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| - 4 stars for an Italian restaurant in Diana's Yelp collection most likely means classy vibe plus solid food (fresh, house crafted with TLC, fine quality ingredients), but shitty value.
Food- 4/5. I've been here 3 times so far. The first time I ordered A Fagiolo salad (pescatarian, $14), which I highly do NOT recommend since it tasted exactly like the ingredient list: beans, onions, and tuna. No thanks. The second time I ordered the Farinata con le Barbabietole salad (vegetarian, $14), which comes with one small chickpea pancake that was really hard and crusty as well as some salad. Too small, I was so hungry afterwards. Tonight I ordered the Calamari alla Griglia (grilled not fried calamari - yay!) (pescatarian, $17), which luckily comes with a decent amount of calamari. I felt full afterwards, but definitely have had better grilled calamari elsewhere in Toronto. I was told that the pizzas here are overrated since the dough itself doesn't taste that great, but was also told that the pastas are great since they are handmade daily and egg-y, perfectly al dente. Next time!
PSA... Complimentary housemade bread! And it tastes delicious, not your generic store-bought crap :)
Value- 3/5. I got only an appetizer for dinner (no drinks, no nothing), but including tax my meal set me back $22. Yep. The cheapest reasonable meal options (i.e. appetizers that can double as meals) are at least $14. I've ordered the $14 chickpea pancake salad here before and it was tiny. Salads are not terrible value since for example the Nizzard salad (contains heavy ingredients - eggs, tuna, olives, etc) is only $14, but substantial size and contents. Most economic options are vegetarian pizzas or pastas ranging between $14-20.
Service- 3/5. Fine, but we felt so rushed. I guess there were a lot of people coming in, so they wanted more outflow too. At least we got the food and bill very FAST.
Venue- 4/5. Huge, multistorey, and has a patio option apparently (I didn't see it today). The washrooms are in the basement and kind of hard to find since the narrow hallways down there are like a labyrinth. But the washroom sinks are so cool - lion head fountains, kind of like Roman fountains. Venue lost 2 stars for being too dark and cramped. There are usually A LOT of customers at peak meal times and the tables are super close together. It's hard to find some privacy, but it's surprisingly not overly loud. The crowd ranges from don't-care (me!) to very well-dressed (suits, dresses), but there is no strict dress code.
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