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| - After seeing a lot of good reviews for Bocce I decided I had to try it. Located on restaurant row in Calgary's Mission District, Bocce definitely has a lot of stiff competition to deal with so I had high expectations going in. Upon entering you're hit with a bit of a heat wave as they unfortunately do not have air conditioning! I was definitely a bit surprised by this, not a place I'd want to be on a hot summer day, luckily we were there on mild summer evening during a cloudy/stormy week.
The atmosphere feels bright, open and inviting with contemporary design and décor that makes the restaurant feel new and trendy. Right away we were greeted by a friendly hostess who seated us at the bar since they were at capacity. The bartender promptly greeted us and provided us with water as well as a bottle for refills, I really wish more restaurants did the bottles at the table, big fan of this! Even though we had the bottle the bartender always seemed to beat us to it and did refills for us, I don't think our glasses were ever empty lol :). When it came to the food and drink menu he was extremely knowledgably and was able to confidently answer any questions we had. He even went as far as to discourage certain customization items when we thinking of ordering a pizza with a couple changes. I welcomed the suggestion and must say it is very rare to find a server in a restaurant who would be versed enough to make this kind of recommendation! In the end we both ordered salads with a pizza to share. I had the Italian Chop Chop which had a great combination of flavours. For most people this would be enough for a full meal but I was hungry which is why we had a pizza as well. My Fiancée had a side Caesar salad which was a good size, maybe a tad too garlicy though. For our pizza we had the Boschetto, I wouldn't have guessed pistachios work on pizza, but in this case they definitely did! Awesome gourmet style pizza, their crust is fantastic!
One thing I learned from the bartender is this restaurant is actually from the same group that brought us Mercato and Wurst. That makes three restaurants on 4th street for this group! Another cool thing about Bocce is they even do delivery. However check their delivery map online first as they only deliver to a restricted vicinity/zone.
Very impressed by what Bocce has to offer, the food is fantastic, the service is some of the best I've had in Calgary and the prices are fair for a restaurant of this caliber. Biggest downfalls are the lack of A/C and limited parking in the area. You'll also have to pay for street parking during daytime hours.
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