Playground is a very fun place, and excellently run. They are predominantly a casino gaming space,…read morebut they have multiple solid dining spaces including The Rail (a coal fired bistro), Drunken Dragon (Japanese), and a steakhouse. I have been at least four times there. From the gaming perspective, they are the best poker room in all of Canada and perhaps all of North America. Dealers are excellent, food & beverage service is excellent (and the food itself is great in the poker room), and they have good quality tables, seating, and chips. They also have lots of tournaments there. The overall place is kept clean and they're always going around cleaning the gaming machines / slots. There are no live tables here other than poker, but they have electronic roulette, blackjack, and baccarat. I have only eaten at The Rail. Dinner there was very good. The cheesy garlic bread was solid. The bacon Hawaiian pizza was a great pizza. Service there was good, too. Also, Playground has complimentary valet parking.

Came here for the first time on Saturday May 11, 2024 around 3PM. I heard about it through social…read moremedia as they have recently renovated and expanded the place. I am used to the Montreal Casino, if we are to compare the two, Playground is significantly smaller and more geared towards poker players. Our group was just interested in slot machines - you have to create a membership card to play, which is free, and they give you up to $30 in credits for liking their social media handles. This was straightforward and easy. The slot machines are located on the first and second floor. Upper floor is part of the expanded area and is overally nicer, has fresher carpet and less of a smell. I was surprised to see many smoking rooms - despite being enclosed, whenever the sliding doors open, the smell gets around. Drinks are free while you play, food is free only if you play at the poker tables. Unlike the Montreal Casino, there aren't any self serve stations, so no free soda or water around. The 2nd floor has a stage with occasional live music or shows. The new restaurants for japanese food or steak are also on the 2nd floor. These are beautiful and a nice touch - probably the nicest feature of the Playground. The rest of the area is unfortunately kind of cramped and dark, there is a lack of color and ambiance. Maybe different lighting or more decorations could liven up the place. I found the mood to be a bit depressing. There is no real glitz or glam. Still a decent option if you are just interested in slot machines or poker and would like to have a nice meal on site, but for a fun night out, I find this place to be too small and lacking options. For example, there are no branded slot machines, no famous pop culture icons or anything noticeable. Many other casinos have games featuring celebrity shows or artists which I find more enjoyable. Note the parking is free and there is plenty outdoors however much of the lot is not paved so can be quite messy if you are literally walking in dirt during bad weather.

What a gorgeous lovely concert venue! We attended the Orlando Consort and this was the perfect…read morevenue for the lovely acoustics. We had seats on the floor for the first half of the concert and it was lovely. The seats on the floor are not very comfortable. We asked if we could move to the balcony and we were allowed to go up for the second half of the concert. WOW! The balcony was amazing and an experience for the Orlando Consort. Just amazing! The seats in the balcony are more comfortable too. The stain glass windows are just wonderful and then I went up and realized these were Tiffany glass. This venue is well worth the visit to see any concert and see all the lovely stain glass. The staff working were all super friendly and helpful. The place is super clean. The bathrooms are super clean as well. TIP: Balcony seats are where you want to sit in this lovely place. Not only are the seats more comfortable, but the acoustics really make a difference in a live performance.

A fantastic, intimate concert venue! We attended a vocal performance of the group The Orlando…read moreConsort at Bourgie Hall recently. The venue is a former church that is now a concert hall. It's an intimate venue with great acoustics. Many of the stained glass windows are by the famous Louis Tiffany. We purchased floor tickets and sat in seats G16 and G18, excellent seats. Since the concert was not sold out, we asked if we could move to the balcony at intermission. The staff graciously allowed us to change seats. The acoustics in the balcony are much better compared to the floor. Overall cleanliness: excellent Bathroom cleanliness: excellent Wifi: free wifi but ver slow. Ran an Nperf test and it measured 10.6 down, 10.6 up. Not fast by any measure and this was on a day with only 25% of the seats occupied. Staff: pleasant staff Tip: Buy balcony seats. The benches in the balcony are more comfortable than the chairs on the floor, and the acoustics are better in the balcony.

The experience here presented by Renoir of Chef extraordinaire Lionel Rodríguez is an absolute…read moreawe... the service by Derrick is exquisite with great insight to the menu. Ambience of the restaurant is casual and yet relaxing with the finer touches of the 5-6 Star it deserves. Highly recommend for a nice place to dine, talk and not to forget the delicious cuisine.

