Escondite Vieux Port

Thomas Saab (2 reviews)

17 May 2026

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1.3

First bad review I’ve ever left. Possibly the most off putting service I’ve ever had. It wasn’t slow, but it did make me want to flee that place asap. Our server must have spoken 6 words all night, none of which included “are you ready to order?” To take our order, she simply leaned over our table with the POs machine and stared at me. The ambience made me think twice about whether or not to get the food. The tacos were not the worst I’ve had, but certainly below average. Pro tip: if the bartender looks 17, don’t order a mojito.. it will be 70% booze (and somehow both tequila and rum)

Fanny Kiwi (1 review)

16 May 2026

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1.0

BEWARE !

Betty (9 reviews)

15 May 2026

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1.0

The only word to describe our dining experience at this restaurant is "bizarre." It started while I was waiting in line for the restroom. I noticed someone outside the back door, trying incredibly hard to open it but failing. To my surprise, this person gestured for me to go over and open the door for her. As it turned out, this person was actually a server here??? Since when do customers have to open doors for the staff??? Can you please use the front door??? Later on, this same server randomly approached our table and started speaking to us. I had no idea what language it was. Wee are in Quebec but also in Canada, should a restaurant really just assume every tourist or customer speaks French? When I politely told her, “I don't speak French," she became visibly frustrated. I honestly couldn't tell what she wanted, but assuming she was doing a standard table check, I told her everything was fine and that we had already ordered. She left our table, walked straight over to his colleague, and started talking to them with aggressive, animated gestures. She even pointed a finger at her own head. What exactly was that supposed to mean? Were you mocking a customer for not speaking French, or were you implying your guests are crazy? It was incredibly rude and made us feel extremely uncomfortable. To top it all off, during payment, another server asked how our meal was. I honestly replied that the food was disappointing. Instead of handling feedback professionally, the server immediately became defensive, snapping that "everyone's taste is different." I pointed out that we had ordered four different types of tacos, a quesadilla, and the pork rib and not a single dish was good. It tasted nothing like authentic Mexican food. The server then confidently argued, "Well, we aren't Mexican food, we are Mexican fusion food." 😭at this point I was literally speechless. Can your staff please tone down the ignorance? The attitude here is absolutely dreadful. The bizarre behavior, the linguistic elitism, and the defensive attitude toward terrible food and of course the terrible food! Avoid at all costs.

Evi Terzos (5 reviews)

15 May 2026

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5.0

Escondite is a beautiful place at the old city! Highly recommended for its amazing atmosphere, cool ambience and yummy food! Service was great, Carla is so sweet and accommodating! A must place to enjoy!

Stephany Borrero Morales (8 reviews)

15 May 2026

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5.0

Escondite was a true hidden gem within the streets of Old Montreal. The music was great, the baja tacos to die for, and the service excellent. Carla's attention was great. 100% recommended.

Shivansh Patel (1 review)

15 May 2026

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5.0

Best tacos ive ever. Great service by Mathise her took amazing care of us. Make sure to come here if in mtl.

Isabella Oberto (50 reviews)

13 May 2026

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4.0

The food was good, the tacos were pretty small but tasty. Our main complaint here was the service, especially in terms of their dietary restriction accommodations - we wanted to share the Alambre and Birria tacos between two people but one of us is lactose intolerant, so we asked to have one taco from each portion without the cheese and they said it is not possible to do so, so we either remove the cheese from both or we keep the order as is. Our server was unfortunately not very friendly

Alex Olivares (85 reviews)

2 May 2026

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2.7

Average tacos! The guac was weird ! Wouldn’t come back

Eileen Castillo (2 reviews)

30 Apr 2026

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5.0

Amazing place, great food, great attention! Karla Is amazing!

Maria Deschamps (151 reviews)

28 Apr 2026

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4.7

loved everything ! service was amazing too !!!

Melissa Charbonneau (2 reviews)

26 Apr 2026

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2.3

Went there Saturday night. Food and drink were ok. This was our first time there. Waitress was very rude from arrival. She assumed we all wanted the group package without asking anyone. Brought us chips and dip without asking if we wanted it so we assumed it was included and then she took everything away while we were eating it when when she realised we were unaware they were not included. When we inquired about the menu she got annoyed at the fact we were "ignorant" of their menu and group package. She actually took the menus away at the same time she took the chips and dip back and never brought them back. One of the guests asked to order Nachos, her response was "were a mexican asian fusion restaurant, so ..", didn't bother actually answering the question. Just super rude.

Miranda Mcewen (19 reviews)

21 Apr 2026

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5.0

Incredible food,service and margaritas 🍹

Gavin Simone (32 reviews)

4 Apr 2026

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5.0

Great mango salad, cali tacos and churros. Yum! Quick service too!

Edward (11 reviews)

4 Apr 2026

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1.3

Terrible service

Restaurant response

Response added on 4 Apr 2026

Nous sommes désolés de lire votre commentaire et de voir que votre expérience n'a pas été a la hauteur de vos attentes . Nous souhaitons toutefois mieux comprendre la situation , car nous ne sommes pas certains de pouvoir identifier précisément votre visite .Est ce que votre insatisfaction concernait un cocktails en particulier ? Chez nous les ingrédients de chaque cocktail sont indiques sur la carte afin d'assurer une transparence , et notre équipe fait toujours son possible pour proposer des ajustement lorsque nécessaire . N'hésitez pas a nous écrire directement a [email protected] afin que nous puissions échanger avec vous et comprendre plus en détail ce qui s'est passe . Au plaisir de vous lire L'équipe Escondite

HASTI TAJDARI (29 reviews)

3 Apr 2026

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5.0

Amazing service, very fast Highly recommended best I prefer this branch than the others

Karl O'Leary (41 reviews)

3 Apr 2026

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5.0

So tasty! Gyoza Nacho has so much taste! We also had the Birria Tacos- enough meat for four tacos. No reservations needed for walk in bar service. Absolute must visit for Old Port Mexican!

GiGi B (73 reviews)

22 Mar 2026

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4.7

Such a fun spot! The vegan 🌱 mushroom tacos were delicious 😋

Faith Lafleche (2 reviews)

21 Feb 2026

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2.7

Our server started off our night rushed and annoyed that we were there at 9pm an hour before they close and 45 minutes before last call. Everytime she came up to us she would mention how they close soon. Her attitude was rude and unwelcoming. When it was time to pay the bill I thought her service wasn’t worthy of a tip. I did not tip her and neither did my friend. Mind you we were in and out in 30 mins and 15 mins before they closed. She was very ignorant when we didn’t tip as if she was deserving of one insisting we must tip and she doesn’t get paid hourly.

Faith Anderson (2 reviews)

21 Feb 2026

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1.0

Our server was very ignorant. From the beginning of our time here it felt as if she was trying to rush us out, taking our menus, making us pay the bill while we’re still eating. We did not tip because she wasn’t providing us with good service. She then gets mad, raising her voice at us saying we need to tip. Servers shouldn’t treat their customers like that tip or not.

S (9 reviews)

20 Feb 2026

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2.7

Way too expensive. Two tiny tacos for 13 dollars and that's before tax and tip. After tax and tip, that works out to about 9 dollars per taco! Absolute highway robbery.

Rob Heggison (6 reviews)

16 Feb 2026

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4.7

Food is very good, the mango salad is a must try. Service was excellent and nice cosy atmosphere.