I got the carbonara and garlic bread for the meal and the donuts and Black Forest dish for dessert. The food itself was good, but I don't think it is worth the price, especially the Black Forest dish. My friend and I were not satisfied with it. It has a very artificial cherry flavour to it and I understand why it taste the way it does, but it just isn't very appealing the way it is set up and designed. The garlic bread was also cold when it arrived and the pasta was lukewarm . Overall, a mediocre trip. A nice place to bring a date though. read more

Trattoria by Italian Kitchen - Black Forest and donuts - Italian Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

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I came here before. This was not the first time. I had a gathering with some high school friends tonight. We picked this restaurant because of a good location for everyone. We used OpenTable to reserve a table online, so we made sure we could get a table tonight. Tonight there was a pasta special. All pastas cost $12 only. We ordered six different dishes of pasta and Brussels sprouts for appetizers. All of the food tasted excellent! The pricing was reasonable and acceptable. Only the customer service was not good. Probably the restaurant was too busy. Our server was busy walking around and taking care of so many tables and customers. Sometimes we needed more water or wanted something. We had to wait for a long time or do it by ourselves. Overall, we had a good "eating" experience but the environment was too noisy that we could barely hear each other. We had to talk very loudly. read more

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One of the three Trattoria restaurants under the Glowbal Restaurant Group is located in Burnaby on Kingsway street in the same building with Element Vancouver and GoodLife Fitness, across from Crystal Mall. Trattoria Burnaby is know for their in house pasta, pizza, and a more casual family friendly atmosphere compared to sister restaurant Italian Kitchen. Walking in, you cannot miss the circular bar at the center of the restaurant. There are both tables and booth seats surrounding the bar, patio tables outside, and more seating arrangements on the second floor. Pro Tip: $13 Tuesday pastas and happy hour runs from 2:00pm to 5:00pm and 9:00pm to closing every day, including weekends! Happy hour menu consists of $5 feature drinks, antipasto for $9.95 and pizza at $12.95. TRATTORIA SPRITZER $9.75 AND WHITE SANGRIA $9.75. Beginning with a couple of drinks, the refreshing Trattoria Spritzer consisted of aperol, chamomile infused honey and pink grape fruit topped with prosecco. This appeared to be one of healthier choices with the whole honey and grape fruit, and was really boozey - I liked it! As for the white wine sangria, it was a lot milder (like bland) and consisted of peach snapps, honey, pineapple and apple juice. BURRATA AND PROSCIUTTO $18.95. Onto the food and starting with an antipasto, the plate included prosciutto di parma, pesto, marinated tomatoes and forno bread. The prosciutto was buttery and paired well with the tasty and garlicky pesto, which was great on the crispy and fluffy forno bread. As for the burrata, it was average in my opinion and I personally prefer an outer shell with it. ARANCINI $12.50. The next appetizer we tried was arancini stuffed with wild mushroom, parmesan, smoked scamorza, roasted garlic and carrot puree. These balls were lightly battered, crunchy and perfectly fried. However the rice was soft rather than chewy and almost borderline mushy. The flavours were also on the lighter side and could have used some more mushroom in my opinion. I have to say Piva Italian serves one of the best arancini! CRAB AND LOBSTER RAVIOLI $24.95. The last of the appetizers is the crab and lobster ravioli. And honest to truth, the ravioli was one of the best I have ever had! The large pieces of ravioli were al dente and had a firm bite. In addition, the pasta was stuffed with plenty of crab and lobster. And on top of that, the sundried tomato pesto with mint and basil gremolata was so rich and creamy. The pesto tasted delicious! CARNE E PESCE PLATTER $30.95/PERSON. Moving to the entree, we went for the platter that consisted of sweet pea risotto, tiger prawns, ahi tuna, New York striploin and chicken picatta. I always see some sort of entree platter at every GRG and this was my first time ordering one. Honestly I have always avoided the platters because I feel like it would not be worth the price, but I was wrong! The portion was generous and a great way to sample a variety of items especially for two people. First up, the sweet pea risotto was light and creamy with chewy and firm arborio. Next, the sauteed tiger prawns were really garlicky (which I loved), bouncy and just cooked - perfectly done. As for the seared ahi tuna, it was well seared and medium rare, but very salty, we could not have more than a bite. Moving forward, the steak was a bit more medium than medium rare as requested, but still tender and tasted great with the chimichurri. In addition, the bed of cauliflower underneath the steak exhibited a nice crunch. Last on the platter was the chicken picatta, where the white meat tasted tender and exhibited a hint of tang that did not overwhelm. ZEPPOLE AL CIOCCOLATO $8.95. Wrapping up lunch with warm and fresh out of the fryer Italian style donuts, these were lightly fried and not too greasy. The donuts had hint of chocolate inside and were the perfect way to end our meal. Overall Trattoria Burnaby has always been one of my preferred GRG restaurants. The prices are reasonable if you like the dishes you ordered and the lobster and crab ravioli is highly recommended. My quick go-to ravioli has always been Cactus Club's butternut squash + prawns, but now I am liking the lobster + crab more! Plus, it was the sundried tomato pesto that won me over. POSITIVES - Al dente pasta - Tuesday $13 pastas - Happy hour menu NEGATIVES - Very minor execution issues - You have to know what to order here read more

