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.
Je suis allé pour une petite promenade, & du coup, je me suis trouvé devant les portes de La Medusa; l'ambiance m'a contraint d'entrer & c'était une des meilleures décisions de la soirée... This cozy two floor hallway of a restaurant gave you the feeling like you were at a distant relative's fancy cocktail dinner & it was invite only - listen, I can't say if I liked the soup or the pizza more, but I will say that I think it was the best pizza experience. I don't know how they managed to have a sweet, savoury, salty, umami, & spicy flavour (in that order) in one pizza, but they made it work. The chef even came out to ask me how it was tasting (going the extra mile)! I'm all about repping local eats that deserve a little more love for what they do, & La Medusa is a Montreal GEM! Until the next
We were a table of 8 & we all enjoyed the food, service & ambiance! We LOVED the staff, just all super pleasant & hilarious! Always a great feeling to have service delivered with a sense of humor ;) Thank you for a great experience!
Absolutely horrible experience. Make a romantic reservation. Be seated next to the kitchen with a worker drying & clinging flatware.
Serve with an attitude when asked to explain the dish. Have to ask for flatware but only get partial. Move ourselves to another table. Entrees come before appetizers.
Staff saw " so how is everything?".
Don't waste your time on this place!
Bonne nourriture. La rapidité du service était satisfaisante compte tenu que nous allions au match de hockey mais nous avons avons trouvé l'attitude des serveurs un peu froide ou parfois trop familier.
Ils ne prennent pas les réservations par internet.
RESTAURANT LA MÉDUSA (CENTRE-VILLE DE MONTRÉAL). Bouffe italienne excellente, rien à redire là-dessus. Mais nous avons été très mal accueillis & ils nous ont fait sentir qu'on n'était vraiment pas les bienvenus. Très mauvais service « obligé », une attitude de marde-fendante-pédante-hautaine & bourrée de préjugés même si « l'habit ne fait pas le moine »... Nous avons eu la pire table du resto directement dans l'entrée très passante de la cuisine, malgré qu'il y avait seulement deux autres clients dans le resto ! Le service était plus que pitché, on a été là une heure au total (deux drinks chaque, un plat principal chaque & mon dessert de fête m'a même été facturé !!). La serveuse devrait apprendre à 1. Connaître son menu, 2. Fermer sa grand'yeule de Bitchy-qui-connaît-tout-à-22-ans, 3. Arrêter de dire n'importe quoi & donner son avis (si j'avais voulu ton avis, je te l'aurais demandé), 4. Finalement, trouver une autre job. ENWEILLE MANGE PIS DÉCÂLISSE MALGRÉ UNE FACTURE TOTALE DE $200 ! Donc, allez ailleurs 😊
Our server took care of everything for us. We let him pick the wine & food & we could not had any better. Fantastic service & the food was absolutely superb.
