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Ontario, Canada Food Guide: 7 Italian food Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Callander
Reviews on Italian food in Callander, Ontario, Canada including Tiny Italy, Farina Ristorante, East Side Mario's, Greco's Pizza & Pasta, Arugula Fresh, Grannittis Ristorante, Greco's Pizza
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7. Greco's Pizza
Overall Ratings
4 based on 62 reviews
Reviewed By IllGottenGains
This place is way past its prime (if that ever existed) and you can feel it from the moment you walk in. The decor is dated and the atmosphere is no different than an old billiards hall. Upon seating ourselves, a server approached a little while later and we asked her about the current specials (Sunday night) to confirm what we'd earlier seen on their website. Instead of saying it was pasta night (as their website does), they said there were none on the weekend. Fine.We decided to order a small pizza, fajitas, and garlic bread. The garlic bread came out first and we were surprised at the low-effort presentation. It was a sub loaf covered in cheese set inside a tinfoil lined plastic container. Using our butter knives to cut it was a struggle in and of itself, but it was the true lack of flavour that was truly striking. The cheese had no taste whatsoever - indicating a use of cheap ingredients. The mains came next and things didn't get any better. The pizza was bland and doughy with the same flavourless cheese atop spiceless sauce and a dough covered, COVERED in corn meal for some reason. This was also when we discovered they regard thinly sliced ham as "bacon". In all the years we've encountered pizza, we've never been to a place that puts bacon in the menu and uses ham. Why not just write ham in the menu? The fajitas weren't any better. The veggies were raw and chicken clearly days old. Even after trying our hardest, we still couldn't taste anything that made us excited for another bite. Neither of us finished. The bill came in handwritten form with amounts not at all corresponding to the menu prices. We later determined this was because the server already added tax to each item. Furthermore, she wrote a seemingly arbitrary amount in the tax column of the receipt and said it was for our drinks.Overall, this is not a restaurant either of us will return to. There simply aren't any redeeming qualities that would make us want to go back.
6. Grannittis Ristorante
Reviewed By fhorner
I have eaten here many times pizza is great liver and onions cooked like at home saladas are very good service is good the owner is a great person to deal with and will go out of his way to accommodate your needs or concerns has great little bar for friday night relax on your way home whenat home in the summer go threr every weak
5. Arugula Fresh
Overall Ratings
4 based on 176 reviews
Reviewed By ToddandDenise
After eating at Arugula you will feel great! The food is fresh and very healthy. We have been here three times now. The mussels are very fresh and the garlic and white wine sauce was enjoyable on the palate-a nice rich flavour. The garlic bread is loaded with cheese and had a nice sprinkling of parsley. We have also enjoyed the salads. The arugula has many flavours that will dance on your tongue. Clear and crisp tastes. The poached egg adds a different alternating flavour. The Heritage Greens and Fried Goat Cheese salad had a nice blend of vegetables and the goat cheese was super smooth and creamy. The meatball sandwich was quite filling and the sauce was good with just the right amount. You will likely wind up taking some of your meal home with you. Our service was great the first time and the second. The third was disappointing. She was very slow and not interested at all. We waited quite a long time for everything. This waitress had long dark hair.
4. Greco's Pizza & Pasta
Overall Ratings
4 based on 421 reviews
Reviewed By Zuzilla2
Our pizza today was very good. Our service was very friendly and quite efficient. Order was taken quickly and pizza arrived in short order. The crust was a little on the tough side this time, but tasted great.
3. East Side Mario's
Overall Ratings
4 based on 174 reviews
Hey Budda Boom Budda Bing! We are the Home of All-You-Can-Eat soup or salad and garlic home loaf and offer delicious Italian meals at great value. At East Side Marioâs your family is our family and we are committed to deliver Amore in everything we do!
Reviewed By David B
East Side Marios tends to dependable for delivering decent Italian food for a fair price. My partner and I stopped in for a late lunch, and we've been here before. She went with the Linguini Tetrazzini ($11.99) and added on a side salad ($3.99). She enjoyed her meal, and they mistakenly brought her a large salad which I was happy enough to help her eat. I went with the Chicken Parmigiana ($19.99) which is one of my favourite Italian dishes which I have had here on previous occasions. My meal came with a very healthy sized portion of the Chicken Parmigiana but I was disappointed with the rather small portion of pasta that came with it. The pasta is the cheap part of the meal, if you are going to err on the portion size, err on the large side. Other than that I would say that the meal tasted good, as it always does, but I left disappointed because of the small portion of pasta, and for that price I shouldn't leave disappointed.Hi David! We apologize for the delay and are very sorry to hear about the portion size of your pasta. Can you please fill out this short from reviews.esmfeedback.com and we will be in contact with you shortly. Your reference # is 86110623-DB
2. Farina Ristorante
Overall Ratings
4 based on 213 reviews
Reviewed By GSM338
Wife had the seafood pasta and I had the Chicken Pamasan. Both okay but nothing special. My meal came with grilled veggies....the zucchini looked terrible....black where it was suspose to be white. A rather small glass of diet Coke with no refill $3. Pricey...Better food and more value at Eastside Marioâs.
1. Tiny Italy
Overall Ratings
4 based on 97 reviews
Authentic Italian eatery in the heart of beautiful Callander,Ontario with classic Italian dishes , beautiful patio to enjoy the sun with a glass of wine
Reviewed By tess760
i hope the food will improve once they have a liquor license..although wine or beer don`t make the food better. or the mood of the owners. (italian?)very small portions, penne were cooked al dente,oktortelini were hard, i took them home...tried the microwave...no luck. having lived in Italy,,where was the bread ? pepper/salt? parmigiano?place was dark (romantic?). not going into service details. again once they ll have the liquor license, the credit card machine and some decoration..i wish them luck.
