Amazing Food! Everything we ordered was delicious! The…read moreWhipped Ricotta on delicious bread, the fresh mixed greens with baby pea shoots and fresh peas was light and fresh ! The Bkack Truffke Mexzaluna was the best! Every bite was amazing ! We were so full we hardly had room for the lamb and green infused penne pasta! The service was excellent !

Delicious food, excellent wine list, in an ambient chic restaurant! I was here for a group dinner…read morefor 8 and our meal was amazing! We got all of our dishes to share and it was great to try so many different items. I think Olia is a fairly new restaurant. It was still quite busy though I went on a Tuesday and we had to get a reservation a few weeks in advance. Definitely recommend a visit!

Easy to find the parking lot but the actual restaurant it quite hidden in the strip-mall complex…read more Parking is right in of the restaurant. We were asked if we made reservations and then made to feel it was a busy night when he "made room for us". 20% full when we arrived at 5:15PM. 60% full at 6:45PM when we left. Fancy place that would be great for a nice date. Waiter was nice and refilled our waters once. Bread was brought soon after being seated. Nice and fresh with an excessive amount of mini butters. BUT on the bill there was an "Open table" charge of $1 that I had to ask about and he said it was for the bread. Little shocked and disappointed so many other restaurants (Old Spaghetti Factory, Red Lobster, Olive Garden) provide FREE unlimited bread. Also just wish the waiter would have asked if we even wanted bread that costs. Loved that there were hand sanitizers on each table. We ordered the "Allegros famous Caesar salad" as a starter, $13. Waiter offered to split it onto 2 plates to make it less awkward to share which was nice. 9/10. Dressing was 10/10 but some big lettuce stems and big pieces made it awkward to eat. I got the Penne con Asparaci. Looked quite bland but there was a small pool of sauce under the noodle pile. Noodles were cooked well. Sundried tomatoes were plentiful and flavorful. Asparagus was perfectly cooked. This was a half order $18 and it was a Lot of pasta. Can't imagine how big the full order is. Only ate half. Overall, a little bland (sauce was bland) but everything was well cooked and a nice blend of flavors. My mother got the Vegetariana pizza. Only 1 size available so be prepared to share or take leftovers. Decent price, $23. She did eat half a pizza on her own. Crust was great, very thin and perfectly cooked but not burnt. Toppings were very nice but the artichoke hearts were really big and awkward to eat. Personally, would love to see more zucchini/all vegetables evenly on top but overall flavor was good. 9/10. We also got the tiramisu dessert that was recommended, $9. Crème caramel and chocolate cake were also available per the verbal dessert menu. Tiramisu was fine but I would not order again 6/10. Cookie/lady-fingers were very soft/mushy and no texture. Very light mascarpone flavor (I like it slightly stronger). With 1 appetizer, 2 entrees, and 1 dessert it worked out to ~$70 for 2 people. Overall, a fine place for Italian food but I would recommend the half orders of pasta and the pizza (I like the crust!).

We did pizza takeout from Allegro and it was great. We're really looking forward to ordering a…read morepasta and entree very soon. My husband was offered a glass of wine as he was early! He enjoyed it so much that he bought a bottle the next day! If Mr. Grumble enjoys something is has to be good!

Came here on a date night and was greeted right away. There…read moreweren't that many people when we came in which was great. To our surprise, the food portion was big so we were happy with that. It also tasted great so can't complain

A friend of mine and I were at the restaurant at 2 pm on April 8 celebrating my birthday. I used to…read morework close by and frequented your restaurant often. The Diavola was my favorite dish and I loved it. The first shock was the price. $38 for pasta? I don't know what happened to your food quality and presentation but it was sadly lacking yesterday. The chicken looked as though it had been hacked any old way and was not juicy and tender at all. I had to dig to find any lobster at all. I was hugely disappointed with the meal. I will try to send pictures of the chicken especially. I'm afraid I will not be back until some changes are made. And will not recommend your restaurant either until something is done to change my mind. Do the right thing to keep a regular customer. Know what I mean? Regards, Lyn Miller

