Went to Grazie last night to finally try them out for the first time. I used to live near the Yonge and Eglinton location but everytime I tried to go it was always super busy and had a long wait to get in.
The ambiance is just ok... feel they could have done a better job here. Also serving the butter packets with the bread kinda cheapened the experience but they also gave this dip (balsamic, spicy oil & parmesan cheese) which was very tasty for the bread!
The wine list was very reasonable with some great options at reasonable prices.
I ordered the Baked Goat Cheese salad ($12) to start which was super tasty and something I would definitely reccomend. Basically it is goat cheese wrapped in phylo pastry served on a bed of greens w/ tomatoes on the side. A good sized portion! For my main I had the Nonna Franca pasta ($14.50) which at first I felt was just okay, but as I kept eating it and getting more of the flavour in there it was quite delicious! I really liked the sweet/savoury combo in this pasta.
All in all my meal came to $80 after tax, tip, a 1/2 litre of wine and a caffe latte and I think it was worth it.
All in all I would say it is probably a 3.5/5 for the category it is in and definitely worth trying. I just wish they had a caprese salad on the menu, though the goat cheese was quite awesome!