My family and I frequent this place regularly and always go for special occasions. Every time I come I always leave happy and satisfied. Their specials change up frequently, but I find myself ordering from there most of the time. The actual menu is really good too. If you're looking for real Italian food, look no further. Staff are super friendly as well! read more

Extremely good local Italian restaurant. This one beats anyone close by out of the water. The only let down was that the bread was cold and a little hard, along with the marinara sauce. Still delicious! My favorite local Italian. read more

We ordered Farfelle Rustico and Halibut. Both were perfect. The portions were generous. Staff are super friendly.

Great spot for dinner. It's a very small spot, so I would call ahead and make reservations. Great specials on food and wine. Very New-York type feel. read more

We dropped in here on a Friday night when the restaurant down the road we had reservations at was unexpectedly closed. Pleasantly surprised by the high quality food and presentation. Very attentive staff. Portions were not too large or wasteful. I would come back here if I were in the area! read more

We had a fantastic dinner last week. Ambiance of the restaurant is calm and relaxing. Owner explained how they prepared the meals which were state of art and care. Obviously I experienced the delicious taste on my veal. As portions are big so I recommend you to go to Posinato with big appetite. It will be my new Italian Restaurant as I would like to try everything in the menu. read more

The ambience was cool, simple and lovely. I enjoyed the food very much, both pizza and veal chop were great. Staff were really welcoming and nice. Will definitely go there again. read more

This is the first time I've been here and it was honestly a fantastic experience. I've been to Italian restaurants before, but this one is definitely a standout. Not only was the food amazing (the gnocchi was so good, we also had the pizzas and that was made with fresh tasting ingredients), but the service was even better. The staff was simply superb - very nice, polite, and warm. I didn't get the names of the two gentlemen that served us, but I think they provided me with the best service I've ever gotten in this city. I would definitely recommend dropping by. The prices are just right and the food is awesome. read more

Dinner on a Sunday night - excellent service! Totally on top of it wait staff. Good to order their antipasti platter - everything fresh, roasted/grilled to perfection (fennel, zucchini, red bell peppers, garlic cloves, asparagus, etc.) Had the shrimp fradiavalo pasta - interesting spaghetti noodle texture - didn't taste like DeCecco or Barilla or Garofalo pasta - perhaps it was house made? Good sized shrimps and portion was filling. Pizza there is paper paper thin - very thin in fact that it is like a cracker. Very good if you like that kind of texture. I've walked by this place many times (after hitting Il Gelatiere for true Italian gelato) and although it didn't disappoint, the food didn't give me the wow factor to want to go again and try another dish. Good price point and their good service may, though. read more

This is our favorite local eatery. I love the seafood linguine and fried calamari. Nice at atmosphere that is casual, I highly advise a reservation especially on Friday to Sunday as it could get very busy. read more

It is like like eating at my grandma's house. Homy great Italian food, love the antipasto, nice service. They also do take out. Highly recommended for good Italian good. read more

The service is great. They can always somehow make my glass of water full all the time even though I keep drinking it :p Also I think the staff are friendly. The food is decent too. I would recommend everyone to try this restaurant out read more

