Diese Onze

Had a great time at Matt Herskowitz’s show until the bill paying time. The bartender forced my far-​sighted, Russian girlfirend who could not figure out the Interac paying machine and therefore left no tip on it, to pay 20% tip. He literally just stood by her until she paid the tip in cash, demanding with a raised voice to leave the «service charges». What a bad taste! I am not getting anything else in this place ever again but a glass of water.

This underground jazz club had the perfect speakeasy feel to it and offered some of the best live jazz I have heard, and I am from Chicago! The jazz alone was worth the visit! They had classic jazz, french jazz, and big band jazz performances.
It also has a great menu of food, though not in English so bring a translator, and has a large selection of fun signature drinks.
The only con: it is a very cramped and small venue, so get there early to get a good seat.

Reservation made almost a week in advance and our table was at the absolute back where viewing the show was nearly impossible. The food was overpriced and tasted like it was a frozen dinner and to top it off they charged $ 8 a person on our bill to cover their band. Avoid!

oh lala… quel mauvais service. Difficile à imaginer que c’est encore possible de se faire servir par un type avec un air super bête… avec un ami nous avons pris des apéros, un repas, du vin, et c’est vraiment très cher… et ben ordinaire. Nous en étions au dessert quand le serveur, toujours aussi bête, nous avise qu’il faut maintenant payer pour la prestation musicale! On venait de dépenser pour 165 $ pour 2 repas… oh boy! Nous n’y retournerons JAMAIS.

Cool atmosphere except the layout is strange. If you are in the back you are watching the show on a low res screen (boo). We were also told to keep it down when they were playing. Respect that there is live music but we are not at a concert, we are at a bar. Also, could have sold 3x as manu drinks to us had the service not been torturously slow.

Music during jazz festival was great and as scheduled. Out of caution we ordered a burger and penne Bolognese. Big mistake! As it happens you can ruin both! If you must eat there order something that doesn’t require cooking. Green salad or charcuterie may be good bets.

Cute, cozy and chill jazz bar. Boyfriend and I sat at the bar and had a great night. The margaritas are good. Make sure to reserve on a busy night. Saw Kim Richardson perform –she was great.

A good selection of cocktails, wines and even four or five decent beers, great cozy atmosphere and better than average bar food. There is a little corner with tables that can’t see the stage when bands play, but to fix that, the club installed a TV where everything happening on stage is shown. Also, the music is carried back to that corner with speakers that manage to carry quite a lot of nuance in their sound, and the microphone setup and mixing was just right on the evening when we visited.
The tables directly next to the drums were far too noisy and of course the drums would dominate the whole sound, but the other corner by the side of the piano was surprisingly balanced.
Any extra fee for the band that plays is clearly marked at the entrance and the barman mentioned it to us before we ordered as well, which is very fair. 10 $ for more than 2 hours of music is hardly a lot.
For food we tried the trio of tapas, which came with beef and salmon tartar and black olive paste, and the calamari. The salmon was nice, fresh and had a punchy note of lemon to it, the beef was smooth and nicely spiced. The batter the calamari came in was crunchy and salted just enough. Though they were a little on the oily side, the oil was fresh, so there wasn’t any problem, and the sauce tartare they came with tasted light and didn’t dominate everything.
The barman was all alone serving around 30 thirsty guests during the first half hour of our stay, yet we received our food and drinks in record time.

My fiancée stayed at an Air BnB just around the corner from this awesome basement jazz club during our short sojourn in Montréal in October. We didn’t make a reservation and were extremely lucky to have shown up early enough to get two seats at the bar for the show that night — a tribute to John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme. It was freaking incredible — really inspired performances from all the musicians in a cozy, intimate venue that just heightened the experience. The food was also delicious and the drinks tasty (perhaps a little stingy with the whisky pour). Overall just a fantastic evening out in the plateau and definitely a highlight of our trip.

