Sésame
305 Rue Ste-Catherine O
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recommend(20) cafe(20) decor(13) decoration(12) crepe(12) drink(10) coffee(10) salad(10) options(10) breakfast(10) vibe(8) lunch(8)My friend & I went for coffee yesterday. No prices on the menus which wasn't a great start considering a small flat white came to 8.50. Not to mention it was terribly made (practically a cup of milk). After ordering, despite the place looking empty, the one server there decided to wait 10 minutes before even starting to make it. Don't let the fun decor fool you - it's was a disappointing experience.
I was surprised to see this place, because I had probably passed it maybe a thousand times. Their panini (Van Gogh) are delicious. It's a lovely environment full of art & decorations. Workers are kind, & I totally recommend it.
Second visit* Disappointed with my experience, Van Gogh panino was small & it was 17$, the taste was not the same as before.
Décevant. La crêpe goûtait seulement l'ail & ce n'était pas du fromage suisse. 30$ pour une crêpe & un thé.
Very misleading menu… i ordered a crepe that i thought came with both chicken & beef because theres no sign on the menu & when i ordered it the cashier didnt even ask me if i wanted one or the other.. & this is what i got… there was 2 pieces of beef & just lettuce & when i went back to see if i can either get it replaced or reimbursed, i was told the manager is too busy to come talk to an unhappy client & that she doesnt allow reimbursements even though they were wrong(the cashier told me this) i feel like i got scammed out of my money & i felt even bad for the cashier because this isn't even her responsibility & was very obviously used so the manager doesn't actually have to do their job.. Absolutely disgusting behaviour from the manager & very misleading menu i dont recommend this place to ANYONE honestly its not worth it.(edit: the manager came out when the waitress was remaking my food( i couldn't get reimbursed so i atleast wanted to replace it) & i tried to explain to her that the menu is very misleading & that i feel like she should've came out & spoke to me instead of her employee being the messenger, & she was very rude , she proceeded to tell me well if You didn't want beef you shouldn't have ordered it :reminder I thought it came with both because that is what the menu indicates & the waitress did not ask me if i wanted one or the other when i ordered & paid so my assumption that it came with both was validated. The manager then gets in a argument with me because i was expressing her my dissatisfaction as a client & was met with horrible customer service , dismissive & very dishonest behaviour)
Worst crepes I've ever had. Overpriced & absolutely not worth it-this place feels like a tourist trap. We paid nearly $20 for a crepe that was barely edible. Despite the restaurant being almost empty, we waited about 30 minutes for our order, & the quality was still terrible. Very disappointing experience. Definitely never going back.
Dismal doesn't come close to describing the garbage I was just served. Quality & taste would certainly trigger a shutdown if a food auditor paid a random visit. I'm convinced that what was served came directly out of the neighbors dumpster. I ate 20 minutes ago & now I'm holding my breath that this experience doesn't induce abdominal users. $70 for the equivalent of pre eaten food? Avoid this place like the plague! €©€©¥®¥®
This used to be me & my best friends go-to meeting spot, we would visit almost everytime we hung out. I've noticed the quality severely drop since the owners changed, we even gave it a second chance we wanted to like it that bad! Fries & crepe were cold, & just not up to par to what it was before. Portions are a joke & it's so expensive for no reason.. We've since changed our usual place to eat & will not be coming back for sure. The only good thing is the decor, but that's entirely the work of the older owners, there was not a single positive change !
Un des seuls restos ouverts le 1er janvier, nous étions heureux d'entrer nous réchauffer dans ce resto au décor éclectique. Cependant, tout fut décevant. D'une part, l'extrême lenteur & la médiocrité du service. D'autre part, la crêpe choisie annonçait de la sauce béchamel, remplacée par ... de la vinaigrette César! 😂 C'est tout dire. Sans compter que la crêpe était tiède, visiblement mal réchauffée au micro-ondes. Fortement déconseillé!
I have been here several times & it's always been excellent. However, I was here recently, & the quality of the food & service dropped significantly. Feeling something was'off', I did some digging & found out that there are new owners. The food was not terrible by any stretch, but we won't be back until things turn around. It was such a good, quirky, & fun place. Now it seems to be mediocre & more pricey food.
Si j'avais pu mettre 0 étoile, je l'aurais fait quarante fois. & encore, j'aurais pu le faire dix fois de plus.