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Loved this place and we enjoyed their pasta. I however loved their Margherita pizza, one of the best I've tried. The place is great to with good Covid 19 measures. I particularly would like to comment their servers, very friendly and accommodating. They offered to take our photos too. We will surely be back! read more

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Normally Tuesday is the day that I would come for their pasta coz it is Trattoria Tuesday, all pastas were $11 only. Last night after the movie in SilverCity Metropolis, we came for dinner again. My friend was excited to see there's new pasta menu posted outside the restaurant while we wait to get in, then she got disappointed when we were placing our orders, simply because there are 2 pasta menus, one for regular weekdays (more choices & more flavor I suppose) the other one for Trattoria Tuesday. I can live with that since I don't really care about the menu, as long as it feeds me is okay; but you know women take everything into account, and it's gonna be a sour taste for awhile.... Quite frankly, I think it would be more ethical if Trattoria can run business like Charlie's on Main ($10 on ALL pasta Tue) or Ciao Bella in downtown (50% off on ALL pasta, Mon & Tue) or Jimoco in Coquitlam (2 for 1 everyday). And it is choice we have to make. I could have given Trattoria 4 stars since their service & food is very good, but I took away one coz it is really too noisy. Way worse than I went for Chinese dimsum on Sunday morning... read more

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Baked Meatballs -- creamy Parmesan polenta, pesto and baked crostinis ; absolutely hooked to this dish, their polenta sauce inside was super creamy and rich which paired really well with their tomato-y baked meatballs! I'd definely order this again the next time in there! $14.50 . . Parmigiana-- you can choose either Veal or Chicken. I chose their chicken to keep it more classic (if you've tried Veal before let me know if it's good) hmm honestly this dish was pretty basic, vegetables in the side were quite bland, it's good but not that good that i'd order again. Don't think it's worth $23.95, think I'll just stick to pasta next time! . read more

Trattoria by Italian Kitchen - Parmigiana - Italian Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

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Wanted to take advantage of their dine in pasta tuesday deal, which has now been raised to $15 per pasta dish. Since my last visit, they've changed their menu and added more pasta dishes so I was really excited to try something new. Due to COVID-19, the staff have been taking extra precautions for dine in and will ask for your name and phone number for safety reasons and of course you must sanitize your hands. They also give you your own bottle of water to refill your drink. I decided to get the fussili lunghi, which consisted of pancetta, wild mushrooms and a creamy herb sauce. They also gave me my own little dish of parmesan if I wanted to add that onto my pasta. The fusilli noodles had a nice texture and were also made fresh in house. I really loved the flavour and texture of the wild mushrooms and it paired really well with the sauce and fresh herbs. The pancetta was okay and quite salty, was basically just bacon. Still pretty good for their $15 pasta tuesday deal, will return to try other dishes soon. read more

