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Considered going for Summerlicious but didn't end up having time. Visited on a Saturday at 7:45 and had reservations for 5. Thought we'd get a six seater but ended up with a 4 table + 1 (on the second floor!!) - oh well. The location is right beside one of the Yorkdale entrances facing North and was easy to find.
Ordered the Porcini Fettucine, and maybe it was the way it was presented or something, but it looked the smallest amongst the other pasta dishes that my group ordered (Prawn linguine and Gennaro's Tagliatelle Bolognese). The taste was alright, if anything a bit on the salty side. It came with a side of breadcrumbs and gave the dish a little bit of variety. It felt like the toppings were lacking and that I was just eating straight pasta. My party also ordered Funky Chips to share and they were quite nice, with the hint of garlic and parsley. Not too salty and freshly fried.
I found service to be a bit sloppy when it came to taking orders and clearing. The server needed to repeat our orders a few times to make sure they memorized it correctly, and luckily everything came without issue. Clearing, even the server admitted it was an "unprofessional clear", as some cutlery was falling out of the dishes. Water was always filled and the menu items were explained to us well, so thats something.
At 18.95 for the pasta, I thought it was a bit expensive relative to the portion. The experience was alright and it was nice to be so close to the mall (pre or post-shopping meal) I would be inclined to try the weekday lunch specials if returning in the future. That being said, don't just look at the name of the restaurant and be expecting to be blown away.
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