Ristorante Primo & Secondo is popular eatery in Montreal's Little Italy that attracts a number of famous politicians, businessmen and refined gourmands. Primo e Secondo features a simple, no frills decor and lets the food do all the talking. The minute you walk through the doors and catch a whiff of what's cooking you'll understand why Primo e Secondo has been garnering rave reviews.
Primo & Secondo offers a relaxing atmosphere and consistently attentive service, with authentic Italian dishes crafted from high quality ingredients. The menu shines with well cooked pasta, flavorful risottos, and a carefully balanced wine list that enhances the experience. While some find prices a bit high, portions and overall quality are repeatedly praised, and service is described as warm and unobtrusive. A note of caution mentions a dessert surcharge that was not disclosed at the time of ordering, but otherwise visits are described as delicious, memorable, and worth returning for.
Excellent. One of the best Italian restaurants (if not the best) that I've been to. Small local & authentic place. Staff was excellent. Gluten free options. Highly recommended!
May 18, 2024
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Excellent endroit où l'on peut apprécier une cuisine italienne créative, délicieuse & copieuse. Le service était fantastique & extrêmement professionnel par Alia, notre serveuse. Faut y aller ! Excellent place to experience a creative, delicious & copious italian meal. The service from Alia, our waitress was highly professionnal. You have to go !
Bel accueil. Les portions sont généreuses. Nous avions pris des entrées. Visuellement appétissantes, mais les goûts n'étaient pas au rv. Repas principal, vaut le détour !
We stopped in unexpectedly without a reservation. The staff amazingly found a table for us with the caviate that we needed to finish our meal in 90 minutes. No problem as we were very hungry & we knew they were working hard to accommodate us. Our meals were incredible & very well prepared. Our server was equally outstanding making us feel very welcome while she explained the menu to us. We highly recommend this restaurant & will return again.
Si vous avez la chance de réservez une table cet automne, profitez-en pour prendre le plat de ravioli à la courge butternut...
Chaque bouchée est un délice
We were four guests. We all found the food experience was very uneven & disappointing. The service was excellent, & except for asking the AC to be turned off , since it was a cool evening outside, the atmosphere was fine. The food is another story. Both the salmon tartare, & especially the lamps chops, suffered from lack of taste. Not the overall dish, but the main ingredient could have been anything at all. The lamb chops in a brown sauce, completely got rid of any tase of lamb. We were shocked with what the chef did. Lamb has a distinct taste that shines unless deleted, which was what we found. The sauce was also more of a soup. & at 59$ for three small & unevenly cooked pieces of meat, we were extremely disappointed. The tartare had the same effect, no taste of salmon. So two proteins that are enjoyed for their inherent flavour, were thrown under the bus. The stuffed zucchini flowers were excellent, as were the stuffed figs. The pasta norma was plain & unremarkable.The tomato salad was superb.
We were sad that nothing really lived up to the hype in the introduction to the restaurant. Some things are due to a bad day, but specific decisions - like the smothered & overcooked lamb - tell us that we cannot recommend this restaurant to any of our friends. & we could not see ourselves coming back.
