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| - Second time we have been here. Among the best Italian restaurants in Toronto.
Their rosemary & olive oil focaccia /bread appetizer is absolutely delicious.
Grilled calamari (wonderfully flavourful, without being rubbery) had a delicious smoky flavour, and beef carpaccio appetizers also amazing. The carpaccio was a deft preparation of a classic dish: the beef was not bland but nicely spiced and set well against the lemon, oil and arugula notes. Very delicate and tasty!
The pastas are very flavourful (we had lobster linguine, gnocchi, and smoked duck with mushroom), and homemade, though not in-house. In our opinion both dishes displayed a depth of flavour and attention that would make them at home in any better Italian restaurant in Manhattan. For sure.
For entrees we also had the lamb and steak with Marsala sauce, and veal. the steak was maybe slightly over the requested medium rare, but it was no more than medium and the difference was not missed. Very good and flavourful beef. The sides were nothing to write home about but still good. The pastas by far are what you have to order, if you can't have both.
The tiramisu for dessert was classic and well-made.
We haven't been disappointed in our visits here. We actually came here on a groupon (which is a steal considering the quality of the meal), but would readily come back for full-priced meal (albeit with mains on the pricey side).
Staff were very attentive and with good sense of humour. We look forward to coming back.
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