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PROP
Category: Restaurants Italian Italian [Edit]
770 St Clair Ave WToronto, ON M6C 2Z1
Neighbourhood: Wychwood
(416) 792-3313
- Price Range:
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$$
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
6 reviews for PROP
6 reviews in English
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Review from Rosemary C.
Wychwood, Toronto, ON
5/14/2012
Great Restaurant with great service and amazing food. Not your typical Italian menu that every other Italian restaurant has. If you like steak try it at Prop best steak in town! Such a nice addition to the St Clair West community.
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Review from Ellie A.
Yesterday, my husband and I took possession of our first, ever, house. After a brief, dewy-eyed walk through - touching all the walls and grinning from ear to ear, we decided to explore the neighbourhood. We are steps from St. Clair and so we walked along the strip in search of our first meal as home owners.
Prop seemed to fit the bill. It was nice but not excessively expensive and had an interesting menu that included truffle risotto (yum!) and spaghetti with ginger, black mission figs and peppercorn (ooh!).
The waitress sat us quickly and took our drink order. Unfortunately, the wine we wanted wasn't available by the glass (we were saving ourselves for the bottle of champagne that waited in our fridge back home). In fact, no wine was available by the glass other than their house wine - quite a disappointment.
Appetizers were quite good and just the right size. Orange and fresh fennel salad had a lovely salt/sweet balance with some italian black olives. The mushroom polenta was homey and flavourful.
Mains were more disappointing. I had salmon with vegetables and, while the waitress promised a pink middle, my fish was overcooked, as were the veggies. My husband ordered a simple penne and tomato sauce, but asked the waitress if the kitchen could make it spicy. His pasta was good (yummy, but not mind-blowing) but when we got the bill, they had charged him $3 extra for giving him the spicy sauce. This took his simple penne and sauce up to $17. Bad karma (and bad business), we thought.
Our meals were okay, but I'm not sure we'll be back. There are just so many great places to explore on the St. Clair strip...
Vegetarian score: 7/10. Like most italian places, there are some good pasta options. Non-pasta/risotto mains are all meat.Listed in: The St. Clair Strip
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Review from Kenny T.
Toronto, ON
6/15/2011
This place is close but not quite hitting the mark. Pros - Nice bar areas with some local crowds, can always get a table, funky atmosphere. Cons - over engineered pastas (really, do we need asian fusion when you don't have the basics?) - for such a long menu I struggle each time to find more than one or two things to try. Also the finishes are cheap and the dinning areas looks a bit messy at the back - like they ran out of money while decorating. Finally, it is fairly pricey - went for dinner on a week night without wine and still spent over $60.
I will go back because I live in the area, but would not tell you to rush. -
Review from Nate G.
Toronto, ON
3/7/2011
This place just opened last year on St. Clair West near Rushton so my wife and I decided to check it out.
PROP stands for the People's Republic of Pasta, which is cute and evocative but I think doesn't do the place justice. Some really interesting and yummy dishes here, and the menu is enticing and makes me want to go back a second time.
I had the Bucatini with pancetta and spicy tomato sauce. SO GOOD. The pasta was done perfectly and the sauce simple but flavorful.
My wife had the Risotto special, the ingredients of which escape me right now but it was also fantastic.
The starter was a cheesy bread with prosciutto, I couldn't eat much of it, but it tasted great.
It was highly affordable, the wine selection was decent for my tastes, and it was an enjoyable evening.
Cons: It was a bit cold in there, wish they had the heat on a bit, the service was a bit slow, as they were catering to a group of really obnoxiously loud people, which also ruined the experience a bit. But whatever, no big deal.
We'll be going back for sure. -
Review from Maxim N.
Toronto, ON
5/20/2011
Delicious food at a very fair price. Marinated sardines appetizer was delicious. I had the calf liver for my main and it was outstanding! Give this place a try!
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Review from H R.
York, ON
7/9/2011
Brunch is delicious, with lots of fruit on the side. Way more than just a "garnish", which is great. Unfortunately, the staff are rude and snobby. I went for dinner a few weeks ago, and was greatly disappointed. I was the happy to see they had mussels on the specials for the night, but had already run out by our 7:00pm reservation. Very disappointed overall.
