Café Bar MONTREAL — Restaurant in Zaragoza

Walking along the main thoroughfare in Zaragoza from the Palacio Aljafería, we were on the lookout for a pleasant restaurant for lunch. Many of those we passed were kinda dark and seedy haha! However, upon reaching a busy roundabout, we stumbled upon the Café Bar Montréal. What made us go for this one was the bright ambiance inside, thanks to its picture windows which let in lots of natural light. It’s a very casual restaurant with a plastic- covered menu , but which had an extensive selection of tostadas, platos combinados, ensaladas and more.

We opted for a salad with smoked salmon, tuna, anchovies, olives, tomatoes , onions and lettuce and wow was the portion generous as well as the ingredients. Well worth 14 euros.

A plato combinado of chicken breast with sautéed potatoes and escalivada red pepper was likewise very good and plentiful.

The Calamares Romana - large and tender rondelles of squid coated with a light crispy coating was a winner .

Last one was an open faced sandwich with filet of pork tenderloin on a bed of stir- fried mushrooms and blue cheese. Again , they did not scrimp on the ingredients. Delicious.

An added bonus was the warm and friendly service of Pilar, who was quick to say that her name is like La Virgen Pilar of Zaragoza. Maybe this is a generalization, but it’s becoming more and more rare to encounter genuinely friendly food servers. So encountering Pilar made our lunch experience even more enjoyable.

Oh one last thing - she made me discover Zaragoza’s Triple Zero AMBAR beer with lemon, served with a chilled glass. A delight on a...

From the moment we arrived, Jose greeted us with a warm "Hello" and introduced us to his bartender. We spied our favorite gin and requested a gin with tonic. It was delicious. As soon as we began perusing the menu, Jose's sister-in-law visited our table, welcomed us and promised good food. She was right. During our two days in Zaragoza we had all our meals here. On our last night, I asked Jose if he had an Albarino white. He said he didn't but that he would find one. Jose had already visited two shops for some special olives for us to take home. If hospitality resonates with you, you might want to try this...

He visto en las valoraciones que es habitual cobrar muy caro a la gente, debería haber mirado antes de entrar. Fui con la familia para tomar café y bocadillos. Los bocadillos están muy buenos pero en la carta no venían los precios. Un precio razonable de un bocadillo puede estar entre los cuatro o 5 euros, pero aquí me cobraron 7,50 un precio muy superior al mercado. Me pareció mal teniendo en cuenta de que no tenían los precios en la carta. Los bocadillos estaban muy buenos pero me sentí un pardillo pagando ese precio, uno igual en pleno centro no supera los 5 euros. Es verdad que no pregunté precio pero es obligación del establecimiento indicar los precios. En el ticket pone bocadillos s-santa, sospecho que es para cobrar más a los turistas que vienen por semana santa. El dueño me dice que el tamaño es superior al mercado y los bocadillos son muy grandes (en honor a la justicia es verdad), pero igual de grande que otros más baratos. Por ese precio me lo hubiera pensado antes de pedirlo ¡En un desayuno!. No saqué fotos del bocadillo porque ya me los había comido. Hay que apoyar a las empresas y empresarios, pero también explicarles que eso no se puede hacer, perjudica a nuestra marca España. Me duele en el alma poner una reclamación. No la habría puesto si hubiera admitido su error y hubiera ofrecido algún tipo de compensación y/o rectificación. Si quiere poner un bocadillo a 200€ es su decisión y la del cliente de pagarlo, pero que lo ponga...