Chez Nick — Restaurant in Westmount

I’ve been eating at Nick’s weekly for over a decade. There’s a reason this restaurant is over 100 years old and always busy. It comes down to the amazing service and incredibly fresh food.

I have never been to a restaurant with staff who are consistently smiling, caring and genuinely happy to be there. Rob, the owner is always there, behind the counter pitching in and willing to talk about any music genre you can think of!

You can get a sandwich, salad or breakfast at a ton different restaurants throughout the city, but I have never been anywhere that does it as consistently and as caringly as the team at Nick’s. The portions are always right, the food is always fresh and you’re always greeted with a smile.

Tourists are told to go to Beauty’s, Schwartz’s, St Viateur…but if you want a great representation of what Montreal is about, drop by Nick’s. There’s just something unique about it that anyone who lives or visits the city...

I really want to like this place, as it's very close to my home and I think the atmosphere is wonderful. However, every single time I've gone in the last 2-3 years, I have had a medium-long sized hair in my food. I didn't have the heart to say anything to the waitresses or cashier because I can tell they are working hard and they are not responsible for the hair (I compared their length to the one I found). I peaked my head over the window into the kitchen and obviously, none of the kitchen staff wear hair-nets. My brother used to work there in the kitchen as well and confirmed that they would often drop food on the floor and still use it, not wear hair-nets, and are generally not practicing cleanliness in the kitchen.

Please fix this! I want to enjoy my food without knowing I'm going to be eating someones hair...

Wish I could review the food , but I left before I could order. I walked in and was told to take any table. There was one booth available, but it has a few of the dishes that had not been cleaned. I didn’t mind so I sat down. No one approached me or gave me a menu. My friend arrived and we sat for another 5 minutes being ignored. I mad eye contact with someone who gave me a quizzical look when I asked for menus. He came over to the table and he said why would you sit at a dirty table! He then very dramatically took the dishes off the table and as he walked away said loudly you don’t sit down at a dirty table!! At this point we no longer wanted to stay. The restaurant was not busy so I cannot understand how he was so flustered. I have never had an experience like this at any restaurant. I guess I can scratch Nicks...