La Medusa, located just steps away from the Bell Centre, has been a renowned institution for over 20 years, serving pure and authentic Italian cuisine. As a family-run restaurant, La Medusa stays true to classic recipes and traditional culinary methods, using only fresh and quality ingredients. From homemade pasta to pizza, gelato, and desserts, everything is made in-house. The menu offers a delightful selection of veal dishes, marinated meats, perfectly grilled fish, antipasti, fresh pasta, and pizza. The warm and inviting atmosphere adds to the restaurant's appeal, and it also provides a private room for group functions.
Up to 50 seats available. Equipped with a 100 inch screen with microphone for presentations and PowerPoint. The room is also available for sporting events (All sports).
Up to 50 seats available. Great for all occasions like marriages, babtisims, stag parties, communions, engagements, birthday parties... etc.
La Medusa comes across as a warmly welcoming Italian spot in downtown Montreal, offering fresh, well prepared dishes that cover pasta, seafood, pizza and antipasti, plus a strong wine list. Reviews consistently note friendly, attentive service and a lively, family friendly ambiance that suits pre or post game outings near Centre Bell. The food is described as authentic Italian and often excellent, with many praising the pizza crust, the pasta textures and flavorful sauces, though a few mentions call out a risotto that is too salty or prices that can be high. Some moments of slower service or busy nights are acknowledged, but the overall tone points to a reliable favorite worth returning to, including interest in private dining spaces for celebrations. Overall the place is regarded as one of the top Italian options in the area, delivering consistent flavors, helpful staff, and an atmosphere that makes diners feel at home in the city.
Everything was excellent! The service, the ambience, the pizza as a starter, & the pasta were all excellent! I had a Cavatelli with sausage & rapini, which was really good. Everyone else had a different pasta dish & we all really enjoyed the food.
Jun 7, 2023
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I was very pleased with the service & menu suggestions. We had the pizza calabrese (so fresh!), the calamari (so tender) & skate with pasta alla olio i aglio (perfect). Finished the meal with espresso, cappucino & fresh cannolis. Everything was perfect. Thank you so much, La Medusa! We will be back!
Went for pizza for lunch. Excellent! Went to dinner for salad & pasta. Food was excellent. Great , attentive, friendly service. Highly recommend. Will be back whenever we're in Montreal.
Jul 14, 2022
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The food was excellent. We ordered pasta carbonara & anchovy pizza. The pasta was perfect & pancetta nice & tender. The pizza crust was paper thin & crispy on the edges. I asked for extra topping of arugula & that was great. Will return!
Bon, savoureux, bonnes portions! Une seule critique est que nous étions attablés à l'arrière du restaurant, près du four à pizza. Il y a une table qui sert de table de travail à essuyer la coutellerie. Plutôt désagréable pendant la soirée alors que les serveurs, tour à tour, viennent essuyer la coutellerie devant nous & surtout, une fois essuyée, lancent la coutellerie dans des plats...ce qui n'aide pas au vacarme. Aux propriétaires,..... votre restaurant est super.... Faire attention à ce détail car nous venons au restaurant afin de vivre une expérience & souvent dans un cadre de fête d'amoureux.... Le bruit des ustensils est vraiment inutile.
BEL acceuil & bon service
Nourriture Bonne (pieuvre Excellente, pizza Roma: pepperoni regulier & non piquant, veau au champignon bon mais manquait de saveur, pates aux tomates style brasserie qui goutte l eau)
Verre a vin avec traces de levres....
Endroit tres achalande
Bon souper , on nous avait recommander l endroit mais pas pour y retourner. C etait pas un wow pour nous.
Nous cherchions un bon restaurant près du centre Bell pour un souper d'avant match...Nous n'avons pas été déçu! Un excellent service, rapide & toujours dans le respect! Des accents italiens « délectables », une pizza sans pareil! (ma femme qui a 60 ans dit que c'est la meilleure qu'elle n'a jamais mangé) & des pâtes parfaites...Nous y retournerons & nul doute que cela fera partie de nos coup de coeur.
Nov 7, 2021
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I don't know where to start.... got there at 12 noon ordered an appetizer & 3 pizzas...we got the appetizer right away & it was good but at 1:20, after numerous times we asked about our pizza, is when we were told that they had just started making them...............totally absurd, not even the decency of advising us beforehand that there would be a delay, seriously started making our order over an hour after we ordered!!!! Then the bill----47 dollars for fried calamari, one ice tea & a bottle of sparkling water & one flat water.... the sparkling was not even a name brand, it was the ones they do in house with the sparkling machine & they charged 20 dollars---they even charged 8 dollars for the flat tap water.......just totally insane....I understand prices have got up......but please some decency.......I have been going to Medusa for years & years.............totally shocked!!!
Food was FANTASTIC & service was excellent. We were there before the Habs game, atmosphere was perfect. We would recommend you try their pizza, original & authentic
