Il Fornetto
RestaurantTop Pick
Il Fornetto
11:30 am - 10:30 pm
| Monday | 11:30 am - 10:30 pm |
| Tuesday | 11:30 am - 10:30 pm |
| Wednesday | 11:30 am - 10:30 pm |
| Thursday | 11:30 am - 10:30 pm |
| Friday | 11:30 am - 10:30 pm |
| Saturday | 11:30 am - 10:30 pm |
| Sunday | 11:30 am - 10:30 pm |
Info & Location
About us
Located in an enchanting setting on the shores of the Lachine Canal, Il Fornetto is a perfect place to offer oneself a moment of relaxation and change of scenery without having to leave the city. Inside, the rustic-inspired though modern décor is particularly pleasant. Yet it is above all for its superb, double-level terrace looking out directly over the canal that people love this place. Open from early in spring until late in autumn, the terrace welcomes you to come and enjoy beautiful the sunsets.
Il Fornetto’s menu takes on the appearance of an encyclopaedia of Italian cuisine. The selection is impressive and includes all of the staples: pastas available as a full dish or half portion, which is great for an entrée, various antipasti and veal and the most important staple of them all, pizza baked in a real wood-burning oven. Here, it is particularly delicious, crispy and topped with the freshest ingredients. Not surprisingly, this restaurant – open since 1987 – shows no sign of slowing down.
Il Fornetto’s menu takes on the appearance of an encyclopaedia of Italian cuisine. The selection is impressive and includes all of the staples: pastas available as a full dish or half portion, which is great for an entrée, various antipasti and veal and the most important staple of them all, pizza baked in a real wood-burning oven. Here, it is particularly delicious, crispy and topped with the freshest ingredients. Not surprisingly, this restaurant – open since 1987 – shows no sign of slowing down.
Our Specialties
Pasta, Wood burning oven Pizza
Amenities, services & more
Capacity: 130 We accept: Master Card, Visa, AMEX, InteracDeliveryFamily / Kid-friendlyGood For GroupsGreat selection of winesOnline OrderingParking AvailableTakeout AvailableTerraceValetWater View / Waterfront
More details
-Reception service offered on demand.
85 seats.
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Press
Events Nearby
Burger Week 2025
Sep 1, 2025 to Sep 7, 2025
Festival Pizza Matta
Aug 28, 2025 to Aug 31, 2025
Reviews often mention
pizza(128) italian(36) pasta(35) recommend(34) wine(32) salad(28) lachine(26) attentive(26) sauce(25)Page 1 of 29 - 561 Reviews
Alejandro
Por supuesto, aquí tienes la versión en francés del review:
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Une expérience spectaculaire du début à la fin.
Il Fornetto nous a agréablement surpris avec une combinaison parfaite de saveurs, d'ambiance & de service. Nous avons commandé des scaloppini, des cannelloni, une pizza Américaine & des pâtes puttanesca - chaque plat était parfaitement préparé, savoureux & présenté avec soin.
Le service était impeccable. Le personnel était chaleureux, attentionné & a su interagir naturellement en français, anglais & même en espagnol, ce qui a rendu l'expérience encore plus conviviale & personnalisée.
L'ambiance du restaurant est à la fois élégante & détendue, avec une magnifique vue sur le canal si vous choisissez la terrasse. Parfait pour un dîner en couple ou une sortie entre amis ou en famille.
Un véritable coup de coeur pour ceux qui recherchent une cuisine italienne authentique à Lachine.
Nous reviendrons sans hésiter!View more
Phil
Been here several times over the years & always good. It still was this time but quality just seemed lower this time for all 4 of us. Good but not great & yet still cost several hundred dollars. Sticking to the pizza next time.View more
Luc
Excellentes pizzas au four à bois, beau menu. Resto typique italien.View more
KMelanie
The food was ok! They carbonara was not good at all though, none of us liked it. It had an odd taste. Everything else was alright. The service was also alright. It was not bad by any means but it also wasn't great.View more
Claudine
Très bonne nourriture & service, toutefois assez bruyant au 2e étage, parfois difficile de s'entendre parler.View more
Jessica
Amazing food & wine. Very good about safety.
Recommend to make a reservation
Update since going post-covid: still delicious, great service, suoer busy so clearly has a great reputation. all the veal dishes re amazing.View more
Amanda
We were very disappointed with our last visit. The food is mediocre at best & overpriced for what it is. Service was lacking. We sat for a long time before anyone came to take our drink orders, & it felt like we were inconveniencing the waiter by being there. The drinks we ordered were not made correctly. I ordered a Hugo spritz & it tasted like watered down saint germain, without mint. Not sure what their recipe is for it but it is definitely not the standard. Only reason this gets two stars is the location, beautiful patio nearby the canal.View more
Francine
Tout était parfait la nourriture chaude & délicieuse.View more
Jamie
What a lovely restaurant, sat out on the upper terrace with a beautiful view of the water. The service was friendly & the food was absolutely delicious.View more
Roxane
Excellente soirée
Le restaurant s'est rempli en 15 minutes & avons reçu un excellent service & avons terminé dans un délai raisonnable.View more
Richard
too loud upstairs including music??? pasta vg generally fish dishes underperformedView more
Johanne
The oven-baked pizza is delicious, & the service is consistently excellent!View more
Régine
Depuis longtemps nous voulions y aller, toujours plein de monde (bon signe) & nous n'avons pas été déçus. Très bonne cuisine, très copieuse, pleine de saveur (la prochaine fois je ne prendrai pas d'entrée, je n'avais plus faim). Service rapide & très sympathique. Je recommande.View more
Brian
Fantastic food with a good variety of wine with great staff superb atmosphere. I was lucky I was at Il Fornetto on a beautiful June evening. I highly recommend.View more
Bulldog58
Really great food & Service our waitress Emilie was so nice & friendly , & the atmosphere was great near the Lachine waterway.View more
Michel
Everything I expected for a very pleasant evening …..great meal, excellent service . Been there many times & that will continue .View more
Sunniva
The service was disappointing, instead of placing the'special' knives for cutting pizza on the table as normal restaurants do, our waiter all but threw the knife on the table & handed the knife to the person sitting across from me. People in my group observed that our server was visibly impatient & that we should hurry up to order (we had sat down less than 10 minutes ago).
During our visit, the manager was yelling at another server for at least 20 minutes. I was trying to enjoy a nice dinner with my family, but instead it felt as though I was on the tv show hell's kitchen having to listen to the staff argue & yell loudly.
The food was mediocre at best, the pizza's tasted as though they were frozen pizza's from the grocery store that had been re-heated in a regular oven, very disappointing since these were $29 pizza's. Again, considering the price point of each dish, & the subpar quality of the food, I would not recommend this establishment.View more
Marie-Josee
One of the nicest terraces on the Island of Montreal. Joe our server was attentive, effective & meticulous. The food was excellent & the terrace has a first class view on the Lachine Canal. We will return often.View more