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La Boqueria is a tapas bar in Old Montreal where warm atmosphere and Mediterranean authenticity meet. From fresh seafood to Iberian cold meats and paellas, Boqueria will take you on a journey with every bite.
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paella(40) tapas(28) recommend(23) cocktail(16) spanish(15) sangria(14) patatas(13) drink(11) highly recommend(10)Magnifique expérience les serveurs sont super mention à Justin,les chefs cuisiniers étaient sympa aussi,tout était bienView more
Superbe découverte! Nouveau resto de fruits de mer au vieux-port, service incroyable, aliments d'une fraîcheur incomparable. Je recommande!!View more
Tout était très bon & les serveurs sont vraiment gentils! Would recommend :)View more
This restaurant was the highlight of our Montreal trip! Upon arriving at the restaurant, the ambiance right by the waterfront in the middle of summer set a wonderful mood for the rest of the night for my friends & me. We sat down & the server was attentive to our food needs. Started off with wine, sangria & oysters, we already knew this was going to be a great meal tasting the freshness of oysters - felt like it was fresh from the ocean. Right after, we ordered the half chicken & were pleasantly surprised with the large delicious portion of chicken, patatas bravas & legumes. We highly recommend this restaurant for anyone who visit Old Montreal as locals & tourists!View more
tres binne nourriture, kevin nous a servi avec beaucoup de classe, le resto etait propre & élégantView more
Terrible terrible terrible service & poor way to celebrate my mother's birthday. I hope management make refinements so that other people do not experience the poor service my family did. We went on August 1st at 8:00pm. Host (they seemed to be the lead staff during this shift) seated us, & was quick to set up our table-perfect! My dad asked if they had beer, to which the staff said, « give me three seconds »......we ended up waiting 20 minutes. There were 3 other staff members tending to the patio tables, where they seemed to be welcoming & regularly available. However the inside tables were just as busy....but no staff whatsoever batted an eye towards our corner window table. Need I mention this whole time we didnt even have water...the bare minimum....I even reluctantly became that person who full on waved their arms up in the air, & said « excuse me » whenever one of the staff passed by. Still not even a glance. The table next to us was experiencing the same poor service, but they at least had water. It took our table & the neighboring table to wave down a server to which I pointed out « at this point we just want water » The lead staff shortly came by as my dad simultaneously waved him down & took our order. They were kinda rude, & didn't create a welcoming atmosphere. We placed an order for paella, calamari & asparagus. We were served the paella quite timely. The calamari & asparagus...& staff were nowhere to be seen. Another 20 minutes later we finished the paella & was finally able to flag down a staff. I told him that we were still waiting on our calamari & asparagus. He said he was going to check up on it but yet again never came back to give us an update. Considering that the calamari & asparagus were sides, it was pretty clear that the lead staff who took our order forgot to punch in those items. We ended up walking up to a staff, canceling the items in the items, & getting the bill instead. The restaurant was perhaps at 70% capacity. There were tables available, & groups of 2-4 people having dinner here. There were no large parties that perhaps would've taken up the availability of a server. It was just as busy inside as it was out on the patio. Yet there didn't seem to be enough staff for the inside tables. So to experience the service that we did makes me feel beyond disappointed. & for this to have been my moms birthday celebration is just too bad.View more
Tourist trap, avoid unless you like overpaying for stale bread & laughably tiny tapas portionsView more
Nous avons essayé ce resto par hasard & ne sommes vraiment pas déçus! La nourriture est délicieuse, le service est excellent & les prix assez raisonnables. Une très belle découverte!View more
Très bon mais un peu lent pour servir. Mais les gars sont cools & servent de l'eau pour l'attenteView more
Incroyable 🤩 !!! La pieuvre avec la sauce & les patates , je recommande 👍.View more
Service was slow inattentive. Paella big disappointmentView more
L'ambiance du restaurant est agréable & la terrasse est jolie. Niveau nourriture, un peu déçue. Il n'y avait plus de moules & de palourdes pour la paella, plus de tiradito de saumon & plus de poisson du jour... Les portions étaient raisonnables & les plats bien apprêtés, mais rien de très créatif ou incroyable. Niveau service, c'est vraiment à travailler. Nous avons dû demander à 2 reprises pour de l'eau, aucun serveur formé pour recommandé un vin, aucun ustensile pour séparer les plats de tapas, nous avons demandé 2 fois l'addition qui n'arrivait pas & impossible de se faire servir en français. Je ne recommande malheureusement pas, il y a de bien meilleurs restaurants de tapas espagnol à Montréal.View more
Qualité de la cuisine impeccable. C'était super bon ! Par contre, les portions sont assez petites. De plus, nous y sommes allés un samedi soir, & il n'y avait qu'un serveur pour toutes les tables, extérieurs & intérieures, ce qui impacte la qualité du service étant donné que le serveur était débordé. L'ambiance & la décoration méditerranéennes sont superbes.View more
The food at la Boqueria is better than many 5 star restaurants in madrid, Barcelona & Valencia. We were so surprised at the quality, preparation & presentation. The place is still going through growing pains when it comes to service & logistics but if they keep their quality of food, you'll need to reserve weeks in advance to land a spot. I wish them the very best & recommend them fully.View more
Great tapas restaurant, the experiece & ambiance was charming & the music was great. We enjoyed trying a little of everything on the menu & our pallets were amazed by some of the fusion.View more
Tres bonne nourriture. Le Service etais bon malgre beaucoup de monde. Je recommande fortement ce restaurantView more
excellent food, excellent service, excellent atmosphere. Definitely going back soon!!View more
La paella est un régal, la sangria aussi. Les enfants ont aimé les croquettes, les calamars, & ... les churros. Une belle salle & une belle terrasse joliment décorées. Ambiance sympathique.View more
We gave it a try last evening for a late bite. Just returning from our Spain vacation, the bar was high. The food was reminiscent of our trip. Love the octopus. we had great service. We'll definitely go backView more
Honnêtement je ne laisse pas beaucoup de review mais ce duo Kazuki & Domenico! Honnêtement, les meilleurs qu'on aurait espéré ! Shout out au personelle de la cuisine & les serveurs! Ggs only! Vraiment une belle expérience, je recommande sans hésiter!View more