cafe pi

Great cafe: excellent coffee, friendly staff and a diverse crowd- everyone from students to chess geeks

This is a really fun cafe to play some chess and have a cuppa or some food.

Do visit this if u are interested in chess . Don't expect much on the eatables, u can consider this as a chess club with some quick bites.

Thay have a good atmosphere and lots of vegetarian options on their menu. On the down side, the iced coffee i ordered, was the worst i've ever had.

You can play chess there. That’s about it. Everything else isn’t great... food either when i went. Maybe there was a recent change? I can’t explain how the older reviews are raving about this place otherwise.

Great Atmosphere! The staff was friendly, and the tea I drank was delicious. If you're into chess, it also looked like a great place to practice your skills.

Nice place to play chess. Service is not so good.

Suitable for chess and board games enthusiasts.

Good place for chess Enthusiast like me

Nice to studying, drink coffee,beer etc..play chess, free WiFi

Good apple pie

The interior smells like old man and sweat...

Don't eat anything from there menu. Everything is dry and old and we'll bad. The furniture is old and uncomfortable.

A random challenged me to a game of chess and I got my butt kicked. Good times.

It's not super fancy, but wifi works perfectly, friendly staff, plugs for laptops :), their latté are great!

I wish the walls were still red

Great Coffee and funny old Geezers arguing over Chess!

Debate Chesswise & Philosophy with some fun heads that hangs and feels like they've always lived there...PeaceR

The food is just awful. Ordered two blt's and two grilled cheese. Blt's are pre packaged and tossed on the grill to toast the bred. No tomatoes and tons of mayo. No filling in this sandwich. Grilled cheese is hard to mess up but the just did...

Nice place but nobody wants to play, so be ready to play against yourself

Great place to play Chess and watch the Football World Cup this month. There`s even a carpenter that makes beautiful custom chess tables!

Nice place to play chess

The staff is very welcoming and the ambience is quite relaxing with appropriate music. This place is great for those interested in chess looking for a place to play a game with friends while having a nice atmosphere around.

Great place to play chess in Montreal. They have clocks too.

Stumbled upon this place by mistake today. Had a good americano and beat my GF at chess. Not exactly the most up-to-date decor or washrooms, but friendly staff, comfy chairs, and a good idea make up for it.

Very good place, prices not higher than most coffee shops, but what stands out is that they're encouraging customers to play chess. You can come work your own set or get one there. It is more of a chess club than a coffee shop. You can come anytime and find someone to play with.

Warm welcome, excellent coffee and soup on a cold sunny day

really nice atmosphere. the apple pie is great and the coffee enormous.

Very casual inexpensive place to have a nice coffee and play chess. The only problem is parking around that area and the potholes.

Good place to play play chess. The tables, chess and clocks are free. Just buy a coffee, snack or something else. Espresso is good. Nice people.

It's the place to go play chess! I go there at least once every two weeks. The clients I play chess with are super friendly! I've ate a couple of things there It's always good

BLT with uncooked bacon, label still on tomato, very bad latte...Will not go back to this place.

Used to be one of the last community cafes in the neighbourhood. Was recently repainted and bought my new owners.Walls are littered with infantilizing instructions (don't stick gum under the table, obligatory consumption for specific amounts of time, ...)Kind of ironic because this was to be a place where older chess players would hang out.

Friendly staff, amazing concept: you feel like in a wonderworld. Also: Expect lots of chess players gone wild!

Nice place to play Chess

Relaxed. Good atmosphere. People playing table games. Usually not over crowded.

Best place to play chess. Amazing love it. Come to Montreal because of this Cafe

Food isn't that amazing but the ambience and concept is why you come here. Chess and coffee are its strengths, the food not so much.

Very nice lady let us use wifi and charge phone after buying water

Coffee and chess. Who wants more?

Pretentious, loud, chess crowd is a bit much for my tastes. They take over the place.

Affordable prices and great ambiance.

Great place for chess players.

Good

Great place, not only to play chess but to work or just hang out in a cosy armchair with some jazz playing in thew background. Favorite coffee place in the neighbourhood !

Love hanging out here

A comfortable place for a relaxed (and delicious) fairtrade coffee, for reading or studying. The games of chess- some watched by animated observers, some quiet- add to the atmosphere.

To be honest, I love the place with its ambiance, the great coffee and the high speed internet. However, the smelly bathrooms have to be cleaned, STAT!

Fun spot to play some chess everyone mostly knows everyone else, newcomers always welcome, and they have teas and coffees and beer as well as some snacks and food if you're there for a while. Nice

Love the idea of the place. Love playing chess there. But I've been coming and it has been holding a very strong bad smell when you walk in. Also very cold at the front of the store. But other then that had a wonderful time.