text: sorry all this is not a star establishment it is more like a star since to me au pied de cuchon and ferreira cafe are stars we went here tonight after seeing the previous yelp reviews to be honest we had rsvps at auberge st germain but cancelled since we wanted italian and a break from the french cuisine i kind of regret this decision now but it is what it is service was ok restaurant is casual huge portions and price decent it seems to be in a happening area with bars clubs and other restaraurants although we did not walk on the street afterwards about a min cab ride and min walk from the w montreal we ordered two green salads waiter did not tell us that people could have easily split the salad to be honest it was THAT big the penne arrabiata and the pizza italiano the penne arrabiata was quite spicy the pizza was good not amazing hit the spot bc we were wanting something italian thin crust with crunchy crust overall i expected the quality to be average and it met expectations would i come back probably noti was skeptical to see stars so did not set my expectations very high so i was not disappointed next time we probably will check out other italian establishments we spent about for both of us included pellegrino and a beer would have rather spent this money elsewhere but you live and learn restaurant looks more upscale than it really is with the mod white dining chairs dressatmosphere is very casual