Lele de Cuca Restaurant Montreal is an excellent choice for a casual dinner with a few friends. The laid back establishment has been serving Plateau dwellers since 1978.
Although it is both a Brazilian and a Mexican restaurant, and main plates include nine selections from each, the Brazilian offerings seem to take priority and offer the tastier choices. It's a good idea to bring your own beer or wine.
- Authentic Latin American food
- Good value
- Fun, laid back atmosphere
- Fills up quickly
- Limited choice of side items
- Dark intimate setting
- Wandering Guitarist
- Reservations highly recommended
Lele de Cuca Restaurant Montreal's more interesting dishes come from the Brazilian menu. Be sure to try Brazil's national dish, Feijoada, which consists of black beans, pork and beef sausage served with manioc flour - a bit of a bland, acquired taste.
A popular Brazilian rice dish, the arroz pernambucano, is a concoction of chicken, shrimp and sausage covered in a spicy tomato sauce.
From the Mexican menu, chocolate chicken is the most authentic and tasty option, though it's hard to go wrong with any of these dishes.
A soup or salad and dessert is included with the main dishes, though the choices (if any) are limited, but always good.