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Chef John Vella promises food "just like Mom’s cooking" at his just-opened Vella restaurant on St Laurent. In the space that was previously Alto Palato, Chef Vella has launched his self-titled eatery.
The design of the space has remained largely the same, but the main attraction, culinarily speaking, is chef Vella's refined Mediterranean fare, or "Mom’s cooking," as he puts it, including dishes with Spanish, Portuguese and Italian infuences. Now adjusted in his own square footage, Vella will pump out his signature European soul food Monday to Saturday 6:00pm. – 11::00pm
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posted by MBO 598 days ago |
1Excellent food and service, staff very friendly. I will definitely dine at Vella's on my next trip to Montreal. posted by Luigina Vella 234 days ago 2I was pretty disappointed...we were 4 people, and all four of us were not satisfied with our meals. The portions are small, and definitely not complete. Food wasn't too tasty, whether it was because it was missing salt, food was too dry, or food was too spicy...no one was happy with their meal. The only plate you could look forward to, is the desert. We only tried one of their dishes, the fried dough balls with chocolate syrop on top, so i really can't say all their deserts are good. posted by Annabelle 298 days ago 3Overall rating : 2.5 stars or so..meaning average.
The staff was courteous,attentive, and discrete. The decor and ambiance were good as well.
The food : average in the sense that I found no dish or appetizer that truly stood out in our selections. The food was essentially good but not so good that I would return to try any other selections in future.
Appetizers selected :
1. Salt cod fritters which were average, somewhat bland, but ok nonetheless.
2. Shrimp and chorizo which on the other hand were excellent.
Mains :
A bit of a mixed bag as concerns the mains...
1. Porcini tagliattelle which was good but did not stand out versus similar dishes I have had previously in such restaurants as primmi piate,cafe international or casa napoli.
2. A Tilapia rapini dish which was cooked just right with an accompannying bed of rappini that were just just as good.
Dessert:
The dessert selection was minimal that night.
1. Portuguese cutard cakes
2. Fried & sugared dough balls covered with a dark chocolate sauce.
3. Tiramisu.
We tried the custard cakes and the dough balls covered with dark chocolate sauce. The dough balls were good but the custard cakes were somewhat chewy and average. posted by MB from Montreal 291 days ago 4Nous sommes allé mangé à ce "fameux resto" dont nous avions entendu parlé...
*SUPERBAD*
Nous avons attendu 2h1/2 avant de recevoir nos plats, nous étions sept et aucun de nous n'a aimé leur plat. De plus, l'un d'entre nous avait commandé le poisson du jour à 33.00$ et a vomi toute la nuit. Je déconseille fortement ce restaurant à quiconque. posted by Marianne 260 days ago 5Nice location, nice decor.A little hard to find parking, but where isn't it.Service was fast and proffesional. Food was fresh and very good. I had a tomato, tuma entree, pork and clams main, and a tiramisu dessert. All were very good, and generous portions. I highly recomend the restaurant and hear that soon there will be 5 a 7's and open for lunch too. posted by tony 128 days ago | |
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