Santos Tapas Bar
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Santos Tapas Bar
Opens Today at 5 pm
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 5 pm - 3 am |
| Wednesday | 5 pm - 3 am |
| Thursday | 5 pm - 3 am |
| Friday | 5 pm - 3 am |
| Saturday | 5 pm - 3 am |
| Sunday | 5 pm - Midnight |
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Born in may 2007, Santos is the quintessential old Montreal tapas bar experience. Open from tuesday to saturday, it specializes in traditional Spanish food and offers a large an original selection of spirits, cocktails, wines, sangrias and mojitos. Live DJs every night and many special events. Santos is ideal for your 5 to 7s, late night dinners, corporate bookings and live musical events.
ORIGINS OF SANTOS
All the streets in Old Montreal are named after saints. Located on the corner of Saint Paul and Saint François Xavier and given that the food served is Spanish, it was only natural to name place "Saints" in Spanish.
OUR MISSION
"Feed & Amuse", that's our promise because we strive every day to feed your imagination, soul and appetite. As for amusing, we do it through our fun staff, cool events, self reinventing décor and the music, always the music.
ORIGINS OF SANTOS
All the streets in Old Montreal are named after saints. Located on the corner of Saint Paul and Saint François Xavier and given that the food served is Spanish, it was only natural to name place "Saints" in Spanish.
OUR MISSION
"Feed & Amuse", that's our promise because we strive every day to feed your imagination, soul and appetite. As for amusing, we do it through our fun staff, cool events, self reinventing décor and the music, always the music.
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Anna
Great place! Went for a few cocktails & the music was amazing but the bar staff made the experience special for us! Specifically Max, he was super engaging & spent time to explain the food menu & drinks! We will be back for sure !View more
Immer
Eher eine Bar als ein Restaurant. Nette Atmosphäre, coole Musik. Es gibt nur eine kleine Speisekarte. Das Essen war gut.View more
Jose
Honestly, this bar is amazing. Max, one of the staff members, was very attentive & offered us fantastic recommendations for activities & places to visit in the city. Thanks to his suggestions, we enjoyed our stay to the fullest. The atmosphere of the bar is great, & the drinks are delicious. The food surprised me; it's of a really high standard! I will definitely return & recommend this place to my friends!View more
Hussein
Sincerely, I underestimated the Santos I went there for food & drinks at the bar & ended up with the bar chef there Max! I have received an excellent service from him. the food is amazing & the drinks are great! I greatly recommend!!!View more
Marli
My beau & I popped into Santos for a drink after having dinner at a nearby restaurant. It was early, so it wasn't so busy when we arrived. We made ourselves at home at the bar where we were welcomed by the bartender, Max. We were there for more than an hour till it became too busy & conversation became a challenge. Max was lovely - charming, engaging & attentive. After a couple of drinks, I asked him to make me a mocktail that would soothe my sore throat. He created a concoction consisting of white cranberry, mint, cucumber, & soda that was delicious. It was a thoroughly enjoyable evening. Thank you, Max!View more
Gabriel
Vraiment adoré notre soirée! La bouffe était excellente & le service de *MAX* au bar, tout autant :) Kampai!View more
Nicole
Drinks were delicious but sadly the service was not the best. Not very friendly & we waited forever to order a drink (the bar wasnt even that busy).View more
Sachin
Great place to dance at night. Great Dj & vibe. Service at the bar was slow, could do with one or 2 more servers but otherwise really great!View more
Benjamin
Had a beer & calamari early in the night at Santos. Quite a nice & chill place for drinks & tapas. The tapas is not as varied as you would normally see in a Spanish bar, & the prices are definitely on the upper range. The staff are kind & the whole vibe is comfy. Music is not bad. I'll have to visit more to get a better sense of this place at different times of the night.View more
Scalbert
