Reviews for CASA MINHOTA - Resto Portugais - Tapas / Seafood in Montréal, QC

The idea of a good Portuguese cod for lunch is always something that has good appeal to me. The Casa Minhota seemed to be an... excellent choice in Montreal. We started with cod ?bolinhos?, what made me feel far from the cod restaurants I visit in Lisbonfew years ago. The reason is the cod/potato ratio was not very favorable to the customer (me!). I had also a caldo verde asappetizer, nothing special. We went to the main meal, cod Lagareiro and cod a la minhota. Lagareiro was not bad, my wife likedand I would say it is the only reason for my 3-star rate. The rest was just regular, including the service, sometimes the waiterjust ignored us for longer than desirable time? Read more

Wow wow I loved the bacalao, it remind me my country and a fresh home made food. Nice and friendly ambience you feel at home.... Great staff and service. You have to try! Read more

I ordered the cod minhota. It was extremely salty!!! So salty that i only took a bit and ate the potatoes. I really don?t... understand why they made it so salty. Was dissapointed as it used to be really good. Read more

These 2 stars are because they accepted my small pet inside and nicely provided a bowl of water. However, they were kind of a... scam!!! We?re from Toronto, so we understand the tips system. No problem to add. They considered us as tourists and grabbed thethe machine as well as our credit card and didn't let us choose the percentage of tips! He said ?no worries, no tips to think ofI did everything for you.? He added 20%!!!! The problem is that we ordered 3 pichanas (beef) that we're not tenders at all. Weeat this type of meat all the time so we know that the meat can be medium rare (red). He even gave us an explanation ?nopicanhas must be only because when not cook it?s actually making the meat?. Anyway, we didn't argue and wanted to give atry. Please never let them choose the tips for you. And watch carefully everything. Other dishes or sides were delicious. Thecustomer service overall is good. Washroom quite clean and restaurant clean too. I am just shocked of them thinking we were alltourists like we didn't know anything (even if we are tourists, they must never do that). And the worst they decided to tipthemselves very well!!! I went home and asked my family about this behaviour as I thought it was maybe normal on Quebec andthey definitely said ?no way!!? Read more

Pretty terrible service. I came in to dine alone. Wanted to sit at the bar, insisted I sit at a table even though there was... space at the bar and other people were there. Food was well portioned but nothing to write home about. It took them ages toserve me and the nail in the coffin was that they didn?t not serve me the desert that I paid for and was part of my Tabled'hôte. I even asked for it and the they only gave me the coffee after asking twice. Will not come back. Read more

At first glance I was not particularly impressed by the restaurant. Upon viewing the menu? the steak caught my eye. As the food... came, I was extremely impressed, a mouth watering dish to say the least. A simple side dish such as a green salad has both theviews and the love for an incredible tasty salad. The reason I will be providing a 3 star review was merely because of theservice. The waiter was extremely inconsiderate and at times impolite to our table. As for the cost; it was not particularlybad although I would say is is on the more expensive side of food. Read more

Heartfelt ??????Authentic Portuguese ????????cuisine Food is tasty, fresh service is friendly and vibe is like being in... Portugal. Hands down one of the finest Portuguese restaurant I?ve been to in Montreal ???????? Read more

Great place for traditional Portuguese dishes. I especially enjoyed the seafood platter which had a tomato based sauce. The... sardines were my family?s favourite dish. Read more