Reviews of Café Humble Lion (Sherbrooke) (Coffee Shop)

Joshua Lindner

These folks carry bows & arrows coffee and for that, it earns my respect instantly.

Carl Dubé

Bon service

Erik Franco

Awesome lattes.

Daniel Kohen

Very nice place with great coffee. The attention was very good too.

Pulkit Khandelwal

Great! But expensive.

suzanne bernard

(Translated) A warm little coffee, always full of energy and good things to feed his soul. (Original) Petit café chaleureux, toujours plein dé'nergie et de bonnes choses pour nourrir son âme.

Maryline Brunelle

(Translated) This is the best Latté coffee I have had in Montreal. An excellent cafe which is in a great location. (Original) Il s'agit du meilleur café Latté que j'ai pu boire à Montréal. Un excellent café qui est très bien situé.

James Moriarty

Must go for coffee if you are downtown. The coffee is the best one to can have in the city as far as I know (I've tried more than 25 so far). The ambiance and look are great and the staff is truly marvelous. I go there all the time to catch up with someone. Only thing is sometimes the music is a little bit too loud which forces you to raise your voice but it's not crazy loud either. Don't miss out on this gem, far better than anything you'll have around for the same price as Starbucks (it's just a trillion time better, you can't even compare them)

Celine Prell

The coffee is good but it gets pretty busy pretty often and you can be rushed to order in an unpleasant manner.

Adolfo Leon

Great coffee!

Anne Marie

(Translated) Very good coffee (Original) Très bon café

Lion TV 22

Cute little fast place in front of the University of McGill.

David Jaime Ruiz

Great coffee place, close to McGill university, cozy little place.

[ David ]

Among the best places in downtown Montreal for a great espresso.

Sormeh Dolati

Cozy and fun! You get quality coffees here!

Tristan Rettich

Amazing coffee and delicious smelling baked goods

Post-industrial Nomad

The humble lion was a wonderful place.

Eric Lemasson

Unique espresso, strong and tasty

Fabrizio TheFab

One of the best in the city

Patrick Truong

(Translated) Great cafe, nice for a relaxed study day! (Original) Super café, jolie pour une journée d'étude relax!

Megan Medeiros

-Great/Friendly customer service -A bit pricey for students -Very high quality coffee -Great location short walk from McGill campus

Charles-Mathieu Seguin

One of the few authentic coffee shop in Montreal that serves real coffe in my opinion

Angelo Pengue

Has a nice coffee shop feel but the americano was the worst $3 I've spent. Tasted moldy. Also their cup jackets are really cheap. A little hand humidity on a 25°C day will leave your hands brown from the cardboard

Hassan AL-Rabea

Great coffee, service and ambiance.

Naomi M.

Cozy café and great coffee!

Leopoldo García Vargas (LKronecker)

Staff is amazing, coffee is even better...

Sid Djahlat

hugely overpriced, and the hot chocolate tasted like garbage juice on a warm sunny day. "humble" is the last word that would come to mind when describing this place.

K. Ann

This is a small place but it has a lot of good food and delicious coffee. It's best for one person studying or writing, but not really a good place for a group.

Carlos Denner

Creamy almond cappuccino waiting for you ;)

Ruska Butt

Employees are always nice and smiling, coffee is awesome

Michiel Stock

Good hip coffee bar

Behzad Borhan

Had a wonderful allongé there.

Andrei M

Great latte and scones. Another amazing small coffee place downtown to drive away the big chains. Encourage local economy

Jean-Francois Patenaude

Excellent coffee!

Mark Wong-Ken

Great little spot. Staff is friendly and cool, the place is quite small but good for two or a quick stop. The coffee and music were good.

Clarisse 001

Great atmosphere and nice staff. I was surprised by their cup of regular coffee, it tasted great! It really stands out from other coffee shop's in my opinion I would recommend a visit to all coffee lovers

Isabelle Bain

Very poor service and experience with the staff. My mom and I came in Saturday morning December 7th, we were ignored even though the place was not busy. Once acknowledged by the barista, no eye contact, very nonchalant, seemed too busy talking to the other barista and drinking her own coffee. Once my mom got her coffee, we had to mention that we paid for two not one. They said there must have been a mistake. We confronted them about the service and the blonde hair barista unfazed, asked me what they should do about it and the brunette barista laughed. I feel bad for the owners. Such a cool place. Five stars for coffee and scones.

Kieran Hayes

Service was super friendly, coffee was solid, free wifi is a plus, pastries were tasty.

Farid

one of the greatest cafe tastes in Montreal . The location is great and the coffee is amazing. Bit overpriced, though

Michel Zeidan

Café Humble Lion consistently pours great coffees and carries exceptional roasters from intelligentsia to bows and arrows. Jason and his staff are super friendly & knowledge people.. A must stop when you're in the area!

Simonne LeBlanc

Very limited options and overpriced. I asked them to heat up a pastry and they couldn't..really?

Edouard Martin

(Translated) Great little cafe, the pastries are very good and the employees courteous! (Original) Super petit café, les pâtisseries y sont très bonne et les employés courtois!

