Mama Rosa Restaurant & Bar Dundas in Etobicoke

5078 Dundas St W, Etobicoke, ON M1A 1B9, Canada

★★★★☆
(87 reviews)
Categories: Restaurant
Website
mamarosarestaurantandbar.com
Address
5078 Dundas St W, Etobicoke, ON M1A 1B9, Canada
Plus Code
JFW9+64 Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Time Zone
America/Toronto

Business Hours

Monday
11 AM–12 AM
Tuesday
11 AM–12 AM
Wednesday
11 AM–12 AM
Thursday
11 AM–12 AM
Friday
11 AM–12 AM
Saturday
11 AM–12 AM
Sunday
11 AM–12 AM

Services

Service options
Delivery Takeaway Dine-in
Highlights
Great cocktails
Offerings
Alcohol Beer Cocktails Coffee Happy-hour food Late-night food Small plates Spirits Vegetarian options Wine
Dining options
Breakfast Lunch Dinner Catering Dessert Seating
Amenities
Bar on site Toilets Wi-Fi Wi-Fi
Atmosphere
Casual Cosy
Crowd
Groups LGBTQ+ friendly
Planning
Accepts reservations
Payments
Credit cards Debit cards NFC mobile payments Credit cards
Children
Good for kids High chairs Kids' menu
Parking
Free parking lot Parking

Photos

Reviews

3.8
★★★★☆
87 reviews

Most Mentioned

prices (10) salad (5) patio (4) order (3) jukebox (2) pork schnitzel (2) souvlaki (2) bartender (2) chicken parm (2) mozzarella sticks (2)
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November 22, 2024

False advertising for their combos. Writes "comes with salad and fries", but only has fries. Bartender was adamant about the no salad, says the "secret code" is to call the owner's phone number and ask them to include both if you want both. Interesting marketing tactic and quite illegal. And the food was meh.

★★★★★
October 6, 2024

After an intense workout at the gym, Hubby treated me to breakfast at Mama Rosa Restaurant and Bar. I was pleasantly surprised with the photos on the wall that mark Canadian greats. From athletes (Blue Jays, Maple Leafs, Raptors) to singing greats (we sat in the Gord Downy booth), this quaint spot is proudly Canadian. The waitress who serves us was very friendly, pleasant and knowledgeable. We ordered the all day breakfast which was delicious! We both ordered scrambled eggs with bacon, hashbrowns and whole wheat toast. A pleasant surprise was to hear that the waitress knew the names of all the customers who came through the door. You don’t hear that too often! I love this spot and I will be back … did I say the food is delicious?! Make sure to try out their digital jukebox too. P.S. there is free parking at the front but there may be some mobility access issues. This establishment is also children friendly! ♥️✨

★★★★
July 31, 2024

The wings and fries were very good. Loved the texture and the variety of sauces. Our takeout order was missing our drinks, but overall the food was delicious.

★★★★★
June 5, 2024

I Highly recommend this place. This restaurant has some really amazing dishes. I always order on uber eats. I recommend the penne la vodka and the pesto with chicken, the spaghetti and meatballs are also very delicious. They deserve a higher rating.. happy customer 😃

April 18, 2024

Ordered on Uber eats, can’t leave a review there for some reason (probably because of already requesting a refund), but I felt so wronged by the price paid for such abhorrent quality of food that I thought I’d put in the effort to come here and review. Gf and I ordered chicken parm, and apparently they plucked chickens straight from the Sahara. We stopped eating 3 bites in and I am about to pull apart the chicken to add mayo to throw it in a sandwich tomorrow. Tomato sauce and spaghetti was fine.

March 5, 2024

Complete disappointment. Ordered spaghetti with meat sauce. Barely any meat and barely any sauce! Just oil with tiny pieces of beef. This is NOT a meat sauce. Also got the Philly cheesesteak sandwich. Had barely any meat and just tasted like you were eating bread. Ordered via delivery so can’t comment on atmosphere. Complete waste of money. So many other options around and I wish I spent my money on QUALITY restaurants

★★★★★
March 17, 2023

Just amazing!! We went in for a typical night out. And out of nowhere we ended up having one of the best nights in the city we've had in awhile! The atmosphere was so great. We had a great time playing whatever music we wanted on the juke box. The service was very kind and quick. I ordered the beef teriyaki stir fry and it was amazing! Thanks for the fun times and great food!

★★★★★
April 22, 2022

Came here couple weeks ago with my sister when it just opened around lunch time. We had poutine, their signature pasta, and souvlaki dinner. Food was great, and the service was awesome! The place is not that big but they also have patio seatings for summer time. Highly recommend!

November 22, 2024

She closed at 11 she says that her own role to close at 11 very disappointed never again visiting

★★★★★
Local Guide
October 22, 2024

Delicious, thanks.

★★★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

The restaurant bar is like *Hole in the wall* Simply loved the vibe of the bar. Restaurant patrons were a happy lot. The bartender Isabel was really hospitable and friendly.