Pitiful experience at Positano Do you enjoy cold, dry and stale bread before your meal? How about under cooked, still visibly raw pizza dough? And do you like paying an exorbitant amount of money for the displeasure of it? Well, then hit up Positano and you'll be positively thrilled. I do not know how this place possibly has such a high rating. Let's dig in to the details (but not the food - bleh). 0/10: The bread and tomato sauce appetizer everyone raves about. Maybe we just got unlucky, but I've rarely had such obviously week-old, dry, stale bread at a restaurant where they have the audacity to charge $9.50 for their house wine and $12.50 for Bruschetta (tomatoes and bread - really?). I didn't even like the sauce. It had almost a fishy taste... maybe anchovy? 5/10: Pizza positano - Positively pathetic. The too-thin crust, being under cooked (you could see it was still glistening and raw under the layer of spinach that covered the entire surface - even Popeye wouldn't be able to handle this much spinach in one serving. The other toppings on it: sundried tomatoes, goat cheese, chicken were decent. The psicy oil that came with it was gross. And Il Sogno (in the area) has a far better spicy oil - but their food is overall even worse). I even did take the pieces left home to see if it would taste better fully cooked, but it came out chewy, tough and leather-tender. 7.5/10: Gnocci tricolore. This was the only saving grace of the meal. And it was supposed to be all MINE. But my date insisted on taking half and I almost stabbed him with a fork when he tried to take ¾ of it -he was the one who wanted the pathetic pizza! I wasn't even interested in that. Anyway, gnocchi was soft, and flavorful, but did need the extra Parmesan and black pepper served table side. 4/10: Service. If ONLY someone had come to ask us how our meal was - we could have sent back the pizza. But they dropped off the food and never asked how it was. I would have sent it back but my date kept eating it, regardless... How? I don't know. When we had half a pizza left, I tagged down a waiter and mentioned that it was underdone. He apologized a lot, but then said "I wish you would have told me earlier so I could have done something - could have fixed it." Um so why exactly, can't you now? You can't make us a fresh half a pizza - or give us at least 50% off - or a free dessert or glass of wine? Yes, they could have done any of those things, but they didn't offer - and I wasn't paying, and that's the only reason I didn't push. I was also unimpressed that our waiter did not give him name. Service 101 is that you greet your diners by saying "Hi, name name is ___, and I'll be your server tonight." No one made pleasantries and chatted with us. The only reason they don't get a 0 is because - even though the waiter didn't do anything to fix our problems, he did apologize - and we were able to get a seat without reservation at a 6pm on a Friday. Positano is possibly the worst of the Italian restos in the midtown area. If you do make the trek, the fresh, homemade pasta seems to be the only good thing. And at $15.50 for a vegetarian dish of the cheapest pasta, I think the place's prices are as inflated as their ego. I'd advise true lovers of fresh Italian cuisine to take a pass on the positively forgettable Positano. read more

Incredibly good food, nice cozy atmosphere, good prices, sincere and fast service. Wonderful place for dinner. Highly recommended.

Visited once. Good Italian food, cozy restaurant with good service and attentive hosts. Wine was okay. And the atmosphere is friendly. I will probably visit again. It is located in a neat neighborhood as well. Make sure to ask for their daily special. read more

It's remarkable! The importance of all four criteria are met at Positano repeatedly. Quality of deliciously prepared food, very good service, Italian neighbourhood restaurant ambience and decent Canadian prices. This time we were a party of four. We enjoyed some great white wine with our antipasti. Continued with another excellent red wine and had fish, meat and pasta dishes. We finished the dinner with proper espresso and a little Averna. This was another lovely Sunday evening dinner experience at Positano. My all time favourite dinner is to choose from "piatti di giorno". So different, so good. Will be back soon! read more

We love these guys!!! From the food to the service, they were top-notch!! Our six-year-old daughter accidentally bit her lip during dinner and started wailing inconsolably. Instead of ignoring her, one of the staff came by, tried to talk to her, and proceeded to fed her some fries!! When that didn't seem to be helping much, he ran off to the kitchen, and came back with a bowl of ice-cream that he once again started feeding her. Now, that's service, and it's an experience we will never forget!! read more

We decided to try a variety of items, sharing with family members. The pizza was horrible, hardly a toasted bread with tomato sauce and a few small pieces of cheese. The bruschetta was okay, as was the fresh bread, but the accomponying sauce was bland and did not make theses apps anything more than a rushed snack made in our home. The pasta with asparagus was fine; very delicious, but hardly worth the price. The pasta with Asiago was a meagre portion of stuffed pasta, but with a very fine sauce. Boring for the price; but some folks at Yonge & Eglinton will pay for anything. The service was adequate, the ambiance excellent. Visited September 2011 read more

This one of the best place for dining in Toronto. If you are in town don't miss it. The service and the food is excellent. Try it.

