Wow, this restaurant is consistently excellent in service and food, but I keep returning for the…read morefabulous ambiance in the glassed patio. The plants and lighting create a beautiful, romantic atmosphere and the tables are optimized for privacy and long conversations. I appreciate the vegan offerings, and my husband appreciates all the delicious options for dinner. Get a reservation--this place is hopping even in the fall/winter months. Bravo to this stunning restaurant and staff!

This place was hopping! The wait staff buzzing around each other in perfect harmony! I had the…read morecarbonara AMAZING! I ate the whole thing!!. Drinks perfectly made by the most professional amazing ALERIA! Brilliant, 10 stars to her for making our experience memorable and unforgettable. Her Attention to detail spot on! She was born for magnificence in no less of a top notch restaurant- Atmosphere oh so old country perfection- one would swear they were in Taormina A memorable evening- all the very best to il terrazzo

I'm addicted to their arancini balls and mozza sticks. Absolutely addicted. Every week I will order…read moresome from SkipTheDishes just to satisfy the constant craving. The arancini balls are so cheesy and crisp, they just taste so perfectly like a risotto ball. The mozza sticks are salty, crispy, and oh so gooey, that they just melt in your mouth. The marinara that they both come with for dipping is one of the best I've ever had.

Awful service and terrible food barely begins to describe La Pasta. How can you make such bad Pasta…read moreand Cheese? The overpriced meatballs are laughably bad. I've had better in a microwave meal when I was a child. I saw the food others were getting as I hoped my Pasta with Cheese would come out fast were all slop in a container. Maybe their food tasted better but I highly doubt it. You have to order on a tablet despite the number of workers in the back standing around doing nothing. Meals take FOREVER even thou I'm positive they are just reheating most of the food based on the taste. The food hall is fine but subpar for what I expected from the outside. The cleaning staff are the best at customer service and friendliness. Possible one of the worst places in Victoria.

Willis, Willis, Willis, you should deliver a master course in being a server. We had high…read moreexpectations of Il Covo Trattoria from the reviews that made sense to us. The space dates back to the 1920's and is surprisingly quiet. Smallish, with high ceilings and not jammed full of tables. Perhaps a little dark. We ordered martini's and asked for the olives to be stuffed with blue cheese. No problem, we'll stuff some olives with cheese. Dirty martini, no issue, would you like a little vermouth in them. That is the level of detail that did not seem to be an issue with the staff at all. What a gem of a place, and we'd just ordered drinks. The Caesar salad that we shared was excellent, the bread and green olive tapenade amazing. We tested it, and then saved it to take back to our hotel for snacks. My lasagna was 100% outstanding. We make a mean lasagna at home with home made noodles, but we have to figure out what they do to make the tomato sauce leave a taste in your mouth that we can't seem to replicate. Still some work to do. K's tagliatelle alla Genovese with was also excellent though K thought the steak would have some chew like steak. That said it's on the menu as braised, and was so good. We resisted dessert, even though it was calling me! A complimentary limoncello capped what was an amazing couple of hours at a place we will most certainly return to. They give you a two hour window to arrive eat, and allow the next service to commence. We have zero issue with that as it's important you allow others to enjoy a gem such as this is!

Been meaning to try this place forever and I'm mad I waited so long as this is the best pasta I've…read moreever had, seriously good! The spaghetti allo scoglio was amazing from the presentation to the flavour, everything was top notch. Service was also great the staff are really friendly! Restaurant is very nice inside but the garden patio looks like the place to be! I'd suggest you reserve ahead, it was busy even on a weekday after 8. Definitely give this place a try it is great!

Due to the area I always thought this place was more of a bar than a restaurant, I was wrong! We…read moretried the prosciutto pizza, frutti di mare, and the butternut squash ravioli! Pizza was good although the prosciutto didn't work too well and made it difficult to eat, I think next time I'd go with the Margherita. The frutti di mare is a bit dry but not in a bad way, and it came with tons of seafood, really enjoyed that one. The ravioli came out looking pretty small but actually was quite filling! You get a small bread basket to start which was the only thing that wasn't great, but it's free so who cares. Service is great, servers and host all do a great job! Restaurant is nice inside but quite dark if that is a problem for you. Nice patio outside with heaters which I'm sure has some good people watching during the summer! Great spot for Italian food, definitely check it out!

Service was stellar and food was even better, wife got the Burrata special and I ordered…read moretraditional spaghetti and meatballs, was delish

My friends and I had a lovely dinner here the other night…read more We were all in town for a wedding and knew we had to make an early night of it, so we made an early reservation, for 5pm (when the restaurant opens for dinner). We were the first patrons there, and we opted to sit in the charming courtyard/patio, which is enclosed by ivied fences and a wrought iron front gate. This front patio feels very intimate, but the restaurant interior also seemed warm and cozy, with various niches for more private diners. The menu highlighted homemade pastas, but there was a good variety of seafood and meat entrees, along with vegetarian options, too. This restaurant has a few features we really REALLY liked: -an "early bird special", which is a 3-course meal offered from 5-5:30pm for $39. -all meals are available in full or half portions. This is FANTASTIC and I wish all restaurants did this. -the food and server were excellent! (The only lukewarm review was from one friend who said his meatball dish was just "okay". The rest of us LOVED our meals. And the creme brûlée was one of the best I ever had). When we left the restaurant, it was totally PACKED, so clearly it is a very popular place here. I'd seriously recommend making a reservation.

