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The Old Spaghetti Factory

3.6 (38 reviews)
ModerateItalian
Open 11:00 am - 9:30 pm

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Moderate noise
Good for kids
Good for groups
Outdoor seating

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Dianna H.

Dined in for dinner on June 26 as it was close to our hotel. It was my first time to an Old Spaghetti Factory, but my friend has been a couple times and said it's always a great value. Most of their meals are in the $15-20 range and include sourdough bread, minestrone soup OR salad, entree, and ice cream. Not bad. We dined in on a Friday night and the whole restaurant was pretty full (well "full" given that they blocked off every other table for social distancing purposes). We had to wait maybe 10 minutes for a table since we walked in and didn't have a reservation. I didn't realize but they have an extensive cocktail menu here, all for pretty affordable prices. Just don't expect to have much alcohol in your drink. I thought of my bellini as juice (it was super tasty) and that was about right. Same for my friend's long island. I appreciated their flexibility with the food orders. I wanted the seafood linguine marinara ($17.25), but with the meat sauce instead, and they were able to accommodate that. My friend ordered the spaghetti with Beyond Meat meatballs, but unfortunately they had just run out of the meatballs. They accommodated his request to make a custom pesto linguine ($14.95) with vegetables instead, which I thought was nice. The minestrone soup was pretty good. My seafood linguine was solid as well. Nothing extraordinary, but it was exactly what I expected. I feel like you can't go wrong with a spaghetti dish here. For ice cream, you can either choose a scoop of vanilla or chocolate / vanilla / pistachio ice cream swirl. I recommend the vanilla since the pistachio wasn't that good. All in all, not bad for a sub $20 meal!

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Xena W.

Cute place in Kelowna, decorated in a very old-fashioned style. There are clearly labelled vegetarian and vegan options. Vegan options include the spaghetti with marinara sauce, mushroom sauce, or Beyond Meat meatballs. All entrees come with bread and butter, minestrone soup (vegan) or green salad, and ice cream. Portions are large and satisfying, and prices are reasonable.

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Tamia H.

I rarely eat pasta, but my boyfriend wanted to come here for lunch. The restaurant is very nice. It's carpeted and has beautiful stained glass windows. It felt very cozy. Our waitress was also very upbeat and pleasant. As for the food, I thought it was just okay. Every meal includes sourdough bread, soup or salad and ice cream for dessert. I really like sourdough bread and the loaf we had came with regular and garlic butter. The salad was mostly iceberg lettuce. For the entree, spaghetti and meatballs, I received a bowel filled with copious amounts of pasta and three large meatballs. It was quite bland. I ate the meatballs and only 1/4 of the noodles. Dessert was a cup of ice cream. I don't think the food is spectacular but it's okay. The Spaghetti Factory is still a nice establishment to go to if you're into Italian food.

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9 months ago

Great service. Fun atmosphere. Clean. We had the lasagna and chicken Alfredo ravioli. Both were good dinners. Will be back.

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7 years ago

Better than Olive Garden tbh. Service is good and didn't have to wait long for anything. Would go again.

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Great meal at affordable pricing. Most important friendly Service provided by the team. If you want, Pasta, that is the place

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9 years ago

Not bad service but drinks and food were no good. Ribs were extremely dry pasta nothing special and salad was poorly made.

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Omg one of the best The hostessed was very informative and the waters were great I will go agin

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Good for a filling and reasonably priced meal. Not much more than that but great for a midweek dinner in the middle of a busy week!

