The Dundas West (DuWest) strip has come a long way from the seedy shops and Portuguese churraschurrias. Now Dundas West is known in the foodie world as the 'carnivore's' terrain with restaurants like the Hoof Cafe, Black Hoof and Porchetta and Co on it. Add newbie Campagnolo to this mix with it's meat heavy offerings blended with homestyle Italian cooking and it's all complete.
Campagnolo meaning 'countryman' in Italian was formerly a Coffee Time donuts chain and definitely has had a face lift.
We have a table for 12 people so in order to accommodate us, we were only able to confirm a reservation for 9:30pm. One of the drawbacks of eating there so late was that some of the dishes (house made parpadele) on the limited menu had sold out for the night which just means that I will have to go back and try those dishes again.
Standouts included:
The thinly shaved prosciutto plate which came in heaping amounts and the burrata cheese dish with roasted grapes. The burrata was soft and buttery while the roasted grapes were juicy, and sweet which made for a sweet and creamy blend of gooey oodness.
For mains, the 'House-made Spaghetti a L'Amatriciana', swirly spaghetti in a tomato sauce which was very rich and savoury with bits of pork interspersed within.