Really nice servers, great service, and fantastic food but Italian restaurant In the area, of you are looking for some real Italian food here is the place to go. I recommend the margarita pizza because I like having margarita pizzas at really good pizza places! read more

Great place, authentically Italian. I went here for dinner and the service was unparalleled. The menu was fresh and the variety of pasta we ordered was delicious. read more

The best kind of find! A neighbourhood restaurant that uses high quality ingredients with a master chef that makes magic with simple dishes. It's the kind of place you almost don't want to share with people because the food is so good. You don't want it to get too popular! The staff and service is impeccable, polite and seem to genuinely care that you're having a great time. It's been around for over 20 years and has not lost it fine food quality and charm. read more

Visted Positano with my girlfriend for our anniversary dinner. Had read all the great reviews here and we lived in the area, so we thought we'd give it a try. (We went on a Saturday night) The three stars is basically only for the food and service. We had made a reservation and our table was ready for us when we arrived. The waiters and I think the owner was very kind and presented everything with a smile. The food was very rich and delicious and the prices weren't outrageous. Though the portions were a bit on the small side for a full grown man. What we did not enjoy was the atmosphere in the restaurant. The decor was great but that is about it. Our table was very small and was squished in between two groups of about 4 to 6 each. As we were eating we could barely even hear each other over the other tables. And then scattered around the floor was more groups. Mostly people in the mid 30s and 40s but still they were loud. The restaurant is not very big and there must have been atleast 20 people dining in this cramped little space. It was a bit irritating not being able to hear our own conversation. So overall food is good and prices are fair, staff is friendly and attentive but be prepared not to be able to have a conversation if its as crowded as it was for us. read more

Postitano is by far my favorite restaurant in Toronto. The cozy environment with calm, charming music is just perfect. The service is exceptional and the food is absolutely amazing! (I have to admit that I can not eat veal chops anywhere else now.) Every single one of my friends that I have brought here to join me for a lovely meal agrees the price is worth it and has always returned again! read more

Positano is my neighbourhood restaurant on Mt Pleasant in Davisville Village. The food is ALWAYS consistently good with service to match. Wonderful specials, which don't change much. However, there is also a large Pasta and Pizza menu & great starters as well. Never, ever, have we had a bad meal here. Always excellent, perfectly prepared food. This over 20 years is a amazing accomplishment. Price range is 80-$100 including a glass of wine each for two people. read more

Have been here 7 times. They've outdone themselves every single time. Great food, killer service, great atmosphere. Highly recommend this place. read more

Our first dining experience at this restaurant and it will likely be our last. I called and made reservations a week prior to our dinner to celebrate a family birthday. There were 6 of us. To begin, we ordered drinks and the charcuterie app. Drinks arrived, the charcuterie board took quite a while longer to make it to our table. We gave our orders to the waiter, yet he walked away from the table without taking the 6th person's order. We had to call him back. No apology, he just took the last order and carried on. We ordered a bottle of red wine. The waiter poured wine into our glasses, and while standing across the table pouring into one of the glasses, he managed to slosh the wine onto one of our guest's hands. Again, no apology. Furthermore, he poured the wine into each glass at such unequal volumes, that by the time he got to my glass, there was very little wine left. I get that 6 of us were sharing a bottle, but for an $80.00 bottle of wine, you'd think he'd be more aware with his pouring. Disappointingly, the waiter remained consistently inattentive. It didn't seem like he cared. He didn't ask if we were enjoying our meal, and we had to request our glasses be refilled with water. The food itself was just ok. I've had better food and better experiences elsewhere. I mentioned we were celebrating a birthday, but there was absolutely no response from him, nor any effort made to acknowledge the birthday. A dinner that could have been a really nice experience turned out to be mediocre at best. It was expensive and in my estimation, not worth the money spent. read more

Excellent service at this warm, friendly neighbourhood restaurant. The sweet sausage and penne and the pizza were delicious. The pasta was fresh and impossible not to finish. The gnocchi was delicious, delicate and the perfect comfort food. The salads were fine but the standouts were the pizza and pasta. Highly recommend Positano for a casual, reasonably priced dinner. Park in front of the restaurant (at cost) or on a side street. Reservations are recommended on busy weekends. read more

We love this restaurant, the staff, and food are great. Whether it's fish, pizza or pasta, the food is delicious, my husband loves the bruschetta . This is the best Italian restaurant in town read more

great food, atmosphere and great sever! i recommend try their walnut cream pasta!! read more

Made a reservation a few days in advance, which was confirmed by telephone. When we arrived, our table was not ready and we were left standing by the door for about 10 minutes. No apology was provided whatsoever and no commitment was made to provide us with a table. While I was looking forward to trying this neighbourhood restaurant for some time, all I can say was that I was disappointed! read more