Trattoria by Italian Kitchen - fussili lunghi - Italian Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

Classy and unique are the two adjectives best describing this place. Its right around the curb so parking is either on the street or behind the building n that too paid . Talking abt the set up of the restaurant, its spacious,well arranged and managed. Plenty of room to breathe in there. Greeters greet you with their beautiful smile and make up seated on a table of ur choice and availability. Then comes handsome servers. Yah ladies!! mostly men dressed very sharp n cute serve u in grace. They literally open up ur napkins n cutlery for u. I dont know if it was only our server or all do it. Nice though Menu is exotic. Top it all is the immense variety of liquor on menu. My all time favourite baileys was avaialble so i m happy. No seriously people, do check out the wine selection n scotch on rocks is killing too. Yummy treats delight you. Food quantity is litle less but good enough for a satisfying meal. I didn't like the fact that they charge individually for platter. $21 for cheapest platter on menu but both parties or in fact all parties will be charged $21 . They justify it saying that they increase the amount of food for everyone or in other words every one gets separate platter variety but wsts the point of platter . Dude its to share. Right guys?? Well thats how they manage it . I m impressed with the service, food variety and quality. Fresh ingredients and awesome presentation. So read more

Always consistent and nice place for pasta for a good price especially if you show up on a Tuesday. Personally I really like the truffle spaghetti meatballs. However, other pasta dishes are really good too. The staffs here are friendly. The desserts for me just falls a little short, but the appetizers here are really good. The sweets here all a little too sweet for my liking. The beef carpaccio is probably my favourite appetizers here. Been here on multiple occasions and showed consistency. Overall it's a good pasta place. read more

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I come here frequently with work for lunch. Food Price: 3/5 - It's about what you'd expect for this kind of restaurant, which is to say: expensive for the amount that you get. I suggest going on Tuesdays when they have their pasta special. Food Quality: 3.5/5 - In my experience, the food has been either too heavily seasoned or too bland. The quality feels a little inconsistent, which is not a good thing. It's never been absolutely amazing, but at least it's never been bad either. Service: 4/5 - It's alright considering we usually come in with about 20 people. For example, one of my co-workers has had their drink order forgotten almost every time we've visited. Overall, just very mediocre. Wouldn't absolutely suggest it, but I don't mind going every now and then with the team. read more

Good pasta on Tuesday. A friend of mine told me about Pasta Tuesday. So after movie, decided to search on Yelp and yes my friend was right about Pasta Tuesday. $12 for any pasta dish. You can't beat that. So I got the smoke salmon and the short rib pasta. The short rib one had so much flavor in them. Its everywhere. Whereas the smoke salmon is a bit bland. So decor is way different at this Trattoria compared to other. Its less fancy. Tables are quite long. Service is on auto pilot mode. Its very routine. Not welcoming but they are friendly. pasta come out pretty quick. It seems like premade. I order and ate and I finish and ready to go within 50 mins. read more

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The food here is very good. However the service was horrible. To start I had ordered a drink and was not even finished and the staff took it away without asking. The waitress then came over to see if I wanted another and when I explained she ran to the kitchen and brought my half empty glass. I could not drink it, what had they done to my glass while it the kitchen? Next I was not done my meal, just taking a breather before continuing and 3 different staff members came by and tried to take my plate. What is with the staff trying to take my drink and meal away. I did not want to tIp but with a large group I was forced to pay 18 % tip. Never eating here again! read more

A really nice and modern chain Italian restaurant in Burnaby! I visited here a few times and have been pretty happy with each visit! In my recent visit I had their short rib pappardelle and it is my favorite pasta there so far! There was a generous amount of meat on top of the pasta and was flavoured nicely. It's great how it is not too heavy and you can still gave a little room dessert after your meal. Also had their arancini and calamari. Both were great too! Great place for a small or large group or dinner. read more

