Tango Restaurant in Centropolis: Shitty service & Drinks Starting with the Ownership

I rarely complain about an eatery but my friends and I were disrespected by the owner of this little cafe and it needed venting.

My friends and I got to Tango Cafe at 10pm ish a couple days ago and proceeded to get some coffee’s, alcoholic beverages, and a bit of munchies.  We also decided to play Italian cards outside on the terrace (something we’ve done time and time again at countless other restaurants like Universe).  My buddy orders a martini that they mess up (they tried to pass off a Gin+7up in a Martini glass as a martini), we told the waitress but didn’t make a big deal of it.

A good 30+ minutes after we arrive and start playing (after we ordered) the owner tells the waitress to tell us to stop playing games outside because it makes it look like there’s gambling going on outside LOL.  we look to each other shocked and inform the waitress that we’re just playing Italian cards (scopa), she repeats that she’s really sorry but the owner asked us to stop.

we ask to speak to the owner to get some clarification.  she goes back in and then comes back out with 2 other waiters who tell us they’re really sorry but we need to stop playing, the owner says if he has to come outside he’s going to kick us all out!

ALL THIS WHILE THERE IS A FUCKING LOTO-QUEBEC PARTY LITERALLY 5 FEET AWAY AT THE RESTAURANT NEXT DOOR!!

we raised our volumes so the other customers could hear and told her, you know what tell your boss that we feel incredibly disrespected and he just lost 7 customers, we payed and left immediately.

I understand that it’s his place but the fact that the owner didn’t even have the fucking balls to come outside and talk to his customers himself he got a poor waitress to do his dirty work for him and then treated us like we were fcucking garbage is totally disrespectful.  No class, no balls, not going back ever.

ps. $20 for double apple shisha that tastes like it came out of a camel’s ass = extra fail

/rant

Here’s some similar reviews from other people on restomontreal.com

By: Arline

yummy cocktails and crepes! biggest projector (tv screen), modern and nice ambiance.
Must go with friends and/or family …. too bad it was HORRIBLE service though … all 3 times

By: ppereira

I consider the service of the restaurant very poor.
I called to make a reservation for a group. About twenty minutes upon the reservation was confirmed, the manager called back to ask me at what time we were planning to leaving the restaurant because he needed the table he had assigned to my group for another group. Needless to say that I cancelled the reservation… When the MANAGER of the restaurant is so anxious to see you out of his restaurant and you have not yet arrived IT SAYS IT ALL ABOUT THE SERVICE!!!!…..