Partez à la découverte d'Emilia, une cantine portugaise au coeur de Villeray avec une cuisine créative, où la richesse est à l'honneur.
Établi en 2018, la Cantine Emilia a comme but de changer la façon que les mets portugais sont servis à Montréal. Avec un « twist » local elle se fait un point d’honneur d’aller au-delà des tendances. Emilia propose un menu éclaté où les aventuriers autant que les amateurs de classiques y trouvent leur compte.
Emilia recueille des éloges pour son poulet portugais savoureux, ses portions généreuses et ses sauces, ainsi que pour les desserts comme les nata, dans une ambiance cosy et un personnel accueillant et attentif; les plats à emporter ou en livraison sont pratiques et le rapport qualité-prix est jugé bon, ce qui incite souvent à revenir entre amis ou en famille. Certaines critiques évoquent toutefois des inconvénients tels que des frites froides ou molles, des notes parfois trop salées ou un poulet manquant de saveur, et une certaine irrégularité du service, mais l'impression générale reste positive et donne envie de revenir.
Ordered for delivery. Astonished by the size vs price ratio for a chicken Cesar Salad, super disappointing. & they didn't even include dressing. Fries underwhelming & soggy. Save your $
I really enjoyed the flavor of the chicken & rice, & especially the sauces. In my opinion, the chicken was cooked to perfection.
For dessert, we ordered « natas o natillas « & loved it-a delicious sweet flavor. I'd also like to comment on the customer service; I was very satisfied with the attention & it was completely to my liking. I would definitely like to try the other options they have on the menu.
Had the half chicken, generous portion but I had it with the mild sauce & I frel like the chicken lacked in flavour, saltiness & punch. Overall it's good.
I tried the La Tia Graça chicken sandwich at Emilia & it was absolutely delicious! The bread was fresh, the chicken juicy & well-seasoned, & the flavors came together perfectly. It's simple yet full of authentic Portuguese taste.
The staff were friendly & welcoming, & the atmosphere of the restaurant was cozy & inviting. It really felt like a little piece of Portugal in the city.
If you're looking for authentic Portuguese comfort food, I highly recommend Amelia - especially the La Tia Graça sandwich!
Even though the service was friendly, I feel like they were not super welcoming. We felt like we were a bother when walking into the restaurant & sitting down. The food itself was fine. The fries were quite soggy & a bit burnt. It was the first time that I was having poutine & not finishing the fries. The sauce was decent in flavours but I wish it was less watery & a bit thicker to complement the rest of the poutine. The cheese & the homemade sauce were both pretty enjoyable & the chicken was tender which was great. The salad was made up of kale which was a bit too dry for my liking. The small restaurant has nice interior decorations but I feel like all the tables were left dirty. Most of them still had sauce stains or liquid on them which made it less appetizing eating there. The food in delivery is pretty much the same but a bit less enjoyable since the fries are even more soggy & the sauce more watery.
Went for a salad & a poutine; neither are particularly good.
The salad had slimy skin, chicken bones & ligaments that I simply gave up on it. I guess if you're one of those to devour all parts of an animal this salad is for you, but I was expecting clean chicken breast.
The poutine sauce was good, cheese was good, fries tasted like they had been cooked many times over. The potatoes had no mash to them when you bite in.
Meats were the same quality as the salad, but the skin was better masked by the heavier flavours.
Portions were great.
I bought a natas; they looked super good, but I'm saving it for later.
Overall; it was fun to try, but we won't be returning.
30 août 2025
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More people should know about this new place. The food is flavorful & the portion is generous. The price is very reasonable. Service is friendly & efficient. I love Portuguese chicken & this one is one of the best here in southshore
THE NATAS.. OMG please start selling those by the box full. They were still warm, ughhh I could have eaten a plate of them they were just perfection. I had the chicken sandwich. Anyone worried about spice level, the mild is virtually no spice, the Hot was quite hot. Those nata's though the Nutella on top getting melty from the warm pastry was just divine.
I grabbed a full chicken it to go, the taste of chicken was really good, the spicy sauce gives a nice hit. For sure eating on spot would be even better! Recommended!!
22 juil. 2025
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The chicken is not cooked over charcoal like real Portuguese chicken. It tastes oven baked & the only seasoning is the sauce they put on top .The chicken itself is bland. Salad is not Portuguese dressing, but still tasty & so were the fries. The people were very friendly. I was craving authentic Portuguese food….this was not it.