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Glowbal group have expanded to Burnaby area now. Trattoria opened in the Element Tower few months ago. We made the rsvn for brunch on Sunday and they were not busy at all! As a regular customer at Glowbal Chain restaurants, I would quite surprise of it. The brunch menu pretty simple and we ordered what we wanted. Anna's Salad - chicken salad was good and fresh. The portion quite generous Crab, lobster, and prawn omelette - it was a bit greasy and soaky inside. Meatballs spaghetti - Meatballs were moist and tasty Our waitress was attentive, she kept refilling my coffee and gave us a pot of hot water. Overall, the food very standard and the prices are a bit cheaper than downtown location. read more

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This is a neighbourhood spot - one of a few chains owned by the Glowbal group. That said, the food is consistent and good value for money. The food not the restaurant itself is an experience; however, it's basically the exact same food as Italian Kitchen at a better price. I've been here multiple times and the food has been very consistently decent. Unfortunately, the service has been equally lacklustre each time. The hostesses are often rude and careless - one more than one occasion they said they called our name on the wait list when we were sitting directly across from the booth. They had actually forgotten/skipped us by accident. In addition, there is often a minimum 20min wait when there is literally more than 70% seats empty with multiple open at the bar. I don't understand this but if anything, Trattoria is consistent. read more

Trattoria by Italian Kitchen - Was told there was not enough bar tenders for me and my party of 2 to be seated. - Italian Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

I've been wanting to check this place out and looks hip and modern inside with large pizza oven in the center. I recommend the pasta platter although it's a little pricey. Not much selection in the happy hour menu and most of us ordered different kinds of pizza since not much choice in the menu. I don't know if it usually this noisy but I found the place very loud and mostly coming from upstairs level. I don't recommend for romantic dining. If your craving for pasta, you might want to check this place out. read more

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Can't beat Tratt Tuesday. All pasta is on for $13! I highly recommend the truffled spaghetti and signature meatballs. YUM. My boyfriend had the crab and lobster ravioli which was also tasty but we both agreed the spaghetti was the star of the show. We also tried a couple appetizers... the arancini and the Brussel sprouts. They were both delicious and the portions were a good size. Service was standard, not great but not horrible. The pastas did take a little while to come out but that is understandable giving the great deal on Tuesdays. I will be back to try some other things on the menu. read more

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The food was delicious! Our family really enjoyed each dish. Loved the special seafood risotto! Their Tiramisu dessert was one of the best we've had in a long time. In addition, their service was exceptional! Steve, our waiter, made our son's birthday dinner an amazing experience. Thank you! read more

Service: 5/5 The service definitely made the entire experience phenomenal! I want to shout out Daryl our server for absolutely putting the customer first. We came yesterday during dinner around 7 (pasta Tuesday) it was insanely packed with people and I guess the kitchen was backed up a little bit. I saw him serve so many people zipping around.. topping off waters, smiling at every turn in between all the chaos.. being a server is NOT easy.. he definitely made it look easy. Although the food wasn't that great our waiter was very punctual. He made sure that the minute we looked done with our appetizers he ordered our food from the kitchen. Back to the whole kitchen being backed up thing- well our entrees we're taking awhile and Daryl came over to apologize several times and even offered us drinks while we waited. I think the hard part about being a server is the fact that you are the face of the restaurant and you represent not only you, but also your kitchen. I've been here many times before and everyone is nice but never this attentive. I felt no different from when I was dining in a more upscale setting. (Solely based on his service not atmosphere etc) Tratt.. it's time to give Daryl a raise. Food: 2/5 Our antipasto platter wasn't very good. I ate the cold cut meats and meatballs.. we took a taste nibble of everything else and decided to not finish it. The chickpea blend with olives had a bland taste, the meatballs were cold and dry, the breads the platter came with were cold and hard, the burrata was tiny and a mess, the cured meats meh.. and the calamari was so flavourless and bland.. For $20 per person we were disappointed.. you can find charcuterie for two for $20 at many small bistros around town for much better quality. By the way did I forget to add I think the contents on this platter were either ore made or sitting out too long .. I can't say for sure but we both got terrible stomach aches throughout the night. As for the pasta, the ravioli was a knotch undercooked, and the flavour was very bland. The truffle spaghetti meatballs were to my surprise actually moist in my pasta, but again no taste whatsoever I felt like I was eating buttered noodles with a hint of cheese. The truffle taste did not come through the least bit I wonder if they even forgot.. I've had their truffled spaghetti here before and it was awesome.. sad that this one experience has literally turned me off so bad I don't think I'll be returning.. read more

