Overall Pasta Pooks is widely praised for fresh handmade pasta and bold flavors, with standout dishes such as ravioli, gnocchi and casoncelli mantovani, and desserts like tiramisu and panna cotta earning high marks. Many reviews note that portions are small for the price and the overall cost can feel steep, especially given limited seating and a busy, sometimes loud, intimate setting. Service is often described as friendly and attentive with good wine knowledge, though a few visits mention slower or inconsistent service and occasional reservation hiccups. Taken together, Pasta Pooks is regarded as one of the top spots for pasta in the city and a must try for pasta lovers, albeit with the caveat that the hype comes with premium pricing and potentially cramped space.
Comme déjà mentionné par plusieurs personnes dans les commentaires, 32$ pour 15 gnocchis & 2 cuillère à soupe de sauce tomate ca fait vraiment trop cher. Je n'ai malheureusement pas été transcendée par le goût non plus. Bien triste.
J'ai enfin découvert ce petit & sympa restaurant de la Petite Italie & le coup de foudre à opéré! Les gnocchis aux tomates & pecorino m'ont complètement renversé par leur tendreté & goût délicieux! Pour terminer, j'ai goûté à la décadente tarte aux cerises du Québec avec crème glacée à la vanille de la crémerie Meu Meu! Un petit coup de coeur malgré le prix quand même élevé pour ce petit arrêt dîner sur le pouce. J'y retournerai, assurément!
Mar 21, 2026
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Pâtes somptueuses & authentiques. Gnocchi alla ricotta comme un nuage en bouche. N'hésitez pas à essayer les autres plats comme les entrées, très originales. Beau choix de vins aussi. Pasta Pooks, à découvrir absolument!
Ultra décevant & ridiculement cher. Agnolotti à la farce hyper salée & peu savoureuse, sauce très sucrée. Gnocchi très ordinaires, avec beaucoup de farine. Sauce tomate trop acide.
J'avais de grandes attentes compte tenu du hype & de la couverture médiatique entourant ce restaurant.
Malheureusement, l'expérience ne suit pas. C'est overrated.
Les portions sont petites pour le prix demandé. À ce niveau, chaque bouchée devrait marquer. Or ici, les plats manquent de relief & laissent peu de souvenirs au palais. Une fois sorti, aucune envie d'y revenir, aucune assiette qui s'impose à la mémoire gustative ou au palais.
Les pâtes sont fades. Ceci dit: les gnocchis étaient réussies mais pas au point de se dire :'wow, je dois absolument revenir en manger!'
La salade en entrée, sans intérêt particulier, la vinaigrette est plutôt anémique au goût.
Le sandwich lemon pookie n'a rien de marquant.
Le tiramisu s'éloigne de la tradition italienne: l'ajout de sel brise l'équilibre classique & la texture, trop spongieuse, manque de fondant.
L'espace est exigu, bruyant, avec une musique trop forte & peu élégante. De plus, la salle était inconfortablement froide.
Pour de véritables pâtes fraîches, l'expérience est bien plus convaincante & plaisante dans un authentique restaurant italien à Saint-Léonard ou dans la Petite Italie.
👉 À souligner néanmoins : le service.
Une serveuse dynamique, chaleureuse & très professionnelle.
This is the pasta restaurant I've been dreaming of & that comes closest to the authentic homemade pasta that I had in Italy. We skipped the appetizers so that we could try all three of the daily pastas: spaghettoni al ragù d'anatra (thicker spaghetti with a ground duck sauce), casoncelli mantovani (pasta stuffed with squash & coated in a brown butter sage sauce), & ricotta gnocchis in a parmesan & pomodoro sauce (they were like little pillows!). Each pasta dish was cooked to perfection with the right texture & the right balance of flavours. I debated reordering the casoncelli mantovani but refrained since I was trying to be responsible!
We finished the meal with the tiramisu, which we agreed was the best we had ever eaten.
Beautiful wine selection & the service was also really great. The atmosphere in the restaurant was really vibrant, maybe a little too loud for our tastes but totally acceptable given the excellent experience overall. The prices were VERY reasonable for the quality of the meal. I can't wait to return.
Jan 25, 2026
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Pasta Pooks in Montréal is absolutely delicious. The food is first rate & well worth the visit. The space is small, though they are expanding, which will be welcome given how popular it is.
