If you love good food, wine and service then this is the place for you. While other restaurants run…read morewith a skeleton crew, serving warm drinks and cold food, if and when they get to you, this place gives a welcoming change. Our waitress was great, however anybody passing by asked if we needed anything, cleaned the table and made this experience like the hospitality industry used to be, before corporations took over and all they worry about is the $, driving the industry Into the ground. Bottom line try this place out and to will not be disappointed. Also good for children, first date, date night, little parties, families or just by yourself

The fabulous fresh pasta was amazing. The service was top drawer. Atmosphere great , not too noisy,…read morejust right to carry on a normal volume conversation.

My grandaughter took me to this Restaurant for my Birthday. We read reviews and drive by there…read moreoften and knew this was a great choice! We decided on trying 4 Appetizers -a Caesar Salad and a Dessert. The portions were generous and we happily took some home. Everything to the beautifully designed interior -the Waiter who was attentive & professional - the tasty Food which was "memorable" -and a great outdoor patio which we plan on using next year. We also felt the pricing was very reasonable considering this upscale Restaurant.

Good comfort Italian. I ordered the Caesar salad (12$) and spaghetti & nonna's meatballs (21$). The…read moresalad was a large portion, the lettuce very fresh and I enjoyed the dressing and the crispy pancetta. I do wish the description would have mentioned the use of anchovy. I know it is a fairly standard inclusion but I found it very heavy on the anchovy and would have voiced a preference for fewer if I had known it was a major component. The spaghetti was cooked perfectly (I have found pasta hit or miss with Italian takeout during COVID). Meatballs were larger than a golf ball, and it comes with three. They were flavorful if somewhat dry. The marinara was nicely seasoned and a good thickness. Overall I enjoyed my meal and would eat there again.

I really appreciated the vegan options. They are not on the menu but you can check them out on…read moretheir website. I recommend reservations because it was completely booked inside when we visited so we decided to sit on the outside patio.

Despite the mixed reviews, my friend and I enjoyed our time here and the bartender was pleasant. We…read morecame on a very busy night but they still seated us and got our food very promptly. The fettuccine is nothing special but I personally enjoyed the Gnocchi. Solid spot with some menu items better than others.

Delicious food, amazing service…read more Spent the weekend in London, Ontario and was hunting down a place for a last minute birthday celebration. I'm not familiar with the area, so I turned to Yelp for restaurant recommendations. Pleased to say, I can always trust my fellow Yelpies and their reviews. Found this place as one of the top ranked in London. It was a little last minute, but I managed to secure a reservation for two on a Friday afternoon for the following evening. When we arrived, we were politely greeted by the owner who was incredibly friendly. It's a small restaurant, but lively at the same time. I would say, definitely dress for the occasion. We looked through the menu and decided on Ricotta Gnudi with pancetta and brussel sprouts in a butter sauce for appetizer. Deeeelicious. For mains, we ordered the casarecce with beef tenderloin tips, in a creamy cambozola and chive sauce and potato gnocchi with pork ragu. You know how usually in fancy restaurants, portion sizes are so tiny that you have to hit up McD afterwards? This was not the case. What a pleasant surprise! The portion sizes were big enough that we managed to be full from dinner AND have enough to pack two boxes full! For dessert we ordered this peachy dessert. Unfortunately I don't have the name (tried searching it and realized their menus change quite often!). It was good, but I would have to say the appetizer and entrees were my favourite. Highly recommend this place and would come again!

I've been meaning to check out Abruzzi for a while now, and I'm glad that I did! I think this is a…read moreperfect date-night spot. The ambience is cozy and romantic, and service is fantastic. We decided on the following dishes: I) Seasonal grilled crostini II) Grilled octopus III) Whole wheat angel hair with jumbo prawns & scallops The crostini was by far my favourite. The mixture of duck, coriander, and toppings made for a delectable appetizer. However, the octopus was not what I expected. I think I had in my head a more tender texture typically found with squid tentacles. The octopus was oddly soft/chewy, and threw my tongue into a bit of a limbo. The pasta was delicious - a reliable seafood dish that was a surprisingly decent portion even when shared. The service stood out to me because we only ordered one entree, and the waitress recognized that we would likely be sharing, and brought it out to us already split up on two separate plates. I had never experienced such forethought, and truly appreciated the gesture. Though prices are a bit higher than other Italian joints in London, I do think Abruzzi is worth a visit.

