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Trattoria Mercatto has always been that posh but very quiet bistro-esque restaurant tucked away under the escalator at Eaton Centre. It's the quiet but very trendy, very hip cousin of yours that you don't say much to at family gatherings. However, once you get to talk to said cousin, you're amazed at how much like this person. The same can be said for Trattoria Mercatto.
I was first here after going through a midterm with a buddy, back again with family, and back again with friends, and this time, back again with visiting relatives. Every time, I have come back and have been thoroughly satisfied.
I've never given 5 stars for a restaurant before, but this one deserves one. It's not pricey to the point you'll cry, but it's enough to make you appreciate what you're paying for.
The grilled chicken normally would bring forth a sense of dryness due to being over the fire. Wrong. It's juicy and tender as if it was pan fried with juices. It was on the old menu, and still here (but with a different spice) but never ceased to be amazing. The choice of vegetables not only brought forth a very nice Italian feel, but it had a hearty feel without being outrageously super-sized or overfilling.
Pizza is always an interesting choice when coming to a restaurant like this. However, they make it amazing.
I may have oversold it, but I think it's entirely worth your while to give this place a shot. Friendly service, casual and relaxed atmosphere, and good food, hardly a way to go wrong.
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