PA Supermarche

PA is pretty amazing but you have to understand its limitations.
Extremely narrow aisles makes shopping at PA du Fort an adventure. And by «adventure» I mean shopping in a developing country. It can be very frustrating unless you shop at off-​hours. Further, the type of people that PA attracts are usually spatially unaware and can be oblivious to the navigational difficulties presented by PA’s small floor-​plan.
Along with Segal’s, PA has the lowest prices on produce that you will find in the city… unfortunately, this is because it’s old stock from other grocers and is expectedly a little shifty. In 2015, I have found nice red peppers for $ 0.99/lb and bundles of asparagus for $ 1.60. That is pretty crazy. They have a great cheese section with a large selection and seemingly half their stock marked down. Likewise, their meat section is quite affordable in comparison to other grocers.
Though they have at least 10 ill-​tempered cashiers on staff at peak hours, the lines still move fairly slowly. Pro tip: avoid lines with delivery orders, identifiable by small pastel-​coloured forms being filled out and cardboard boxes with loud taping, and you will be out of there in record time.

Fresh vegetables, meat, fish and bread! All you can expect from a grocery store you can find them here!!!

REVIEW OF THE BISTRO (on the 2^nd floor)
I had the «chicken masala» with rice twice at PA’s bistro. Let’s not kid ourselves, you can’t compare this to an authentic Indian restaurant. Is it gourmet? No. But is it worth the $ 5.99 + tax, fast service, and convenient location? Without a doubt in my opinion. In fact it’s hard to find any real food at that price nowadays. Now I would probably label it something more generic like «curry with chicken» but whatever — it says «Spécial du jour» on the receipt. A number of other dishes prepared in bulk in buffets were available as well including penne with cheese, sausages, potatoes — all can be put into the round aluminium container for a reasonable $ 5.99 + tax.

This place is great and has some great prices on fruits!
Its very rare that its super expensive here, they usually have the best deals downtown. The line ups are a bit slow, but its usually because they are taking down the address of the person in front of you for delivery.
Delivery is usually super quick, although once I waited over 2 hours and I live SUPER close to there. But its good to have, especially downtown, like who wants to carry around 100 bags of groceries! haha
Its usually super busy so be sure to have patients when trying to get those blackberries that are on sale. People go crazy like its boxing day!

Excellent place. Great product selection. Reasonable prices.

The PA is a small grocery store that packs a lot of punch. On the outside it doesn’t look like much but it’s what on the inside that counts. Their selection is very diverse and you can cook up a storm with what they sell here. They have an excellent choice of ethnic ingredients. I find that I can easily complete my shopping list here even if I’m looking for an item that may be hard to find in most grocery stores. Best part is their prices are fantastic and I’m always surprised by how cheap my grocery bill is here.
Produce is generally pretty fresh here for the most part. I would say always watch out for expiration dates on things like milk and juice because they can be all over the place but I’ve never had a problem because I know to look for it.
If you live near the PA try to avoid it around supper time during the week because that’s when it seems to be the worst in terms of crowds and line ups. Weekends are busy but much more manageable. They’ve even got free parking for customers so you can take your car.

I live about 10 minutes away by foot (or 2 minutes by car if I’m lazy) and this has been my go-​to grocery store for the past 5 years, despite the fact that there are other grocery stores that are much closer.
The good:
— Very affordable groceries and fresh products.
— Great selection of fresh veggis and fruits at very cheap prices.
— Weekly specials, check out their flyers!
— Great variety of homemade food, BBQ chicken, hummus, salsa, etc.
— Fresh mussels, seafood, and live lobsters are available.
— Amazing selection of Mediterranean food items all around, lots of cheese, etc.
The not-​so-​good:
— Very limited parking spaces if you are driving.
— Can get extremely crowded in evenings and weekends.
— Cashiers aren’t the fastest or friendliest in the world, but they get the job done.
— Rather lackluster selection of alcoholic beverages.
Bottom line:
A great grocery store that offers a wide range of fresh produces at very affordable prices. Great place to do your weekly grocery shopping, though if you are looking for more specific cooking or baking items, you may need to go to a bigger chain store.
Beware of crowded parking lots and busy lines.

Great market for very affordable or cheap groceries. watch for the weekly circulars. Good deals on fresh fruit & veggies, but watch out for the sometimes not-​so-​fresh. Always VERY crowded & busy, best to shop here early in the day; late afternoons, nights & weekends are an absolute horror. It appears this is everyone’s fave bargain grocery store!

