Mariposa

CAROLE

3.0

Went there for the show which was very good.
'The Madhatters'
Welcoming & friendly establishment. I figured a lot of the people I saw were regulars.
Nice & cosy place for music.
No dance floor to speak of. If you don't mind crowded, then you're home.
Great service from our waitress from Alberta.

Now let's talk about what we ate. 1 ⭐? is too generous.
I had the cheeseburger & sweet potato fries.

My cheeseburger arrived slightly warm/cold. The bun is horrific. Cold, no butter, the cheese was not even melted.
It was also gritty on top & flavourless.
The meat was unseasoned, lukewarm, hard, overcooked, dry & packed so hard together, I got a workout trying to cut it down & chew it in smaller bites.
I small slice of lettuce, tomato butts & not much else to say about it. I was hungry so I ate it & discarded the sandy bun.

The sweet potatoes were also on the cold side. Not nice & thick like most of the times I've had them in other places. Thin, hard, overcooked.

My husband had a chicken fajita & he said his chicken was dry & tasteless. His fries were good.

Would I recommend this place? For a show & a drink, yes.
Other foods, maybe. The man in front of me also ordered the cheeseburger & I could tell he didn't like it bc he stopped eating it after 1/2.

Mar 27, 2026

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Crispy2012A

5.0

I can't say enough about Mariposa. Fabulous staff, great food, great crowd, top notch musicians.
Great ambiance.

Aug 20, 2025

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Frank

5.0

I have been a patron, as a diner, music listener & musical community member, of Mariposa Café for the past nine months & feel I finally found the place I've been looking for in Montréal.

Owned by a super talented Montréal musician, Mariposa Café hosts a diverse range of authentic musicians who attract a warm, genuine, multi-generational crowd of music appreciative people.

They offer a wide variety of dishes; even vegetarian. Their small staff are always courteous & patient. The owner, who bartends, has created his own marvellous version of a Cosmopolitan from his eclectic liquor collection (Note: it is blue rather than red).

The atmosphere is subtle & quirky, with local artist's works, for example, paintings by Susan Shulman, & tons of music memorabilia from the owners' personal collection.

I could go on but then the review would be too long for the modern attention span.

Thank you Mariposa Café & friends. See you soon.

Apr 23, 2025

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Joel

5.0

Great music (live) & old school cafe atmosphere. Always nice folks in the crowd!

Apr 1, 2025

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