Had a cousin reunion over the weekend and this restaurant was picked. There were over 25 of us there, a big group. Interior was very nice, and this place was popular for communion season. I order the Veal Marsala and share the Diavolo pizza as an appeitizer. The pizza was good not mind blowing and it wasn't as spicy as I was expecting. It actually wasn't spicy at all. Not that it wasn't good but if you are expecting something spicy, you expect them to bring the heat. My main was the Veal Marsala and I thought it was decent. Postion size was good and the mushroom sauce was tasty. From what what i saw from what my other cousin ordered, everything was a decent portion size and the menu was reasonably priced. There was only one waitress handling our large table so all in all she did a good job with the orders. Not opposed for coming here again if the opportunity arises. *3.5 read more

Spizzico - Veal Marsala. I enjoyed and good portion size. - Italian Near Me - Maple, Ontario

Service is so so desert is good but dinner was terrible had pizza and pasta it was bad if I am around yes for a nice dessert but in general not coming here again read more

Although we were once regulars and loved this place, as the food and environment was fantastic. HOWEVER, After a recent change of ownership, the food and drink quality, customer service and atmosphere have drastically changed and plummeted! Recently visited with our family (large group), and were very disappointed! I won't even bother going into detail as literally everything was ruined and tasteless. And the response from the owner was disgraceful. We were so disappointed we left before dessert - during a BIRTHDAY! We just wanted to get the heck out. Management / owner is unprofessional and unpleasant. Along with everything going wrong, dishes which were said to be removed by the owner himself were not at the end as he had changed his mind during cash out ! And forcefully added a gratuity of 18%! Will not return again. Not recommend to anyone ever again. Beware. read more

I have eaten here many times (dinners, hosted big parties with set menus, takeout) and it is consistently great. Every dish we have ever eaten here has been amazing and hosting an event has been great each time. We have eaten at every single Italian restaurant in Woodbridge as we have a big Italian family but this place is defjnirel a favourite. Beautiful decor - it is elegant but comfortable even to bring small kids and very clean everywhere read more

Unfortunately, my second visit here left me never wanting to come here again. I walked in late on a Saturday night hoping to get a table for 2. I was ignored by 5 different people who walked by, and they didn't seem to have a hostess. I tried flagging people down, but was ignored. Eventually, I got someone's attention but after telling him that I didn't have a reservation, he lost all interest and told me to leave. Stark contrast from my first visit when this place was new and when I was one of just two tables. read more

This is my second time there but it's my parents millionth time there they love going there I had my mom 75th Birthday there and the food was fantastic fresh and served hot ! we had all the appetizers different mains which our guests loved and enjoyed. They were gracious with helping me put order together. The owner is very respectful always comes around to make sure everyone is happy and wants to know if your having a good time. They are like family and treat us with the highest respect. Will definitely go back for sure ! read more

Its so good!!! I will definitely come back. The service was great too. And the owner is friendly!! read more

Spizzico - Mushroom rissoto - Italian Near Me - Maple, Ontario

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Spizzico has a very lovely interior design, we ordered a calamari appetizer, it was not as fresh as I would have liked, perhaps it was the quality of the fish. However, the pizzas were very good. The crust was airy and at a more reasonable price . My pizza had mozzarella, fresh cherry tomatoes, mushrooms, arugula and fresh parmigiano shaved on top for $15. The menu could offer more to choose from, and be more daring with their pizza ingredients. Overall, thumbs up! read more

Spizzico - Parmigiano pizza, with cherry tomatoes, wild mushrooms, arugula, and mozzarella. - Italian Near Me - Maple, Ontario

Small group party for First Communion. The service and food was truly excellent!! My guests loved it and said the food Mar marvelous. Pizza and antipasto was super good as well as the stuffed gnocchi. Steak and vegetables were great as well. The owners treated us like family and the restaurant is clean and modern. I would definitely recommend! Thank you Sarah and Sam for making this party truly memorable. read more

Been back a few times and I have to reduce my 4 stars to 3. Last couple of dishes over the last few visits have been average at best. The stuffed gnocchi in a rose sauce was gummy and grainy. The mushroom risotto was dry and a bit bland. The margherita is still stellar but I'm wondering what happened here. Is this a run of bad luck or is Service degrading? YMMV here. But give it a chance: read more