Does anyone know where they source their food from? For instance, the labels on the meat packages don’t indicate much.

I used to live a few blocks away from Supermarche PA and so of course, it was one of my go to grocery stores. Even when I moved, I still came to this place as they always have amazing deals and the fruit/​vegetables are so fresh (because of the constant turnover). Anyways, I went back just to take a look and they have expanded! Wow, there’s an upstairs now where you can order food? CRAZY.
I did end up buying two Valentina Mexican hot sauce bottles which were on sale. Anyways, always great selection of fruit, vegetables, cheese, and nuts. Plus they are open everyday till late (8am to 11pm).

J’adore les supermarchés PA. Que ce soit celui-​ci ou celui sur Avenue du Parc, j’adore leurs produits frais et leur variété. C’est définitivement mieux que les épiceries à grande surface.

This is pretty much my go-​to when it comes to grocery shopping. It’s essentially a no frills place for fresh produce and meat with a selection of other packaged items. No, you won’t find your fancy IGA-​style displays of onions and potatoes and whatnot, but you will save quite a bundle. I appreciate their diverse selection of ethnic foods too, even if I don’t partake in all of them. Further, $ 1 delivery if your total is over $ 100 is a pretty nice bonus. My only complaint is how cramped it can be, especially during the late afternoon after-​work peak hours, but this doesn’t dissuade me too much when it comes to my willingness to return.

Un bon petit supermarché au centre-​ville. Les prix et le choix sont intéressants. Les fruits et légumes sont moins chers qu’au marché Atwater, mais la qualité n’est pas toujours au rendez-​vous, il faut donc être sélectif! J’aime bien la sélection de produits importés qui sont disponibles à bon prix.
Il y a un stationnement gratuit à l’arrière et la livraison est disponible à faible coût.
Le côté le plus négatif est l’achalandage; à certains moment il est difficile de manoeuvrer dans les couloir exigus.

Fantastic grocery store right in downtown Montréal, the perfect place to pick up ingredients for dinner on the way home from work.
I’m not sure if it’s Arab run or Greek run, because there seems to be many Mediterranean items here, they often stock up on less well-​known brands and often direct from those countries, olive oil from Portugal, pure milk cream from Lebanon, smoked salmon from Norway. They also sell Ben & Jerry’s ice cream at the lowest price in the city, bar none.
Line-​up are always crazy here but somehow you manage, very fresh vegetables and fruits, I find my fresh Greek figs for $ 6.99 for a box of 15 while Atwater market sells them at $ 1.25 EACH. Cheese, wine, meat selections are great. Bread is from Première Moissons. Their choices of chocolate veer towards European brands. They also offer home delivery. If you like to cook a lot at home then shop here. The fresh produce is exactly that: fresh. You’ll see everyone shopping here from Concordia students to Westmount trophy wives to elderly Asian and Arab couples.
While walking the aisles, keep your eyes open for bright, red signs on the shelves. They signal items which are on sale. Also a good spot is at the end of each aisle, where boxes of that week’s specials are usually on display.
Staff are young and friendly and helpful. This is the only supermarket I’ve ever gone to which has Radiohead’s «Paranoid Android» or U2’s «Numb» playing on the speakers while you shop instead of the usual elevator music.
Dear P&A People: Please consider opening a new branch in Verdun, we’re sorely lacking in great supermarkets there and you would be a perfect antidote to the food-​shopping blahs there.

If this is a great Supermarche I can’t imagine what any of the reviewers would say about a Whole Foods or even a Safeway. ‘Mecca’, ‘House of Religious Worship’, ‘Taj Majal of grocery shopping’, and ‘Rapture’ come to mind.

Wow I couldn’t believe that there was something considered cheap in Montréal! A friend brought me here instead of going to IGA or Provigo, she just wanted me to trust her, so I did. The prices are very comparable with those here at our most affordable super markets. I was able to pick up enough fresh produce and meats for a few meals int he week for about $ 40 which sounds about right.
They also have all kinds of meat, sausages, cheeses, breads, spices, a nice middle eastern section and so on. When I live here, I hope I live close to PA!

