On a round, brief stop only trip to Montreal the other day I stumbled upon Kesté whilst looking for another place. Parking dt Montreal is always a crapshoot so when we saw a spot we figured what the heck let's take our chances on finding an eatery close by and voilà - whomp, there it is ... Neither I nor my son whom I was travelling with knew of Kesté but were drawn in by its welcoming boho appearance. Reminiscent of Toronto's Descendants Pizza with its communal style seating and pared down decor we chose a table on the sidewalk patio and said out loud simultaneously "how French ne c'est pas?" I love my kid. Anyway enough preamble ... I chose the tagliolini, which my auto correct wants to change to tag lion link as I type and the kid, well he's 24 but my baby he'll always be, ordered the Margherita Napolitan pizza. Getting to it, the pizza rocked both our worlds - everything you've ever been promised about this type of thin crust pizza come true on a plate. I'd like to say the same about my tagiolini and it wasn't awful but simply okay. Had the waiter asked if I wanted the small $14. option instead of automatically bringing the large serving at $18., I may be writing with more generosity.
The noodles were al dente but the flavour profile needed something like lemon and some garlic and the presentation was lacklustre, I mean it's a plate of noodles with mushrooms so dress it up! Service was good, wine overpriced but what else is new since 1980.
We would def go back.