1874 St Catherine St E, Montreal, Quebec H2K 2H5, Canada
Kitschy diner with booth seating serving casual dishes like pizza, souvlaki & burgers.
Reason I'm giving more stars is that the restaurent has been there for a long time and Montreal east end (village) has become a ghetto. So if you feel the waitress is tough and the service it something else, you will realize that many people leave without paying, you see the waitress run after them. that means the waitress will not be getting the tips from the clients. I say for the ppl who pay, the food is cheap and good. You get value for the money.
I first came here in 2018, and now again in 2024, had a great experience both times! The Club Lafayette was super tasty, very decent portion with lots of chips. You can also get coffee with refills for cheap. The vibes are very nice, classic diner feel, with friendly staff. Drop in if you're nearby and have the club Lafayette!
Really nice cozy diner style restaurant situated right in front of the Papineau metro station, lots of options on the menu, from classic brunch plates to poutine, burgers, fish and chips, pizza and much more. Really generous portions, quick service and all at a good price.
I love this place. I have been coming here regularly over the last year, and I really enjoy both the service and the food. You can’t go wrong with classics like the French onion soup, super burger, or gyros. The ladies are always so friendly and charming, and they work so hard to make sure you are happy. The potatoes are truly top notch here in all form, be it French fries, or Greek potatoes, or anything else for that matter. Prices are reasonable too.
Enter this place and you'll be time travelling to a 1970's diner. Between the banquettes, the floors and the large counter, the atmosphere is perfect for your retro cravings. Food is excellent and service authentic. Perfect place for a quick bite or a brunch. The chicken poutine is a must.
This is your typical diner restaurant serving all your favorites. Conveniently located right across from the Papineau metro station. We ordered the medium all dressed and large poutine. Both were delicious! There are 3 types poutine sauce (regular, brown and pepper sauce). We had the brown sauce and the owner came out to chat with us and gave us a sample of the regular sauce. Both are very tasty.
We have lunch, the waitress was so nice and helpful, i have a six month old and a stroller so she help us to sit down in a big space! The food was delicious, the gravy on the poutine was excellent! We had a chocolate cake for dessert and it was so delicious was a perfect match for our coffee that was also very good. I highly recommend this place is Infront of the metro station so is perfect for a quick bite.
Mediocre. Not the worst place but hardly the best. The souvlaki and hot chicken sandwich are good but the pizza is very bland, with little to no sauce and the dough is tasteless. Recently ordered a Greek salad and the feta was expired, outright sour, had a gag reflex when I smelled it. 🤮 Get it together. Seems to have had better days and are cutting corners.
Great service with Nathalie and good lunch which was served quickly.
A family place
Excellent place
I had never been to Lafayette.
Very friendly and they have a pool table
A disappointing experience I would like to share my very disappointing experience at the Lafayette restaurant during my visit on October 3, 2024 Unacceptable Service During our meal, we were served by a waitress whose attitude was not only inappropriate, but also discriminatory. Every time we made a request, she showed obvious frustration, turning red and showing her displeasure. On the other hand, she interacted in a friendly and polite manner with other customers. My son, who is autistic, tried several times to politely interact with her by saying thank you, ma am, but was ignored. Her behavior had a significant emotional impact on him, which is unacceptable in an establishment that claims to offer quality service. My wife was really shocked by the behavior of this waitress. She expected courteous and respectful service. Legal references This restaurant does not respect the laws, 1. Consumer Protection Act (L.R.Q., c. P-40.1): Consumers have the right to respectful service. Article 6 specifies that the consumer has the right to a service consistent with the nature of the transaction and the normal quality that can be expected . The behavior of the waitress clearly violated this right. 2. Charter of human rights and freedoms (L.R.Q., c. C-12): Article 10 stipulates that no one may be discriminated against in the exercise of their rights and freedoms because of their origin, their race , their color, their sex, their marital status, their pregnancy, their sexual orientation, their gender identity, their age, their social condition, their disability or their use of a means of adapted communication . Ignoring a child because of their disability constitutes discrimination. 3. Civil Code of Quebec (L.R.Q., c. C-1991): According to article 1457, every person has the duty to respect the rights of others and to act in such a way as not to cause harm to others . The behavior of the waitress towards my son constitutes a violation of this principle. Conclusion It is clear that the behavior of this waitress does not correspond to the standards of respect and courtesy that we have the right to expect. Microaggressions were repeated by the waitress. I do not recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for respectful and welcoming service. Be careful, you will waste your money and your time by going to this restaurant: several people have contacted me to tell me that the service is pitiful and disrespectful and discriminatory towards several minorities because of sexual orientation, origin, disability, race Pay attention
I loved this restaurant and the service, we went there just before the fireworks
Magnificent welcome
Really good comfort foot.. waitress was a delight and made it a memorable experience
Thank you to the whole team for your great work and continuing to make us all these delicious meals and this comforting welcome <3
We went as a group last night to eat poutine, and it was a fantastic experience! Without a doubt the best poutine we have ever tasted. We arrived about an hour before closing, but despite this the team greeted us with a big smile and a warm attitude. No one rushed us, quite the contrary, the service was simply excellent. We felt really welcome and were able to fully enjoy our meal. Thank you Lafayette for this memorable evening!
