Le Rouge Bar

«J’y suis allée avec des amis un vendredi soir et on a eu beaucoup de plaisir! L’entrée né nous a rien coûté, mais je né sais pas si c’est seulement gratuit pour les filles… La musique est assez variée, des chansons populaires, des vieux hits, hip hop, dancehall, electro, etc. L’ambiance est vraiment agréable et le monde aussi! Attention aux filles, on peut pas laisser sa sacoche aux vestiaires! J’ai fait l’erreur de l’apporter et j’ai dû danser avec toute la soirée.»
J’ai écrit ça il y a environ une semaine. Ça paraît que j’avais aimé ça, parce que j’y suis retournée vendredi dernier. On s’y rendait pour fêter les 19 ans de mon amie, parce que ceux avec qui j’y étais allée et moi, on arrêtait pas de lui dire qu’on avait enfin trouvé «la meilleure place pour aller danser à Montréal». On était tous bin excité à sortir au Rouge le vendredi soir. À l’entrée, on nous demande nos cartes. Tout le monde les sort comme d’habitude, pas de stress on est tous majeurs et vaccinés, mais on est refusé. On est une petite gang de 19 à 25 ans, et on nous dit que c’est 21 ans et plus. Là je comprend pas trop parce que la semaine d’avant, on avait pu entrer sans problème et on avait tous de 18 à 20 ans. Du gros niaisage pis bin du monde déçu, donc je vous suggère d’aller dépenser votre argent ailleurs. Au (x) propriétaire (s): Soyez plus clair dans vos règlements parce que vous venez de perdre une belle gang qui était prête à sortir dans votre bar à chaque vendredi soir.

Clearly one of the greatest club in Montréal. Prices are reasonable, the barmaid are smoking hot, music is really good. I went there a few times and enjoyed being there every single time, even when I was not drunk.

The best bar we went to in Montréal! The music was hip/​recent european techno/​edm. There was no cover to get in which was a plus. Drinks are reasonably priced for the area. There are two floors and we danced our a$$es off. It was awesome! Great vibes.

Went to Le Rouge tonight for my bachelorette with 8 ladies. Was a great vibe, great music with variety from new and old. Our age range was between 25 – 31 did not feel out of place what so ever. We showed up after midnight no cover and got right in. Which is fantastic considering most clubs charge $ 10 -$ 20 to get into in Montréal. Place was packed but is expected on a Saturday night. Only thing that sucked was the ladies washroom is very small. Bar is a little slow but considering the volume is expected. Had a fantastic time and will be back and tell all my friends a must go to for a great night on the town in Montréal. Cheers and thanks for the good time and memories made.

Bouncers are a-​holes. No idea how to enter the place. Waited in line in front of the bouncer for over 15 mins and idiot bouncer said that we needed to wait in a different line. Next bouncer said «I don’t know what your plans are for tonight but you’re not getting in tonight» after waiting 20 mins in line. Would not waste a minute in this pretentious crap hole.

vraiment bel endroit pour une sortie amis. Bel atmosphère. On se sent pas coincé quand on danse .Il ya assez d’espace pour danser.

This place is always busy! If you love to dance, this place is for you. If you hate crowded, cramped places, maybe try somewhere else.
They do not let people in who are dressed casually. My guy friend was refused entry because he was wearing a beater! (haha!)
Not sure if you’re going to the club to check out guys or just have a great time, but let me tell you, the guys there are short, stumpy, overly muscular… eeugh.

Back in my bar-​going days, Rouge was one of my favorites in the city. I don’t know why but it felt like there were many less creepy people there than elsewhere.
The music was always great, energy was high, and prices were decent. Although, expect to wait forever and a day outside on Saturday nights…
There are two floors with different types of music, and I’ve always found that the top floor was always less insane and had a generally better overall vibe.
I haven’t been back in a few years, so I can’t speak for it now, but based on the reviews, it seems to have held on to its reputation :)

Ambiance enflammée, plus que tamisée, musique à fond, un peuple en transe de danse!
Personnellement, je m’y suis rendue pour un anniversaire. C’était parfait pour ce genre d’événement, car j’avoue que je né vais plus trop dans les boîtes même si j’adore toujours danser. Je vous avoue qu’on rentre les oreilles bourdonnantes et avec le corps encore hanté par la musique. Cela se peut que votre voisin vous voit rentrer chez vous en train de danser dans le couloir. Vous gardez une trace de John Travolta en vous en sortant de cette voîte de nuit.
L’atout de cette place est véritablement sa situation géographique! Vous pouvez manger une variété de choses avant de vous rendre au Rouge bar. Prenez par exmeple un Juliette et Cholocat et vous pourrez vous défouler toute la nuit sur le dance floor le corps rempli de calories! ;)

This is a great place to drink and dance with a fun group of friends. It’s not easy to get in and it’s best if you know someone or can get on the list for faster access. I only been here once and we had a blast for my friend’s bday nite. I guess if you really want to get in, go super early bc that is the only way you can probably can get in and you should dress to impress. It seems like every weekend could be a different crowd. It is quite packed inside and out. I guess it’s pretty happening kinda place lol. I will come back for another occassion!

