Sharx Pool Bar

Typical Pool Hall. Atypical Bowling Alley.
The pool hall side of the venue is exactly what you’d expect from any other pool hall: large, generic, and averagely priced.
The bowling alley side, however, offers a bit of a lounge-​like twist, featuring sofas, big screen TVs, and subdued lighting. Definitely not a traditional kind of lanes, the bowling side of Sharx is a great place for an ironic date, after office drinks, or any other time you just wanna roll.

We went there to play pool, but then ended up playing bowling (my bf is a fan!). It’s expensive, so make sure you go there as a group to divide the costs. Music was good, the decoration was dark and they had neons all around. It was a corny place to be, but ultimately we wanted to do something different. They didn’t keep the tables clean though, they had still bottles on them and other things.

Ummm… cool looking place BUT don’t expect any sort of service or quality… food served on styrofoam plates with plastic cutlery. Ladies all dress in black cocktail dresses, art deco style furniture, good sized glass wall rooms for private billiards party but menu is limited to burgers, pizza, and wings. Burger tasted like dry powdered beef and wings were small. Definitely don’t come here expecting to eat decent food! Servers and management basically treats everyone like they are going to drink and dash… guess it happens to them a lot here. They asked for a credit card in order for us to start a tab… but then tried to preauthoize for $ 100 WTF! Our bill is $ 35! There’s some shady business practices here!

Creepiest bouncer/​security guard ever. It was a quiet night when we saw the bouncer CHASE out a few loud guys. After that, he gave my boyfriend the weirdest looks and even followed him to the bathroom. We ordered a pitcher but it was warm and foamy. Hard to get service even on a quiet night. There was a man in a suit sitting at the bar and was waiting to buy a beer but was denied because the bartender said she punched out… it was a quarter past two. Bars close at 3 in Quebec. Sofa chairs are ripped and the bar table is sticky and outdated. Bar stools are all different heights. I would not go back.

This place is cool, it serves a purpose. You can have some beers while bowling or playing a bit of pool. Naturally it’s student heavy etc. The only thing that bothered me a little was that it leans a bit too hard into the club atmosphere/​gangster rap/​hot babes at the bar territory in terms of aesthetics/​music etc. Music is blasting loud. I’d prefer something a little more low key. But it serves a downtown purpose, and if I ever wanted to have a couple of Budweisers and play games, I’d return here.

ok-​ish pool hall. it was an awesome place back in the days which was a long time ago for me (think 10 years ago).
great place to bring a date and get some pool game going or some bowling. which girl doesn’t like bowling? that was back in the days.
fast forward to today, i still go when the bff wants to play some pool downtown and hit the clubs afterwards. its full of students just like i remember. usually, the time we go, there isn’t much people or they all leave by midnight so it gets quite empty so service is faster than usual.
there’s better place to hang out as adults but if you want some younger crowd, hey, go you

The worst part of my trip to Montréal is when i made the the mistake of coming to Sharx Pool Hall. I am an avid bowler and pool player and can honestly say I will not be coming back.
Service: Once I arrived the hostess was talking to two employees and had to finish her conversation for several minutes before assisting or even acknowledging me. This started off on the wrong foot but she was nice so I let it go. The server however was the source of the terrible experience. After playing a couple of games and waiting for the server (hostess said she would be over soon to take our food order) I went back to the hostess and asked her if we had a waitress to her reply «Yes, this is she» the girl she had been talking to for the last 15 minutes.
Finally when she came over she was short and rude. She took our order and did not come back to check on us till she brought us our food and drink 30 minutes later! I order the combo 1 which is simply fried finger food so I felt this is unacceptable seeing that it was not busy at all.
Atmosphere: VERY DARK. For some reason they have the idea that only the pool tables being used will be lit. All other lights are off including any other lights in the pool room. Our table lamp was the only source of light we had and just did not make for a fun atmosphere to play pool.
Finally, we asked to speak to the manager but the reply we got was «He is busy».
We really liked the concept and idea of an «upscale» pool hall but the service would need to be on par and tonight it just was not! I really hope they make the necessary changes because I dont think any place should condone service like that.

Best Pool Hall in Montréal.
I’ve been to a few others reachable by public transportation while I lived in Montréal and this one was the best. I probably played here at least 50 times when I lived here and special daytime rates helped keep some money in my pocket for food.
I’m basing my rating and review on the condition of the pool tables, pool cues, balls, and abundance of chalk. Other people I’ve played with here may wish to include other aspects that are well deserving of a good review too.

Imagine you’re back in high school and you win the lottery… and you turn your basement into a pool hall & bowling alley… this is kind of what Sharx reminds me of.
That being said… its very dark… musty and the service can be a little slow although not to a fault… but…I have been here three times… I always have a good time here. Its a pool hall & bowling alley… it’s not the Ritz… so don’t expect the Ritz and you won’t be as dissappointed.

this place used to be good like 3 – 4 years ago. recently it went down the hill… ESPECIALLY FOR THE DRINKS. IT TASTES NOTHING BUT WATER. !!! if you order cocktails … you are most likely gonna get fruit juice… their drinks are rly terrible and so is the service… you go in… u sit there a lifetime. until a very very incompetent waitress come to take your order… and there shes gone for a lifetime… and when she finally comes back… she forgets drinks…=*(it’s so sad to see this place like this… !!! it was a good spot. ! =[

Pretty good pool hall.

The place is in the basement of the Faubourg, which in itself is a terrible building. It becomes a concrete bunker with extremely dim lighting. I guess if you want to play pool or go bowling then you can come here since they have many billiard tables.
They have a two for one deal on drinks, which is ok if you want to get drunk. As for the atmosphere its either been really busy or empty. The décor also could use some updating, unless that’s the style they want.
The food is your typical bar food… its edible.
I try and avoid coming here, but sometimes I can’t get out of it because of others.

