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Romies

American Bistro
Old Montreal
4.3$$
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Romies Old Montreal, Montreal: Menu, Reviews & Reserve (2026)
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A timeless dining experience

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Reviews for Romies

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on Google4.3 (400+)
*as of 2026-05-15
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Review Summary

Romies offers a lively Montreal dining experience with a warm, stylish vibe and a crowd that appreciates shareable plates, bold crudo and fried zucchini, and well executed mains like steak and pasta. The food is frequently described as delicious and flavorful with standout desserts such as the blackout cake, and cocktails and wine are also praised, as is the terrace and interior which create a welcoming atmosphere. Service is often attentive and friendly, though a number of reviews note inconsistent pacing and some slow moments, and prices are considered high for what is offered. Overall Romies is seen as a top pick for friends and celebrations, with many guests planning to return to enjoy the food and ambiance despite these drawbacks.
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5.0

INSANELY good food. Service was 10/10. The pasta was worth every penny I suggest you order several different plates & share like tapas style. The zucchini was to die for 🤤🤤

Apr 24, 2026
on Google
5.0

We had our wedding at Romies with 72 guests & it was super intimate.

We had our ceremony & cocktail hour in the courtyard, & our reception inside the restaurant. First off, the staff is 10/10 - service was incredible & the food was outstanding. We had an open bar & family style dining. We had antipasti & focaccia to start, catalina salad & fried zucchini followed by pasta alla zozzana, rib eye, branzino as the mains, & fries + side veg. Finished off with the Black out cake which was out of this world + our wedding cake. The food was never ending. Everyone was so well fed.

Nick & his team were so organized. We mostly dealt with Franck & Camille & they were very accommodating + responsive.

Thank you, Romies ♥?

Photos by our incredible photographer, Magalie Lafond.

Apr 14, 2026
on Google

This place has a great vibe. The moment you walk in you are struck by the decor & ambiance.

The food is quite good, but is is very expensive for what it is. $41 (before tip & tax) for a medium sized burger & fries is insane. $36 for a basic pasta dish with just sauce & cheese?

At those prices you can eat at the best restaurants in the city. While Romies is good, it is not even close to the best in the city.

The service was good, but again, at these prices it should be the highest level of service which it is not.

I will be back, but likely for just drinks since the food is really not worth it.

Apr 11, 2026
on Google

Burger & pasta way too salty & they didnt really fix it even if we were a big table there for a bday

Apr 6, 2026
on Google

Personally I found this place pretty mid. It's a place to go for the vibes & appetizers than the actual food. The fried zucchini was delicious! I would go back anytime for that. Everything else was super meh. The pasta was actually not that great. There was so much cheese that it was a bit disgusting to eat & the flavours were nothing special. Very basic. I know the pasta has gone very viral & I had very high hopes but overall it was super disappointing. Any influencer/content creator that pushed this pasta forward has definitely lost all credibility. Overall I would only go back to enjoy the fried zucchini & grab food+dessert elsewhere. You can buy a whole cake for the price you pay for a slice of cake…which again is nothing special or worth paying for.

Feb 22, 2026
on Google

10/10 fast, quick & good prices. Sure me & my partner shared our food, but sharing is worth it, to try much at Romie's the pasta is AMAZING, The focaccia is beautiful & the service was superb.

Feb 19, 2026
on Google

Nice place with a good atmosphere. We had Beef tartare, Fried Courgette, Pasta alla Zozzona. My favourite was the beef tartare! So good!!

Feb 4, 2026
on Google

The service at this place absolutely sucks. Took 15mins for us to even be acknowledged by the staff & get water poured. Another 10mins to take drink orders. It took 30mins for one salad & another 45 for a burger & two pastas. Restaurant was 3/4 full.

Foods not terrible but adding lays chips to a caesar salad for crunch is absolute laziness. Make some Parmesan crisps or something - seems lazy. Burger was dry, pasta was ok.

There are so many better options in Montreal

Dec 20, 2025
on Google

The food was good & the space is very nice. I had the Courgette Frites which were excellent, definitely recommend. Also tried the pasta alla zozzano which was good but expensive for a plate of pasta ($34) with mostly sauce, cheese & bits of bacon. The chocolate cake is decadent & well worth it.
Service was a bit slow especially for our cocktails.

Dec 3, 2025
on Google

Really disappointed :( I had great experiences here, & this was my 3rd time going to Romies but it's going to be the last one unfortunately.
The service was completly lacking & unattentive. The waiters never came to refill our water during the 2 hours that we were there. She also got my order wrong.
I took the pasta alla zozzona & this time it was not good. The sauce was really acidic too.
We were 4 people & the others did not really love their food either.
At this price point, good service & good food should be consistent.

Nov 30, 2025
on Google
5.0

Attentive & friendly staff. Food was very good & the plating was very nice.
Shared five appetizers between four people & then had the steak & pasta as a main meal. Walked out stuffed.
The cocktails were nice. bees nees is a must try!
Chocolate cake & a coffe were a perfect ending to our meal.
Would definitely go back!

Nov 3, 2025
on Google

Absolutely recommend!!!!! Herews what you should get if you are two people with a big appetite hehe ;)

Starter : Brutus salad & some fried zucchini with an insane dip!!!

