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Dante's Pizza, Vino and Pasta
- Hours:
Tue-Thu 11 am - 10 pm
Fri-Sat 11 am - 11 pm
Sun 12 pm - 10 pm
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Price Range:
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$$
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Has TV:
- No
- Caters:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
10 reviews for Dante's Pizza, Vino and Pasta
10 reviews in English
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Review from Josh G.
Thornhill, ON
1/21/2012
Dante's, you've changed man! I have been eating at Dante's since their original location on Baythorn in Thornhill. As a young(er) guy, I remember my grandfather bringing over stacks of their coupons with no expiry date for my dad. Back then, the food was cheaper and the portions were HUGE. My family used to order from there on a weekly basis so I had the opportunity to sample their whole menu from pizza to sandwiches, veal parmesan, and my favourite, the pastas. Dante's moved to their current location several years back and along with the new location came some unfortunate changes. The prices for the food were raised, portion sizes reduced, and the coupons we had saved for years were no longer accepted.
One thing Dante's has always done right is their toppings have always been excellent quality. They only use Schneider's pepperoni (the smaller sized ones) and this adds such a great taste to the pizza that I don't mind paying the premium price for it. They also go a great steak topping which is tender, moist, yet not fatty at all. My personal favourite is their pasta which is homemade. The meat raviolis are small but pack great taste and texture. Combined with their tomato sauce it's a match made in heaven. The sauce they use for the pastas is incredible and is available to buy at the take-out counter. Dante's also is well known for their sandwiches. They're big and are available with veal, meatball, sausage, italian cold cut, or veggies. If you like a salad accompaniment with your meal, I suggest the Chef's Salad which consists of lettuce, tomatoes, and olives along with a homemade oil/vinegar dressing. It's simple but very tasty.
The food at Dante's is very good, I cannot deny that, however I find the prices they charge to be very high considering the portions you receive. At one point, I remember the pasta being only about $12-13 and serving 2 people easily. Today, the single serving is that price. The pizzas have also increased and a large pizza (enough for 2-3 people) will run you over $25 with a few toppings. Combine this with a salad and you'll be looking at a bill of easily $40 for 2 people (within drinks/dessert). Not terrible, but for a pizza place that's a bit high in my opinion. -
Review from Edwin A.
Dined in the restaurant this time around.
Nice place, very well designed and appointed interior. The seatback of the booths are tightly upholstered, they are on raised platforms, cherry wood paneling, beautiful looking bar area. Some excellent carpentry for an independent restaurant.
At the booth where we were seated I did find the table a bit high (2" inches) in the torso area and I'm not exactly short 5'10.
Found no problems with the service or atmosphere. I liked it. Great music playing in the background.. hits from Frank Sinatra and some Italian classics.
The Meal:
We ordered a Dante pasta special with egg noodle and meat sauce and Veal Sandwich with mozzarella and mushrooms.
The sandwich was large, a paninni stuffed to the gills of slices of breaded veal, mozzarella cheese, sauce, and mushrooms.
Sure it's large but it's prep was a little sloppy and pedestrian looking (street food). It tasted ok but I didn't like the mushyness veal breading. If the veal was cooked fresh then placed into the bread the taste would be more crisp. I was not impressed by the sandwich.
The Dante special pasta with egg noodle and meat sauce dish I sampled was ok. It could be baked in the oven a tad bit longer to brown the mozzarella on top. It wasn't as good as the ravioli I've had on a prior visit.
Summary:
Today I was little disappointed by the food. The veal sandwich and Dante special pasta with egg noodle and meat sauce was average tasting.
I will have to try the pizza next time. So far the best thing I've had here was the ravioli.1 Previous Review: Show all »
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1/27/2012
I've only heard good things about Dante's, for lunch I decided to try the Ravioli for take out. It… Read more »
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Review from Nina S.
Richmond Hill, ON
11/13/2011
The very best pizza ever!!! Huge pizzas filled with huge slices of meat & vegetables and with flavours and texture so fresh and delectable. Classy and very cozy restaurant with a casual flare. Been perfect for my family and friends for dinner feasts.
Its Super Deluxe and/or Meat Lover's for us always. One time, my husband couldn't help himself he wanted extra sausage toppings on the Super Deluxe and it was soooo good. The Chicken Wings is one of our faves, and its buffalo sauce being slightly sweet and not too hot is quite good and perhaps a signature. Likewise, the honey garlic sauce is pretty amazing.
Such great Italian place. A bit overwhelming menu but enough to make us anticipate our next visit/delivery. Dine-in or take-out, we're equally happy! And its one of my personal landmarks for great food and dining. Indeed "Quality is remembered long after the price is forgotten..." -
Review from Thuy T.