Bottom level was 40% full 7PM on a Tuesday night. Upstairs was booked for private event…read more Server was professional if not a little stiff. Place has "very fancy" feel and would be good for special events/celebration dinners. Free bread to start was fine but not the best I have had. I prefer mine with butter but the oil/vinegar is probably more typical. We tried the: Calamari: 10/10, great texture, loved that we got 2 sauces to dip in. Fettuccine Tavolino (cheese wheel pasta): 10/10. Boyfriend was not too full after. Pasta was cooked perfectly. Nice cheesy creamy flavor. Ravioli Alla Zucca: 9/10, I can't remember if there were 6 or 7 ravioli in the dish. Very pleasing presentation. In my opinion too many sundried tomatoes. I love that it comes with sundried tomatoes as that added some great tang/flavor. Ravioli themselves were perfectly cooked. Brown butter sauce was excellent and wanted more. Creme Brule: 9/10, exactly as expected, definitely enough to share between 2 people. Affogato: vanilla gelato was 11/10 good to me but boyfriend didn't like the flavor. We both agree the espresso was excellent. Very small portion (too small to share!). Free cookies at the end were fine. Overall food was excellent and I'll be back but to try something different on the menu.

I had really high hopes for this meal but it was just so very disappointing and I can't imagine…read moreever returning. To be clear, the service was not 1 star. We were greeted nicely, asked where we wanted to sit and had our water orders taken quickly. We had to wait a while for our server but I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt as I don't think he is a server and may have had other things to do. But it w asnt busy and we were paying a lot so I should expect a little more attentive service. We eventually ordered an appetizer, each had a special and drinks . The appetizer was a lobster and cream cheese dip with toasted pita. And it was very good, though the pita was just cut in triangle. Hard to mess that up. The dip was fantastic and cheesy with big chunks of lobster. Great start and we were excited. That is the end of anything good. My wife ordered the special ravioli with shrimp, scallops and mussels. The shrimp was decent but nothing special. The scallops needed a better sear and were a bit soggy. The mussels were so small as to be almost tasteless. But the crime was the actual ravioli. It was thick and under cooked. The stuffing was good but you can't get over the huge bites of undercooked pasta. It was very off putting. The sauce and stuffing made it palatable but my wife couldn't finish .And I know it wasn't just us because I talked to friends at another table who said the same thing about theirs. I ordered the surf and turf special. Big mistake. Great presentation with the big lobster tail and good looking steak. The lobster was good. Not great. But it was a bit bland if you didn't dip it in the butter. And it seemed way smaller than the shell. I gave a bite to my wife and that left me with basically 3 more bites. And I'm not talking big bites. Normal bite sizes. Seemed the shell was larger than the meat in it. The steak looked great. But I couldn't even swallow the first bite. It was so stringy and fatty. It is hard trying to spit out food at a fancy restaurant. But I had to. And not just once! Every piece around the edge was fatty and gristly and stringy and I couldn't eat it. I tried to cut around the sides and just eat middle pieces. Managed to get a couple pieces but most of them were still stringy and I had to chew forever to get it down to size to swallow. My jaws hurt. In the end, I managed to eat less than half and left two big spit balls of inedible meat and the circumference of fat on the plate. To make it worse, it was close to rare and almost raw looking in some parts despite ordering medium rare. Just an awful steak all around. The mashed potatoes were very good though not plentiful and not near enough to overcome the meat. The veggies of one carrot, one bush of broccoli and a couple soggy zucchini slices were well done and actually I could have made a meal of them and been almost satisfied. When we started the dinner a group of four was sat behind us and they were the loudest people ever. No indoor voices. They seemed to know our waiter as they had a couple loud conversations with him and he was over a lot. I mean our food was terrible but the ambience had been nice. There was at least that. But now even that was ruined by these people. And I know I can't blame the restaurant for that. But I will say that they got much more attention from that point than we did. I actually think he came over exactly once to see how things were and we didn't get offered another drink at all. Our water glasses were refilled, not always by him. Again, maybe he had other things to do, but he seemed to have time for this other table. But I would still expect more attentive service at a place like this. By this time, we just wanted to leave. My wife still had half her plate and my plate looked like a bloody massacre on porcelain. Then our waiter came with a dessert with a sparkler going. Our friends surprised us by ordering it. It was bread pudding with a ball of vanilla ice cream. The bread pudding was good not great. IBut it was passable and it was free so that makes it better. Ice cream is ice cream and great but it is ice cream and hard to mess that up. In all it was a passable dessert but did not come close to making up for the atrocity that was the main course. Unfortunately, we are not the kind to send food back or cause a scene but it would have been deserved. Anyways, he leaves us the machine and we don't see him again. Got a good bye and thanks from the hostess but that was it. We got in the car and looked at each other and agreed it was terrible and we would never go back and that we would have a do-over anniversary in a couple months to make up for it. Such high expectations and promising start but overall not good at all. There are too many good restaurants to go to and explore in this city to waste another night there.

