text: I went here during a recent weekend trip to Montreal While the restaurant is billed as authentically Italian in my opinion it is far more ItalianAmerican than traditional Italian fare fine if that is your thing Reminds me of the red sauce Italian places you find commonly in NYCnnFirst up was a mozzarella di buffala with tomatoes and basil a simple classic dish that I love to make at home The dish was edible but the cheese was too firm the olive oil was thin and watery and finally the basil was chopped too finely to be tastednnTwo pizzas were up for dinner the Toscana with prosciutto arugula and diced tomatoes and the chefs special with Italian sausage rapini and parmigiano The first was fresh and tasty but a little uneventful The second was loaded with a cheap salty parmigiano cheese that overwhelmed the flavours of the other ingredientsnnThe bringyourownwine cashonly bit is a bit downscale given the prices The servers are all in a tremendous rush to keep the food coming which makes it a difficult place to relax Great place to bring the kids since it is noisy and bustling though Given the chance I probably would not go back