W Z

Despite being a fairly small cafe, Humble Lion has all the resources and equipment needed to make consistently really good coffee. The staff are warm and welcoming, too! The cramped size of the cafe does often mean there is no seating left, but of course this can't really be helped.

Isabella Blaine-Longo

Super tasty iced tea. Enjoyed it on the McGill lawn ????????

Kate Feel

Wonderful staff and excellent coffee!

D M

best coffee ever Downtown MTL!

nicolas fortin (nicfortin)

(Translated) Brownies and Cortado! In Paradise! Top notch coffee. Don't worry about the line, the baristi are fast and super good! (Original) Brownies et Cortado! Au paradis! Café top notch. N'ayez craintes de la file ils sont rapides et super bons les baristi!

Jason Botzas

Good coffee, however it's quite small. Pricing competes with Starbucks but sizes are small.

Julien Fortier

(Translated) Small, charming, high-quality coffee right outside McGill (Original) Petit café charmant de grande qualité juste à la porte de McGill

Rockman Zero

Great drinks, overly cramped in the store however.

Shawn Mativetsky

One of the best cafes in Montreal. Very knowledgeable, friendly staff.

strongarms? !

I've tried this place 3 separate occasions and am disappointed every time. Coffee tasted burnt two of the times I went and my cold brew looks like ice tea and tastes like water. 3 strikes = not giving it any more chances. See my cold brew below :/

Alice AbiRaad

(Translated) Very good coffee to try! (Original) Très bon café à essayer!

ACE Atelier

As a place that is really close to McGill it is busy most of the times and you'll be lucky to get a spot around lunch time. The coffee is good and there is a big variety! Nice snacks and good buzzy atmosfeer. Perfect spot to work on the laptop with some background music. The tables are small but good for one person with laptop or two people chatting.

Scott

Very good coffee.

Chris Berardi

Had the cappuccino it tasted more like milk than coffee same with hot chocolate.

Dona Maria Absi

Love the coffee. The issue is with the Internet. Everytime I've been there, the wifi connection is down, so you can't get any work done. When I mentioned the issue to the barrista, she didn't seem to really care. I would only go there for a coffee to-go.

Sandeep Bharadwaj

Nice little coffee place with a great ambiance

Caroline Laroche

Cute little place to relax! Great coffee and viennoiseries. And the service is extra!

Damien Goblot

Extremely crowded coffee place for McGill students and business people in the area. Quite expensive but very good, I would recommend the latte fort

Andy Pillip

Very good Cappuccino and a nice view on the McGill campus.

James Fenn

Staff is super nice! Great atmosphere inside!

Genevieve Begin

(Translated) Glad to see you open this afternoon with an equally delicious coffee! (Original) Heureuse de vous voir ouvert ce midi avec un café tout aussi délicieux!

Denise Pereira

Wonderful latte, friendly staff. The granola bar is filling and really delicious.

John Runcie

Great for coffee.

Pascaline Lamare

(Translated) Very warm. Good coffee, delicious croissants. (Original) Très chaleureux. Bon café, croissants délicieux.

Inna Popova

Great coffee!

Terry

Nice music and atmosphere. It’s very young and artistic place.

Nikita Nayyar

If you are bored of Starbucks or other regular coffee joints, this cafe is a pleasant surprise! The cappuccino was refreshingly different and good. It is a tiny cafe with good coffee and good staff.

Nahla Saleh

Very friendly service

Keith Martin

Great coffee and fun atmosphere

Caroline D

mediocre food, service, etc

Joe Beaumont

Lovely coffee with trendy décor and cosy atmosphere. Frequented by students.

Jonas Eyford

They use a great selection of roasters, and the baristas do the coffee justice

Jeffry Archer

An amazing variety of savory and sweet scones.

Asgard14

Rude staff, coffee is just ok, chocolate not that much. Not worth a second visit.

Rachel D

Pastries are the highlight, coffee is pretty good, but as others have mentioned their service is lacking in both speed and warmth. No hellos, smiles, thank yous, always make you feel like a bother. It’s a very small shop and lines form onto the street in the morning because of the slow pace. Wish the employees cared, would make this place great.

Lennart Nehrbass

Great service, great coffee, great music, free wifi.

pastelshoal

(Translated) This cafe was a really good place to find a coffee in the evening before studying at McGill University. Unfortunately they changed their hours of operation with the pandemic. Please update your hours of operation so that we can enjoy your coffee later in the day! (Original) Ce café a été vraiment un bon endroit pour trouver un café dans la soirée avant d’étudier à l’université McGill. Malheureusement ils ont changé leurs heures d’ouverture avec la pandémie. Svp mettez à jour vos heures d’ouverture pour qu’on peut profiter de votre café plus tard dans la journée !

Vikrant Tomar

Too crowded. Coffee is ok.

Sivan Rehan

Cute place to work or study at.

Matt P

The espresso is top notch

Myriam Faucher-Pelletier

(Translated) Best latte in town (Original) Meilleur latte en vill

Pratush Nair

If u looking for a local good coffee this is the place to b.....

Didier Landry

Excellent Montréal café. In the summer, take your coffee to go and enjoy it on the McGill campus right across the street.

