Grumpys Bar

Love this bar! Great atmosphere - live music was really fun and friendly, warm neighborhood pub feel. The service was excellent - both bartenders I had were courteous and speedy. I definitely recommend it!

Replay music! Guiness and st Patrick's is a wonderful time to have fun and let go of your worries, listening to live music 😀

Went there for some drinks, even if it was empty, I liked it. It has some cool underground pub vibes with grumpy bartender. It’s always fun to chat with them and get some recommendations.

My favorite spot in Montreal! I started coming here a while ago and now I would come most days, whether solo or with friends. The staff is the coolest—always fun to chat with (every single one of ‘em)— the regulars are also a bunch of the friendliest dudes. Good prices, chill vibe, and the music is always on point, one of the bartenders mentioned that the daily playlist is mostly songs by artists who’ve already performed here, which makes it even cooler. Plus, the place has a nice aesthetic.. Highly recommend!

Terrible experience! The bartender was incredibly rude to us and even threw us out for no valid reason. We just asked if he has something with strawberry because he didn’t give give us the menu. He refuses to serve us because we were all foreigners. Ima call the service protection des consommateurs for racisme. He say a lot of bad things about us. That was so 😪 Such disrespectful service is unacceptable. I do not recommend this bar UPDATE: Dear owner, We asked 2 times before he gave us the menu. He doesn't even answer our hello. It's not the first time we've been to this bar, and the other bartender wasn't as mean as this one. If you don’t believe me It’s ok if it’s good for you’re mental health 👌 A good owner should invest in training their employees because if multiple customers complain about the same issue, it indicates there is a real problem that needs to be addressed. Ignoring this feedback can show a lack of respect for diversity and the experiences of customers. And when I saw your answer I checked the feedback and you’re right it’s the same thing and the same person. As a person of color, ( if that’s the truth)you understand how certain attitudes can be biased towards outsiders. As a boss, it's natural for employees to be friendly with you, but that shouldn't translate into unfair treatment of customers. I encourage you to reflect on your behavior and take steps to create an inclusive and welcoming environment for everyone.In Montreal, discrimination is strictly prohibited under the Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms, particularly Articles 10 and 15, which ensure equal treatment and access to services for all. If a customer faces unjust treatment or is labeled a liar, this could constitute a violation of these rights. Additionally, the Consumer Protection Act (Articles 1, 12, and 219) safeguards against unfair business practices. Shame on you !

The bar tender was super mean to us. I didn’t tip him because I am a foreigner and I am getting used to that system. That is totally my fault. At first he looked at me super angry since I didn’t tip him. So me and my friends apologised to him. I proposed him to repay the price of my drink so that I can tip him because I didn’t have cash on me. He didn’t accept. My friends tipped him and we all said sorry. But despite our efforts, he was really mean to us and his tone was really rude. He told me “this is not your first time, we know you anyway” as if I was a criminal or something he made me feel super bad. The whole idea of going to a bar is to chill after a work day. But the way he was treating us made me feel really nervous. When my friend went to talk to him afterwards he didn’t apologise either about his tone. There is no reason to be mean with people, especially with customers.

A REALLY nice place to have beers and have fun ! They throw trivia games on Sundays, we never thought we could win since we are french but out of luck we won the first round and we won free drinks so we were super happy with our visit ! We really recommend this place, everyone is super nice :)

Found this lil bar looking for live music. It's got a great vibe, the bartenders are cool, the people are friendly and approachable. The live music is different everytime I've visited. Great prices for drinks too. Definitely recommend this spot for a cool night out with live music. Unfortunately I don't think there's a kitchen so no food options unless I wasn't made aware of them.I'd recommend the chaval blanc on tap. Also super comfy bar.

Really nice little Irish pub went there last night with some friends and it was awesome. Loved the vibe and the atmosphere of this place . If you're looking for a good place to chill with friends around a beer or a drink definitely go there it's pretty cozy .

Cruddy dive bar, hole in the wall with a poor selection of over-priced, watered-down beers on tap. Kind of place that you leave feeling like you need a shower. To add to the 'charm' I was aggressively harassed by a very unpleasant bartender for leaving the empty bar too slowly - hours before closing time. They don't even want people drinking at their bar. Real sh#$tty vibe there overall. Do not recommend wasting your evening there when Montreal has no shortage of awesome bars with much better drinks.

