La Squadra Cuisine Italienne - Gatineau

We've eaten here a few times over the past years, but the food's not as good now. The service is good, nice staff.My linguini pasta dish had very little pasta and just a few shrimps covered in too much sauce. I asked why it was so small compared to before, and they said they didn’t size portions before but they do now to avoid waste. But they didn't lower the price, of course and I was left disappointed.The lemon pie tasted off to me, like the crust ingredients was not fresh with an overpowered lemon peel flavour making it bitter.Maybe they had an off day? Still, I won't be coming back anytime soon. Good luck.PS: They don’t offer or serve free bread.

My husband and I went here for dinner recently. We had reservations and were seated promptly. We were provided menus, water and a small bowl of olives and our drink order was taken. We ordered calamari as an appetizer to share. It took over 30 minutes for the appetizer to arrive. Not only was it cold but it was ONLY five small calamari rings for $16. We ate it despite it being cold since by that time we were getting pretty hungry. (NOTE: A couple who were seated beside us and who arrived after us received their food before us so not sure what happened in the kitchen but... . As the main course my husband ordered the chicken parmigiana which he said was good and I ordered the linguine louisiane which was also good . We did mention to our server that we had a show to go to so to ensure it wasn 't going to be as long of a wait for our main meal and he said he would advise the kitchen. My husband 's dish was served hot but mine was lukewarm. Our server was pleasant but the service was slow. By the time our meals arrived we had to hurry up and eat so we could make a show we had reservations for. Our reservations allowed us for two hours to eat which is usually more than enough (reservations were at 7:30 and our meals arrived at 8:40 . The restaurant itself looks nice and the atmosphere was also nice.

Very good Italian restaurant with interesting choices on the menu. The portions are good and well balanced. The service is attentive to customers in a chic and relaxed atmosphere. Parking is behind the building.We will be back for sure, thank you!

Had a disappointing experience here with a group of about 15 people. The kitchen I believe was extremely understaffed. I felt the servers were doing their absolute best to manage things, our orders were not taken promptly and our main came over two hours after we sat down, having had only an appetizer beforehand. Reservations made well in advance, so management should have scheduled accordingly.The staff were very friendly and warm, gave good wine advice. the issues definitely lies elsewhere, likely management.The food was hit and miss, but on better day I think it would be quite good.

Moderate portion, which is best if you don't want to feel too full. Taste