Rita

Excellent Italian restaurant! Their classic dishes are always made to perfection, their consistency is incredible. We love how they always have seasonal specials too, it makes you feel the restaurant is a living thing. Highly recommend you come here especially during summer when the terrace is open. Their desserts are so well made, they taste homy

There's something really homey and quirky all at the same time about this place. I really enjoyed my experience. The food is fresh and delicious. I really enjoyed the raviololotto it was amazing I definitely recommend. I also love thst the menu is constantly evolving and that there are always new choices to choose from. I will definitely be back.

The food was... just alright! The first server was unfriendly, but the second one was nice. The ambiance of the restaurant was decent, yet it didn't quite match the hype. The menu had a variety of options, but none stood out as particularly memorable. The dessert, however, was a pleasant surprise, offering a sweet note to an otherwise mediocre meal. Despite the lackluster experience, the second server's warm demeanor made the visit a bit more enjoyable.

The food was amazing! The cheese ravioli served with lobster bisque was absolutely delicious — rich, comforting, and full of flavor. This was my second time at Rita. The first time, I thought it was just okay. But this time around, everything was much better — the flavors, the service, the whole experience. Definitely worth a visit (or a second chance)!

One of my all-time favorite italian restaurants in montreal. Delicious pizzas and pastas! Menu changes be sure to check their instagram to see what they have new to offer every month! Great service and vibe . Highly recommended!

A few highlights but overall disappointing. The dishes were very hit or miss. The polpette and mushroom tempura were delicious. Some pastas were fantastic while others were unmemorable. The worst part was the 7$ bread that was stale and the separate 2$ cold spoon of butter. I'm not sure how you can mess up something so simple while also charging for it; the complementary one at most places is orders of magnitude better.

Host, waitresses, and staff were gracious and respectful. Reserved for 8:30pm. My wonderful date is a wheelchair user. Rita was exceptionally busy and the hostess graciously made room for us on the terrace. We had a delightful evening. The food, wine, atmosphere and the summer night breeze we felt we were on vacation in our own city. Thank you Rita!

Food is just great Service is polite and timely Wine menu is decent Cocktails are very good

Beautiful restaurant in Verdun with amiable service. Our food arrived very quickly. The ambiance was amazing. The food was a let down. We had carbonara pasta and Lia Pizza. Pasta was well cooked but it was way too salty. Pizza was soggy due to the tomato sauce, the ingredients were better, and the crust were super burnt. We did notify the waiter about it. Overall, the experience was fun but the food was below average and overpriced.

Let me start by saying that the food is absolutely amazing. In fact the veal parmigiana is to die for. we went to Rita's for the first time and the food and ambiance was amazing. the food takes a little longer to come out as it is hand made, but well worth the wait. On the flip side the service was deplorable. Our server was very confrontational right from the start. She said she had 20 years of experience, but none of that was evident. She brought us drinks quick enough but didn't come back for quite a while to take the food orders. After that, albeit for one more drink order, she was more or less absent. Other people brought some of our food, she brought out mine. At that moment I ordered a large pizza to go. she never once came back to our table to see how things were and after about an hour we were done. We needed take out containers which someone else brought. we then needed our checks. Good luck! That took a solid 20 minutes. Then she brought the wrong ones. another 20 minutes passes and she shows up with the bills. At that time she said the pizza would be another hour. to which I asked how is it possible that a pizza could take over 2 hours to cook. She got very snarky and eventually walked away and sent the owner over. She totally forgot to order the pizza. The owner, Ashley (don't be confused) was delightful. She tried to smooth things over and did a very good job at it. The damage however was done. the waitress turned an otherwise great night into a frustrating experience. She said that she had another job and was opening an aestetics business. Perhaps she should stick to what she knows, waitressing isn't one of them. As for me I will be back because I love the food and I really want to try the pizza. But I refuse to be served by her. Hopefully management will recognize how detrimental she is to their new business

The staff was really friendly . Everything we ordered was great . We started off with Caesar salads. We order 3 appetizers Meat balls , Beef Tartare and coquettes .. Meatball were juicy and had an amazing sauce that had a little kick to them. For our main course we decide to share a BTL pizza which was very tasty and light . We also shared the seafood spaghetti. The seafood was cooked perfectly. The service and food was amazing. Rita is a sure Hit . We will be back !