Staying next door at the Marriott and decided I wanted something close. The portion size vs. price, as noted by others, is bang on. I ordered the lobster ravioli and calamari. My breakdown below. Pros: both were tasty, fresh made pasta cooked perfectly, calamari crisp with excelent softness in the right spots. Cons: -25$ for too little pasta -too little pasta sauce left the ravioli on the top bone dry -i requested parmesan on top of ravioli (expecting fresh shredded at this price) what I got was a side of way too much dry parm. -25$ pasta plate with NO bread included. They wanted 7.50$ for garlic bread side: um, no. -the portion size on the calamari was close to what I would hope for, but not quite. --way too much salt by the seux chef This place is close to getting it right, but they could benefit from some adjustments. Would I return? Only if my wallet was flush and I was pressed for time. read more

I like this place, 'Truffle Spag and Meatballs' is my go to. House red is delicious, go there on Tuesdays, great value. The Mista salad has a great, light, herby vinaigrette. The salads veg are young and so sweet. The above is my favourite combo. Food is delicious, watching the fresh baked Bruchetta's, the variety pizzas, prosciutto plates come out of the centre oven, makes the meal taste even better. Watching Simona work that centre oven is my favourite seat. They make the dough in house and let the bread rest and rise for a full day. If you order pizza, you'll see it made from scratch, going in the oven one side, and come out the other. Smells, tastes and looks so good! This time I had the Crab and Lobster Ravioli. Yes very pleased and impressed. read more

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After hearing all the hype about Pasta Tuesday I decided to give Tartoria a shot. Sadly I guess all of Burnaby had as well so there was a 25 minute wait. I ain't complaining when there's $13 dollar pasta on the line. Anyways, this joint is hella fancy. It's on the ground floor on Kingsway and attached to a newly build tower with a Goodlife on the second floor. I tried my best to get a free pass for post pasta but apparently I need to be in workout clothes(who needs that when I've got these guns on display for free am I right?). Anyways, I had to put my scene causing on hold because I received a text from the automated system letting me know my table was ready. I quite like that a lot of restaurants are starting to implement these, phones are the future. I walked backed downstairs and was seated on the far side next to the kitchen which was nice and toasty. They definitely have a good variety of pasta's(about 10 items to choose from and all $13!) I went for some roasted chicken dish with broth. I was expecting them to skimp on the protein but to my surprise the portion was to my liking. My friend got the one with ribs although they seemed to have an abundance of mushrooms and no ribs so I guess it's just hit and miss. I'll probably be back on their half price wine nights but if I do come back on the Tuesday might opt for the bar on the back left as there is no wait. read more

Trattoria by Italian Kitchen - Italian Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

Great spot for happy hour (3-6/9-closing). We've been here twice for happy hour and love that all the pizzas and appies are discounted during that time. It's nice in the summer to sit on the patio, although the sidewalk of Kingsway and Willingdon is not exactly the nicest of places to be sipping on a cocktail. The restaurant ambience is quite nice. We had excellent service both times we were there and the food is always on point. I can't comment on the pastas as we've never tried them (yet!) There's some construction happening at the adjacent building and they have yet to put in parking meters there so if that's still the case for you, you can get free street parking for now. Otherwise, there's underground parking under the Element building. read more

Trattoria by Italian Kitchen - Italian Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

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Hostess did a fine job. Tenderloin was just warm and tougher than a sirloin steak. Didn't taste that good either. One cook was washing his face, in plain view, in the open-concept kitchen sink. How unsanitary. First and last time customer. read more

