Don Taco

Montreal, Canada

3.8

Closed now

17 reviews

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Telephone:
+1 438-382-1999
Address:
1855 Rue Saint Catherine Ouest H3H 1M2, Montreal, QC, H3H 1M2
Ville-Marie
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
840 ftGuy-Concordia
0.2 miStation Awater (Lambert-Closse/Ste-Catherine)
0.3 miSaint-Catherine/Awater
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Takes Reservations
No
Delivery
No
Take-out
Yes
Accepted Cards
Credit, Debit
Parking
Street
Bike Parking
Yes
Good for Kids
Yes
Good for Groups
No
Attire
Casual
Ambience
Casual
Noise Level
Quiet
Alcohol
No
Outdoor Seating
No
Has TV
No
Waiter Service
No

Today

Today 1:00 pm – 9:45 pm
Closed now
Local time (Montreal) 1:33 AM Saturday, June 21, 2025

Business hours

Monday 12:00 pm – 9:45 pm
Tuesday 12:00 pm – 9:45 pm
Wednesday 12:00 pm – 9:45 pm
Thursday 12:00 pm – 9:45 pm
Friday 12:00 pm – 9:45 pm
Saturday 1:00 pm – 9:45 pm
Sunday 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Description

Specialties

Tacos et Burritos

Asada: Boeuf tendre grille avec ognions et coriandre

Tender grilled served with onions and coriander

Picadillo: Mélange de Beuf hache patates et chipotle

Blend of ground beef, potatoes and chipotle

Pastor: Porc mariné servi avec tranches d´ananas grillés

ognions et coriandre

Alambre:Poulet sauté avec ognions, proivrons verts et rouges el fromage

Juici chicken sauted with ognions red green peepers and melted cheeses

Tinga :Mélange de Poulet effilóche avec chipotle et ognions

Shedded chicken, ognion and chipotle

Lengua: Langue de boeuf, ognion et coriandre

Beef tongue, ognions and coriandre

Camarones: Crevettes sautées avec legumes el fromages

Sauted schirmps with vegetables and cheese

Pescado: Poisson avec pico de gallo

Fish with pico de gallo

Vegetariano:Legumes grillés avec fromage

grilled vegetables with cheese.

Burritos:

Boeuf au choix ou vegetarian/​

avec haricots, fromage, crème, letucce

with haricots, fromage, crème, letucce.

*asada and lengua comes also with onions and coriander

asada et lengua avec ognions et coriandre aussi.

You have the option to add in a plate between 2 options of rice beans or salad and small guacamole.