Woodbridge, ON
DPVP makes really good pasta and pizza ^_^
The food is fresh, always hot (temperature) and the pasta is homemade.
Restaurant Rating:
0(Too Sad), 1(Horrible), 2(Poor), 3(Ok Lah), 4(Good), 5(Excellent)
Food: 4
Clean: 4
Service: 4
Atmosphere: Business Casual
Will I Return? Yes
Keep in mind all food postings is according to personal preferences and taste buds. Therefore, it's best to try the places out for yourself and see if it suites your taste. -
Review from Jonathan S.
York, ON
2/9/2011
As old-school Italian as this city gets, Dante's is one of the city's great unchained pizza shacks.
Apparently they sell soup. Skip it in favour of a gigantic Caesar salad that balances sweet romaine hearts with homemade croutons, garlicky dressing and technically wrong but oh-so-right bacon. Or, if you want something a bit lighter *giggle*, try what we call the 'antipasto salad' of iceberg lettuce, tomato, a few other veggies and loads of provolone and salami goodness. Thankfully, it comes with a light vinaigrette...because, you know, you have to watch what you eat.
Dante's offers huge pizzas with an avalanche of quality toppings. Pepperoni is the best this city has outside of Paisano's; dime-sizes bites of crispy upturned sausage hold the oven's heat alongside an enchanted forest of lightly charred mushrooms. Sausage is pleasant but is really an afterthought compared to the pepperoni. Generosity is a bit of a drawback when it comes to brutally huge chunks of bitter green pepper. Light cheese, exceptionally bright tomato sauce which finds its way onto just about every menu item, and a sturdy crust mean that you can actually order down a size, and still fill your party's tummies.
Pastas are similarly portioned, but unexciting except for that fabulous red sauce. Ravioli is the best of the lot. Lasagna is woefully uneven. Some nights, it's well-composed and seasoned; other nights it's a mess of random pasta shards and tough hunks of ground veal. I suspect that in those cases, they sell out of the real stuff and rush to prepare something that can be scraped onto a plate using what's around, hidden under a conspiratorial blanket of melted cheese.
Once the cornerstone of the Bayview-John neighbourhood, Dante's has moved into posh Vaughan digs. It's a much better experience if you don't mind the drive, but it's hurt already hit-and-miss delivery.
Coffee is decent, desserts sit forlorn, since nobody's got room. If only they were made from that pepperoni.Listed in: Love me!!!!
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Review from Its M.
Toronto, ON
3/3/2012
The owners can go to the firey inferno if you ask me. They lie about their frozen chicken cutlets on the menu, saying they are home-made. The pizza is average chain pizza at rip off prices. The only reason this place is busy is because of the few choices in the area. They would go broke fast downtown Toronto. I feel sorry for the people who suffer through this and worse for those who don't even know the difference.
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Review from Jennifer K.
Markham, ON
7/14/2010 7 photos
Now I am scare of anything call Mini. Can a mini really be a mini... not like a freaking Medium with ingredients loaded up like an Extra Large?
Seriously, Dante should have another option call Ultra Mini or Mini Mini and charge a little less... Why, I really want to eat some appetitizer, try some pasta and eat my freaking dessert! Or what if I want to drop by and pig out myself... I going to eat the whole pizza till I threw up?! :)
However, I have to say this is the BEST whole wheat crust pizza I ever have anywhere!! If all whole wheat crust tastes like that.. there will be no need for the regular dough and everyone will be eating a lot healthier.
I love the toppings! All those Feta cheese, fresh tomatoes! Yes all veggie pizza should taste like that and more people will eat that over all those processed meat pizza.
I would definitely stick with pizza next time when I come here and leave room for some dessert AND a Martini! Martini here is $5.95! This is what I call a good deal!
BTW, they do have Lunch Specials!!
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Review from John Z.
North York, ON
1/16/2012
Awesome Veal sandwich, pizza's, gnocchi. Better atmosphere than there was at their previous location on Bay Thorn in Thornhill.
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Review from Matthew R.
Aurora, ON
3/31/2011
I've been eating Dante's pizza since the original back in Thornhill. The super deluxe is still the best pie in the GTA. Period. My only gripe is that it's way too expensive
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Review from Rana L.
i think i should relocate to vaughan & order takeout from dante's everyday !!! just love it (ordered a mini for 3 sundried tomatoes, portobello mushroom, roasted chicken) & hot chocolate (forgot to tell them no cream on top but took it out - could be a little warmer but really good!). cannot wait to come here again soon ^^
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1 Previous Review: Show all »
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7/11/2010 First to Review
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