Birbante — Restaurant in Montreal

This is THE spot for classy and cozy dining. The staff was super friendly and gave us great recommendations! Dozens of Campari cocktails to choose from - I was pleasantly surprised by the Negroni Svegliato with coffee. We shared every dish we ordered (and we ordered a LOT) and everything was excellently prepared. The standouts of the night were the bruschetta with n’duja - a spicy sausage I’d never tried before, the lamb pasta, and the STEAK. Plus, the sheer variety of pasta shapes was mesmerizing to behold! Make sure you’ve got plenty of focaccia to soak up all the tasty leftover goop. And for dessert, you really have to try the pistachio-encrusted ice cream, it’s the perfect finale to a memorable meal. Great spot for a date, or ideally a double- or triple-date so you can try...

I was hoping to get an authentic Italian experience in my area, but unfortunately, this restaurant was quite disappointing. Having spent time in Italy, I’ve come to appreciate the balance of quality and portion size — something that was lacking here.

The food was underwhelming and quite expensive for the quantity. We actually left still hungry. I ordered the clam pasta and ended up having to return it (something I rarely ever do) because it was overly salty and the pasta itself was dry.

On the bright side, the service was excellent - they were kind enough to replace my dish with another option from the menu. We finished with a tiramisu, hoping for a better impression, but it too was a bit dry.

Overall, great service but disappointing food...

I want to start by saying the place is very nice decorated and the service was very friendly!

However, i’m a bit disappointed with the food since I had high expectations for this place, it was wasn’t bad but it wasn’t wow either. We asked if it was good to share between two people and we were told yes, but after 2 entrees, 2 mains and 2 desserts, we were still hungry as the dishes were way smaller than expected. l

To start, we had the Doppia Bruschetta, which was extremely salty and Crudo (this one was good). As main, we had Risotto N’duja e Burrata which was good, and Linguine which was alright. The highlight was the tiramisu, the tortino and the...