Reviews describe Aqua E Farina as an authentic Italian spot with homemade pasta and a cozy, intimate atmosphere, where many diners praise the quality of dishes, the friendly service, and good value with a solid wine list. However, several reviews point to inconsistent execution such as dry pasta, underwhelming sauces, and occasionally slow service, with some mentioning crowds and ambiance issues but still calling it a charming hidden gem worth trying.
Excellent food, excellent environment, & over the top service. Food is another level of flavor, & Lauren went above & beyond to make sure everything was to perfection. Kudos to the whole team.
While the food is pretty good & on par with other Italian restaurants on Monkland, the atmosphere felt like a poorly ventilated living room. It was noisy, & the patron practice of offering complimentary drinks to younger women & engaging in flirtatious conversations was unappealing. This setting is not ideal for a family dinner or for bringing children. Bistro down the street is worth the wait.
Aug 30, 2024
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Nous sommes venus pour la première fois dans ce petit resto italien pour notre anniversaire de mariage & nous avons été conquis 💖 Nous avons pris le menu de la table d'hôte. Tous les mets étaient delicieux (23$ entrée/plat/dessert) & le café à l'italienne👌 Quoi dire du serveur à part qu'il a été d'une gentillesse exceptionnelle, d'un service impeccable & très impliqué. Nous reviendrons surement tres bientôt! Un excellent VRAI resto italien 🇮🇹👌
Had an amazing experience at Aqua E Farina.. The food was fantastic especially the Truffle fettuccine. Anjelo, Billy & Lorraine went above & beyond to accommodate our baby & our party. The ultra friendly service & care received from Anelo & the team made our entire Montreal trip. Will visit again & Aqua E Farina receives my highest recommendation!
Le menu affiché en ligne n'était pas disponible au moment où nous sommes allés, mais ils nous ont quand même accommodés. Merci au chef & à la sympathique serveuse.
Arrived for a rather late lunch but everything was excellent. The service was good, the pasta eas super delish. My wife requires complete gluten free food & they accommodated very well. Small but very quaint, they also have a nice patio outside. Parking could be tricky but likely can find a spot in the residential streets & have a tiny walk. Highly recommended.
First time yesterday at this restaurant. Amazing food, amazing service (our waitress Emanuelle was very kind), the only thing that was a bit much was the music being played & how loud it was in the restaurant. Other than that, absolutely amazing experience & I will DEFINITELY recommend this place always!
It is a nice neighborhood Italian restaurant. Good Italian dishes. Reasonably priced. I've yet to try their brunch menus. I'll probably pay a visit on a Sunday morning.
This place is sort of hit or miss. I've been on some evenings where the pasta was not only generous in portion size but also delicious 10/10 taste wise & worth what you pay for. & I've also been other nights & been really dissapointed with the taste, quality, & size... if it was consistently good, I'd give it 5 stars
Honest Italian food for a quick dine out. The pasta with rabbit ragout was perfect, the tagliatelle with frutti di mare were a bit too spicy. The staff is friendly, despite being busy. Great job, mate! Would you consider replacing those fake palm trees with real trees or plants? They just look so ugly & out of place!
I've been to this place twice the first time was a year ago & i didn't like it i thought it was average pasta that i could have made at home. I decided to give it a second chance a year later with a new menu i thought it must be better unfortunately i found out it was in-fact not better but like last time mid. My pasta was over salted which was disappointing because if salted well it could have been so much better. i also tried the mushroom fettuccine it tasted like nothing but black truffle. the black truffle overshadowed the entire dish which ultimately ruined it. Went in expecting a cool video of cutting the burrata & it being satisfying with a cool ooze when you cut into it but alas i didn't obtain that it was little firm. They could do better food wise taste wise but the food platting always looks great. The entire is very cute & has a nice vibe inside cute for a date night with dark romantic vibe inside. The outside is a cute terrace which i enjoyed sitting on the chair feel a little bit uncomfortable & are almost to big i couldn't rest my back on it with out being 3 feet away from my plate & they feel almost to big to even fit under the table. For such a cute place i'd expect better. But alas maybe in another year ill return & actually enjoy me meal.
What could've been a disaster & a bad review turned out to be an impressive exercise in customer service! We are in Montreal for vacation & came in on a busy Mother's Day for dinner. Service started out slow, but very friendly. My son ordered pasta with lobster & shrimp. About 40 minutes went by; we noticed people around us -- who had arrived after we did -- were dining & finishing their meals. Then the server came over & said a large party had ordered the last of the dish my son had chosen, so he had to pick something else. While we understood that this sort of thing happens, we were perplexed that it took so long to tell us. Then another 20 minutes or so dragged by & still no food. Finally, we got up, paid for the bread we had ordered, & left in search of dinner. To our surprise, a young man ran after us, found us on the street, & told us the food was ready & it was on the house. We went back with him (not gonna lie, it felt awkward to walk back into this tiny place!) & enjoyed really amazing food! I had gnocchi; my husband had ravioli; & my son chose chicken parm. Our server apologized to us & brought us a dessert tray from heaven! I didn't catch her name, but really appreciated her kind words. It was clearly important to her to make this right, which honestly was unexpected. Well done!