I always forget to review this festival but it's my favourite winter event! It's so fun and lively,…read moreit'll make you forget it's cold outside. I try to visit every year because they always have new additions and activities. This year there were a few changes: -reservations ahead of time for the big 3 activities (ferris wheel, zip line, and slide). I think this change made sense theoretically but in practice it was very messy. They didn't advertise well enough that the tickets existed, so tons of people just showed up and were very confused. Also at first the tickets were available at 5pm BEFORE the day you planned on visiting and then it was changed to 1 hour before the festival opened for THAT day and that day only. Tickets were for 20 minute to 15 minute time slots. The scanning process was slow since so many people didn't know to reserve in advance, and sometimes the employees would just not care and let anyone in so the tickets served no purpose. -Less food trucks but more food booths (from sponsors like the milk company and maple syrup company). -The bell lounge didn't have phone cleaning or VR activities anymore, It was more for drinks and live music performances. - New Tim Hortons game where you threw pucks at a giant screen. -Cheese festival inside the mall! (very packed though so didn't visit) I really love this festival but it's too short! Make it available for 3 weeks and still end on the Nuit Blanche!

I visited very recently to see the play Once with my mother on a Thursday night. It's a beautiful…read morecommunity theatre. When you enter there is a little bar on the left, the ticket counter is at the back, and the bathrooms are to you right. Before our showing it was pretty crowded so we didn't get to see the actors perform some lively music in the lobby before entering the stage, but we did hear them which is still good. Our seats were on the left balcony which isn't bad but it's not the best. I think the floor seats looked much better (the view and the comfort). Seats are tightly packed and expect to get up a few times if people need to go to the bathroom and/or get in/out of their seats. The show was wonderful! Very well done and I have no complaints except that the main actor kept losing his Irish accent! I'd come back to see another show.

An amazing community theatre built near the campus of the University of Montreal. We enjoyed a…read morewonderful off Broadway performance of Once. I'd highly recommend coming out to support shows in this wonderful local asset to Montreal. Small / Quaint/ Modern/ Up & Close Performances!

I gotta say I'm actually pretty impressed with what they've done with this place…read more It used to be Amici's which flourished under a very particular Chats type of crowd for many years n fizzled out... Enter BLVD. The hip new IT place in Chats (keep in mind still a coupla years ago...). So I've been here a few times over the last little while and though Amici's is still very present in this place they definitely have spiced it up in a very good way when they turned it into BLVD. - big comfy red bucket seats that envelope you --or-- comfy red benches --or-- backed stools at the bar --or-- good ol table n chairs: lotsa comfy choices to park ur keister. - pool table, darts, lotto machines, golf video game, ATM, big screen TV, stage for bands and other stage needs upon booking - booze is pretty cheap ! Pretty decent - food is unfortunately sporadically offered, 3pm Sunday = could only order wings ...and they were outta Frank's Red Hot?? ...and they were 13$ for 12 tiny wings ...and i would continue to call in advance to know if the kitchen (which also serves burgers n ribs n shtuff...) is open or not - service is quick, friendly, comfy... Nice lil community local vibe *music notes* where everybodyyy knows ur naaaammme*music notes* - bathrooms = 2 stalls each M/F very clean n fresh smellin - weird decor and mixture of unrelated styles but love the black n red n mirrors and chandeliers and ...yah it's awful but awesome at the same time love being in this room I'll be back for my dad's band's show on May 27th 2017 at 9pm! (Which I found out about when I went to the washroom n found their band poster on the wall lol!)

WARNING: If you're sensitive to LAUGHTER or ALLERGIC TO COMEDY, do not attend any shows at Montreal…read moreImprov. I can't emphasize that enough and won't be held responsible if you don't heed my warning and are overcome with laughter. That said, if you have a high tolerance for humour, you'll find yourself right at home at Montreal Improv. With weekly shows running Thursday through Sunday, there's no shortage of laughter available to you. Oh, and if you ever want to take classes, they've got some of the funniest people in Montreal teaching as well.

This place is a gem. Guaranteed laughter and lots of familiar faces. The decor is bohemian teenage…read morechic. Thankfully, it's air conditioned. The staff is always lovely and it pretty much feels like home.