This place has the coolest ambience! My husband has a thing for trying new bars and I love it when he finds these little gems. Montauk is not little.. its very popular but I say little gem because my husband and I are new to Toronto and are still exploring these places.
We went here after dinner at Queen Margherita Pizza (thats another review I did but do check it out if interested) and Montauk is very close to it. We walked up to the door and they have a doorman (looks more like a bouncer type). Now we knew that you don't get to reserve a table here, its first come first serve and luckily for us we found a table right away. There is this tiny mezzanine level where the DJ has a setup and the music is really good. One entire wall has a menu on it, you go open a tab at the bar and get the party started.
Some of the drinks we had were the Toronto, Endswell, Tame Impala and a few more which I don't remember cause I was pretty tipsy by then. All the drinks were good but my least favourite was Endswell (which seemed to be everyone's favourite)
The place was crowded and the vibe was cool. And maybe it was this vibe but the people at bar was really friendly and its an easy place to start a conversation with strangers.
Will definitely go back!