Love this place. Been coming for years. Pizza is #1, but everything is good.
Good poutine
Good foor for a fair price. Waitress was very friendly.
Very correct
Prices have increased. The doors close early, and afterward, people feel rushed to leave. There is no longer any table dhôtes, everything is à la carte. And in terms of sanitation in the toilets, its soo Soo......Everything has already been better.
I have been a long time customer always loved the submarine.I am sooooooo disappointed after ordering a chicken fried rice and an egg roll for 26$.I called twice to complain and no one has compensated me.For the worst chicken fried rice in my entire life.And a one bite egg roll for 3.75$.What a rip off.I will never order from them again To add to my disappointment the vegetables that were added to the rice were raw.All I wanted was chicken and rice.
I am a regular customer and always satisfied and the person is great
Very good restaurant,the service is really nice and the food taste so good.
I am an Indian and I don t eat beef and it was my first time visiting this place The staff was very welcoming and helped me through the order since the menu is in French and I don t know French I don t eat beef so they helped me order the right thing I eat the poutine where the sauce was made of chicken and it was delicious!! Loved it
Busy place but service is always pleasant. Keep going back for last 25 years.
Best pizza in the city, Have been going and ordering there for years. The owners are super friendly and make sure all meals are perfect. Even my mother that is very picky loves there pizza and says no one can beat them.
One of my favorites in Montreal
Good burger, submarine and spegats
Nothing more, but above all nothing less.
An incredible smoked meat poutine! Very hearty dishes! Thank you for this moment
Really very good, impeccable service
A Montreal dinner like no other anymore. The menu goes from Chinese, to Italian, to Greek and to brisket, club sandwich and smoked meat. The service is always friendly and worth the detour in a neighborhood that is more difficult than before.
I love this type of family owned restaurant, you never get bored.
nice staffs and awesome food! Merci
I have been a customer of this restaurant for decades. On my last visit, I opted for a club sandwich. I mentioned to the waitress that I didnt like it. It was a far cry from my club sandwich memories. I told the waitress that it was okay not to tell the cook. She did it anyway. This one came to see me and told me what the problem was. I replied that the fries were cold, the coleslaw tasteless and the sandwiches not good. There he begins to argue. I told him it was bad. Ive been eating club for a very long time, Im 55 years old. He told me to pay and leave. I left and I will never go back. I think the first time I went there I was 20 or 21 years old. Every good thing comes to an end. Thank you all these beautiful years, dear Lafayette restaurant.
Very good place, affordable price, I recommend
Still so good. Impeccable service. Highly recommend.
The food is so so, the waitress is pretty entitled. Have been there twice and the same moddy waitress attended us.
Still so good
Disappointed with the service
The food is pretty good and the service is fast and courteous. I go back there often.
Super good waitress, super smiling, good service
Good restaurant and good service
I go there for the poutine Wheelchair accessibility: Yes
Excellent service, A1 food quality, exquisite pizza, the staff is super nice, the poutine is a must.
Serving great Dinner food for decades
Came by chance into this establishment which resembles all establishments of this type, the food is good, the quality/price ratio is very reasonable, the service is attentive, on the menu, club sandwich and smoke meat. The dishes are still very generous.
Always super good!!!
Not the worst nor the best restaurant in town. The place has nice booths, wheelchair accessible although The waitress sounded rude and cranky about assisting customers with a visual impairment. I understand she was the only one going around taking orders and serving but gees!! Not to mention there was a piece of paper in my plate of food, specifically in the tzatziki sauce. Other than that, the chicken brochette, fries, rice and salad were delicious!
Neighborhood restaurant. In decline.
The servers are always very kind and smiling. The food has always been consistent (personally, I like their poutine). On the other hand, I really liked their fried squid from several years ago. The last time I ordered their fried calamari a few months ago, it wasnt the same. It was just a matter of breading and seasoning. One of the servers said there was no change, but one of the photos in the Google reviews confirmed the difference and reassured me that I wasnt crazy after all. You can see it yourself in Robin Yaps photo from 5 years ago as a reference. The ones I ate recently looked more like those bought frozen at Métro Plus Dorion next door (very different, disappointing even).
Nice place. Good variety of food, well served and fair price. I will come back for sure.
