Prop always smells better than its food tastes. It's two-steps up from an East Side Mario's but two steps down from a Ferro. We've been a few times and it's ok but has never lived up to our expectations. That may be their fault, that may be ours. I'm not sure.
I had a great fungi but a very boyardee spaghetti and meatballs. Penne with a basic bolognese was initially good but in the end so salty that I needed a beer. The taglatelle with peas, prosciutto and shrimp was excellent in flavour but the pasta was so dente that you had to remind yourself to chew it.
Avoid the fusion dishes. Expect a portion slightly smaller than you'd like and for the food to be not hot enough.
The Big Ragu at Lansdowne and St Clair doesn't have as hip a vibe but the food is better. Choose Prop if the atmosphere is more important than the food, although lately it's been feeling a little tired. The guys smoking out on the patio pre-supper isn't a particular attraction either. That's the last thing the St. Clair Strip needs, another patio with sketchy smoking men.
The saving grace is the brunch - excellent, excellent, excellent - and not your standard greasy sausage fare either. Interesting that a pasta place exceeds expectations at the one meal where pasta largely isn't present.