The St-Ambroise terrasse is nice and located right along a lock on the Lachine Canal. That is really the only thing going for it though.
Their beer is mediocre at best. And it will cost you more to buy it five feet from where it is brewed than most bars in the city sell it for.
The service is ok. Cocky young 20 year old types who would obviously rather be anywhere but there.
The burgers are garbage and the "chips & salsa" means the broken ends at the bottom of a bag with such a small amount of salsa you run out before getting halfway through the pile of crumbs you paid for.
The owner/manager guy walks around looking miserable and giving people shit about having dogs even though they claim to be dog friendly. Such a bad vibe fellow.
I don't know. It just seems like a much better idea to buy some good Quebecois beer (like Dieu Du Ciel or À l'Abri de la Tempête); hitting up the Atwater Market for some real locally sourced food; and sitting along the canal away from this place. At least that way you won't be subject to the shittiest bar music in Montreal.