3.5 stars Great dough for their pizza,great topings. Quite pricey for my liking and i am not full after a pizza.the pasta portion was extremely small as well. Was pretty good the pasta though

Wow. This is the first time in awhile where I've been impressed with both the atmosphere and every single dish ordered as a first visit. It's a hidden gem as it's a bit further out from the tourist hubs. The beef tartare was the best I've ever had -- and I've tried many. Most beef tartares taste too beef-y and are just bland overall - this was multi dimensional and different textures with the focaccia. The clam/seafood pasta and pizza were delicious. The caesar salad was one of the best ceasar salads I've ever had and I consider myself a caesar aficionado :) I make it a point to try it at almost every restaurant that offers it on the menu. The anchovies were subtle (not pungent like most) and almost creamy. Everything was well done - from appetizers to main courses to dessert. Such a dreamy dinner.

Pretty cool little spot that's close to home :) I was surprised to see so many people here on a Thursday it was a mixed crown old and young but very loud. Our waiter was friendly and came around a lot during the night. I did notice they try to get you to buy drinks a lot they just grab ur cup and say another ? I'll let you know if I want one you don't need to try to up sell me on drinks. Buratta was good but not as good as La Verita in the West Island I could probably get a better one at Costco. I'm only saying that as it didn't come with any reductions or maybe sun dried tomatoes just salt and pepper with some great bread. Meat balls were good again nothing out of this world. The Aranchini isn't served with tomato sauce which I found pretty strange. My main was okay the paste was a little undercooked and there was a lot of corn but they did make up for it with the huge amount of cheese they put on the pasta. Fresh cracked pepper for the pasta is a must they should walk around and offer it or at least cheese like every Italian joint. Perhaps some oils for the pizzas as well spice things up a bit

Great ambiance. Got 2 pizzas and both were excellent. Also got the affogato for dessert which I recommend as it was a light dessert but still very tasty. Portion size was just right, even a little much but I finished the whole plate.

Exquisite and delicious! It is probably the best Italian food I've had in North America. Some of the recipes are family recipes going back generations and the innovative part is that some sauces and methods are adapted to new creations. The soup of the day was absolutely perfect. Try the daily creations that the waiter will present to you. We were looking for dishes with light sauces so as to keep it light for the evening. We were absolutely surprised on how perfectly balanced these dishes were. Absolutely perfect. This restaurant is in the Verdun neighborhood, a little bit away from the center of town in a quiet and enchanting neighborhood. The restaurant is relatively new with a great Caleb M. Principe and family atmosphere. You will not be disappointed!

Rita is a new addition to the Verdun sector since September 2018. Mainly focusing on local ingredients, produce and wine, their team aim to serve Italian food with a seasonal menu. High ceilings and big windows, Rita's atmosphere will make you feel like in an little upscale restaurant without feeling too pretentious. As an appetizer, we had black sea bass served with salsa verde, jalapeño, crème fraîche, raspberry and orange zeste. Unfortunately all three of us, can agree that the raw sea bass itself was too tough and smelled a little fishy. Not completely terrible in my opinion but not good enough for me to order it again. Price: $17.00 Second dish was Caponata, a dish served with an oven roasted eggplant topped with pine nuts. A dish leaving me completely "meh" and in my opinion not special enough. Something I'm sure most of us can replicate at home. ‍ Price: $13.00 If you all know me, I'm a sucker for carbs. Potatoes, pasta, bread- name it and I'm all in. What gives Rita a little more credit is that the pasta is all prepared and made in house. We ordered the Agnolotti, served with stracciatella, cauliflowers, anchovies, garlic calabrese pepper, walnuts and Grana Padano cheese. Price: $25.00 Additionally, Joey d'Alleva and his team have been working on special dough recipe which required a 72 hour fermentation period. The Williamsburg pizza was probably my favourite dish out of all the pick. Topped with marinated zucchini, homemade ricotta, provolone and smoked mozzarella and Pecorino cheese. Price: $21.00 Rita is a beautifully designed restaurant with high ceilings and big window but unfortunately it didn't blow my mind. My favourite pasta still belong to Mckiernan, Beatrice and Elena. I will have my very first visit at Moccione this Saturday, so we'll see where this battle of pasta will go. For pizza? You'll always see me request extra truffle and extra prosciutto at Il Focolaio (Pizza #74). What was your impression of Rita?

