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| - Came here on a Saturday night with a group of 4 - made a phone reservation for a wrong time, but was seated immediately anyway.
Food- 4/5. I ordered the grilled calamari with salad (pescatarian) as the appetizer, which was amazing and worth every dollar ($14-15?). It was a pretty decent size - tbh I was getting full after this dish. The calamari was large size and well-seasoned with balsamic vinaigrette plus possibly olive oil and the salad, which had greens and some roasted veggies and olives, came pre-dressed. The polenta (has meat!) appetizer was so-so, only had 3 pieces, but the figs were a nice touch. The puff pastry (vegetarian) appetizer, which also came with a salad, was the only disappointing dish, with only 2 pastries, which were not very puffy but heavy on the cheese.
The mains were all huge portions, but too salty! I've been downing water all night yikes. The pasta (1 of the only vegetarian options), the cheapest option, was surprisingly small and plain, but quite heavy with 3 cheeses and a creamy sauce. It didn't have that wow factor since the pasta didn't seem to be house-made and was pretty generic. The waiter strongly recommended the zuppa di pesce (pescatarian), which was enormous, came in a giant bowl of super salty white wine-based tomato sauce with 3 thick bread triangles and LOTS of seafood (mussels, clams, 3 crab legs, calamari, really tender jumbo shrimp, fish). Omg dying, so full. I would not recommend this dish if you can't tolerate salt or have a smaller appetite.
We didn't have room for dessert, but they had an extensive Italian dessert menu that looked good and ranged around $8-10.
Value- 4/5. Pastas were relatively cheap actually, being under $20. The seafood platters are more expensive, $36 for the pesce mirto as the most expensive. But the portions are HUGE, even for appetizers! The appetizers were probably even big enough for an entree for a smaller appetite. Our bill tonight for 4 adults came to $177 pre-tip. We did not order drinks.
Venue- 5/5. Romantic and classy with glass chandeliers, candles, and plenty of space between tables. Ironic and funny because the restaurant looks kind of ratchet and cheap on the outside. Does get pretty loud during main meal times since this restaurant is as family-friendly as date night appropriate.
They have a separate space available for booking private events like birthday parties and work events.
Service- 2/5. Really liked our servers - they were very warm, polite, and fun, but service was sooooooooo disorganized and slow. We had to beg for water refills multiple times, which was forgotten about multiple times... My partner never got his tea and eventually had to cancel his order. We waited over 30 minutes for the bill to come and every time we asked a staff he/she would redirect us to another staff who was equally confused and delayed.
Might come back someday, specifically to CARB-LOAD pre-marathon. Perhaps after the TTC station to Vaughan is completed.
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