This grocery store is amazing. I will list the reasons why:
1. You can find your favorite fruits and vegetables for cheap!
2. You can get so many kinds of cheeses for cheap!
3. You can get so many kinds of deli meats for cheap!
This place is much better when it comes to the fresh ingredients you need to fix up an amazing meal. While they don’t have as big of a variety of big name brand and dry products like the bigger stores like Provigo, they post new deals on Mondays and if you’re a smart shopper and come by often, you’ll find some awesome foods.
The service is always really great. Just the other day i was shopping for corn and one of the workers brought in some fresh ones from the back. He personally helped me pick out the freshest and biggest ones. Definitely a great place to shop.
PA is also great for finding some specialty ingredients. For example, they have a little wall near the breads with various kinds of Quinoa and Quinoa products. This made it easy for me to pick the brand and the kind I wanted.
If you live near a PA, you should DEFINITELY shop here. And if you don’t, it’s okay too. They deliver groceries :) You can even fax in your order and they’ll pick up the items and send them to you.

The west side of Montréal has a bounty of markets (Provigo, IGA, Mourelatos, Faubourg), but by far the finest is PA! It’s got all the stuff you need (good produce, good cheeses/​meats) and none of the stuff you don’t (look elsewhere for Hamburger Helper and Rice-​a-​Roni). The location is great, the staff is helpful and the building is a cool old brick building. They even have live piano music sometimes!
People who cook from scratch should look first to PA.
As an added bonus, the prices are very good.

PA is definitely a great place to go and much cheaper than Mourelatos, IGA, and Provigo. Unless you have a car or the ability to get to a farm, Market (Atwater Market is wonderful), or other grocery stores like Adonis, PA is your best bet for downtown.
Behind its frail exterior, it has a great selection of produce, great deals, and is sure to satisfy all, or most, of your needs. The staff is super friendly and helpful, they’re always easy to spot as they’re restocking supplies or running around doing something. They know their stuff and will help you with whatever you need.
The only time this place, like any other place, gets frustrating is during rush hour. Avoid those, otherwise you’re going to get stuck in line for what seems an eternity and you will get pushed around by shoppers that think they’re stocking up for the last day on Earth.

Ce petit marché situé en plein centre-​ville de Montréal est imbattable pour les prix.
Bön choix de fruits et légumes et à des prix vraiment bas, comparé au Marché Atwater. Il y a toujours des spéciaux sur les fromages, les poissons frais et la viande. Essayez la kefta!
Beaucoup de produits importés à bons prix.
Si vous habitez dans les environs, utilisez le service de livraison. Pour tout achat de 100 $ et plus, la livraison est de 1 $.
Moi, j’y vais le vendredi après le travail. Attention, c’est souvent plein, car c’est un endroit très populaire!

I lived in Montréal for a couple of years before I discovered this gem not far from where I live. The produce we get in Quebec has been a huge disappointment for this BC girl but PA has some of the best you can find here (next to the markets, Adonis and driving out the farms to find what you want — who’s got time?) … and it’s CHEAP!
I love the staff. I once had a guy offer to double check the back because they were out of avocados and kale, the very things I’d been there to buy. He didn’t find it (I came back for what I wanted the next day) but the fact that he looked blew my mind.
You do have to be in the right state of mind for this place because it is usually a zoo BUT I recently heard from a girlfriend of mine (who is a new mommy and couldn’t get out to the store herself) that they have exceptional delivery (serving as far as Point St Charles!) for cheaper than it costs to park your car (though they do have a parking lot) and they choose fresh, good quality stuff when you put in your order — call in the morning.
When we don’t have time to get out to Adonis, we usually buy all our groceries at PA. It’s tiny but has everything. Soooo worth it!

Cheapest place to get cheese, produce and seafood in the area. Good selection and pretty good quality (especially for the cheese!).
Sometimes you can find some great deals on interesting items, so watch for the sale stickers.
If you want boxed goods (i.e. cereal or tea), go somewhere else.

MUCH better than those freaking Mourelato crooks located on Ste-​Catherine, and PA Supermarche is only a couple of blocks away (west, towards Atwater).
I love this store because the produce is fairly cheap, the quality is not «perfect» but then again I’ve never found perfect produce in all of Montréal, so I’d rather pay a quarter of the price than full.
I once found strawberries 2 boxes for $ 4, and they were like delicious sugar bombs in my mouth. SO GOOD.
The seafood section and meat section is also reasonably priced (I’ve shopped all over Montréal including Chinatown), and when you have SO many people going to the store, it’s a sure sign it’s awesome.
Don’t be fooled by its appearance. The food is of top quality and of the lowest prices around.