Bachelor party in MTL ... need some recommendations

[wendelclark17]

Hey fellas,

Ive got a buddy's bachelor party coming up in MTL next weekend and I wanted to see if I could get some suggestions and recommendations from the forums in the following three categories:

1) Bar/drinking establishment
2) Restaurant - good food but not crazy expensive as some of the guys coming are not exactly rolling in loot
3) Strip Club - Ive been to supersex before but I heard it sucks now and I have also heard Chez Paris is good.

Any input would be appreciated in any of the three categories. Ill hand out some rep where I can.

[yougo]

Originally Posted by wendelclark17

Hey fellas,

Ive got a buddy's bachelor party coming up in MTL next weekend and I wanted to see if I could get some suggestions and recommendations from the forums in the following three categories:

1) Bar/drinking establishment
2) Restaurant - good food but not crazy expensive as some of the guys coming are not exactly rolling in loot
3) Strip Club - Ive been to supersex before but I heard it sucks now and I have also heard Chez Paris is good.

Any input would be appreciated in any of the three categories. Ill hand out some rep where I can.

3) Solid gold. Corner St-Laurent and Cremazie. You HAVE to go there. I'll get back at you about #1-2 this afternoon.

[Bnhershy]

Bar/Drinking establishment - Macleans or Brutopia. The former is a bar with televisions showing sports games which is famous for its tables which allow you to have your own tap (basically serve your own beer) and pay once you're done with it as well as the option to buy large beer towers if you prefer. The latter is famous for its special in-house brews. Brutopia has an incredible variety of beer flavors to sample like (Raspberry Blonde, Black Jesus etc...). There are mainstays on the menu while others are seasonal. Both places serve pretty good food as well (i'm a big fan of the nachos at macleans).

As for Restaurant, you have to try Rub's Smokehouse. Relatively new (opened this year I believe) and already notorious for serving up the best smokehouse fare around (Ribs, Pulled Pork, Smoked Chicken, Smoked Brisket, etc...) instead of bread, they serve cups of spicy bacon cubes along with your meal. They serve beer and interesting mixed drinks (like the "mexican bulldog" which is a beer inverted and suspended into a mixed drink). Main dishes are very reasonable for a downtown resto (15$ and less) and come with two sides (great sides like smoked mac n cheese, sweet potato fries etc...)

Can't help with the strip club component (I'm 19 and don't frequent any)

Hope this helps

[wendelclark17]

Originally Posted by Bnhershy

Bar/Drinking establishment - Macleans or Brutopia. The former is a bar with televisions showing sports games which is famous for its tables which allow you to have your own tap (basically serve your own beer) and pay once you're done with it as well as the option to buy large beer towers if you prefer. The latter is famous for its special in-house brews. Brutopia has an incredible variety of beer flavors to sample like (Raspberry Blonde, Black Jesus etc...). There are mainstays on the menu while others are seasonal. Both places serve pretty good food as well (i'm a big fan of the nachos at macleans).

As for Restaurant, you have to try Rub's Smokehouse. Relatively new (opened this year I believe) and already notorious for serving up the best smokehouse fare around (Ribs, Pulled Pork, Smoked Chicken, Smoked Brisket, etc...) instead of bread, they serve cups of spicy bacon cubes along with your meal. They serve beer and interesting mixed drinks (like the "mexican bulldog" which is a beer inverted and suspended into a mixed drink). Main dishes are very reasonable for a downtown resto (15$ and less) and come with two sides (great sides like smoked mac n cheese, sweet potato fries etc...)

Can't help with the strip club component (I'm 19 and don't frequent any)

Hope this helps

Originally Posted by yougo

3) Solid gold. Corner St-Laurent and Cremazie. You HAVE to go there. I'll get back at you about #1-2 this afternoon.

Thanks fellas .... sent you both some rep for the help. Bnhershy that Rub';s smokehouse sounds great!

[Bnhershy]

no problem!

and oh god is it good :P

[Bass56]

Originally Posted by Bnhershy

no problem!

and oh god is it good :P

I second that!

Good suggestions Bnhershy!


If I may add, in terms of drinking areas, Downtown Montreal has a bunch of Irish Pubs and most of them are great. Irish Embassy or McGibbins (both on Bishop Street) are awesome for being loud, watching a game (sadly not hockey this year) and just having some fun! Drinks are not uber expensive either ($5-7 per pint and 2 for 1's during happy hour on select beers).

For restaurants, all depending on how you guys come out of the bar, I would suggest Mbrgr (where you can feast on high quality junk food and make your own burgers). It's not cheap, but you can be loud and get some drinks as well. Make sure you reserve a day or 2 before though. It's on De la Montagne Street; 3 blocks away from the pubs. (There is a great Pub on that street as well called Ye Old Orchad)

Lastly, Solid Gold is SOLID as mentioned previously. You can also try Wanda's on De La Montagne as well. Paré is great too, but it is more of a Gentleman's club. If you are looking for a thrashy place, Sin City on the corner of Ste-Catherine and Drummond will do… I don’t recommend it though 

If you have a chance, you can also go to the Old Port for great food and drinks (try Méchant Boeuf; it's a great place for groups). Only downside is you will have to cab it back to downtown as there are no strip clubs around.

Enjoy!

[yougo]

Great idea with Macleans. I had never heard of Brutopia before, I might try it. I have no idea how you are going to move in Montreal, are you going to have a designate driver? Taxi?

If the stripper part is essential to your bachelor, I absolutely oblige you to go to Solid Gold. Hands down the best place in MTL, but the thing is that it's about a 15 min drive from downtown Montreal.

What I would suggest is that you go to an early dinner (around 6-7pm) at Le Fumoir Rubs (excellent suggestion, I have been there and I was blown away), then you head out for Crescent street. I chose Crescent because it's in a ''English'' part of downtown Montreal and I'm guessing you're not french (but not speaking french isn't much a problem in MTL anyway). There is a ton of bars/clubs on that street that you could just spend most of your night changing from place to place.

And then, when you feel like it's time for some lapdances (20$/song...) for your friend, direct yourself towards Solid Gold. I'm not sure if they take reservations, but maybe you should think about it if you're going to be a big group of people. Same thing goes for the restaurant, it's in a very popular part of MTL so you should absolutely take a reservation.

[wendelclark17]

sweet thanks again guys ..... yes we are speaking english ..... my french is pathetic considering I took it for like 10 years in school ..... we will be cabbing and walking around, everyone is either flying in or taking the train so we dont have any of our own cars.

[ericdaoust]

I lived there for 2 months. I don't remember the names of the places I went to but I know the parking situation in the city is less than ideal. So good on you guys for using alternative transportation methods.

[blayze]

As others have suggested, Solid Gold is probably the best in Montreal.

Kamasutra isn't bad either, but it's pretty small. GSP goes there often.