That’s Italian Express

3 Reviews on “That’s Italian Express”

• Mandy Wong

  AccessThe restaurant is located in a plaza but may be difficult to find at night time (at least for us it was). My advice is to use GPS and dont be worried about driving a little slower once you drive North of Major Mackenzie. The restaurant itself is not very big and making U-Turns would definitely be a hassle if you are driving on Yonge.ServiceIt is a small restaurant that serves no more than 10 tables. Even though the place is super small, you are immediately welcomed by friendly staff at the front. It is a good idea to make reservations on a weekend. We arrived around 7:30pm (30 minutes before our reservation time) but the restaurant was able to seat us immediately. Unfortunately, the first half of our experience was slow and the waiter was a bit stressed out from all the orders. It took him a while to get to us but thats okay, we will live. I think I may be a little sensitive but I could sense a bit of uneasiness from the waiter when I declined to order drinks. My boyfriend elected to order beer after but the selection was limited so we declined again. As the night went by, our waiter opened up more and eventually apologized for how he was so busy. We were surprised and appreciated this honest gesture.FoodBefore I go into the details, I just want to say that the portions were perfect. I probably ate more than I should but thats a good thing. The only disappointment I had was in the dessert but we will get to that soon. For some reason I made a stupid mistake and took all my photos vertically, it doesnt look appealing at all in my blog lols. By the way, my boyfriend ordered a special menu that included an appetizer, entree, and dessert, all for $30. Definitely a deal!Appetizer and bread:For some as inexperienced as myself Im going to guess that I had ciabatta buns (and I did like it), but please correct me if Im wrong. I find it rare to ever taste good bread at a restaurant; most of the time the bread is dry and flavourless. Even though butter will help, I think the bread itself has to taste good in the first place. The calamari was quite good, crispy outside, and not too tough once you chew past the crispy skin. Its quite salty already and the sauce doesnt really add much (its actually sour).PastaMy linguine (on the right) was better lols. Anyhow my dish did not have an extra sauce, all the seasoning was already absorbed by the pasta. I find this to be pretty unique because my boyfriends dish was soaked in sauce (though everything is in the bottom). I will give the dishes a double thumbs up for not cheaping out on the seafood and those tiger shrimps were delicious. The pasta was alright, but Ive had better.Dessert:It is unfortunate that the tiramisu didnt turn out amazing; in fact it was lacking. The top layer was done alright but some parts of the dessert were still frozen (not good!). Im glad they gave us two scoops of the tiramisu so we could share.I see potential in this restaurant and feel that they could do really well with more experience. I wouldnt mind coming back to try their pizza or even order by delivery. thesfarm.wordpress.com

  May 19, 2015, 8:45 am

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• Patricia G.

  I’ve finally found the absolute best study food ever– Polenta Fries!!!! Everything I’ve eaten has been nothing short of amazing and I’m one of the pickiest eaters I know. Keep the mouth-watering food coming, especially the polenta fries:)

  March 14, 2014, 2:36 am

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• Tony

  Fantastic NewSpot. Absolutely amazing pizza with a modern look. I came with my family and am so happy i did. The service was fast and friendly. Finally, Richmond Hill has an authentic Italian Restaurant.

  February 26, 2014, 9:38 pm

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