I have written many reviews and I hate to have to write a bad review. However, I have to say that there were no redeeming elements of our trip to Via Mercanti. It was a very disappointing dinner with friends. My husband and I took the trip up north to Via Mercanti for dinner and were excited to try the food after reading some reviews on the website. The first dish that we had was the arancini balls. They were dry and heavy and devoid of flavour. The calamari was passable at best, however, they did tend more towards the rubbery side. Think things can't get worse? The pizza we ordered was supposed to be Diavolo, it had huge chunks of pork and sliced yellow peppers - there was no element of spicy, as the name would dictate. It was one of the worst pizzas I have had in a long time. The veal with mushroom sauce came out with a tasteless mushroom sauce that actually had a live fly stuck in the sauce. I was able to save the fly, but I think he died a short time later. This tasted like a jarred sauce. We left there that night marvelling over the fact that every dish that was served got worse as the night wore on.