Brûlerie St-Denis

Excellent endroit pour prendre un café au soleil, en plein coeur du Plateau!
Leur terrasse est grande, facilitant les chances d’obtenir une place à l’extérieur, mais les tables sont tassées, facilitant l’écoute des conversations entre les tables.
Je n’ai rien trouvé d’extraordinaire dans leurs breuvages, mais rien qui m’empêche d’y aller non plus. C’est un endroit sympa où aller lorsque notre endroit préféré est bondé.
Il y a une place à l’amélioration côté ambiance/​déco, surtout pour la terrasse!

I went here and Brûlerie St-​Denis has been replaced by a Hunan restaurant. Was pretty upset after walking from the Marriot-​Courtyard Hotel on Levesque. Why is this still on Unilocal

Best place for the money around. My friends and I enjoyed large portioned breakfasts and cheap, good beer many days/​nights here. Definitely recommend it.

The lady was a little rude to me when I was smelling/​looking at the teas. They have great products though. Nice place to sit.

Another day and another stop would lead us to Brulerie St. Denis where I found not only great service and Free Wi-​Fi but also two great roasts, the first a fruity and aromatic Ethiopie Yirrgacheffe that I tasted as drip in store and subsequently purchased for French Press brewing at home — a substantial step up that highlighted the coffee’s rich mouthfeel and assertive caramel notes that came through on the finish.
Moving next to something I’d not seen stateside in quite some time, my second pick from Brulerie was 60 grams of Jamaique Blue Mountain in a vapor sealed bag for $ 10. Certainly the most pricey coffee I’ve ever purchased in whole bean form and saved for home, first via Chemex and then via French Press I will admit that the flavor was sublime — a truly complete roast with surprising sweetness, low acidity, and aromatics that bordered of floral when made via pour over and allowed to bloom a bit but even better when pressed — a nearly creamy taste on the palate that I’d place in the top two or three cups of coffee I’ve ever brewed at home (though perhaps not the best despite being the most expensive.) Certainly not an everyday indulgence I do think every coffee fan with the means should definitely try a cup at least once even if only to know the standard by which others can and should be judged.

Cet endroit a définitivement connu des jours meilleurs et les années dorées de la brûlererie je les ai bien connues!
Aujourd’hui c’est délabré, sale, la peinture sur les murs est fatiguée. et il n’y a plus d’ambience (selon moi elle est partie en même temps que les serveurs et le service aux tables!)
On évite en raison des prix, du service (et de la très mais très bête jeune femme au comptoir à café) et le manqué d’ambiance… ah… est-​ce que j’ai dit que c’était sale et délabré? Oubliez des prises éléctriques pour votre laptop… dans les années 90’s c’était déjà beau d’avoir une pagette… alors imaginez un laptop! ;-)
Sur St-​Denis c’est pas le choix qui manqué alors on oublie la Brûlerie!

La Brûlerie définitivement sympa pour y aller entre amis et papoter pas trop longtemps… C’est donc avec une amie que je m’y rends, un lundi après-​midi.
La cappuccino était vraiment divin, beaucoup beaucoup de mousse de lait, bien épaisse et onctueuse.
En revanche côté ambiance et niveau sonore, je suis un peu moins emballée… Il n’y ni style, ni âme dans cette brûlerie. Je m’attendais à quelque chose de plus traditionnel, des canapés ou fauteuils club et des banquettes pour une ambiances cosy.
Eh non, les tables sont blanches, les chaises inspiration Ikea, quelques tables près de l’entrée et donc du froid ont elles de gros fauteuils… Aussi, impossible de trouver une prise électrique pour brancher votre laptop ou mobile. Dommage sachant qu’ils sont dans le quartier de l’UQAM !
Le niveau sonore est assez élevé est écourte plutôt la pause café…
L’endroit mériterait un effort côté look mais côté café bravo !

L’endroit idéal pour un rendez-​vous d’affaire ou pour étudier… le tout autour d’un bon café!

Great study location, awesome seating arrangements.

Cette brûlerie St-​Denis, qui a pignon sur la rue qui lui a donné son nom, est l’originale. Aussi, il s’agit d’une véritable institution à Montréal et elle mérite sa réputation. Sa carte des cafés offre un fabuleux choix de grains issus des quatre coins de la planète. Aussi, comme l’établissement est à la fois importateur et torréfacteur, on y trouve des cafés frais et leurs employés, bien entendu, savent manier la machine à espresso. Si vous n’êtes pas un grand amateur de café, rassurez-​vous; la variété de thés offerts à la Brûlerie St-​Denis lui permettrait de prendre le nom de «Maison du thé St-​Denis» advenant une pénurie mondiale de café. Le service y est toujours courtois, quoiqu’un peu lent, surtout en heure de pointe. On peut aussi manger sur place et commander une salade ou un sandwich. La nourriture servies est aussi simple que bonne, mais est à mon avis trop chère pour ce qu’elle vaut vraiment. Du reste, c’est pour le café qu’on fréquente la Brûlerie…

During three days in Montréal, I visited this café 7 times. Yes, 7. Because I have children, and this is the only place they would eat. They loved it. Granted, part of the reason they love it is that it has three stories, and going up and down stairs while inside a café seems to have a certain appeal. The top floor seemed «secret» and mysterious and had beanbaggy chairs (lots of windows up there, so not «secret» in a creepy way).
The croissants were fabulous. The coffee was, too. One kid had decaf lattes which were amazing and served in very large bowls. Actually beautiful. The other had hot cocoa, also served with fresh steamed milk, not made with hot water & a mix. Really, really good.
It seemed expensive, but the US dollar was weak during our visit, so I can’t say much about that.
The staff, young & chic though they were, were equally tolerant of my young children, my middle-​aged self (sigh) and my bad French. Also they secretly are all fluent in English, if you’re in a pinch…
Found it thanks to a tip from a Montréal native, and I’m so glad I did!

This is the original BRÛLERIE ST.DENIS. They have good coffees, real good coffees. The food was not bad, just a tad overpriced, if you ask me. The sandwich I ordered was like $ 12,95+tx. Was it worth it!!! Ah, no!
The wi-​fi works really well, though.

Stumbled across this café after walking for hours on Saturday night and needing to rest our tired feet. This café has nice high ceilings and a big exposed brick wall. Nice ambiance, with a big menu to go with it. I opted for a decaf coffee with whipped cream, and they did not skimp on the whipped cream. My bf and I shared the carrot cake and we couldn’t even finish it since it was so big.
The breakfast menu looks tasty and affordable, I’d love to come back and enjoy breakfast on their patio once spring officially hits.
All in all we liked the café, very reasonable prices, a large variety of espresso based drinks (took us a few minutes to make up our minds!) and service is pretty quick although we never did get that second fork we asked for…

Inexplicably overrated coffee only marginally preferable to the Second Cup et. all chains. Sandwiches are overpriced and mediocre (and they come with an inedible «side salad» comprised of shredded carrots doused in some kind of ranch-​esque sauce). Like the rest of their mini-​chain brethren, it’s also too brightly lit, uncomfortable (bad arrangement of table space leads to feeling of being more cramped than necessary) with generally poor service (of the slow to non-​existent variety). Best thing to order coffee-​wise is their café au laits which come in French-​style bowls.