Vous avez le option du prendre un plat avec 2 choix entre riz, haricot ou sa

Mardi/​all tuesdays taco dorado 99 cents

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17 reviews of Don Taco

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Place rating: 3
Montreal, Canada
This place is very average, nothing really wrong with it just not spectacular. Prices are decent too. Best taco here by far is the Lengua (tongue) probably sounds gross to most of you, but the meat is very tender. Problem they only have it half the times that I go there. Also on tuesdays they have a 99 cent taco option, which is basically a deep fried taco with ground beef and some cheese which is alright.
Place rating: 3
Saint-Laurent, Canada
Based off the reviews i was expecting this place to be a hidden gem. At best it was average, and by average i mean extremly mediocre food that wasn’t overly authentic. The prices are reasonable, but i guess you get what you pay for.
The tortilla tasted store bought, we heard them heating up our beans in a microwave and the rice had absolutely no flavor nor aroma. The tacos were OK but nothing you’d run home and tell your friends about.
This quaint looking restaurant can pass you by if you blink too quickly. It seats about 10 – 12 people, so if you’re a big group I’d cross this place off your list.
Would i go back? Probably not.
Place rating: 4
Beaconsfield, Canada
Delicious Mexican meal at affordable and competitive student prices. It’s a little tight on space but the feeling of authenticity was completed by my almost complete inability to understand the jolly and pretty cashier’s accent.
Cheap prices, easy access but there isn’t many tables with a lot of space. So if you’re 4 or more, forget it.
Don’t judge a book by its cover. The cover is admittedly pretty sad considering how small the joint is making it incredibly easy to ignore while walking by.
Place rating: 3
Montreal, Canada
I had high expectations from this place because a co-​worker suggested I try them. It wasn’t memorable. It was just okay. 4 tacos cost 9 $
Place rating: 4
Ottawa, Canada
pretty damn good especially for students on a budget, when I say Cheap I mean cheap, with each taco priced at a $, it would take you around $ 5 to feel full but it’s still cheap that’s the great thing. The tacos aren’t exceptional but for the price it does great justice.
Place rating: 4
Montreal, Canada
I implore you: Please please help Montréal mexican cuisine by treating yourself to Don Taco and supporting local businesses that are truly adding to the cultural diversity of the city instead of acting as hipster flytraps for white 20-​somethings.
Somehow it came to pass that a single Taco in Montréal should cost 6 $ and be regarded as some kind of luxury. So I’m thankful for whatever confluence of disparate events that led to the existence of Don Taco — this miraculous Mexican food shelter serving 2 – 3 $ amazing and delicious corn tortilla tacos.
I’ll call it authentic, and your eyes will start to roll from how cliché it is nowadays to call something authentic. Yet I swear they’ll unroll as soon as the flavours of an Al Pastor taco reach the tip of your tongue.
Keep in mind it’s a tiny place, so either be happy eating while standing at the small counter/​bar, or take your food to go. This is a great place to stop by for a quick snack while you’re doing the million things you can be doing in the downtown core.
Whatever you do don’t miss it!
Place rating: 4
Montreal, Canada
Cheap and delicious tacos. Rice and beans are really good.
Place rating: 4
Montreal, Canada
Don Taco is an oasis in a land of strange, over priced tacos.
The tacos are nice, cheap, and legitimately central american. When I first discovered Don Taco I ended up going there something like 7 times in 2 weeks (don’t judge: p). The food is always good and reasonably fast. The staff are super nice even when I’ve F’d up my own order.
I’ve run through the menu of tacos, and dipped into the burrito menu.
I have to say the fish tacos are really the standout. There can be no regrets with tacos.
For now Montréal’s taco battle is firmly Don Taco vs. Café Frida.
Place rating: 4
Montreal, Canada
This place has nice cheap tacos and on Tuesdays, they have a special Taco Tuesday which has really cheap tacos. Don Taco is small little place with few seats but I get the feeling that this place is more of a takeaway place than dine-​in. The tacos here are pretty good and the staff are Mexican; and from what I’m hearing the food here is really authentic Mexican.
Place rating: 3
East Falmouth, MA
While traveling down Saint Catherine Street we wandered upon Don Taco and decide to try out this little hole in the wall since we are in the mood for some Mexican food.
Walking into the restaurant we didn’t have high expectations for the overall quality, but after dining here I have to give it to them and say that they are pretty decent.
We ended up getting cow tongue tacos which were delicious and since it came with a combination of rice and beans we paid very little for a really filling meal. The beans were a little watery and the rice wasn’t the most flavorful but overall the food was really great and the service here was great as well.
Having a wife who is part Mexican can sometimes lead to some heated discussions around good Mexican food and I have to say that she enjoyed the meal which was a surprise for the middle of Canada.
Place rating: 4
Montreal, Canada
Love this place! It’s so fresh, authentic, tasty and super affordable. One of the best tacos I’ve had in Montréal for about half the price. My only complaint is that the taco shell (though very tasty) was hard to pick up because it was falling apart a bit.
Place rating: 2
Montreal, Canada
I find it just ok. I’d give it a 2.5 if I could but definitely not a 3, so…2 it is. By just ok I mean that you won’t feel hungry afterwards nor feel sick, you won’t need to frown when eating those tacos but won’t remember what they taste like as soon as you’re done with your meal. There’s nothing special to it, the tortillas seem to be store bought and sauces pre made and watery like almost every other Mexican place in Montréal…
Or maybe I’m just being picky having lived in Mexico for many years…
Place rating: 5
Quebec City, Canada
Pretty good tacos, and quite cheap. Authentic, run by Mexicans. Can’t beat their price if you’re on a budget and are looking for something quick and tasty.
Place rating: 4
Verdun, Canada
I grew up in Arizona where there is a huge variety of Mexican food places and I’ve been searching for cheap authentic Mexican food ever since I moved to Montréal. This is the first place I’ve found that meet both of those those two criteria well — «Cheap and Authentic». I will be coming here more often now that I’ve found this place!
Place rating: 4
Montreal, Canada
Discovered this place a few weeks ago, just opened. Very friendly service, freshly made food, hot and tasty. The price is incredible, just 1.75 each for most Tacos, and on Tuesdays, which I just came from yesterday, they have a $ 0.99 special per beef-​filled taco. The Tinga so far is my favorite, shredded chicken, lean and delicious. Choice of hot sauces offered at the serving bar, the red one’s my favorite, and it’s got kick. Small place, only a few tables, but has a bar with seats along the side that is convenient.
What could stand improvement is perhaps how orders are placed, which has resulted twice now in small mistakes in the food order, but after which they immediately fixed. Possible solution is perhaps by offering customers a ticket number so that we can help verify the order when we get it as well?
All in all though, the combination of price, service and quality of food makes this place outstanding.
I’m a fan
Place rating: 5
Montreal, Canada
Delicious and authentic at a great price! Fresh ingredients, grilled to order, and corn tortillas. Muy rico!
Place rating: 4
Montreal, Canada
Don Taco has great authentic Mexican food at a reasonable price. I had three tacos; shrimp, fish and shredded chicken with a side of rice and a side of beans. Each taco was loaded and all the ingredients tasted fresh. My boyfriend had the picadillo burrito which was HUGE. We shared some of their home-​made lemonade which was a great thirst-​quencher. The space isn’t that big, with only two or three tables for two and one bar with stools along the side of the restaurant. They make the food Dailey quickly so it’s decent for takeout! Highly recommended!