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    Mercato West

    3.0 (54 reviews)
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    Trendy
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Caroline P.

    After our son's Convocation, we stopped by to have a quick bite. Although our server was friendly, helpful, and efficient, I found most of the lunch menu items overpriced for the portions that are served. The toppings on my 10 - inch quattro formaggi pizza was quite sparse; the four cheeses(asiago, parmigiano, taleggio, f'ior di latte) were a wonderful combination, but I would have liked to have more prosciutto(rather than little shavings here and there) on my pizza ($21). My husband's cannelloni (with veal and pork filling, pomodoro sauce, mozzarella cheese) was served in a small rectangular dish and the sauce tasted okay. Our son's rigatoni carbonara with a perfectly soft poached egg, pancetta bacon, parmigiano, and romano cheese was a fairly good sized serving, but not worth $23.

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    Victor P.

    Freshly prepared artisan Italian dishes, suffused with subtle flavours, served with a zesty, upbeat vibe in a casually elegant contemporary ambience. I had the cannelloni, and it was a right-sized portion for lunch. My wife tried the Quattro formaggio pizza, and she liked it.

    a plate of pasta with shrimp and tomatoes
    Samantha S.

    A fantastic meal! The dishes are all family style, very large portions. Two of us split two pasta dishes - the carbonara ( not the name on the menu but what it was) and the chef special squid ink seafood linguini. The food was phenomenal and we received great service . It is an expensive place; however the quality of the food is worth it. The restaurant had great ambiance and you could sit at the bar right at the kitchen and watch the chefs. I look forward to trying another menu item as well as the more casual / pizzeria side as well.

    Sparse in toppings

    I thought this pizza would be out of this world because the restaurant is so good. But this was very underwhelming. The toppings were extremely sparse and it was unremarkable in every way. Definitely disappointed.

    Panettone Tiramisu - delicious conclusion
    Alexa S.

    We love to come to Mercato for special occasion dinners or lunches where you just need something you know will be good! This location is super hip and trendy inside, nice decor and ambiance. The service is great and they can definitely accommodate smaller groups or kids, just make sure you make dinner resos far in advanced! Some notable dishes: the Bisteka is TO DIE FOR!!! Such a great flame grilled steak on the bone!! The fish is great. I've had a few pastas and they're all delicious, generous sizes, can't go wrong with any of them. The veggie sides are good as well, especially like the Brussels and asparagus. Their bread is AMAZIIIIING!! I dream about their perfect focaccia with olive oil and balsamic for dipping. Cappuccino is ok, typical for an Italian resto. Tiramisu is delicious! Everything is family style so don't bother coming if you're group is shy of sharing. We had a couple with us once who refused to share with even eachother (uh, why??) and they didn't enjoy themselves much. I don't see how anyone can give this place one star, you obviously don't like food.

    Fresh hot baked bread

    Our family of 8 enjoyed a really delicious dinner to celebrate our sons birthday ! It was on a Saturday evening and our second time here with our adult kids. It was a busy evening with great service and excellent food . It was pricey for dinner but for a special celebration , we all loved dining here. We enjoyed the hot fresh bread brought to the table and ate it with the olive oil & balsamic vinegar. It was so good, we had a second order while waiting for our meal. For appetizers we had the Bruschetta & the huge bowl of mussels ! I love those mussels! Huge meaty tender mussels with so much flavour . I would come here just to order the mussels and the seafood linguine dish. Definitely both my favorites to share with my husband ! Our main entrees was the Bistecca - 26 oz rib steak sliced and served on a wooden board. So delicious! We had the Pollo - Roast Chicken with fingerling potatoes. We ordered the Tagliatelle - a tomatoes saucy pasta & the Linguine - with huge prawns and scallops in cream sauce. A side order of oven roasted Brussels sprouts with garlic chips & prosciutto and a Caesar Salad was so good! This was plenty of food for 8 adults and we ended dinner sharing 3 desserts: a creamy Tiramisu, a light tasty Cheesecake and a Meringue with fresh berries along with coffee. Wonderful dinner and lots parking there!

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    carrot cake is not very good. It was dry and quite tasteless with very little of the good ingredients.

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    Carino - Half of the space . This is at 5:15 pm On a weekday. I also had matcha latte which was delicious

    Half of the space . This is at 5:15 pm On a weekday. I also had matcha latte which was delicious

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    As soon as we arrived , 10 min early the place was packed and filled with people however, they had…read moreour table already ready! We didn't wait 1 second and got seated right away. This resto screamed authentic from the wood burning over in an open concept kitchen where you can even sit by the bar and observe the chefs cool up pizza's and food in front of you, it's quite an experience ! We sat down ordered 2 bottles of Prosecco for our table of 4. Unfortunately, they didn't have orange juice .. in order to make a mimosa's quite a bummer. Service: Quick and easy, waitress was very nice to us .. perhaps I wished she took more time explaining their menu.. Food: Charging money because you have a gluten allergy is absolutely BONKERS !!!! The bread itself came automatically for our table already ready.. however one of my friends has celiac and they charged an extra 15$? For Gluten free crackers that didn't taste that good!! The Bistecca was the highlight of the night A huge 25 oz tripple A (small size) bone in ribsteak was big enough to feed all 4 of us , cale with delicious shiitake mushrooms (funghi) Absolutely delicious loved it!! The burrata was alright, I've had better.. wish it was dressed in a different dressing. The salad was ok.. nothing really special. The eggplant was a lil undercooked... very cold and harder on the bite.. shouldn't be this hard to eat an eggplant lol Overall, the service could be better, the food was ok could be way better .. however steak was absolutely fantastic definitely the game changer.. maybe I'll be back again when it is less busy and that day was just a one off .. Cheers

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    Mercato Italian Gourmet - View from the bar.

    View from the bar.

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    Pasquales on Macleod

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    3.2(45 reviews)
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    Good parking, quick seating on a busy Saturday night- and friendly and helpful service too... my…read moremartini was on point- sorry no pictures because I inhaled it - lol- let's let what the food brings! So we were in a pasta mood and ordered the lasagna and the cannelloni. Sad news for the cannelloni: we felt they were flavorful, but too dry inside. Cannot recommend. The lasagna was very tasty, but for my liking it had very little cheese. We did eat all the portion though ;) it was flavorful. Italian cuisine varies from region to region, we were expecting a plate covered in bechamel for the cannelloni and there was none. So it did not meet expectations... but the pasta was good, home made, thin, and the sauces were flavorful... so a solid 3 stars for good quality. I do have to say that our waiter approached us to ask if all was to our liking, and only at the end did I disclose our disappointment... I didn't know what they could do to make it better...and we were so hungry we had already eaten half anyways... well in this they excelled as they comped our cannelloni and gave us a very good tiramisu to top it off! Definitely 5 star customer service! This is a local family owned restaurant that prides itself in having happy customers, and we are just passing by... nonetheless they really tried, and succeeded, in having us leave with a happy face. And that gives them a solid 4 star overall! Enjoy.

    This was my second time going to Pasquales. Went for lunch and ordered:…read moreFrench Onion Soup Caesar Salad Bruschetta The bruschetta was great. Big chunks of bread covered in bruschetta. Really satisfying. French onion soup was the reason we returned (we don't live in Calgary). As good as I remember - broth is perfect, good amount of bread in the bowl, toasted cheese on top. Highly recommend. Caesar salad was meh. Lettuce/dressing tasted really watery. Skip it if you have high caesar salad expectations. **Edit to add pictures.

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    Pasquales on Macleod - Bar side where you will meet the cashier

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