Reviews highlight flavorful, generous tacos and birria at El Viejon, with favorites like lengua, cabeza and tripa, plus a notably fresh horchata; portions are plentiful and promotions such as all-you-can-eat tacos on weeknights add value. The atmosphere is described as cozy and lively with a warm, friendly staff and a Mexican vibe, though a few guests report mixed service and occasional delays, loud music, and some online order issues or missing extras. While some patrons miss beer on the menu and note occasional inconsistencies, the overall tone praises the food as savory, authentic and reasonably priced, making El Viejon a frequently mentioned favorite worth returning to.
Tres bonne nourriture, tres bon accueil. C'etait l'anniversaire de mon ami & l'evenement etait vrmt incroyable. J'y retournerai avec ma famille & je vous conseille fortmement.
Ps : merci emiliano, très sympathique
Nov 6, 2025
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Nos atendió el chico Fernando Aguilar y fue muy amable en el servicio, hay cotorreo y los tacos son buenos la verdad, gracias el viejon, volveré algún dia
Je recommande fortement ce restaurant. La nourriture est excellente & délicieuse. Le prix est très abordable si l'on compare avec les restaurants autour. Les vendredis 2 pour 1 sur les Quesadillas. Celle à la viande effilochée est très bonne & savoureuse.
This place is surrounded by multiple other Mexican restaurants & still manages to stand out. Ive tried almost everything on their menu since they opened & I havent been disappointed once. The staff is friendly & kind & will accommodate for your needs & the all you can eat from Monday to Thursday maintains the same quality as a la carte. Highly recommend. My only complaint would be needing to pay extra per birria for cheese. I would be fine if it was a part of the cost by default & was 6.50 instead of 5. Other than that, fantastic restaurant.
The service at this place was very good. The kindness of the staff & the peaceful atmosphere made our stay very pleasant.
The tacos al pastor didn't really taste like traditional pastor, & they didn't include pineapple, but they did have onions, which added a nice flavor.
Their campechano & Tijuana-style tacos are exquisite, & the delicious horchata water is definitely a bonus ⭐?
Aug 2, 2025
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Tacos were ok the birria was my favourite I didnt like the flavour of the chicken ones however, THE HORCHATA is the best one i have ever had & have been craving it since! So delicious fresh & light get that! Prices on menu are also not the real prices so beware of that
This newer Mexican restaurant is one of the better ones I've been to in Montreal, & that's a list spanning over 20 restaurants so that's saying something! I thought it was funny that I got consomme with my Cabeza tacos as they weren't birria. Ended up being very wet when I used it as these tacos aren't meant to be dipped in that but I tried it anyway. Salsas are proper, great quality food overall & didn't take too long. I got a bit of an awkward greeting at first but service was ok afterwards. I went for the Dabest special.
