Bootlegger Cocktail Bar & Cuisine earns praise for its creative cocktails, an impressive whiskey selection, and a welcoming, knowledgeable staff that can turn a visit into a memorable experience; the venue combines a stylish speakeasy vibe with vintage decor, live jazz, and a focus on fresh ingredients and precise mixology, including oysters during happy hours. Across many reviews, the atmosphere and drinks are highlighted as consistently well balanced and thoughtfully crafted, while occasional notes of slower service, crowding, or higher prices appear, along with occasional menu quirks or dishes that miss the mark; overall the place is seen as unique and worth returning to for the drinks, the ambience, and the sense of discovery it provides.
Superb speakeasy with staff that know their drinks! The selection of what you can have is mind boggling & the flavours are phenomenal. It's a discreet place, but certainly one that you need to visit for amazing cocktails!
Had some drinks on a Friday night & it was great. The service was top notch & very friendly. The drinks are amazing, everything is fresh & made in house. The cocktails are works of art & tasted amazing. They also have the largest selection of whiskey I have ever seen. On busy nights I would suggest booking a table to be sure you can get in. The food looked really good as well. This is a great place to go for a few drinks or dinner & drinks. Next time I am in Montreal I will go back!
Wow is this a hidden gem in Montreal, a huge selection of Whiskey & professional bartenders. Amazing atmosphere & got to have drinks listening to a live Jazz jam session. The waiters & staff are great here & you can tell they enjoy their jobs. We ordered an absinthe & whiskey cocktail to try & were informed they were out of an ingredient. The waiter didn't hesitate though & said he would get the bartender to make us something special with the same basic liquors. Turned out great. I'm just sad I only had a limited time to spend here in this relaxing establishment. This spot is so good if you like this type of vibe I'm sad to share it 😂
Belle ambiance, excellent choix de boissons, bonnes assiettes. La serveuse nous parlait en anglais & avait de la difficulté à parler en français. Elle était gentille mais nous aurions apprécié de meilleurs conseils pour faire notre sélection de cocktails. Belle expérience en général.
visited on a Thursday night, there was a live DJ with great music. The whiskey selection is to die-for. Their cocktails are well crafted & well priced. There is an option for the alcohol free. The "Alchemist " alcohol free cocktail was refreshing with notesbof cucumber & lime. The atmosphere is friendly to casual & dressed up alike. The host staff was friendly, fast & effective. I was hesitant to order food due to small kitchen but every dish we sampled off the menu was delicious & well cooked, note Their signature pulled pork nachos.
Apr 16, 2024
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Really nice place if you want a selection of amazing scotch. But be aware, very overpriced. I'm not even sure if they serve a legit dram, because their half dram is definitely NOT half of 1.5oz.
This place has a lovely speakeasy / old whiskey bar atmosphere, with dark lighting, heavy wooden tables, & a décor made out of old whiskey cardboard boxes. They have an extensive selection of good whiskeys, & some delicious cocktails. (I recommend the Lady in Green & anything from the Oncteaux & Cremeux section). Also, the DJ was spinning some really good music.
Great place for a good time. Excellent scotch selection & the staff know their products! They can guide you towards nice discoveries. Good food, good ambiance. Highly recommend
This was an amazing place!! Top notch whiskey selection, although claimed he was new server was excellent. Bartender was a superb mixologist. Decor exactly what you would expect for a whiskey bar. I've been to whiskey only bars in Amsterdam, Chicago, Vegas. This is what you expect. But the music was awful to the point we left after about an hours time. We mentioned to our sever our tables distaste for the Dj's choice of music & Volume. His reply was " really I'm loving it!" Well guess what I'm the paying customer. That single comment probably cost him over 50% of his tip. Then we asked about Merch Tshirt being from out of town Europe & Ontario. Only to be told we dont have any in house. But you can order online? This place could have easily made it night to remember. But dropped the ball on the simple stuff. Remember why people visit your establishment.... to have a good time not to watch you have a good time.
Sep 14, 2023
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Food, cocktails, excellent, Nice variety of scotch & whiskeys. Music not suitable for scotch & whiskey lovers. The DJ was playing dance music & Techno. I would have liked to listen to jazz/lounge music while enjoying my bourbon. Only 2 servers on the floor. A member of the group was forgotten for his scotch selection. Seats NOT confortable (Hard wood church bench & wood chairs. This place has a lot of potential perfect decoration, beautiful bar, EXCELLENT FOOD, wonderful cocktails. Upgrade with seats & more service would make this place high top rate place to be.
Nice place with good service, we were there Sunday & enjoyed the live Jazz it was a real treat, oysters were fresh & delicious & even the Nachos were good, we also had beer which was also great. I wish they would add a nice beef hamburger or onion rings on the menu but it is after all a bar with a great selection of whiskeys & coktails.
Great time, great atmosphere, great whiskey selection. The staff were very friendly, the dark decor makes it a very relaxed, comfortable place. I'll be going back.
Great whiskey selection. Especially if you are a bourbon fan, it was good to see some BTAC at decent prices. Service was slightly slow, but wasn't really an issue.