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Roma Nord Bistro

Roma Nord Bistro

4.6
(11 reviews)
1.8 km

Fantastic! My sister took us here for a family dinner, and wow it was amazing!…read more Authentic Italian foods and 5 star hospitality. We arrived right on time for our reservation, but the table was not quite ready as the previous party was taking their time to settle their bill. The owner took us to be seated in the gallery area and brought us some champagne and fresh bruschetta to snack on. I was blown away by the delicious and generous appetizer. We were not at all upset to wait for the table, but the fact he went above and beyond just really set us up for a great night. Once we did get our table, we were quick to order a few pastas from Rome. The front of house manager/ owner is the husband of the talented chef, so he was able to give us some recommendations. The complimentary bread comes with a great quality olive oil and the most delicious, aceto balsamico for dipping. I literally have been hunting for a balsamic vinegar that tastes even slightly similar. The meal was amazing. Burrata Speck I think it was (it's burrata with speck layered over top) was AMAZING. Great balance of flavours and the burrata was a delicious, fresh milky taste. I can't handle much oil, so I already knew the pasta with all the cheese and olive oil, wouldn't settle well in my stomach. Luckily, I'm with my whole family so I was able to just take a little taster of everything. We really loved everything we ordered. The cacio e pepe was delish! Salty from all the parm but a creamy sauce and perfectly cooked pasta. We also got the Carbonara which I found to be too salty after having the Cacio E Pepe. It tasted very good though! We also got a fettucini I think with ragu which was such a lovely depth of flavour. We also got some kind of a pork shank which is HUGE and came with some delicious roasted fingerling potatoes and I think pork lard. Pork is not my cup of tea, but I will say it was cooked very well and had a great taste. Seasoned beautifully! The staff were so friendly throughout the whole dinner and we had such a great time. I highly recommend reserving a table because they were fairly full all night long.

Tried to make reservations for this very popular Italian place as soon as we got into town, but…read morethey were booked up. It was suggested that we stop in around 8:30 PM and they may be able to take drop ins. That is exactly what we did as it's a short three minute stroll from our hotel. It's an unusual space with a couple of sliding garage doors and surrounded by glass, certainly not your prototypical Italian bistro. It somehow works, with the checkered table cloths and the impeccable service, especially what we received from Griff. The martinis were spot on, the Cacio e Pepe so good with a house white and a whole fish Pesce del Giorno disassembled at the table by the owner Danilo. The bread with EVOO and balsamic was also excellent. The entire experience has us longing to go back to Rome again. Danilo's Wife is the chef and a true star in the kitchen. She was taught in Rome and the authenticity of the food is amazing. We were even given a chance to talk to Danilo the following afternoon prior to opening where we were given tips on sights and restaurants in Rome for our upcoming trip. Our meals done, we were offered a couple of digestif's which just capped the meal off and again spoke of a true Italian experience. We can't wait to come back again, for Griff's service, and to share our experiences with the tips we were given by Danilo. It was a true 6 stars out of 5!

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Fresh roses on the table. Who does that anymore?
Fresh roses on the table. Who does that anymore?
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A very nice bottle of house white.

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A very nice bottle of house white.
La Vela Pizzeria

La Vela Pizzeria

4.7
(15 reviews)
1.6 km

After travelling up from the lower mainland and getting settled in a hotel just down the street we…read morechecked out La Vela. The place looks very new inside, wry clean and inviting. We got there about an hour prior to closing, but figured a wood fired pizza can't take all that long. The server Abigale was very quick, polite and obviously well trained. We ordered a bottle of Chianti along with a Caprese salad. The lovely K an Al Pesto pizza and I the Hawaiian. I know there is a big debate about pineapple on a pizza, but we are here at home not in Italy. The salad was excellent, the wine very nice, and the pizza's were divine. They were crunchy, well topped and cooked perfectly for us. Having spent the month of March in the south of Italy this year we've eaten a fair amount of pizza, this experience took us right back. It wasn't long that we were the only ones in the place and the owner came by the check on us while he mopped the floors. The place was being cleaned by all the staff along with the owner, you don't see that often. He moved from India to Italy and finally here to Canada. We're glad he did! 100% Recommended!! We will be back for sure!

