Pastaga - Montreal, Quebec

Incredible food, creative twist on regular favorite appetizers and entrees. Great selection of natural wine as well. We enjoyed the whole experience and great service provided.

Pleasantly surprised! We ended up walking-in without a reservation on a Friday night because our initial restaurant was full. This definitely did not take away from the experience! The service was great and everything was very tasty! The resto is divided into two parts. I think they might have expanded because ... one side looks rather modern with open kitchen, the other side looks like an old rustic shop/small gallery vibe. We were seated in the rustic side and I felt it wasn’t as loud and a little more cozy. We had the marinated salmon as an appetizer (gravlax style) which was not too salty, creamy enough and the fish’s firmness was good. The « Cuisse de pintade confite, topinambour, sauce champignons au foie gras » was well-balanced, rich and comforting. The « tartare de veau, shishitos, pain plat de blé entier » was light, flavourful and neither the spices nor the flat bread (light and flakey!) overpower the meat. We also had a white wine muscadet which we enjoyed very much. Not pictured, we also had the « Pot de crème chocolat, chantilly chocolat blanc et crumble cacao » that was smooth and velvety and the crumbles of cacao was a nice added texture. We were thoroughly satisfied with all dishes and happy that the food was actually good. I would definitely go back and do recommend you give it a try! Read more

Was wandering near Little Italy and Mile End and stumbled upon this neat little restaurant/wine bar. As a person from Toronto, eating Quebecois fare was a priority. The service and passion of the staff, swayed me to their specialty dishes cauliflower with vadouvan and maple glazed pork ... belly on carrot pancake - OMG! Fantastic taste and uniqueness! They suggested 2 large apps to make it a meal and advice taken. Reasonable prices as well. No room for dessert though. Will try other dishes later this week. Thumbs up if you found this helpful 😀 Read more

The execution of the dishes and the quality of the food are superb! The staff is extremely friendly and knowledgeable. The flavour of the dishes is not extraordinary and the si e selection by the glass is very safe. Our experience there was a little slow - the wait time ... to be seated and served was quite long. The prices are reasonable for the quality ($12-$24 per plate). A crowd pleasing place with quality food but I will not be rushing back here. Read more

Lovely meal. Good service waiters are attentive to your waiting time, good recommendation of wine. Some of the dishes were more pleasing to the eye than the palate (nothing was bad though). The standout dish was the ceviche.