Le Confessionnal was highly recommended to us. Pluses: - Staff was friendly and attentive - Crowd was fun and not your pretentious club crowd - Music was great The club has several areas for bottle service and a large bar when you enter, along with a bar in the back. The dance floor is tiny and the bar and dance floor gets packed quickly. If you find a good spot, post up and be prepared to get some elbows and be bumped up against. If you are looking for a place to meet people and have a conversation, this is not it - the music is too loud to be heard. If you are looking to dance, get reasonably priced (albeit watered down) drinks, and hang with an eclectic crowd then Le Confessionnal might be more your scene. read more

Well I stopped in here for a drink. This was the first time I've been here and found the crowd to be a bit touristy. Things did get rather busy by about 10:30pm, and the music was OK. Not the best place I've been to in the area, but worthy of a stop to see what sort of characters there are to see. I think this would be a good spot for singles. read more

Le Confessionnal - a dimly lit bar with a chandelier - Lounges Near Me - Montreal, Quebec

Guys!! I found a nightclub that actually is popping on a Wednesday. So excited that I found this out. Who knows when one may need a dancing spot in the middle of the week. My friend and I made it to the club and there was a decent amount of people dancing around midnight. The coat check is a bit steep at 3$ a coat. The music was hip hop and the newest rap which I love to dance too so happy about that. The only problem though is that the DJ cuts to the next track way too soon. We were enjoying our favourite song and then boom a new one plays. Super disappointing for a slightly tipsy white girl after she just yelled to everyone "I love this song". The crowd is pretty young so be prepared to feel a little old there. Who cares though when you can dance. read more

Confessionnal is the absolute best bar in old Montreal. Forget all the other places with their guest lists and cover charges. This place puts aside all the pretentiousness that you usually find in the old port and just allows you to kick back and have a drink with gorgeous people. They have drink specials for ladies on Wednesday, and I really love their Friday nights, it's always busy but never too busy that it will impede on you having a good time. There's room to dance and always room to sit back and chill. This place never lets me down. It's not a pub, and it's not a club. It's the perfect in between read more

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I will never for the life of me understand the attraction to these places. These "clubs" that aren't really clubs but are clinical elitist bars with the music jacked up over the bad speakers. Everything is terrible; decor, door attitude, prices, clientele, music, everything. Basically, really wealthy guys with little taste come to these places (trusties, wealthy college kids, Arabs - some of whom were my friends and dragged my ass here), and in response, comes the trashy gold digger girls, leading to the shitty decor and fat angry doormen. Then what happens, is the staff realizes if they do nothing, coked up dumbasses will still pay and tip the same; cuz these people are just so excited to be drinking alcohol away from their strict parents, even though they're in their twenties. This results in a hierarchy of tipping/clientele, which results in a disastrously shitty bar that is maintained by tastelessness and rich kids throwing Dad's money in the trash, unknowing that entire worlds exist less than 1km away in any direction where you can get value for your money. There is nothing of value in Le Confessional; not one thing, not one lightbulb, or color, or song, or anything. It's like a cultural virus, made of all things unnatural, superficial and wrong with society. These places I feel should be illegal (others in Montreal are Buona Notte or Joverse), but hey, there's a damn market, so fair play to the owners for milking these transient idiots who justify going to these places because its "next to their house" and they "have the servers under their thumb" and can "buy dumb chicks." But anyone "normal" who actually knows how to read, or make decisions, or enjoy art or music, should never come close to this kind of place lest you want to get socially disturbed and end up in introspective therapy sessions trying to figure out what the hell happened. read more

Amid all the jokes you could make with this bar's name, I have to admit my disappointment towards this place which hardly stands the comparison with what the Old Montreal has to offer. Perhaps that horrible Santos place but let's remain elegant. OK the interior is reddish and kitsch but that's the only remarkable thing. Here the story goes. Former freshmen and cheap drinkers, do you remember these earlier years when we use to sip on Christophe Dalbray or Fusion white wines for $8 a bottle? Well here, you will get a glass of these for $9. More, I got a stinger which almost felt like Crest but without the whitening ingredient. Service wise, order at the bar, as the jersey shorish personel will make you wait for too long and shout an almost delicate " c'est-tu correct leuuuuuh" meanwhile you are conversing. The end. "Priez que Dieu nous veule absouldre." read more

