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    A Tavola Bistro

    4.3 (60 reviews)
    Open 12:00 pm - 9:00 PM

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    Roasted eggplant infused gnocchi with wild Pacific shark and fennel ragi, spinach and ricotta ravioli and seafood linguine Nero.
    Ed R.

    A Tavola is one of my favourite Mediterranean restaurants and certainly my favourite restaurant in Whitby. My wife and I been coming here for several years and we are always supremely satisfied with my meal. My favourite thing about A Tavola is the feature menu, which changes frequently. I'm not sure if it actually changes daily, but it's certainly never been the same on two subsequent visits. If you're not sure what to order, I've never been disappointed with the whole fish feature: always fresh, delicious and the table-side deboning is a memorable experience. Truly, all the seafood and pasta dishes at A Tavola are fantastic. So how can you go wrong in combining the two? My wife swears by the chitarra nera ($30): squid ink pasta with wild caught jumbo Gulf shrimp, wild caught jumbo sea scallops in a white wine, garlic and herb sauce. Absolutely devine! For the best value, we always try and go for dinner on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday evening when you can get any handcrafted pasta (including the above-mentioned chitarra nera, for a $10 supplement) in a prix-fixe for only $37. It includes a choice of salad or soup, your main entree and a delicious desert.

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    Veronica J.

    My husband and i are trying to be good xiannial surbabnites so we decided (again) stay local (or we're getting lazier lol). What a gem! You would never know or expect this exceptionally good Italian seafood resto in this suburban plaza but there you have it! I obvi didnt read the calamari descrip properly cause i expected fried calamari but i was still very satistied with their version. All i wanted to do was wipe the dish clean with my bread- which you can keep asking for btw. We were lucky enough to try 2 different fresh off the oven breads! Noms! tbh i already forgot the name of the dishes. Too bad these reviews aren't 4D so you can smell and taste it lol. So show'em my pictures and ask them- what's this? We were so wondefully satiated! I would put their food up against any downtown/uptown Italian resto fo sho! (Yea i said it! Come at me bro!) I'm ready to bring ma mama over here for next time!

    Riley D.

    Just... just fantastic. Too full to type, but wow. So we came here before I left on my European backpacking trip and I'm so glad we did. Not only is the ambiance and service incredible, but the food was fantastic. We started off with an antipasto platter of grilled vegetables, cheese and meat, as well a their sourdough bruschetta. Paired it with a wine I cannot remember (some rosé) and it was delicious. Then I ordered the lamb rack with polenta cake and green beans, with a pistachio crema. Dear god it was amazing. The lamb was delicious and the polenta cake was so soft and pillowy. However, I regret not ordering pasta as well because I tried my brothers and it was wonderful. All their pasta is home made and you can definitely tell. I can't recommend enough.

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    Michael D.

    What a find off Garden St in Whitby, practically nestled in a small suburb corner plaza. The food here is consistently fresh and fantastic. I won't spoil too much (they have a spiel they like to share with new diners...) but everything is hand-made from scratch using high-quality ingredients and fresh meat and fish. I've been enough times to have almost everything on the menu and it's been excellent. I love the pesto bruschetta to start, although the salads are very good as well. It's often hard to choose entrees due to the sheer number of specials, but you can't go wrong with any of the house made pastas, or the whole fish specials. On top of the great food, the service is consistently awesome. All this comes with a price of course - they are busy! Every Friday and Saturday night sees walk ins sent away at the door. Book ahead!

    Seafood ravioli
    Daryl N.

    Took a drive here last night with my wife for a late dinner. The location is a little tucked away, but once inside you could be anywhere but the frozen wastes of Ontario as you are welcomed warmly and seated. The decor is tasteful, soft music is playing and and there is a spotless open kitchen in the back bustling with activity. We order drinks, then go over the menus. Nothing on the menu seems to be left to chance or simply a placeholder. There is a wide variety of Mediterranean dishes, and as it turns out the list of daily specials is longer than the menu! My wife orders the octopus salad with some chickpea fritters, while I have the rice balls. The octopus was fantastic- had just a bite. Would have ordered it but wanted to save room for the pasta course. The rice balls were great too- crispy on the outside and creamy in the middle. The chef send out some potato fritters as well! These had a very nice sauce with a hint of spice. Then for me it was on to the seafood ravioli. I believe they were stuffed with grouper and ricotta-what a great combination. The ravioli was accompanied with mussels and beautiful little clams all in a tomato sauce. It was mentioned that the ravioli (and indeed all the pasta) was hand-made. For our seconds, my wife and I both ordered the lamb shank- hers with mashed potato and mine with saffron rice cakes. Wow. Incredibly juicy and tender! A little orange peel grated on top gave the lamb an exquisite flavor. Feeling rather full at this stage yet remaining undaunted- my wife and I ventured into the realm of dessert. Classic tiramisu for myself and what seemed to be a lemon meringue parfait for the wife. Astonishingly we finished even these without immediately slipping into a food coma. The tiramisu was excellent- but the lemon flavor in my wife's dessert was truly stand out! The service was top notch, and the chef very clearly loves his trade. It seems like he makes a point of ensuring all his guests are happy (and well fed). This place just opened, and I think it's safe to say its a hit! Will definitely be back.

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    Favourite restaurant in Durham Region! The seafood appetizer is amazing! I make it a meal with a salad. So good!

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    Delicious food, amazing service!! The place is nothing special but once you start eating the ambiance doesn't really matter!

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    Food is excellent My favourite is an orange/fennel salad !!they also make their own sausages which are very good

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    Lovely owner and interactive with customers. Great tasting food and experience, worth a visit.

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    7 years ago

    Been here about 10 times. In my opinion the best Italian restaurant in Durham by far keep up the good work guys

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