I can't say enough great things about La Vela! Our server was kind, attentive, and extremely…read morehelpful with suggestions for wine pairings. Being a family business, the employees genuinely care about the service given and it shows. The lighting is perfect for my wife and I (she is on the spectrum and can't do bright lights.) The open kitchen totally adds to the ambience and atmosphere, warming the place up and creating an amazing aroma that leaves you wanting more!!! This is our second trip here in one day! We got the focaccia and the bruschetta. We ended up putting the tomatoes that fell off the bread onto the focaccia and it was incredible. We came back later, got more bruschetta, a margherita di bufalo pizza and a glass of the mazzei chianti! Perfect pairing! We ended with an affogato and tiramisu (the server's mother's secret recipe!!!!) Also want to add they have a wonderful patio section with plentiful seating!

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Caprese Salad for two, well for one but we typically share
Caprese Salad for two, well for one but we typically share
La Vela Pizzeria

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Gather

Gather

4.6
(46 reviews)
1.6 km

Gather has wonderful hospitality and an interesting tapas menu. The concept was Korean/Italian,…read morealthough the only thing we had that was representative was Korean tacos, which were delicious. We also had a lovely assortment of beef and scallop tartares.

We had a nice dinner on a cool Saturday night and generally enjoyed things…read more The food is a bit of a mishmash as others have said with some true Korean. (Bibimbap) and some true Italian (Gnocchi and homemade Pasta) with the rest being slight variants of both. We had the Burrata salad with greens and roasted and fresh tomatoes (nicely skinned) with Pesto, Pune Nuts and a balsamic dressing. It was beautiful but needed more salt and acid to tame down the Burrata. Still a nice salad. We split the Patate Fritte which was fried potatoes and gnocchi with a really flavorful Chipotle Mayo. The whole dish didn't work. The gnocchi were over fried and too small to eat with the much larger potatoes which were also underdone. The Tuna Poke Bowl was very nice (and a good deal) with all of the usual components. The Salmon was cooked perfectly (crispy on the outside slightly translucent inside ) and came with a wasabi cream, lots of roasted veggies (potatoes, cauliflower, broccoli, green beans) and somewhat random things like cornichons, caper berries, and beets. The whole thing worked but would have been better with some editing. I personally wanted more wasabi in the cream and wished that it didn't get watered down by all the veggies. They have a nice cocktail list and a decent list of wines by the glass, several local all fairly priced. The place is modern looking with windows overlooking downtown streets in two sides. The place is very modern with lots of metal and concrete and consequently lots of energy and lots of noise. I see this as a great space for a bunch of friends, less so for a romantic dinner. Overall I liked this place. It could be better and I would return. I love what they are aiming for.

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Chicken Bibimbap... with a fried egg
Chicken Bibimbap... with a fried egg
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Main dining space
La Bussola

La Bussola

3.3
(32 reviews)
1.5 km
$$$

Went for a family dinner as a party of 6. Started with bruschetta which was unremarkable although…read morethe drinks were excellent. Entrees included lasagna, veal Marsala and chicken piccata and all were superbly cooked and seasoned. I wouldn't hesitate to come back.

THIS, is an AMAZING restaurant. From the time we entered to the time we left. Our experience was,…read moredid I say AMAZING! . Our waiter was very knowledgeable and professional. We requested for them to swap out the Buffala in the Buffala Caprese for the Buratta instead and they were happy to oblige. It was divine. Then for our second course, we had the classic Linguini Vongole. Psst! The portion is huge in Kelowna. Great for sharing. We really wanted to order more food but both my husband and I are small eaters. No chance to try the Entrés. But, we will likely comeback for more the next time we are in town. Instead of ordering another dish we opted to have their dessert . Their house made Spumoni Gelati consisted of pistachio, vanilla and chocolate (again, very generous with their portion, three giagantic balls of the best gelato your money could buy). The long and short of it is, they have great service, food and desserts what more can one ask for. Needless to say, I would 100% recommend La Bussola to everyone that visit Kelowna. Forget about all other Italian joint. I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS PLACE. Well done!

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Burata caprese (special request)

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Burata caprese (special request)

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