Katsuya Montréal — Restaurant in Montreal

I was a bit sad that the previous restaurant that occupied this space was gone but at the same time my husband and I were very excited to try the food here. The place was packed and there was a bit of a wait but we understood that we had come during its peak hours. It actually didn't take too long before we were seated and we pretty much knew what we wanted from looking at the menu while waiting. But it there were a lot of people so it took time before the waiter came to take our order. I ordered the Japanese style fish katsu along with a house lemonade while my husband and his friend got the pork loin katsu and each ordered one of their whisky cocktails. Water and a complementary soup was brought right away and we chatted as we waited for the food. Finally my husband and I got our respective orders but for some reason our friend, who had the same plate didn't get his for a long time. At least we finally had our drinks. The waitress asked if we wanted more soup and we accepted but again for some reason our companion did not get his soup. So we waited with him and by the time his plate arrived our food while still warm was no longer hot. The food was okay, it was a good portion but not quite what we had hoped for (my husband loved katsu when he was in Japan it was not quite the same).

My fish the batter was nice and crispy but difficult to get the tartar sauce to stick to it. I seemed to have a smaller portion of sesame seeds compared to my husband andbour friend so that when I crushed it it was all stuck the the grooves of the bowl. I had to scrape the grooves to loosen it into my sauce. I think the main disappointment was the drinks could have been served while we were waiting for the food. But the atmosphere was good and the appetizers the tables next to us did look interesting. I might go again but sadly my...

My partner and I ate here on Friday August 9th around 4PM. This is a small restaurant conveniently located steps away from the Guy Concordia/St Mathieu exit of the metro. It's close to the university and many other great asian restaurants. Decor is modern, clean. Recently renovated as it opened in June of 2024.

I heard about it through social media, they have other chains throughout Canada and the videos I saw all featured beautifully presented, generous portions of fried pork, chicken, fish or cheese drizzles in sauces and curries. My experience was just as advsertised, and delicious!

Since we dined early, the restaurant was pretty empty. We were seated right away, offered a jug of cold water and showed how to retrieve the menu. They do not serve a printed menu, you will need to scan a QR code at the table to open up a PDF menu. This is easily accesible on their website as well.

The specialty is fried chicken, pork cutlets, fish or cheese deep fried in a light breading and coated with a curry or teriyaki, mayo style sauce. There are different types of curries and sauces to choose from, including carbonara which is an original idea. The dishes are served with a small soup, white rice and pickled slaw/vegetables.

We ordered an appetizer of the "snow cheese balls" which are deep fried mozzarella balls covered in a sweet honey type powder. Our main meals were the chicken katsu with carbonara and the pork katsu with original curry. The portions were generous, enough to share, and flavors were amazing. Meats were super tender, the curries were mild, not spicy and the breading on the meats were krispy, cooked perfectly.

There's a lot I'd love to try, highly recommend coming with more people if you want to order more food and share. Service was friendly, food was speedy and everything was...

We arrived and were seated right away. We were served a pitcher of water and 2 cups. Not too long after looking at their menu through a QR scan, our orders were taken. We got the Takoyakis as an appetizer, Japanese Chicken Katsu, Pork Curry Katsu, Ginger Ale Highball and an Asahi. We received our drinks a few minutes after. Then we waited a good 40 minutes before getting anything. We watched as the other tables before us get served so we just kind of counted down by seeing who was there before us. Finally got our food but after waiting that long, we were saying how it really wasn’t worth the wait. My japanese chicken katsu was… ok, portion was big. I did think that it could’ve came with a little more rice and slaw. My girlfriend’s pork katsu didn’t come cut so she asked for a knife to cut it herself. My highball was diluted from waiting so long. Halfway through our meal, our waitress initially asked if we received our takoyakis but I heard her ask if we ordered so I said yes. So after a few minutes, I told her we were still waiting and we cleared up the confusion and got our takoyakis (after finishing our main dish) They were delicious. Bigger than usual and the crunch was great. Oh and they kept moving tables around to seat customers but we had to keep moving our tables to give them space. Honestly, did not like that + we didn’t get any food at that point. I think it would’ve been ‘okay’ if we got our takoyakis first then our meals instead of waiting 40 minutes for our main dishes and having our appetizer served later. Also, the people who were seated after us received their food a lot faster than we did. Overall, the food is good but service time and organization is a mess. I would rather make katsu at home...