8 of us did chef's tasting. Wow! Great cocktails, fine wine selection,…read moreexquisite service as our server explained in detail all our incoming dishes. Multiple dishes, generous portions, reasonably priced. Very knowledgeable and fun staff. We love coming here

=== 1. VERDICT/VALUE It's downtown and it's great - decent…read morefood, good service, and reasonable pricing! === 2. FOOD Chicken Alfredo Ravioli ($22.75) Ravioli by itself might have been boring or tasteless but with chicken already? Yum! Comes with bread, soup, and salad also. Roasted Garlic Chicken ($24.25) Comes with spaghetti and tomatoes and it's great! Also comes with bread, soup, and salad. Child's Meatball Spaghetti ($8.25) Comes with a drink and it's filling for small children! Tiramisu ($7.95) A reasonable size for the price - the taste was pretty decent! === 3. SERVICE It was pretty good, from reservation to service in English, to speed of service! === 4. ENVIRONMENT It's better sitting outside when weather permits - with uncovered patio works well for dinners generally speaking but it's also clean and decent indoors as well. The environment just looks intentionally wooden and a little older inside. Baby strollers and wheelchairs have no problem fitting in. Parking is a little uusual in that it's based on your luck with street parking or parkade parking a few buildings over.

Being fans of the American version of the restaurant, we had to try it while visiting Victoria. We…read morewalked in at lunch and ordered our favorite - mizithra on spaghetti along with two Italian cream sodas. This dish never, ever disappoints. So, SO good. Note to Americans who are used to getting the soda in a special collectable glass. They do not have those here. Just the yummy soda itself. Service was good and it came out faster than some of the other Old Spaghetti Factory's I've been at. Clean and of course that great atmosphere. Great location too, within walking distance of the ferry terminal, the Royal BC Museum and many hotels in the area.

My young adult kid picked this place out for dinner and was spot on. Three excellent pasta meals…read moreand incredible brea charcuterie boards. Service was great. Nice vibe. Will go back. After 8:30 specials too.

Had the prawn carbonara which was excellent and the portion was much larger than other places I've…read morebeen. Came with lots of prawns which was great! Had the brownie for dessert which was also delicious and much larger than I was expecting. Service was excellent, our server was very knowledgeable and tried to make the experience as authentic as possible for us, however keep in mind we went at a slower time. Ambiance is very average, but the restaurant is nice inside and well kept. We went around 2pm so it was very quite but I could see this being a popular spot for dinner due to the lack of restaurants in that area. Overall would recommend and will definitely go again!

One of the nicest meals we've had in Victoria, hands down! Nighttime dining is magical with lots of…read morecandles, beautiful decor, and the feel of the city bustling outside the floor-to-ceiling windows. Server was kind and cheerful. Most dishes we ordered ranged from great to amazing. Great wine. The steak with polenta and grilled portobello mushroom ("Manzo"), the boar ragu (off the features menu), and the hazelnut gelato were our favorites and I would definitely order those again. The only item we didn't like was the crispy broccoli appetizer (turned to dust in our mouths). It was a wonderful experience and we will absolutely be back. Highly recommend it.

Food is very good! We tried the trinity as a starter, penne with peas and gorgonzola & fettuccini…read morealle vongole as mains, and the basque chocolate cheesecake for a dessert! All of it was awesome, especially the fettuccini! There seemed to be some sort of issue with our reservation when we arrived which caused a 5 minute delay which did not bother us at all. However the staff felt really bad and gave us each a glass of prosecco which was really nice! Restaurant is very nice inside with a dark ambiance! Definitely give it a try!

This place is AMAZING! I have been here twice on different trips up to Victoria (my favorite place…read moreever!) and each time the service was wonderful, the food is amazing (but so hard to finish, almost too yummy, def get a box) and the matre D is the sweetest man in the world. He came over and talked to our table for awhile, gave us the fabulous prok recipe, then ran outside and found us a cab in the snow. If I could I would give ten stars!

I've only eaten here once, but I really don't see any reason to come back. It's not that the food…read moreor the experience was bad, it just wasn't great either. The ambiance was boring, the restaurant was almost completely empty and as a result felt too quiet, and our server seemed fairly fake and pretentious. The food wasn't anything special -- decent, but way too rich and overpriced for the quality.

Wings were good and my pizza to go was even better....however I ended up paying someone else's…read morebill. My fault yes....this Tap'n'Go is too convenient....enough that I didn't even look at the bill. My bill for a personal pizza, wings and a pop came to $51! I live in Nanaimo and phoned in to discuss my bill. I was told it would be better to come in with the receipt rather than do it over the phone. I did exactly that. BUT was told they would call me back after they find my original receipt in their box of records from that month. My receipt shows my pizza that was ordered, but not my wings or pop on it??....my MasterCard receipt shows the total of $51. Will update after manager contacts us.

Stupid pricing for pizza. They claim their pizzas are 2 for 1 but the price is double. $45 for a…read more12" pizza! WTF!? You're not fooling anyone.