After hearing so much about this place from friends, and passing by it on a daily basis, I finally made my way into Gusto 101. The place is beautiful and the atmosphere was great, but most of all, I am in LOVE with their Margherita Pizza. Super delish! read more

Go here. I've only had appetizers and drinks, but they were exquisite. Try the mozzarella di bufala and the Frank "the prime minister" Costello bourbon bitters drink read more

I'm not sure why this restaurant is rated so highly and why it's so busy-- perhaps everyone is distracted by the trendy decor to realize what is on their plates! The food was terrible. I am Italian and I make (from scratch) many Italian dishes. I am by no means a great chef, however all of my homemade dishes surpass anything myself or my friends were served at Gusto, by a long shot. The "fresh" mozzarella was chewy, the rice in the "risotto" rice balls was hard and undercooked, the "pizza" looked like cardboard with sad toppings, the "salad" was drenched in an oily dressing with sundried tomatoes & mushrooms chewy and full of salt. For such a low quality, the food is overpriced. In addition-- the service was bad. The waiter tries to make you feel good by calling you "bella" and other such pet names, but does not do anything you ask, and makes you feel stupid for what you order or ask for. I was insulted and thoroughly unimpressed by this place. read more

I have been to Gusto's now around 10 times and can say that it is one of my favourite restaurants in Toronto. The vibe is really cool and trendy and the service is great. I would recommend going with a group of friends or for a causal date. I've tried many things on the menu and have to say that the Funghi pasta is bar none one of the best pasta's in all of Toronto! I highly suggest ordering the pasta for anyone who dines here, and pair it with a pint of Peroni - you won't regret it! read more

The ambiance was amazing! Went here on a first date and we sat upstairs. It was beautiful. Ordered the house red and the pasta with mushrooms and wow the pasta was incredible I will be returning for sure! -one weird thing to note is the washrooms are for both men and women (doesn't take away from the place at all just a heads up lol) read more

Gusto is always busy and for a reason. The food is excellent and you can't beat the $1 an ounce wine. I always get the octopus and their famous kale salad. I love the glass roofed patio upstairs more than downstairs. And a special thanks to the male bartender upstairs who made me and a few friends spritzs to my exact specifications - haven't had a better one since I was in Italy. read more

Food is great and the atmospher is very nice as well, only thing lacking is the customer service, they are quit slow.

Beautiful inside and the most delicious kale salad. Can be veganified by removing the cheese and is still just as amazing.

The pasta and the pizza are delicious! I've been here two times and I've had the Mafalde ai Funghi both times. I want to try something else but this mushroom pasta is lovely, so I keep going back to it. I love mushrooms so this is the perfect dish for me. My friend had the Prosciutto e Rucola pizza and it had just the right amount of arugula on it to temper the saltiness of the prosciutto. We sat upstairs - it was fun but a little too noisy. read more

I pretty much live here at this point. Everything on the menu is fantastic, the wine on tap is great. Also one of the coziest patios in the city, Gusto is a must. read more

Sat at the bar for drinks, terrific unique cocktails. Friendly staff and the rooftop is a big hit as well if it's a nice night

Great little place with wine on tap. Love the truffle pasta. Great for small groups and dates.

patio was nice, cant remember how the pizza was but drinks were awesome

This place has the best food in the city at the moment and the atmosphere is amazing. I have been there multiple times and I have never been disappointed with the food. Be aware that its always packed and you may need to wait for an hour to get a table but its worth the wait. If you are in a group make reservations in advance read more

One of my favourite restaurants in Queen West. Everything on the dinner menu is excellent. Brunch menu needs work:(.

Great social place to eat. Love the environment and atmosphere. You must try the mafalde ai funghi pasta. It is the best pasta I've ever tried. I love the touch of truffle cream sauce and the cheese. I come back all the time to have that particular pasta. The kale salad and carpaccio were great appetizers as well. I also love the pistachio ice cream sandwich for dessert. I would recommend reserving online. Please note, the only take reservations for 6pm. Anything after will be first come first serve basis. It often is extremely packed especially on weekends and Friday's the estimated wait time can be one hour or more. If you book for more than 8 people you will be forced to choose the nonna style menu which is a set price menu. Not bad for selection as you get to try a bit of each. I just don't like how you can't substitute or anything. Also summer time I would recommend sitting downstairs as the patio upstairs gets extremely hot and there is no air condition. read more

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I've been to Gusto 101 several times at different times during the week, but the ambience and the food (I usually get a salad to share and the pasta with mushroom) were great every time! It's a popular place, so it has a liveliness to the restaurant, which I love. If you're looking for a cozy dinner, then go during the week, perhaps a table upstairs. If you're looking for the hustle and bustle then downstairs is for you. Don't get me wrong, you definitely can have a great conversation anywhere in this restaurant over amazing food. It gets busy, but it's not overwhelming. I've only had great experiences here so really, I don't have anything bad to say! read more

Loved the food and the patio! Friendly staff and good overall vibes. Will definitely go again.

