Restaurant Ferrari

First night back in Montréal in something like 10 years. I felt like skipping the crowds at the bars and breweries, and opted instead for «Ferrari», with its offer of Italian comfort food and cozy looking patio it seemed like a good bet.
When I walked inside to be seated I noticed there was basically one server working the entire place, an animated gentleman who told me he would be with me shortly. He wasn’t. Instead, an older fellow ushered me outside and slammed a menu and glass of water down before promptly leaving without a word.
Fair enough, I thought. I’ll wait for the server. And so I waited.
And Waited.
And Waited.
About 15 minutes later, with no sign of the server I got up and walked inside to ask what was up. The server finally noticed me, and sprang into action, apologizing and rushing outside with me to where I had been sitting.
He gave me a wine menu and took my order — the «Ferrari» pizza, which (in my limited understanding of the French language) appeared to be topped with a combination of sausage and black olives. I also asked for a glass of Chianti. He acknowledged both orders enthusiastically and then, in a flash, was gone again.
Another ten minutes passed, and I was curious what had become of my wine. I turned to look inside the restaurant and noticed that he was uncorking a bottle. He proceeded to pour a glass, and then he took what looked like his thumb and index finger and grasped around in the glass as if he was trying to fish something out.
By the time the wine arrived I was a little skeptical of whether or not I wanted to drink it. I settled on «No, I don’t». But before I could ask him about the finger fishing, he had turned and left again. Now, it’s important to remember that at this point it’s about 8:45 and the restaurant is mostly empty, with the exception of one group inside and a lone gentlemen seated on the patio with me. I can appreciate that he was working multiple tables, but It was obvious that I was playing second (or third) fiddle to the other diners.
The Pizza finally arrives. I take a bite. Not good. It’s greasy, and flavorless. It’s also incredibly small, Four slices for 15 dollars. A single olive on each slice. Worth a 30 + minute wait? Hell no.
My absentee server returns, finally noticing that I haven’t taken a single sip of my wine. He asks why and I tell him point blank it is because I saw him violate it with his fingers. He seems quite surprised by this, and attempts to explain that he was removing bits of cork for me. I tell him that I don’t care about cork in my wine, but I do care about his fingers. After a moment or two of awkward silence and pained facial expressions he apologizes and offers to take it off the bill.
I pay the bill, and leave.
Never to return again. And neither should you.

I was trying to plan a lovely birthday dinner for my mother and had researched this restaurant online, it seemed nice. We walked in during the Grand Prix madness, and though the initial waitress was nice, our following waiter was absolutely horrible. Worst service ever. He came over and was rude and unfriendly. Firstly, I had to go to him to just get water for our table of four, because he was ignoring our table. When he finally came over with the water, he made a rude comment saying «I thought you guys would be ready to order considering you were so desperate to talk to me» when we started to ask questions about the menu. He was making overall sarcastic and discourteous comments and was unaccommodating in changing the order slightly to better fit our needs. We ended up leaving the restaurant without eating because of how rude the waiter was. Also, the menu was nothing like what was online (much more limited). Would not go back.

Always a good choice for homemade pasta and great veal. The tiramisu is likely the best in town. Like the overall vibe.

Pros:
–The food is reasonably priced.
Cons:
–Seems like the whole menu is in French
–the menu itself looks uninspired in appearance
–The english language skills of the waiters here is limited.
It’s an ok italian restaurant, nothing to write home about honestly.

This was my first visit with a friend on a Thursday night…
This place was really packed (so it was a good sign). The server came to us right away. We were seated after a few minutes of waiting.
My friend told me that this place does every thing well with a small menu — I agree with this statement. First, the wine list is small — I tried a Toscan Chardonnay wine before the meal and it was an excellent dry wine My friend’s feedback on the red wine was also very positive.
I started with the green salad and it was fresh and the portion was generous. I tried the braised rabbit as the main meal and I was very happy with this choice. It was tender with a very flavourful sauce. The desert of my choice was a tiramisu and it was fresh and quite original.
The noise level of the place was the only reason I didn’t give it a 5 star rating: it was somewhat distracting to hear the conversations around you. The tables were set up very close to each other.
I will visit again.

I went there for lunch. This is a cute little restaurant near st catherine like everyone described. I had no time to research on restaurant because I’m on a business trip this time. We were looking for simple reasonable priced pasta for lunch and just stumbled into here.
The menu is simple you pick sauce and type of Pasta (they will advise you if they think it s not a good combo) I got a cabonara tagliolini, the pasta is a little bit wider than normal, but it’s so fresh, and cooked to perfect! My friend got mixed mushroom sauce with tagliolini, and it’s just as delicious.
We were too hungry and totally forgot to take picture. But if you go to urbanspoon or tripadvisor, there are a lot of reviews and a few pictures.
Conclusion: highly recommended and I’ll definitely go back to this restaurant when I go to Montréal the next time.

I came in here for lunch with the mother of the spouse of a good friend of mine and her daughter as they had proclaimed that this was one of their «go-​to» restaurants in Montréal. I can see why. It’s a cutesy little trattoria that serves light Italian fare with some great pizza. I had a simple spaghetti with meat sauce and a salad to be followed by a dessert of apple pie. The pasta is made from scratch and was quite wholesome. Service was also good if a little too attentive at times. I’d come back, but since the place is small, I might advise against coming with too many people!

I’ve been here twice. Once was four months ago, the other two years ago, so I don’t remember a lot. I’ll do my best.
I was very pleased with my food on both occasions. On both occasions, I was just visiting Montréal, but my uncle lives in Montréal, and this restaurant is one of his favorites.
I remember this summer enjoying the lasagna, and my partner got rabbit in a white wine sauce. He and I had never had rabbit before, and we both liked the dish.
I hate coffee, but I remember they’re tiramisu is –phenomenal-​. They actually have ladyfingers soaked in espresso, so I only ate the top half of my piece, but it was excellent.
The restaurant itself is beautiful, and there is a very tiny and nice patio out back.

Friendly service, great food, reasonable prices for Montréal. I ordered the risotto from the prix fixe menu and was not disappointed. My husband ordered the chicken scallopini and it was amazing. My daughter ordered the tortellini with butter and cheese, and the helpful waiter suggested a half portion. I would definitely go here again.