Stash Café! Discover an Old Montréal institution serving up traditional Polish cuisine in warm, inviting surroundings that showcases stone walls and a mix of Polish art and convent furnishings. This Polish restaurant offers a big selection of traditional foods. The specialities of the house are roast duck and wild boar Polish style. Spend an evening at Stash's, and discover a small corner of Poland!
Stash Café in Old Montreal is described as a warm, cozy spot serving authentic Polish comfort food with a lively yet intimate atmosphere highlighted by live piano and red lamps. The menu earns praise for generous, hearty dishes such as pierogies, kielbasa, cabbage rolls, golabki, schnitzel, and potato pancakes, along with soups like barszcz, zurek, ogorkowa and pickle soup, and desserts such as apple and peach cobblers. Drinks are enjoyable, with solid cocktails, vodka options, and memorable shots that friends remember. Service is repeatedly called friendly, attentive, and welcoming, though a few reviewers note slower service during busy times and occasional missteps or pricing concerns. Reservations are often recommended due to popularity, and many leave feeling they discovered a true Polish home away from home with strong atmosphere, live piano, and generous hospitality. Overall, the restaurant is described as a standout in Montreal for Polish cuisine, delivering consistently delicious food, a comforting vibe, and a memorable, live music driven experience.
Excellent variety of Polish dishes to choose from. Food, service & atmosphere were great! Chose to return to try different dishes & we were so pleased we did. We had the Zurek soup, Barszc (beet soup), Golabki (stuffed cabbage), Sznycel Wiedenski (veal), Placki, (potato pancakes) & Pierogi, & all were all delicious. This is a definite place to stop to enjoy a fabulous meal if you are ever in Old Montreal!
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Stash Café in Montreal is a truly unique place!
As a Polish visitor, I was delighted to find such an authentic restaurant serving delicious traditional Polish food. The atmosphere is warm & welcoming, & every dish tastes like home.
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I have been coming to this restaurant since I was a child & every single meal I have loved. This is not upscale fancy dining it's a family type vibe where you sit down chat with your friends & family & eat some delicious comfort food. Stepping into this restaurant is like being brought back into time with a beautiful ambiance that you don't often find in this day & age. The borscht is like a warm hug & their version of a Caesar (dirty polek) might be the best cocktail I've ever had. Staff is friendly if you are friendly to them. They assist us with food intolerances & even sourcing polish grocers in Montreal to get the best (& I mean the best) pickles. This place is a classic & if you don't get it? It's you - not the restaurant.
Hearty Polish food in a beautiful atmosphere. Everything from the menu tastes good. slightly slow service due to understaffing. They got a very talented artist playing the piano when we went.
Very good food & friendly waiter! The plum crumbles is out of the world! Polish beer is tasty too! The only downside is it's a bit loud in the resto. Will return with friends for sure!
Aug 1, 2025
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Good food. Was a very busy place on a Sunday Evening. Had to find a place serving Polish cusine & Stash doesbit well. The stroganoff was a little too peppery for my wife, but I loved it. Everyone loved the pierogi.
A great spot in the middle of old town. Super homey & well prepared Polish classics, plus some new dishes I've never tried. Service friendly & quick. Worth a visit! Try the croquettes entree if you aren't a vegetarian.
Exceptional food that gets traditional Polish cuisine down to every little detail. Nightly piano to add to the incredible atmosphere & service. All at a very reasonable price for old Montreal.
We walked here from our hotel on a Sunday evening for dinner. The pierogi & kielbasa were so delicious that we ordered a second kielbasa. The ogorkowa (pickle soup) was surprisingly balanced, with mild & just the right amount of pickle flavor. The drinks were delicious, although I ordered a prosecco & got a second Polish mimosa instead. The Polish mimosa was delicious, so I just drank it without complaining. The pork was a little dry & service was slow. However, the pianist was lovely - great song selection & not too loud - so overall, it was a very enjoyable dinner!
A quick bite to eat & polish style food. I taste the pierogis are tasty we had one of each flavor! Our server humoured us & was a great! We couldn't pronounce some. Dishes but they laughed & joked with us! Amazing!
Metered street parking is always challenging in the Old Port, especially with summer construction. I suggest finding parking outside the Old Port & walking over. It's a beautiful walk. Reservations are highly recommended. There are bar seats for walk-ins. There's live piano music in the evening. The place is charming, but a little dark (wandering to the bathroom is an adventure). There's an original drinks menu. Service was excellent & friendly, everyone was kind & helpful. I love the traditional Polish dishes (I had to google a lot of the names). There's a beginner's plate in the Table d'Hote for those who want to try a little bit of everything. The plate was yummy & generous. I left very full & satisfied.
May 28, 2025
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We love this place. Stumbled on it ~10 years ago, & then kept returning. A polish expat place in Montreal that is heartwarming in its superb consistency, straightforward quality. Pierogi , potato pancakes, everything with beet or cabbage are all recommended. Probably the best Schnitzels this side of the Atlantic. Also a great collection of Vodkas, some served with pickle juice - worth trying. The room is pleasant & old fashioned but not aged - highly recommended.
First time having Polish food & left very satisfied. The restaurant has a very good vibe, you can enjoy tasty cocktails while a pianist entertains. We ordered the dill pickle soup, peirogis & kroketies! Personal fav was the soup, very light flavorful & nothing like I've ever had.
The place had an authentic European feel. It was my first experience with Polish dining & it was memorable! The perogies, potato pancakes, pickled herring & croquettes (three course meal) were excellent. The apple cobbler & sweet cream were a pleasant surprise. The accordion dinner accompaniment was enjoyable, adding to the atmosphere.
Service was reasonably quick considering how packed the place was. Washrooms were clean. I would return to this charming welcoming establishment.
Such a lovely dining experience with authentic Polish cuisine! My hubby & I walked in w/o a reservation on a Saturday evening in March at 8:30pm. Despite still being full, we were seated right away at a cozy window table. Upon walking in, you are greeted with wonderful live music from a very talented piano player right at the entrance. The restaurant is warm & cozy with a red light district vibe with the red lampshades on all the lights. Lovely beamed ceilings & church pew bench seats with a long bar on the side. Our waitress was great, professional, & courteous. We ordered perogies, schnitzel, among other Polish dishes, & yummy cocktails. We thoroughly enjoyed each dish & the entire evening. We loved the perogies so much that instead of ordering dessert, we ordered another 8 mushroom perogies to go! I HIGHLY recommend for some authentic Polish cuisine!