I have come to Rita countless times and never once have I left disappointed; be it the delicious homemade pasta or the tasty appetizers, I simply can't get enough of the friendly service, great atmosphere and affordable dishes. Best of all, the wine list is not only exceptional, it's also very well priced! Tonight we tried the recommended Cataratto and absolutely fell in love with this fresh medium bodied white from Sicily. For the dishes, we opted for the aracini and meatball in a delicious red sauce, followed by the lemony asparagus and the fried artichoke; mains included the cavatelli pasta with rapini, and the pesto pizza with cheese and tomatoes. Everything was well prepared and delicious; the pasta was perfection and the pizza dough was tasty and pillow soft! The space itself is beautiful and modern; really live the laid back feel and great atmosphere. Can't wait for the next visit already!

Decent pizza and pasta in verdun. We tried 3 different kinds of pizzas and a pasta and they were all pretty good. The pizzas had a lot of toppings inside and the pasta was al dente. You can also add their chili oil if you like it spicy. The service is quick and the guys are pretty nice. The place has several tables and the inside is very clean.

Rita is an excellent new addition to the Wellington Village. They offer a contemporary Italian menue of pasta and pizza. The pizza dough and pasta is all home made, with the pizza dough prepared 72 hours in advance giving it time to rise slowly and stress free. The decor of the resto is really very nicely done. We were a larger group and seated at a bigger table toward the back and although the restaurant was full and lively the acoustics were good and we were easily able to carry on a conversation amongst our group. Since opening, just a few weeks ago, Rita has been consistently packed which is so nice to see. The restaurant seems to be appealing to those living in and around Verdun as well as drawing people from other parts of town. Our group was able to try a number of the pizzas as well as a few appetizers and pasta dishes. Although nothing we had completely blew my mind everything was good, the service was excellent and the atmosphere was really nice. I will definitely be back. By the way, they do offer takeout pizza.

Balconville is dead, long lives Rita! Finally made it to the new Italian restaurant the ex-owners of Balconville that opened on Wellington street and I can only be excited about it. First of all the borough of Verdun now has a real Italian joint, no urgent need to plan in advance outing in Little Italy. Then of course comes the pizza, this is not just any pizza, this is the best pizza in the area, because the dough is outstanding. The menu is not huge, but well thought through and apparently evolves through the seasons. We started with salad and marinated veggies. For mains we tried pizza Rita and the agnolotti with ricota, both were delicious. The cocktail menu is as good as it gets, some Balconville classics and few new inventions, I had to have the Amaro Sour and it is strongly recommended if you don't mind egg whites in your drink. The wine list is impressive, it even included orange wines. Warm atmosphere, perfect service, the best way to spend a pleasant evening and eat good food.

A fabulous little Italian gem in the wellington village. Beautiful humble deco with a cozy `at nonnas` vibe with a modern twist. The wine selection is fabulous and the food, even better! We were two, we shared one pasta dish and one pizza option, one better then the next! Good prices, warm ambience and delicious food. What more can you ask for!

The place looks really nice and has a cosy atmosphere. I ordered their mushroom pizza to go, Enzo 65. It didn't have a tomato sauce, only mushrooms and a variety of cheeses. For $21, I feel the size was small (you could call it a medium size pizza). I was ready to complain but the pizza was delicious, so I'm giving it at 4/5. Had it been bigger, it would have been a 5/5.