Nous avions reservé une table à 18h30, pour boire un verre & dîner ensuite. Le service s'est fait rapidement, tellement rapidement que mon Cocktail à été débarrassé sans mon accord avant même que je ne le termine. (À 18$ le cocktail j'aimerai pouvoir le terminer). La serveuse m'en a refait un nouveau, ce que j'ai apprécié. Pour nos tapas. 3 fois on est venu nous demander si c'était terminé alors qu'il restait des choses dedans. À 21h la serveuse & venue nous encaisser & nous à demander de quitter la table car elle était soit disant réservée ensuite alors qu'il restait de nombreuses tables, & aucune file d'attente pour manger. On nous as demandé de partir alors qu'encore une fois nos cocktails & notre planche de charcuterie n'étaient pas terminés. Jamais il n'a été mentionné de devoir quitter les lieux à 21h, ni sur la réservations, ni à notre arrivée. Bref, meme si les tapas sont bons, l'impression d'être pressés vers la sortie tout le long ne donne pas envie de revenir ou de recommander ce bar. Tres déçue du service pour le prix que l'on paye.View more
Rafic
Good luck trying to get a table, when you do, keep in mind that at 10pm the kitchen closes, & at 11 pm the waiter/waitress will come & kick you off your seats because the they want to remove the chairs from the whole bar & the table you tried reserving will not be yours anymore it will be for anyone who orders a bottle, & you my friend with a drink in your hand will have to find another place to put your drink through out the evening.View more
Martin
Fun tapas bar in old Montreal. Interesting food, good value for money & a fun place to people watch.View more
Morgan
Amazing!! Bouncers were so friendly aswell as the bar staff. Dj was great & had an overall amazing time. Definitely recommend 🙌🙌View more
AmandaBar-2210
1 Review
Nous étions 7 dont 3 conducteurs & le manager sur place nous a dit c'était soit 2 bouteilles soit dehors! Eh bien je vous recommande le bar Furco ou nous avons le reste de notre magnifique soirée.
via LibroThis is a great place with a great vibe. One point I would like to share. This is the second time where a reservation was made but we had issues getting in. The first time this past spring we were told that they were at capacity even though we made a reservation & turned us away at the door. We came back two other times that same evening with the same result. This time we made a reservation for 9 & called in advance to move it to 9:30, over the phone we got the reassurance that this would be not an issue at all. When we arrived we noted hesitation by the doorman who not only seemed unsure if we would be let in but also seemed like he didn't want to let us in. The bar was I would say at close to 3/4 capacity once we did get inside. I don't understand.
via LibroMerci à l'équipe du santos bar super bonne nourriture comme toujours super bon service à la clientèle super bonne musique je retournerai souvent
Aisha TamaraGod-502
1 Review
Why open a bar with good music if we are not allowed to dance ?! Should be mentionned before reservations are made.. you spend hundreds of dollars but are not treated accordingly !
bagladey
8 Reviews
Friendly reception, extremely slow (snail's pace) wait-service; unappetizing, insipid, watery cocktails that take forever to arrive from a bar with 2 bartenders in a small restaurant that's less than half full & the food was not good e.g. the sauce on the tuna crudo was overwhelming yet unremarkable & the bone marrow was under-seasoned & under-done.
TiffanieNg-678
1 Review
Bel endroit avec un band de blues très bon !
Par contre le service était mauvais (nourriture qui arrive tard, le serveur n'était pas intéressé à nous servir, pas de conseils dans le choix des cocktails, trop attendu pour commander un 2eme verre).
& La nourriture était juste correcte.
Avec l'offre de restos/bars à Montréal, je n'y retournerai pas. Dommage.
GabCr-109
1 Review
J'ai fait une réservation par le site web de Santos Tapas Bar environ 2 semaines avant l'événement que j'ai organisé pour fêter ma petite soeur. J'ai bien inscrit sur cette réservation que c'était pour un 18e anniversaire, nous avons même appelé à cet endroit pour confirmer que nous serions plus de personnes que sur la réservation originale & tout était beau. Personne à ce moment ne nous a expliqué que celle-ci n'était pas garantie jusqu'à notre arrivée ni que " votre clientèle du samedi est plus âgée ". Avoir su, je n'aurais pas fait déplacer 15 personnes. À notre arrivée, nous avons eu un accueil vraiment horrible, en plus de nous refuser l'entrée, les deux hommes à la porte ont été impoli, aucunement professionnel & très arrogants. Ne faites jamais de réservation pour un groupe à cette place, je vous le déconseille fortement. Je travaille au service à la clientèle moi-même, & j'aurais honte à leur place de traiter des clients de cette façon.