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| - Went there because of the great yelp reviews, however was so turned off by the rude waitstaff and unpleasant atmosphere that I will never be coming back. We made reservations on a Friday for 2, when we got there the hostess did not seem to know where to place us despite 1) having a nearly empty restaurant and 2) having the room plan right in front of her face, we understand that groups were coming, but we had made reservations ahead of time, so there was no surprise for her. We were sat inches away from another couple, in an empty restaurant mind you, and then were rudely told by another staff member to move our table closer so that they could put another table on the other side of us. After about 10-15 minutes, a waitress finally came to take our drink orders, we ordered a spumante and prosecco, yet she had to check about 5 times with us to confirm. We were highly irritated by this, and at this point the waitstaff started moving tables on top of us, and pulling chairs from one side of the room to the other, essentially reorganizing the entire restaurant's set-up all the while talking loudly. Now this is a small and quaint restaurant, yet there were about 5 times the number of waitstaff than there were tables. I don't know how this restaurant is run, but I have never seen such a thing. We finally received our drink after about 30 minutes, and ordered a margherita pizzette, just to try the food given the reviews. We received this about 20 minutes later, and I can say it was good, but absolutely nothing special. We were so irritated and frustrated and unhappy, that we decided to head over to another restaurant in the old port. I think there are far better italian restaurants in Montreal and the old port with better service and organization, which likely culminate in a much better experience overall. Will NOT be going back and do not recommend unless you perhaps go on a quiet weeknight when they can handle 4 customers.
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