Great room good food is the best way to describe this place.

The facility is beautifully designed although some type of separations would make cozier. TVs all around is not my idea of proper for any restaurant.

The food is well prepared and as authentic as can be expected.
I would say the pizza I had that evening was not quote up to the last 2 times , but it could easily have been me.

Service was actually better than most places, the wait staff actually smiled all the way through.

One of my companions who has rather strict expectations on certain dishes approved of the meatballs , something that does not happen often.

If you are looking for an inexpensive pizza go elsewhere, go to DiMenna to spoil yourself a little

Third time I dined at Damas. On this evening I was with a coworker from out of town and traveled the 20 kilometers to introduce him to this establishment, that is how impressed I was the other 2 times.

The room was described as impressive by my guest who has a background in design. It was also comfortable as the evening was brutally humid and windy.

The staff as usual was attentive, but seemed to be in a hurry to get our order. Possibly just a feeling on my part.

As for the food I must say I was not as impressed. Firstly the freshly baked pita arrived at our table overcooked so hardened very quickly. My guest ordered the humus , which he believed would only be the dip, but our dish also included the lamb which as neither tender nor warm when it arrived. The main was actually quite good although at that point the wine and late evening may have been a factor also.

Don't get me wrong, this is a fine place to dine , on this particular night it simply was less so.

Don't be confused by my ratings, I do not offer up stars easily.


I visited this restaurant twice before writing this review. I find every place needs a second chance. In this case I would say that my opinion did not change.

First the room is, by far, nicer than any other BYOB restaurant in this price range. The high ceilings are of course the most striking aspect while adding that the table layout is comfortable, no elbow rubbing with other diners.

The staff is super, they actually look happy to see you..something other places seem to be missing. In my case that is the most important part of the service industry, is the staff the most attentive? no but I can overlook that .

On my first visit I had sushi and some of the specialty dishes. The specialty dishes were actually quite tasty and above my expectations, the sushi was average albeit good sushi is now only available in Montreal as a fantasy.
I was also coming off a stay at the hospital so my taste buds were likely not at par.

On my second visit I was with a group, the food from the menu was actually tasty and well prepared although not authentic Asian..which is what customers are looking for now in any case.

However the owner, a likable fellow, spent an inordinate amount of time explaining the dishes to almost each individual. Above an beyond that he adapted the dishes to allergies my co diners had. (gluten and garlic allergies that are quite severe).

All in all I would say that this is a great go too place better than most of these types of restaurants.

Where do I begin, servers were nice but the kitchen was extremely slow 15 min to get my soup then at least half an hour to start getting 1 entree. If my wife didn't ask to speed it up a bit we'd be there till midnight (we got there at 8). The restaurant was very very cold, they put us in the "warmer" section of the restaurant and we still froze. Yes it was extremely cold last evening but still not normal to be so cold in a restaurant. And to top it all off the cashiers were so loud in their conversation we heard the whole conversation from accross the restaurant. In my opinion there are nicer, better service restaurants in the west island that you don't freeze during supper!

Entrée: calmars bien frits accompagnés d'une bonne sauce épicée, mais les calmars auraient pu être plus gros.
Salade repas molle ayant trempé dans la vinaigrette trop longtemps. Vinaigrette banale et poulet tranché en fines tranches sans saveur. Soupe dans un bon bouillon, mais légumes non identifiables et fécule de maïs trop présente. Dessert: bonne crème glacée sur un gâteau trop sucré.
Mon mari a mangé du thon, mais il m'a semblé cru et j'ai refusé d'y goûter!