Went on pasta Tuesday! Be prepared to wait long as they are really busy! $12 pasta! We knew we would be waiting a long time but we could tell the server was not happy with working on pasta Tuesday. She never checked up on us, didn't seem happy, and we ordered some cheese bread since we knew the pasta would take long and they didn't bother bringing it out first until we said something 30 minutes in to waiting for our food. Food came out probably 45 minutes after ordering. Great pasta! But if you hate waiting or grumpy servers, maybe go on any other day but Tuesday. read more

Trattoria by Italian Kitchen - Italian Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

They have $13 pasta on Tuesdays, which is a pretty good deal if you're looking for something to satisfy your pasta fix! They also have happy hour and cheap sangria! The customer service is not that great, though - rude waitstaff that are kind of condescending. Apparently they're notorious for that? Other than that, nothing tastes particularly great, just kind of meh. I wouldn't really intentionally return; I would only come back if I happened to be in the area and I was craving pasta. The food is kind of misleading for such a nice and fancy interior, which is disappointing. The only good dish is the truffle spaghetti, so get that! read more

Service was good; friendly staff who works efficiently. Portions were great and price is fair. However, not the best place to bring young kids - well at least not upstairs dining as it can be very loud, with the music and surroundings. We found ourselves really trying to shout/read lips while trying to converse with our friends at the same table. Maybe next time, we'll dine downstairs or outside on the patio. read more

Trattoria by Italian Kitchen - Italian Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

Ehh. It was just ok. We wanted pizza, but the pizza oven was broken so we chose spaghetti and meatballs and chicken Parmesan. We both thought our food was on the bland side. I would have preferred pasta with my chicken dish instead of the broccoli and potatoes. read more

Delicious pasta! A little pricey but pretty much what you expect for fine dining. Plus they have good deals on certain days of the week. Good ambience and service also. The carbonara is amazing, I highly recommend read more

Went here for dinner with friends on their patio. We had the beef carpaccio, Mussles, and the Hawaiian pizza. The food was good except we had a bad mussle and the manager Alina got a a new one. The new plate of mussles was fresh and delicious! She also removed it from our bill, excellent customer service. She was so sweet and kind. Our server Gundula was great, she got our drinks and food to us fast. Friendly and courteous. The peach daiquiri was so yummy! read more

Trattoria by Italian Kitchen - Italian Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

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So we decided to check out Trattoria as the last time was when it first opened a number of years ago.. parking is confusing to be polite and I'm pretty sure that they don't reimburse, which is a pity given that the corner that it's located on is very busy and terrible for street parking...onto the service, we were met right from the getgo by our Waiter and he asked for our drink order.. the menu is quiet extensive .. from salads with add-ons to pizza, appy platters..seafood mains ..veal .. chicken.. etc.. I ordered the Lamb shank.. a fair sized portion but the food came out lukewarm..presentation was nice and appealing with the lamb on a bed of risotto and sauté veggies read more

Trattoria by Italian Kitchen - Lamb shank - Italian Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

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Nice food and so tasty!!! Pizza is so cheazzy and meatball is nice size! Staff is friendly read more

Trattoria by Italian Kitchen - Pizza and pasta - Italian Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

We came here around 12:30pm and the place is quite busy with the lunch rush. My co-workers told me it is Pasta Tuesdays where they serve you their signature pastas for $12. We sat outside as the day wasn't too bad and the inside was at capacity. They had the heaters on and our server promptly provided the ladies with blankets. Our water is filled frequently, and our server is super kind and attentive (name is Tatyana?). I ordered the Vongole. It was full of clams, however the sauce was rather bland. So it tasted like clams with pasta. With the gorgeous patio and the great service, I had a good experience (dampened a bit by the dish I ordered) and will likely come back again to try the cocktail hour and other pasta dishes. read more

Trattoria by Italian Kitchen - Vongole - Italian Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

