Lucca — Restaurant in Montreal

You know when go eat somewhere where it's so damn amazing and you tell yourself they don't need any reviews to justify such... Well here i am at Lucca once again... I honestly rarely take a minute to give a straight opinion on pretty anything and I'll tell you this, i enjoy eating quality everywhere i travel, this spot is in my hometown, If you're a foodie like me, you know Montréal has so much to offer and considered one of the capital gastronomique city's in the world which we all took for granted before the pandemic, we find to realize that when the situation tends to come back to normal, especially the appreciation of manifesting the reality of what we were all spoiled about, and no doubt i can hands down express the fact that Lucca has been and still is one of the most authentic Italian experience offering some of the tastiest Italian dishes from antipasto to primi to secondi and of course their die hard deserts and wide selections of private import wines and grappas, again i repeat myself to express this small, yet, immensely amazing place to enjoy surprising daily menu that is impossible to disappoint, if you've been here you'd agree, if it's your first time feel free to tell me otherwise Bravo...

The appetizers were fine. However, there was an inordinate amount of time between the appetizer and the Entree. We both ordered the 2 fish combo of Halibut and Shrimp. For $56 each I don’t expect lukewarm food when it finally arrived. Food always tastes better hot. My wife ate hers and I sent mine back. When it arrived for the 2nd time it wasn’t much better. Plus the Halibut was overcooked and dry. No apologies. When I left the waiter said, “What do you want me to do”? I expect a more concerned response since he was supposed to be making me the guest feel appreciated. In retrospect, we probably should have ordered pasta, since we could see those dishes steaming as they went by our table. However, given that the restaurant didn’t have a huge menu which is good. All the dishes should be good. Poor food and service really is not acceptable. All the more disappointing since we had been looking forward to it. My brother who had his office Christmas party there was very positive about the restaurant. All in all. It is unlikely that we would return given both the poor meal and the indifference of the staff....

DECOR :The place is really nice with the right touch of class without going to much. SERVICE: we we're welcomed by a ( not our ) waiter who knew if our reservation ! 10/10 The manager slipped a "Buena Sera " 10/10 We had bread , olive oil , water and the drinks menu on the table before our bodies warmed up from the outside cold 10/10 The waiter was very relaxed and used the surrounding tables's orders to explain the menu, everything he recommended was very good. FOOD: the food took no time at all to arrive first there was : burata & fried calamari then the veal ragu pasta & the linguine di mare both were great choices. AMBIANCE: its cozy , its relaxed while keeping a very "dress up and show up vibe" Unfortunately and not its a small spot so the flow of conversations mixes up all neighboring tables but it is an amazing spot for a third date i would say.

Definitely would go back as their menu was written on a chalk board on the wall wich gives me " we change our menu with the season" vibes.

Burata +fried calamari + espresso martini +linguine + veal ragu + 2 tiramisu =...