** Version Française plus bas**
For me this is a Skartch in a basement and it looks like a place run by mob or drug cartel with those «little person» sofa. So I think the best way to explain why I gave a generous 2 stars is to say the story. I went there for a 5 – 7 after a rough and stressful week. I go to everybody, I’m paying the first round, what do you want? I get to the bar and the barmaid looks like she’s stressed like hell. I won’t hold it against her. But then she says: It will take time. I’m good. Still cool. another guy from the gang says I got a Waitress (yeah this place is mob-​looking cause it look like a Bunker… sorry a Huge Bunker!). I’m like, it’s okay I’m going to wait here. Then the Barmaid says: Go with her, you’ll have your drink faster! YEAH That’s when I got pissed! I didn’t say anything though, my superego held me back. So i get back there, the waitress just arrived, I order, my 1^st round kind got barmaidbitch-​block and then the waiting started. Like. I was watching sport and i think I watched the whole 8 minutes segments before the waitress comes back with her tray with a full 2 beers! SO i guess that when she came back to bitchbarmaid she was yelled at since she was new. Ok. I’m loosing up a up. Rationalizing the fact: She’s new, give her a break buddy! But then, another Sport news start and I covered everything, She comes back with a full tray and of course, not mine, that one was ANOTHER special 1-​drink-​delivery. Karma suck?! Was it me! OH Karma! Please kick in! I play pool and I win without winning! Yeah my pool partner double-​pocket the Queue ball and the 8. Boyah! *Does anynoby still say that, nope, i don’t think so! I’m so oldschool it’s pathetic* That was fun, great table, the queues are not not that bad! That’s the added star I guess! The drink of our lady friends were tasteless and almost unalcoholized. YEah it kinda suck!
OK c’est comme le Skratch mais dans un sous-​sol puis ça ressemble à un bunker de mafieux. J’ai dis bunker mais je voulais dire SUPER Bunker; C’est énorme! Pas étonnant que le service soit aussi lent. La meilleure façon de l’expliqué c’est de raconter ma soirée. J’étais dans une 5 à 7 puis j’offre la première tournée a tout le monde pour commencer ça en grand. J’arrive au bar puis la barmaid est vraiment stressé et m’annonce que ça risqué de prendre du temps avant de prendre la commande. Je dis c’est correct, j’peux comprendre, elle a l’air seul a fournir le bunker. Alors j’m’asseois sur ces banc-​de-​petites-​personne et je sens comme une grosse patate sur un pouf! Très sexy! La un des gars du groupe me dit, a j’Ai une waitress, j’y dit, c’Est beau, j’ai la première tournée. La Barmaid dit: Tu devrais aller t’asseoir ca va être plus vite. PArdon? Ouin moi j’en ait pour un boute. Hmm. Okk, C’est bon, je vais m’asseoir. Je comprends pas pourquoi mais son attitude pis sa manière de le dire à comme tué ma bonne humeur. Je vais me rasseoir la waitress commencait a prendre la commande, pis la evidemment ma tournée est tombée à l’eau. On se commande quelque chose et puis on attend. On attend pas loin de 10 minutes, on avait le temps de regardé un segment complet au canal des sports. Elle revient avec DEUX bières. Oui. C’était Pééé-​sant sur son petit plateau je suis certain! Elle repart, après elle a du se faire engueuler un peu car elle est revenu après 2 segments avec les drinks de tout le monde sauf le miens. Elle a fait un autre gros voyage d’un drink pour moi. Je me suis senti presque spécial! Le Karma n’était pas au Rendez-​vous! Disons simplement que j’voulais retourné dans ces bonnes grâces puis j’ai joué au pool, c’était bien. J’ai gagné sans gagné vraiment. Hmm un double-​pocket de la blanche puis de la 8. Et vlan, dans les dents! C’était la raison pour laquelle je rajoute une étoile. Sinon les filles m’ont dit que leur drink goutait l’eau. Ouin! Pas génial.

It’s a pool hall and nothing more, just a very large one with music that doesn’t destroy your ear drums with sexy service. The drinks are well prepared but have no real zing and if you order food… it’s at your own peril. The food, if I can call it such a thing, is your typical bar food, nachos, quesadillas and wings. As with most bar food, you need to be properly alcoholised in order to mildly enjoy it. It’s drunk food, drunk enough to consume anything.
The pool tables are well maintained, so are the sticks (from what I saw). The place is group-​ready but not my cup of tea. It was perfect for our last minute happy hour party but it’s a dive and I say dive with its negative connotation.

partied all night in Montréal?
Had some brunch and looking to relax in a low light enviroment?
Sharx is perfect.
Great pool tables, deals on pitchers, great services, lots of flatscreens for sports.

This venue is something else, serving as a bowling alley and a billiard lounge. Unfortunately, the billiard lounge is more impressive. The bowling alley section is limited. All the balls are plastic; there are no urethane house balls on the premises. There was this sign boasting that a 300 game would mean a free game. The expiration date had already expired and my turkey dream ended in the third frame.
Still I am happy this business exists. It’s a great time out from the sin city nightlife.
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Sharx was always a must-​see for my friends when they visited me in Montréal, and now it’s on my list for the times when I myself come back. And it’s not just because of the cute waitresses in little black skirts, or the 2 for 1 happy hour. Though those help.
Sharx is primarily a pool hall, with at least fifty tables and plenty of room to spread out, though they also have a lounge and game area, and even bowling. It’s essentially a huge, dark, concrete basement, but with a cool club vibe that keeps it from feeling dingy.
The food isn’t half bad, either. I was there bowling on a Friday afternoon at the same time as somebody’s office party, and they shared all the finger food with us – one time there was such a thing as a free lunch.