A few days late but we had spent out New Years Eve at @trattoriabyglowbal in Burnaby It was a good time considering it wasnt too packed! Prices were decent, for 2 peoples dinner was about $70. We got the Cheese Bread, it was good but definately not Hys quality. The shortrib mushroom pasta was very tasty and we even packed it to go!. Sauce was quite rich! Veggie Stir fry was good although the portion was bit small. The kicker of the night was the Ceaser! Very Spicy and flavourful its Paid parking at $2 an hour underneath read more

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We held a private event here recently - the manager , staff and food were wonderful and good . Highly recommend. Best spaghetti and meatballs too - other pasta dishes are great as well ... and desserts . read more

We shared a Hawaiian pizza and Fusili Lungi pasta at Trattoria Burnaby for dinner. I probably would have enjoyed it more if we had not shared an absolutely amazing pizza and pasta last month. The pasta was good - not exceptional but good. I did not enjoy the pizza as I did not like the texture of the crust and it was soggy. We ordered a bottle of wine with dinner and the service was very good. I did not get the name of our server but the wine was topped up continuously during the course of our meal. The restaurant does have a tendency to be a bit loud and I did not like our seats. The table for 2 was very crowded with the pizza dish, the pasta dish and 2 dishes so we could share the food. We were seated on bench seats which means that we were in the middle of 2 tables for 4. I really dislike dining with strangers and with these kind of seats you can hear the conversation from the tables on either side of you as well as seeing the dishes that they order. I would not recommend this restaurant if you like to have a modicum of privacy and would like to have a nice conversation with your companion. I do not think I would return as I like my space when I'm dining and the food was not as good as I would have liked. read more

Came here tonight for the first time around 8. Appies were yummy. We found the tomato sauce pastas needed more flavour like some fresh basil would have been nice, our friends really enjoyed the fusilli lunghi and the lasagna. Server and everyone we saw were really friendly and nice but we found the service kind of slow: waited quite awhile for drinks to arrive, no quality check on food, no one came to ask if we wanted more drinks and we did and waited a long time with empty drinks to flag someone down to order more, took awhile for the second round of drinks to arrive and then we had to flag someone down to ask about dessert(we brought our own cake), then it took a significant amount of time for them to cut it and bring it out. No idea why, it didn't seem that busy at that point. Overall, the food was okay and the service was good(I'm sure there must have been some good reasons as to why everything was so slow). Would I give this place a second chance sometime? Yes. read more

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Since Trattoria Italian Kitchen opened up on the corner of Kingsway and Willingdon two years ago, we've surprisingly only visited on a few occasions. I'm not really sure why that is because the food has always been fairly good. Their menu isn't overly extensive... but if you like pastas and pizza, you'll probably find something that tickles your fancy. On this visit, I tried the Piccata ($19.95) sautéed in white wine, lemon, capers, and butter. The saltiness of the capers highlights the sauce and pairs nicely with the thinly sliced veal. Trattoria has a large pizza oven in the middle of their bar area so you can be sure that their pizzas come out freshly baked. The Hawaiian ($15.95) is topped with pancetta, roasted pineapple, peppers, and chilies. The thin crust of the pizza is crispy and light and the size of the pizza is big enough to share. If you're looking for an interesting brunch option, try their Breakfast Pizza. Now, if pizza or lamb isn't your thing, you could always try their Lamb Shank ($23.95) served with bianco risotto, goat cheese, roasted veggies, and rosemary jus. The fork-tender lamb is a generous portion size and served over the creamy and cheesy risotto while the roasted veggies gives a nice contrasting crunch for textural contrast. read more

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Came here to take advantage of their "pasta Tuesday". All pasta dishes are $13. Their lobster ravioli is normally $24.50. I would say it's a good deal if the food was actually decent. In our cases, the pasta was undercooked. Service was prompt however because it's so busy, no one ever brought me a spoon. Luckily didn't make a mess. My friend didn't get her tea until much later than our wine were served. Parking is available in P3. $4 for 2 hours. Enter from Willingdon. read more

The Hawaiian pizza had to much pepper and the flavour was not good. The waitress was very kind.