If you like crudo, my boyfriend really liked it however i do not eat raw !

Mains :
PASTA ALLA ZONZZONA INSANE INSANE !! Really my favorite pasta in mtl !!!

We have had the steak, honestly its not the best considering the price but its alright…

We also tried the beef burger; also not too bad but nothing crazy…

NOW THE BEST THING YOULL HAVE IS THEIR CHOCOLATE CAKE SLICE.

Youre welcome besties

Oct 29, 2025
on Google

Wanted to like this place, but definitely overrated. They don't know how to cook a steak at all. The burger was also so salty & greasy that it fell apart. The pasta that everyone gets is also a gimmick. Fried zucchini is ok, but the serving you get is smaller than what you see online. Chocolate cake was the best thing on the menu. Good service, tho would't recommend.

Oct 26, 2025
on Google

Went there for a dinner for 3 pax, 2 weeks ago. Came on a Tuesday night, the place was busy but not so much as to slow down the service.
We asked the server about a specific wine & after checking with the'Sommelier', she came back with a description of the wine as'Being funky but not too funky'......
While the server on table beside us was opening the wine bottle for the guests with the bottle squeezed between the crook of her arm & her left breast..... Not really appropriate in a'luxury' place.
After being asked if we were still'working' on our appetizer (3 different dishes, almost all done), we were served the main courses.
One fish, one beef tartare ( from the starter menu) & a plate of pasta with clams: not much to be wowed by with, missing salt on the beef tartare, which was served with the now classic'Écrasé de pommes de terres / semi-mashed potatoes with mayo, which were undercooked).
I cannot talk about the other dishes as I did not taste them.
Overall, an evening that can be improved both from the kitchen & mostly with better training for the service part.
Will not go back, too many good places in Montreal to go to instead of this one.

Sep 30, 2025
on Google

I was hesitant about the menu, but I should not have doubted the team at Arthur's. Shrimp cocktail is nice, very refreshing. Beef tartare was fantastic - very good with its bedding of Russian salad. Apricot BBQ pork ribs were amazing & went really well with the Pfalz orange wine. Avoid the house pasta - it's fine but clearly just there to appease the picky eaters. We didn't have it, but I would recommend the pasta alle vongele instead as it looked delicious - big mound of it, good for sharing maybe.

Sep 19, 2025
on Google

Worth the hype. First of all-my group was late haha & without a thought they held our table for us for 15 mins on a busy Wednesday night. So thank you for that kindness. We got the beef tartare & focaccia as starters. The tartare was good but different (came atop a bland potato salad) & the focaccia was delicious. Most of my group got their famous pasta & raved about it. The grilled branzino was an underrated yet excellent dish. & the burger. My gosh- out of this world. & comes with their house ceaser salad which was so yummy & had potato chips instead of croutons. Although the dressing wasn't anchovy-ee enough for my taste. We also got all 3 desserts & all were 10/10 but the chocolate cake & blueberry sundaes are a must!! All in all a great meal in a cool trendy atmosphere

Aug 21, 2025
on Google
3.0

The food is excellent ==> Kiss for the Chef!
The service was good ==> Great service, with a pinch of'argh! another boomer couple! why am I wasting my life here!'.
Overall vibe ==> 'Cheesy-boomer-mid-90's-decor-impression-of-high-end-USA-male-tourist-customers'

The restaurant is situated at the complete west end of Old-Montreal touristy sector & located on the ground floor of what seem to be an office building (i.e: the restaurant restrooms are located past the main'mid-90's pinky-beige-stone-washed' entrance hall of the said office building).

The decor (of the restaurant + main building hall for restrooms) is somewhat dated to the mid-90's'trying-for-high-end-customers' restaurant (i.e.: somewhat'boomer-cheesy' in my opinion). I don't think that's what the restaurant is going for ultimately; the staff is young & dressed'chilled'. As said before, the service was good.

Unfortunately, the menu & the decor is giving -'I'm a 55ish+ male tourist from the United-State-of-America travelling outside my country for the 1st time & wanting to impress my date / cheat-mate with an IMPRESSION of an'elegant-diner-hotel-favor' combo; I am scared of food experiences & therefore I want a menu that I can relate too'- vibe. (ie: burger / pork-ribs / steak / pasta...)

I was a bit disappointed myself on the menu choices, since I wanted the'palourdes' as shown on the web-menu; that choice was not available at the restaurant on Sunday...I should have called - that's my bad.

For context, I did reserve my table for 5:30PM on a Sunday since my guest & I were expected somewhere else at 19:00...
However, that doesn't change my opinion on the overall'vibe' of the restaurant.

I recommend for the food...the rest of what you are going for is up to you!!!

Jul 21, 2025
on Google
5.0

SUCH a cute place! Romantic & beautiful interior!

Try the courgettes frites & halibut crudo, but the star of the show was the pasta alla zozzona!

Jun 23, 2025
on Google

Tragically overhyped place :(

Overcooked pasta, tough steak, soggy zucchini chips & more (indoor) moths than i'd care to fight off on a night out

Too bad good breakfast doesn't translate to good dinne

May 29, 2025
on Google

great spot - tried the focaccia/brutus/fries/ribs & pasta - solid 8/10

solid drinks

great vibe in the old port - great service & solid portions too - recommend

Apr 4, 2025
on Google