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Café Central Portugais

Mile-End
4.5$
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Café Central Portugais Montreal Restaurant: Menu, Reviews & Reserve (2026)
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Reviews for Café Central Portugais

Food
Service
on Google4.5 (200+)
*as of 2026-04-01
5★
77%
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9%
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12%
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Review Summary

At Café Central Portugais, reviewers describe an authentic Portuguese dining scene with traditional hearty dishes and a warm convivial atmosphere that locals and visitors enjoy, especially on the terrace. The food is praised for authenticity, with sardines and potatoes tasting like they do in Portugal and several dishes including cod earning enthusiastic praise. Service is repeatedly noted as friendly and attentive, and the overall cafe vibe with espresso on the terrace is cherished. Some reviews flag downsides such as overcooked or overly salty fish, a lack of bread with certain dishes, and price concerns with some calling it overpriced. Cash payments are common in the notes, with ATM fees and occasional mentions of the POS not working. Overall Café Central Portugais comes across as a solid lively spot for traditional Portuguese fare and a pleasing outdoor experience, offering warm hospitality and memorable flavors.
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Good food, very nice staff, anyway,if I ordered clams I expected to have some bread with them.
No bread.The sauce was delicious.
We've been told that the POS is not working, so, we have to pay cash.
The bill arrived wit the 20% tip included.

Sep 1, 2025
on Google

Super tasty food, olives & bread brought as a starter, very fast service, great location. Cash only, so bring some with you or there is an atm inside for a $3.50 charge

Jul 24, 2025
on Google

Totally overpriced. $25 for a few pieces of overcooked fish & rice, $5 for a coffee, after tax & tip it was $40 for lunch! Then they tell you it's cash only but there is an ATM... with a $3.50 fee! Every dep in the neighbourhood is $2.00. Despite the fish being overcooked, it was tasty & the service was friendly. But there are so many better options around that I will never be coming back.

Jul 2, 2025
on Google

Bonne place mais attention car il faut payer en cash donc prévoyez ce qu'il faut sinon y a un ATM à l'intérieur...

Mar 8, 2025
on Google

The moment i stepped in this place something magical happened & I was transported immediately in Portugal. Great smells & very noisy, very casual & full of good vibes. The menu is full of incredible Portuguese dishes & the coffee is delicious. I have tried also the pasteis de nata & I think it was a sweeter & les crunchier version of the original one. One thing you should keep in mind when coming here is that this is a cash only place.

Jul 23, 2024
on Google

My mother, sister-in-law, & I were in the mood for coffee after having dinner at a nearby restaurant on a Tuesday. We arrived at the café around 9:30 PM. Three Portuguese patrons occupied seats at the bar while Portuguese news played on the televisions. It was well-lit, & the absence of music was a welcome contrast to our loud dinner. We ordered 3 "café com leite", 3 flans, & 1 pastel de nata at the counter—all for just $24. Domingos, who graciously attended to our order at the counter, was warm & made us feel welcome; we spoke to him in Spanish while he responded in Portuguese. He brought our flans to the table & offered to splash them with Cointreau, to which we happily agreed. Once we were done with our desserts, he kindly treated us to a glass of Porto while we talked about Venezuela (our home country) & the Portuguese diaspora who lived there. It was the perfect ending for our weeknight out. Make sure to bring cash, since it's cash only.

Sep 27, 2023
on Google