Spizzico - Penne gnocchi w/Veal tenderloin, peas and mushrooms in a red wine jus - Italian Near Me - Maple, Ontario

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Girls night out tonight with my kid so we decided to make the drive to have what we hoped would be good burrata. This is a beautiful restaurant. There was a function on tonight with the restaurant packed on one side and very few tables filled on the other side. Perhaps because of the function the device was good, but not as good as I was expecting given prices. A couple of misses during the night. The food? 5/5. We had: Italian burrata appetizer: amazing. Will go back it again. Ricotta gnocchi: perfectly plump pillows of deliciousness. Buffalo mozzarella pizza. Perhaps too much oregano for some in the sauce. Had perfect chew. We passed on dessert, although the homemade options sounded inviting. read more

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Good vibe great food. I had the cheese and spinach gnocchi and it was packed with flavour. I would definitely recommend this dish if you're a gnocchi lover like myself. And the calamari were both crispy and tender at the same time. read more

Well where do I begin. We came in as a group of ladies at about 8pm. 1st thing he (the waiter) was overwhelmed the fact there were 16 of us and didn't know what to do. We asked for water 4 times by the time we received it and it was warm. 2nd when he finally took our order and he went back to the kitchen he lost our orders and we had to reorder everything again..... But then it was found. Finally food was served and when my order arrived he seemed to ignore me with my order.. And when he asked if we wanted coffee he said "anyone want coffee, cappuccino or Tim Hortons... Mmmm I guess he wanted us out. Not professional at all. I was disappointed as it was my first time there. Nothing more to say. read more

I've had Spizzico on my radar for quite sometime now, they're the latest addition to the Zafferano family of restaurants which include Zafferano and Sapore! I haven't had a chance to visit the other two but reading their reviews I knew I could expect only the best. Last night, being my birthday I was craving homestyle Italian with an upscale twist and knew the only place I was gonna get that was in Vaughan so I used my birthday dinner as an excuse. From the moment we were seated by our server, Julian, was awesome. Explained the days specials, made some solid recommendations and event tossed in a friendly joke or two along the way which kept us laughing. The venue is gorgeous, definitely wasn't expecting the decor and crazy vaulted ceiling height from outside in the parking lot but this almost looks like a banquet hall in size once you're inside. We were also excited to learn that last night was the first night of a brand new menu. It was parts of the old one with a few new items and some tweaks on classics. Having never been I was excited to try all. the. food. Period. The complimentary bread and oil was a pleasant surprise, the bread was crispy on the outside and soooo soft inside. It was bakery fresh and brought back memories of Sunday family lunches with my Italian family which was always filled with bakery fresh bread and freshly sliced cold cuts. We started with their version of a Caprese salad. It was beautifully presented with thick cuts of fresh mozz layered between equal cuts of thick crisp fresh tomato. Definitely, the best I've had. To add the appetiser amazement I had the grilled calamari, lightly seasoned, perfectly cooked jam packed with flavour across the hearty portion of squid (huge portion I gotta add). For our mains we HAD to have the pastas, our server really talked them up, apparently, they specialise in the art of the uber hard gnocchi dish. Sachi went with the stuffed gnocchi filled with ricotta cheese, I tried a bite and they were like little pillows covered in a rose sauce. For my own meal I took Julian's suggestion and ordered the rigatoni with meat sauce but subbed out the tomato sauce and went the rose. HOLY SHIT! It was like meat and cheese and carbs had a love child and the damn thing grew up to be a hybrid between a super model, a 6 time super bowl champion (sorry Tom Brady), superman, superwoman and a super sub. What I'm trying to say is SUPER. Top to bottom one of the best dinners I've had for my birthday... ever. Best of all (and while I wasn't responsible for the bill) it was less than $100 (a lot less) including tax, tip and WINE. Amazing meal, totally full, totally happy, you've got to find this place, it's hidden in a plaza but worthy of your efforts and data usage on your GPS. Eatcrest Out! read more