It was an amazing place i took a mushroom pizza and it was so delicious then i got the best cheesecake ever till now
Impeccable service
I had the fish n chips. Great meal.
Friendly restaurant, warm welcome and dynamic and very smiling service. Highly recommended!
Very good, the chicken shrimp platter was excellent
Unfortunately this restaurant has changed a lot since the pandemic....The food is good but no more brunch on the weekends...the soul is no longer there....
Somehow better then McDonalds.
Good quality/price/quantity ratio!!
I love this restaurant, there Poutine Lafayette is the best in the city.
Always very well served and the dishes are always delicious
Too expensive, its over for me
Delicious pizza and great service from the waitress!
Good service, good food
It s one of the rare places that still serves lunch menus
If you have a problem with your order, BE SURE TO HAVE A NOTE PUT ON FILE. A lot of disempowerment on their part even with evidence to support it. A plate of Souvlaki by the way... its not just the skewers! Fried potatoes...packaged POM bread without garlic butter. Out of respect... it would be nice to remove it from the menu at this point
Ok for a snack.
I like going there
Well good without pretension Ate everything!
Typical neighborhood restaurant. Family restaurant type food. Slightly old-fashioned 70s style. Friendly staff. I ate a special Lafayette sub. Excellent! Dont come with fries. The fries are also very good. The service was very fast.
I ate very well and the waitress Nathalie is exceptional, warm and full of joie de vivre! Thank you Nathalie, very good service.
A discovery for us It was delicious, the only problem was the dessert, it was very ordinary. We chose the Fish & Chips and the worst chicken with Greek potatoes, the rice is delicious! And the sugar tart
A note only on the menu because I did not have the opportunity to eat there: a menu that is very poor in vegetarian dishes. No burger, hot dog or meatless sandwich just pizza or pasta which wasn t what we wanted at the time. Its a shame ! So we left
Best chicken pita and very good food across the street from the Papineau metro
Best poutine!!! And the service is impeccable
Great food and good service
Very good.
Delicious food and large portions.
No separate a la carte menu, soup, coffee,. The food is good, it doesnt serve lunch. finally close your doors. Not able to get cans of cheap liquor instead. you have no respect for your customers. Parking: Hell with Valérie Plante verte. less and less parking. City Management of Marrrde.
Great food great service.
Very friendly waiter, generous portions and quality on the menu! I suggest the place!
My favorite fast food place never fails to impress me with its delectable offerings and impeccable service. From the moment I step through the doors, I am greeted with a warm and friendly atmosphere that instantly puts me at ease. The menu boasts a wide variety of mouthwatering options, each prepared with care and attention to detail. Whether Im craving a juicy burger, crispy fries, or a refreshing beverage, they consistently deliver on flavor and quality. With quick service and a commitment to customer satisfaction, this fast food place has become my go-to choice for a satisfying and enjoyable dining experience.
Always good service, and good poutine!
Great Montreal smoked meat
Always satisfied, the smiling waitress
Everything you can expect from a typical and friendly dinner, generous from service to plate
Delicious poutine and pizza, generous portions and excellent + friendly service! The poutine with brown sauce is a must try here! This restaurant is right across the metro station, so its very convenient to get to!
Very tasty food and good prices. I recommend it to everyone.
It is a dinner that survives the vicissitudes of time, a restaurant in the Village that has earned the status of an institution. The portions are more than generous, as are its staff. There are many regulars which makes the place warm and friendly. So of course we dont come there to eat the latest fashionable dish, but for comfort food. But sometimes that s what comfort takes!
I have been sick
Well done
Lafayette makes you go to the toilet!!
Delicious food and good service
This place is just the best. So happy we live close-by. Not only do they have a killer Greek salad and a phenomenal pizza, but they also serve up an amazing all day breakfast !!! The people who work here are just as amazing as the food
Typical. Friendly. Unpretentious. Cheap. There arent many restaurants left, taking us back to the days when Montreal was dotted with these types of restaurants that reach people from every neighborhood. Dont give up.
always good, the best pizza in the neighborhood
Classic East end Montreal diner. Cheeseburger and a healthy portion of fries plus coleslaw was $15. Decent service but the place has seen better days
Lafayette, cest probablement dans les meilleures sinon la meilleure poutine à Montréal. Le service est excellent. Il faudrait quils revoient la configurarion dw certaines tables, on y est vraiment trop à létroit. Le stationnement gratuit dans la rue est difficile à trouver la semaine, un peu plus facile les week-ebds. Les prix sont malheureusement rendus trop élevés.
Its just a perfect greasy spoon. No nonsense. Good burgers and fries and beer on tap. Old school diner.
Good restaurant
Excellent service, very kind employee and the atmosphere is very pleasant
I was pleasantly surprised by the food, its a place that puts a smile on your face with a very friendly and polite welcome. I recommend this restaurant for a little treat. The food was good and plentiful. Thanks to the server!
