Il Pagliaccio

Frannie

4.0

i loved it! ordered the spaghetti with branzino & panna cotta for dessert & it was all delicious. incredibly simple & well executed dishes, with a very nice emphasis on good ingredients.

the spaghetti was a great meal, & a nice contrast between the richness of the sauce & the bright flavour of the cherry tomatoes. honestly i found that the fish didn't really need to be in there at all, it would have been just as good if not better as a vegetarian dish.
panna cotta was great too, i loved that the main flavour was really the fresh sweet cream, with some slight hints of lemon & vanilla.

the rest of the table ordered the filet mignon, fettucini ragu, beet salad, & eggplant parmigiana, as well as the lava cake & lemon tart for dessert, & everyone was quite happy with their food. lovely place for a very special occasion, as its quite pricey & the service is a lot more involved & upscale than i am typically used to!

S

5.0

Deuxième visite en famille (2 adultes, 2 enfants), & encore une fois, c'était exceptionnel. Le menu est court, change à chaque fois, & tout est préparé avec soin.

Nous avons pris en entrée la mozzarella de bufalla (excellente), les calmars à la poêle (tendres & bien assaisonnés) & la pieuvre grillée (parfaite cuisson). En plat principal, le filet de veau était incroyable. Les spaghettis vongole étaient un peu salés, mais toujours très bons & le restaurant a eu la délicatesse de ne pas nous le facturer après notre remarque. Les pâtes fraîches al ragù étaient également délicieuses.

En dessert : tiramisu & panna cotta, très bon.

Un des meilleurs restaurants italiens qu'on a testés à Montréal.

DeborahVa-6343

1 Review

5.0

Searching for some authentic North Italian fare, we were very pleasantly surprised by the quality of the food as well as the elegance of the service at Il Pagliaccio. Appetizers (ultra tender calamari), mains (melting gnocchi), dessert (brilliant panne cotta!) & their excellent wine choice - not to forget the delicious amuse-bouche brought between courses, made a meal that was both relaxed & yet gastronomically quite exciting.