What a great cozy jazz club.
Not a whole lot for vegetarians but I made do with side dishes of sauteed potatoes, sauteed veg and green salad. It was delicious and prepared/​cooked perfectly. Very friendly and cheerful service.

A classic jazz club atmosphere. Drinks leave a lot to be desired. The music was good ($ 8 cover). Didn’t try the food. My martini ($ 12) was a glass half filled with small, green olives and just enough gin to cover them. I had asked for a standard martini with olives. I don’t know what compelled him to put so many olives. The waiter made sure to advise me that since I asked for Tanqueray, it was more expensive. I don’t mind paying $ 12 for a proper martini. I’ve paid as much as $ 16. But give me a proper drink. I would have loved to go back because it was a cool spot to hear music but I also like to have a cocktail or two at the bar. Not a glass of olives. Anyway, if you go and have wine or beer it seems like a good place.

I had the pleasure of performing at Dièse Onze during Nuit Blanche. It‘s a hidden treasure. Artists like Regimental Oneton blasted us awake with his slam drill — felt like a vibrator from King King and Susan Shulman spoke of love and sweet nothings and something about mermaids. Then there was The Apostle who ranted like a preacher on fire. I gave in by sharing my secret garden and took off the vines… not like covered up Adam & Eve.
Frederic Alarie Trio performed and with it‘s low ceilings, smokey mirrors and stucco and bricks… it brought me back to the speakeasy bars in lower Manhattan during my twenties. But from stories told by legendary Vic Vogel (I toured with him in my younger years)…this basement surely has memories of the Montréal underground music scene.
The tapas menu is comfort food with a twist of nouveau cuisine. While I performed as Host of the 10 HOURS FOR A SPOKEN WORLD Poetry-​Slam-​Spoken Word event (the only one with the word PASTA) With the stamp of approval of multilingual Montréalaisers, I couldn‘t help but dream of returning to this stage and spreading my secret garden all over the bar…
A great place to snuggle close to your lover listening to live jazz and soul music.
I‘ll meet you there at 11:00PM.

Serious jazz bar in Montréal but thankfully away from Old Montréal. What a nice find. It is located in the basement and has low ceilings. A large wrap around bar counter with finished walls and beamed ceilings. Maybe a dozen cozy tables. There is a chill corner. They have a menu and appear to take pride in their food which is reasonably priced around 15 dollars plus or minus. But when the place is full staff are stretched thin so you may have to remind them of your order. They have beer on tap. Fantastic jazz quartet with sax and guitar when I was there. They ask patrons to keep their voices down during performances. Feels like a jazz bar!

Intimate seating and sexy lighting… fantastic live music… a host who helps you find seating by artfully rearranging other patrons and a cover of only $ 6. So what if my scotch pour was a tad stingy — this place has it all!
This is the perfect locale for a nightcap post dinner at L’Express (easy walk, even in heels and in 5degree F weather!) or to round off a hot first date. I highly recommend checking it out — only don’t tell anyone else, or next time I’m in Montréal there may be no room for me!

This place has jazz and you don’t have those awful salads they serve at House of Jazz for a billion dollars. Okay fine I exaggerated but seriously. This is one of the best places to go, especially strange, considering the sizeable Jazz Festival we have, Montréal does actually lack jazz bars.
That being said, tonight’s cover was $ 8, they have food and drinks, a sangria that is to die for, and quality musicians!
My only complaint for the evening, were a rude group of people. Coming in, the host said talkers in the back, listening fans in the front, we chose the front. There was a group on the other side of us, there for a birthday, and they were chatting through out the first set, as the group kept getting bigger and bigger, they got louder and louder. They actually had the nerve to sing Happy Birthday during the group’s first ballad to the shock of everyone sitting there. They continued after singing with whistling and clapping throwing off the entire mood.
Suggestions for people that just want ambient music while they are out don’t go to a pretty intimate jazz bar, and sit right next to the band and distract them. Luckily for us 2^nd set, the host moved their entire table and let them know that they disrupted the band.