Everything was perfect (!) from the service to the food to the music and the amazing dessert. An east end gem.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
C Dang
Updated Review: we were finally able to try this place. The food was amazing and reasonably priced. The place was packed even for Sunday's evening. Took off one star due to their booking system being not super transparent per prior
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
Charlotte Rose
Food and service was incredibleThank you so much for hosting
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
sohaib qidwai
They changed the beef tartare I think :(
George Tadros
Good experience. We had dinner at the bar and the bartender was friendly and attentive. Food was good and the restaurant has a nice ambiance. Will go back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Coral Iz
Great service, cozy atmosphere, beautiful restaurant, and delicious dishes!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Burrata Salad
Bryan Smith
Really great experience here. The food was good. Very very good. Simple yet elegant and sophisticated in both presentation and taste. Atmosphere unpretentious and very comfortable and the service was perfect. I would say i am frequently dissatisfied by resteraunt quality, with a feeling of just meh, but this spot was just fantastic. Will be back soon.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spaghetti Alla Carbonara
J D
Hands down best food you will ever have!As an Italian and a big foodie this is high quality Italian food.Also it's very reasonably priced for the quality and portions of food you get
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Adrian James
Excellent spot.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spaghetti Alla Carbonara
Daniella Brown
The waiters in this restaurant showed no care to their customers and very impolite. One of them brought us a pasta that we didn’t order, and intended to charge us for it. After we told him that we didn’t order the pasta, he took it back to the kitchen and talked out loud “they said they didn’t order it” in a very aggressive way to his colleagues that the whole restaurant can hear it. One of the pastas was even cold when just brought on the table. Definitely not going to go for a second time, highly not recommended!!!!
Great pasta and dessert. The prices are on the higher side as compared to the location.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Patrick M.
Won't be back! This has been a reliable fixture for good Italian food on Queen East, but unfortunately we felt the experience was marred by subpar service this time around. From the moment we sat down, we felt rushed by a server who seemed more concerned about turning over the table, rather than ensuring we had a comfortable and positive dining experience. The food itself is good. The insalata verde and zucca fritti were tasty starters. However, the kale over-powered the tagliatelle, rather than allowing the braised duck to shine as the star ingredient. The branzino is a nicely prepared dish too, but the portion size was a bit of a let down. All this to say, you won't have a bad experience at this intimate little resto, but good service is important to us and more attention to detail would go a long way here.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
Jessica Keith-Taillon
Blown away by the food and the service. Highly recommend Ascari Enoteca if you're in the East end. The staff are attentive and very knowledgeable on their dishes. My partner and I had a memorable night. Highlights were house made focaccia, the scallop and carne crudos, tagliatelle al' anatra (braised duck), and the bisteka.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spaghetti Alla Carbonara, Insalata Verde, Mushroom Fritti and Burrata, Steak Tartare, Crudo Di Capesante
- R
Easily Toronto’s best carbonara. Ignore the older reviews, they do accept credit cards.
Malcolm
OMG we loved the warmth and ambiance of this Ascari location. The food was exquisite specifically the warm olives, insalata arugula salad and sausage pasta was my favorite. My wife loved the Brussel sprouts although that’s not my cup of tea. Our waiter was phenomenal and the manager Joy make it a very pleasurable experience for us. We will be back.
Everything was perfect (!) from the service to the food to the music and the amazing dessert. An east end gem.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Updated Review: we were finally able to try this place. The food was amazing and reasonably priced. The place was packed even for Sunday's evening. Took off one star due to their booking system being not super transparent per prior
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
Food and service was incredibleThank you so much for hosting
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
They changed the beef tartare I think :(
Good experience. We had dinner at the bar and the bartender was friendly and attentive. Food was good and the restaurant has a nice ambiance. Will go back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Great service, cozy atmosphere, beautiful restaurant, and delicious dishes!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Burrata Salad
Really great experience here. The food was good. Very very good. Simple yet elegant and sophisticated in both presentation and taste. Atmosphere unpretentious and very comfortable and the service was perfect. I would say i am frequently dissatisfied by resteraunt quality, with a feeling of just meh, but this spot was just fantastic. Will be back soon.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spaghetti Alla Carbonara
Hands down best food you will ever have!As an Italian and a big foodie this is high quality Italian food.Also it's very reasonably priced for the quality and portions of food you get
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent spot.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spaghetti Alla Carbonara
The waiters in this restaurant showed no care to their customers and very impolite. One of them brought us a pasta that we didn’t order, and intended to charge us for it. After we told him that we didn’t order the pasta, he took it back to the kitchen and talked out loud “they said they didn’t order it” in a very aggressive way to his colleagues that the whole restaurant can hear it. One of the pastas was even cold when just brought on the table. Definitely not going to go for a second time, highly not recommended!!!!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
Great pasta and dessert. The prices are on the higher side as compared to the location.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Won't be back! This has been a reliable fixture for good Italian food on Queen East, but unfortunately we felt the experience was marred by subpar service this time around. From the moment we sat down, we felt rushed by a server who seemed more concerned about turning over the table, rather than ensuring we had a comfortable and positive dining experience. The food itself is good. The insalata verde and zucca fritti were tasty starters. However, the kale over-powered the tagliatelle, rather than allowing the braised duck to shine as the star ingredient. The branzino is a nicely prepared dish too, but the portion size was a bit of a let down. All this to say, you won't have a bad experience at this intimate little resto, but good service is important to us and more attention to detail would go a long way here.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
Blown away by the food and the service. Highly recommend Ascari Enoteca if you're in the East end. The staff are attentive and very knowledgeable on their dishes. My partner and I had a memorable night. Highlights were house made focaccia, the scallop and carne crudos, tagliatelle al' anatra (braised duck), and the bisteka.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spaghetti Alla Carbonara, Insalata Verde, Mushroom Fritti and Burrata, Steak Tartare, Crudo Di Capesante
Easily Toronto’s best carbonara. Ignore the older reviews, they do accept credit cards.
OMG we loved the warmth and ambiance of this Ascari location. The food was exquisite specifically the warm olives, insalata arugula salad and sausage pasta was my favorite. My wife loved the Brussel sprouts although that’s not my cup of tea. Our waiter was phenomenal and the manager Joy make it a very pleasurable experience for us. We will be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Insalata Verde, Marinated Olives