tattoos would pretend it was his own personal karaoke machine and sing along on stage, into the musicians mic. I think he was the owner or manager. Service was ok. I don't like chasing the waiter for 20 minutes just to pay. This is your place if you remember Fuzzy as a great place. And if you're from Brossard, and are looking for a place to hang out in, look no further. read more

Beer - 100% Québécois! Our dearest province is home to many exceptional crafted beers. Le Balthazar proposes a concise but well thought beer menu that includes beer only made in the Québec province. Beer sommelier - Love it! From 5 to 11 (I think) a beer sommelier is on the premises to suggest and comment great choices of barley juices (aka Beer). Food - Fantastic! The food is great. To this day, I've tried the steak bavette as well as the fish N'chips. The steak is tasty and the fish N'chip has the must, seriously the crispiest crust ever. Service - Lacking a bit! I found that the service was a bit lazy. Several times did we have to wave our hands to the server while she was snacking and chatting with other servers. An empty beer that has been standing on the table is not supposed to stay there for 10min, especially when there are not so many customers around. We had to wave once to order our beer, twice to order something to snack, trice for the second beer, again to order food, and yet again to get the check. The first time wasn't great either. Ambiance - elevated ceilling creates room, and the length-less wooden bar is incredible. The overall ambiance is great...when they are not trying to replicate U2's concert indoor! Damn, music is so loud late in the evening. Also, the ventilating fan makes a buzzy sound that drives you nuts. According to the server, an issue they've been dealing with since they opened...Then fix it!?!? Overall, great beer, great food, but lacks (to my opinion) on service. read more

The marriage between the food & the beer is excellent! Service is great & the staff knows their beers & they're a good reference if you don't know what to pick! The ambiance is friendly! Food was good but I found the beef tartar salty read more

Le Balthazar Centropolis - Filet mignon tender & juicy - Brewpubs Near Me - Laval, Quebec

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Awwww.... beer! Well, I'm not a beer drinker, but hubby is. So, we went to Balthazar over the weekend for a second visit. I can't say I was enchanted with my "pulled pork poutine". Not that it was not good. Everything was good: pulled pork, fresh french fries, cheese... the weird part was the gravy... it was an home made bbq gravy. Which in itself was very very good... but the mix didn't do it for me, at all. Why then, do i give it a 4 star??? Well, we sat at the bar (our favorite places anywhere I think), and the waiter/barman and all the staff we got to talk with were something special. Very nice, sociable, knowledgeable of their products. That, and my husband's experience seemed to have been more than great. His food, the 3 beers he tried and our desert! Loved the ambiance and staff, but was so-so with the food. Hubby would have given it a 5 stars! he loved it all! read more

Worst service ever, we waited for 2 hours and the hostesses at the door were so unprofessional and rude. We were a groupe of six and we all were very Disappointed. We don't recommend this restaurant at all read more

This place is great for beer losers in Laval. It has a huge selection is beers. While that's great and their knowledge on the beers, that's really all they have to offer. read more

The service is really bad . The menu sucks ! Yes the beer is good cause they chose microbreweries like charlevoix that have the same recipes like European beer . I have been to alot of microbreweries in Quebec that have there own beer recipes. You can't even have a real coffee they make coffee with nespresso! read more

Nice place to kick back and enjoy a local beer. The food is just okay, not exactly hot. But the help is awesome... Definitely go when Annie is working! read more

Good for all those people who want show off!! Food too expensive and okey selection of beer and drinks.. Service ok.. Will think twice next time... read more

Best bar in Laval, period. Unbelievable selection of beer. Prices are good and ambiance is ok. Only problem is food selection suck. Expensive food. read more

Craft beers exclusively from Quebec breweries, which is always a +1 for me. The food is good but but they really need to improve their service. I went there twice and both times it was a problem. The overall ambiance is great but the music is way too strong. 3.5/5 read more

The terrasse was very nice on a warm summer day. The beers were ok and the food was good. The chicken wings I asked were very delicious, the only thing were the fries which were quite burned. The service was excellent! read more

I came her on a busy night and being in the restaurant industry sometimes I'm a bit too understanding ... but this time I was hungry and waited over 45 min to order. When the waitress finally came she took our orders for drinks and quickly left, I got a bit ticked off because I was more than ready to order food and when she left I mentioned loudly due to the pub noise that I wasnt finished ordering however the moment was gone. 15 minutes later she comes with our beers , her knowledge on it was very good considering I had taken an assortment of 4x4oz tasters and my partner a simple house brew pint. We finally ended up ordering nachos and chicken wings that were a good pair and then I took the goat salad that had 3 scoops of goat cheese a bit much but the dressing in the salad mix was nice. My partner on the other hand ordered the bavette de boeuf "rare" and got his well done. At that time we were too hungry to fuss over and have them redo it so we settled with it. All in all , this place is better for groups then a simple couple night outand obviously my take if ever I come back would be just for the beer and finger food. read more

We tried out the Balthazar at the Dix30 in Brossard. We were very disappointed by our visit. First of all, we waited at the door for several minutes before a hostess came. Secondly, all the items on the menu are expensive, we were expecting some great food. The utensils are cheap (when you pay 30$ for your meal, you want to eat with proper utensils). We waited about half an hour for our order (although we ordered a salad and tartare) and there was a mix up with the order (salmon tartare instead of the tuna). The tartare is severed with fries OR salad and with regular bread, something more or at least both fries and salad would be normal and appreciated. We were offered some mayonnaise and we were surprised to see that it was not even close to home made (Heinz mayo) When you pay 30$ for your meal (45$ with tax and service), you expect a higher quality! The staff was new (the place has been opened for 2 weeks) and unexperienced but friendly and respectful. The restaurant is huge and very busy and the seating was not comfortable. We will not be going again and sadly do not recommend this restaurant it would be a waste of your money. read more

Recently opened in Laval's Centropolis, Le Balthazar Laval is the sister of the original one at Joliette. Serving beers exclusively from Quebec breweries, it is an excellent place to have a tasting of different type of beers or to sip at a local recipe! You can select a tasting of 4 or 5 small portions of beer with very affordable prices. My personal favorite is La Vie de Château from Le Grimoire which has a slight rum and caramel taste or the selection from the brewery of Ile d'Orleans! They also offer an interesting menu of pub foods that is surprisingly good. However, the service is slow and not that knowledgeable of their products. And they have this fan that just makes this constant and annoying noise... not cool... But I must point, if you are lucky, you might catch the 'sommelier' which has great knowledge and passion about beers! A good place to have a beer between friends without the problem of finding a parking ;) Hey it is Laval after all :D read more