Crew Collective Café sits inside a grand, historic bank building in Old Montreal, and it feels like stepping into a museum while you order coffee or work in private rooms and bookable coworking boxes. The space is praised for its stunning architecture, soaring ceilings, marble details, and abundant seating, though some areas restrict laptops and others fill up quickly, making it easy to miss a seat. Reviews highlight strong coffee and tasty pastries and bagels, with a few days showing inconsistency in drinks or food quality and some prices seen as high for what is received. The atmosphere and photo opportunities draw crowds, and many visitors treat it as an experience as much as a cafe, a must visit for architecture lovers and a good spot to work or relax, even if service speed or queue length can vary.
J'ai beaucoup aimé le latte glacé à l'érable! Le service est bon, mais un peu lent & les prix sont un peu hauts. Lieux intéressant à visiter pour l'architecture & le concept avec l'aménagement du café est vraiment super. Les places assises peuvent être difficiles à trouver avec l'achalandage.
You go there more for the place that is stunning rather than for the coffee. That being said, once inside, the aroma catches you & you grab a coffee to sip while you take in the magnificence of the building around you!
The building the cafe is located in is absolutely STUNNING! But the cafe itself, not the greatest. The food & coffee was bland & burnt, with no flavor, & the servers have nasty & rude attitudes. The only good thing about this place is the architecture of the building, otherwise it's overhyped & overpriced.
Wow! Meilleurs café glacé que j'ai bu & super bagel au saumon! Le prix est cher donc il faut sortir son portefeuille mais ça en vaut le détour pour l'ambiance incroyable & les délices!
Favourite coffee place in Montreal! The coffee is good, the ambiance is nice, not too loud or calm. Perfect if you want to grab coffee with your friend or just go & study/work there.
This review is for coworking. I am sure it is a good cafe. But I would not recommend this place if you're looking to work as a serious professional. First, it is quite loud - because it's really one big open building, like the old school banks. Second, you are not allowed to bring your own food & drink despite paying for the day pass. If you're a remote worker, this will be very bizarre to you. Forget grabbing lunch or ice cream at a nearby place & bringing it in. Third, as you can only eat their own food, you have to keep in mind that this place is mainly a popular cafe with some coworking thrown in. You will stand in line behind 20 tourists in order to buy food or drink. Note, there is no free water or tea like every coworking space on the planet provides. Lastly, it is too crowded outside the office area. You have to walk through the crowd in order to use the bathroom, get a drink, etc. I just don't see what the point is of the coworking facility.
Aug 15, 2024
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Really cool architecture, & good location. Croissants were very good & drinks were good as well. Seemed a bit hyped up for what it was. It's a nice cafe in an interesting old bank but it lacks the charm of some smaller cafes. Overall a very good experience though.
This place (once the tallest building in the British Empire) looks absolutely stunning, & the service by Lea at the reception is a 20/10. I mean white glove, outstanding service. Same with the baristas: amazing service. That being said 120$ for a semi-private place to work for 2 people, four coffees (the Dulce de leche one was delicious but too sweet, the americano was a letdown) & a pulled pork sandwich is too expensive. Especially when you can go to other coworking places a few streets away (of course, they're not as nice, but they are more comfortable) & spend less than half for a private room with coffee, tea, snacks, etc. à volonté. I can only recommend this to tourists, to take nice pictures, for people who want to cowork there once in a blue moon, if you want to treat yourself, if you are an influencer, or if your company pays for it. Otherwise, I wouldn't recommend this as a coworking space, simply because it's too expensive.
