Sorry it took so long to get this review done and posted!! I took my mother and my adult son here for a nice dinner while we were going to through a tough time of mourning the loss of my father. Nothing helps heal the soul like a good meal right..!? All I can say is this place is truly a gem. I am a foodie and enjoy great food around the world. I love it when I see someone bring big city, high quality Michelin level to small towns. Well done folks! Keep up the good work and I look forward to see you next time I'm in town. Thanks as well for the lovely coasters. They look great on my home made redwood river table ;) read more

IL Falcone Restaurant - Owner gave me a couple of the coasters I mentioned really digging. - Italian Near Me - Courtenay, British Columbia

It's out of business I believe and it was pricey... service was good, food was tasty, they encourage wine with every course.

You know the major problem with this place? The flavors simply do not pop. The food was good, but frankly it was bland. Even the lemon tiramisu had no lemon punch - I mean if you are going to make a variant or analogous spoof so to speak, it better be good, I mean really good. The other dishes were similar. The salumi platter was decent, the pickled items quite good - but the terrine was flat, even some salt would have helped. My halibut was just a hair mushy, and had no flavor and the pea sauce weak. The chicken tortellini were made near perfect and that sauce was good, chicken filling was toothsome and tasty, but needed some flavor. All that said, I'm not sure this really is an Italian restaurant, even northern. More of a Canadian fusion with French influences. The setting and ambiance, a street away from the town part - are great, outdoors in the shade perfect. The waiter, the matre di - was good, in his own way. I mean he alone hightened my expectations. He did his job and did it well, maybe too well. But I cannot in any way fault the excellent service. read more

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Great Ambience, great food, excellent service. Have heard about this place about. It's pricy and in the style of limited courses offered which often means the food is amazing - finally got to go check it out and wasn't disappointed. We were able to do a reservation online without having to call in -so nice. You don't get that often around here. Very good. The place itself is interesting - not a crazy fan of the color and style of the place driving past but when your seated it's all super charming to me. Some of the food, our anti-pasta and pasta was amazing and some was just pretty great. The place had the awesome wine and high end cocktails to match the chef food (unlike the other awesome food in comox) but what put it over the top to full stars was the service that knew what they were talking about and could help with selections, big Italian words, and being excellent at helping you out. They weren't perfect perfect, heard people behind me get mad they got the wrong pasta but the servers righted it and did great as explaining and talking through an upset moment. It's so good to have servers that know is what they are doing. All around 5 star experience even if the main course wasn't noteworthy read more

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We left a message requesting a reservation. When we had not heard back from them towards the end of the afternoon my husband called again and they had a cancellation and were able to fit us in. Parking is easy to find on the street. It is in a house and you must ascend some steps to reach the front door. The entry area is very small. They have 3 separate rooms and they are all nicely decorated and comfortable. There is no a la carte menu and your options are a choice of 2 different 2 course meals, a 3 course meal or a 5 course chef's menu. The service was very good and so it should be for the prices they charge. They menu choices are very limited with only 4 or 5 options for each category and a couple of daily specials. My husband opted for the 2 course option that consisted of antipasti and pasta and I had the 2 course option of antipasti or 1/2 order of pasta and secondi. My husband's meal consisted of 2 specials of the day a delicately flavoured curried mussel soup and lobster ravioli. They were good but not exceptional. We go to a restaurant in the lower mainland that has served curried mussel soup as part of a 3 course meal for $35.00 and it is far superior to the soup that my husband had. His ravioli was also decent but not noteworthy. For a bowl of soup and pasta it was $49.00. I had a 1/2 order of bucatini all'amatriciana, it was okay but I've had better. For my main course I had Osso buco and it was very good. It was nice and tender and there was plenty of bone marrow. My 2 course meal was $59.00. My husband was still hungry after his 2 course meal so we shared a butterscotch panna cotta. When the bill was presented at the end of the evening my husband noticed that there was an additional charge of 2% on the bill and asked what the charge was for. They offered to take it off the bill but they informed us that it was an additional charge because they have to recover the extra cost of doing business during the covid period. We have had dinner at many fine dining restaurants in the lower mainland area and while a few of the restaurants may be close in pricing to Il Falcone we have usually felt that we have received value for our dollar. We felt that the pricing at I Falcone is exorbitant for what was offered and the additional 2% charge is really ridiculous when they are already charging the prices they do. We would not return. We did not feel we received value for our money. read more

Checks all the boxes. Highly recommend. Tons of attention to detail that shines through in all the dishes, drinks, friendly knowledgeable staff, as well as the atmosphere. Can't say enough good things about every aspect of our dinner here. Will be sending everyone I know. read more

Very pleasant dining experience. Excellent service. Friendly staff and owner . Chef is very good, meal was delicious. read more

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Great dining experience. Go for the five course meal with wine pairing. Very well sequenced and not rushed like so many places. Great weight staff. Worth every penny. read more

First time back since COVID. Fantastic experience. Food was wonderful and the servers were amazing. Super attentive and really engaging (without "invading" our space. Will be back! read more

Definitely one of the top three fine dining experiences in the CV. We had a Chef's Creation multitude of all excellent dishes that catered to our specific kinds of flesh (ie: no red meat) that we eat, which is not always something you can find at Italian places. Great location, the right mix of romance and family friendly. read more

What a wonderful dining experience! Personable and knowledgeable staff who provided amazing attentive service. Outstanding chef prepared dishes that were highly enjoyed. Looking forward to my next visit so I can sample more of the menu! A quiet Sunday evening overall but excellent Covid protocols in place. A relaxing and enjoyable experience! read more

Really amazing Italian food. High quality and some creativity in the dishes. Definitely one of the very best restaurants in the valley.

Just had a fantastic meal at Il Falcone tonight! Incredible food, fantastic staff in a cozy little restaurant that was just perfect. I highly recommend the Chef's Tasting Menu, 5 courses of good food that I may not have picked on my own. Can't wait to go back again and I will absolutely be suggesting this place to family and friends. read more

Had a delicious dinner tonight, the food was so fresh and the flavours were amazing. Great ambiance, loved the decor. Staff were friendly and welcoming. Excellent dining experience and one of the best restaurants in the CV!! read more