I was really excited to go here. But I was thoroughly disappointed and this is why: I went for brunch there with my sister. Right off the bat, they couldn't accommodate my request to substitute the prosciutto (which came with the poached eggs) with something vegetarian (I suggested tomatoes). Apparently, they don't do substitutions. Fine. So the server suggested I order the Eggs in Purgatorio, which is vegetarian. It looked good, so I said sure. When they came, the eggs were so underdone that the whites were still clear. So the server brought me another one and the eggs were STILL undercooked. It was supposed to come with smoked fontina cheese on top....no cheese. So when the sever walked by, I asked if it was supposed to come with cheese (showing her that there was clearly none). She told me "There WAS cheese...on the top." I'm not an idiot. I know what cheese tastes/looks like. There was no cheese! The whole experience was such a bummer! They didn't do anything to remedy the situation, so we paid full price - 50 DOLLARS (!) - for the meal. I spoke to the manager after who tried to justify why the eggs were under cooked, which angered me even more! It's too bad because I just moved the the neighbourhood and was looking forward to having a sweet, trendy place nearby. Unfortunately, they won't be seeing me, or any of my family members, again. read more

I recently had dinner at Gusto 101 and as per usual the food, service & ambiance was great. I have been there a few times and each time ordered something different. I can honestly say everything I have tried tastes great! The staff is friendly and attentive. I will definitely go back. read more

Food was good, kale salad delicious, service wasn't good. Decor is high fashion, but so are prices. Since the pizza is better at other places nearby, where someone comes to check if you'd like chill flakes to perk up something bland, offers you coffee, and doesn't charge an extra $20 above the bill on the card reader, we probably won't be back soon. (It was refunded once we spotted and pointed out the mistake.) Too bad, in many ways this place is a stunner. read more

Amazing food that feels likes it straight out of Nona's kitchen. Somehow they manage to combine cafeteria style ordering with a seated service restaurant seamlessly. Amazing food! read more

Went here for a NYE dinner, got a table for two. Ate on the 2nd floor, which had an amazing view. The atmosphere was good, and we ordered a pizza and a lasagna. The lasagna was amazing, it was honestly the best we've ever tasted, it just melted in your mouth. The service was good too, we would definitely go back there again without a question. The food was a bit pricey, but well worth the taste. read more

Unreal food and set up of an old garage shop. Get the mushroom pasta and flatbread. If I lived in the area this would be a monthly visit.

Great vibes restaurant with floor-to-ceiling windows. Tucked away in a quiet side street off the bustling King West. Very picturesque from the outside. Delicious food, excellent service, nice ambiance. What more can you ask for? read more

I've gone to breakfast here about 4 times and the staff are always friendly and courteous. Although my last brunch session wasn't perfect, the lovely manager made up for it a hundred times over. Thank you Gusto for actually caring about your customers. Chivalry is definitely not dead at Gusto ;). read more

The Kale Salad and Mushroom truffle Pasta are both amazing!

this is based on drinks only - not food. so i came here at thursday night with my SO, and the place was pretty full by the bar. there were still 3-4 tables empty though so there was no wait. we were seated by a friendly hostess at a table for two, towards the center of the room, with a nice view of the open kitchen. so first thing you notice when you walk in, is that the place is a great space. very nicely decorated, the crowd is typical for a king st crowd, it's lively. it's loud - you'll have to raise your voice or almost shout to speak to your company across the table. this isn't necessarily a bad thing given your occasion and tastes. all the tables are very close together. like rubbing elbows close together. it's like they just tried to stuff as many tables in there as possible. too close for comfort for my tastes, and because of where we were sitting, people were always passing us, and we were being crowded from all angles. it was pretty annoying, esp when paired with the crowd (who are typically exuberant, chatty, and loud.) and the music. after we were seated, we waited. and waited. and waited. and waited. no one came to our table. we didn't get menus. no water. there were servers around us but they were all serving other tables. we figured it was because the place was a bit busy so we just chatted the entire wait. when our waitress finally came by, she was polite but didn't apologize for the wait. we got our drinks. i got a small glass of the house wine Pinot grigio b/c at this point i wasnt going to find this place fun, my SO got a negroni. he didn't like his drink - it was way to bitter. my PG was surprising good. very good house vino which normally is pretty crappy. i can see why ppl like this place, and i imagine their patio is super in the summer. i probably won't be back unless i'm dragged here for a birthday dinner or something at which point i'll try their food. i'm glad i didn't get food this time around b/c i probably would have had to wait hours for it to be served to me. read more

came here for a quiet night out and we stumbled across this cute, small place... just love the rustic decor.....really makes you feel at home, or in an italian kitchen! the wines were delish! as were their homemade gourmet pizzas...a place to definitely visit again..... it can be hard to miss if your driving by, but once you've found it......consider yourself lucky :) read more

