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.
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!!!
Disappointing experience. I should say my food was actually excellent (my husband's was "meh"). Between the service & the ambiance, though, I felt like I was at an East Side Mario's. At least at East Side's you get bread before your main course, though.
Personnel gentil, ambiance feutrée. Escalopes bonnes. 1 entrée salade grec qui n'est pas grec avec vinaigre balsamique & sans féta. Burrata avec la même vinaigrette balsamique que la grec.
Carbonara dans un p'tit liquide sans saveur. Pâte aux saumon qui goûte idem que carbonnara. Télévision sur les postes de sport allumées ! Le staff de cuisine qui s'assoit dans salle a manger pour faire du cellulaires. Endroit très propre.
10/10 excellent for hospitality & service & food & staff is very friendly & efficient excellent food makes you feel like a part of the medusa family #1