Même si j'étais mort de faim, je n'irai plus.
Service mauvais, manager infecte, nourriture immangeable.
⭐? Avis très négatif ( si je pouvais je donnerais 0 étoile)
Expérience absolument inadmissible & inhumaine.
Nous étions à l'extérieur & j'ai demandé si mon fils de 5 ans pouvait utiliser les toilettes. La réponse a été un refus sec sous prétexte que les toilettes sont « réservées aux clients ».
Refuser l'accès aux toilettes à un enfant, c'est un manque total d'empathie, de jugement & de décence humaine. Peu importe les règles internes, il y a des situations où le bon sens devrait primer, & celle-ci en faisait clairement partie.
Voir un couple d'adultes regarder un enfant en détresse & lui fermer la porte au nez est tout simplement révoltant. Ce comportement donne une image froide, arrogante & totalement déconnectée des valeurs humaines de base.
Si vous cherchez un endroit accueillant, respectueux & humain, passez votre chemin. Cet établissement ne mérite ni votre argent ni votre confiance.
Je vous conseille le restaurant à côté Cochon Dingue sans hésiter.
sat down & took our time to look at the menu. one of the workers came to tell us that it was a place to eat only & not drink coffee & work. while tons of other tables were drinking & not eating. didnt used to be like this.
7 dollars for a raspberry mint lemonade, it was just a small glass of raspberry syrup in water. What a joke.
absolutely disgusting i felt sick after eating.
they took more than an hour for a simple crepes even tho they were nobody is the shop. I don't recommend at all even tho the spot is visually pretty. The food wasn't cooked it wasn't good quality food..
DECEMBER 2025 :
WORST EXPERIENCE IN MY ENTIRE LIFE !
AVOID THIS PLACE !!!
OWNER HAS CHANGED
I payed (before I tasted it, of course) the most expensive crepe & hot chocolate ever ; both of them tasted like absolutely emptiness.
Just took a zip & a bite. Went to complain & they just answered'we cant do nothing' - asked to get refund, they refused ; asked to talk to the manager, & they refused as well.
Finally got the manager phone number, but ofcourse he did not take any of my 10 calls.
I'm so mad at them !
THAT IS NOT THE WAY YOU ACT IN RESTAURATION !
YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF STEALING PEOPLE THIS WAY !!
Nous avons acheté des crêpes & un chocolat chaud, mais c'était vraiment mauvais. Le chocolat avait le goût de l'eau diluée, & les crêpes donnaient l'impression d'avoir été simplement décongelées puis réchauffées. Pourtant, le prix dépassait 30 $. Je n'y retournerai jamais. De plus, lorsque j'ai voulu demander un remboursement, ils ont refusé & m'ont obligé à consommer ce qu'ils avaient de pire. Le service est catastrophique, je conseille à tout le monde d'éviter ce restaurant.
This was one of the worst experiences I've ever had at a restaurant. We ordered crêpes & hot chocolate, & everything was absolutely disgusting. The hot chocolate tasted like dirty, diluted water, & the crêpes seemed frozen & poorly reheated. Even worse, the total cost was over $30. I will never return. When I asked for a refund, they refused & forced me to consume their terrible food & drinks. The service was unacceptable. I strongly warn everyone to stay away from this place.
Went there with my friend for a cute time, ordered a moka + a milkshake + a piece of cake (all for 29$).
We ate half of the cake & weren't finish with our drinks, we went to smoke & left our bags & coats. Came back & the table was all cleared (while our stuff still on the chairs). Now I am not expecting the staff to redo all the order, but I asked for at least half of a cake or an alternative & they started speaking & laughing in their language in their language & telling me it's our fault to have left & that they won't get us anything. Any kind of gesture would have been welcomed but they were just saying'sorry we can't do anything'. First time & last time.
This place was pretty, but I wouldn't recommend & won't come back.
The photo is showing what $70 ($80 with tip) worth of food (plus a $4.50 drip coffee not on the photo) gets you there.
The $12 soups were pretty good (but $12!!) & the $17 paninis tasted… well pretty much how they look.
You are in Montreal, you can find better food for a fraction of the price.
The food was very mediocre unfortunately & really not cheap for what it is. Very plain taste & not worth the money.. the decor was super cool but the place was empty for a reason.