Leila receives broad praise for fresh, flavorful Mediterranean and North African inspired cooking, generous shareable plates, and a warm, inviting atmosphere with attentive, professional service. Dishes like sardines on toast, octopus, lamb merguez, tagliatelle with ragu, and other seafood highlights appear across reviews, and the wine list and cocktails are well regarded, with a speakeasy back room adding charm. A few notes mention occasional saltiness or small portions for the price, and some nights with louder music or slower service, but overall the consensus is that Leila delivers a standout, hospitality-driven dining experience with creative, high-quality cooking and a welcoming vibe.
I was super impressed with the food of this restaurant!
For Appetizers, we got: stracciatella & merguez
mains: mushroom pasta & rabbit
The food was all super well made & delicious. Flavours & texture was all great. Would definitely come back. Portion was more on the smaller side, I recommend sharing plates with a group to try a variety of dishes
What a great find! above par service, elevated dishes, pleasant vibe, very cool intimitate little bar in the back for watching playoffs with staff. Menu options a little limited but outstanding experience!
We took the tasting menu, & it was so good! Everything was well seasoned & well balanced. You can tell they put a lot of attention on what they cook. The portions were generous, especially considering it was a tasting menu. We started the night saying we were gonna take pictures of all the food but it was so good we forgot to take pictures of most of it. We definitely will be back
May 2, 2026
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One evening, feeling kind of defeated on our trip, my husband & I walked by here looking for a place to eat. We looked at the menu outside, & there was no mention of gluten free so were ready to keep walking, but a fellow popped his head out the door, & showed us immediately what he could offer gluten free. Because it was between 5 & 7 pm, they also had 5$ negronis & peronnies (?), well sold! It was such a gold star on this vacation, that I had to write a review. We had escargots & they offered salad for me instead of bread, we had octopus, & homemade lamb sausages. It was a warm & comforting atmosphere, just what we needed. This restaurant is a gem.
We were a group of five vegetarians, our lovely waiter worked with the kitchen to create a menu just for us, & for a reasonable price. The food was excellent, delicious. The happy hour negronis were decent. The staff were kind & respectful. The back room was super cool:) I will certainly come back!
Cute spot in the mile end with great service. The salad, escargot, beef cheek & lamb pasta (A+) were great. The olive & shishito would have been great except the ratio was way off with there being way too many olives. The dessert was underwhelming & had no soul.
