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Restaurant: Amaranto Montreal
Amaranto 3.9

Amaranto

Monkland Village
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Cuisine mexicaine traditionnelle depuis 2007. Nous utilisons les meilleurs ingrédients et recettes mexicaines pour vous apporter le meilleur goût du Mexique. / Traditional Mexican cuisine since 2007. We use the best Mexican ingredients and recipes to bring you the best taste of Mexico.

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3.9 with 25 ratings on RestoMontreal

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4.0

The food was good, a bit small compared to other authentic Mexican restaurants we usually frequent. The service was good but the only 2 servers were slammed on a sat night. The restaurant itself is a bit small & so their menu but the overall experience was good. The seasoning was perfect.View more

Mar 22, 2024
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5.0

the owner the sweetest person ever if you're ever looking for a good mexican place to eat this is the perfect place. big quality, the bad selection was big & the ambiance was a 10/10 HIGHLY APPRECIATED & RECOMMENDEDView more

Feb 28, 2024
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5.0

My 2 daughters & I had dinner here on our last night in Montreal & we all agreed that it was the best Mexican food we've had (disclaimer - we are not Mexican lol). The owner (?) was so sweet & accommodating as well. I inhaled the Chile rellenos. Delicious hibiscus iced tea & chia lemonade. The building/space is also incredibly cool & feels like it has a lot of history. 10/10, no notes.View more

Feb 23, 2024
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3.0

Really good tacos however portion size is very small, need to order 2-3 main dishes to be fullView more

Sep 19, 2023
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Delicious food & very nice vibe.View more

Sep 06, 2023
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3.0

Was excited to try some highly rated tacos near me, but unfortunately didn’t love them. Service was friendly if not super helpful, ambience is ok, but the tacos just didn’t do it for me. Dry & tired is how I would describe them. I didn’t try the various tapas, so can’t comment on them.View more

Aug 24, 2023
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5.0

Absolutely delicious fresh authentic Mexican food. The chorizo tacos are a personal favourite

May 29, 2022
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2.5

Très déçue!
Nourriture correcte sans plus rien de mémorable mais surtout plats petits & ce considérant chers ( grand guacamole qui n'est en fait qu'un avocat 9,50$).
Service d'une des serveuse médiocre, aucun sourire. Première & dernière visite !

May 05, 2018
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4.5

Je vais souvent manger chez Amaranto, car c'est comme le Mexique, j'ai essayé presque tous les restos mexicains en ville & Amaranto est de loin le meilleur au goût vraiment traditionnel. il n'est pas le plus chic mais il est le plus autentique. Les proprietaires (qui sont d'ailleurs les cuisiniers) tient à coeur la qualité, la fresheur & l'higiène des aliments, aucun conserve ou aliment processé vous sera servi. Je le recommende sans hesiter si vous êtes ouvert à découvrir la vrai cuisine mexicaine & que vous n'attendez pas à manger du tex-mex (burritos o fajitas)

Oct 06, 2017
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4.5

Wow, wow, wow, wow. Rien d'autre a dire.

Apr 12, 2016
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4.5

I've been a customer at Amaranto since 2007 which is pretty much the beginning & I have never been disappointed. The couple that runs it is super friendly & the food speaks for itself, yes at times service can be on the slow side but they have clearly taken steps to correct this as there is a lot more help in both the kitchen & the front of the house. The gringa is my favourite, the enchiladas with tomatillo sauce are also excellent. They had a beef tinga tostada on the menu a few weeks ago that was out of this world, order it if you see it on their daily specials next time. Their carnitas which are also not on the menu but appear frequently as a daily special are also very good.

Prices are also very reasonable especially for the quaility you are getting.

I'm convinced some of these poor reviews on this site are from the competition, I always get suspicious when I see a person has only given "1 review". There's a reason they have been open for nearly 10 years.

Feb 22, 2016
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1.5

Hello,
I only want to share with you that my visit to this restaurant was not good. The place has a very small open kitchen & it is located in a bassement, it means that the smell of food is everywhere & you can feel that you are into an oven. The food is not great but could be better, I would say that is normal for a reasonable cost but the service, OMG is one of the worst that I have found in Montreal; too slow & rude. I never go back, but if you want to try be sure that you like cold food & the must important, don't complain if so, the owner will schold you.

Jul 17, 2014
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5.0

Run by a delightful couple from Mexico City, the food is high quality, authentic, & well proportioned - 4 tortillas & you're full! Excellent service, good price point & a nice diversity. The only good Mexican & it's not TexMex thankfully! Also do takeout but not their specialty. Reliably good & always welcoming...regularly take friends fom out of town & never had a bad experience in more the many years we've been going. Highly recommend!

Jun 13, 2014
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4.0

Bon resto de quartier sans prétention & à l'ambiance sympathique malgré qu'il soit situé en sous-sol. La nourriture est authentique, fraîche & excellente, loin du tex-mex proposé par certains. Le service est convivial & les prix sont raisonnables. Seul bémol, pas de boissons alcoolisées & pas possible d’apportez son vin.

Je vais y retourner.