This is an affordable meal that is sure to please most palates. And cheap is good since, if you are…read moreat West Edmonton Mall anyway, you are already spending money. It is pleasant enough dining area. It isn't modern or fancy but comfortable. It is the place that is easy to relax in with your kids or grandparents. Love the bread. And I like how they don't seem to mind bringing more and more of the complementary loafs, that can fill up hollow teenager's legs. Soup was basic but good. If soup is not your thing, there is salad as well. This time I tried the Chicken Alfredo with Mushroom and Mascarpone Cheese Ravioli which was sautéed chicken pieces and bacon in our creamy alfredo sauce and mixed with wild mushroom and mascarpone cheese ravioli. It was delicious and there was plenty to take home afterwards. My husband generally gets the spaghetti with the spicy meat sauce which he enjoys. My daughter loved her spaghetti as well. And always save room for the complementary spumoni ice cream! Service was friendly and quick despite it being a busy day in the mall. We will always go here.

The Old Spaghetti Factory is one of my favorite pasta restaurant !!…read moreI usually have lasagna or spaghetti with meat sauce - but this time I had linguine with pesto sauce and chicken. Included with the meal was a minestrone soup (or salad), bread, and ice cream. Service was quick and professional, the place very clean and the food very delicious.

I still come here faithfully. I can't believe it's been ten years since I've written again. I…read morerecommend this place to everyone. Fantastic owner, I would support this place for him alone. But the food is always incredible. I just started veering away from my favourite dish and now have two other faves. All of the apps are great! And did I mention their cocktails. Because they are truly something to come for alone. My friends always love the dessert but I'm too full to even try it! But they all love it! Forever a staple and I hope it never leaves us downtown.

Amazing staff! Amazing food! 10/10 highly recommend!!! didnt have a reservation but they squeezed…read moreus in. So friendly!!! Love love love this place!

So for the amount you pay, and for what you get, unless you are going to a buffet you won't get…read morebetter value for your money. I really like the downtown location. It is really quaint inside. The burgundy/forest green and brown motif is very reminiscent to the late 90s, but I find it comforting. Our server was thorough and kind. We were celebrating our daughter's birthday so they were really kind and friendly to her. Our daughter has special needs, and they made sure that she was comfortable and happy. They also included a piece of birthday cake along with her ice cream which was a nice touch. As most people know that you get the full meal deal - soup, bread, entree, dessert and tea or coffee for the same price. We decided on the Calamari to share. It was delicious and I was really surprised on the quality of the cook and the breading on it. I went with the Diavola Chicken Gnocchi - Spicy grilled chicken breast, potato gnocchi, and fresh green beans with spiced roast chicken gravy. I found this to be generous but perhaps a little on the salty side. That was my only complaint of the night. I upgraded to the French onion soup which was not the best French onion I have had, but enjoyable. My kiddo went with the spaghetti and ate it all with no problem. My husband went with the spaghetti with spicy sauce. I sampled it, and it was really tasty and had a decent kick. It is not complete to dine here without the Spumoni ice cream. We all ate that up and I wished I would have a second helping. If you are on a budget it is a pleasant dinner!

We stopped in for lunch on a weekday. The lunch special is an incredible deal! There are many items…read moreto choose from and the price point is very reasonable. Our meals included sourdough bread with garlic butter, and spumoni ice cream for dessert. I chose the lasagna. The portion was large and it was really tasty! The service was also amazing!

First time dining at the restaurant. Have heard many good things about it and also very busy every…read moretime driving by. Went for dinner, it was fantastic. Wish I had taken photos. Our server, Eddy was great. Personable and helpful. Highly recommend and will go back for sure.

Busy Sunday brunch but waited about 10mins to be seated. Despite being busy had great service - we…read moresat in the bakery side which was cute but a bit cramped. LOVED the coffees - tiramisu and ?french toast. Food was good (crepes and breakfast hash) but the star of the show was the drinks! Had a crème brulee cinnamon bun as well but wish we would have tried the standard or tiramisu instead.