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Carisma
Category: Restaurants Italian Italian [Edit]
73 King St EToronto, ON M5C 2V8
Neighbourhoods: St. Lawrence, Downtown Core
(416) 864-7373
- Price Range:
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$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- No
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
5 reviews for Carisma
5 reviews in English
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Review from Lawrence T.
Toronto, ON
5/24/2012 1 Check-in Here
One of the best restaurants in Toronto. Great food, service and ambiance. Highly recommend.
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Review from edwin h.
1/9/2012 1 Check-in Here
Fortune of fortunes ... happened to spend New Years Eve at this new and wonderful Italian restaurant. It was through the diligence and on his recommendation of one of our party to have secured a reservation on the busiest night of the year. No prix fixe "NY Eve special", just the regular menu.
As you walk in from the blustery winter cold, you are immediately struck by Carisma's dark but cozy and sophisticated room. At the same time you are greeted with such warmth by the proprietors the cold and greyness outside quickly dissipate. Carisma's menu is a solid run through contemporary Italian fare delivered with old world charm. It being NY Eve, i went ahead and ordered 3 courses. Primi, Secondi and pasta.
Primi comprised of 3 different types of seafood; house cured salmon, salami and a salad of asparagus and baby greens with a side dollop of cherry compote, simple, flavourful and just the ticket to whet the appetite
Secondi - pan seared scallops expertly finished to the correct doneness, carmelized on the outside and warm and tender on the inside. The chunky mollusks sat on a bed of sauteed mushrooms. Exquisite
My main course was a simple pasta with duck confit; satisfying and just the capper to complete the meal.
Around the table we pretty much had a run through the entire menu and not one dish was a disappointment.
Carisma does a terrific job of offering sophisticated and satisfying Italian cuisine in a very competitive neighbourhood. I'm betting that the homey charm of the place, the fantastic food and great service are enough to steer customers away from the hustle and bustle of the much larger competition in the area. -
Review from Craig R.
St John's, NL
4/11/2012
Exceptional! The food was great, try the pumpkin ravioli and veal tenderloin. Awesome! Margie, the owner was a joy and Carlos the waiter was top notch. Only been the one time but already feel like its a regular place to go. You gotta try this place.
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Review from Elitsa M.
North York, ON
1/10/2012
Absolutely love, love, love this place... The food is impecable - you must try the Spagettini Al Gamberi. The staff is professional but super friendly. The atmosphere is luxurious and very chick but somehow it makes me feel cosy and homey!
Strongly recommend it to all the love birds out there if you want to try a nice restaurant when you go out on your next date. -
Review from ritchie c.
Toronto, ON
1/19/2011
Wanted desperately to get off the depressing cold, wet street last night and stumbled into Carisma on King. Elegantly decorated in rich, dark colours, low lighting, upscale furniture and an intimate ambiance, this place is great to bring a date to.
The menu is contemporary Italian, with it's decent selection of anitpasti's, pastas and mains. If I ever see beef carpaccio on the menu I have to get it as a base of comparison. For mains we got the pappardelle with wild boar ragu, and the butternut squash and veal stuffed ravioli(?) with pistachios and truffle oil.
Carpaccio was beautifully pink, super vibrant colouring, with a fresh taste to boot. Pastas were good not great, nothing to really complain about, but nothing to rave about either. I'd say the stuffed Veal pasta was better than my pappardelle as it had more depth of flavours and textures. The pistachios were a fun inclusion.
For dessert we split the apple strudel with pear compote and vanilla ice cream. The pastry itself wasn't hot enough and thus not flaky enough to cut up with my fork - it felt like I had to fight with it in order to break off a piece. Meanwhile the ice cream was still very frozen and rock solid.
The service was very friendly and polite albeit a little smothering. Our waiter would come by every 3 minutes to ask us something and thank us profusely when we accepted his offer to refill our water glasses.
$100 for two, an app, a cocktail, two mains, cappacino and dessert. Pretty reasonable. To be fair, I would like to give Carisma 3.5 stars, as it was a pleasant dining experience. I just can't see myself wanting to go back.
