Reviews for Pizzeria Via Mercanti in Toronto, ON
The pizza was really delicious. Thats the one star. HOWEVER, I have never experienced anything like that in my whole dining out... experience. I have reserved a table for 8:30. We knew the place closes at 10 pm. After we received our order (after about 10minutes) and we started to eat, the staff started to clean and tidy up the place. We were the only people in the restaurant. Allthe chairs got put up and the waitress started cleaning the floor even if we just started to eat and it was 1 hour beforeclosing time. Then they turned up the music to such a volume that we couldn't even talk to each other anymore. We feltincredibly unwelcome at that point. After halfway finishing the food as quick as we could the waiter has seen it and came overstraight away asking whether we wanted the bill and a box to takeaway. We weren't even asked whether we want a drink, dessert orif the food was good. We basically got kicked out the place! That is just rude. No words left. If you want to close therestaurant early don't accept reservations next time. Read more
Came here in a group of 9. We each ordered our own pizzas and pastas (1 item per person). Everything was authentic, and they had... a good selection of pizzas for good prices. I have to take off some stars for the non accessible/outdated washrooms, and thefact that the waiter completely forgot to put in the order for one of my friends. It's pretty standard for servers to doublecheck group orders, but our server did not. We didn't even have a complicated order: we each got one item. We ended up waitingan extra 15-20 minutes so we could eat together; our food was cold and soggy by the time we all got our food. I was disappointedby this, however if not for this mistake then we would have had a better experience. Read more
This place had the most incredible pizza and pasta I?ve ever tried! I ordered the Vegetariana Pizza and the Pesto Gnocchi which... was a special for the day I went and it was excellent. I?d definitely recommend it to anyone who wants to try great food inToronto! Read more
Most favourite pizzeria on both sides of the ocean. It does not get any more delicious than this even in Italy. Best Napoli... pizza and freshly made pastas. Beautifully authentic Italian. Love the interior of the restaurant and equally love sitting ontheir road side patio. Makes you feel like being in Europe where sitting along side walks and streets to watch the buzz whilehaving drinks and food is the most common thing to do. A must visit! Read more
Decent food, good drinks, located right in Kensington on Augusta. Service was mediocre, long wait to take the order and some... attitude rest of the time. On a positive note, menu is extensive, and includes some authentic dishes, and there's plenty ofseating at large patio on the street and on the original side patio, plus plenty of seating indoors. But service couldabsolutely be improved, especially as prices are higher here. Read more
Strolling Kensington Market on a Saturday and we saw this restaurant buzzing with people outside and inside. We decided to stop... and they the food! We had Napletana Pizza, seafood linguine along with Calamari in red wine and tomato sauce and Capresesalad. The food was great and the atmosphere was nice ! Would definitely recommend for a casual dine in ! Read more
Ordered a Margherita pizza and arancini balls. Margherita was Decent, the sauce and cheese were both great as well as the crust.... We had to return the arancini balls as they were cold from the inside, but even once they were brought back they still lackedflavour. The waiter also added some complimentary mozzarella balls which tasted much better than the arancini balls in myopinion. The service was ok. Our waiter was basically clueless when it came to the menu options and his communication was a bitoff (don?t know if he?s just awkward like that). The place is at the heart of Kensington market and we did the mistake of diningout on their patio which was literally on the street (not in the back of the restaurant as I thought) and that meant having theview of crackheads to enjoy which can be quite uncomfortable. Overall, good pizza, and if I?d be back I?d dine inside next time. Read more
The atmosphere is cozy, like home. Bufalina pizza is delicious; the tomato sauce is fresh ? brightens the pizza perfectly; the... fresh basil brings the right balance; the buffalo mozzarella is velvety, and the crust is very well-done. The ricotta &pistachio cheesecake and house-made tiramisu are also amazing. Both are so airy and smooth and with great depth of flavours. Read more