Went for smoke meat. Is good , however it definitely not the top choice. But the service is excellent
Best submarine Ive eaten in a long time
Everything is excellent, room service, delivery, excellent food. Thank you for being there for the delivery despite COVID, the drivers very kind and polite. Wheelchair accessibility: yes at ground level
Small neighborhood restaurant with a friendly atmosphere. On the other hand, the only thing I found worth it on the menu was the breakfast poutine and that was removed from the menu since the pandemic :(
Humble and kind servers. Food was quick and huge portion size
So not disappointed every time
Can t get enough of this authentic pizza!
This place reminds me of what use to be eating back in the days. I love it! Food
Very good and abundant food. I had a plate of gigi tortollini. The server was extremely kind and dedicated to meeting my requirements ( pressed for time and dietary restrictions) Always a great pleasure to return
A very very good address! It s very good, very friendly and Lisette is a golden woman! The Lafayette Club is to die for, served with homemade fries and coleslaw A very generous and extremely good plate And such a good price for here! Go there with your eyes closed!
Sick food
Ive been eating their poutine and pizza for 30 years and I really like it.
As a recovering Poutineaholic, their AMAZING poutine always makes me want to relapse Jokes aside, its the best one in town by far.
Really a nice evening with a good server
Very good restaurant with variety in the menu! The friendliest staff! I adore
Good quebec food some of my client at 514plex like to come here to eat
Pleasant Surprise! Warm atmosphere, you feel at home. Impeccable and friendly service. Loved Customers! Amazing Fries Sauce, one of the best in town! To try it is to adopt it!
Just wow personalized service as always good portion and not too expensive.
The service is very friendly.
absolutely disgusting and the staff is brain dead
Excellent value for money. Several good choices. Best sub in town.
Very good and friendly. Very authentic and Quebecois! Vegetarian options: Multiple choice<!
Warm welcome
Great food, great service, food was delivered fast, the waitress was a delight. Get the poutine. Its amazing.
Very good. Very garnished dishes and very generous portions. Excellent service, no waiting. Very attentive waiters and the boss is also very nice. I recommend
A great welcome, the servers are adorable, the dinner atmosphere is great, and the dishes are gigantic! We dont go there to eat light, but its great, and the beer goes beautifully with the dishes! Little tip: the restaurant is an old Greek restaurant, so dont hesitate to try these signature dishes, its extremely good! In addition, the dishes and drinks are great value for money!
Poutine
A great welcome, very good, a great atmosphere. Price ok.
Fast services
Its so good!!
It is an excellent comfort food place. The owner is very friendly. The exterior may look a bit kitschy, but the food is really good. A rare gem in the village!
Cozy place and also very friendly waitress. Good place to visit.
Super good meal and great service even if the waitress was alone! THANKS !!!
Lack of service
Really not good...I wanted a club sandwich...but they told me you cant so I had hotdogs...Yuck a butcher and throw away both...the potatoes not really cooked
This is the place if we want to lose our beautiful figure. The reception was hassle-free and we were quickly found a place. Once the order is placed the food arrives quite quickly, having already eaten pizza Poutine and other dishes. All are excellent and generous, not like some fast food restaurants which serve anorexic dishes!!! The price also very well compared to the abundance of our plate. I obviously recommend it if you want to treat yourself from time to time.
The portions are huge! I first visited in 2016 and came back for nostalgia sake. We shared the poulet sous-marin and gyro assiette. The sandwich was great and had the right amount of toppings on a crispy bread. I found the gyros had too much sauce but my partner begged to differ. Plenty to take home after for under $40 before tax.
The staff is so friendly! I was greeted with a smile by a really nice server who was cleaning the front door when I arrived and she maintained friendliness even though I dont speak French and she maybe did not know English so well. I didnt know the difference btw the regular poutine and brown sauce so the chef prepared a sample for me and let me try both! I got the brown sauce in the end. I found the fries to be a little sweet, maybe that is how you like your poutine, Quebec! Not necessarily for me but good quality anyway and still delicious. I would go back to this place to try other things because I got such a good feeling from the staff also the takeout was packed with love and had a little piece of cardboard in there so I didnt burn my hand. Yah, the interior might leave a bit to be desired for some but for me its about the food and the experience. Thank you guys!
Yes when you need junk food you will find the service is a shame
Good service, varied and substantial dishes.
Good quickly and always fun to go there even 1 hour drive
Decent food. Service can be good or terrible depending on the time of visit.
Authentic diner experience. Something for everyone.
Excellent service and good cuisine
Great service and very good food
My fav deli
Excellent food, very reasonable price Impeccable service
Friendly waitress the food is great and the portions is big.
Pleasant meal, very welcoming staff