Restaurant El Sabor de México

By far the best Mexican food I’ve had in Montreal. The Tamarind Margarita was amazing and again definitely a favorite. Everything we were served was a 10/10 and special thank you to owner Roberto who was an amazing host. We loved our experience and will definitely make this a regular spot.

Amazing food and vibes. We tried a bit of everything, and they were delicious. Their tacos, ceviches, aguachiles and even desserts were super! Their cocktails were also good! Definitely would come again

We were feeling like some good Mexican food and I had heard about this place in Verdun. I can confirm it is a gem. The food was delicious and hit all the right Mexican flavor notes we were craving. We ordered nachos as an appetizer, which came with a generous amount of cheese. Very tasty. The main courses were even better of course. The enchiladas were sublime. Definitely take them with the green sauce. There's fresh Mexican cheese and sour cream on top. The medley is mouth watering. The fajitas and other dishes we ordered were also delicious. Everyone enjoyed their food. The best part is that it is all fairly affordable. Service was quick and the waiter was friendly. The atmosphere is cozy and the lighting was just right. We went on a Thursday evening before a holiday and it was also not too noisy, though the restaurant wasn't completely full. Would definitely come back and would highly recommend!

Flavorful, delicious, authentic mexican restaurant! The ingredients are fresh, and the preparation of the dishes are just perfectly authentic. The taste of the barbacoa tacos is really similar to the one in Mexico. The drinks are really good and taste amazingly. Plus, the desserts are delicious. Definitely recommended! My only comment is that the waiters were rushing us out.

I visited El Sabor de México on a weekday, and even though I made a reservation, it wasn’t busy at all—a pleasant surprise! We got to choose our table and loved the cozy nooks by the windows, so naturally, we picked one of those. This restaurant truly impressed me. They offer a wide variety of tacos with great options for everyone. We tried both soups on the menu, and they were absolutely delicious. Since it was Taco Tuesday, we opted for the taco platter, which was an excellent deal. I had the barbacoa “tacos” I wouldn’t really call them Tacos they were more like flautas, but they were fantastic. The service was exceptional! Attentive and friendly staff who made the experience even better. They also have a $50 set menu that I can’t wait to go back and try! If you’re in the Verdun area, El Sabor de México is a must-try!

Go there! You won’t regret it!! Went for my birthday this weekend - absolutely amazing experience! Not only was the food 10/10 (amazing spicy sauce maison, and best fajitas I’ve ever had), but the service, and the bartender’s spicy Margaritas were second to none. Loved it, my friends loved it, will 100% be back! Thanks to the team for such an amazing evening!

One of the best Mexican restaurants I've been to in Montreal, honestly. I really enjoyed the atmosphere; the staff was super nice, and the restaurant was clean. We ordered drinks and starters, which both came very fast and were extremely tasty. Followed by our mains, and they were great. Please go if you're in the area; you won't be disappointed. Loved it a second time!!!

Favourite Mexican food in all of Montreal! The fried chicken Tacos, are phenomenal! Do not miss out on this gem!!!!

Food was excellent! Super flavorful and probably some of the best Mexican food in Montréal. It gets crowded at night but they do take reservations so book in advance when you can. Even though we were a walk in, the service was quick and friendly. The restaurant is in the heart of Verdun on Wellington. Very cozy inside but they also have a patio and outdoor seating. Highly recommend giving this place a try!

Cute restaurant in restaurant in Verdun with the true vibe Mexico, opened their doors to us, to celebrate my friend's and my birthday. The service is excellent. Our waitress is very knowledgeable and friendly. All our dishes were prepared beautifully and each dishes were super succulent. I had a perfectly prepared cocktail; amaretto sour. My tomato soup, tacos de barbacoa and my flan were cooked to the T. The prices were very reasonable. I would come back here again and again.

Pleasant little local resto on Wellington. We were 7 on a Wednesday. We sat on the terrace for drinks and finished inside. The food was excellent. The staff was polite and quick. Mexican music seemed nice but a little noisy later on. The a/c was weak on on a hot muggy night. The mole was tasty and everyone dish was tasty. Fajitas tacos sangria all well prepared. I recommend it Post Covid. They are just as good with less tables. Lucky they have a terrace.

