Nacho Libre

This place is a fun hang out, but to claim your food is Mexican or inspired by Mexico is ridiculous. Flavors are just missing. Do your homework!

Oh yeah. Great service this place is great.
We came here two days in a row because it’s one of the better bars we came across in Montréal.

Went to watch the late Habs game and was pleased to find a projector and many flat screens around the pleasantly lit bar. Good selection of off-​brand beers on tap if you like that sort of thing (St. Ambroise IPA). To sum it up: DJ mixing between commercial breaks at 1am on a Monday night. Decent.

Probablement mon bar favoris du quartier, soyons fou de Montréal !
Tout y est parfait, autant la nourriture, que la carte, la décoration, le coin retrograming, les vidéos loufoques, jusqu’à la tireuse à bière.
Ce bar est un merveilleux mélange de tout qui s accorde parfaitement les uns avec des autres.
De plus à chaque jour son spécial, pour moi petit (gros) plus pour les jeudis avec Margarita et daiquiri à 6 $!

I absolutely loved this place.
The BEST nachos I have ever had. No exaggeration.
Great service, nice selection of beer and good specials.
The place is really cool inside too. The décor is dark and hip and edgy. And in the middle of the restaurant there are tables with sing chairs! How fun!
I’ll def visit again on a trip to Montréal.

This is a really great place if you’re into the 80’s and 90’s culture. Perfect to get a beer with your friends and have a snack at the same time.

Une fois pour une game de hockey en Séries, une fois pour la soirée «Apporte ton roux»… et toujours beaucoup BEAUCOUP de fun !!
En été, la grande fenêtre et ouverte au complet, c’est vraiment super agréable. Les quésadillas sont vraiment bonnes, les cocktails aussi parait-​il (d’après une amie), et la bière, toujours.
Les serveurs sont hyper sympathiques, il y a toujours une super ambiance.
Un très bon bar pour passer de bons Vendredis soirs !

Not a bad place! Nice atmosphere and decoration, the drinks are good and the service is good.
The only downside is that its a little expensive for what you get. I haven’t tried the food so I can comment on that.

I first went to this place during last spring’s NHL playoffs and the atmosphere during Habs games was simply amazing. There are some funny features like the N64 console in the back, the swing seats, the funny mexican wrestlers pictures on the walls, and the weird videos they play on some TVs. It’s made to be different and it succeeds well at that.
There was a decent amount of drinks variety, and one very nice thing was that we could get pitchers of IPA which is kinda rare.
On the cons side, the food is a little expensive for what it is, and we had a little unfortunate experience with one waitress. Basically the place was packed and someone stole one of our seats. When we asked the waitress if there was any other seats available, she annoyingly responded that she couldn’t watch over our seats the whole night. We know that, obviously, and a simple «I’ll see what I can do» would have been nicer. Our friend was left standing up for the rest of the evening.

The tacos are pretty good, not sure if they are worth $ 15. What they have going for them is all the TVs for the hockey games, shots if you select a player that will score and the swing seats.

Place is cool with a different stile. The only thing I didn’t like was the price for what you got, I ordered a double mojito and thought it was going to be a big drink such as la destillerie type BUT no way… I got a really small drink and tasted like water for 15 bucks plus tip??? then the food looked good but for that price I prefer not to spend 17 dls on 2 quesadillas.

Malheureusement une mauvaise expérience pour ma part et quelques amis. Cela va à l’encontre de la bonne atmosphère que dégage ce restaurant/​bar. Le problème venait du service qui n’était pas du tout à la hauteur au niveau de la disponibilité, de la bonne prise de commande et surtout du suivi des commandes. Je né pense pas y retourner mais je né déconseille à personne d’y aller ;)

NACCCHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOoooooOOOOOOOOOoooooo… LIIIIIIIBBBRRRREEEEEE… OLE!
Lol, so I saw this in a blog about bars that you should visit in Montréal and since it had vintage video game area, and a neat luchadore theme I decided to make a point of hitting it up on a sunday night for food and drink after a long walk in old Montréal.
So, like… it was Sunday, not too busy so I likely shouldnt have expected it to be lively in there and packed with people tho I did… but it wasn’t packed, and I was okay with that, just had a hankering to get down on some nachos, slam a couple of pints and call it a night. So I did!
First off, it does look pretty cool in there, lots of pictures of dudes in luchador masks on the walls, just outright cool décor, the one corner was a «Nintendo Zone» and had like 4 Nintendo systems hooked to a TV with some couch seating and a coffee table… cool beans, I can dig it.
I straight up told the waitress/​bartender that I was super hungry so she suggested either I get the burrito or this one particular nacho platter that I couldnt read cuz I dont speak that much french but I knew it had some sort of beef and chorizo n cheese and that was good for me, check. When it came out it was fully loaded with a buncha meats on it… the lighting in there was pretty dark so it was hard to tell what it was so I just went to town on it… the only issue I had was that the meat was kinda dry, but I had been predrinking before I showed up and with my need to feed it really didnt matter. HOWEVER there was massive amounts of the gooeyest, thick cheese in layers all over the darn thing and I loved the heck out of it… also I snagged a friends side of sour cream that he didnt want with his tacos and it was über thick and very very nice. So for like… drunk dude food, It was a real winner.
Drinks … I just had pints, some kinda red ale… (again i dont speak french so i dunno, it said red somwhere so i went for it) … What I will talk about though it the neat drinks my wife was enjoying which were vodka based drinks in tall glasses with a freezie inside that tasted like whatever colour the freezie was. So she had blue… and purple… and she liked the blue one better and told me it was real good, so theres that.
Oh… almost forgot, they have suspended swinging chairs at some of the tables alongside the bar my wife and her friend were swinging away and enjoying their freezie drinks. I think if I had gone on a busier night it would have been even more fun for us all but it was a real good time, a bit pricer, but it’s not a dive so its to be expected that a trendy cool bar would cost a lil more and its worth it. Check it out!

I would have given this place 3 stars based on a handful of visits, cool décor and some interesting swing-​seats. It seems like a good place for a date, although from what I remember it was a bit pricey.
I’ve thought about returning, until I heard that the bar management thinks jokes about domestic abuse are a good way to sell drinks and bring in business. Now I KNOW there is no need for me to return. Sexism and misogyny are bad for business.

Short and sweet: I totally loved the atmosphere of the bar. Crazy 80’s aerobics videos playing all around the bar, the swings, the chocolate chip cookies we were offered (gratis) as soon as we walked in, the video game references everywhere… Never seen anything like it, and it was much appreciated. However, the bartender was primarily focused on flirting with first my friend, and then another girl at the bar, and could hardly give the time of day to anybody else he was supposed to be serving. He kept pouring free drinks, which I’m sure some people love but to me is utterly unprofessional — he is blatantly stealing from his employer! The drink selection wasn’t anything special, and coupled with the misogyny I learned of after the fact… It was fun to experience once, but I won’t be back. And there ya have it.

Rolled into Montréal just before dinner and we found this place near where we were staying. The décor is so cool. The atmosphere is great. Very nice food, excellent service, good beer selection. The also have cool retro video games and TV programs. Great place.

Des photos de lutteurs mexicains. Des consoles Nintendo et des jeux classiques. Des soirées thématiques hiphop et old school punk. Des balançoires. Plein d’autres éléments «what the fuck» qui rendent la place sympathique. Quoi dire de plus? Les prix né sont à la base pas à se garrocher par terre, mais il y a des spéciaux presque tous les soirs, donc c’est à surveiller. J’ai trouvé les quesadillas excellents et la nachos corrects. Ça bouche un coin après quelques bières au moins! Et puis c’est dur de trouver une autre place ou tu peux faire un tournoi de Mortal Kombat en échange où le perdant paie la prochaine tournée. J’aime personnellement la thématique «choisis un joueur et si il score tu reçois un shooter gratuit» durant les matchs de hockey. Tu gagnes toujours à combiner «hockey» et «alcool gratuit»…

Nacho Libre’s sexist and scary jokes on their signage and social media lose me as a customer for sure.

Un décor vraiment cool de lutteurs mexicains et des margaritas glacées – à en rendre ivre dès la première gorgée – le Nacho Libre est un bon p’tit bar de quartier. Sérieux. Je pense que j’ai une obsession avec leur margaritas… Pendant un certain temps, ils avaient leur fameuse soirée spécial margarita et, que dire outré que c’était dangereux, mais un incontournable. Maintenant, elle n’est plus et c’est triste. Mais ce n’est pas trop grave. L’important est qu’ils en servent quand même! Right? Bön. Mise à part cette drôle d’obsession, chaque soir de la semaine, il y a un bon spécial qui se donne bien avec leurs soirées hockey.
Vous avez faim? C’est un pas pire bar à tacos avec toutes les grignotines mexicaines typiques. Gourmet? Peut-​être pas, mais comment dire non à un quesadilla ou un p’tit taco avec ta margarita? Impossible!
Et la musique? N’essayez pas de faire des demandes spéciales de musique latine ou de country. C’est strictement interdit. Soyez bien avertis!

