La Catrina est une destination prisée du Vieux-Montréal qui séduit régulièrement sa clientèle par son atmosphère vibrante et ses saveurs mexicaines authentiques. De nombreux visiteurs soulignent la fraîcheur du guacamole préparé à la table ainsi que la grande variété de tacos savoureux, souvent accompagnés de margaritas rafraîchissantes et de cocktails originaux. Bien que le restaurant soit fréquemment félicité pour son personnel amical et attentionné ainsi que pour sa terrasse animée, il est conseillé aux convives de réserver durant les périodes de forte affluence. Malgré quelques attentes occasionnelles, l'expérience globale se distingue par des portions généreuses, des ingrédients de qualité et un environnement accueillant qui donne envie aux clients de revenir.
Food was amazing, cocktails & mocktails delicious.
Our server & support staff were lovely people.
Music was bumpin', which is nice for evenings & party crews but for a seven o'clock reservation with our family a little intense…
Server was super cool though she got it turned down, felt bad for the tourists with young families though who had to endure the intensity.
We get :it loud music & drinks a good time, but maybe wait until nine or so:)
Food was just ok, tableside guacamole was not great nor were the chips. Music was way too loud, we couldn't have a conversation (it was only 5:30pm). Limited food & drink menu (basically only tacos). Would NOT recommend, many better options close by. Also very very OVERPRICED for what we ordered. If you're in the mood for Mecican food, Find another place!
I don't know what these recent reviews are talking about. The food here is pretty decent. & portions are good.
We eat a lot. We shared ceviche, guacamole, & each got tacos. It was too much food. We were full on just the ceviche & guac between the two of us.
The shrimp tacos were on the spicy side. The chicken tacos were pretty big.
The only thing I deducted a star for were the drinks. I understand small drinks but we were both literally done with our drinks in two sips. It was too small. For a $25 coco loco, I understand it is what it is but two sips? Not great.
Aside from that, good food, good vibes, we left full.
It can be hard to find excellent Mexican food, & Montreal wouldn't have been my first guess. Yet here it is, excellent dinner, great atmosphere & kind staff.
I ordered the quesabirria tacos which were fantastic. I didn't even use the dip the flavor was so good.
To drink I had the fun Coco Loco, a rum lovers delight. True the pineapple only was carved out 60% of the way down so the'glass' ended up a little shorter than I dreamed of, but it was fun & delicious.
Food was very good - however, service was horrendous.
For reference, waited 30 minutes to be seated, waited 30-40 minutes for our order to be taken. Following the waiter taking our order, it took about an hour to see the appetizers & drinks we ordered.
We didn't get our main entrees for about 2 hours after we were sat.
When I asked about the delay, was told the restaurant was very busy but the wait times are inexcusable. The restaurant didn't seem too busy to warrant a 3 hour wait time end to end.
All in all, food was good but don't go there expecting to dine & leave within a 1-1.5 hour timeline. Plan to call PTO & block your calendar for a couple of days if you want to eat here.
Went here for a quick drink & dinner with my friend! Super cool ambience -there's a downstairs where the bar is, that has a speakeasy type vibe & a massiveee terrace - cant wait to try it out this summer! Our waitress was Lili - she was super sweet, & made me a great mocktail!
Unfortunately there were some other clients in the restaurant that were mistreating her & even began to raise their voices (embarrassing for grown women) but Lili remained calm & handled the situation well despite their bad attitudes.
Drinks were good. But I can find good drinks anywhere in Montreal. My issue with this place was the service was poor & the attitude of the waitress was beyond rude. Do yourself a favor & go to Nomai, which is next door. If you're in the mood for Mexican, visit Three Amigos on Rue Saint Jacques which is within walking distance & where they have great food & amazing service!
Food was absolutely amazing. Guacamole made tableside, delicious tacos, & an awesome quesadilla. My friend & I could have shared either the tacos or the quesadilla & it would have been plenty to eat after the guacamole. The cocktails were exquisite-Mexican Mule & French 75.
I marked it down just a bit in service because the woman who took our drink order never returned & after about half an hour we got the waiter's attention to order our food. Also the atmosphere was mostly good but it's very small & kind of noisy. I would go back again in a heartbeat for the food & drink!