Kayoco

(Translated) The coffee was delicious and the clerk was kind. However, it is always crowded because of the school, so it may not be suitable for studying slowly. (Original) コーヒーも美味しく店員さんも親切でした。でも学校があるからか常に混んでいるので、ゆっくり勉強とかには向いていないかも。

Martin Cevallos

I like this place, one of the few coffee shops in which you will get good specialty drinks regardless the barista that's in turn. The girls at the counter are always friendly and that emanates to the rest of the place. In the downside, it's on the pricey side of the spectrum and their wifi is unreliable which has, often, left me frustrated when I've headed there for a work session only to find that I had to drink my coffee quick and find another spot.

Vincent Decarie

(Translated) Delicious iced latte, friendly atmosphere! :) (Original) Délicieux latte glacé, ambiance sympathique! :)

Claude-Etienne Borduas

Good coffee but for the price, I preferred Myriade and Station Kaffe.

Daven Sanassy

Nice cafe with decent WiFi. Good coffee and serves pasteries. Pretty small or hard to find a spot if you want to do work

Pete Hawkins

Phenomenal lattes. A must stop for all coffee enthusiasts

Scott Conrad

(Translated) Their latte is inexpensive, and they have mushroom scones (fruit scones too, but it's the mushroom / cheese scones that I like the most). (Original) Leur latte sont à bon prix, et ils ont des scones au champignons (les scones aux fruits aussi, mais c'est les scones champignons/au fromage que j'aime le plus).

Vincent Cutillas

Great coffee, always fresh and always different (their filtered coffee). The stuff is really friendly.

Marie-Eve Potvin

(Translated) Excellent coffee. You must try the maple latte !! (Original) Excellent café. Il faut absolument essayer le latte à l'érable !!

Sumeet Jandu

Best scones ever. Choco cocnut is a must try!

Mary Timmons

Love their maple latte

Craig Smith

Working away, enjoying the music and drinking great coffee!

Emma Cole

Solid cafe. Teeny tables and tasty treats.

Eric Harris

Very good cafe full of people and students. Little pricey with limited seating when busy but those are signs of a good cafe. So far my favourite cafe in town

Andrea Jang

Their coffee is good but often times it's too crowded and noisy and the seats are too squeezed to enjoy the coffee

Breanna Wark

Not a lot of seating, much smaller than all the pictures but I enjoyed the maple latte. Not so humble...

Jonathan Castillo

So so good. And that maple latte! Yum!

Steve Santerre

I love coming here before I start my work day!

AJ West

Quaint but not a ton of space if you're looking to hang out.

Maurício MP

I went once and got a wonderful raisin roll and large coffee I can´t forget about. It´s my favorite place now.

Philippe Fortin Simard

Cool little coffee shop in what is otherwise a coffee wasteland dominated by Starbucks. Crowd seems to be mostly students, but don't hesitate to go grab a cup if you work nearby!

Tal Olin

Good espresso.

Eric Faussurier

(Translated) The brownie, I have never eaten such a good brownie. McGill's Crowd, of course. Good fun atmosphere. (Original) Le brownie, j'ai jamais mangé un aussi bon brownie. Crowd de McGill bien sûr. Bonne ambiance fun.

Tasnime So

Cute spot, wifi comes and goes but very cozy.

Furkan ERCAN

A classical Montreal coffee shop with great latte!

David Glashan

The Humble Lion was recommended by a friend and I decided to stop by and have a cappuccino. The barista was friendly and polite (I have read some of the negative comments given, but I can't agree at all with them) and I had a second espresso and she even gave me a few hints on the techniques. I'll go again to Café Humble Lion!

Dave Briggs

Great latte. If I was served this in Melbourne I would be happy.

Siamak Arbatani

Good quality. Place is not that clean. Note that it is always packed

Ryan Uliana

Good coffee, very little seating. Full of people on laptops taking up all of the very small tables. Seemed to have almost no turnover on seating! Only seemed good for picking up a coffee.

Benoît Mahé

Best coffee in town, period.

Catherine Mabel

Not very enjoyable :( I really tried to enjoy my experience here but the coffee wasnt very good and the customer service threw me kind of off.

keenan simpson

(Translated) Super nice baristas (Original) Baristas super gentils

Carol B

(Translated) A bit expensive to go there regularly. But it's really good. I take the cocoa, hot chocolate, it's a good intense dose of chocolate that wakes you up! (Original) Un peu cher pour y aller régulièrement. Mais c'est vraiment bon. Je prend le cacao, chocolat chaud, c'est une bonne dose intense de chocolat qui réveille!

Graeme MacDermid

Busy café across from McGill. Decent seating. Good coffee and pastries.

Lorena Cristi

Good coffee

Yaneck Tataruch

(Translated) One of the only independent cafes in this downtown area where there are mostly big coffee chains. More expensive but tastier ???? (Original) Un des seuls cafés indépendants de ce secteur du centre-ville où il y a surtout de grosses chaînes de Café. Plus cher mais plus savoureux ????

Domenico Monti

Great coffee, great student study spot, can get busy at times though, so makes sure to go on off-peak hours.

