Amazing hidden gem located in the heart of an older neighborhood. Came here with some friends on a…read moreFriday night. It wasn't too busy and they also had live music. Very traditional Italian feel as well. We ordered: Roast Garlic + Garlic Bread - 8/10 Penne Alla Vodka - 8/10 Spaghetti Alla Carbonara - 8.5/10 Total cost: about 70$ after tax + tip Everything we ordered was delightful. Prices are reasonable given the large portions. Service was amazing as well, our waitress was patient, accommodating and really friendly Would definitely visit again and highly recommend if you're looking for a nice Italian restaurant around Bayview Village area!

Great local spot located in the heart of an older neighborhood. Great for families and date nights…read more Cozy interior lined with booths, long and round tables. Live music. Very traditional Italian feel. Lots of parking. What we ordered: * Roast Garlic + Garlic Bread - $23 - 8/10 * Penne Alla Vodka - $24.5 - 8/10 * Spaghetti Alla Carbonara $25.50 - 8/10 Everything we tried was delicious. Prices are reasonable given the generous portion sizes. Our server was a gem - super friendly, funny, and attentive. She always came back with water or just to check on us, making sure we had everything we needed at all times. Would definitely visit again!

This is a small old style italian restaurant in a strip mall just south of 7 near Ansley Grove. Has…read morebeen around for 20+ years. Food (3.75/5) - they have a good selection of items on the menu and a couple of specials of the day as well. - Vitello ai Funghi - veal cutlets in a seared assorted mushroom and white wine sauce. It was just ok imo... the veal was a bit chewy and not tender as I was expecting. Sauce is ok bit understated. - Tortellini alla Bolognese - veal filled tortellini in a homemade Bolognese sauce. This was a nice dish with a nice flavourful Bolognese and tortellini cooked properly. - Cozze Marinara - mussels in a marinara sauce with garlic, onion and herbs. Cooked properly and a pretty good broth to dip bread into. - Complimentary bruschetta with a sauteed pepper/onion garnish was provided - not great imo... too dry and lacked flavour. Service (4.5/5) - pretty strong and service-oriented. Seated quickly and well attended multiple times by server and assistant. Atmosphere (4.25/5) - it is quite small with maybe 10 tables total. White tablecloth and wood look... quiet place designed for dates and families. Overall (4/5) - It is a solid Italian restaurant overall. I can see it being popular with locals looking for a quiet dinner spot. I was hoping the food would be more extraordinary however could be the selection of items we had.

Small Italian restaurant with some old school family run vibes. We were one of the few people that…read morewere not Italian in the place and the menu is in Italian. Both positive signs in my book. We started with the fried calamari. It was really crispy and hot. Came out quick too. We ordered a few pastas. The pasta with meat balls was our favourite. The mushroom ravioli was good but started tasting a bit sweet after eating half of it. We also had the sausage pasta and enjoyed that too. Seats about 40 to 50 people so make a reservation on the weekend. Warm tasty pasta with bold comforting flavours, perfect for when you have an Italian food craving. Service is great too. They helped us read the Italian menu. Kept refilling our water and brought out some bread to start the meal. Nice clean washroom too.

We always order 2 things on repeat everytime we come here: -…read moreMafalde ai funghi - Octopus Then we try out another appetizer and a different pasta dish. The hype about the mafalde ai funghi is right on the dot, It's super truffle forward, and VERY creamy. My favorite thing about Gusto is nothing is overly salty. A big pet peeve of mine is when dishes are salty, because I truly like to taste the ingredients. The mafalde is one of the dishes where it's not heavily salted so the flavor of truffle and cream is really delicious! Gusto has become my repeat italian and will continue to be! Unless they remove the mafalde off the menu The only downside is that it's very loud at gusto because there are a lot of tables super close together. So i really only come here for a casual date rather than super special. Take that into account if you're planning something special!

Recommended. Di…read moreSipio Setterose, $89. Pink, tart. Good. Carpaccio with egg, mushrooms. Different and good. Pizza - pepperoni. Losts of pepperoni with a light honey drizzle. Super thin crust. Yummy. Our waitress (from Genova, Italia) was skillful and freindly + sat upstairs with glass roof + cannot hear music + flatware - Browne, hefty - noisy - paper napkins $185.15 CAD for dinner for 2, including tax and tip

Food was great. Asked for a wine recommendation, which was wonderful. Wait staff were fantastic…read more Ambiance first class! My GF's Nonna is Sicilian. She thought the food was "almost as good" as her Nonna's!!

