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.
The place is beautiful, but: 1. There was 15 meters line at 9:05 (it opens at 9) I decided not to get food cuz it looked very average 2. Big part of it is co-working space you can't access without reservation 3. The atmosphere was ruined by pop music that just doesn't align with the place & the city (in my opinion) Definitely worth visiting to see the architecture but it'd be nice if they made more room for the cafe & less for co-working
This cafe was extremely aesthetically pleasing & makes a great spot for photos. However, was super busy even on a week day, extremely hard to even find a spot to sit. I don't think their wraps are worth the price but we really enjoyed our caramel macchiato & iced chai latte. Their staff was quite friendly & helpful!
Jul 26, 2024
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Tolles Café in einem atemberaubenden Gebäude. Das war ein tolles Urlaubsfrühstück für uns. Es sind aber nicht nur Touristen dort. Kommen Sie früh, dann erleben Sie auch einige Einheimische. Es ist etwas teurer als anderswo, was man bei dieser Location aber gern zahlt.
I was so disappointed!! For years I have heard people raving about this place but it's really not up to the hype. As an architecture student, I was very excited to see the interior & I will say that it's worth to go inside just to take a look. However, it seems like it's mostly a place for people to take a break from the heat in the summer rather than have a coffee. The place was absolutely full, there was no place to sit but no one was even drinking anything. It seemed more like they were loitering. It was also very silent, the atmosphere would have been so much better with some light music. The coffee was very expensive. For one maple iced latte with almond milk, it cost me 10$before tip. The size was very close to a size grande at Starbucks. It was definitely not worth that price. Would go back in to see the architecture but won't buy anything next time!
This place is dope. Solid for working remote- good wifi & coffee was outstanding. It was really crowded but I could still get a seat easily. A bit loud.
Beautiful cafe with a nice vibe, highly recommend if you want something more chic & borderline 1920s. Very busy & crowded tho, & closes pretty early! Overall the drinks were good.
It is in a lovely space in former bank, nicely done. Staff was very friendly, it was fairly busy & not easy to find a spot to sit, low coffee tables & benches, & workin spaces. I rated it lower because I find their wraps, sandwiches overpriced($17-$19), a cheese croissant, nothing special $6. I've seen it, but I wouldn't recommend it. Have a look inside & then continue on to another place, plenty of coffee shops & restaurants in that area.
Jul 17, 2024
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One of the most spectacular coffee / coworking experiences I've had. If you need a place to work for an hour, this is great. Fast service, solid coffee, lots of space.
Worth visiting! Extremely busy but I was here for work & we booked a booth for 2 days that cost $100 a day & could easily seat 4 people. Fantastic coffee & the architecture is beautiful! It used to be an old RBC branch that they converted into a cafe!
