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| - Visting Montreal (Le Plateau Mont Royal area) for a few weeks with my family (husband and 2 teenagers). After one week in Montreal we were tired of walking around to find a restaurant that looked good to go into... there is an enormous amount of gyros, burgers, pizza and meals that all seem to come with french fries or poutine. YELP - you saved us! The reviews of this restaurant looked promising - and after eating there tonight, we wished we had found this restaurant sooner. What a great menu of well-prepared Italian food. We had the Paste ai Fruitti del Mare (pasta w/ seafood), Fettuccine alla Gigi (pasta w/ garlic, mushrooms, shallots, prosciutto and rose sauce), Fettuccine Alfredo, and Moules Assiette (meal of mussels marinara). The mussels were perfectly prepared (and a huge portion), the seafood in the pasta dish was plentiful, and the pasta was fresh and amazing. We don't drink, but I can see where bringing your own wine in this city is a big plus. The prices were terrific, especially for the portion sizes. Our server was a young girl who was extremely friendly helping us with the menu that is written in French only... make some suggestions and describing them in English. The atmosphere is wonderful - an upstairs and downstairs (they fill the downstairs first before opening the upstairs) with open air seating on the inside and since they are just off the busy road of Saint Denis, the noise level and 'exhaust' from the main road is quite a bit better than those restaurants on the main road. Frank Sinatra music was playing as we ate and even my kids were impressed with the atmosphere and food. Perfect place for families, couples and even if you are eating solo.
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