Luis andres Gomez

Good music.

Hugo R. Martin

Warm morning welcome. Staff is really nice. A little slow for a morning coffee however. If you want an in and out experience, get the filtered coffee ready made. If you want a tea or a speciality coffee, including expresso and cappuccino, expect a wait. Forget tea if you're in a hurry, they steep it on site, to order. Go in for the ambiance and people watching, crowd is mixed. Well located on Sherbrooke. Give it a try.

André Courchesne

(Translated) The best in town (Original) Le meilleur en ville

Audrey Cameron

Crowded but it is worth the wait.

Aurore Miraux

(Translated) Humble Lion is an institution for coffee lovers! (Original) Humble Lion est une institution pour les amateurs de café !

Vincent Mousseau

(Translated) A great atmosphere with delicious coffees! (Original) Un ambiance formidable avec des cafés délicieux!

Matt Sweetwood

Very Good drip coffee. Cozy atmosphere. Trendy feel. Seating for about 20. No cream for coffee ☕ only milk ???? and that's why 4 stars instead of 5.

Brock Rowlands

Good coffee

Rojin Mansouri

No place to sit

Dan Britton

For those of you looking for outstanding espresso style coffee look no further. Very pleasant staff who delivered the perfect coffee promptly.

Minh-Tam Tran

One of my favorite coffee shops in town. It certain hours, it can get very crowded.

pinchas gansbourg

Cold Brew started like water they sell great bean brands

Kieran F

I'm reluctantly writing this review. Really good coffee here, and, decor/environment is just right to be a great little coffee house. It's expensive, but it wouldn't stop me going in. The problem is that the staff need some customer service training. I've gone in there 6-8 times in the past two months, and each time there's rarely a smile or eye contact when either being served or afterwards. On my last visit, the guy on till just seemed to be in a bad humour and we could all feel it. Definitely not what I'm looking for - and doubt I'll go back now.

Jieyang Chong

Good coffee.

Greg Ruthman

Top 5 montreal espressos. Bonus: those pecan tarts.

C-A de Salaberry

Chill student café.

Gabriel Rosenbaum

The place is cute and the coffee is not very good.

Cole Hamilton

We found the staff pretty inattentive and generally uninterested. The queue/ordering process cause some confusion with what was being made when it wasn't even busy. The coffee itself was below average. At least there is plenty of seating and outlets if you're going to work on something.

Valerie Vincent

Great espressos, great service, amazing scones (crispy outside and soft inside), their maple lattes will get people talking. I'm an avid strong latte with almond milk fan there, it has just the right espresso:milk ratio.

InSung Hwang

Provides variety kinds of coffee and it has indie atmosphere. I liked it.

Nazli Ensafi

The hot chocolate was not my favorite but the place is cozy.

Odimar Tomazeli

Best coffee in Montreal

Brian Cowan

Get your coffee here

Jordan Porciello

Great coffee with tasty baked goods. Relaxing place in the mornings on a busy street.

Sayani Seal

Lunch

Isabelle Sangineto

Baristas are hardworking, owner is not. Whatever you do, avoid this place. I've heard stories from friends about how the staff is mistreated (I think the owner should learn about work ethic and equity). Support other local businesses with owners who actually CARE about their staff.

Flora Klein

Good coffee, good croissants!

Elizabeth Lecavalier

Great but not extraordinary. A uniquely sweet spot if you study at McGill.

Neil Moser

Great independent alternative to Starbucks. It's a cozy little cafe close to McGill and my iced americano was very good.

Darren Newell

Great coffee and atmosphere. If you're an Australian you'll find the coffee a bit weak, so ask for an extra shot. Great taste all the same.

Tadd Axon

(Translated) Good coffee. Third wave. (Original) Good coffee. Troisième onde.

Melanie Thomas

Great coffee.

Sleiman-Tanios Chahwan

Best coffee and service downtown, always a pleasant experience!

Lara Campana

Great coffee, amazing scones, nice location, pleasant decoration and helpful staff. As an academic on holiday, I couldn't ask for more than being surrounded by local colleagues at work on the most diverse and interesting topics, whilst sipping my coffee. Loved the place. We had breakfast here 2 out of our 3 days in Montreal!

Mohammed “Dagz” AlGhamdi

Small place with small tables. The coffee is good. The staff is not very friendly. They don't greet or smile. Staff v

Ana Elisa Sousa

Perfect, cozy place, GREAT COFFEE!

Aurélie C

(Translated) The coffee and pastries are really good and the service is quick. Only negative, the space a bit small and there are few tables to sit comfortably to read or work on a lap top. (Original) Le café et les pâtisseries sont vraiment bons et le service est rapide. Seul point négatif, l'espace un peu petit et il y a peu de tables pour s’assoir confortablement pour lire ou travailler sur un lap top.

Manuel Cárdenas

Humble Lion has earned its reputation for great coffee. Lots of students and profs from McGill know this and so it's rarely not crowded. For folks who enjoy the frenetic buzz of a busy coffee shop, it's ideal; others might want to walk half a kilometre east or west for similar good coffee shops near Mackay and Sherbrooke and Parc and Sherbrooke, respectively.

