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Boccacinos Restaurant
Categories: Restaurants Canadian (New) Restaurants Modern European Restaurants Italian Canadian (New), Modern European, Italian [Edit]
1251 McGill College AveMontreal, QC H3B 2Y4
(514) 861-5742
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
15 reviews for Boccacinos Restaurant
14 reviews in English
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Review from neesa r.
7/13/2011
we were visiting Montreal and our local friends took us to Bocaccino for dinner.
I like the location - it's right downtown but it's at the end of a not very busy street so sitting on the patio is comfortable and nice.
the hostess informed us in advance that they have seats but the wait time for the orders will be around 20min so we were ready for the wait.
the food was good. not something extraordinary but good and yummy. and the veg options very plenty.
the best was the service. our waiter Raffi was attentive and humorous. he was joking around and it made our day=) -
Review from Chris C.
11/2/2011 1 Check-in Here
So we didn't exactly search this place out on Yelp and select it based on reviews -- we went because of its proximity to our office at PVM.
We had takeout, with dishes ranging from the fish to a pasta to a steak sandwich. All were decent, but none were spectacular. I'd order again for takeout when working late, but wouldn't come here as a hangout after work or on the weekend. -
Review from Monica S.
6/20/2011
Sangria was yummy
food was meh... service was average.. Not memorable enough to return - especially in a city full of amazing brunch restaurants. -
Review from Mike B.
7/12/2011 2 photos
"Mike, let's go there, it looks like your last name!"
"I HATE YOU GUYS SO MUCH"
walking around in Montreal in the late afternoon after drinking sangria by our hotel pool = HUNGER STRIKES...but grabbing a Snickers was not a sufficient option.
we eventually stumbled upon this place after perusing a ton of restaurants in the area. group consensus came about due to this tripod of factors:
1) prices looked good.
2) outdoor eating and drinking is imperative.
3) these waitresses are gorgeous.
food was pretty good. I ordered something called fettucini Campobasso. my family's from Campobasso, but I've never heard of this dish, and neither has my family when I mentioned it to them upon my return to New York. I substituted grilled chicken in for shrimp since I'm not really a seafood guy. big plate of pasta, grilled chicken, and spinach in a cream sauce topped with bacon. THIS PLEASES THE PHANTOM.
service-wise, it was pretty good for a busy night (Tuesdays are busy in Canada? bizarro world!) but could have been a bit better. also, our waitress was not very knowledgeable about the beers on hand. admittedly, I don't know too much about Canadian beers, but I at least know the difference between wheat/white/red/dark/IPA. ah well, I doubt this was her fault.
outdoor seating is great. you're right off a main street so it's busy but not crowded. crowd was mostly in their 20s and 30s.Listed in: Bonjour, Montreal
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Review from Frédéric L.
Montréal, QC
12/26/2011
Decor and location are the only amazing thing.... Food is not really great and service is so so, I have been there a couple times only because it is convinient, they really need to innovate with the menu, there is no wow factor, everything is decent but very plain
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Review from Monica B.
Toronto, ON
8/7/2010
I would not go to this restaurant again. Although the restaurant itself is cozy and the staff was friendly, I found the service to be slow and the food was not great at all. I also remember the place being a tad bit pricy for what they gave you.
When it came time for dessert, our small group of three asked for a dessert menu, and they didn't have one. We were asked to walk over to the dessert display counter to look at the desserts we might want to order. We walked across the restaurant and behold, the dessert display was behind a table where other customers were sitting and eating. We could not see a thing, nor did we want to ask other customers to get off their seats so we can see the dessert display. We ended up not ordering any dessert, and left without a great experience.Listed in: Montreal
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Review from Carlos P.
1/5/2010
If you are in the mood for rude service, from a manager nonetheless, then this is the place for you.
We had a party of 12 come here for dinner. We ordered food (not that great), appetizers and plenty of drinks. On their menu, it clearly says that drinks with double alcohol are $8, which we thought was quite the deal. So two friends of mine had two drinks, with double alcohol each. Totalling 4. Still with me? Good. So when the bill came, you'd think the two drinks per person would be $16 each. No. They neglect to tell you that it's $8 per alcohol shot, not the entire drink. So those two drinks ended up costing a hefty $32 per person!
When this was brought up to the waitress, she brought over the manager who was a rude little french troll. He was sarcastic, loud and didn't know what it meant to please the customer. After explaining why we were charged that much, he just wouldn't listen to our explanation of how deceiving their menu is when it comes to that drink special. It just didn't get into his thick skull. At one point, sarcastically he said "what do you want me to do, call the owner at home and have him come explain this to you?". Fellow yelper Lourdes W. gave him a piece of her mind saying how rude he was being and that he had no tact. He needed to address his customer's concerns in a respectful manner and appease us since we spent quite alot of money with a party of 12.
