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| - Terroni is located in the old Toronto courthouse which means the ambience in general is quite nice, but something about the old stone/brick walls gives the place horrible acoustics, it tends to get pretty loud in here. Other than that, the place is decorated nicely.
Food:
Terroni serves great, simple and classic Italian food. Their pastas are freshly-made and their thin-crust pizzas are some of the best I've had in Toronto. The most recent time I went, I tried the pizza cosi which was delicious - came topped with porcini mushrooms, mozzarella, and prosciutto. My friend tried their daily special which was a monkfish baked in a salt casing/crust, which they brought to the table so we could watch them crack the shell and debone the fish - a nice touch.
Service:
Terroni's reservation system is weird (more on that later), but my party of 4 had no trouble getting a table promptly at 7pm on a Thursday night. Our server was friendly and attentive, which was expected - nothing special to report here.
Unfortunately Terroni suffers from a few quirks that become quite annoying. For some reason, your entire party must be present before they will seat you. Another thing is that in their premise to provide "authentic" Italian fare they absolutely will not do substitutions in dishes, and also make a point of noting on the menu that certain dishes will not come with balsamic vinegar, parmigiana, etc. in order to "maintain authenticity", which is kinda pretentious in my opinion.
Overall, prices are reasonable given the location, and I'll definitely be coming back for their good food.
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