A co-worker and I came for dinner last night to give Libretto our first try. We arrived at 6:00 to find the place starting to fill up. There was no line at this point and we were seated immediately towards the back.
The server got us some water and left us to our menus. Despite how busy they were there was no rush for use to order and things felt nicely casual in the bustling restaurant. My dining companion and I decided to share a few things so that we could try a larger portion of the menu. We started with the gnocchi and calamari and for our pizzas chose the Ontario Prosciutto and the White Sardine.
The gnocchi was excellent. Nice and tender morsels topped with a deliciously salty meat sauce and topped with cheese to add a good bite on your palette. The calamari had a cool presentation being stacked into a tower on top of the sauce. Unfortunately the dish was a let down. The breading on the pieces was quite thick and heavy, almost like I was eating a chewy onion ring.
Both pizzas were excellent. I love basil and wished the prosciutto pizza had more on it. While I'm not a fan of sardines the pizza was good. The fish added saltiness but the fishy taste was made mild by the other flavours on the pie.
We were offered dessert but couldn't even manage to look at the menu we had eaten so much. Maybe next time.