المستشارة القانونية: أسيل البابطين

Perfect view and good taste of the coffee ✋????

Thomas Buffard

This is a great place to get coffee or something for a quick breakfast, but don't expect to be able to get any work done. I wasn't completely expecting that, but at least a comfortable place to sit with enough space on the table for a book and my coffe would've been nice. Would recommend getting your coffee and sitting somewhere else.

Yesmine Boukhili

The maple latte is good but expensive. It's a cute tiny coffee shop so don't expect to always find a spot where to sit. Try to avoid rush hours during the week since it's in front of McGill University and a lot of working offices. The reason I'm giving this place a 3 star is because the staff is rude. I've been there at least five times and unfortunately, I was never pleased with the way I was served. The location on McGill College Street is much better in my opinion so I go there instead.

Adrian Petterson

Simple decor and delicious coffee. Very close to McGill university, so it's convenient but also quite crowded. Definately try the maple latte

Carl Boutet

Fantastic coffee but a little tight on space.

Mohammed Hoque (Mo)

Just go there

Melissa Kinney

Cortado's are my favorite here!

Hydroid Props

Pretentious. No cream because the owner knows what I like best so why provide a choice....

Allan

cute cafe good drinks

Billy Iliopoulos

One of the best coffees in Montreal hands down. Never dissapoints

Tianze Peng

It was 2:52 PM, but I was rejected for the service even without being asked what I wanted to get. The barista didn’t seem happy and said they are closed in 5 minutes (though officially it should be at 3 PM). My advice is arriving early if …

David Liu

A lovely spot right next to McGill University that offers some delicious fresh coffee. As you enter the store, there’s a nice soothing smell that I can’t really tell what it’s from. The coffee is pretty good, a good energizer before a day …

Hubert Larose St-Jacques

(Translated) The coffee is excellent! In my opinion, the best of Montreal. The service sometimes leaves something to be desired. (Original) Le café est excellent! À mon avis, le meilleur de Montréal. Le service laisse parfois à désirer.

Ian Charold Herriott

The staff at the register and barista who prepared my latte were both perfectly warm, smiling, friendly. Pastry was delicious. Latte seemed sufficient for my needs. Location is great. I’m a happy American in Montréal :-)

D Dee

Poor service, coffee was yuk. No thank you !

Daniel Woo

Nice little cafe right outside Mcgill University, delicious cappuccino and a very welcoming staff. Would definitely stop by again to try out their pastries, which looked very appetizing. …

Mike W

Welcome to a place where it’s not that busy and you’ll wait to be served not to be treated with a “hi” or “I’ll be right with you”. Humble.... really?

Pauline Frixione

Very disappointed! I was one of Humble Lion's first customers when they opened many years ago on Sherbrooke Street. I encouraged friends and colleagues to become regulars because …

Jesse Sutherland

Great coffee.

Alexandra Schuller

Hipster cafe downtown. Maple latte tasty.

Sam Tan

(Translated) Very nice (Original) Très sympa

Saba Heravi

Very good coffee. In love with their maple latte.

Naz Garcia

Great place if you love coffe shops ans coffe itself. So relaxing and comfortable

Katy T

One of my preferred coffee spots, but the owner keeps firing my favourite baristas. Obviously it's his business and his choice, but being able to come in and chat with my pals behind the counter while they make my drink was a big part of the draw. I've got other cafés I can go to nearby where everybody knows my name ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Karel Mahy-Rousseau

Delicious, but too pricy

Shibl Mourad

Probably the best coffee downtown.

Olivia Lee

not 5 stars - staff forgot 'decaf' option - however their coffee tastes so great, especially latte, both iced or hot. enjoyed it.

michelle paquette

(Translated) Always very busy, very good coffee. (Original) Toujours très occupé, très bon café.

Khaled TANNIR

(Translated) Great place and very friendly (Original) Super endroit et très convivial

Sandy Woo

GREAT CAPPUCINO. Sorry I had to use caps, it deserved it.

Aljoharah Ababtain

I loved the iced latte in here????????

Marc-Andre Frenette

Great spot to meet for coffee

P Auger

(Translated) Nice atmosphere, very friendly staff. Perfect for studying or relaxing! (Original) Belle ambiance, personnel très sympathique. Parfait pour étudier ou relaxer!

OlO

Very nice coffee spot with a friendly staff

Danny Lake-Giguère

Great coffee in Downtown Montreal, although I haven't tried anything else other than their strong latte, which is potent and delicious.

Erik Veerman

Very nice little coffee bar with decent scones.

Math a Phaneuf (mathalphaneuf)

I really miss my morning coffee there when I passed by on my way to school.

Trans-Continental Rail Fan

It's a great place! Their Lattes, Cappuccinos, and espressos are delicious! However, I found their prices to a bit of a problem. When you order a 10oz latte, which is considered a large, it actually seems quite small. On top of it, it costs $5.50 for their largest size of a latte. Although the Lattes are good, it is a bit overpriced for what you get. Though the quality of their products are amazing!

Aurélie Taufflieb

passionate owner, excellent bakery but should have VEGAN alternatives!