Authentic Italian cuisine. The ambiance of this place would take you back in time from a movie of…read morethe Godfather and a Goodfellas music Classico Italian but the best of all the food rich homemade marinara sauce you can definitely tail pasta it's freshly made like it was made With love got to try got to go from the outside it looks like a whole beautiful brick And the price for the meals is reasonable

Paisano's Original Italian Garden Cafe, located in Willowdale, has been serving traditional Italian…read morecuisine for over 50 years. I'm just surprised I hadn't heard about this place before, and now I won't forget it! To be honest, driving in, I wasn't expecting much from this plain grey building with a patio running past the length of the structure on the street side. Stepping inside revealed a whole different story. It was a lot more intimate and charming. Very nice! While pondering the menu, we enjoyed some coffee - Cappuccino and Latte. Our meal started with fresh bread, served with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and butter. Next was Antipasto, Escargot, and Calamari Frites. Everything was nicely presented and very tasty, with the calamari being one of the best I've ever had. Our mains included a beautifully presented Halibut with Nori, Smoked Duck Parpadelle, and Italian Carbonara. Wow! If we ate only with our eyes, these dishes were already winners. The flavours, however, spoke even louder. Everything was perfectly cooked and absolutely delicious, impossible to pick a favourite. Of course, we couldn't come to an Italian restaurant without trying their pizza so we ordered one topped with Pepperoni. It was excellent, with a great crust and lots of pepperoni. For dessert, we had their Tiramisu, an excellent finish to a very delicious meal. This was another great outing, another great meal with dear friends. Kudos to our host, Jason, Chef Sri Sella, and the staff at Paisano's for the exceptional food and service! We'll definitely be back!

This is absolutely lovely Italian restaurant located on Sheppard & Willowdale (closest subway…read morestation is Yonge & Sheppard). Inside of restaurant was very cozy :) Heard this restaurant has been around over 50 years and keeping the same the interior to make their regular customers comfortable (and feels like home) We ordered daily soup, meat lover pizza, grilled fish and veal for main dish, and salad + house made tiramisu and cream brûlée (they've been keeping the same familiar recipe - and is totally delicious). Everything was so delicious and prepared with care and quality ingredients Our server was very professional and friendly. (He says he's been doing this over 20 years!) I love local restaurant like this with authentic food and good philosophy about running the business. Probably it's not just me as I saw so many (looks like regular) customers pleasantly dine-in or take-out while sitting there.

Now I only tried the spinach pasta but damn, it was so good I just had to rave to you about it!…read morePlenty of ingredients, great flavour of dressing without being too salty or oily, and a good portion size. The service was also excellent and speedy.

Came here for a weekday dinner with some friends. Luckily we had a reservation as it was quite…read morebusy. We ordered calamari to share and I got the Avellino pasta as my main. The calamari was very good but I wasn't a fan of the pasta. It didn't have much flavour and there was too much olive oil sitting at the bottom of the plate. However I think my friends enjoyed their dishes better.

Mezza Notte is a beautifully designed restaurant that serves really good pizza and Italian fare…read more Cuisine: 5 stars Service: 3 stars Ambiance: 4 stars Romantic: No C and I were here about 6-7 weeks ago and enjoyed a pizza and wine. The young woman provided excellent service. It was late, so the restaurant was largely empty, hence quiet.. We returned last night and, upon walking in, were taken aback by the noise level. Holy cow. The pizza was again quite good, but the service, not so much, The server was friendly, but missing in action. We literally had to ask for a menu, ask for parmesan, ask for the desert menu, ask for the bill; each time waiting to catch his eye before we could ask. Staffing, unfortunately, is a problem.

We came specifically to try their Spaghetti Cartoccio, which unfortunately didn't turn out as well…read moreas we hoped. The homemade squid ink spaghetti only faintly tasted of squid ink and didn't pair that well with the tomato sauce which overwhelmed it. The mussels were not open (sign they aren't fresh) and had sand or pieces of shell in it. Tiger shrimp was a good size and the calamari was tender. It wasn't a hit at the table. The rest of the dishes were much better. I would recommend the pizza or the Vitello Saltimbocca instead. Pizza had great texture and the toppings are creative. Dessert of tiramisu is light and delicious, that was a winners.

Always giving credit when it's due. Food arrived quickly and securely. The container was definitely…read moredifferent from most delivery restaurants and kept the food nice and hot. Spaghetti was good but not spectacular. Veal was well seasoned. Garlic bread was a nice addition but didn't add any additional value. Overall it was good portion and satisfied a spaghetti craving.

