Ginkgo Café & Bar
Ginkgo Café & Bar 308 rue Ste-Catherine Est Montréal, H2X 1L7, Québec, Montréal
3.3
26 evaluations
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Photo of Maria Echeverry
16 May 2026
Source: Google
2.0

Worst dine in experience i've had. We had reserved for 6 people. When we arrived, there was no one at the "entrance" to show us to our table. We had to look around to find someone to show us where to sit. They offered us two options of tables (they were both really dirty and they didn't bother cleaning them up before nor after our arrival) ...one was outside of the restaurant in the uqam lobby in front of the security guard and the other one was close to the entrance door next the main dine in room. Many other places were available in the main dinning room and we thought we would get one of those seeing how we had reserved...but they ended being for the walk-ins that came after us. We ordered our food and told him we still didn't know what we wanted to drink (other than the water we had...). To eat, i got the Japanese omelet, the pork belly seemed to be some leftover piece overly reheated, it was extremely dry and hard. We wanted to order our drinks but the server never came to see us again. We had to ask for ustensiles since we had our food but no cutlery..when we ran out of water we waited a little hoping for someone to stop by our table but no one came so one of us went to them with our water jug to get it filled they said they would drop it to our table....40 minutes of wait and still no water, no waiter, no check ups and we were ready to leave..once again had to look for someone to pay our receipt (that we never even saw because he never gave us the receipt..he simply bought the payment machine with the total price) Had the chance to see (since we were close to the dishwasher) some of the employees touching the dirty plates and used cutlery and then going to touch sliced bread with their bare hands without washing their hands in between both actions. 3 glasses that came to our table were dirty (2 water and 1 smoothie)...Seems like the is no regard towards sanitary restrictions...

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Photo of shaa norie
15 May 2026
Source: Google
1.0

i had a latte, it was so terrible (worst i’ve ever had) had to throw it out after a few sips. i mixed it and everything, but that tasted like straight up diabetes in a cup. overpriced too! 🫤

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Photo of Cha
3 May 2026
Source: Google
1.0

Horrible service and burned chicken. Waffles drenched in syrup. Took the waiters 30 min to come to us and didn’t even clean the table nor give us utensils until we had to flag them down

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Response added on 4 May 2026
We’re sorry to hear that your experience at Ginkgo Café & Bar did not meet expectations. The delays in service and the condition of your meal are not reflective of the standards we aim to provide. If there was an issue with your dish, we would have appreciated being informed on-site so our team could have addressed it immediately and offered a replacement. Your feedback regarding both service and food quality is taken seriously and will be shared with our team.
Photo of S. Carey
25 Apr 2026
Source: Google
2.7

Mandated 30% gratuity and cut us off 90 minutes of bottomless mimosas 20 minutes early. Mimosas were watered down halfway through as well. Scam.

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Photo of JY
22 Apr 2026
Source: Google
4.3

Honestly a very cute cafe, there’s not much service. It’s quite loud in there on a Wednesday afternoon. The food is okay, but certainly the combo is unusual. Not in a bad way, but I’ve never seen Mac and cheese made with penne and Parmesan before. This being said, I like the beef poutine. The cheese curds just melt into your mouth as the caramelized onion work harmoniously with the bacon bits. The sauce is certainly unique, almost close to a barbecue sauce. Very generous portion. This is not a cafe made for studying, as the room is full of chatters while the music blasts in the background.

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Response added on 4 May 2026
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re glad you enjoyed the poutine at Ginkgo Café & Bar and appreciated the generous portions and unique flavors. Our concept leans toward a lively café-bar atmosphere, which can be more vibrant, especially during the day. We appreciate your comments and hope to welcome you back again soon!
Photo of Honest Review
5 Apr 2026
Source: Google
3.3

The food was delicious, especially the flavourful potatoes and tasty 3-cheese omelette. The menu was excellent with a lot of choices. And the $30 all you can drink in 90min Tower Mimosa's looked fabulous! 🍹 A suggestion might be that the Server promote this when taking your order! (We didn’t order it) I loved all the windows and the set-up of the establishment. A very quaint cafe. However it was quite expensive considering the ambiance, as the furniture itself was dated and mismatched and staff were unrecognizable in their attire. At first, I had no idea who actually was working there compared to the patrons. My opinion would be a more uniformed look for the servers and logos on their shirts, drawing a more sophisticated look of an upscale cafe that suits their price point. Also it took a while for us to get service to start with a coffee or beverage. Then for my meal, they brought me the wrong order. And I understand accidents happen, but usually a restaurant would then compliment the meal after having to wait 10 more minutes while the other person ate their food. This is just custom courtesy in the restaurant industry. But overall, the food is great and some simple changes would improve the overall dining experience.

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Photo of Daniela Cifuentes
16 Feb 2026
Source: Google
3.7

This cafe is cute and cozy, and the service isn't bad either, but I thought the food would be way better. I got the veggie tacos, and they didn't have much flavor, plus the tofu had a weird, old, maybe frozen texture. My boyfriend's poutine was good and tasty, though.

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Photo of Karl Dubord
11 Feb 2026
Source: Google
4.7

Great service, staff always polite. Great spot for happy hour cocktails after class.

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Photo of Bader Al-Bader
17 Jan 2026
Source: Google
2.3

Bland food, not worth the price or even coming here. Service is sub par at best.

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Response added on 19 Jan 2026
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re sorry to hear that your experience at Gingko Café & Bar did not meet your expectations, both in terms of food and service. This is not the level of experience we aim to provide. Your comments have been shared with our team, and we truly appreciate the opportunity to improve.
Photo of Bart
3 Jan 2026
Source: Google
5.0

I don't often leave reviews but I was particularly impressed. I asked for a slight modification in my meal and they got it wrong. When I informed them they not only gave me an entirely new plate, they said I could keep the original and apologized. Top notch service.

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Response added on 4 Jan 2026
Thank you for this 5-star review! We’re glad to hear that you were impressed with the service at Ginkgo Café & Bar and that our team was able to make things right for you. We truly appreciate your feedback and hope to welcome you back again soon.

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Opening hours

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  • Sunday 08:00 - 15:00
  • Monday 07:00 - 22:00
  • Tuesday 07:00 - 22:00
  • Wednesday 07:00 - 22:00
  • Thursday 07:00 - 22:00
  • Friday 07:00 - 22:00
  • Saturday 08:00 - 15:00

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