Pension Babe is on a "not Asian food" quest in Markham. A challenge if you're looking for good and not fast food and not chain. Dial up Yelp. Do a category search of non Asian places in Markham. The list is pretty thin. Thinner if you live by the motto "don' t eat anywhere Wayne or Jennifer K have given less than 4 stars".
Carmelina came up. No Wayne or Jennifer K stamp of approval. But heck. We were driving past the place after a day of ice cream and walking along Toronto's Western more stanky beaches.
The place looks pretty scary on the outside. It looks like a night club. Inside it's done up in Italian restaurant elegance. I had the bacon fusilli pasta. PB had the fish special. We shared the fried calamari. The pasta was okay. PB had no complaints about her fish and the portion size. The calamari had really nice batter. I'd be back for that. The bread basket was this entirely inedible flat bread. Ugh.
Service was attentive and top notch. A great place to bring your parents. Not a bad romantic date place.