Good service and price, cool location. Can't say the meal…read morewas crazy special, but it was good for the price point

Gigantic portions, very good size, do need more meat in the pastas though, definitely will go againread more

Came for the name, but boy does Garlic's seriously deliver. Really lives up to the savory glory of…read moreplenty of garlic without being one note at all. You *smell* it on the way in and it's positively fabulous how potent the garlic is. Service staff were stellar too, so I wouldn't hesitate to recommend these guys if you're nearby! Very kind service staff from start to finish. Didn't matter who's table it was, we were treated very well and had swift actions despite their busy peak hours. Interior is lovingly local with loads of signed art posters of shows while keeping furniture of decor looking pretty modern. Bread 5/5 Usually I highly prefer warm bread, but the bread was a nice spongey foccacia with a lovely chew paired with a fresh spicy olive oil dip. Good enough for some seconds! Garlic bisque - 5/5 Fresh black pepper grind for this boy as well! Super creamy, super delcious, fully delivers on all the garlicky glory. It was their only soup but I'd have another one to be frank. Didn't get a good picture of this sadly, but nice swirl presentation with the oil drizzle. Garlic frites - 5/5 This was probably the only dish I didn't think was garlic'ked to the high heavens, but it did have a nice light fry to them with a good and balanced seasoning to them. I'm not familiar with this cheese they use a lot of, but it does have a nice complexity to it without too much grease. The dip though, it was just beautiful with how smokey and much umami it had with a light citric bite at the end. Garlic's Burger - 4/5 The only critique I had with this was with the bun, which was unfortunately rather dry / thick compared to the burger itself. Otherwise it works pretty well in terms of composition as the buttery goodness of the roll blends with the rather tender patty (despite their 3oz. sizing they were remarkably tender even without much pink at all). The side we got was their caeser (option for fries or soup alternative). Very creamy (and garlicky, as promised by the name). Hot and smokey fettucine - 5/5 It was nothing like I imagined it when I ordered it, but remarkably creative as it was rather far from typical italian that I've had. Technique wise it was top notch, which edged it closer to a thai or chinese dry noodle stir fry without any obvious sauce base (afaik just oil and spicy pepper). Very solid amount of heat as a good medium for the spicy-minded, which is surprising given that it's the only item on the menu marked spicy. Flavor-wise the chicken came out closer to what I'd imagine sausage to be at with how smokey it tasted, but with a nice aroma to it from browning the noodles and garlic.

The restaurant is appropriately named. All the dishes were seasoned perfectly with garlic without…read morebeing overpowering. Great service,great staff,great food, good stop. Peace

Thirty years. That's how long Fellini has been around. It's like a grandma that waves to you from…read moreher window as you pass by her house. Comforting and familiar. It's been a spell since I'd been so the suggestion to go before the theatre was jumped on. We went for lunch today. Only one other table so it was nice and Bill was attentive and chatty. He did almost forget our coffees but then he didn't put them on the bill, so no worries. I had the Runt "Club" which was roasted chicken, green apple slaw, panko crusted brie, smoked ham on a soft roll. Panko. Crusted. Brie. Yes. Please. Such a delightful mix of flavours. A bit of crunch with the apple held up to the ham and chicken. And that brie just tied it all together. So yummy. I would recommend giving it a few minutes to all melt together as the chicken is in bits not a breast so you get pieces tumbling out. My side Caesar salad was a good compliment. Dessert just had to be the carrot cake after he said pineapple was involved and it was a great end to a very good lunch. I wanted to order at least 3 sandwiches on the menu, which I call a win for intriguing variety.