We had a good time at Grumpy's Bar. One of my friends brought us here for after-dinner drinks and it was a great choice. What I like best about this place is its chill, laid-back atmosphere (at least, during the time we were there, around 9:15pm on a Friday night). Grumpy's is located on the south side of downtown Montreal. It's on a residential-looking strip with a bunch of restaurants and bars. The storefronts are fairly nondescript, especially for Grumpy's. This bar is situated in the basement of what looks like a four-story apartment. It's small with fenced-in patio seating, both in front and back. The front patio has a street view while the back patio is enclosed with tall wooden fencing. We settled in in a comfortable corner next to the door to the back patio. This room was quiet. There was only one other group. The room had a tufted banquette, small wooden tables, chairs, and stools. The furniture, and interior overall, were well-worn. This place has a traditional, old-school vibe to it. I appreciated that it wasn't too loud and packed with obnoxious drunk people. This bar is known for live late night music, however. I think we left just as the music was starting. I spent a bit of time on the back patio as well. There were a few groups back there. It was actually calm and relaxing. The beers were cold and tasty, but the Diet Coke was not. It was severely watered down. Good service.

Grumpys has been a favorite of mine for years. Whenever I visit I stop there. This time was different. Nick was a bartender and literally one of the rudest people I've ever met. I would never go again if he was working there.

I had such a fantastic time here the other night! The word pub comes from "public house" - any building open to the public. Grumpy's feel like a traditional gathering place where everyone is a friend. I came here solo after Chez Paree to wait while Larry S. and his cousin got "massages". I sat at the bar and immediately fell into a great conversation with the bartender (originally from Akron, Ohio; it wasn't cold enough for him there). When his attention was required tending to other patrons, he introduced me to some other folks, with whom I had a nice chat. Shortly after they took the photo I posted, I managed to knock my beer all over the bar. Despite this douchey move, I was not shamed or ejected from the bar. Instead, I was introduced to yet another friendly patron. When Larry and his cousin returned, they ordered beers and we moved to a table with our new friend. A great conversation about life in Montreal, life in the US and life in general ensued. We nearly closed the place! Our new friend even contacted us the following day to invite us out again. Success! They had a good beer menu with reasonable pricing and some live music happening in the corner. Sit at the bar if you want to meet people!

Cozy, chic little basement bar in the heart of downtown Montreal. They serve mostly local beers, and are generous with the pour on the cocktails.

I'm not a barfly, and I don't consider myself a connoisseur of drinking establishments. I love going to Grumpy's on a Wednesday night for the jazz jam session. Grumpy's is a nice bar that caters to a wide range of people. You'll often find students here due to the proximity to Concordia, McGill, LaSalle, Herzing, and other colleges I've forgotten to mention and didn't attend. Wednesday nights are my favorite time to visit, because of the weekly jazz jam sessions, one of my favourite jams in the city. It's a nice opportunity to play with established musicians as well as up-and-coming new talent. I've been in the audience and onstage here, and it's always nice to come back to the stone walls and bar stools in this subterranean hangout.

Went to Grumpy's last night, and like the other reviews, found a very friendly crowd, and a bunch of bluegrass volunteer musicians (thursday night is apparently bluegrass and old timey music night). If you play, you get free drinks! I'd definitely come here again!

I was there back in 1986 , the pictures I see on here bring back memories. My buddies were Hartford Whalers fans. We never missed a game at the Forum. The place hasn't changed at all. It was the only bar we would visit while there. The people were awesome , never had a bad nite there.

Grumpy's is a pretty typical dive bar experience, although it was a quiet night when Jared and I walked in. We easily claimed some seats at the long bar before chatting with the bartender about what was on tap. I ordered an imperial pint of Cheval Blanc and greatly enjoyed sipping it while Jared and I talked about anything and everything. I could easily see this establishment getting very busy on warmer nights when the college students are around, but we were there during the winter holidays, so I was happy to sit alongside the local crowd while the hockey game was broadcast in the background.

Great local bar with live music and fun trivia night on Sundays. Friendly staff and regulars.

Really enjoyed this bar and the live music. The area has tons of places for the youth to drink so we were happy to find a place to grab a beer that wasnt aimed at 19 year olds. Beer was decently priced but could be colder. Atmosphere was a bit Dive bar like but it had a great feel and bartender was great.