Best Veal sandwich's ever i wish i had a pic of it but it didn't make it home lol the taste amazing…read morethe service amazing 10/10

Paese has stayed on my to try list for a while. I finally get to have dinner here while searching…read morefor restaurants with tables available on spot. There were only a few groups of customers when we arrive, so it was a quiet and relaxed place perfect for chatting. The waitress was friendly as well. The food was with okay but not wowing quality at very reasonable price ($30-$40 per person). For dinner, we ordered Caesar salad and crispy mushroom as appetizers. The salad has very light dressing. The crispy mushroom is flavourful and served with a creamy and spicy sauce. For mains, we tried both the Rigatoni salsiccia and chicken breast pasta. The sausage in Rigatoni salsiccia tastes a bit old and the sauce is spicy. The chicken breast pasta is not bad and is again with lighter flavour. Overall, this is a restaurant I'd consider when I'm looking for simple food and a place good for chatting or spacing out.

Going to work used to involve going south on Bathurst or Dufferin. If I chose to take Bathurst,…read morePaese would be a restaurant that I would pass by. Paese would stick out because going down Bathurst from Vaughan to Allen Rd, there's just no fancy restaurants along the way. For that reason, I've always been curious about Paese. Through coincidence, I had to drop off something to a relative in the area with my older one, which presented me the opportunity to give Paese a try during Summerlicious week. While the value is there purely because of Summerlicious, the quality of food and service is not in sync with the normal prices charged. I'm not saying the service was not polite, but it was definitely not professional enough for a higher end restaurant. I'll share some examples as I go along. The prix fixe courses started with a salmon tartar and my son's deep fried oyster mushroom. Deep fried mushroom is probably not something I would order out, unless it came as a piece from a tempura dish at a Japanese restaurant. I do have to say the mushroom was the best dish out of everything we tried during the evening. The batter was light and although the seasoning was simple, it did its job. Sadly, i couldn't say the same about the vegan lime aioli which tasted like tartar sauce. It just did not pair well with the mushroom. Salmon tartare was disappointing as the taste of capers dominated the whole thing. The whole thing was too sour for my personal taste. Before our starters were done, the server ushered in the main dishes. Why would they do such a thing without asking the patrons? And when the server saw my son's unfinished plate of mushroom, he asked if he can take it away (half of the mushrooms were still there). Wouldn't it make more sense to ask if we are still working on it or whether we preferred it packed away? A critical error that was made was when my son ordered his steak. The server didn't even bother to ask how he would like the steak done. Is it because he's a kid, he doesn't get a choice? Disappointingly the steak came out well done. The salsa verde which we enjoyed salvaged the steak, but I could also tell that they used a significantly inferior piece of meat. The salmon con miele was ok, but it is leaning closer to the overcooked side of the spectrum. There was nothing special about the dish at all. I wouldn't say it would be significantly better than what I can do at home (not that I'm an exceptional cook). Dessert was decent. Nothing jumped off the page. Sticky toffee pudding has never been my cup of tea. So all I can say is, it's too sweet for my liking. The coconut pie is ok. The coconut flavours were mainly engineered from the shredded coconut. All in all, an unmemorable dinner that I definitely wouldn't pay full prices for.

Got the Summerlicious menu, good food with good selections, a little bit slow service, washroom…read morestall doesn't lock, but overall a good time. Reservation was easy to setup online, even had text reminders. We got the summerlicious menu. It features a good selection of proteins for many dietary restrictions. All of us thought our dishes were good. I got the trout, husband got the lamb ragu, and little one got pork parmigiano. Service seemed a bit slow, especially to get the desserts out, but overall pleasant. There is at least one stall in the womens washroom where the lock is not aligned, so even putting it into locked position, the door isnt locked. Aside from that, we had a good time.

The food we had was great. Our group enjoyed the pasta orders of Lasagna and Pasta arrabiata. We…read morewere also curious to try their non-pasta dishes like the Oven-baked turkey breast with gravy, and the Steelhead with orange hollandaise. I was initially worried about the turkey order if it will come out with thick portions of dry, white meat. Fortunately, that was not the case. The turkey was juicy and was complemented well by the gravy and mashed potatoes. The steelhead trout was also good, but just not my favorite out of the 4 dishes we ordered. I would recommend going with the Prix-Fixe menu as it is slightly better value. Just by adding a few more dollars you get an appetizer and a dessert. The Vanilla Panna Cotta and Chocolate Raspberry Tartufo picks we had for dessert was OK. Service we had when we dined was a mix bag. Our waiter was nice and helpful. The food also was served with the complimentary pepper grinding and grating of cheese. The minor gripe I have is the inconsistent and long serving time. Our appetizer was served right away, but our mains arrived much, much later than typical or standard to what I have come to expect from a dine in restaurant. The waiter did come out to acknowledge about the long gap between serving the appetizer and the main. I also remember having to ask for the dessert to already be brought out. Overall, the food was good to great. However, it is a bit pricey. For our group of 4 our bill including tax and tip reached around $160. Our orders included the Lasagna, Pasta arrabiata, a dessert, and two 3-course Prix Fixe menu.