Sabrosa is described as a lively, well located spot in Old Montreal offering Mexican and Latin street food with a warm, festive vibe and a pleasant outdoor terrace. The reviews praise freshness and flavor across the menu, with standout dishes including birria tacos, Al Pastor tacos, fish and shrimp tacos, ceviche, guacamole, papaya salad, and corn on the cob, along with house hot sauces and generous portions; drinks are generally tasty though not always standout, and some guests find them decent value for the location. Service is often noted as friendly, attentive, and efficient, with some servers earning special praise, while a few visits mention slower service during busy times or occasional inconsistencies in execution. The atmosphere, decor, and opportunity for people watching are repeatedly highlighted as positives, making Sabrosa feel like a go to option for a relaxed lunch or dinner; a few comments point to a touristy vibe and price considerations, but overall the place is viewed as a solid choice with high memories of flavor and a lively setting.
Highly recommend getting food & drink or even just cocktails!
Wonderful decor, really lovely atmosphere & good selection on the menu. Super friendly waitress who was so attentive, gave us recommendations & was serving everyone so well. Thank you for your great service!
Ordered a couple cocktails which tasted so lovely - good layers of flavour, texture & presentation.
We tried the tuna starter which was tasty, maybe a little too fishy, but came with great guac & elements. Papaya salad was refreshing & was lots of it.
Then had the fried chicken tacos & pork tacos - pork was outstanding, chicken was probably more fried batter than actual chicken but it was still tasty & nice selection of hot sauces on the side.
Wish we could've tried the prawn ceviche or the beef biria tacos as those looked great too.
Only slight downside was the price - it adds up quickly! But then the service, drinks & food overall was tasty.
Mar 3, 2026
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Fantastic Mexican restaurant serving latin street food at its best! The tacos were out of this world & the staff was amazingly welcoming! The avocado dip was very fresh & tasty, the tacos melt in your mouth with the perfect balance of flavors. We ordered the Al Pastor Tacos & the Shrimp tacos- highly recommended!
Sabrosa is definitely a tourist restaurant, but a fun one. Drinks were fine, service was great, & the tacos & calamari were really tasty. The best part is sitting outside, enjoying the Old Montreal vibe, & people-watching. A solid spot if you don't mind the touristy atmosphere.
We ordered shrimp 🍤 tacos, mushroom quesadilla & green papaya salad. Shrimp tacos were great, very tasty. Mushroom quesadilla was alright. Green papaya was tangy, not really sweet. Food was served fast. It was hot & we didn't sit outside. It'd be nice to sit outside in summer on a cooler day or at evening times.
We went to this place to take a few bites in between bars hopping, not hoping for much & yet, it managed to deceive us. The service was slow, it took at least 8mins to have our glasses filled with water & another 10mins to have our drinks order taken. The place was not busy for a saturday (kind of why we chose the place, thinking it would be faster than other places) The food took another 45mins & the waitress went back because she wasn't sure if we got birria or chicken tacos. The food was cold & not tasty. High deception. Overall, it seemed like a tourist trap or a young crowd of people who dont really know quality food. Save your money, for that money, eat a poutine.
We loved our experience at Sabrosa! It was a hot & humid evening in Montreal so we chose indoor seating with air conditioning. We were attended to immediately (thank you Nabos & Leo!) & while it wasn't on the cocktail menu, they made me a frozen strawberry daiquiri upon request. It wasn't what I expected, given how they are in the US, but it was honestly BETTER! After three days in Montreal, I finally had a delicious drink. We ordered appetizers, a tuna ceviche that was crazy tasty, & grilled corn on the cob which was good but I was too busy eating every last morsel from the ceviche to really care. For our entrees, my husband got the beef tacos with pineapple & I ordered the chicken enchiladas, & I think my comment to him at the end of the meal, when I said "I freakin' loved every sip & every bite of what we had here", sums it up. As a side note, another patron near us spilled her glass of red wine (on to her pretty, white skirt) & multiple servers came to help her, cleaning up the table & floor & doing so in such a friendly way. On the other side of us was a family of three, the toddler being probably two. While he howled about something (like little kids do, no judgement here!!), one of the servers & I chatted about how someone was clearly very sad. He very funnily commented that it definitely wasn't due to the food. I was super impressed with everything, start to finish, from drinks to food to service to atmosphere. If I didn't live four hours away, I would come here often!!
Food was great & tasty, good atmosphere on the patio, enjoyed the experience with ismail, will definitely comeback for his cute smile & awesome beard 😁
Jul 5, 2024
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We loved our dinner here! Food was amazing & light but filling! We started with the shrimp ceviche & corn on the cob & I then got tacos Al pastor which were so tasty. Ismail, our server, made the experience even better. He was extremely knowledgeable of the menu & food, & ensured that we all got drinks that we were happy with! He curated drinks to our own individual tastes if we didn't like something on the menu, & overall made our experience 10x better. Great job Sabrosa & Ismail :)
We were really impressed. Staff was friendly, menu was really well thought out, made me want to try everything. Food was amazing. The ceviche was exquisite, (I'll admit I had to remove the chile slices because it's was a little too spicy for me). Very well balanced & tasty. Birria tacos were excellent as well, a lot of flavour, everything was well balanced. A very well executed taco. But the knockout was the pastor tacos, they were absolutely dripping with flavour. So delicious!, we all tried it & it was everyone's favorite. The passion fruit lemonade was really tasty, & just acidic enough to taste the passion fruit. I agree that it would have been better with a little less ice
Price for quantity ❌ Flavour ❌ Drinks ❌ Instagram friendly ✅ This place looks really nice, but the food doesn't taste as good as it looks. Even though the dishes are pretty, they're just okay in flavor. I tried the express menu, but it didn't fill me up. The cocktails were tasty, but they had too much ice & not enough drink. The guacamole was way too expensive for the little bit they gave you. They gave you more chips than guacamole, which was disappointing. Compared to other places in Montreal, they don't give you few guacamole here.
Food was good, we came 2 times & first time we did not ask for crispy tacos & it was a mistake. Second time we had crispy tacos & it was very tasty😋also salad & stakes are good as well. Great server & cozy atmosphere. Thanks!
