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| - What a great place if you're craving for some authentic italian food!
We got there as a large group (15 people), and even though we had a reservation we had to wait quite a bit to get seated. First thing you'll notice about this place is that it's relatively small and it's very, VERY LOUD. We literally had to yell all the time, otherwise a person you talk to can't hear you at all. I almost lost my voice at the end of the day. Actually for that reason I'd give them 4.5 instead of full 5 stars, but as Yelp doesn't allow that, I think they're closer to 5 stars once you try their food.
We tried almost all appetizers available, and they were really delicious. The ingredients were really fresh and authentic italian. You can even order a smaller portion of main dishes as appetizers, which is a really nice thing. For my main dish, I chose pasta with wild boar ragu and parmesan cheese. What a great dish! Pasta was fresh and home made, and cooked just right (al dente). Wild boar was delicious and fresh. I also tried pasta with octopus, squid, mussels, cuttlefish and octopus ink, and it was as good as my dish.
One of the common bad things about Italian restaurants in the North America are desserts, as they are not always really authentic, not even close. This time we tried semifreddo and tiramisu, and it was as good as it gets in Italy.
Definitely a must visit place for Italian food in Montreal, I only wish the place is not that loud.
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