Reviews describe Carlos & Pepe's as a lively and welcoming spot with a well decorated interior and a generally solid Mexican menu. The food is often praised for its flavor and generous portions, with favorites including fajitas, beef nachos, and various tacos, though a few visits report items arriving cold or with inconsistencies in preparation. The drinks are a highlight for many, with standout margaritas and fruity options noted, though some guests feel drinks have become less impressive since changes at the bar. Service is described as friendly and attentive when staff are present, but several reviews mention slow service, delays, or mixed attentiveness, occasionally with cleanliness or detail issues like dirty plates. A number of reviews reference changes in staff or management affecting the experience, including margarita quality and overall flow, while others praise the lively atmosphere and reliable crowd pleasing dishes. Overall Carlos & Pepe's remains a solid choice for casual meals with friends, offering good value and enjoyable ambiance, but potential visitors should expect some variability in service and execution.
Pls don't even bother to go, it's an insult to Mexican food this place… tortilla soup taste horrible, tacos are beyond disgusting. They don't even have salsa. They put a purple think as a salad next to the tacos.
Correct, sans plus. L'ambiance & le décor étaient super, mais la nourriture était ordinaire. Les portions étaient petites, plat de birria tacos sans accompagnement, une entrée qui avait litérallement 3 bouchées. Le service laissait à desirée, la serveuse semblait blasée.
Personnellement j'ai bien aimé. Nous étions 5 & n'avons pas attendu longtemps pour avoir nos plats. Les boissons étaient bonnes & les tacos & nachos étaient bon aussi. J'avais choisi le tacos au crevettes & une margarita au framboises.
Super ordinaire. Nourriture sans goût, cher pour la qualité. Riz sans gout, tacos sans sauce. Service hyper lent avec un serveur qui arrete pas de pousser des shooters (genre 10x no joke)
Sep 13, 2024
on Google
🍽️
Know where to eat in Montreal before everyone else.
Get the first look at the hottest openings, secret menus, and RestoMontreal.ca's weekly top picks. Join 50,000+ foodies.
Service courtois & rapide. Nous avons pris les tacos (poisson & boeuf). Le riz était très bon. Cependant, les tacos étaient très fades & manquaient de saveur. Il y avait beaucoup trop de salade & mayonnaise. La margarita était aussi sans goût tout comme la guacamole.
The food was meh at best, the ship tacos we got were way too salty. & the guacamole was under-seasoned & more like a store bought puree. The "classic" margaritas were too sweet & just okay. As someone from the south west I wouldn't even say this was tex-mex & certainly not mexican. Our server was okay. But she took a while to come see us once we had been seated.
Gorgeous clean establishment, art on the walls is lovely. Food is slightly pricey, ranging about 18$+ per dish. Burrito is delicious, tacos are good but missing flavour. Can't garante authenticity, but still delicious food. Staff was fast & friendly!
Jun 9, 2024
on Google
🍽️
Know where to eat in Montreal before everyone else.
Get the first look at the hottest openings, secret menus, and RestoMontreal.ca's weekly top picks. Join 50,000+ foodies.
The service was great, the decor is nice but we were near the door & kept getting a freezing draft. My spicy margarita was also very good! Unfortunately, the fish tacos were extremely disappointing as was the side of Mexican rice. Very little flavour, fish seemed under cooked in the middle & there was way too much cabbage without any sauce for balance. Will not be returning. I also do not feel well today & wonder if it was the fish, I stopped eating it mid way
Ouffff....malade....malade....coincidence ?....je l'espère sincèrement....extrement mauvais rapport qualité/prix. Une ptite fortune pour des chips & du pain, tacos....Qu'arrive-t-il a nos restos Lavallois depuis le Corona
Les cocktails sont toujours très bons. Si vous aimez les piña coladas, daiquiris, margaritas, etc. C'est un bon endroit où en prendre! Les serveurs étaient sympathiques aussi. J'ai bien aimé aussi les tacos 😋
Sep 25, 2023
on Google
🍽️
Know where to eat in Montreal before everyone else.
Get the first look at the hottest openings, secret menus, and RestoMontreal.ca's weekly top picks. Join 50,000+ foodies.
My boyfriend is an amateur of mexican food so we figured a nice change from 3amigos would be nice.
As we walk in the restaurant the guy at the front desk does not great us he takes the menus & starts walking towards the table. Right then I figured uhoh not very welcoming…
I had the mango chicken with rice the chicken was very poor in taste & the rice was very thick & did was fresh.
My boyfriend had chicken tacos his rice was as bad as mine. The salad was not fresh either, the chicken was not marinated either so no taste !! The hot sauce was not much of a hot sauce...He didn't eat his plate either…
Then I ask the waiter for the bill he does not even realize that we both did not eat our meals..
Our plates were full kind of hard to miss…
Does not even ask if everything was to our liking…he honestly did not seem to care..
So we ended with a 30$ bill for food we did not eat & a very mediocre service…
To top it off when we left the same man that escorted us to our table was busy on his phone did not even acknowledge that we were leaving did not look up to wish us a good night nothing… What ever he was looking at on his phone was way more important that greeting customers the right way…
Very disappointed
HORRIBLE customer service & tasteless food to top it off !!
At least the decor was nice !!