Finally got to try this awesome Mexican spot and I wasn't disappointed. It looks tiny from the outside but once you push through the old school door you'll see a great clean little layout with candles lit on all the tables. We decided to grab a seat in the back near the kitchen great idea because I could smell everything mmmm! Our waiter was professional and polite brought us our clipboard menus and the drink menu. We decided to skip drinks and just get down to the food as we were hungry. I like how they didn't have a huge menu this is usually a great indication that the items they have on the menu are ones that they execute well. Starters: guacamole with crispy chips and a ceviche. The guacamole was good I personally would if added more lemon but it tasted great and the ceviche was out of this world. I'm not sure what their sauce is that they use but it was amazing 100% would be back for that. Mains: enchiladas with chicken and beef quesadillas were both great but the beef for the quesadillas were so flavourful and awesome u didn't need to have a ton of fixings like you see at 3 amigos. Enchiladas were made with love but there was a lot so next time I'll get that as a sharing plate. All in all for 75$ we got 2 mains and 2 entrees with tip it wasn't too bad.

Great little spot I had come across thanks to Nuit Gourmande. When we got here everyone was setting up for the special event so they wasted no time in getting us to our seats and ready to order. As always if given to opportunity to have a michelada in a Mexican restaurant I will. Once our drink order and appetizers were placed we had a little bit of time to enjoy our surroundings. The restart is quite small and the staff is extremely friendly and personal. Every time someone came to check on me there was a big smile and light conversation which made the time spent here great. Prior to coming in I had read that fajitas were considered a speciality in the restaurant and that's what I decided to order with a tortilla soup and a ceviche to start. All the food was extremely fresh and tasty and really tasted authentically Mexican which to me made this place somewhere I want to come back to often!

Tonight we tried a new restaurant and since my cravings have leaned toward Mexican food, something I haven't had in quite some time, we decided to try El Sabor De Mexico located on Wellington in Verdun. We had made a reservation since I didn't know how busy it would get right after work on a Friday night. When we arrived, there was one other party of 6 people and by the time we left around an hour later, the room was beginning to fill up. I have honestly never had "authentic" Mexican food before- so I didn't know what to expect. We started off with the guacamole appetizer and it was some of the best guac we've ever had. We did wish they had more tomatoes on top of it- but it really is so good. My boyfriend ordered the Carne Asada and the steak was DELICIOUS. It was cooked perfectly and I wish I had ordered it by the end of the meal. I had ordered the Enchiladas Rojas since I had read other good reviews of it. While it was good, I don't think I would order it again. I ate a third of the plate and took the rest to go. Let's just say, I would definitely try their fajitas or have the Carne Asada next time. The staff is really polite, although they don't seem to know how to speak english very well, which is not a bad thing, of course. The service is quick and the ambiance is really cozy. Overall, we had a really nice time and I think my boyfriend will be drooling over the steak until the next time.

Very good and very gourmet food. Little expensive but worth it. Good service and cute little place. I had the chicken mole and it was outstanding.

First time today in the restaurant the food was very good thank you very much delicious

I'm actually not a big fan of Mexican food. Correction: I'm actually not a fan of Mexican fast-food. Tacos, burritos, Carlos and Pepes, 3 Amigos, that sort of stuff. But authentic, regional hard-to-find Mexican dishes? Bring it on. Years ago I read an article in Air Canada's magazine "enRoute" while on a flight about a woman who was in search of "Chiles en Nogada" (Chillies in Walnut Sauce), a dish invented by Mexican nuns and involves soaking shelled walnuts in milk overnight in order to make them that much easier to peel, using those peeled walnuts and crushing them in order to make a heavenly sweet sauce (any skin left on the nuts and the sauce will come out sour) which is then poured over a roasted green poblano chile, which has been stuffed with "picadillo", a complicated mix of braised meat, candied barrel cactus and the shaggy Mexican cinnamon called canela. The whole thing is then sprinkled with pomegranate seeds. The nuns made this dish to commemorate Mexico's day of independence, since the colours of the dish represent the colours of Mexico's flag (white sauce, green chile, red pomegranate) and it is usually served in the first two weeks of September in very few Mexican restaurants. It is a very rare dish to find outside of Mexico. You will never find this dish at Three Amigos or Carlos and Pepes because it is very complicated and involves painstaking work to prepare. El Sabor De Mexico is in my hood and while I have walked by countless times since it opened 8 months ago, I yet had a reason to go in. Well, I walked by and I saw a special poster in their window, that they were serving chiles en nogada from Sept. 11- Sept 16 in celebration of Mexican independence. I knew I had to try it. Reader, it was wonderful. I now understand why this dish is one of the Holy Grails of Mexican cuisine, all the flavours have to work together and not one should overpower the others. I could tell immediately the walnut sauce was authentic, I could see and taste the sweet ground walnut in a snow-white creamy sauce, the candied cactus and the nuts in the meat stuffing, the combination looks deceptively simple yet is astounding in taste. I then followed up with the coconut flan for dessert which came with a doll-like jug of an alcoholic-based sauce to pour over the flan. It was rich, creamy, decadent, not too sweet and hit the spot. The servings weren't large at all, but this was another clue that everything was authentic. I find "real", authentic food is usually quite rich and fills you up because of the quality of the ingredients and I was quite full after the chiles en nogada and the flan. Prices are higher than usual but this is authentic Mexican, not Taco Bell. The people here are really nice and friendly and now that I know how great the food here is, I'm not going to wait another 8 months before coming back.

