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Santa Ana Pizzeria & Bistro
Categories: Restaurants Pizza Restaurants Italian Pizza, Italian [Edit]
1631 St. Mary's RdUnit F
Winnipeg, MB R2N 1Z4
(204) 415-1440
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
- Noise Level:
- Loud
- Has TV:
- No
- Caters:
- Yes
2 reviews for Santa Ana Pizzeria & Bistro
2 reviews in English
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Review from John R.
Winnipeg, MB
Updated - 12/9/2011
What can I say hard to get into, but worth the effort I have been here twice more and even though the inexpensive wine is a draw they follow it up with some really good food. This time we shared a spring salad, french onion soup and a pizza with our bottom of wine. With the tip the whole thing cam out to $40, what can I say good food and wine, at a great price I will be back.
2 Previous Reviews: Show all »
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12/2/2011
OK been back twice more, and the food remain tasty, add to that the great price for wine, you know I… Read more »
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Review from DineoutGal A.
Winnipeg, MB
9/18/2011 4 photos
Small Italian pizzeria and bistro style eatery in a suburban stripmall that's a few blocks south of St. Vital Mall. This place is small as there's only about 12 tables so reservations are recommended. The owner use to operate Calabria (on Scurfield) but has since moved on to Santa Ana.
When you first walk in, you see the open kitchen and large wood fire oven, while on the side there's a wall of small grocery offerings - mostly pasta sauces, dry pastas and such. On the right is a dark room that's buzzing with diners. The menu is very affordable and the portions are very generous. First the pizzas can be wood-fired (11" for $12) or stone baked (15" for $22) for the various specialty pizzas on the menu. It's a small menu with just few selections in each area as there are about 5 pastas and 2 protein entrees (fish and chicken). The prices range from $14-$20. But if you like your vino like I do...this is the best place to drink up a storm. I have never seen such a low mark up on wine in the city! It's ridiculous that the wines are priced at $15 / $20 / $25 / $30 / $35 / $50 / $55. Yes, and that's for full bottles! We ordered a red that sells for about $18 at the wine store and paid $25 for it at the restaurant. The wines are very diverse so you will find one that you will like. And they also re-cork your unfinished bottle to take home.
We had the wood-fired California pizza which has chicken, mushrooms, spinach and roasted red peppers. The wood they use is oak though I can't say it came through in the pizza. Anyhow, the pizza was good not amazing. Not greasy, tasted pretty healthy, a little low on the chicken but otherwise good crust. But for $12, I think it was a good deal. The wood-fired salmon entree is pretty simple as it's olive oil, salt and pepper on 2 large portions of baked salmon and a very generous portion of linguine. For $20, the portion I received could easily serve two. The salmon was very simple done but not overcooked and the pasta was cooked el dente and made simply with olive oil, garlic, and parmesan. I am not sure if they ran out of veggies because the mixed veggie medley that was suppose to be included ended up being some red peppers sprinkled on the perimeter. It looked more like decorative than a veggie side; I would've preferred more veggies and less pasta. Good solid simple dish though nothing extraordinary.
The ravioli ($15) filled with beef and topped with your choice of sauce and then baked in the wood fired oven. The ravioli portion was massive once again so great deal if you love pasta. But the pasta was a little thick and the beef was pretty bland.
Service is great here as our server was a sweetheart; she was knowledgeable and had good suggestions. Food service was slightly slow but luckily the wine we were sipping on made us forget about the time!
Good place for those who like Italian food, drinking lots of wine, and very generous portions at a very reasonable price. Like I said, it's good familiar Italian food but don't expect to be blown away. But you will walk away full and satisfied though.
Closed on Sundays.
