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Brama Restaurant Italien
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Brama Restaurant Italien

Ahuntsic-Cartierville
4.8$ & $$
OPEN4:30 pm - 10 pm
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Brama Restaurant Italien Montreal Restaurant: Menu, Reviews & Reserve (2026)
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Reviews for Brama Restaurant Italien

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Review Summary

Brama is widely celebrated for authentic Italian flavors, fresh ingredients, and thoughtful preparations that elevate Italian classics. The menu features handmade pastas such as cavatelli with braised beef and mushrooms, gnocchi, and other favorites, along with airy pizzas, burrata, calamari, octopus, and desserts like tiramisu and pistachio cheesecake, all described as vibrant, well balanced and satisfying. The dining room feels warm, cozy and intimate, with a welcoming atmosphere that many call charming and reminiscent of a home kitchen. Service is repeatedly praised as attentive, friendly and knowledgeable, with staff who explain dishes and accommodate dietary preferences, while a few reviews note occasional pacing issues or small portions for the price. The overall impression is that the kitchen executes with precision and passion, delivering fresh, flavorful dishes that justify the price and earn frequent suggestions to share several plates to sample a broad range. Some reviews also highlight the restaurant as a hidden gem and one of the best Italian spots in the city, with guests eager to return and recommend Brama to friends.
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This is my 3rd visit here & I must say the food & service never fail. Everything tastes amazing it's like the chef had magic hands!!! A must try!! & once you try you won't be able to get enough. I'm not a cheese cake or dessert person at that but their pistachio cheesecake is out of this world.

Feb 11, 2025
on Google

Absolutely blown away by this place! As someone who's extremely particular about food, I rarely give 5-star reviews, but this restaurant deserves it. The attention to detail in every dish was impeccable. The ingredients were fresh, & the flavors were perfectly balanced-nothing too overpowering or bland. The chef clearly knows how to bring out the best in each component. The service was top-notch, too-attentive without being intrusive, & they really made an effort to customize my order to my preferences. It's hard to find a spot that satisfies someone like me, but this place absolutely nailed it. Highly recommend!"

Jan 5, 2025
on Google

I've never understood people that keep going back to the same establishment. This place turned me into a regular & I must of eaten there food over 30x & have catered on multiple occasions with high praise by all my guests. Braised beef cavatelli is melt In your mouth, Gigi pasta is fire! The pizza's are top notch. You can really feel the chef cares! What a gem!

Dec 29, 2024
on Google

The best restaurant to go to in Montreal! From the moment you arrive, you're greeted by waiters & staff, everyone is extremely super friendly. You are really taken care of. The food is just cooked to perfection. The chef is truly the best of the best! I love this hidden gem & it will always be a go to spot! Make sure to go this restaurant, trust me you will thank me later! The food, the atmosphere, the staff, it's all just perfection!

Dec 27, 2024
on Google

Amazing restaurant ! The food here is absolutely delicious ,from appetizers to desserts, this restaurant exceeded all our expectations The staff were so friendly ! Thank you Chef John :)

Dec 27, 2024
on Google

Truly the best restaurants in the heart of Montreal. Amazing atmosphere, from the moment we arrived. Waiters are all so kind, making sure all our needs are met. The food was exquisite, so rich & full of flavor, cooked to perfection. The chef is the kindest & most down to earth. Such an amazing place, you surely don't want to miss out!

Dec 26, 2024
on Google

Ambiance chaleureuse, nourriture savoureuse , service impeccable & chef très sympathique.

Nov 22, 2024
on Google

Brama is by far the best Italian restaurant in Montreal! Chef John is the most hospitable cher/owner, making you feel welcomed & at home every time. The food is always top notch, especially the grilled octopus entrée & the Cavatelli braised beef pasta bowl (to die for!). Not to mention, their heavenly cheese cake to top it all off. Can't recommend this place enough!

Aug 15, 2024
on Google

I cannot put into words how spectacularly outstanding this place is in every conceivable respect. Everything I am about to say doesn't even scratch the surface of what you can expect from this place. My girlfriend & I have gone 3 times in just the last 7 days because we have been positively floored by absolutely everything we have had. At this point we're just going down the menu & are continuously getting baffled by how exceptional every new dish we try from this place is. There is truly no restaurant I have ever tried that exudes such passion & love for delicious food of the utmost quality as Brama. Every dish is made fresh, in house with sourced ingredients of the utmost quality imported directly from Italy. The pizzas are absolutely to die for made on fresh homemade pizza dough the Italian way as God intended. The pastas are all freshly made in house from scratch & lord have mercy can you taste it. The noodles are always perfectly aldente, the gnocchi are fluffy pillows of pure ecstasy, the radicchio salad still has me & my girlfriend fantasizing about it, & the homemade pistachio cheesecake is just inexplicably exceptional. Even the coffee is among the best you'll have. John & the team take everything you love about Italian cuisine & do it leagues better than what should be humanly possible. Though the food is worthy of a master's thesis in Italian culinary perfection unto itself, I cannot post this review without highlighting with the utmost gratitude & respect the absolutely outstanding staff & consequent service you will get here. Everybody who works at Brama is exceptionally kind, respectful, professional, provides fast service & clearly has passion for the restaurant they work for. I have never seen anything like it. You've really outdone yourself John. Though we only met you this week, you will always have our support. Keep doing what you're doing & never lose that passion. The world needs more chefs like you.

Aug 3, 2024
on Google

I very rarely write reviews, however I just had to comment on how amazing this restaurant is. The very first Italian restaurant whose dishes tastes as good, dare I say even better, than my Nona's cooking. The high quality & freshness of every meal at Bramas is something you can no longer find these days. From the appetizers, to the drinks, to the main courses & desserts, everything blew our minds away. You can taste the care & love for good flavourful food the chef puts into his dishes. Wishing this business a long fruitful life, I have now become a fan of this restaurant & chef !!

Jul 27, 2024
on Google

amazing place if you want to enjoy good food & good cocktails!! the bartender, the chef & the waitress made us feel so welcome!!

Jun 9, 2024
on Google

Hands down one of the best meals ive ever had. Service was excellent, portion size were perfect. Cant wait to go back ... Thank you CHEF !!!!!

May 27, 2024
on Google
5.0

Chef Brama makes the best in the west. Cheesecake & cavatelli are a must.

Jan 11, 2024
on Google

Such an amazing experience! The food was fantastic & the service was truly outstanding. Our server & the chef went above & beyond to give our table an unforgettable experience. The appetizers, entrées & the desserts were all phenomenal!

Jan 6, 2024
on Google

This isn't the first time I eat Chef John's food, but the first time dining at the restaurant.
Eating fresh from the kitchen is an entirely different experience.

The Aranchini are perfect. The chicken parm was the best I've ever had in my life.
The pasta is always served al dente.
The cavatelli, to die for.

For dessert, homemade cheesecake & canolli, both amazing.

You can tell the kitchen works with passion as everything on the menu tastes & smells like love.

Can't wait to be back.
Thanks Chef!

Sep 1, 2023
on Google