Not that great. My fennel salad was decent. Pizza was averafe. I had the risotto and it was very watery. Service was ok but food was not enjoyable would noy recommend. read more

We had to wait a while to be greeted even though eye contact was made with multiple staff members. I don't know that I'd recommend this place for a date. The restaurant is kid friendly, which is fine, but for some reason the sound really carries in this place. A loud table on the other side of the restaurant feels like it is right beside you. Overall the food is well done but I feel that it is overpriced. As I said the restaurant is kid friendly but at the price point of the menu it doesn't feel like a family restaurant. Didn't feel as though my experience matched the money spent that evening. read more

Spizzico Ristorante is hidden in the heart of Woodbridge. Walking into the restaurant there was quite the buzz between people talking, waiters running back and forth with their food and drink orders. Good selection of food on their menu. Known for their homemade gnocchi. We decided to order their special "seafood gnocchi in a rosa sauce". As we waited for our meal to arrive my mouth watered at all the dishes that past by our table. The gnocchi was delicious with lots of shrimp and calamari. Would definitely go back again. Service was good and the restaurant had a nice ambiance. read more

Spizzico - Italian Near Me - Maple, Ontario

This is a new Italian restaurant. We were welcomed warmly and was given a seat. With complementary bread to start with balsamic vinegar and olive oil. I ordered minestrone soup and the Risotto Pescatore. My friend ordered the grilled calamari and a NY Strip steak. The soup was flavourful, and didn't require the additional pepper I added. The risotto was delicious. It was well cooked and seasoned with plenty of seafood. The steak was properly cooked but was a bit salty. Service was great; our waiter was attentive. My entree was filling so I skipped dessert. Overall, it was a good experience. Minus one star for the salty steak. read more

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This resteraunt is phenominal. Great food that is remarably fresh but what really makes the resteraunt is the great service. My food came out so quickly. Rezi did a great job as my waitress. She went through the specials and the menu and helped me choose the perfect dish. The manager even came out to check on me and told me some interesting things about Italy that I never knew. It was a truly memorable dining experience. On a scale of 1-5 I give this resteraunt and the staff a 10. Thank you for such a memorable dining experience. read more

The food , service,and atmosphere was fantastic. Large portions, and good selection of wine. It was a perfect dinner evening . The ribeye steaks were cooked to perfection and the calamari were great. We'll definitely be back . read more

Poor service, very noisy environment, bland food, very expensive. I've been to many Italian restaurants in the area and this is sub par.

I really wanted to like this place. We went for valentines and it was very disappointing to say the least. Right when we sat down the table directly beside us was leaving as they couldn't wait any longer for their food which was concerning. The restaurant was almost full but that being said the service was still exceptionally poor. We had to ask for water, bread and a wine list and noticed that if you didnt some tables didnt get bread until after appetizers. Once the food came it was pretty good (had calamari to start and penne alla vodka as a main). However, the food could not make up for the total lack of service we received...seemed like most of the other tables were frustrated as well. Like I said I really wanted to like this place but will not be back unfortunately. read more

If I could give a 4.5 rating I would. My husband and I decided to try this local restaurant last night. We had excellent service right from the beginning. The young man who seated us was very professional. Our waiters name was Garcia. He was great!We ordered an assorted seafood appetizer. It was well done. We ordered two beet seafood gnocchi. It was outstanding. We had the house shiraz. It was very nice. Our waiter was attentive despite how busy the restaurant was. The only negative is the open concept/noise. Everything else was awesome. I would go back with friends. Give this restaurant a chance! read more

I've been wanting to go to Spizzico since it opened. It is a beautiful restaurant and the service was great! It was refreshing to go to an Italian resto and have young waiters who seemed to be straight from Italy. However, I was disappointed with the food. Everything seemed to be seasoned with old dried oregano. I'm not talking fresh oregano from Sicily! And that was every dish we ordered. Please refrain from cooking with this. If I had a cold, maybe I'd be cured by the load of oregano, but it did not help to salvage mediocre quality food! I am willing to give it another chance, though. read more

The best steak I ate. There is no way that I'm not gonna go back. And mimmo was amazing gave us the best service I've ever gotten.

