This SAQ location is convenient if you're downtown, plus the staff are friendly and helpful. They…read morehave their fair share of wine and liquor, though I couldn't find Patron. (Maybe SAQ's don't carry that brand? On the bright side, we left with Jack Daniels and a few bottles of sake.) Short on cash? They take credit cards, just like the city's parking meters. If only more cities did that... Unfortunately, you probably won't get to experience the store, as they tend to close early - even Saturdays. Call ahead to verify their hours. Is it bad that many of my reviews revolve around alcohol?

Since most convenient stores downtown sell beer, we inquired about liquor stores. The locals kept…read moregiving us directions to a store that kind of sounded like "Suck You". But it's "Es Ah Queue". Liquor is expensive in all of the bars so if you need it you have come here. Local Canadian liquors are fairly priced and you'll pay a premium for the imported bottles. A few times I noticed guys carrying liquor bottles on the street and thought it was peculiar. After coming here, I know why. SAQ doesn't offer bags for free but you can buy them. Overall I can't complain about this liquor store. I'm glad I found it. IFHTP 1

"So goodbye yellow brick road Where the dogs of society…read morehowl" (Elton John) The SAQ stands for the Société des Alcools du Québec. It's the network of government-run liquor stores in Quebec. It manages the sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages across the province and operates its own retail stores. We were fortunate enough to win a gift card to SAQ at a charity event last week, so one of our final visits in Montreal was to walk over to this small store at the Place D'Armes and pick up whatever we could for our C$50 prize. Although the store wasn't very large it was very neat and fully stocked, with prices clearly marked for every bottle and can in the store. One of their sales associates was very friendly and helped us find what we were looking for. I'm a big Bloody Mary fan, and from previous trips to Canada knew that "Bloody Caesars" are favored up here. The differ from a Bloody Mary by using Clamato juice instead of a tomato juice base. So, when I saw a shelf with plenty of Clamato choices, I knew one would be coming home with me. I selected a 16 ounce can of Clamato Caesar "With the Works" (Le Tour Garni) with extra spices, seasonings, hot sauce and horseradish (C$3.80). We rounded out our purchase with a bottle of Cliff 79 Shiraz (C$11.75), a bottle of Folonari Pinot Grigio (C$14.95), a bottle of Casa Santos Sangria (C$12.45), and a nifty little branded tote bag for (C$2.95). The only down note of our visit concerned a bottle of SIVO blueberry liqueur I had hoped to buy. I had some at a social function on Thursday night and liked it so much I took a photo of the bottle. When I showed the photo to the sales associate, he not only told me they didn't carry it, but he also told me it was just syrup, and not alcoholic. He said any grocery store would have it. I learned that he was wrong, it is an alcoholic product made in a Canadian distillery.

Excellent selection and what seems like decent prices. I found what I went for: maple whiskey and…read moremaple cream liqueur.

SAQ is Canada's equivalent to Bevmo. The liquor sold at grocery stores is quite minimal. Therefore,…read moreit is not rare to find a SAQ located next to one. At SAQ you will find aisles of red wine, white wine, spirits, and mixers. The selection and variety is pretty good. The store itself looks a little posh, is definitely user friendly, and quite organized.

AMERICANS: READ THIS…read more They have an absolutely phenomenal beer selection here. That is the only reason I went here. I went to Dieu de Ciel, and ole boy told me to come here to buy their beer... They don't have everything that is on tap / available at Dieu de Ciel, but they had several. I picked up a couple six packs. Then went to pay the bill. This is where the AMERICANS READ THIS comes from. Ole girl / Little Lady only accepts Canada bucks. Not US. Not US Credit Cards. So I had to get rid of one of my six packs and use up the rest of my Canadian Bongo Bucks to pay the bill. Other than that, I had an absolutely wonderful experience.

