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    La Vecchia Ristorante

    3.7 (393 reviews)
    Open 11:30 am - 11:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Romantic
    Classy
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups

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    Somya S.

    We did a walk in and weee able to find a table for two. I had the daily special spinach pasta in tomato sauce and my friend tried a chicken pasta. Food was good. Served was very attentive. Restaurant's holiday decor is lovely. Prices though are on the higher side

    sacchetti al tartufo
    Alexus T.

    I overall liked my experience here! It's nice and cozy, but not overly fancy. The ambiance is a bit dark. The menu has plenty of appetizers, pasta, and pizza options. The best thing we had was the sacchetti al tartufo pasta - it was rich, creamy, and delicious. I also really liked the tagliere di salumi (meat & cheese board) - the bread was surprisingly amazing and tasted really good with the fruit jam that it came with. The rest of the items were decent to good: - branzino alla griglia (nothing outstanding, I've had better fish elsewhere) - gioia pizza (sounded really good but tasted average) - rigatoni romani (it was a bit soggy and the flavours blended together in a way that didn't really make me enjoy the dish) The service was nice and friendly. The prices skew towards being more on the expensive side. It was a good spot for my boyfriend's mom's birthday dinner, and I would come back once in a while to try other items. 7/10

    Bufala Pizza & Penne All'arribbiata
    Tiffany L.

    Ambiance, food and our server were great from start to finish. Very dim lighting but works well with the aesthetics of the decor. We had the Bufala pizza and Penne All'arribbiata. The crust of the pizza was so thin but so crispy that helps the toppings stay on. Overall great experience

    Mina P.

    Came here for brunch with a friend and the service was amazing!! Such a fun time with a very Italian server named Alessandro who was attentive and such a character. The entire vibe of the restaurant is cozy with gorgeous vintage photos of Sophia Loren framed on the walls. For drinks we had mimosas, one pineapple and one mango, and a cappuccino. Definitely a good call. And for our meal we had a baked eggs dish with tomato sauce and Italian sausage, served with bread. It was both delicious and filling!

    Lemon veal
    Craig W.

    I was a part of a group of 10 early on a Saturday night. Decor is beautiful. Because of design it will become noisy. Attending to 10 people takes finesse. Waiter announces that he will start with drinks. And immediate goes to end of table by wall and works his way to the aisle. My wife and I are at the other end of table. He takes orders from except us. Then the drinks/wine starts being served and finally can get his attention and asked to order drinks. He gives me a little attitude that I didn't order when he was taking orders for the table. I pointed out that he never asked us. Food was served to 9 people in a timely manner The 10th who was the birthday girl had to wait almost 10 minutes for hers to be served. Yikes. I had the veal in a lemon sauce. There was nothing wrong with the cook but it just wasn't for me. I'm deducting 2 stars from 5. One for the attitude and one because everyone was not served at the same time. Ratings from others in the party were 5 stars for the steak special to 3 for the bolognese pasta. Excretory the noted exceptions service was fine.

    Hot pepper sauce.
    Gary M.

    August 20, 2024: Lunch with Slipp. This was pretty darn good. I had the Diavola Pizza. It was looked sparsely topped but it turned out to be just the right mixture of ingredients. It had jalapeno peppers, Italian sausage & goat cheese. It was creamy & delicious! They also served a foccoia with this tremendously delicious red pepper in oil topper that I tried & it burned my head off & I LOVED IT! Our server "Alex" was a solid server. He did miss my drink refill however. Not a big thing but I like to eat/drink the way I WANT to eat/drink. Although this location is right on Yonge street & was busy, it was reasonable to have an easy conversation.

    Julianna C.

    Got their takeout and was extremely pleased with the portions and I definitely want to try dining in next time! I ordered: * Penne Alla Vodka * Bruschetta The food was so yummy, and very filling. This was enough for 4 meals!!

    Four cheese pizza
    Ritwika B.

    A few days back I went to this place in uptown and I had to share my experience here because everything was perfect! You'll feel like you've stepped into Italy as soon as you enter this place because of the cobblestone work inside and not to mention the staff who are amicable and will ensure you have an authentic Italian dining experience. We were hungry so we wanted to try their main dishes and ordered their four cheese pizza and tagliatelle al pollo to share. The tagliatelle was perfectly blended with pesto and sundried tomatoes- with the parmesan on top, it tasted delicious! The pizza was also top notch and I wished we tried the meat variations. Maybe next time! They also have a very large collection of wine that you can pair with your food that I'm surely going to try next time I'm there. However, for this time, we tried their Shirley temple that was also very well done.

    Chicken Pizza
    Raya S.

    Party of two, we ordered the clematis and white wine mussels for appetizers and the chicken pizza for main course. The muscles were so so I think the tomato sauce would probably have been more flavorful, but the calamari was to die for delicious flavourful and had a grill flavor. The two appetizer was were quite filling with the side of bread when the pizza came, we were quite full however, we tried it, and it was delicious. It took the remainder home and had it the next day warmed it up in an air fryer, and it was just as good, the service was good however we felt like we were constantly being interrupted because too many people came by to ask us too many times how the food was before sometimes we had even tried it. Our waiter was very friendly and pleasant however I don't think he knew the best recommendations on the menu and the ingredients and some of the items, the ambiance is cute place with beautiful decoration dim lighting very nice bar. Lots of cocktail options cocktails were quite pricey but the food was very reasonably priced will definitely be back and highly recommend this place.

    Mid
    Kseniya V.

    Mediocre. Service was pleasant. Food was incredibly mediocre. Nothing memorable or special to bring me back here. Not terrible, but do not for see returning back.

    Classic Bar
    Jeslyn X.

    Had a great time here. The waiter was knowledgeable of their wine selection. Great ambience, vintage décor, classic bar setting, decent music - very Italian style. Food was amazing. We had Salumi Plate, Mushroom Risotto and Tagliatelle. All were well cooked and tasted authentic. Highly recommended if you are looking for a classic Italian restaurant uptown for either casual or special occasions. Food (quality, presentation) - 5/5 Drinks (quality, variety) - 5/5 Ambience (interior, cleanness) - 5/5 Service - 5/5 Value - 5/5

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    Jenelle C.

    I really had high expectations because I've heard so many great things about La Vecchia. All the staff were great and attentive. Service was really slow. Had to wait over 30 mins for a mojito and the food was pretty bland in comparison to other authentic Italian spots I've been to. Quite a few people in my group agreed their food required salt so I wasn't the only one. Would I return? Yes because I've been here before years ago and enjoyed it so maybe it was an off day.

    Espresso maritini. Some aperol. Make sure to pre game some vodka shots so you don't break the bank.
    Charles Gary C.

    WE NO HAVE THE CACIO E PEPE Just like every other Italian resto (pls see memes about terroni on tiktok). I've been here a few times and have some saucy a1 tips on what to order. Avoid the pizza, get the pasta. Always a fan of the ragu (meat sauce) pasta it's done so well, fresh tomato sauce, great pasta noodles and...well that's about it you don't need to elevate hard with Italian cuisine. The veal was great too - sauce is CHEFS KISS (I learned that from some Gen Z kids) Would avoid the espresso martini.

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    Exclellent food! Great service! I always have a good time there! Thank you so much to the team!

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    They had good food; especially their namesake pizza. My friends enjoyed the wine as well. Finally, the ambiance was lovely.

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