Coming from New Orleans - this is exactly my type of dive bar. The bartender bought us a round (our 3rd) Just because we said we were visiting. Good prices. Great vibe. I would come here often.

The execution of the concept was perfect: GRUMPY We walked in when there was no performance and there were only two customers sitting at the bar. The bartender couldn't care less and didn't even try to make an eye contact or greet. We walked out.

My husband and I love dive bars and always look for some cool spots when we go to new cities. We were excited to try Grumpy's based on the Yelp reviews, but were very disappointed. One of the earlier reviews gave this a one star and mentioned an unfriendly bartender who only talked to his two friends, and I think that's the exact same bartender we had. When we arrived and sat down, it was just us and two guys at the end who were clearly friends with the bartender. They were watching the Sopranos on Netflix and acted like we were a burden for stopping in on a Wednesday afternoon. Without any sort of friendly greeting, he asked what we wanted and we asked if he had a blonde ale. He brought us two pilsners (we saw the taps, which clearly said Pilsner not blonde ale) and just set them down and went back to his friends. Didn't acknowledge us again until we asked for the check to leave. I wish we would have gone at a different time with a friendlier bartender because the atmosphere seemed like my kinda dive bar, but the experience definitely rubbed me the wrong way and we won't be back. Customers shouldn't be made to feel like a burden when they enter your bar.

So an American walks into an Irish Pub in a French-Canadian city... talk about your cultural cocktails. Despite 90% of the customers speaking French, you could mistake Grumpy's for a classic pub in New York, or Dublin for that matter. Underground, dark, chill... one TV off to the side just in case you want to watch something on TV... that's the way an Irish pub should be; heck, even the TV is optional. Bartender was great. Really nice, attentive, and quick.

Love this cool, stoney, dim, half-underground hole in the wall bar run by family, and musician friends who are like an extended family. Downtown affordable, lots of live music, bluegrass jams, front and back terrasse.

This is a super cool bar on Bishop with live music and good looking people. In Montreal, one can have a hard time finding a place that's off the beaten path of douche-baggery, especially right ON the path of douche-baggery, (i.e. Ste- Catherine) but it's nice to know that amidst the "clubs" with covers and strip bars with striped shirts, there exists a place for fans of good music and good people. Definitely gonna make Grumpy's a routine tour stop.

Quaint little underground bar with stone walls and dim lighting that give you a warm, homey feeling, and two terrasses that allow you to enjoy the summer breeze or catch some fresh air. The staff are cool and welcoming, the beer is great and reasonably priced, and the live bands are always jammin'. Grumpy's is definitely a fun place to go for a few rounds with some good company!

This little bar is tucked down under bishop street's arm just off of St. Catherine street. I discovered this spot 9 years ago when I was invited to play some of my original songs at "Chick Pickin' Mondays" and haven't stopped going ever since. Stays open late and the kind of place where everybody knows your name and the bartenders invite you over to their house for dinner. Homebase to lots of local talented musicians and the quality of the music is as good as you would find anywhere else in town.

What a great little place. A friend and I recently visited Montreal and spent two of our three nights here. A super cozy, neighborhood joint. After spending almost $40 on two rounds of beer at some awful sports bar up the road, we followed a quartet of musicians into Grumpy's. The music was excellent, though I can't figure out exactly how the band worked. Whatever. A French horn. I'm sold. The bartender was extremely friendly and I have a sneaking suspicion that a round or two was on him, though I was beyond math when we stumbled out of there.

Grumpys is a fun basement bar where the locals were hanging out on this night. Our waitress at Hurley's recommended this place to us for cheaper beers $6? and live music. No music on this night, but there was an old fashioned trivia show. We watched the locals play for a bit before moving on. "M" wants to beleive he liked it here but "A" remembers it correctly. We left and "M" said "I don't think I got that place. Wish the bartender made a better vodka seltzer so that will cost another star.

It's Montreal and a beautiful city. Grumpy's Bar is situated in a short row of other pubs. Grumpy's is exactly what you would expect, very much no frills. We ended up sitting outside on the 5 table patio because it was such a nice day. Do not expect fancy just expect well poured drinks that you will probably have to go to the bar and get yourself. I consider this a watering hole at best and I don't thing they are going for more than that but they delivered on expectation and it is in a great location. They do have bands play there but they were setting up as we were moving on to the next location so did not get a chance to enjoy that.

