La Retenue

The ambiance in this bar is fun . And the decor is great . The bartenders . The owners . And the manager, are all super nice . And very great people . I come here often . And not once did I not enjoy myself . The drinks are well priced . You'll be surprised when looking at your receipt how cheap it is .. and definitely will want to tip the cute bartenders .

The place looks amazing now that renovations are done. More spacious and more lively. A lot of students.

Excellent patio, and great service. Great for sporting events!

There are no camera in the parking and one of the barmaid got harassed there. Still redoing the stairs is more important than the safety of the staffs. I wonder why it is not yet important for them. It smells bad in their office and it is disgusting. Smells like chemicals. The owner and the barman smoke inside after working hours and it smells bad at 8 in the morning. Like no respect for those who don’t smoke. When there is no event downstairs the owner and the staff on a break smokes downstairs because it is « his bar ». Sometimes there are people upstairs and they still do it. Toilettes are dirty especially downstairs. Furthermore they will never be able to respect the two meters of distances because it is so tight. The prices are good though. Some employee works 48 h none stop. Which is not legal and also how the hell can he work that much? And it reflects in his behavior towards the customers. I understand he does renovation but to do bartending right away? Not healthy and it does not give me any reason to accept a rude service.

Interesting little place, excellent staff especially the really nice bartender!, and love that they have boardgames, video games Street Fighter and arcade games pinball, etc to play. I wish they had more than one bathroom, but I think they are in the process of renovating now since there was a basement area. Worth a visit for sure!

Excellent place!!!! The best night I had in 2021!!!

Cozy little bar with outdoor seating available. The staff is so friendly and fun. Service in French and English. Great drinks too!

A great bar for hanging out. The basement can accomodate a large number of people. Students from UdeM often go there on Thursday evenings. Babyfoot, pool table... The cider is cheap but not the best.

Friendly staff and great service. Nice selection of beer.

Very nice place, cool staff!