Elena concentre son expertise culinaire sur des pizzas à croûte fine et des plats de pâtes italiennes authentiques préparés avec des ingrédients de saison rigoureusement sélectionnés. La cuisine privilégie les techniques traditionnelles pour obtenir une croûte parfaitement alvéolée tout en respectant les saveurs régionales de l'Italie. Les visiteurs découvrent un espace spacieux conçu pour une interaction décontractée, marqué par une esthétique minimaliste et des éléments de design industriel. Le menu met en avant des produits frais et locaux ainsi que des spécialités importées garantissant une constance remarquable à chaque plat. Au-delà des pizzas au levain, la sélection inclut des recettes de pâtes changeantes mettant en valeur les légumes de saison et les grains artisanaux. L'établissement privilégie une vision culinaire précise, offrant une expérience singulière par le traitement rigoureux des pâtes et la maîtrise des saveurs.
Elena est largement reconnu comme une destination de premier choix à Montréal, souvent loué pour ses pizzas au feu de bois exceptionnelles, ses salades fraîches et ses plats de pâtes authentiques. De nombreux clients décrivent l'atmosphère comme chic, chaleureuse et vivante, ce qui en fait un choix populaire aussi bien pour les rendez-vous en amoureux que pour les célébrations de groupe. Bien que la majorité des convives soulignent le service attentionné et la grande qualité des ingrédients, certains ont noté des incohérences occasionnelles concernant le niveau sonore, la température et quelques lacunes dans le service. Malgré des avis partagés sur les prix et la variété du menu, le consensus général pointe vers une expérience culinaire mémorable, caractérisée par une ambiance moderne et sophistiquée ainsi qu'une cuisine italienne savoureuse et bien exécutée.
Excellente expérience chez Elena à Montréal ! Tout était absolument succulent, des plats savoureux & parfaitement exécutés, jusqu'aux moindres détails. Le service était exceptionnel : attentionné, professionnel & chaleureux. Une adresse incontournable que je recommande sans hésitation.
Déçue par la taille des pizzas.
Complètement différentes de celles qui sont affichées sur tiktok.
Payer aussi cher pour des pizzas qui sont petites.
Insipide & chargée de sésame & trop salée.
Déçue !
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Restaurant manager Cynthia .. great personality .. noticed her coworkers were a bit overwhelmed & stepped in herself to come take over & help out ..truthfully too many people involved serving our table .. was kind of annoying ..
The Arancini .. AMAZING .. ordered 6 of them
The pizza .. came BURNT .. like really burnt
My pasta dish I ordered the Mafaldine al ragu.. nothing special ..(I'm Italian)
You can get better sauce out of a jar from a grocery store sadly.
My friend Ordered the anchovies as an appetizer ..just comes on top of oil… so of course you have to order bread too right … ($)
The bread comes with a small portion of olives that we didn't ask for but yet was charged to our bill!
Had to ask for napkins, & a spoon, we were a table of 3, our cocktail 🍹 drinks did not arrive at the same time, mine arrived 25 minutes after my friends, they give you RAGS, as'napkins' I had to ask for paper napkins 2/3 times because she had only brought me one… like really ?
Atmosphere: ZERO: extremely DARK & LOUD.. had to use the flashlights on our phone to read the TINY SMALL PRINT ON THE MENU.. we were a table of 3 & we spent all night screaming at each other .. way too loud in there .. is this a club or a restaurant?? Extremely loud will not return because what's the point of going for dinner with people if you cant even hear them ??
Now here is the best part …(being sarcastic)
Someone at our table asked for tea the waitress said we don't have tea, but we can get you a canary, we asked what that was, she said hot water with lemon, oh ok.. guess what ? Yes you guessed it right, hot water, with a tiny piece lemon we were charged 2$ for it !!! For hot water ?? Any resto you go to whether you ask for hot or cold water with a slice of lemon in it is not a charge ! But anyways will not be going back to this place again ..
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One ⭐? star for the arancini & for the girls who served us Anthony as well!
We asked the Concierge at our hotel to book a table at the Elena Restaurant. However, due to some misfortune, he booked at the restaurant Helena (with an H). When we arrived at the place we were treated very badly. I explained it was our first time in the city, the country, & the restaurant. Even so, we were received very poorly. A young man with glasses was particularly ignorant. They don't know how to receive tourists. Is this how they treat those who come to the city for the first time? I'm leaving this written record as a warning, be careful... the worst thing is when you want to get to know another country's culture & receive this kind of treatment. We've been to many countries & we've never been so mistreated as we were in this restaurant.
I was skeptical at first because of the limited menu but I was pleasantly surprised. The food was phenomenal & parking was so simple on the street which was contrary to what I imagined.
I rarely leave bad reviews, but this was the worst dining experience I've had in Montreal. It took 40+ minutes & two servers just to place our order. The waiter gave us'on the house' lemon shots we didn't ask for (nice gesture), but then charged us for them…? We had to ask for the bill to be corrected.
After finally getting our food (which was good), the waiter offered to pack the remaining 1/4 of my pizza to go. Many minutes later after he didn't bring it, I asked about it, & he just says'sorry I think someone threw it out'. No real apology, just'Do you want a free dessert?' I said no, & he replied,'Okay, well have a good night.' Then I proceeded to pay for a whole meal, even though they threw out a quarter of my meal.
It may have been an off night, & it happens to everyone, but the lack of accountability or even a proper apology on any occasion was unacceptable.