If I could give zero stars to rouge I would. They have two separate entrances, one for regular people and the other for «special vip», (someone should remind the club owners that the caste system has been abolished for sometime). To my disappointment, it is just another generic Saint Laurent club that plays the same music and has nothing really genuine that distinguishes from any other club on Saint Laurent besides its cheesy entrance and décor.
I would only recommend this place to someone that I didn’t like.

Had a blastttttttt here!
A good walk from the metro (uphill), so wear comfy shoes. Partied here for the first time last night (Sat) and had a blast. It’s tough to get in if you’re not getting table service or on the guest list (even guest list ends at 11:30), so I say get there by 11.
Two floors, bottom floor heavily hip hop and top 40 top floor heavily house. The bottom floor especially gets reallllllly crowded, so if your with a large group good luck finding a place to dance. There’s no dance floor on the bottom floor just tons of people standing around the bar shaking their tail feathers. We ordered 2 shots of Patron and it came to $ 30 (steep!).
The crowd is 21+ although we never showed ID. If you’re in the mood to dance all night to some good music and don’t mind the crowd this is the place to be!

Still my favorite bar on the main drag of Saint-​Laurent in Montréal.
fantastic bartenders, great dancing, lots of free drinks and direct-​from-​the-​bottle pouring (but for some reason, while it’s kinda slutty at Senior Frogs, in french, it just comes off as classy, seriously)
great staff and promoters too, they’ll hook you up if you are having a good time.
Honestly, I’ve been coming here since it opened and never come to Montréal without one night at Rouge.
ps: careful on the stairs when exiting, I’ve seen some friends go down (but to be fair, one was trying to slide down the banister)

I’ve been going to Montréal at least once a year for the last 10 years and have to say this has to be one of the better clubs on St. Laurent St. I don’t know how this place gets bad reviews. If you like a good time, dancing, and good stiff drinks this is the place to be.
I went on a Friday night at 11pm and was let in with no cover with two female friends of mine who love to dance. The place was comfortably packed with a chill 21+crowd who all seemed to be having a good time dancing and chilling out. I can’t deal with the 18+ clubs anymore. I also like that the place wasn’t a vicious «sausage factory» with 20+ dudes crammed into a table service area like most of the other clubs I went to. It was the perfect ratio of males to females. It’s well kept club with an great design and layout too.
Who ever was the DJ, he was on fire with the music. It was a blend of top 40, hip hop, techno, 90s and 80s (such as Michael Jackson) that kept the crowd moving and cheering with approval at every perfectly timed music transition. I judge a club by how energized the crowd is, and this place makes gets asses shaking. This is especially important when factoring in the amount of smoking hot women present.
The upstairs room was equally as impressive with a bigger dance area that played songs like «Poison» by Bell Biv Devoe that got the crowd jumping.
The drinks at this bar weren’t overpriced and had great deals like getting 10 shots for $ 35 of premium liquor. Not a bad deal if you ask me. I also like that they’ve avoided the the lame «controlled pour» machines that make your drinks taste like they barely have any alcohol in them.
My friends and I were glad to find this club after going to less impressive establishment. We stayed till 3am and had a hell of a time. Definitely how a club should look and feel like.

Recently went to this club in Montréal with a group of friends and had we had a blast! 2 bottle service and originally had reserved a table and I didn’t like the section where we were suppose to sit, but the staff was friendly enough to move my group to sit right in the center of the club! It was great! Guys the canadien ladies are beautiful and they definitely know how to party! My original interary was to go to various clubs but this one was so great that we stayed all night and then went back again the next day! Highly recommend it!

Went to the rouge last night (Friday the 9 dec), we had reserved a table to celebrate a fellow workers birthday, there were 9 of us in total. We had a blast! Music was great (second floor as we never went to the third), we ordered bottles of vodka for our group which is the way to go. The staff was nice, friendly and attentive which is always a plus and we danced the whole night, (even the non dancers got caught up in the fun). The place is big and was packed and everyone seemed to have fun, the entire room was swaying and cheering and taking photos. I recommend this place for groups looking to celebrate an event anytime. Thanks to the rouge team for making our night… we may be hurting in the morning… but that’s just part of it. The only thing you might consider doing differently is offering some advil to your guests as they leave, cause you make em party hard.