Meghan T.

Coffee is really good, but rather expensive. I would say the quality of coffee in a place like Pikolo is the same if not better, but more affordable. Staff is in general very very rude/lazy. I would say this is the major drawback from going to Humble lion. Otherwise, the place is very cozy and the food is tasty.

Tanner Campbell

Cute little cafe near the school. Great stop for tourists who are looking for a nice coffee and treat. Staff was super friendly, and the scones were delicious!

Laurent St-Cyr

(Translated) Classic 3rd wave coffee. Good products, great service, nice atmosphere! My daily stop compulsory! (Original) Café de 3e vague classique. Bons produits, super service, ambiance agréable! Mon arrêt journalier obligatoire!

Katharina Marbach

Great little cafe. They have awesome coffee, friendly staff and free wifi

Sabine El-Chidiac

Excellent croissant, quick service, and a few places to sit. I would recommend a nice breakfast here.

Deep Pandya

Nice coffee

Vadim Costin

Loved the coffee

Bibi Ali

Artisanal coffee. I usually order the cortado or latte and they have never been anything but perfect.

Stephane KUO

Good coffee, nice staff, and Wi-Fi!

Alice Taylor

Good coffee, but overdoing it on the coffee-hipster scale: no cream available for coffee because "coffee is acidic and it curdles the cream". Pfft! No honey for teas, either, although no reason given this time though. . Good table space, wifi, some power outlets. Would have 5* if it weren't for the silliness about cream.

Félix La Rocque Carrier

Great coffee near the McGill university

François Auger

(Translated) Good (Original) Bon

Orville Elliston

One of the best coffees you can find in town

Francois Royer Mireault

Expensive but very nice little spot. Fairly busy, don’t go there to work or have a private conversation. Go for the coffee and the pastries!

Jesse Plessis

My go-to café in the McGill area. Very interesting and tasty coffees, perfect espresso&milk drinks, and caring friendly staff. I'd say more of a hang-with-a-friend café than a sit-for-a-while-and-work/read café but one sees both there.

Hafiz Hashim

Best Coffee Latte ever! With great atmosphere. Love to hang up here! Keep it up Humble Lion! Auuuuuwwmmmmm

Amy Ma

Cozy cafe with very friendly staff but a bit loud if you're trying to study

Yoshi R.

i went there for the first time today and I’m very disappointed by the service. Cashier was on her phone as i entered and ignored me until i said hi. Very cold and rude service. She didn’t even say hi or thank you. I don’t think i’ll ever go back.

Bao Le

Great cozy place and friendly staff. Coffee is amazing!

Kirk North

Chic indie café located right outside the Roddick Gates of McGill University. If you like the numerous other cafés of this type around Montreal then you should enjoy Humble Lion. During the winter and fall semesters it can get quite busy, especially since it also attracts the nearby financial district during mornings and afternoons. In the summertime they offer cold drinks; I quite enjoy the iced late.

Jonah Heskje

Excellent espresso, good atmosphere and music, as another reviewer mentioned the seating is somewhat limited and tables small but ideal for conversation.

K Q

Ice coffee wasn’t great but the scones are amazing.

Christophe Petit

(Translated) A good place for an espresso or coffee latte with very good scores. It misses a greeting a little more smiling to be a really warm place ... (Original) Un bon endroit pour un expresso ou un café latte avec des très bons scores. Il manque un accueil un peu plus souriant pour être un lieu vraiment chaleureux...

Caroline Gaudreault

I used to love going to Humble lion (the one on Sherbrooke). Latte was good and staff was friendly. Then, they opened a new store on McGill and I would go there because it is on my way from the train to the office. Main problem is they can't seem to have the temperature of the coffee right in this one... It would almost always be barely warm except when the owner would be there and make it himself... And they started to increase the price from 4.50, to 4.75 and now 5.00$ and they would force you to use tip percentage on the debit machine... So, if you are in that location, I recommend Carrousel, similar quality latte, more of it for 4.75$. I went today to the one in McGill and the Barista finished her lunch while speaking at another customer before starting to make my latte... and the cashier was not very friendly... And oh... the scones are amazing at the Sherbrooke location (because they bake them onsite) but really ordinary at the McGill location!

Vincent Berlemont

(Translated) Not super clean but nice (Original) Pas super propre mais sympa

Ron Charles

Cramped little downtown cafe

Pablo Gonzalez Ginestet

Superb coffee and vibe!

Johanna Mortreux

Good latte, cozy space. Only problem is with finding a place to sit. Not a good place to go in groups.

Diana L

(Translated) The service was the worst from start to finish. I did not feel well when I came out of here. I will not come back here (Original) Le service était le pire du début à la fin. Je ne me sentais pas bien quand je suis sorti d'ici. Je ne reviendrai pas ici

Mai-Linh Nguyen

very good coffee and pastry. the pecan pie is the bomb

Vianney Padrino

(Translated) Friendly student atmosphere (Original) Ambiance étudiante sympathique

Daphne Brenot

I had a delicious cup of coffee here. My grandson brought me here when I was visiting him and it was wonderful!