Not sure if the hostess was being racist or truthful...walked in at 7:30pm tonight and were told the kitchen was closed for the evening! Hours on the website show 9pm closing time. Not impressed! read more

Exceptional food and service , attended a 50th birthday party last night , great atmosphere and Mimmo the host goes above and beyond

Food and service were excellent. Some of the best calamari I've ever had! Family friendly.

Went for dinner with a friend restauraunt was almost empty. Waiter who is also a manager was rude and short with us. He spilt water on our table and didn't apologize or clean it up. Didn't come to check on us through out the night. Part of going out for dinner is customer service and since I didn't think we were receiving that I decided not to tip. When I didn't tip the manager looked at my bill, taking note I didn't tip and asked if everything was okay, seeing as he was already being rude earlier and wasn't going to get an apology, I said everything was fine. He then said 'okay just so you know we don't work for here for free'. At that point we left completely in shock. However, my friend went back on my behalf and he accused me of being there several times and never tipping, even though I know for a fact that I tip. When approached about his service, he failed to listen and acknowledge the fact that he was wrong. Instead, he tried to justify his comment and blame his attitude and poor service on me and other instances (none of them that were with him). I have been to this restauraunt 3 other times and every time had a wonderful experience with other servers and made sure to tip well. I tried to tell him he had the wrong person but he still accused me because his other friend told him 'one other time' I didn't tip without any proof. Regardless of if someone tips I don't think they should've been treated the way we were. He also repeatedly told me he doesn't know what other restaurants do, but that that's how they run theirs. As well told me he didn't care about my 2$ tip but then proceeded to say that when we don't tip it comes out of his paycheck to pay for the space. I love the food at this restaurant but unfortunately this one bad experience will never bring me or anyone I know back there. I work in retail and I would never treat my customers like this, and if anyone knows who the owner is or knows how I can get in contact with him please let me know. read more

We were there last night for my birthday with a party of 10 people, I guess this gave the waiter free reign to give us the worst service since tip was automatically included on our bill because of our big group! They took almost 20mins to get our table ready to seat us which was fine since they were busy but they took so even longer to bring us our bottle of wine that my appetizer ended up coming out before we got our wine. I was so embarrassed for my guests that I had to ask the bus boy for our wine bottle (the first and second bottle) and if he could help us out, which he was fantastic and wish he could have waited on us all night. I watched our waiter while we sat there waiting to be serviced and he was waiting on his other tables, filling their glasses with water, bringing them the balsamic and oil for their bread, getting them drinks and dessert but kept walking by my table and guests even after waving him down, he even kept avoiding walking our way. The only time he came to see how we were doing was when the restaurant had cleared out. I love the zafferano chain and have celebrated many events there with friends and family who come from far to join us but I don't think I will ever go back or recommend this restaurant. A friend had to send his risotto back because it was lacking taste and the waiter didn't even offer to replace it with another dish, we all had to share our entrees with him because he was obviously still hungry! Because of the terrible service we ended up being at the restaurant 3 hours, not by choice but because of the long waits to get attended to and served. I am very disappointed, last time I was there with my husband was a month into the restaurant opening and the manager came by to see how everything was and served us complimentary after dinner digestive shots but this time not one Manager came to check on us considering we had a big group and the amount we all spent on our dinner and mandatory surcharge/tip! read more

I recently went here for my fathers birthday along with my family. We usually stray away from Italian restaurants because the food is usually just okay and I'm personally rarely wowed. I must say the experience here was entirely different. We were seated immediately and brought a basket of bread. We ordered wine and appetizers of calamari both grilled and fried. My father and I both agreed that it was some of the best calamari we've had in a long time. It also came out in a timely manner. We then ordered our mains, I had a gnocchi stuffed with a ricotta and spinach filling in a rose sauce and I was exceptionally happy. The flavour was incredible and the meal was perfect. All of my family members were also overjoyed with their meals and our plates were empty within minutes. We finished off the meal with coffee and lattes which paired perfectly with their selection of desserts, a concise menu filled with delicious options. Overall I was very happy with my experience and cannot wait to take some of my friends here! read more