The restaurant A Quinta on Ontario street in Montreal offers you a great selection of typical Portuguese plates. The gang at A Quinta welcomes you and are anxious to serve you and let you know first-hand how professional they are. Come visit them! Dining here is a culinary voyage to discover, savor and share. Specializing in a wide array of Portuguese delicacies, this restaurant offers diners choices such as seafood or fish, as well as various types of grilled meats.
Reviews of Aquinta describe a consistently delicious Portuguese menu with generous portions and very reasonable prices, where chicken, octopus, seafood and the famous Portuguese poutine are frequently highlighted. Many reviewers call it one of the best Portuguese restaurants in the city and point to the value for money and the fresh, flavorful ingredients. The atmosphere is described as warm, cozy, friendly and lively, a neighborhood spot that feels welcoming to families, couples, and groups. Service is commonly praised for being attentive, quick and courteous, with staff making guests feel at home even when the place is busy. While peak nights can bring waits and a busier din, the overall experience remains strongly positive and repeat visits are common. A few notes mention occasional noise or a minor billing hiccup, but these do not overshadow the overall quality and consistency. Overall, Aquinta is described as an excellent, dependable neighborhood favorite for authentic flavors, generous portions, and friendly service.
was very impressed with this resturant! friendly fast service! huge portion of chicken! amazing french fries(few places i find good) small salad all included in the meal. little tray on side with ketchup & spicy sauce mayo if i remember i don't drink, so they ,no problem gave me a 1 litre glass bottle of water no charge! tax tip was $18.13 cheapest meal in the city top quality big serving size medium size as i was leavng a party of 16 reserved a table so depending on time this place is usually busy in fact a previous attempt to eat here few months paswas not 1 seat available i was very pleased
Really good chicken, moist with a lot of flavour. Ordered the half chicken & it filled me up. The place is not the biggest so you might have to lineup. They do takeout. Their poutine is massive & the half ribs were also delicious.
Apr 23, 2024
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My family & I just had our Easter lunch here & it was delicious & plentiful. Served in platters for 6 people we had chicken,lamb,fries & salad. Can't forget the crispy calamari, very good. An intimate pleasant afternoon. Thank you to great staff. Definitely recommend.
Great place, good portugese chicken. I get a half-chicken plate every time I go & it comes with rice & fries & some salad. It's so good! The whole staff is friendly, professional & efficient. This is a well managed establishment & I'm gonna keep coming back again & again. In fact, I can't stop coming.
You NEED to live the experience of eating there! The food is just exceptional! You can try the octopus, squid or chicken, they are all amazing! Great place to eat with families, friends or even on a date.
We recently visited Montreal & I discovered this great restaurant. Me & my husband loves it. First day we tried chicken & it was excellent. Day after we realised they have ribs, & ribs were spectacular. Then next day we come back & tried see food. OMG that was great discovery. See food is eaqual as it is in hi-end restaurants. Everything from the menu is fantastic. Service was super friendly & professional at the same time. Atmoshere was very relaxed. Overall great family restaurant. Bravo guys... we will pass by again on our next trip to Montreal.
I've been an A Quinta fan for many months now, ordering in food a few times a month, sometimes more than once a week. I've tried the chicken a few times, but stopped, because it was almost always well overcooked & dry. The reason I've continued to come back was the ribs. When I first started ordering (probably around the end of 2014), the ribs were generally excellent, fall of the bone succulent.
For the past few months, the quality of my precious ribs have been going down hill. At first, it was every now & again they would arrive well overcooked. For the past month now, I'm *lucky* if they are not burnt, to the point where most of the meat is charcoaled & ashen, completely disappointing. It seems like Saturday nights are the only time I order now where the meals meet the standards originally set.
Tonight, I ordered my usual meal, & it was the *worst* rack of ribs I've ever seen. The only part that was passable as edible was the meat directly between the bones, even that was tough. The rest of the meat was so burnt, I wouldn't feed it to my dog. On top of that, the meal used to always come with a cup of sauce for dipping, but lately has only shown up sporadically. I specifically requested it tonight when I ordered, & it did not come.
I called back to A Qunita to inform them, & they kindly offered to resend my meal. About 30-45 minutes later, it arrived. Except they only sent a rack of ribs, without any BBQ sauce on them, or fries, or the sauce I requested. I have not once been sent a rack of ribs without BBQ sauce on them from this establishment, I can only assume it was out of spite.
To summarize, I ordered a rack of ribs, with french fries, specifically requesting the sauce that has always come with the meal. I received: no sauce, french fries & an inedible rack of ribs. After calling in, I then waited another 30-45 minutes to receive only ribs, sans BBQ sauce.
