Located in the heart of Montreal's charming Little Italy district, the Restaurant Lucca serves market-fresh Italian cuisine. Lucca specializes in a wide range of fine gourmet dishes like fresh pasta (a popular choice: seafood linguine), seafood, risotto, veal chops, filet mignon and grilled fish. Lucca details its menu on a chalkboard since the dishes change according to market availability.
Lucca is widely praised for authentic Italian cooking and a diverse menu that features seafood linguine, duck papardelle, lamb, burrata and classic desserts, with flavors described as balanced and memorable. The service is consistently impeccable and attentive, contributing to a warm and refined dining room that many guests say feels like home. The atmosphere is cozy yet lively, with a chalkboard menu and a compact layout that can be bustling and a bit loud at times. While most visits highlight high quality ingredients and carefully prepared dishes, a few experiences mention issues with value or a miscommunication on portions, though these are comparatively rare. Overall, Lucca stands out as one of Montreal's top Italian spots, delivering authentic fare, strong wine selections and a memorable dining experience in the heart of the city.
Went for lunch, 5-min wait. Expansive Italian wine selection. Curated lunch menu has excellent choices. Mushroom soup, fettuccine frutti di mare, tomato burrata salad all excellent.
The restaurant is small, feels like you're sharing the seat with others & I didn't like that there was no menu at the table. The gnocchi, however, were excellent.
First stop on our trip to Montreal. Came recommended as a classic Italian spot with great food. Wanted to love this place, but sadly it was very disappointing on all fronts. The menu was a basic assortment of Italian classics, which would/could have been great if the food was tasty-but it was not. Everything was lukewarm, including the service. Octopus with chickpea puree was bland, salad was just arugula poorly dressed with some Parmesan slabs on top, & the gnocchi special had so much flour in the dough it was difficult to eat. For the money it should have been great. Unfortunately that was not the case.
What a great surprise! My wife & I fell upon the restaurant when walking in little Italy & decided to see if we could get a table. The food was amazing, it teleported us back to Italy for a few hours!
We had a family event at Restaurant Luca & I can't say enough good things about this place. Anthony & his team did an amazing job, service was on point, the atmosphere was great & the food was fantastic. I would highly recommend Restaurant Luca for a group event or a casual dinner. I'll be back soon!!!
Aug 24, 2025
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The food was fantastic & the service was even better. If you're in the area, you have to come here. Make sure you make a reservation because it was packed every night we walked by.
Food was good but service was okay, he served us food & left us be & never really checked on us after. I left kind of disappointed, considering the price I paid.
One of the best octopus dishes I've ever had as a starter. The duck-based main course was simply… wow! Impeccable service from staff who truly know their craft. An experience I would gladly repeat without hesitation.
Une des meilleures pieuvres que j'ai mangées en entrée. Le plat à base de canard était tout simplement… waouh ! Service impeccable, assuré par des serveurs qui savent vraiment ce qu'ils font. Une expérience à renouveler sans hésitation.
A bit more expensive than other italians around but never disappoints !!!
Small selection of perflectly executed dishes.
Try to save room for dessert, the chocolate fondant is amazing !