Je dois avouer que ça fait un bon bout que je né suis pas sortie danser. Le Rouge ressort quand même dans mes souvenirs comme étant un bon endroit pour se défouler quand il me prend une rage de danse et que j’ai le goût de faire semblant d’avoir tout juste 18 ans encore, sans être entourée de jeunes qui ont un décennie de moins que moi!
Ce que j’aime du Rouge c’est la musique, la foule de gens un peu plus âgée qu’à plusieurs autres clubs et les prix des drinks qui sont raisonnables. Je n’ai jamais eu à payer de «cover» mais je né sais pas si c’est par chance, parce qu’il y en n’a pas, ou parce que j’y ai été la plupart du temps accompagné de gens galants. J’y ai toujours eu du plaisir à danser jusqu’à en avoir mal aux pieds.
Bön, maintenant que j’en parle, j’aurais comme le goût d’y retourner…

The music is ok, and getting in is a pain. Somehow the place is always packed after midnight and there is hardly any room to dance or move.

I’m going to have to jump on the «i don’t get the other reviews» bandwagon.
Was there this past Friday for a bachelorette party and we all had a blast. It was busy but there was still enough room to cut a sweet sweet rug.
Annnnd cut we did!
Not sure if the divided reviews are based on age differences but I see nothing wrong with gettin’ my groove on to Whoomp?! That may be because I am part of the shameful 25 and above crowd.
Drinks were insanely cheap compared to the t. dot and they accepted our credit cards with glee.
All around a great night, almost reminiscent of the good olé days… University. It was great to go out for a good time without any snobbery or douchebaggery.
Would absolutely return!

I have never actually been inside Rouge, the few times I tried to get in the bouncers tell me I need to «bring some girls». even the one time I got there real early.

Somehow I edned up at Rouge. Again. Was it any better than the last time I was there? No.
If you have clausterphobia — STAY AWAY!!! The place was packed beyond belief. More packed than I remember! Fire hazard, I would say. Dancing was extremely difficult — it was more like shuffling, trying not to get stepped on, and being constantly pushed and shoved by passers by.
There were these wafts of bathroom and vomit smell periodically on the dance floor. Really disgusting. Just a couple industrial fans on the ceiling for air cicrulation.
It was just unpleasant.
By the way, coat check is now $ 2.50.
Hope not to return again.

k, so i totally disagree with the other two reviews. rouge was totally fun for me & my friends (coming from new york). huge dancefloors, cheap drinks, ($ 16CAD for five shots), no cover, lots of really nice people, and great cheesy hiphop. dj even dropped le tigre and bunny’s «we like the cars.»
definitely not a place for music snobs, but if you enjoy just fun music, fun crowds, lots of pretty people to look at (or even hook up with), this is the joint in montréal.

First stop on our Saturday night Montréal club romp, we rolled up to Rouge, the only spot on this jammin’ street that didn’t have a line streaming down the block. Should have been the first sign, but it was early so we gave it a go.
No cover charge was a plus and as we made our way up to the second floor to check out coats, our first glances were of a filled club of people, seemingly having a good time, kinds of getting into the groove. Could it be we struck gold on our first try?
Coats checked quickly (only $ 1.50), we headed to the bar. Though our drinks came in the tiniest of glasses (think rocks glasses instead of collins glasses), they were only $ 13 for two. We would soon come to realize that this would be the highlight of the evening.
First major problem: this club doesn’t take credit cards! What kind of club doesn’t take plastic? Maybe it was because we were American? Maybe the machines were down? (though I didn’t notice any machine to begin with) In any event, when I attempted to hand my Mastercard over to the bartender, she waved her finger in my face (no!) and walked away.
After settling the tab and taking a gander around the second floor, we knew right away this wasn’t going to be the place for us. The club was kind of dingy, the crowd was less-​than-​appealing and the music was loud and terrible. Not ready to give up, we tried our luck on the first floor. As we walked out onto the dancefloor, the DJ starting spinning «Whoomp There It Is’ and the crowd went CRAZY like he just dropped that new Kayne track. Yep, it was time to go. On the way up to retrieve our coats, there was a wretched stench wafting out of the ladies room. I mean gut-​churning, nose-​pinching stink. Classy, Rouge, Classy.
After doing a bit of research, I quickly learned that Rouge is a 25+ club geared towards the ‘older’ crowd who apparently used to frequent this other club Angel back in their more formidable years. Yikes. I’d like to chalk this one up to my big tourist mistake of the trip. Le sigh.