Came here with my authentic Mexican friend in tote to see how this place fares to a Mexico native....I was pleased to have him confirm it was in fact pretty dang authentic. He did note a few gringo-fied elements but as I pointed out, and we both agreed, it's hard not to incorporate a bit of local flavour into one's cooking style regardless of where they're from. The service was fabulous and friendly and thanks to my friend speaking Spanish the whole time really helped maintain that authentic feel to the place. We started with two types of fondu the fundida and the choriqueso both were delicious and super filling! You must ask for hot sauce on the side because they are homemade and soooooo gooooooood (probably my favorite part of the whole meal!). Don't be afraid to ask for super super spicy either because I'm not a huge fan of things that are too spicy (but I do appreciate a good kick) and even their spiciest sauce asked for by my friend was not enough to scare me away. The main dishes...well to be honest we both found the meats a bit on the dry side. But they were quality and delish none-the-less. I tried mole pablano for the first time...it will likely be the last time for me too because I just don't dig cocoa chicken lol but it was made well and my friend confirmed its authenticity so if you're a fan of mole go ahead and try it! My friend tried the barbacoa despite it being Monday (traditionally barbacoa is ONLY served on the weekends as a special dish in Mexico) because he wanted to see how it compared to his gramma's...well apparently it was too dry and too lean but otherwise cooked nicely and went lovely with the corn tortillas and cactus salad. We of course had deserts to finish with and I had a café latte. The flan my friend ordered had no sauce around it and was a bit dry. The treis leche I ordered was fairly good and quite moist. However unfortunately they put this weird fake-cherry-cough-syrup-tasting drizzle underneath both deserts as decoration and it damn near ruined them both (really blech!! Ask for it without the red syrup if u can, trust me). They also put cinnamon on my latté which is a real piss off for me but i was able to spoon off all the foam that had cinnamon so problem solved and otherwise a really good latté. For the 2 entrées, 2 main dishes, 2 deserts, a glass of wine, a glass of coke, a glass of milk and the latté the bill came to ~93$ so a bit on the pricey side...as my friend said "not a place I'd bring a first date to" lol. But I will definitely come back to try their other dishes.

Absolutely delicious Mexican food. The tacos el pastor are incredible. The vibe is pure Mexican without it feeling like a cheesy resort in Punta Cana. They have a great selection of tequila and service was very good. Check them out today, you won't be sorry.

¡Authentically Mexican! No doubt, that was some tastes from Mexico! Fair choice of drinks and a good service, their vegetarian options were also decent. Be aware that there is only one washroom, so that might create a line-up when the restaurant is full.

Not bad - not amazing... food was okay, but I really came here with higher expectations and was left feeling a little disappointed... restaurant is average!

Definitely the worst version of Mexican food I have ever had. Extremely overpriced for fake Mexican. Real Nachos are not chips covered in pizza sauce, mozzarella and cilantro. There was no salsa, onions or peppers at all. Then the sauce on the enchiladas was watery. The service was extremely slow. I would not recommend this to anyone.

I tried this place the other day and really enjoyed the food and drinks. The only complaint I have is that our waitress could not speak english much if at all. I had someone with me who is not from Montreal and I had to translate everything. Not great from a customer servicr perspective.

