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Positano Restaurant
Categories: Restaurants Pizza Restaurants Italian Pizza, Italian [Edit]
633 Mount Pleasant RdToronto, ON M4S 2M9
Neighbourhood: Mount Pleasant and Davisville
(416) 932-3982
- Hours:
Tue-Fri, Sun 5 pm - 10 pm
Sat 5 pm - 11 pm
- Parking:
- Street
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Price Range:
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$$
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- No
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
7 reviews for Positano Restaurant
7 reviews in English
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Review from Andrea R.
Toronto, ON
8/7/2011
I was searching for a good place for dinner near my hotel, and when I found the reviews of Positano on yelp, I headed out to find it. Unfortunately, it was a Monday night, and Positano was closed. I really wanted to try it, though, so I went back on Tuesday night and was welcomed by a friendly server. The menu lists starters, pastas and pizzas, but the main courses are described by the server, and they all sounded amazing. I chose a grilled sea bass, served over veggies and potatoes. Just know that the price for the specials aren't given unless you ask (which I failed to do), so expect something around $30 for a main.
The fish was prepared well, but the highlight of my night was the bread and tomato sauce. While most Italian places serve warm, fresh baked bread with olive oil for dipping, Positano serves their bread with homemade tomato sauce. It's absolutely to die for. It tastes creamy and makes the bread melt in your mouth. I normally try not to eat a lot of bread before a meal, but I ate 3 pieces, and went through 1 and a half dishes of the tomato sauce. Yum!!!
I'd also recommend the lemon tiramisu. It sounds strange, but it's a great, light dessert for summer. -
Review from Sam G.
Toronto, ON
8/12/2010
Great food, service and value. Yelp did not disappoint with this recommendation.
- Pizzas and pastas from $12 to $18 and daily meat and fish specials in the $20 - $30 range. Check out their menu online.
- We came on a Thursday night as 6:30 and unsurprisingly the clientele was older folks and families... next time I'd try it a bit later.
- One thing that's great is that many (perhaps not all of) the tables are well spaced and you don't feel like you are on top of each other.
- I am in this area on occasion for dinner and would not get tired of coming here frequently. Check it out! -
Review from Sarah L.
North York, ON
11/11/2009
Tucked away on bistro dominated, Mount Pleasant Road, Positano Restaurant is a hidden gem. This place is packed every night with loyal customers returning for more. The menu is simple and is comprised of salads/starters, pastas, pizzas (thin crust) and nightly meat specials. Yet there is something so satisfying when you get a steaming plate of pasta put in front of you and the bill doesn't break your wallet. This restaurant is extremely well priced for the value and the wine list is a steal as well. Top notch service makes the cramped settings a pleasure to dine in. My favourite dish is the farfalle pasta with squash, goat cheese, chicken and spinach. The best is that they serve you bread with their home made tomato sauce to dip.
Check it out. You won't be disappointed. -
Review from Rob m.
Toronto, ON
9/4/2011
We decided to try a variety of items, sharing with family members.
The pizza was horrible, hardly a toasted bread with tomato sauce and a few small pieces of cheese.
The bruschetta was okay, as was the fresh bread, but the accomponying sauce was bland and did not make theses apps anything more than a rushed snack made in our home.
The pasta with asparagus was fine; very delicious, but hardly worth the price.
The pasta with Asiago was a meagre portion of stuffed pasta, but with a very fine sauce.
Boring for the price; but some folks at Yonge & Eglinton will pay for anything. The service was adequate, the ambiance excellent.
Visited September 2011 -
Review from David M.
Toronto, ON
6/10/2010
Wow, this place is good. I had the insalata tricolore (everything's lower case here), which was actually mediocre, but my pasta dish made up for it.
Of the 10 pasta dishes, 6 are fully vegetarian, and the rest can be made so. (Don't panic, they had lots of meaty specials too.)
I've had a lot of so-so pasta over the years, but my linguine syrenuse (rapini, black olives, mushrooms, roasted peppers, garlic and olive oil sauce at $13) was delicious. Best pasta dish I've had in as long as I can remember. My cousin chose the salmon special and said it was excellent.
All the dishes I witnessed here looked and smelled great. Next time, I may try another pasta, AND order a pizza "for the table".
We didn't have dessert, as we opted to go to Il Gelatiere, a few steps north on Mt. Pleasant. Check it out...http://www.yelp.ca/biz/il-gelatiere-toronto -
Review from Jennie B.
Toronto, ON
11/15/2010
Dinner on a Sunday night - excellent service! Totally on top of it wait staff. Good to order their antipasti platter - everything fresh, roasted/grilled to perfection (fennel, zucchini, red bell peppers, garlic cloves, asparagus, etc.) Had the shrimp fradiavalo pasta - interesting spaghetti noodle texture - didn't taste like DeCecco or Barilla or Garofalo pasta - perhaps it was house made? Good sized shrimps and portion was filling. Pizza there is paper paper thin - very thin in fact that it is like a cracker. Very good if you like that kind of texture. I've walked by this place many times (after hitting Il Gelatiere for true Italian gelato) and although it didn't disappoint, the food didn't give me the wow factor to want to go again and try another dish. Good price point and their good service may, though.
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Review from Carmen M.
2/9/2010 1 Check-in Here
The sheer number of restos in the Davisville area of Mt. Pleasant will knock your socks off. The problem is that they're so nice that most of them don't do takeaway. Sick to death of eating sushi for my weekly meetings in the area, I decided to try Positano after seeing a bunch of Zagat stickers on the door. I'm so glad I did!
The menu isn't classic Italian necessarily -- they have some different takes on things. I ordered the Farfalle Rustico -- roasted butternut squash, chicken, arugola, and fresh plum tomato sauce. The portion was generous and they also give you fresh bread and freshly made tomato sauce to dip it in. For $16.50, it's a steal.
The Best Part?! Right before walking out I asked if they had plasticware since my food was to-go. He didn't even blink and offered to let me take one of their pieces of silverware. All he asked was that I return it if/when I had time! How frickin' awesome is that?! Of course, after my meeting, I popped right back by and shoved it into the mail slot just like he told me to.
Excellent food, excellent prices and super excellent service? A definite must-try.