Came here for my birthdays yesterday. I love trying new restaurants with all my girlfriends…read more Although I loved the garnish and micro greens as well as the presentation of the merry me chicken, I was not a fan of the fettuccine noodle, I like mine much thicker and there was a very small amount of chicken and shrimp like 3 or 4 small chunks. The waiter was not attentive to us we had to walk up to him to ask for dessert. I like this restaurant but on a different waiter and a different meal I feel it would have been better. I loved the atmosphere.

I think this is my new favorite restaurant in town!!! We went during Londonlicious, not knowing…read morethey were part of it, without a reservation and they got us in (maybe b/c it was my husbands bday they felt bad?)!!!!! We waited for a table to be done but had no problem waiting b/c we didn't have reservations... they were so apologetic for the wait- but that was our fault for not calling ahead. The food was amazing!! The flavor was unbelievable and the garlic fries to die for! They even gave us free dessert for our wait! Over generous for our mistake! What service!! Amazing experience and I will be going back really soon! Thank you so much!!!

This is one of my go to restaurants. Always delicious. Friendly staff. Fair pricing. Good portions…read more Loyal customer here and highly recommend everyone to try!!

Last night my boyfriend who works out of town was finally home after three weeks, and we decided we…read morewanted to out to a fine dining restaurant for dinner, just the two of us on a romantic date. We had reservations at another place, but when we walked in it was loud and there was a a wait, so we decided to try another restaurant and stumbled upon La Casa; and that was the best choice I made that night. We had no reservations, but there wasn't a wait and the waitress who seated us joked with us as she sat us down, we waited a minute for her to grab menus, and that was it. Our server came around and poured us water, greeted us and asked if we had any questions, pointed out the drink menu and gave us a few minutes to look. She was on top of everything, recommending items, being honest with us with wait times for the time the food needs to cook, etc. She then took our drink orders, our appetizer order and we browsed the menu again for our main meal. We started with a brushcetta, and then I ordered the Ricotta di Pasta and my boyfriend ordered the Beef Tenderloin. They also served us fresh hot bread with a spicy garlic butter, it was delicious. Our brushcetta then came out and it had a delicious pesto and balsamic reduction and the flatbread it was on was just perfect; about 15 minutes later our actual meals came out, they were hot and everything was perfect. My boyfriend asked for medium rare and it's exactly what he got, the Ricotta di Pasta was hot, flavourful and very filing. The servings were more than enough and I brought some home. The whole ambiance of the place was perfect, there were several groups talking in the background, but it wasn't so loud you couldn't hear yourself think. I love places that have this kind of ambiance, I felt relaxed and I enjoyed every moment of my meal, and it was such a great experience. Our server was on top of everything. She was personable and friendly, joked and conversed with us. This was an absolutely perfect experience and I definitely recommend this place to everyone.

The service was incredible, as while we waited outside for the uber to leave a waiter came out and…read moreinvited us back inside to keep us warm. The food was very good and portions were great. The ambiance needed some work but overall a great experience

Stopped for dinner at La Cucina while passing through London. It's a cute little place! Clean and…read morenicely decorated. The service was good too. The food was solid- we ordered the caprese salad, fina fina al pescado, and a beef and truffle ravioli. My only complaint was the ravioli seemed slightly undercooked. Other than that it was a good experience!

Went here for my friend's birthday. Started off nice, 6 high chairs and shaking tables. "One bottle…read moreof prosecco please!", to which they responded gratuity is auto included. Luckily that only took 10 minutes to come out, my food on the other hand took more than an hour. They told me that my pasta with muscles takes longer to make, meanwhile my whole table got their pastas, and my close pal got his bowl of muscles. I guess they just can't make them at the same time? I hope this place gets acquired and shut down because not a single fuck in this mangia-cake restaurant can multi task.