Great date spot! Delicious Italian food and good wine - the mushroom pasta is really tasty and pizzas are all really good too. Would recommend making reservations especially on weekends read more

Went last night for the second time. Left kinda disappointed. We wanted a table on the patio, but the hostess said they were all taken and the one on the roof top was overwhelmed because there is only one server up there. We settled for a table inside. We've noticed a lot of staff walking around, not doing much. How about sending some to the rooftop to help. Nobody offered us any bread. I don't know why people keep saying they have amazing bread there when they don't ever serve us any. Our server was nice and food came out pretty quick. My husband ordered the spaghetti with clams like last time, but it was blend, flavourless. I ordered the braised lamb pasta, it was ok, but I found a clam mixed in my pasta. Lucky I wasn't allergic to it. Our friend ordered some fried calamari, he didn't even finish it. Said it was also pretty blend and soggy. The portion for the pasta was very small. We left there still hungry and went to another place to snack after. Gusto, overhyped. read more

Not very friendly to a single diner. Sat at the bar for lunch and ordered a kale salad and a dessert. Completely ignored by the bartender and kale salad was not good so sour. Dessert was laughable. Taste worst then Costco. They put a lot of money into renovations but should spend more on training staff. read more

Visiting Toronto. My trout was excellent. Wait staff was very nice and helpful. Water bottle never went dry! My family's pizza and ravioli were also very good. Very loud inside and hard to hear conversation. read more

My boyfriend and I came in for dinner last night (Saturday night). We expected a wait which they said would be an hour, so we wandered in to have a drink at the bar to discover that there were many empty bar seats looking over the kitchen prep line. So we had our dinner here and got served right away. The atmosphere and vibe was excellent and probably the best part of the restaurant. The food was OK. Definitely nothing spectacular. My boyfriend order the bruschetta. Which was mushrooms not tomatoes -so definitely not what he was expecting. The house wine was good as well - we shared a bottle. I ordered the grilled chicken which was cooked perfectly, unfortunately it was completely overpowered by the cilantro-based sauce that was covering the plate. The price was on the higher end but reasonable but likely won't be back. There are way better Italian restaurants in Toronto. read more

I had heard good things about this restaurant, but it was slightly above average (at best). I had a hamburger which was good, but certainly not life altering. Great venue and atmosphere. read more

Been wanting to try this restaurant for a while now because of the reviews and pics. All I can say is disappointing to the max. Dunno why this place gets such good reviews for mediocre pizza and meh pasta. Got the fungi pasta and hubs got the veal pasta. His was ok, meat portion in pasta good, sauce and flavour was nothing to write home about, did the job cuz he was hungry. Mine just sucked. Barely any mushrooms and dry chewy pasta. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate al dente, but this was, undercooked, unflavoured cardboard to say the least. Had to choke it down bc I was starving. Ordered the margarita pizza after to try to save our meal bc it looked so good at other tables, what can I say it was just meh too. Only positive was that the white tap wine was good that day and worth $1 per oz, needless to say the red was sour af and gross, stay away unless that's how you prefer your red wine then by all means, drink the vinegar. Clearly won't be back and def not a recommend from me or the hubsters. Side note, coffee shop Jimmy's down the street was amaze balls! Stopped off for espressos after dinner and quite honestly one of the best we've had!! read more

Great vibe. Service is great - food is good. Appreciate the interesting menu - but would have liked to see some Italian staples as well.

Amazing pizza! We got the pizza with prosciutto and arugula and it was absolutely delicious. The atmosphere was so cozy and the staff was so friendly. We were surprised with 3 types of dessert and it was to die for - would 100% go back! read more

The atmosphere is great and the whole place smells absolutely delicious right when walking in. I came with some friends for brunch and I had the Uova in Camicia. So delicious but next time I would substitute the salad for a soup if I can. We also had the pancakes and I would have to say that they were slightly dry because there was no syrup given to you. All in all, I would come here again because I heard the dinner is fantastic. read more

Gusto is beautiful. It's rustic and modern decor and menu is perfect for lunch on King St. West or for a post-work drink. Love their squid ink risotto or their wood oven pizzas. The servers are friendly and the food is quick. Highly recommend sitting on their upstairs patio if they have room! This place is picturesque to say the least. read more