Lord Nelson

Gross, dingy place.
Bad service, rude bar-​tender.
I wouldn’t eat here if you paid me.
Clientele are an interesting bunch — great place to people watch I suppose.
Apparently this used to be one of the best places in town to see live bands… it’s not anymore.
As far as I can tell — they have subscribed to the «pay to play» «Montréal indie model» where the bands book a show and then bring their friends to fill the place…
This place doesn’t book or promote music… it just kinda sits there. Just like it’s staff.
Not the best experience I’ve ever had.
Not gonna go back if I can help it.

It’s a dive bar to be sure. I’ve been in here on a few occasions, the last of which was to check out a band with a couple of friends.
This time around I found it wasn’t as dingey in here as I remembered, but it still has the feeling of grandmas old basement bar, converted to rumpus room, then converted to stoner hangout. Its the round tables, the chairs on wheels, the carpets and lighting all coming together in dive bar perfection. Table service is sporadic, so we opted to get our pints at the bar (they had about 3 – 4 choices on tap). The bar is small and if it’s busy, expect a little wait.
We sat in the back and had an alright view of the stage, I think most of the seating would be decent — though there are some pillars that you might get stuck behind. The music there is usually some kind of metal, this evening was a little of a variety pack with some burlesque between sets. One thing to point out is that the sound quality was not so great while we were there, not sure if it was just a bum night for the sound guy or if it’s hard to get it right in the venue.
We didn’t have food so I can’t comment on that, but one thing I will point out, when going back for a second pint, they sent us back to our table to get our empty glasses so they could refill them. Is that even allowed… probably in your best interest to just consume more ethanol and sanitize yo self.
It is what it is: a dive bar. And I’ll probably be back.