Sota BBQ Coréen is hailed by many as one of Montreal's best all you can eat KBBQ, delivering tasty beef and other meats, solid sushi options, and a dessert line including ice cream that earned frequent praise, with some visits featuring fast service and a lively, well ventilated dining room. Experiences vary widely, though, with reports of long waits during busy times, last call rushes that force large upfront orders, incomplete or delayed dishes, and occasional billing issues such as added gratuities or hidden surcharges. Language and service consistency also come up, from attentive, friendly staff to comments about uneven attention, limited French or English, and inconsistent timing between courses and grills. Overall, it remains a popular spot for groups and celebrations, especially for fans of AYCE with a mix of Korean barbecue and sushi, but several reviews caution that the value and quality can depend on the visit, timing and how smoothly the service runs on that day.
Food was mid. Service was even worse. Waiters kept forgetting our ordered items & half the things we ordered we did not receive. Menu states that 15% gratuity is added to parties of 6 or more which is fine, but we had a party of 5. They also have an undisclosed charge when seated in the basement. They do not tell you about this price increase until AFTER you are done your meal. Go here at your own risk!
Used to be one of my favorite lunch special restaurant pre-covid. Last month, I went back & its very overpriced for a lot less options on the menu. 35$ all included (tx+tips) isnt a lunch special.
The food was very good, but the service is very unprofessional when paying the bill. My friend & I paid 150$ for both AYCE which costs 53$ (taxes & tips included) which makes it 106$ in total, the waiter returned us only 30$! They were supposed to return 44$ but then I asked them to return the extra 14$ that they forgot & they OFFERED to return 10$! They were like bargaining for a cheaper price, & finally returned the full 44$ after ~10 minutes! It does not take ~10 mins to solve simple maths & it wasted a bunch of time for a scheduled event we were supposed to be going. Honestly this isn't some rookie mistake, even a 5th grader can solve it.
Jul 11, 2025
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Aucun employé ne parlait français & ils sont Venus nous porter la facture alors que nous étions encore entrain de se faire cuire de la nourriture... Il nous a littéralement donné la machine pour payer pendant qu'on mangeait. Nourriture correcte mais sans plus & service très ordinaire
The food all fresh, they give all our orders.. until we are so full. The last we ate ice cream green tea & manggo, until we are oders 4 times. Very good service & friendly people, we'll back again soon.
Très bonne service
Nourriture excellente
Personnel qui travaille à Sota sont vraiment chaleureux & accueillant
Bonne ambiance?musique?
Je vous recommande de venir essayer^_^
First thing first if you do not speak English do not go there no one speaks French.. even if French is mandatory in Montreal.
2 adults & a 3y/o
Do not go for lunch, waiting time gets out of control, they forget about you & they never look at you when you ask for something/ give you your order.
We get that we went there soon after opening time but still tell the clients 'we're having trouble with the kitchen/wtv'. We've been very patient & always stayed polite & kind with them.
Food is ok but not worth all the time we wasted. we waited for 50min to have the pork that we asked for (After being told that it was going to take'5more mins' many times). They'lost' many orders & we had to ask for them directly to the waiters (after waiting some more for nothing) which is not optimal & makes us feel like we are wasting their time. It took us almost 3hrs to eat when in normal times an hour & a half would have been enough.
Also they didn't pick up the empty plates, we had tall towers & even when one of them fell on the floor they picked up 1/2 of them & still let us with many empty plates. They would come next to our tables & never pick them up.
The young lady at the register was the nicest! She was the only one nice enough to look at us when we would speak to her & have real answers for all the questions!