May 23, 2014
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4.5

I would definitely recommend trying this place out simply because the food was phenomenal. The tacos with sausage = pure heaven. We're talking authentic mexican food here. The service was pretty good & there's even a section where you can buy some of their ingredients like hot sauces & etc. They didn't have alcohol, but they make up for it by having amazing specialty drinks. The decor wasn't super beautiful, but do not let that fool you. It's a great place. I will definitely come back here.

Jun 21, 2013
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1.0

I cant imagine i was visiting the same restaurant as the other reviewers here.
Upon arrival, we were struck by the..ahem..barren decor? & that there was only 1 other couple there.
The waitress seemed barely able to crack a smile or greet us, & told us to sit anywhere.
We sat, received our menu, & were told there was no more of the daily special, but the guacamole was recommended, without a price mentioned (8$ for a small bowl) but we ordered it anyway. It was decent, thank goodness, otherwise we would have ended up starving, as our dishes were basically inedible. I had the chicken tacos, which were incredibly dry, flavorless & unseasoned, with some lettuce & cheesish sour cream. Thankfully we had salsa, so i dipped for some flavor. I never received a knife. My bf had the chicken enchiladas, which were soggy, unseasoned, & unpleasant. The rice was, no exaggeration, the worst i have ever tasted in my life, vomity mush. We were as you can imagine, severely disappointed. The waitress never asked us how we were doing, took away our plates without asking how they were, didn't offer us dessert, more drinks, or our bill, all while acting like we were putting her out for being there.
A fail across the board.

Jun 07, 2013
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5.0

First of all I must say that I almost never write reviews of any kind. But after reading some of the comments & ratings for Amaranto on this website, I felt compelled to do Amaranto some justice. I find it hard to believe that somebody would wait 2.5 to 3 hours for their meal to be served. I think those reviewers are either grossly exaggerating or they are simply not telling the whole story. My experience was that of a fair time for meals to be served, great authentic mexican dishes & a professional & friendly service. You have to take into account that this is a small family-run restaurant. Owners do most of the work & I think they do it to the best of their abilities. Do they have the fastest service in town? Probably not, but there are some ways to get around this: you can order in advance, order for take out or simply enjoy an entrée while waiting for the main course (I´ve heard that their guacamole is one of the best, in town). The place is small, 4 to 5 tables but I think it is safe to say that in this case the size of the restaurant is inversely proportional to the taste & authenticity of the dishes. I haven't really tried other mexican joints in Montreal, but as a mexican myself, I can say without any hesitation, that the dishes are as authentic & tasteful as can be, outside of Mexico. I tried the Sopa de Aguacate (Avocado soup), Tacos de Pastor, Tacos de Carnitas, Agua de Jamaica (hibiscus tea), Agua de Chía (very refreshing kind of lemonade) & they were all very well prepared, delicious & brought to our table in a timely manner. The menu is rather small, but what they offer is made at the moment (even their chips & salsas, which by the way are also excellent), which gives it even more taste & freshness (both of these elements are essential to mexican cuisine). It is true that they have an open kitchen & the smell of food might find it´s way to your clothes, but I wouldn't say this is overwhelming. Besides, many food joints in Mexico have open kitchens. We mexicans like to see what's going on with the food we're about to be served!! They also play authentic mexican folk music at Amaranto making it so much more enjoyable!!

So, in a nutshell, take the poor reviews with a grain of salt, give Amaranto a try & not only will you not regret it, I´m pretty sure you'll keep coming for more. If TASTY & AUTHENTIC mexican food is what you're looking for with a good & friendly service, then go to Amaranto.

Jan 18, 2013
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2.0

I went to this restaurant with some friends & the all service was awful from waitress, cook, & owner! My order came after 2.5 hrs waiting. The waitress forgot my order & when my order came thru she didn’t apologized for the delay. In fact the owner said that we were many people & she was making us a favor attending our table because the place was too small to attend 10 people at the same time. In my all life I never had it that ridiculous answer.

Oct 29, 2012
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2.0

Je suis allé dans ce restaurant pour la première fois il y a deux semaines, avec ma copine. L’expérience a été pénible. Je n’ai presque jamais vu dans ma vie un restaurant avec un service tellement lent. Il leur a pris deux heures pour nous amener des plats qui étaient proposés dans le menu, même si le restaurant n’était pas plein. Le service était aussi pénible, la serveuse étant non seulement malpolie mais aussi agressive à l’encontre des clients. Les tacos était froids quand enfin on nous les a amenés. Côté comique : avec chaque plat on nous amené deux fourchettes par personne, on a dû attendre quinze minutes avant d’avoir en couteau pour couper notre viande. A éviter.

Oct 29, 2012
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2.0

If you want to spend at least 3 hours waiting for your order, this restaurant is perfect. Yesterday night, I went to this restaurant with some friends. We arrived at 6.30 & we left the place after 9.30, & 2 friends never received what they ordered. The waitress was very rude because she felt the pressure but she never apologized for the delay, in fact she said that we were many people & she was making us a favor attending our table because the place was too small to attend 10 people at the same time. So absurd considering that there were many tables empty. When finally we received the meals, there was not cultery on the table to eat, so we had to wait even longer & eat cold food.
Our coats now stink as fried food. Very bad experience go to the Amaranto.

Oct 27, 2012
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