I have had my eye on this place for a while now and I finally managed to take the drive to midtown for lunch today! There's parking in front on Yonge street and a bunch of parking lots near by, but if you want free parking, you can drive a little bit down on the side streets for 1 hour of free parking.
I didn't have a reservation, but for just 2 people at 2pm on a Monday, it was very empty. We were seated right away near the bar. This is a beautiful place with high ceilings and a second floor. There's a display of wine bottles and cute lights that hang from the ceiling. After we ordered, they brought some house made bread with chilli oil and olives. That was a nice surprise!
We ordered spaghetti with meatballs ($19) and the Margherita pizza ($13). Service was very fast and attentive. Our waitress came around with pepper and mozzarella and refilled our waters without having to ask her. I didn't try the spaghetti, but I really enjoyed the margherita pizza - super thin but loaded with cheese! Next time I hope to try a pizza with more toppings, as this one was quite plain. I had a $25 gift certificate (to be applied after tax), so our total came up to $11 without tip. Not bad for an authentic Italian lunch!