Yes, yes, yes, no more driving up the hill into foreign neighborhoods to taste authentic Mexican food. This small restaurant had only few tables occupied on Wednesday night, quiet and relaxing atmosphere, and clientele that obviously consists of local residents. The place is not fancy, but there are the Mexican music and few typical for the region decoration elements. The food was delicious, so were the cocktails. My preferences are with the guac and the tacos al pastor. There is no need to order the cactus salad as an appetizer if you have chosen the lamb dish, small bowl of the same salad comes with it. The strawberry daiquiri was magic. Nice service, attractive menu, I'm coming back to try more!

Wow! Tried this place on a whim and very pleasantly surprised! Sooo delicious. The service was fast and everyone was smiling! Really authentic Mexican dishes and very reasonable price. A new favorite.

atmosphere is very good this food is typically Mexican they're real Mexican very good .Price medium to high all in all very good experience the staff is very nice better to make reservations restaurant is not very big

Simple and good Mexican food. They have a few interesting cocktails. Very cozy ambiance. The restaurant isn't too big either.

Authentic Mexican food in verdun! I had the tacos al pastor and my boyfriend had the carne asada served with chilaquiles. We drank a margarita and a michelada. It was good food! The man who welcomed us was super friendly. Will be going back a huevo! Since my first visit, I've returned a few times with different people and every time, our friends have enjoyed this place. We've tried the cochinita pibil, the enchiladas verdes, the mole verde, the ceviche and the sopa azteca; everything is delicious. I think you can pretty much order anything on the menu and it'll be yummy! Provecho!

I love this place so much! Whilst the menu is not too varied, the tacos al pastor are to die for. They always treat me very well when I go whether I'm with friends or family, and it's a quite cozy and clean place. Packed over the weekends so make sure to reserve beforehand if you plan to go on a Saturday night.

Amazing authentic Mexican fare. Family-run business, super friendly and accommodating. I've tried over half the menu and haven't been disappointed by any dish! Ask for their hot sauce, you won't be disappointed! It's the only Mexican resto I'll be going to from here on end.

The service was really lovely and I really wanted to like this place but unfortunately I can't recommend it. I ordered the chicken mole and despite being warned about the spice level, it was really bland and the meat was dry and overcooked. The guacamole we had as an appetizer was great though.

A great Mexican restaurant. Finally a Mexican restaurant that truly serves real Mexican food. Not just nachos and burritos and such but truly good cevice, and stewed meats with the real flavors of the country it's proud to represent. The service was fabulous and the prices are reasonable. Love it.

Amazing! I'm Mexican and I can tell you that it is 100% legit mexican food. It makes me feel like I'm back home.

Delicious food. Authentic. Family run restaurant. Fresh. Can't wait to come back and try something else. Feels like a five star restaurant.

Glad to have a Mexican place in the hood! Came here on an early dinner date and had a nice time. The service was prompt and friendly, the space was simply and tastefully decorated. We arrived around 5:30 and the place was empty but it started to fill up with customers as we were eating. We started with the guacamole and chips and it was a small-ish portion to share (which I actually appreciated, I didn't want to spoil my appetite). Guac was really tasty. I had the pork tacos (can't remember what they're called on the menu now) and they were good. My boyfriend had the mole poblano chicken and he loved the sauce but said the chicken was disappointingly dry. Overall it was pleasant. Not mindblowing but I'll probably be back next time I'm craving Mexican!

The Ceviche is truly outstanding. Kicked the meal of the charts. The veggie enchilada was unique with a killer sauce. Vampiro cocktail and margheritas were excellent. Loved the atmosphere and the service.

Great little restaurant;) Quaint quiet atmosphere, staff very friendly. I had the steak asada, done just right served with chilaquiles, sprinkled with cheese. Delicious. Portions are ample, and very reasonably priced for the quality.

Good traditional mexican. I ordered takeout so maybe did not see presentation at its best. All in all, its real Mexico, I'm difficult as i know the cuisine and remain unimpressed when comparing to taquerias or traditional joints in Mexico city

Love this place. Visited again last night and was not disappointed. The food was amazing. We had several items off the menu and nothing disappoints. It was all so good. Very fresh ingredients and authentic Mexican dishes. The staff is awesome and love that we can practice our not so great Spanish! Will we come back again? Can't wait! Love it.

We were a group of 14. Very authentic Mexican food. Everyone loved it. It was a Friday night and the place filled up fast. I had Fiatas. Which were excellent. My friend had a chicken dish that she raved about