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Trattoria Giancarlo
Categories: Event Planning & Services Caterers Restaurants Italian Caterers, Italian [Edit]
41 Clinton StToronto, ON M6J 2N9
Neighbourhood: Little Italy
(416) 533-9619
- Hours:
Mon-Sat 6 pm - 11 pm
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Price Range:
-
$$$
- Attire:
- Dressy
- Good for Groups:
- No
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
6 reviews for Trattoria Giancarlo
6 reviews in English
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Review from Joshua G.
Toronto, ON
11/24/2010
Delicious! Great ambiance, and did I say Delicious?!
I have only been here for a drink previously, and was completely unaware I was in the "new" bar - and had not seen the 25-year old restaurant in back. It was a birthday treat for me, and I'd go back in a heartbeat. I know as a carboholic I craved a bread basket before our dinners arrived, but my company kept me occupied nonetheless. Ossobuco melting in my mouth, shrimp Linguine (with a cute 3 letter menu name) was superb!
A MUST visit restaurant! -
Review from Brian S.
Toronto, ON
12/11/2010
I can only speak for the wine bar facing college street tonight, but talking about that, I can say that the place is good. The staff is friendly and took us in, sat us at the bar, recommended a nice Spanish wine (albeit a slightly pricey one) and we had some drinks on a friday night. The decor in this place is comforting, yet hip at the same time, with lots of hardwoods and cozy decorations.
It was the second time I'd been here, but I think the first time was long ago, and things weren't quite right then. Now the kinks have been worked out and it's a place I'd go to if I was in the neighbourhood. -
Review from daniel c.
Toronto, ON
9/11/2010
We stumbled upon this place walking around Little Italy for dinner on a saturday night. The menu looked enticing, but it was the environment that really caught our eye. The red brick interior, music that was at a perfect volume and the lighting made it a good place for dinner for the 2 of us.
We were seated quickly and split an appetizer of Fungi (mushrooms) which was fantastic. The 4 different kind of mushrooms just melted in my mouth.
My wife ordered the parma pasta and I the lobster gnocchi. Both were unbelievably delicious and the portion size just right. The parma had a thin broad noodle and was accompanied with a cream sauce filled with mushrooms, proscuitto and tomatoes. My lobster gnocchi was fantastic as well with juicy pieces of lobster in the gnocchi and cream sauce.
My only issue with the restaurant was the service that we had received.
2 people that had been seated after us received their food before us.
There was only 1 server who was getting overwhelmed as restaurant proceeded to get busier. She went from serving 5 to 6 groups of people to 10-12.
They gave me the wrong order of food.
The table next to me had to ask for additional parmesan and for pepper. Due to how busy the server was, she did not have time to offer this to the customers (or any for that matter).
I would certainly return to the place, but only if they actually have the staff to properly serve their customers right -
Review from Rj P.
7/17/2009
Wonderful dining experience.
I was introduced to Giancarlo through a business associate who arranged for dinner there one night. We sat on the patio on a wonderful summer evening and enjoyed wonderful pasta (lemon fettuccine) and wine. The service was perfect, the food was well prepared and overall it was a great dining experience.
Recently I returned again for a business dinner and had a similarly fantastic experience: amazing carpaccio, osso bucco to die for and a wonderful brule risotto dessert. Service again was attentive and friendly.
Atmosphere is warm and inviting, beautifully decorated and spotless.
Giancarlo is a great restaurant. Highly recommended. I will return. -
Review from Richard S.
Toronto, ON
8/1/2010
What a great dinner and excellent service! The staff could not have been more accommodating and the food was scrumptious. Recommend the Carpaccio and the Bruscheta as starters. The Risotto is worth the half hour wait so enjoy your company!
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Review from Melanie H.
Toronto, ON
4/7/2010
This is a really nice restaurant, and overall I had a pleasant experience. The interior is beautiful, the service is good, and you will for a moment forget that you are on College Street in Toronto. This restaurant is actually connected to the new Giancarlo Wine Bar, entrance on College, for the dining room as well, you walk through the bar, to the back of the restaurant, where they have this beautiful glass and red wood wine display cases, exposed bricks and a really simple but upscale-ish dining room. I was really glad I didn't wear my pink converse, and that I washed my hair before this dinner. They don't have a wine list, you basically have the assistance of their sommelier to peruse and pick something out of their wine display, and since most of their bottles don't have a price tag, you can be in big trouble here. The food was really good, but I was disappointed that for the hefty pricetag for this meal, we did not meet a single vegetable. The osso bucco is good, yes, but it is more of a pile of meat stew on top of mashed potatoes, and for $35, don't you have the right to expect some kind of carrot, or beet or something? Didn't eat dessert, but the list looked interesting. I would still try the wine bar sometime, they have some nice wines and tasty foods.
