Be aware of the biased / fake reviews! More importantly, customer with a pre-theater dinner voucher are treated much worse! So, avoid at any cost, especially if you have the theatre deal. We have first hand experience how the customer service quality changes when you tell the reason why you take pictures of their food (when asked, we told them that we are reviewers). Initially they didn't care about us, which was reflected in the slow and reckless service. But after the aforementioned comment, the manager kept stopping by our table to ask how things are going. Very strange. More importantly, we called in to tell them that we will be late by a couple minutes. The lady who we spoke with told us that we only have 1 hour to dine. So we had to be gone by 5:30pm. We were never told about this implicit rule until we called in about 20 before our reservation. The irony, however, is that the service is EXCEPTIONALLY SLOW. How are you supposed to eat in a hour if it takes them 10 minutes to bring the pre-theater menu, another 5 minutes to bring bread, 15 minutes to bring the appetizers, another 20 minutes to bring your main dishes, and another 15 minutes to bring the dessert? In sum: - Customer service is lacking and not genuine. 1 / 5 - Food tastes horrible. 0 / 5 - Speed of service is worst. 0 / 5 - Phone line call. Worst. 0 / 5 Overall, a horrible experience. We will add this to our list of "banned restaurants".

Extremely busy little restaurant, but if you make a reservation it is well worth the short wait. These guys know there business and surprisingly remember faces even if you only visit every so often. Which makes you feel like a VIP. The resturant had a cozy atmosphere that allowed you to carry on conversations at your table without having to scream at the person sitting across from you. The service was exceptionally great, the food even better and the wine list, yet not overly extensive paired well with the food being served.

This was one of our favorite finds of the week. Just a few doors down from our hotel. We were tired and said hey lets go try this place with 4+ stars on Google. We were not disappointed. My husband is not really a pasta fan, but absolutely loved it. Definitely somewhere we want to return to when we head back to Toronto!

Walk past the kitchen as you head to seating in the back and pass a real tree inside when heading downstairs (to the bathrooms). Overall an interesting atmosphere and the food was good! I had the Atlantic char, wife had the chicken parm. The only piece of critique was the fake Parmesan cheese in the shaker. Can’t have good food with that stuff, get some real Parmigiano-Reggiano!

Intriguing small restaurant with an artificial tree and kitchen in the middle, eclectic decor and fine Italian food. The wine and liquor selection is very good and includes more expensive wines by the glass. Food was artistically arranged with generous portions and delicious sauces. Service was excellent, accommodating and attentive. The only downside was that many of the dishes were very overpriced, so it's not a place I would visit by myself or for a casual meal. The booths and tables were a bit cramped as well since it's a small, cozy place. But a recommended spot for a sumptuous meal nonetheless.

Celebrating daughter's birthday on Sunday and had a wonderful time. The staff is amazing and made her day very special. The food is delicious and flavorful and the service impeccable. The magnificent tree inside the restaurant is truly a spectacular site. Definitely would go back to try the other dishes.

The food here is fantastic! This Italian rustic place is an amazing experience for all your senses. The decor is beautiful and homely. It's like your in little Italy. The waiting staff is very pleasant and friendly. Everything we ate was so flavourful and brightly presented. We enjoyed ourselves a lot. We will definitely come back here again.

Always a great place to go for dinner if you're in Toronto. We have been coming here for 3 years and it's been nothing but quality service, food, and a great atmosphere. Staff treat you like family and are always so friendly and helpful. The kitchen is open to the restaurant, allowing you to see the quality of ingredients being used and seeing the kitchen staff enjoying what they do. The owner welcomes everyone with open arms and you can tell that he puts his heart and soul into everything he does here. Guests are always invited to make a wish upon the tree growing inside the restaurant for good luck. Thanks for having us and treating us so well. Cheers to another great meal and many more visits in the future!

A nice place to go after a show! :) Great atmosphere, ambience , waiters and cooks alike. It's a small restaurant, I suggest you make reservations and try their specials. We had a seafood pasta and a regular spaghetti and meat sauce and I totally wanted seconds if my stomach would have handled it. Great local place to eat!

Small and cozy bar/restaurant. The food was delicious, never had calamari that looked they way they did theirs. Wasn't too expensive. Good service, we were sitting by the front door so it was a bit chilly

This is a tiny tiny restaurant that try to pack as many people as possible. Don’t get wrong, I kinda like it. It was cosy. The food was pretty good but the service was a bit slow - understandable given it was Friday evening.

A decent spot for family style Italian food. The food is not very exquisite but doesn’t taste too bad either. Pasta was great but other dishes were just okay. Beef carpaccio: very salty and oily. Part of the beef tasted frozen. There was also a sharp bitter taste in the bites. It’s supposed to be made with truffle oil but I couldn’t taste any truffle. Veal piccata: very mediocre family style dish Smoke duck angelhair: the pasta was very delicious! Perfectly cooked and favoured with lots of toppings. The smoke duck was delicious too.

The place is small but the staff is full of personality and they are sassy in the best way. Everything we ordered was to die for. The fettuccine Alberto was out of the world, best plate of my life. I had it with chicken and shrimp. I just loved it. Can't get over it and sad that it's only in Toronto.