Raphaele Bernier

(Translated) Delicious coffee in Sherbrooke, close to the university and they have a fall spice latte ???? for the season! (Original) Délicieux café sur Sherbrooke, proche de l'université et ils ont un latte aux épices d'automne ???? pour la saison!

Bru Ru

Great little spot in the heart of Montreal with really nice coffee and good food. Staff is always smiley and welcoming

Richard Bastarache

Amazing coffee and great staff, closes early and gets crowded quick.

Amro Al Baali

Best latte in town!

Peyman Mahmoudifar

A bit too crowded...otherwise its a good place.

Brad M

Cool cafe

Julia Compton

good cofy but the lion is actually very in fact stuck up , for example: he will not stop telling me his act scores (they’re only kind of good)

Amr Alwakeel

Iced Maple Latte is one of the best!

Andrew Medeiros

By Zeus, what a café! With décor to do Aphrodite proud and consumable goods as grand as a banquet of nectar and ambrosia, fortune is surely the right of this establishment! I must, however, warn you of the plague cast upon your coffee lids by what is undoubtedly a great daemon. Following my order of one coffee to go, I had to walk several blocks to the location of consumption. With each step, a drip did fall from my cup as I struggled to carry the container with reasonable stability as my hand became consumed by the mucilaginous waste excreted from the cup, burning me and making me out to be a fool for all to see. Praise the Gods I contracted no enemies along the way, for my path was made visible by the trail left behind me by your blend of bitter beans to the eyes of any barbarian wishing to slit my throat where I sleep. I dare even to say that, given one of your coffees upon entry, a man entirely deficient of virtue could find his way out of a labyrinth! Given that the function of the lid is to keep the liquid inside the container rather than outside of it, you must surely agree that such a lid is bad. My coffee may have been overfilled.

Qiuyu/Choo Jiang

I used to like this place, but since last year, their quality has melted down. For $4.75 you paid for that latte, you might just invest on a Nespresso machine, which does the same job but only costs you 1/4 of the price. So 2 stars becoz the price you pay does not match with the quality you get. That being said, It is good latte if the price is $2.75 (considering their labor costs). I would not say this is my best coffee shop in this area, especially with Pikolo is like 7 mins away. Not to mention there are other good choices in the lower plateau area, like Hof Kelsten, Dispatch, etc.

Philippe Hamelin

Best latte forte in Montreal!

Anika D

As a new customer, I got an overpriced and very small-8 oz fluid-hot chocolate that tasted like... Play-doh. And the attitude there. Not so humble... Even Indigo has better hot chocolate for the same price and bigger size.

maxime bellefeuille

Great coffee place. Not many places to sit and may get a little crowded from time to time. Probably one of the best affordable coffee in this part of the city. They serve good little pastries which are changing everyday. Longer open hours would be a plus.

Gregory Pope

Cute, but fairly loud and the coffee is overpriced

Jessie Wong

So many good memories at this place. Best place for McGill students to hang out in.

Pat N

Had a great latte

kyoungran PARK

Owner has Good knowledge about coffee. Means how to make real coffee.

Ethan Albro

Great Latte!

Jack Ball

Meal type

Yassi Salehi

Kinda busy and small space but the best scones in town!

julieta garcía

Great service. Excelente Chai tea and coffee. I also recommend the scones.

Denis (CC Footage Central)

Great coffee but this place is very small and ALWAYS busy as it's right across from McGill. Great choice for a coffee to go but if you're looking for a place to sit down or if you're a party of more than 2 then I recommend you go elsewhere.

juju

One of my regular places to get a great latte! Ideally take it to go, small and crowded. Friendly staff! Oh ! Careful closing hours are wrong, it closes at 5pm on weekdays!

Andrea Caccoli

(Translated) For an Italian, coffee is not that great (Original) Per un italiano il caffè non è un gran che

Benjamin Bignell

The coffee here is delicious, and generally lighter in flavour and colour than many other cafés. Prices are reasonable.

Neil Scott

Nice atmosphere. A few tables in the back but most seating is bar style along the walls.

Matthew Behr

Nice cozy coffee shop conveniently close to McGill campus

Kayla Michaud

Delicious coffee and great pastries. Cute and cozy atmosphere

Patrick Cheiban

Great coffee rotation every year since I started going there 3 years ago. Baristas are knowledgeable and do a very good job.

Mark M

It's been a number of years now that I've been visiting this café. The staff are always very friendly, they enjoy making conversation with you as they prepare your drink. The quality of their coffee is above average and seems well-priced considering that the shop is located at the heart of downtown. One draw-back is that the tables are small and you are crammed next to everyone; not an ideal spot for a date or study session.

Dgate Cycle

Latte wasn't good and is overpriced . There's no excuse for bad espresso in Montreal anymore with the availability of resources. The only reason this place is around might be because it's the only thing better than Starbucks that's close to McGill. As some reviews mentioned, there are better cafes in the area.

JC

I used to like it--- but the music is soooo loud. It's unbearable.

Joan Summers

Good coffee. Pleasant environment.

Stephanie Rodrigue

Nice coffee shop with some good pastries !