This shut him up and we decided to just pay the bill and leave. For sure my friend will be calling their credit card to contest the charge.
Say what you want about America and it's customer service skills, but something like this would have never happened in the states. Our economy may be in the gutter and our crime rate may be increasing but pleasing the customer at restaurants is something that is always honored wherever you go.
Stay away from this dump. -
Review from Vanessa C.
1/18/2010
Don't bother coming here if you want tasty food & good service.
Came here on New Year's Eve in a large group. Ordered a chicken dish (with goat cheese), which was overpriced and bland. The menu said it came with a side of vegetables which ended up being 2 SMALL pieces of broccoli.
The menu also said that double drinks are $8, but when a couple of our friends ordered 2 doubles each they were each charged an arbitrary $28 which wasn't the $16 expected. Mathematically it didn't even make sense if singles were $8 because then it would have been $32. When we brought this up to the manager on duty he was belligerent and seemed upset that we were bothering him about this. Even when we pointed out that the menu CLEARLY says $8 for a double, he could care less and tried to convince us he was giving us a deal. We were also told that the bogus arbitrary $28 was due to a computer error in our favor. Between this flawed logic that made no sense and him flailing his hands up in the air and shouting, it was unbelievably frustrating.
Our waitress was nice and she may have been the one good thing about the place, but I wouldn't come back or recommend this place to anyone. -
Review from Sean R.
1/1/2011
Me and my lady went here new year's day because there were not too many places open. We got seated right away, but then waited 20 minutes until someone aknowledged us. Couldn't even flag anyone down because they stuck us in the corner. This was same for 2 other couples that got seated near us.
Finally ordered drinks and food...30 minutes later food came; it was not appealing at all and way overpriced. Burger was gray all the way through and hard. salad was drenched with dressing. Everyone sitting in our vacinity were aggravated and some got up and left.
I asked for the bill; it took another 15 minutes to get that. Then I waited for the waitress to come back to make change so that I didn't have to leave her a tip.
Here's a tip for anyone considering going to Boccacino's... Don't bother.
If I can stop one person from eating here, then this review was a success! -
Review from Roger D.
10/28/2011
Perhaps the worst so-called Italian food I have ever eaten.
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Review from Peter T.
7/17/2010
I stopped here for breakfast Sunday morning. It was a nice sunny day, so very pleasant to sit out on their cafe seating. The food (pain doré, eggs, sausage) was good, basic fare.
My problem was the service. The restaurant was by no means full but they were a bit slow to get around to serving me. Others I observed had a much more difficult time - one couple just got up and left in frustration. For me, when it was time to get the check, it was next to impossible. The kicker was when I asked two different waitresses for the check and they both said to me, "This is not my table."
M'enfin! Here's a customer service note for the good folks at Boccacinos: I don't care if it's not your table. You should help me. Either get my check or get my waitress to bring it. Don't just brush me off.
Given that there are other nice places to sit out on this street, I would probably not come back here. -
Review from Elle P.
4/30/2010
I liked eating here better than Ommega, but again, the choice of eating here was dictated by our restrictions: my friends and I needed to eat somewhere pretty close to the conference hotel, wasn't pricey, serve us pretty quickly, and we could sit outside on one of the rare days where we had sun. This whole Sainte-Catherine's area is a bit of a tourist trap, which I try to avoid was a general rule. If you are stuck here, having lunch at Boccacino's isn't bad.
I ordered the Greek style burger, which was a pretty tasty seasoned beef patty inside a pita with red pepper sauce. It was part of the lunch menu deal, so I also got soup (some kind of Campbell's vegetable soup) and a salad. All for about $15 Canadian dollars. Pretty tasty and reasonable deal.
Based upon the other comments that Yelpers made, uh, don't order the alcoholic drinks. -
Review from M P.
Toronto, ON
5/31/2010
If you are looking for excellent wine and delicious food, this is NOT the place to be. However if you just want to hang out with your friends/family over a few drinks, especially on the patio downtown Montreal, THIS IS THE PLACE TO BE!!!
Oh, and they serve white sangria!!! This is my fave!!!! -
Review from T B.
8/6/2008
I've been here a number of times. The food isn't incredible but it also isn't bad and the location cannot be beat. I love their salads and my sisters & I hung out in the bar and had a great night one cold, wintry day.
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