I really wanted to like Il Fornello because I heard that it used to be good, but as I was disappointed when I went to the location in Richmond Hill, I hoped that the location downtown would be better since... well... its downtown!
Sadly I was just as disappointed. Service was fast but I wont necessarily call them the nicest people. Maybe its because we went on a Saturday night, but the staff seem flustered and no one really had a smile on their face.
Bread - was ok. nothing special. typical baguette bread. came with butter and you can dip it into olive oil/balsamic vinegar
Spinach Cannelloni - this was really disappointing. The description made it sound amazing, as it promised mushroom and spinach ricotta stuffed cannelloni topped with cheese and tomato sauce. The overall dish to me lacked flavour. It wasnt exceptionally heavy but I was basically just eating ricotta and a soggy cannelloni. The spinach was all to one side for some reason and perhaps in total I had 2 mushrooms for the whole dish. Needless so say, the dish didnt wow anyone, nor was it worth it.
Prosciutto pizza - this pizza was the highlight. The crust of the pizza was decent and the ham with arugula and cheese can never go wrong. A safe choice and made decently well.
Other than that, my friends said the pasta was ok only. With so many options around in that area, I probably wont be back any time soon.