Overall, Pigeon Café & Bar comes across as a warm, inviting spot with a bright plant-filled interior and a strong brunch and lunch lineup, where the service is repeatedly praised for being friendly and attentive and the coffee and food, including pancakes, shakshuka, bowls and salads, and waffle fries, are generally well received; some visits are challenged by slow or inconsistent service, occasional language barriers, and prices that some feel are high for the portions, while the atmosphere and vibe encourage guests to return.
We truly love this place. Brought our artists group for a meeting & they had a blast. Food, service & staff was nice enough to take pictures for us 🔥🔥🔥
We went to Pigeon Café on Monkland this afternoon for a late day breakfast. Called ahead to make sure they serve breakfast all day & that we weren't ordering breakfast items at a time they dont normally serve it. Numerous breakfast items were 100% on the lunch menu. We were VERY disappointed. I ordered 2 eggs over-easy with grilled salami, breakfast potatoes, & white toast. The eggs were fried hard & crispy, the grilled salami was paper thin, & had obviously been sitting around for quite a while. It was dry & inedible. The deep friend potatoes had been left-over from lunch, dry, dehydrated, & cold, finally the toast was unbuttered. My fiancee ordered the Avocado toast, the Avocado was not ripe & hard to cut & eat.
The restaurant was not busy at all, only 3 other tables & 3 or 4 wait staff. This is when you should be at your best bcuz you don't have an excuse like'we were busy'. If you can't excel when it's slow & you're not busy, then either you're just bad or you don't care. As a (now), retired Master Chef, I would NEVER serve food like this at any time, let alone when the restaurant is almost empty & I have more than enough time to get it right. I hate giving bad reviews as it can really affect a business, but when it's this bad & there is no reason for it, it has to be said.. in saying that, I also believe owners/managers need to know whats going on. They can't fix something if they don't know its broken. Based on todays visit, I do not recommend Pigeon Café on Monkland. ⭐?⭐?
Kimia was very kind & helpful! She suggested the vert smoothie with a scoop of protein powder when my mom couldn't decide on which to order & it was really delicious!
May 30, 2025
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Discovered this vibrant place during our recent short trip to Montreal & our craving for some good European breakfast & man this thing blew our expectations!!! Starting from the service & courtesy, really top notch. We were with 3 kids & we felt welcomed.
The ambiance & decor are nice. Really adds a positive vibe to this place. We decided to go with their shakshuka, pancakes, & croissants along side their coffees. Nothing disappointed us; infact tasted very good. Not bad on the pocket as well. 10/10.
So delicious! The only complaint is the portion of the chicken on the Caesar salad & not enough pita bread for the falafel; especially for the price thats the only reason I withheld from giving 5stars. However it was all very delicious.