So this is just a dépanneur corner store where you can pick up a pop and some smokes or whatever,…read morebut what is special about it is the beer selection. Rows of local and imported microbrews i.e. deliciousness. Downstairs is a video store which, in this day and age, must make like 0 dollars, so hopefully they will expand their knowledgable and tasty collection of brews and make this place beer lover heaven (beer emporium!) The second thing worth noting about this sweet brightly lit shop is that the woman who works here (and is the owner I believe) is hilarious. She has a great dry, sarcastic sense of humour that gets me every time, and she's quick to let me know when a beer I'm looking at on the floor is available cold in the fridge instead. Highly recommend for both the beer and the dearheart.

Great option when downtown to stop in and pickup drinks for the weekend or after work for at home…read more They always have a great selection and their staff is always super nice. Usually amazing stock but I do notice it runs low around major holidays. So buy in advance. They have great shooters and different types of alcohol to try different times of the season.

Convenient wine and liquor store. The upstairs Signature boutique is pleasant and ritzy, and the…read moredownstairs SAQ Classique is like a clean mini-mart. Picked up a few bottles for dinner (not too expensive, credit cards accepted), then headed on our way. The cashier asked me if I wanted a bag (extra); next time I'll buy an SAQ wine tote! Neat trivia: This is the first SAQ I've ever walked into.

Lots of saq are running low on bottles, the large 40 oz or even simple good wines. This place…read morewasn't huge but wasn't the best saq I've been to. Sometimes it's nice to have help on the floor but this location was pretty quiet. Quick in and out but crappy thing the email I got said I would get extra points didn't say when so when I went to saq she said it started Friday. Not her fault but that's the location I went to after getting the email. Tricky

Outside of two traumatizing experiences related to language (English / French) it has always been a…read moregood experience shopping at the Morin Heights SAQ. One such experience was when a customer flew into a huge rage because English was being spoken in the store. The other very recent experience unfortunately came from an employee I'd never seen there before. He said something very fast in French as a customer was entering the store. She did not understand him and she just nodded and continued toward the interior of the shop. He kept shouting the words in French until the customer asked if he spoke English. He angrily explained that he needed to see proof of vaccination. He went on to accuse the customer of ignoring people who speak French. The customer apologized at least three times and even said that she appreciated that vaccination proof was required. The man never accepted or replied to the apology. Each time she apologized he continued in silence to give the customer a very angry expression and this made the customer cry.

Great place for a wide range of different beers from all over. Prices are modest for the amount of…read moreoptions you have, you can pick up everything you need here in one stop. Only issue is the staff aren't very nice. Avoid them and you'll be on the glorious path to happiness!

I do officially need to update this review. I've been back several times and the beer selection is…read moretruly vast, well organized and the staff are helpful and even more than that, they are funny and chill and make the experience pretty fun. A real 5 star beer store in the best beer neighbourhood in the city!

Great spot to grab alcohol selection is good. No beer just great prices on spirits. So weird that…read moreyou can't buy beer too. It's a different way of control.

I hate how in Montreal the SAQ, the alcohol control of Quebec, has the gambit on many alcoholic…read morebeverages. For example, although you can buy bottles of wine in the grocery store, they are generic reds or whites with no year. However, only at the SAQ can you buy good wine. Only at the SAQ can you buy microbrew beer from the US. Only at the SAQ can you buy liquor. Nevertheless, I can't let this bullshit control board cloud the review of the SAQ itself. I like that the SAQ depot exists because the more you buy, the more you save. For instance, if you buy 3 bottles of wine, you save 3%, if you buy 6 bottles you save 10% and if you buy 12 bottles you save 15%. Saving money is always good! While they may not have the best of selections, like other SAQs (e.g. SAQ Selection), they do have a fair representation of each region. Also you can achieve the same savings on liquor, which is nice...you can even mix and match, with 3 bottles of liquor and 9 bottles of wine and still save 15%. IMHO, this is the best place to buy proper alcohol in Quebec at a decent savings.