Established in 2018, Cantine Emilia aims to change the way Portuguese dishes are served in Montreal. With a local "twist", they have made going beyond the trends a point of honor. Emilia offers an explosive menu where both adventurers and fans of the classics will be satisfied.
Restaurant Emilia garners mixed feedback, with compliments on bold flavors such as chorizo bowls, piri piri sauce, and spicy hot sauces, as well as on good poutine and attentive service in several reviews. Others note small portions, higher prices, and occasional dryness in chicken or delivery issues such as missing sauce or utensils. Overall, many dishes are described as flavorful and worth trying, while some visits highlight inconsistency and value concerns.
Ordered salade & fries for side & got rice & fries. It seems the female staff doesn't know basic English, only showing bad attitude. Very unpleasant experience. Train your employees better pls.
Ordered the Pacheco Bowl online & I got a partially filled bowl. Very disappointed when the pictures they advertise are completely misleading. Not worth the price.
May 9, 2026
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J'ai pris une poutine poulet chorizo très copieuse & assez bonne. Cependant, je trouve ça assez cher. Une poutine, pasteis de nata & super bock 40$… c'est très excessif.
Pour l'accueil, c'est très limite. Quand on arrive la personne qui est chargée de prendre les commandes a un casque audio sur la tête & sur son téléphone. Je trouve ça très limite dans la restauration.
L'ambiance été vraiment cool. Il y avait un dj qui faisait un excellent boulot !
Very good & very flavourful, i enjoyed'Le Ferreira' (chicken & shrimp) with a side of fries! Would definitely of enjoyed a little bit more salade but overall very delicious! The employees are very nice & they take the time to explain to you the menu!
Very cheap business. They try to cut costs by cutting portion sizes. This was a BOGO from uber eats which I have gotten multiple times before & the portion was never this bad. They also changed their bowls to smaller bowls. Embarrassing. Not worth it for the price. The poutine is also made with stale fries & not fresh at all.
Fries are good & crispy, unseasoned though, could use a little salt. The piri piri sauce is very good & flavourful. The chicken is delicious but a bit dry. The chorico is huge & delicious. Overall good food that I would try again.
I tried their Chorizo bowl(rice + salad) with spicy sauce & it was delicious!! The rice was very flavourful
One of the best meals I had in Montreal. A must try if you're into bowls.
Disapointed. Ordered a chicken with spicy sauce & utensils. Got home. No sauce... no utensils. So i ate my dry chicken & cold fries & it was probably close to the worst portuguese chicken i ever had.
