In principle the best Carot Cake in Montreal...but the portions have decreased a lot
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Steph Brown
Food was spot on and atmosphere was on point.
The service just wasn’t. Not having been here before I had no clue what to do upon arriving. When my friend asked for a table of two, the girl at the front replied “Are you first in line?” Excuse me? How am I supposed to know that you have to wait in a line? That’s not common for a restaurant, normally names are taken. And why am I track if I’m first in line? So we had to ask everyone where they were in the lineup. So strange……
The waitress never followed up after we received our meal. Only took our order and took our plates away. We’re supposed to tip for that? These sandwiches are huge and they are messy, I had to use one single napkin the entire time because the waitress did not follow up.
Honestly, probably won’t come back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 2
Sebastian Martinez
Their daily soup and their bread tasted amazing!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Shraddha Singh
If you find yourself in Montreal, make sure to pop into Café Santropol—it’s an absolute treasure! From the moment you walk through the door, the friendly staff greet you like an old friend, making you feel right at home. Their warmth and attentiveness truly elevate your dining experience!
I indulged in the Duluth Sandwich, packed with caramelized onions, cheddar, and sweet pears—it was a flavor party in my mouth! And don’t even get me started on the Gâteau au chocolat trois étages; it’s a rich, chocolatey delight that’s simply irresistible.
The charming outdoor terrace is perfect for soaking up the sun while enjoying your meal. Just a fun heads-up: tipping is mandatory here, but trust me, those amazing staff members absolutely deserve it for their stellar service!
In short, Café Santropol is a cozy gem that combines fantastic food with top-notch hospitality. You’ll definitely want to come back for more!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Famous Carrot Cake, Ginger Lemonade
Matéo Delamare
We waited for 50 minutes, we just ordered 2 soups and 2 hot drinks, nothing ever arrived. We were just served water after 45 minutes. People who arrived after us had almost already finished their meals. First time I left a restaurant without being served. Very disappointed... Our waiter was clearly not doing his job, the other waitress seemed to manage her service well.
Service: 1
Grant Oyston
Worth the wait! Primarily vegetarian and/or vegan menu, with options to add meat and dairy to some dishes. Huge sandwiches on fresh pillowy bread and hearty soups (ask about the soup of the day!) Charming and cozy atmosphere with expansive and secluded patio and curated decor. Will be back next time I’m in Montreal!
Vegetarian options: Menu is mostly vegetarian or vegan!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pepper Island, Soupe Du Jour, Triplex Saint Urbain Sandwich
Azadeh Monfared
The place looks cozy, there is a colorful backyard with cute little elements put together, nothing authentic but still cute. We had 2 sandwiches, Olympic 76, and triplex something, really bad Sadwiches, and I mean BAD (tastes bad, too much runny sauce, everything falls off the sandwich, and worst of all just one type of stale bread for all) and quite expensive for the portion and quality. Service was ok, but remember you are not allowed to use your laptop in the Terrrase area, because the owner has said so! I asked one of the waiters and she said people using laptops tend to stay longer which makes sense but why not saying you can't stay more than 60 min or whatever instead of saying you are not allowed to open your laptop here? That doesn't seem reasonable or friendly specially for a casual coffeshop. But later the waiter found us a table inside with cable which was nice. We also tried the classic cheese cake, too sweet and average. Overal won't be going back and mainly because of food.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Gâteau Vegan Aux Bleuets, Triplex Saint Urbain Sandwich
Ariane1970
Progressive as ever. Prices went through the roof since I was there last. Must be that pesky post-covid inflation.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
Hervé Desbois
Thank you, simple and really great terrace. It's been a long time since I've been there, and the atmosphere is still just as warm.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Oscar Chica
What a beautiful bistro! The atmosphere is that of the Plateau cafés of the end of the 20th century (before massive gentrification and "Starbuckization"), these original cafés which had an eclectic decor and a bohemian spirit. And the terrace full of plants and trees is simply magical, especially in the evening when the garlands of lights are lit. Also, their cappuccino is really excellent!
Fabulous sandwiches and soups The Triplex is a great combination of tastes… Only blah thing…. No coordination with kitchen../ Got the Sandwich before the soup….-and ordered 2 coffee’s and dessert …. We finished dessert almost before getting the coffee Not your common resto ettiquette
Staff was amazing and so on, just needs little tweeks…
But an outstanding place to come and enjoy 12 months a year , always fresh and healthy combo’s..
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Scones, Soup of the Day, Soupe Du Jour, Famous Carrot Cake, Triplex Saint Urbain Sandwich
Juliette
The sandwiches at santropol never miss ! Ile des piments is my go to and probably their best to me, I tried their spiced apple juice also which is just perfect to start up fall ? love the way everything looks and the kinda eclectic decor the servers are also very nice
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Angélica Jeannette
Limonade chaude au gingembre / Hot ginger lemonade was what we ordered. Although they were short staffed, everyone was very attentive. The drink was delicious, everyone at the table ordered it, and the garden of the place is super nice.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Rachel Therrien
I was really excited to try this place but in the end, I was pretty disappointed. The menu isn’t clear about what’s vegan or not. They didn’t have the macncheese nor tempeh or avocado so we basically ordered 3 items and they came 10 or 15 min later to tell us that they were actually out of 2 out of 3 things we ordered… I did like the chaucer sandwich, bread was super fresh. Vegan cheesecake was also delicious. I wouldn’t go back tho.
