Eighteen months later, I returned to Buca of Yorkville once again. Today is Canada Day and I thought best to visit a neighbourhood restaurant for a casual lunch. We were 3 of us. We were received well and seated well. I ordered the seafood Carpaccio and shared it with my wife. It was well presented and we enjoyed it. Our friend ordered Spaghetti pomodoro and my wife and I shared a vegetarian pizza. The pizza was dry with hardly any cheese. The edges were like a cardboard. It was a disaster. My friend had four or five helpings from the platter and left rest of it untouched. The pasta was dry with little sauce. The waiter took the plate away and never asked my friend the reason for not finishing the serving. . Mind you this is a prime restaurant of Toronto. The food was BAD.
The saving grace was the panna cotta dessert. It was outstanding. I made a mistake of visiting Buca the second time for bad food and service that did not ask the customer why his plate remained almost full before being taken away.