Pub Lord William

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Pub classique avec ses bières & sa bouffe. Intérieur sympa. Prix & service ok. Pinte en fût 7.80 $ (bière importée) Bacon cheeseburger 15 $. Belle ambiance le vendredi soir, rempli à craquer. Si vous êtes dans le coin de Griffintown et que vous voulez boire/​manger dans un pub sympa, ça pourrait être un bon choix. Ouvert depuis juin 2015. Wifi gratuit. Terrasse extérieure en été.
⁴⁄₅ visité en mars 2016

I stopped by here once with a couple friends and had a great time. Ambience was chill and the staff was very friendly. Ordered a couple drinks and some grub to snack on. Typical british pub vibe with a modern griffin town esque twist. Great design and decent variety of drinks. Their bloody caesars are excellent, and the nachos blew my mind, so far the best nachos I’ve ever had in Montréal. Freshly cut and fried potato chips, green onions and veg, coated in a thick decadent beer cheese. SO good. I was fairly impressed with the overall experience and definitely will go back. The only negative thing I have to comment on was the bunk seats. A bit too low and uncomfortable. The table almost reached up to my chest. Maybe next time I will sit by the back, they’ve got a foosball table, and lots of tvs. Perfect for habs games or football. They’ve got crazy combos and interesting menu specials as well. A hidden gem in the sud-​ouest, indeed. The nachos though, i’m telling you, incredible! Definitely worth checking out.

The staff and management/​ownership are very nice. I felt well received and appreciated as a customer.
The location is great and minutes from where I live (less than two if I hustle). Easy to walk to and the 57 bus stop is right outside. Good spot in the summer with the enclosed terrace in the back and proximity to the canal.
The menu is challenging and needs to be fixed asap or this wonderful place won’t last long. If it lasts more than 2 yrs, the main reasons will be location and staff. Beer selection passes but needs work. Don’t be fooled by the big brewery micro brew fakes.
Owners, work with your chef to find a better-​suited menu for this mixed upscale/​lowscale location. There’s a lot of money in this place but people also want easily accessible food along with their easily accessible living space. You’re trying too hard. You don’t need to be this unique, you do need to have excellent tasting and well prepared food. Drop the funky mixes and don’t overcook (or undercook) your food. It’s OK to be a little more mainstream in this location if your goal is profit and happy customers.
Chef, talk to your guests (and locals) and solicit some real no-​bullshit feedback to understand what people really want. I’m not convinced that you understand your real market and that you did enough research before coming up with your menu.
I’ve visited 4 times now since opening week and I will not be back for another try until this summer. I’m willing to keep testing until you get it right but will not be a regular customer (1 – 3 times a week) until I see some change. You need to get it right soon or someone else will.
This place has tons of potential but needs some work. 2 stars now could easily be 4 or 5 with a little effort.

Fish tacos are great. I like the Foosball table tucked away in the back. The pub design is really cool, lots of dark woods. I only wish the outdoor terasse was dog friendly. Typically we don’t go to terasses in the summer if the restaurant doesn’t accept dogs because it’s not fun for Jack to stay home alone on a nice summer evening.
They also do a pretty good brunch on Sundays. Very greasy, good for after a hangover.

Very nice casual resto. Been here for brunch and early dinner and there are enjoyable items on both menus. Prefer afternoon/​evening menu. Highlights are: nachos (both options), lamb burger, crab benedict, and Bloody Caesar. Avoid: their version of a cheese steak.
The staff I’ve interacted w/​are super nice. Place has a cool vibe. Have not been during peak hours though.
Remark: Not a bar! You must order food.

Pretty cool new pub with a beautiful patio. Decent choice of drinks and bloody caesars that are not bad at all, I went for the Big Willy that comes with a candied bacon. The bacon was so good that I had to order a second caesar.
The food menu has some good things to offer. Poutine is just OK, although one of my friends was really happy with the french fries and the gravy was nice, the cheese curds really melted and I strongly believe they should be crunchy. My seasonal salad was beatiful, made with red, yellow and brown tomatoes, which were so tasty as they have been just picked from the garden. You gotta try the home made chips, the perfect snack for your bloody caesar!
The pub inside is spacious, kind of industrial set up, but it feels comfy. We had a blast in the bathrooms, they all have black board walls and little bucket full of chalk pieces. The walls invite you to write something and we, the well grown kids, wrote for the first time in our life on the walls of a bathroom. Now I have to come back to take a picture of the bloody caesar, as I forgot to do it yesterday and may be make another statement on the walls…

You know something’s right when the owner of a COMPETING club is drinking there: D
Atmosphere: Pub Lord William (henceforth known as PLW) is a new pub by the principals that brought the Ye Old Orchard pubs to Montréal. Having just recently opened — 2 months of so come end of July 2015 — the place has an industrial shop floor /​pub feel to it. Not to say that its bad — not at all — it’s just that it’s so spacious! Clean, proper, well set up — this place is here to do business and keep the ever growing young professionals population of Griffen town well fed and liquored up
Service: Top marks here for sure — the owners definitely know what they’re doing and how to run a place like this. The staff is culled from their other locations or recruited based on experienced — you won’t get bad service here or have someone lose or mishandle your order. Waitresses are very very professional and very friendly — making conversation /​recommendations and just being all around good to the bone.
Food: Err, you’re here to drink! Unfortunately (or fortunately depending on how you look at it) due to a quirk in the liquor licence PLW has, you must order food with your drinks. Don’t look for anything super special — pub food after all — but it’s done well and it’s cheep. Hot-​dogs & Fries for a few dollars, nachos etc. It’s good stuff to snack on but oh so bad for that South Beach Diet… :)
PLS is not exactly located on a well trodden path — but if you’re a local or just happen to be in the area you should definitely make this a destination.

You’ll have to order food if you wanna drink in this newly opened Griffintown pub. A standard pub which the area needed with the burgeoning population of condos. The lamburger was good. The terrace is not even open till 1am.

Just discovered this gem of a spot, much needed in this area of town!
As someone who lives in the area and works generally late night, it’s so nice to finally have somewhere to grab a quality bite & a drink past 11! The staff was very friendly and welcoming, and the food& drink pricing very reasonable.
Although they have a restaurant license, therefor you have to order food (like many new places opening in Montréal) there are a couple of great options to make this not a big deal at all. My friend, who was not hungry, ordered the 8 $ beer & hot dog combo, and ended up being really happy that he did. It was not your average steamy style hot-​dog; it was a foot long, with house coleslaw and fresh bun, much better than expected! I shared the charcuterie platter & fish taco’s (YUMMM!) and was very pleased. I found the lighting to be a bit dark, just a few candles or turning the light up would be nice!
Overall we had a great time and am looking forward to making this my new regular spot.

I’ll have to go back later on, to see if there is any variation/​change (it just opened two weeks ago), but for now, this new pub in Griffintown is quite promising.
The only reason why I’m giving 3 stars right now it mostly because, while the food is seriously awesome (their ribs nachos… OMFG!!! Finally some interesting nachos!), the beer selection is limited (but still good) and their cocktails are… meh. I was disappointed. I’m not a fan of bitter/​dry-​taste cocktails, so it might not be for me.
Oh, and another reason: They don’t have a proper alcohol license. You absolutely need to eat something. I hope it will change later on.
Otherwise, a really nice pub in a really new developing and hip neighborhood. Their terrasse is quite fun too.