Dietary restrictions: Vegan options not well indicated
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 2
Cécile Haegy
Adorable setting, small island of greenery and calm. The sandwiches and chai milkshake are to die for!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sandwich E S -- Végétalien Vegan Sandwich- 12 50- 14 00
In principle the best Carot Cake in Montreal...but the portions have decreased a lot
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Food was spot on and atmosphere was on point.
The service just wasn’t. Not having been here before I had no clue what to do upon arriving. When my friend asked for a table of two, the girl at the front replied “Are you first in line?” Excuse me? How am I supposed to know that you have to wait in a line? That’s not common for a restaurant, normally names are taken. And why am I track if I’m first in line? So we had to ask everyone where they were in the lineup. So strange……
The waitress never followed up after we received our meal. Only took our order and took our plates away. We’re supposed to tip for that? These sandwiches are huge and they are messy, I had to use one single napkin the entire time because the waitress did not follow up.
Honestly, probably won’t come back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 2
Their daily soup and their bread tasted amazing!
Food: 5
Service: 5
If you find yourself in Montreal, make sure to pop into Café Santropol—it’s an absolute treasure! From the moment you walk through the door, the friendly staff greet you like an old friend, making you feel right at home. Their warmth and attentiveness truly elevate your dining experience!
I indulged in the Duluth Sandwich, packed with caramelized onions, cheddar, and sweet pears—it was a flavor party in my mouth! And don’t even get me started on the Gâteau au chocolat trois étages; it’s a rich, chocolatey delight that’s simply irresistible.
The charming outdoor terrace is perfect for soaking up the sun while enjoying your meal. Just a fun heads-up: tipping is mandatory here, but trust me, those amazing staff members absolutely deserve it for their stellar service!
In short, Café Santropol is a cozy gem that combines fantastic food with top-notch hospitality. You’ll definitely want to come back for more!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Famous Carrot Cake, Ginger Lemonade
We waited for 50 minutes, we just ordered 2 soups and 2 hot drinks, nothing ever arrived. We were just served water after 45 minutes.
People who arrived after us had almost already finished their meals. First time I left a restaurant without being served.
Very disappointed... Our waiter was clearly not doing his job, the other waitress seemed to manage her service well.
Service: 1
Worth the wait! Primarily vegetarian and/or vegan menu, with options to add meat and dairy to some dishes. Huge sandwiches on fresh pillowy bread and hearty soups (ask about the soup of the day!) Charming and cozy atmosphere with expansive and secluded patio and curated decor. Will be back next time I’m in Montreal!
Vegetarian options: Menu is mostly vegetarian or vegan!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pepper Island, Soupe Du Jour, Triplex Saint Urbain Sandwich
The place looks cozy, there is a colorful backyard with cute little elements put together, nothing authentic but still cute. We had 2 sandwiches, Olympic 76, and triplex something, really bad Sadwiches, and I mean BAD (tastes bad, too much runny sauce, everything falls off the sandwich, and worst of all just one type of stale bread for all) and quite expensive for the portion and quality. Service was ok, but remember you are not allowed to use your laptop in the Terrrase
area, because the owner has said so! I asked one of the waiters and she said people using laptops tend to stay longer which makes sense but why not saying you can't stay more than 60 min or whatever instead of saying you are not allowed to open your laptop here? That doesn't seem reasonable or friendly specially for a casual coffeshop. But later the waiter found us a table inside with cable which was nice. We also tried the classic cheese cake, too sweet and average. Overal won't be going back and mainly because of food.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Gâteau Vegan Aux Bleuets, Triplex Saint Urbain Sandwich
Progressive as ever. Prices went through the roof since I was there last. Must be that pesky post-covid inflation.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
Thank you, simple and really great terrace. It's been a long time since I've been there, and the atmosphere is still just as warm.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
What a beautiful bistro! The atmosphere is that of the Plateau cafés of the end of the 20th century (before massive gentrification and "Starbuckization"), these original cafés which had an eclectic decor and a bohemian spirit. And the terrace full of plants and trees is simply magical, especially in the evening when the garlands of lights are lit. Also, their cappuccino is really excellent!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Fabulous sandwiches and soups
The Triplex is a great combination of tastes…
Only blah thing…. No coordination with kitchen../ Got the Sandwich before the soup….-and ordered 2 coffee’s and dessert …. We finished dessert almost before getting the coffee
Not your common resto ettiquette
Staff was amazing and so on, just needs little tweeks…
But an outstanding place to come and enjoy 12 months a year , always fresh and healthy combo’s..
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Scones, Soup of the Day, Soupe Du Jour, Famous Carrot Cake, Triplex Saint Urbain Sandwich
The sandwiches at santropol never miss ! Ile des piments is my go to and probably their best to me, I tried their spiced apple juice also which is just perfect to start up fall ? love the way everything looks and the kinda eclectic decor the servers are also very nice
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Limonade chaude au gingembre / Hot ginger lemonade was what we ordered.
Although they were short staffed, everyone was very attentive. The drink was delicious, everyone at the table ordered it, and the garden of the place is super nice.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
I was really excited to try this place but in the end, I was pretty disappointed. The menu isn’t clear about what’s vegan or not. They didn’t have the macncheese nor tempeh or avocado so we basically ordered 3 items and they came 10 or 15 min later to tell us that they were actually out of 2 out of 3 things we ordered…
I did like the chaucer sandwich, bread was super fresh. Vegan cheesecake was also delicious.
I wouldn’t go back tho.
Dietary restrictions: Vegan options not well indicated
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 2
Adorable setting, small island of greenery and calm. The sandwiches and chai milkshake are to die for!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sandwich E S -- Végétalien Vegan Sandwich- 12 50- 14 00
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