Café les oubliettes

This place has really grown on me and now I'm a fan. I like that it's in a rather residential neighborhood, but close to many fun things like the Marc-Favreau library (with the adjacent playground) and Plaza Saint-Hubert as well. When I eat there, it's a bit like going to an aunt or grandma who's got that comfort food you came in for. Not a huge amount of choice, but that's ok because what they have is real quality for a good price. Very fresh. I can't get tired of their hot chicken, which is (I think) always available. Their breakfast sandwich is quite good too. I'm always excited to see what their fresh baked goods will be available on that day. Delicious with an espresso drink. Smoothies are excellent to feed those kiddos some good stuff without them noticing. I'm always on the look for cafés that are family friendly, and this one has a lot going on for it on that plan. It is at ground level, with a ramp at the door to get up the one step (welcome, strollers!). It has two high chairs available -- the REAL ones, that can be used even for beginners. There is no real changing table, but a small table near the bathroom that does the trick. There is plenty of space so it's easy to fit that stroller or high chair next to you. And for older kids, there is a small table with craft material that should keep them busy while you finish drinking your latte. That being said, there are always quite a few people working there on their laptop, so it's not "just" for kids. It's a welcoming place for everyone, and the staff is friendly. See you there soon ;)

Such a pretty café with a sunny, mellow vibe and glorious big windows and lots of spots to sit in groups or peacefully alone. The coffee is not perfect but I love that it's tucked one block away from Rosemont metro on a pretty residential street. I love the art inside, all dangling origami and chalk drawings of boats. I like that they have baked goods and cheesy savoury filling options and a restaurant license so if you eat a meal you can have a glass of wine - when I was in school this was my perfect all day study vibe. We used to search for perfect, secret cafés and only share them with other kindred spirit people who understood their importance. If I had found this café back then it would have been my most secret, and I'm super glad to have it in my life now.

Les Oubliettes is a very cute little cafe with lots of tables if you need a spot to study near Saint-Hubert Plaza, it is the place! I haven't tried their coffee yet, but I ordered their chicken grilled cheese. It was pretty good. They also offer a bike service, like a drive-through type of thing, I find it really cute!

I work in front this café, I would have loved to be a regular there. Unfortunately I don't know if they believe that everybody working in front of their cafe is a lawyer or a judge but we are regular employees with average salary and nobody here is willing to pay almost 4$ for a muffin. Everytime I went, the place seemed to lack organization, orders being forgotten, charging different prices for the same food, having just whoever taking over at the cash and clearly the cashier was not sure of what she was doing. I have to say that once this place get a manager and decent prices it will be great cuz the food is very good, specially the desserts. These overpriced muffins are SO GOOD! Good cook bad organization.

Les Oubliettes is a lovely bistro-cafe located just off the Plaza St-Hubert. Situated on the northeast corner of the intersection of St-Vallier and Bellechasse--squarely between Rosemont and Beaubien metro stations--les Oubliettes is perfectly placed to make the most of both the sun's daily arc and the local laptop and lunch scenes. As for sunshine, the cafe boasts huge floor-to-ceiling windows along both south- and west-facing walls. With 10' white ceilings and an uncluttered decor, the whole interior space is open, airy, and brightly lit. And as for laptopping and lunching, there's free wifi, lots of seating (more than 50 places), and an inviting bistro menu. The overall ambiance here is outstandingly appealing. Lots of open space (two full bays of the occupied building), lots of plants (some large), minimal wall decorations (mostly lattices or boxes, which make for interesting shadows), savoury smells wafting from the open kitchen, and unobtrusive music (pop, folk, jazz, low-fi) played at just the right volume all make for a space that manages that perfectly balanced cocktail of soothing and lively. Coffee is good, though nothing to write home about. One odd detail: they serve their lattes in tall water glasses, which although it _looks_ snazzy enough, means that trying to drink it while it's hot makes you the unwilling star of a Monty Python skit. In a touchingly fussy gesture, they knot a small napkin around the waist of the glass, which is obviously supposed to serve as an insulated cup holder--but again, while this _looks_ snazzy, it's too small, too thin, and too slippery. See the trend here? This is hardly a deal breaker, but it would be nice if the baristas weren't obliged to make a design statement with my beverage. The main issue, as is often the case with bistro-cafes, is the food. Baked goods are (i believe) made in house. They taste fresh, but they don't taste as awesome as homemade should. Similarly, the kitchen menu (which comprises mostly modest offerings--sandwiches, pizza, etc.) looks great--concise, focused, and intelligent--but the food itself isn't as well composed. When I tried to eat the veggie sandwich (hummus plus lots of veggies), it just fell apart on me. Now I don't mind messy as long as it's tasty, but this mess was short on both salt and acid (cardinal culinary sins). I could taste what it _wanted_ to be, which would have been very satisfying indeed, so that I wondered whether the cooks were actually tasting what they were serving. In short, the food here is fresh and well-conceived, but it's only pretty good when it could be great. Bottom line: This is a wonderful addition to an up-and-coming neighbourhood in Montreal, and most of the issues I've cited are both minor and readily fixed. The big draw at les Oubliettes is the ambiance, which is easily among the most appealing out of all the cafes in Montreal. Les Oubliettes is already, only a few weeks after opening, a great place to worship the laptop gods or linger with friends over a morning coffee. If the food improves, it will be one of the premier daytime meeting spots in the city.

Its great to see a new place open up on this stretch of Bellechasse, nicely located on the bike path. With big windows and dark brick, the interior catches one by surprise by how bright it is. One of my main reflections was that the café seems to be in flux. It is clear that the owners are still trying to sort out some of the kinks in operations and customer experience. One thing that they can improve is rapport with clients. My coffee was pretty good, but chefs and barristas gave a bit of a frat feel, and the service was pretty icey. I also noticed that they were brewing coffee from Cafe Rico, which is great as they are a local roaster, and they have a team of cooks making things behind their open air kitchen - in fact the whole cafe has a modern feel with cool colours and sparse furnitures. If you're nearby, try it out

Lovely cafe, very sunny thanks to their tons of windows! and lots of space, you do not feel rushed to leave. Very reasonably priced and good lunch portions!