Great atmosphere. Quite chill. Heard an awesome band there when I went. They're definitely not stingy with the amount of alcohol they put in their mixed drinks and the bartenders are very friendly. Definitely would recommend this place to anyone in the mood for a good laid back night.

Best bar in Montreal, Love the staff, love the people, love the music, LOVE EVERYTHING! If I had to choose one place to have my last pint of beer at before I died, It would be here.

Perfect bar with a divey vibe. The bartender was great to talk to, the beer was a good price, and my bar stool felt homey within seconds. I will certainly be back here again a few times before I leave Montreal because good bars deserve nothing less then multiple visits.

Great dive bar with live music and cold beer... What more could you want! Check out the "artwork" on the ladies bathroom door!

Come on down into Grumpy's and laugh with the hilarious staff, find your corner amid the stone walls and listen to local talent sing, strum their guitars or rock out on a ukulele. The beer is plentiful and the prices are reasonable. It's downtown but a bit tucked away, so it almost feels like your own special bar.

Among my friends, this place seems to have a bit of a cult following. Most of the people I know who have been there consider it their favorite bar in the city. I haven't drunk the Kool-Aid, so to speak, but it's a pretty good bar, especially when it's warmer out and you can sit outside and marvel at the relative quiet on the block, especially when compared to Crescent St. just a stone's throw away.

Super cool place, glad to have spent some time here. I like IPA's, and the barkeep said "yeah, we have that" and I was able to have a few. Don't know the brand/brewer, it was just a matter of asking for a nice IPA.

Nick (aka Spaghetti) was just an amazing bartender. We stopped in on a rainy Sunday and were treated to great service and homemade grilled cheese samples!! Got great suggestions for places to eat and really enjoyed the company. Definitely recommend stopping in. No one was grumpy!!

A great little dive located in the heart of Montreal. Take a few steps down from the street into the bar; which is dark and dingy. There is usually a live band playing. The crowd is mid 20 to late 30 somethings. Typical Irish-dive bar atmosphere. Reasonable prices for the city. Enjoy a beer, cider or shot with friends and then hop on to the next dive.

Casual venue with $4 pints of beer. Nothing fancy but the people are really nice that work there and they seem to have a lot of regular customers who all know each other. On Sunday we hit Trivia night after being upstairs at Comedyworks. That was my first trivia night at a pub and it was fun. Last night after the improv we popped down for a beer and there was a good jazz band playing. Not too loud that you couldn't talk though. Totally chill place with cheap drinks and nice people is A-OK for me.

The ambience of this place is cool. It's an Irish pub with a warm, friendly, and chill atmosphere. The bartender was nice. I'm not much of a drinker so I asked him to make something good for me and it was really good! Highly recommend!

My friend said, "I know this place called Grumpy's." I said, "Let's go there, I've never been." We snaked our way in through the mid to late 30s crowd and sat down at the bar. Almost immediately, some horrid creature of a woman grabbed my friend's shoulder and yelled at us to fuck off for no reason. We laughed. Then we ordered a couple of rounds. It was dark as hell in there. The atmosphere reminded me a little of that of the Mos Eisley Cantina from Star Wars. The bartender was friendly and charismatic, some of the other patrons were friendly as well, but still, a lot of the patrons were also creeps. Me and my friend are in our mid to late 20s and we were clearly the youngest people in there. More than once some old witch from an old tree would barge into us and then tell us something inappropriate, which we partially enjoyed. Some of our neighbours at the bar were a couple of lone sad sacks consistently whispering, "Another beer, another shot, another beer, another shot," to the bartender. There was a live band playing some interesting music, which progressively got louder and louder over the course of their set so that it became exponentially more difficult to communicate with my friend. I noticed that nearly 90% of the clientele were standing and chatting. It was pretty crowded and I was glad I had a seat. A seat at the bar was prime real estate and the moment my friend went to the bathroom a horde of people asked me if they could sit at his seat. I indicated that his coat was there and shook my head with delight. Because I am a jerk. A round for two gentlemen cost approximately $11 if I recall correctly, so it didn't necessarily break the bank (especially not for some pints of local St-Ambroise), but it wasn't incredibly cheap either. Anyway, the Mos Eisley Cantina isn't the greatest place on earth but it ain't bad either. I'll probably make a friendly trip there on occasion (to the chagrin of their more elderly customers).