We shared the fried zucchini flower to start, followed by the bean salad, pesto gnocchi, & spinach ricotta ravioli. Every dish was excellent. We sat at the counter , staff was really friendly .We waited about thirty minutes for a spot, but it was absolutely worth it for such outstanding food.
Je recommande le Spaghetti & les Casoncelli Mantovani!!!! C'était delicieux!
Je ne recommande pas les Gnocchis alla Bava ; c'était bon, mais il manquait de saveurs & les deux autres plats de pâtes étaient de loin meilleurs. Je recommande ce restaurant!
Super loved the service - a perfect mix of high-end & modest, making me feel completely at ease 🙌🍝
The staff was super friendly, helpful, & nice, which made the experience even better 🤍
I tried the gnocchi, & it was excellent - fresh, flavourful, & beautifully made ✨
Would absolutely come back!
This restaurant is on another level-the dishes are made in-house with incredible attention to quality & freshness. The ingredients were top-tier, the flavours were layered & bold without being overwhelming-just the way real Italian food should be.
The ravioli was absolute perfection-& the gnocchi was melt in your mouth delicious.
Having grown up with an Italian grandmother, I truly appreciated the unique, thought out selection of entrees. I've been to plenty of Italian restaurants, but here I found dishes I'd never seen before-creative & inspired takes, rooted in tradition, not trend.
& then came dessert. My boyfriend & I shared the panna cotta & tiramisu. No exaggeration-it was the best tiramisu & panna cotta we had ever had! The layers, the texture, the balance of flavours was exquisite.
A special shout out to Emma & Margaux for providing warm & attentive service. It made the experience even more memorable.
Hands down, the best place for fresh pasta in the city. If you love fresh, quality Italian dishes made with heart-check out Pasta Pooks.
A very casual, small pasta shop that focuses on producing homemade high-quality pasta dishes. It's a nice addition to Montreal's Little Italy neighbourhood. The menu is very limited with only 3-4 pasta choices, & I wasn't able to order the gnocchis for takeout for some reason. But I was able to find a dish I liked, the spinach ricotta ravioli. Which to be honest, was absolutely delicious & quite filling that it literally melts in your mouth! However, in general, I think the portions are on the smaller side because the restaurant seems to be focused on the quality of ingredients. I would go back again since they seem like they switch up their menu every few months, but I was disappointed the outdoor patio wasn't available when I went to the restaurant. Therefore, it might be better to order takeout since the restaurant has limited counter seats & can get quite cramped during the busy hours. I recommend eating at the nearby Little Italy Park, as there are tables available.
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Reaaaally disappointed with this place. First of all the place is tiny & can sit max like 8 people? So they know that most of the customers are going to ask for take out. From the 3 pasta choices, I asked for the gnocchi & they told me they don't do it as take out ?! So I was left with 2 options only. We took both of them & it was really underwhelming to say the least. Portion was super small too for the price. Service was not great at all either. Let's say I won't go out of my way to eat from this place again.
Love an easy to grab pasta place & especially with fresh pasta. Would have been my type of place. The location was beautiful. Did not try their wine- & maybe that's where all the hype is about.
Unfortunately, i didn't really understand the hype, the plates are over 25$ each & the portions are very small. The chosen ingredients are simple & straightforward. The gnocchi pesto & pistachios, felt like they had no pistachio.
Vraiment dommage, tout était vraiment délicieux simple & efficace, mais les portions était minuscule surtout de gnocchis.. on a fini en ayant encore faim & nous ne sommes pas de grosse mangeuse. The staff was really nice tho!
1000/10 best pasta i've had in montreal so far. LOVE the ravioli & the tagliatelle. they're just so so fresh & flavourful the first bite seriously blew my mind, i didn't know i could like a pasta dish this much. gnocchi was rly good too in itself but the other two just stole the show. then the cheesesteak was just ok for me
+ super friendly service but very small space with not many seats right now but i think they're planning to expand?
I've been seeing all the freshly made pasta & I had to try it for myself. WOW!
First off the spot is perfect! Small & cozy. You feel welcome as soon as tou walk in. The service was fast & people are very welcoming. As for the pasta… haven't had fresh pasta this good in a while.
The fennel salad was perfect pairing with the pasta.
I sure will be back in house to taste those gnocchi's everyone's been raving about.
