Our quarterly girly get together took us to Spuntino Cafe on Grosvenor for our Christmas celebration! I've been wanting to try this place for a while now, but it's always one of those that fails to stand out when deciding on a place. Thankfully my friend selected it!
Rating: 1 Poor - 5 Great
Atmosphere................4
Music .........................n/a (not included in the overall rating)
Food............................3.5 (based on my dish)
Service........................5
Menu Selection..........5
Wine Selection ..........5
Price............................4.75*
*price is based on quality of food
We arrived early and were promptly greeted and seated at our reserved table. A little disappointed in the table as it was right beside the door with drafts and noisy heaters. Other tables were available that would have been much nicer.
We started with salad, which was delicious and very yummy bread balls hot and fresh - great start!
I chose the Fettucine with chicken and mushrooms. It was alright, not a whole lot of flavour which disappointed me. The other dishes at the table had ample flavour which assured me I'd be back!
We decided to share a dessert between the 4 of us, and it was delicious! A light lemon filling on top of a shortbread crust. Wow!
Service was great, always checked on, wine refilled and never having to look for someone!
The prices are about average for pasta ($13-$20), some of the entrees seem a bit higher in price.
I will try this restaurant again and would recommend to others, even if just for the bread balls!
Overall rating 4.5.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Pizzeria Gusto - November 2008
Out of shear laziness this past Saturday we decided to try the newer Pizzeria Gusto on Academy. It was great! They don't take reservations which always leaves me with reservations, however its worth the wait.
Rating: 1 Poor - 5 Great
Atmosphere................5
Music .........................3 (not included in the overall rating)
Food............................5
Service........................5
Menu Selection..........4.75
Wine Selection ..........5
Price............................5*
*price is based on quality of food
The atmosphere is very casual and modern, with a bar area open to the wood burning oven and wine area.
The wine menu is extensive, fully Italian and offers a lot in the $30-35 range, which is rather unusual for a restuarant. The server eagerly offered information about the wine list and how the wine selector would rather have people try and enjoy the old school wines than to walk away - thus he keeps the prices reasonable. Wine by the glass is also offered. We tried a Chianti Classico, which was of course tasty!
The food menu is fairly small but don't let this sway you. Appetizers, soups, salad, about a dozen pizza options and a few entrees is the extent of it, but the prices are more than fair for the quality of food. We started with an appetizer, of course I chose the Fire Roasted Shrimp - wow. Delicious! I don't think there was much more than salt, pepper and oil, but the fire roasting made them exceptional.
We decided on just one pizza for the two of us, they are all 10 inch pizzas and we maybe should have had one each with some leftovers, but we were certainly comfortable and not 'needing' more food. We had the 887 pizza, which is a blend of roasted peppers, italian sausage and real mozzarella cheese. So good. Will definately be ordering this again.
The service here was fabulous. Always available to fill your drinks, check on your meal or to simply provide a smile.
Given we didn't go overboard on the pizza, dessert required our attention and chocolate cake was a must to share. All desserts are made in house and served fresh!
I will definately be going back here or at the very least ordering a pizza for takeout in the very near future!
My overall rating is 5 and I will definately be recommending this place to friends!
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