Juan Francisco Armando

Delicious coffee and cool staff.

ultraviolet light

Delicious treats!

Judy Judy

(Translated) Nice cafe (Original) Nice cafe

David Fuzes

Free internet, great tea but wooden benches aren't that comfortable.

Aleh Veraskouski

Late is subpar. Would not recommend.

Jesse Oldfield

Great coffee spot. Better coffee and slightly cheaper than Starbucks. Good, quick service. Lively ambiance and music. Their baked goods are excellent too. Try the granola bar!

Paul D Glenn

Good selection of food and drink all of which was well prepared and presented. Great view and location. Friendly staff.

Vanessa H

Looks like a nice small place to study but when I got there it was 4:45.. and they were cleaning up and putting up stools ready to close ar 5:13ish (closes at 6pm). Hot chocolate is expensive and made with what looked like to me dried up …

Ragini

The Maple Latte is lovely; a must for people who enjoy sweet, silky smooth lattes!

Dave Stevens

Great coffee ????

No Name

Today was my first and last visit. Poor seating area, poor service and atmosphere. I don't care how the coffee tastes, this place sucks...The music was so loud and personnal, not everyone's taste. It ended up making custumers speak louder and making people reading a book or doing work very difficult. Surprisingly I asked the worker what explains their choice of music and she says" our boss wants their employees to be confortable while they work, so we choose what music to play". Dear owner, what a great attitude and business plan. You care more for your employe's compfort than your clients? Your employe is payed, while we pay to be there! Dear worker, I understand you wanna be compfortable in your workplace but a little empathy won't kill you, there's other people in the room who also want to be enjoying their time.

Juju Di Luca

This coffee shop knows how to make a mean cappuccino. It is extremely close to campus which is perfect for grabbing a quality coffee and croissant in between classes. The staff is friendly and speedy. The only thing to note is that it is quite small thus making it difficult to social distance.

Chanele Parent

Hidden gem across from McGill. The best latte's I have ever tasted and what can I say about their baked goods (especially the brownies and the scones). I have to use self restraint every time I walk in! Simply amazing coffee shop!

Alina Newton

For $3.75 I purchased an extremely small, and very watery, iced coffee. I was also informed there was no cream of any kind whatsoever on their premises. No cream at a coffee shop! Really?! Considerably worse than McDonalds... had much higher hopes for what appears to be a decent independent cafe.

Annika Hansen

Very good coffee. Paid $8.50 for a Latte and a scone.

Antoni Lemay Lanoie

Great coffee !

Farouk Benterki

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John Han

Been a pleasure going here while at McGill.

Nathalie Simek

This is a very cute coffee shop but just like other reviews state it, the employees aren't very warm nor welcoming. I had a matcha latte, it was good..price was 5$ & it wasn’t even that big, so this place is a bit pricey. But I would still come back though, because it’s well located & they have a nice atmosphere going on but it would for sure be more pleasant if i would have felt more welcomed. I also like that they had an option for paper straws instead of plastic ones.

Moe Rahman

One of the best cafes in town for a flat white and croissant. I miss going there and sitting by the window.

Martin Comeau

Great coffee. A perfect machiato every time. The blueberry scones are the best I've ever had.

Sarah Elliott

This cafe is always delightful to go to. Right across from mcgill they have great lattes and tons of delicious fresh baked pastries. All of the staff are super nice and lovely to talk to while taking your order and making your drink. Worth way over five stars

Xul Xul

Good coffee but extremely loud place. It seems that they want to kick you out, the sooner the better

Marlo Jr. Chu

Friendly staff and good coffee

Benoit Depardon

(Translated) Good coffee. Warm place. 4 stars and not 5 because a little noisy when you are installed. (Original) Bons cafés. Endroit chaleureux. 4 étoiles et pas 5 car un peu bruyant quand on est installé.

Michael Johnson

Friendly! treated our kids so nice! The latte with maple syrup is good! Thanks Emily!(:

Doug Dewan

Great coffee shop with relaxing chill atmosphere.

Teddy T

The environment was great and the coffee was not bad. The service was like other reviews mentioned a little bit cool. But I think it is a chill cafe. It is a little bit pricey for me.

Brent Laderoute

Coffee is average at best, service is poor, pastry’s delivered from somewhere else and not fresh

Max

Nice small coffee shop with a cozy ambiance near McGill University. However, the coffee products had very small sizes and sometimes tasted a little watery.

Yatruoc Courtay

Great Staff , Great coffee Perfect!

Vlad Gor

Small but nice place to grab a good cappuccino...

Julien Castel

(Translated) Passable welcome, coffee too liquid and too acidic for my taste. I don't think of going back there. (Original) Accueil passable, cafe trop liquide et trop acide à mon goût. Je ne pense pas y retourner.

Justin G

Great coffee experience, small uncomfortable seating

Zachary Corso

Love the maple latte and the fact that it's right across from the McGill campus.

Fahimeh Mar.

Cozy Cafe to hang out with friends.

Jacques Cyr

Feels like a Seattle coffeshop

Lydia Pasitos

Nice little cosy cafe. Too bad they were out of hot chocolate and I only could have tea.