‘Dive’ bar? Yeah, no kidding. Came here for a group event and we were the first patrons at the bar so you’d think that drinks would come fairly quick, but no, they most certainly did not. Some in the group got beer quickly while others had to try and flag down the waitress and then follow her back to the bar so they could join in the fun too.
The food: don’t come here for it, just don’t. The nachos were mostly tasteless and bad and the burrito was very, very blah, as was the salsa.
The ambiance, location and music were all great though, and who doesn’t love drinking beer while sitting on a swing? The swings alone give that place an extra star. Oh, and I like the Mexican wrestler pics all over the walls: cool.

Not a Mexican restaurant, this was a hipster sports bar with a Mexican theme
Service was absolute garbage, food was not my style, was their take on Mexican.
When I did not Tip the server because his service was so bad, he stopped me on my way out and said «in montreal you have to tip» I told him no I don’t your service was crap, her shoved me toward the door and told me to get the F out.
Never in my life have I treated so ignorantly by staff, save your money, or find something else

I had a great time here! I gulped away some amazing mojitos and margaritas made by the friendly, cool, and energetic staff! They were delicious, strong, and ice cold — a great way to put out some heat after a beautiful (almost summer) day! The chicken and beef tacos were fantastic! The music was cool, I was diggin’ the selection from start to finish… especially when I was feeling a little tipsy and swinging away on the coolest bar seats known to mankind. Putting everything else aside, I would come here JUST to do this over and over again. As Mark G. said, it brought out «the kid in me»!
I’d love to come here again, however it’s a little out of reach so I don’t see it happening too often. But I’d love to when I get the chance again!

The kid in me absolutely LOVED eating while swinging (in a swing chair… geez… minds out of the gutter!) But the geriatric in me, the one who enjoys foods that he can just pick up and eat (with hands or cutlery) without having to pick off bones or connective tissue was not pleased at all.
Had the steak burrito and, while tasty, all was lost when I bit into one piece that my teeth couldn’t get through — and they’re all mine, and in good shape.
Arg. In other news, I expected more (in the literal and figurative senses) for my money but thanks to the edible parts of my Nacho Libre meal, (and, of course, the swings!) I left satisfied enough.
Arriba (though sans-​exclamation.)

The food, the service, the size, the ambiance, the music! All really good. The Tacos are pretty good. here’s the thing, taco are usually thos crispy Old El Paso taccos, now, for once, we got the real thing with lot of sauce and seasoning. Pretty good! Every single one of them. As for the bar, well, it was pretty full so they were working drink 2 hours non stop! pretty rock n roll. Amazing drink, not expensive. So it was pretty cool to get a nice evening there. The place has a cool bunch of vintage clip of American Gladiator, and some pictures of Nacho Libre. There’s a big love for the Kitsch there. For me it’s very kitsch but in a fun way.
I want to got back there, the food was really good drinking food plus there’s a very good ambiance. So overall, really nice spot for food ans boozing.

I like this place and I’m not that easy to please. The vibe is cool what with the couches, swings for chairs, and friendly atmosphere. Yes, that is what I said. Swings for chairs. Brilliant idea. Great colors, and posters of awesome Mexican wrestlers. The wrestler that dresses in a Panda outfit is the best. When I arrived they were playing rockabilly, which immediately sold me on the place. Food was good and so were the drinks.
The staff were cool and fun.
This is a great place to take anyone, but especially people from out of town as it is very unique. It is also a must for duck hunt and other retro video gamers. They have an ATARI, NINTEDO, and SEGA system in the back with a couch and a big screen tv.
Awesome.

Décor amusant basé sur la lucha libre. Choisissez une place sur un confortable divan ou à une des table à chaises balançoire. Soirée musicale thématique variant chaque jour de la semaine, la place devient strictement un bar vers 22h.
Plats mexicain bon, mais un peu cher. Évitez les plats avec fromage fondu, car celui-​ci saisi rapidement, gâchant un peu l’expérience.
Personnel très sympathique et efficace.