Del Friscos

Gotta say, this place is fantastic! Wonderful service from the moment we walked in. Our server was friendly, the food runner promptly brought us bread and oil, and even the manager was present on the floor supporting his staff (which is HUGE to me — says a lot about the way the establishment is run).
The food was superb. I had their house salad to start, it was great. The Hawaiian pizza was delicious and the cannolis for desert were a nice light finish. We also had a primavera pasta that was great. The pasta was a little too al dente but the chicken was perfectly cooked and came in a large portion.
Overall 100% would recommend!

Un restaurant familial parfait pour les groupes et les grandes tablées. On y mange une cuisine italienne simple et variée avec un grand choix de pâtes (les spaghettis aux gambas «Athéna» on eu un grand succès), pizza (dont une très bonne «roquette-​pecorino») grillades, salade (très bonne salade type César revisitée avec des légumes marinés et grillés.)
Si on avait su que les portions seraient si imposantes on aurait sans doute évité de se jeter sur les petits pains chauds accompagnés d’un mélange huile d’olive– vinaigre balsamique servis en attendant nos plats mais il était dur de résister !
Et puis les plus petits appétits ont eu droit a un doggy bag. Par contre un tiramisu pour 9 nous a suffit car nous n’avions vraiment plus faim !
Le service est agréable et attentionné, nous avons été servi rapidement et avons passé une très bonne soirée.

Great place to eat with friends and familly! Convenient location and delicious Americanized Italian food. My favourite plate is a chicken topped with goat cheese and grilled peppers. The staff has changed quite a bit in the past few years. The typical pastas have unfortunately become not very special but we still enjoy visiting every now and then!

Great location. Not sure why the low star reviews. Great food, full bar, not too expensive! Will be back for sure!

I’m a fan,
go there often,
pizza is always a win win, rack of lamp and scalopini, love it!

Don’t eat here. Service SUCKS, food is mediocre, and they don’t have tirimisu. They are on the way out and they deserve it.

This is your standard chain-​like Italian restaurant. The bets thing was the service. The food was fine, nothing special. This place is BUSY. If you are looking for quiet and intimate look elsewhere!

Pros
— Tasty appetizers
— Creative and balance martinis
Cons
— Way too pricey
— Snooty wait staff
My waiter acted like he was doing me a favour serving me. Everything came with a sigh and a face. Regardless of the food and drink, I won’t go back because I simply didn’t feel welcomed there. My friends and I wanted to continue our night so we just crossed the parking lot to Jack Astor’s, where we felt the staff were happy to have our business.

Used to go a lot the first two years. Got tired of the increased heavy use of convenience food used in their dishes. If you order a salad be prepared for some misplaced flavour combos and ingredients from the can. Do not order the salmon salad unless you substitute the dressing– otherwise you will get suger syrup. Pizza is decent but premix convenience doe is used and again– beware of canned/​unfresh ingredients. I usually take the italian sausage, but again I got tired of eating gummy factory doe. As for the parm that was mentioned… what you ate was barely passable as fresh food. The parm is factory prebreaded, the tomato sauce is factory and the vegetables on the side are sous-​vide from factory. Here’s the bad part… if I’m wrong about the parm it still tasted like an excellent restaurant portion microwave dinner. Service: Once you’re sat down, the service is great. Don’t go on Habs nights unless you are a fan, because the bar area is very loud (which is normal). I suggest to choose a seat on the opposite wall if you really want to have a pleasant dinner, because the booths on the opposite side of the bar don’t cut it for privacy on these nights. The terrace is good in the summer for drinks with friends… if it weren’t for the torturing, tasteless music that is typically blasted. Wine by the glass is expensive for what they serve– so don’t get picky go for the house wine– no difference. Mixed drinks and cocktails are usually well done and never had a bad experience with the draft beer.

What a great experience we had there tonight! Drove to Montréal this morning and went for dinner with Mom at a restaurant of her choice, Del Friscos. I had told her of my experience at Il Fornello’s on the Danforth just last night, so initially she thought I may not want Italian again, but I was all for it.
I remembered this place as being where the East Side Mario’s was that we drove by on our way to the much cooler (at the time: mid 90s) Jack Astor’s around the corner.
The arrival was a bit messy as there was no host around and the passing staff paid us no attention. I saw there were some great hightops in the bar so we grabbed one of those. I wanted to keep tabs on the ballgame (playoffs) and besides, my Mom would be the first person to sit on that side anyways!
Our server was really good. Fantastic timing and very easy to talk to. She told us that after ESM, the building was converted in to a large pub which never took off, and then Del Friscos for the last 4 years, and she’s pretty much been here from the beginning, after 5 years at a nearby Kelsey’s that had closed down (chains don’t generally do so well in Quebec). She did have another table’s appetizer on our bill though. If I hadn’t looked at the bill myself, Mom was about to pay an extra $ 20. That would have fully soured the experience
This time I ordered the Chicken Parm with a side of penne and my Mom grabbed the lasagna (she had had it before and LOVED it. I don’t think she even looked at the menu.) The portions were great, the salads refreshing and the comfort level in the bar was top notch.
Looking forward to a return visit! (Oh, and for you Habs fans out there, apparently Larry Robinson is friends with the owners so he has a dish named after him and also does the radio ads on the local sports radio station!)

«Nice family restaurant, with decent food at a decent price. Nothing outstanding, but fun to attend!»