Mercatto was on my go to restaurant list when I first moved back to Toronto but it quickly slipped off my radar with lots of.inconsistent reviews and lots of new restaurants popping up left right and centre.
I finally decided to give it a try w. A girlfriend on a Thrusday evening. We have similar tastes and both fancied the mushroom risotto and pappardelle...and so we decided to share.
To my surprise, I liked the noodles better than the rice.... One major factor was food temperature. The risotto must've finished first that by the time it made it to our table, the dish was only warm and that was the first dish we dug into. I felt it was oversalted and while it was still tasty, I was drawn to the pasta... And meat which I usually pass up on.
Service was courteous and patient... Although there was no cocktail list, which I found odd, the custom made bourbon sour was made just the way I liked it.
Right in the heart of TO, this is a convenient place to bring people together and have a tasty meal.