Worst bar ever. First of all, I felt like I had traveled back to the 80s for Season 1 of Sex & the City where Carrie sports her white girl, triangular afro. Secondly, there were only two other people in the place. It was completely dead otherwise. Not to mention that when we walked in, the waitress/bartender - whatever she was, looked right us and completely ignored us. In fact, she kept making eye contact with me from the back of the bar, but instead of coming over to take our drink order, she just kept on slicing those damn limes. HELLO? Finally, she comes by and says something like "Sorry, I couldn't see you well from where I was." OK, but you COULD see us, right? Lame excuse for her lack of service. Then we ask if she has a cocktail menu. She does not. Nor can she make any recommendation whatsoever. Then we figure we'll play it safe and just order wine. She tells us they only have one brand and not to order it because it sucks. So finally, I ask her what the hell the 'specialty' is and she says that she can make martinis. Fine. Give us two Lychee martinis so we can get the hell out of there, pronto. Worst martinis ever. I'm pretty sure my friend and I both grew hair on our chests after taking the first sip, though when I woke up this morning, I didn't see any. It was like drinking liquid glue. Horrible! The only reason we finished our drinks is because they overcharged us at $13 a piece. Terrible service, terrible drinks and overall, not my kind of place. Go elsewhere - there are plenty of options in the old port. read more

Went on a Thursday with a group of friends and had the best time dancing. Marco the server took care of us. Great music - lots of throwback songs, lots of hip hop and R&B. Truly could not have had more fun. Highly recommend as a late night place. Be aware it really gets going much closer to midnight! And enjoy! read more

I usually come to Le Confessional on a Thursday night because it gets happening on Thursday nights. The drink prices are not cheap but not exorbitant. The music is very diverse (from house to hip hop). The crowd is also a reflection of the music, diverse. On my most recent visit, I was disappointed with the coat check process. It took a long time to get my coat, plus they handed me 4 wrong umbrellas until the right one was finally handed to me. However, It was the only blemish on that night. Overall, Le Confessional is a place you want to start your evening off, not where you stay the whole night. read more

Cheap drinks, does have coat check for $3. No cover charge and has great dj pumping out the tunes. I love the friendly bouncers and great chandeliers hanging from the ceiling. All the tables were reserved so if you have a bigger party I'd suggest reserving one ! It's a gem in the old port and perfect as it's stays open until 3:30 am. It does have an ATM on site as well ! However they do not take debit only cash or Visa. Which seems to be the typical Montreal thing. I went there on a Friday Night and it was packed ! The bathrooms aren't the biggest but overall fairly clean. The place isn't huge but has a great vibe and decor inside. read more

After waiting 45 minutes patiently in line, we finally went into the club. We went to buy our first drinks and when my boyfriend got his Visa back it was BROKEN in half. My boyfriend is from Spain, making it extremely difficult to get a new one. When he asked what happened, one of the owners, Jeremy got in his face, yelling at him and asking what his problem was. Once I tried to get involved, Jeremy aggressively grabbed my arm, pulled me and told me he didn't give a shit what I had to say. He then got us kicked out of the club, and my boyfriend still had to sign for the bill.... even though he no longer has a Visa card to use. I hope the second partner is at least smart enough to buy this low life out since he obviously has no place in this industry. read more

Wednesdays nights are awesome, hip hop and cool older crowd (like 25-35). Sexy bartenders and adequate service.

Wednesday are a great hip hop night. And always a sure spot on Friday and Saturday for drinks.

Whenever I go, the crowd is small. I don't like the atmosphere. The service is normal, nothing special. Perhaps, I'm just unlucky. read more

Don't ever go to the bathroom and leave your drink the stank ass staff will take it away even if it's half full. Came all the way from Alberta first and last time ill ever come here. It's not about being cheap trust me I got money it's the principle. No wonder they have blah reviews people come once and don't come back . Guess they don't value the dollar from customers. I advise if you want a good time go somewhere where they value customer service there are many other places in Montreal that has free cover charge. This place ain't worthy it AT ALL!!! this place made boring as Alberta look AMAZING!!! Just saying!!! read more

Meh? First time here and it looked decent from the outside, outside of that the place is very underwhelming. Sketchy, unwelcoming service. When J asked to rub a tab they took my name, credit card and drivers license? Bartender(a) seemed to have a different agenda. read more