Walked past this place a couple of months ago and the decor grabbed me through the window. We gave it a try last night, phoning at 5-ish to book a table for 2. We got one at 9. It's modern and airy, but cosy at the same time. The restaurant is named after the owners' grandmas, and old black-and-white family photos adorn the walls, adding a retro, personal feel. As other reviewers have said, the acoustics are good. It looks like they thought it out well. The space has a very high ceiling but you don't even notice any noise. We shared fried, sausage-stuffed olives and a dish of polenta with rapini and blue cheese to start, followed by their mushroom pizza. With a slice of zuccotto and a $45 bottle of Tuscan red, plus an espresso, the total was $113, which was extremely reasonable. The olives were rather salty, and not especially tasty, but the textures were fun. The polenta was delicious, very light, even a little creamy, and it made me want to try adding rapini and cheese next time I make it. The rapini had a kind of lemony taste that offset the cheese in a really interesting way. The pizza dough was very, very good, and the mushrooms and cheese were a delicious combination. If I understood correctly, the mushrooms had been marinaded, and different bites gave you different tastes of herbs like rosemary, or fennel seed. The cake was super light, filled with chocolate cream and vanilla cream, not too sweet, not soggy; the perfect end to the meal. The wine was excellent. The staff were friendly and helpful. Service was nicely paced. And we were there till 11.20pm, not feeling pushed to leave. I'd definitely go back and would recommend the place as a tasty, well-priced option.

OMG. Pasta and Pizza lovers : here is your paradise. Great food. Great space. Amazing wine selection (if you are into new world/organic stuff). Ok, it's a little pricey for the neighbourhood but.... still worth it. Great spot for either a date or a casual meal. Loved the service. We were sitting at the bar, served by Nicolas. He knows his products well. Was impressed by his level of professionalism. Congrats!

Best Italian restaurant in Montreal, not up for discussion. First off, the decor is amazing. Beautiful modern but still has that authentic Italian feel, especially love all the old family pictures. Tradition and authenticity is key with good Italian restos and this one has got it all. Honestly felt like I was in Italy. 10/10 if you don't enjoy this place then you don't appreciate culture

I had a wonderful time there with my SO, the service was good, we didn't wait too long for our food BUT the menu is relatively small, also if you ask for a specific dish they might not have it because they change their menu often. I ordered the busiate pasta, it was really good BUT way too small for the price and served without bread, if you want some it's an extra, and it as some burned taste. My SO bought the Enzo65 pizza, it had a lot of burned spot on the crust he was really disappointed about it. We than had a really good desert which I forgot the name but it was an apple, caramel kinda pie, really good. So the overall was ok BUT I will not go back there, glad I tried it though.

The food was underwhelming. Under cooked pasta and a cheese plate with burned cold pita bread. On top of that it was far too hot. I wouldn't go back for any reason.

Sometimes you go to a restaurant and it's good. Sometimes you go to a restaurant and it's great. Sometimes you go to a restaurant and after the very first bite you giddily look forward to the next one, like school children waiting for the janitor to throw the tennis balls back down off the roof. We ordered 3 starters, 2 mains (each, so 4 total), and a dessert Beautiful environment, atmosphere, lighting, tables, candles, vibe. Pizza was divine, pasta was fantastic, wine paired perfectly. Going back ASAP!

Good, but not enough to go back. Our group had the $45 tasting menu. The food was tasty, a lot of emphasis on local products. However, I do not feel it was enough food and left the place still a bit hungry. The waiter, while lovely at the beginning of the meal, appeared to grow increasingly annoyed with us as the evening went on. In summary, tasty, but not worth the price.

The food was good or great but it wasn't the best experience for our party. We were 9 adults and they served us 2 dishes of olives, 4 bread entrees, 4 salads, 2 pizzas, 3 pasta dishes and 2 desserts at 40$ a head. In other words, 8 small entrees plus olives, 5 main dishes and two desserts for 9 people to share?! Most dishes didn't share easily either. In addition, if you put the menu together these plates combined come to about 25$ a head. Between us leaving hungry and our having to wait 45 minutes for us to try and flag a waitress down just to get a drink (yes we sat down and were there for over 45 minutes with no beverage or food), plus many Bussers trying or successfully taking away unfinished beverages or food we were eating and finally at 11, when there were still 4 other tables and ourselves seated, they not so subtly turned off the lights to let us know if was time to leave on a Saturday night!... Well it wasn't the best of experiences. I'm hoping it's a better spot for small groups as the food is tasty.