Overall, reviews of Café Gitana describe a warm, immersive lounge where coffee, cigars and shisha mingle with an oriental inspired vibe, a great selection of cigars, teas and cocktails, and live music that heightens the atmosphere, with the space repeatedly praised for its relaxed, unique ambiance and welcoming staff, the option to bring your own cigar, and the chance to enjoy tea and drinks across several cozy areas, while some opinions note slower service, occasional inconsistencies and concerns about price transparency and limited shisha flavors.
Belle ambiance, mais grosse déception. Mon chum & moi prenons une shisha avec des boissons sans alcool affichées à 5 $ soit le thé glacé & la limonade. Le serveur nous propose le thé glacé maison à la pomme & la limonade maison : on accepte, sans savoir qu'on allait payer 10 $ & 14,50 $ pour… une poche de thé & du jus de citron. Aucune mention du prix triplé, aucune transparence. Sérieusement, 15 $ pour une limonade, c'est à se demander si on vient pas de se faire avoir.
Had such a great time ! The atmosphere was super chill & the music was on point. The service really made the experience even better - our server was incredibly sweet! 🩷
Nov 7, 2025
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L'ambiance était bonne, le serveur très gentil par contre un thé à la menthe pour 9.35$ c'est du vol ! On m'a chargé 8$ pour le thé & 1.25$ pour la menthe... ridicule ! Quand je vais dans un café ou une shisha jamais de ma vie on m'a chargé pour de la menthe bref je n'y retournerai pas
Cozy cigar bar with shisha. Excellent service, I had a very nice waitress. The Turkish tea (with mint) was great, tasted authentic & the tea cup is definitely authentically Turkish. The shisha lasted a while & had a nice pull.
Good shisha bar.
Not really have terrace but downstairs is big windows open & it give terrace vibe. Price is normal.
Shisha not have any flavor, it law in Québec.
I used to love Café Gitana & even left a great 5 star review a while back, but things have really taken a downturn.
The cocktails are no longer up to par, flat, watered down, & just not crafted with the same care. The tea, which used to be a standout, has lost its quality too, bland & forgettable now.
Service has become painfully slow, like they're running with minimal staff. The hookah is also disappointing lately, poorly made & they no longer offer flavor options, which takes away from the experience entirely. It's unfortunate to see a place that once had so much charm drop in consistency & quality.
May 25, 2025
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Here they serve only one flavour of sheesha & that also in magic coal, if you ask for coconut (natural)coal, it will take more than 15 minutes. It's not too tidy place, service was slow. Overall the experience was okay!!!
May 9, 2025
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I've come to this place often & have always had a nice experience. Great atmosphere, authentic live music & tasty food & drink. I don't smoke cigars, so I can't review them on that. Otherwise awesome place with an exotic flair!
Quite good! The shishas were nice, however I would've appreciated more flavors. Maybe it was just a one time thing or a new law passed in Canada to ban flavors. Nice lounge, very relaxing! Great place to chill with friends instead of casual bars.
Cafe gitana was a vibe!! Loved the energy, the live band & belly dancing were amazing! You get 3 floors.
First floor - is more chill they have the bar & I saw some people bringing their laptop to work & some were playing cards. Upon leaving we saw a small band playing some trumpet
Middle floor - more chill just sitting & smoking sisha
Basement - they had piano & violin playing downstairs.
2 downside, 1. the place is a little small so it feels crowded. We went Saturday night it was packed we didn't have reservations but we got seated pretty fast. 2, drinks didn't taste like it had any liquor to it. I got a mojito & it just stated like mint with water.
Sushi was also good (I was told that they don't do any flavor) it was packed good & they also gave unlimited charcoal to refill which was a plus!
0verall, I'll give it 4/5 & will definitely come back.
