Restaurant Beba serves a focused menu that highlights traditional Argentinean and Mediterranean influences through high-quality seasonal ingredients. The kitchen emphasizes craftsmanship by preparing handmade pasta, cured meats, and fresh seafood selections that reflect a commitment to regional culinary heritage. Patrons encounter a setting defined by minimalist aesthetics that prioritize the focus on ingredient integrity and balanced flavor profiles. Every dish showcases precise techniques such as wood-fired cooking and slow-braising methods to achieve consistent textures. This establishment maintains a disciplined approach to food preparation, ensuring that each plate serves as a technical exploration of cross-cultural flavor intersections. The environment remains intentionally understated, allowing the complex interaction of spices and proteins to drive the entire experience for guests seeking authentic representations of Latin American and Mediterranean cooking traditions.
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Restaurant Beba consistently earns praise as a gem in Montreal, offering an intimate and welcoming atmosphere where diners can enjoy a creative, rotating menu inspired by Italian, Spanish, and Argentine traditions. Many guests highlight the high quality and thoughtful preparation of dishes like the signature mackerel, foie gras stuffed dates, and knish with caviar, often noting the staff’s friendly, attentive, and knowledgeable service as a major component of the experience. The open kitchen layout and cozy setting create an engaging environment that many find perfect for special occasions or casual date nights. While opinions on pricing and portion sizes vary, the consensus remains that the restaurant provides a memorable and unique culinary journey that makes it a highly recommended destination for food lovers.
I've been coming to Beba since its inception & it has definitely lost its charms over the years. Lack of diverse menu, small portions, & the rushed & indifferent service left us hungry & much to be desired.
C'était malheureusement l'une des expériences les plus décevantes que nous ayons eues. On s'attendait à beaucoup &, au final, nous avons surtout été déçus.
Premièrement, il faisait extrêmement chaud dans la salle. La climatisation était pratiquement inexistante & la chaleur rendait le repas vraiment inconfortable. Il y avait également énormément de mouches à fruits & de grosses mouches noires. On passait notre temps à les chasser.
À un moment, une mouche est tombée dans notre cocktail. Nous avons appelé la serveuse & sa réponse a été : « Le mieux que je puisse faire, c'est vous l'enlever. » C'est vraiment tout ce qui pouvait être fait? Elle a simplement repris le verre, sans proposer de le remplacer, & nous avons quand même été facturés pour le cocktail. Quand on paie près de 80 $ pour un plat principal, on s'attend quand même à un certain niveau de service. Le prix ne correspondait vraiment pas à l'expérience.
Côté nourriture, certains plats étaient très bons. Le maquereau était vraiment wow, tout comme les dattes avec le foie gras.
Par contre, la moelle & le toast avec le chutney de tomates & les anchois nous ont vraiment laissés indifférents. Rien d'exceptionnel & les saveurs ne semblaient pas vraiment aller ensemble.
Le lapin était très grillé, presque brûlé par endroits. La viande était sèche, dure & caoutchouteuse, avec très peu de goût. Ce n'était pas notre première expérience avec du lapin, donc nous savons à quoi cette viande peut normalement ressembler lorsqu'elle est bien préparée. Le thon, lui aussi, manquait de saveur & n'avait rien de particulièrement mémorable.
Au final, entre la chaleur, les mouches, le cocktail & surtout le manque de service, l'expérience nous a complètement coupé l'appétit. Certains plats étaient réussis, mais pour le prix, nous nous attendions à beaucoup mieux. Nous ne reviendrons malheureusement pas.
We got the chefs menu. The food was exceptional. Caviar knish, montadito with mackeral, & dates were standouts. You cant go wrong with their dishes. We liked it over Joe Fish which was also really good but the food at Beba is certainly more creative. Staff were excetional, attentive with our every need. Never had an empty glass. Only suggestion is to turn up the AC on a warm summer night as it got warm during the dinner service.
Had pretty high expectations for this restaurant & the service was excellent. The server explained every dish to us & we were seated by the open kitchen.
The Montadito was delicious, it comes with 2 per order & had a great balance of flavour. The textures worked very well together & the mackerel was delicious.
The Involtini was interesting & pretty good, there was a lot of flavour & was unique.
We had the bone marrow next which was amazing, especially when you get a bite with the anchovy with everything else - it was an explosion of flavour.
The rabbit was… ok. I usually love rabbit but while the texture was good & not dry, there wasn't much flavour even when I tried to have it with the pancetta & peas. I saw similar reviews about the pork.
If I return, I'd probably order more of the other dishes than focus on the main.
The food & atmosphere are perfect. We ordered appetizer Montadito & Datte au foie gras. Both are amazing & insanely delicious 😋 Pork is good too, can use a little bit more flavor. Pasta is a little bit over cooked. Overall, excellent experience 👍
what an incredible restaurant. I had to go here twice in a row when I was in Montreal. It was that good. It blows my mind they don;t have a Michelin star yet. They were on point on every single aspect: service was incredible & attentive, the cocktails were outstanding, the bartendress was also very open to making spontaneous cocktails & she did a phenomenal job. The food on both days were incredible: this restaurant was definitely the highlight of my Montreal trip. The neighborhood itself is meh, but the restaurant is a gem, it could easily mop the floor with Michelin star restaurants in NY for example. I did make reservations on both days & it is highly recommended. The restaurant is small & fills up quickly. On the second day I did the chef's tasting menu & it was wonderfully assembled.
Beba came highly recommended by a friend who lives in the neighbourhood. I had high expectations & while the service was stellar, I found the food fell a little short. We got the knish, which would have been better if it was a larger bite. The caviar was generous, but the proportion could have been better. We also had the mushroom risotto which was good, but needed to be better seasoned. The dish was a bit one dimensional & the mushrooms on its own lacked seasoning. Lastly we had the pork with clams & sugar snap peas. Again, it was okay but the pork was under-seasoned. There was a pork jus on the plate but it was so watery, it did not add anything to the flavour. If the jus was thickened, then it would have clung to the meat better, adding the much needed flavour to a rather bland, but well cooked pork.
Overall, I would give this meal a 7.5/10, I thought the food was much better than Mon Lapin, but I do not feel I need to visit again as nothing was that memorable.
This is a rare find. A restaurant with outstanding food, great service & reasonably priced. First, the restaurant is small & very simple. It is not fancy but the food is great. We tried the mackerel, the dates with foie gras, the pasta, the duck & the mushroom rice. Everything was excellent. We were four adults & shared everything.
Quelle cuisine fantastique, tout les plats étaient surprenants & délicieux. Le pairing des vins parfait. Le service de Claudia était impeccable & chaleureux. Un must à Montréal.
The entrées were the highlight of the meal. The food was good overall, but I wasn't too impressed with the octopus. I actually enjoyed the entrées much more than the mains. Next time, I'd come back just for a few entrées & drinks to share with a friend or two.
The restaurant is quite small, so it's not ideal for large groups. It has a charming terrace with only about five or six tables for two, which makes for a cozy atmosphere.
It's definitely on the pricier side. Our bill came to around 250$ for two people, & that was just for the food no drinks included.
The service was good overall. It was a little slow at times, but our waiter was friendly & attentive.
