Experience Italian fine dining with our chefs' commitment to cleanliness, consistency, creativity, and quality. We source fresh ingredients, including top-grade Angus Beef and authentic Italian imports. Our menu caters to all, offering gluten-free and vegetarian options.
Overview of the reviews shows Bis Ristorante as a warmly inviting, authentic Italian dining spot with many diners praising flavorful, generously portioned dishes, a cozy romantic vibe, and attentive service, along with strong wine recommendations and a varied menu. The lamb dishes, seafood risotto, gnocchi, and house tomato sauce are frequently highlighted as standout items, and many guests say the experience feels upscale and worth the price. A few experiences note inconsistencies such as slower service, uneven pacing, and at times overcooked or not fully satisfying dishes, but overall the restaurant is described as a memorable place worth returning to, especially for date nights or celebrations.
Amazing food, professional, knowledgeable staff. We especially enjoyed the gnocchi, the Osso Bucco, the lamb ragu pasta (the pasta was slightly overcooked but still so tasty). The lemon cake for dessert was amazing. Would absolutely return & recommend to others.
We had a fantastic time at this restaurant. Paloma took care of our needs & the food was awesome. What a great experience we had. We highly recommend 👌
May 16, 2026
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Absolutely wonderful experience coming for lunch yesterday.
Our server Paloma was exceptional & provided perfect menu suggestions & wine pairings.
Each dish was excellent, plated beautifully & each bite was delicious.
Hats off to the chefs.
It made the birthday celebrations all the more special.
Worth every penny. Highly recommend.
Food was really good, service was great but slightly slow, very quiet & easy to talk, almost too quiet lol, tables were close so you can hear other peoples' conversations. Would recommend.
After reading & hearing so many outstanding reviews for this restaurant, I had high expectations going in. However, I didn't love my experience, & will likely not be back.
To start, our waiter was lovely, but relatively absent throughout the evening. I'm not sure if they were short-staffed that night, but the restaurant was only about 60% full & we had difficulty flagging our waiter down.
The salted caramel espresso martini I had was amazing, but unfortunately the rest of the food that followed was lackluster. We ordered the arugula salad, truffle fries, & octopus to start - everything was simply'ok' - except for the octopus which was inedible & covered in some sort of congealed fat. The restaurant kindly covered 50% of the dish because they noticed we hadn't touched it, which was super appreciated!
For our mains, I ordered the Gamberi Fra'Diavolo (spicy shrimp & spaghetti) & my fiancé ordered the pasta with lamb meat sauce, & both were solid, but we had to wait over 1.5 hours to receive our dishes. Again, the restaurant was not even close to capacity, & not once did our server come by & acknowledge the wait time.
By the time we finished our mains, we just wanted to leave & not risk ordering dessert/coffee for fear of how long it would take. I wish we had had a more positive experience to report, but for the price - we did not find the service/food adequate.
Maybe the restaurant was just having an off night, but there are no shortage of amazing Italian spots in Montreal which we would recommend instead of Bis!
We had a delicious meal & wonderful service from Partha. Great wine recommendation & food was amazing. We had seafood risotto, veal & carbonara. Would highly recommend for authentic Italian.
First time visiting Bis. Excellent food & service. Access was difficult due to major city construction outside at the time. Would highly recommend for a date night
Delicious food, from appetizers to mains to dessert. Attentive staff. An upscale & elevated experience without pretension. Some of the tables are situated quite close together which was the only drawback. Highly recommend this spot for a special date night.
I was in town for business & went to Bis by myself to experience the food & atmosphere prior to a busy schedule for the rest of the week. Food was great & service was top shelf. Highly recommended.
I had an exceptional dining experience at this upscale Italian restaurant. The ambiance was warm & elegant, the service attentive without being intrusive, & every dish-from the freshly made pasta to the impeccably prepared entrées-was bursting with authentic flavor. The wine selection was superb. Highly recommended!
Nov 18, 2025
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In town for a long weekend & this place was recommended by our concierge. What a great recommendation. I am Italian & this was one of the best Italian restaurants I have ever visited. It was a bit late on a Sunday evening but the staff was very welcoming & professional. Service was great, food was exceptional & it is a cool place with a nice vibe. I would 100% recommend! Loved it!
Our company had a dinner here last night & it was outstanding! The food was beyond phenomenal & the service was absolutely top notch. Our whole team had a fantastic time, & we're so grateful to the BIS team for making the evening truly memorable. Highly recommend & we'll be back for sure!
Spectacular, we were a group of 3 & went in pretty early so it was just us, everyone was a delight to talk to & all 3 dishes were fantastic :) totally recommend
Classic example of'if it ain't broken, don't fix it'. You could just feel the history in this restaurant. Our meals were very good & didn't try too hard. I absolutely recommend Bis for Italian food when in Montreal. We would definitely come back next time we are in town.
