Carveli Restaurant - Montréal

Sitting in the restaurant, I looked up my previous review and saw the 3 stars.

I really wanted to like this place but I was very disappointed with my experience.

I've been eating at Carveli's for almost as long as I can remember, 15 years at the least.

I am sure this place is only open after all these years because it's basically the only resto in the neighborhood. My favorite has always been the fried peta appetizer. From there it's ... well.. fast food. I had the souvlaki. Little pieces of semi-tough pork with chunks of fat hanging off of the pieces. You get a salad which is just iceberg lettuce. Nothing else. The fried potatoes and rice were good though. If they still have a shrimp dish in a white sauce (garlic?) avoid it. Corn starch , water and garlic is a sauce BASE. It shouldn't be a sauce in itself. I also had steak on a precious visit. Way overspiced which only means it was not fresh.the garlic butterfly shrimp was also a dud. Obviously frozen with breadcrumbs and garlic. Very little spicing. These chefs have no creativity at all. The house wine ? Don't even ask. The wait staff is great though. If you don't want to cook and you live in cote st luc , and don't want to travel .. then you might as well eat here.

The waiter didn't smile ever, the food was tasteless & greasy and inside quite tacky. I guess we won't return there.