My second time at this restaurant. Decent food, causal atmosphere, good portions, and reasonable prices.
Dined here on a Friday night. Walked in without a reservation at quarter to 7 and was seated without issue. The restaurant was pretty busy though so we may have lucked out getting a table.
They have my favourite wine by the glass (caymus cab sauv) so the restaurant is an automatic winner in my books!
They have tons of specials so no worries if you don't like anything on their menu!
I ordered the salumiere plate to start. You really can't go wrong with cured meats, and you get tons of it for $18! My friend ordered the caprese Di bufala which was kinda disappointing. The tomatoes weren't quite ripe enough and the bufala wasn't as creamy or flavourful as one would like. I ordered one of the meat specials (Tagliata di manzo with truffled salad for $32) - which was essentially a carved steak with an arugula salad. I love arugula salad, but I must admit I was a little disappointed that it didn't come as a fancy schmancy salad as the name suggested. The steak was a bit veiny but probably my fault for ordering a not so great cut of meat rare. My friend ordered the salmon special which looked fantastic. I didn't try the fish, but I did steal a brussel sprout and it was pretty good (and I'm not a fan of brussel sprouts at all!). Ended the meal with a latte (very unremarkable) and the tiramisu. The tiramisu was a lot more cream than I had expected, but I really enjoyed it.
Service was good albeit unmemorable. A decent place for a laid back casual dinner!