★★★★
Local Guide
February 22, 2024

Nice little small restaurant. Food was good chicken Parm was a little overcooked but still tasty. I had a salad with it. Service was great.

January 22, 2024

If youre looking for great customer service, go to Tim Hortons like the waitress Talia suggested cuz you wont find it here. Waitress Talia after thinking I wouldnt tip her continuously try to publicly shame me while other customers were in. The restaurant even told me that I could serve myself and I did tip her but she was not deserving of that tip. Merry Christmas, Talia enjoy that $40 that you dont deserve

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Took my daughter here as a late Birthday dinner. She ordered the Banquet Burger which comes with a burger, bacon, cheese, lettuce, tomato, onions, ketchup and mustard. We asked for no onions and mustard. I ordered the Philly Cheesesteak which comes with steak, cheese, onions and mushrooms. Fries came with both orders. When my daughter got her burger it came with the burger, bacon, cheese and mayo. The lettuce, tomatoes, and ketchup were missing but we were given mayo instead. I brought it to the waitresses attention and she took it back. My Philly Cheesesteak sandwich came with steak that was thinner than pkgd sandwich meat, cheese, onions and green peppers. I guess they ran out of mushrooms and substituted the green peppers. I was disappointed as I was craving mushrooms but I ate it. When my daughters burger came back, it had the burger, cheese, bacon and ketchup. The burger was the circumference of a McDonalds hamburger, only thicker but still much smaller than the Banquet Burger at the Mississauga location. We will not be returning to this location again. I paid a lot of money for incomplete orders.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Fantastic food - ordered over Uber Eats and it is delicious every time. 10/10 would recommend

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

That was just the bomb

December 22, 2023

The manager is unpleasant and rude. The way she speaks to the other staff is unreal!! It s a much nicer place when she is on vacation!!!! She has NO customer service and expects a 20% tip!

December 22, 2023

Shady AF

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

I did take-out on delivery app...so cant rate/speak on the dine-in service/atmosphere. I got the mozzarella sticks as an appetizer. And, pork schnitzel as main; as it was on promo in the app. It was more than enough portions for 2 people. Everything was rightly seasoned. The veggies were cooked perfectly and the mushroom gravy just tied in with schnitzel and mashed potatoes. My only comment would be a slightly thinner schnitzel. My meal arrived well-packed and visually appealing. I enjoyed everything! It was overall a great meal! Thank you to the chef!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Good spot for a quick drink!

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Great place, very delicious food, music with an adequate volume to talk and a very calm and healthy atmosphere.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Great experience, super fresh food, clean place! I got the the mozzarella sticks and pork schnitzel - delicious!

Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Nothing good to say about their sandwiches or Greek food. They were sold out of some items and didnt update the menu, the meat was unseasoned and overcooked. The fries were sub-par, cooked from frozen. Portions were small, dinners were assembled sloppily, lettuce in salad was brown. Rice had no flavour, cheese was low quality, this list goes on. Dont bother with this place, you will be disappointed.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Nice place . Very friendly . There food is great. Going back.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

This hidden gem was awesome! My husband and I were here today. It was great food for a great price. The staff is the best !! She is so friendly I cant wait to go back!

Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Order dinner but never received it. Terrible customer service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

DELICIOUS!

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Good value, never disappointed. They have delicious pastas and salads, good portions. Great specials on uber eats and food came hot .

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Nothing but good experiences with this place. They have a very wide variety of options on the menu, weve ordered multiple times and so far everything has been tasty!

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Great food great peaceful place

Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Words to describe the rudeness and greedyness and way I was scammed,I walked in here and politely asked if I can use the washroom, was told down the stairs, I said thank you so much and went, as I am literally wiping a woman comes in the mens room telling me washrooms are for customers only And that I had to buy something now... Still in the bathroom This white rude woman Tries to take my order I HADNT EVEN EXITED THE STALL And theres this woman standing outside the stall in the mens room trying to take my order... So I went upstairs tossed 50 cents on the counter and said Heres 50 cents For your washroom use.... What a joke

December 22, 2022

Muscles taste bitter and the rest of the seafood has no flavor and was hard. Pasta has no flavor and the sauce which mostly oil gathers at the bottom. Better to buy from the rosendale location. I ordered from here by mistake and what a waste

December 22, 2022

Walked in and asked for a drink for the lady with the bright red lipstick to say no because of the way I look I asked three times just in case I thought I was hearing things but nope she said what she said and in the rudest way possible.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Great deals I ve ordered a hand full of times.

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Great food and great prices. Ordered from here twice now and both times the food tasted very fresh. Much better than the hole that was here before.

December 22, 2021

Warning - the prices on their website is incorrect so you may be overcharged. I had some bad luck ordering from this restaurant recently. First time I ordered through UberEats a week ago and 15 minutes after ordering, the order was cancelled. The next day I found their website and decided to order through their website instead for lunch. I went to pick up my food and the waitress told me that they werent even aware of the order and the chef is not in that day and the restaurant was closed. Today I called in to place the order, asked for the daily special listed on their website, the waitress confirmed the order. When I go pick up the order, I was told there was no daily special and was charged extra for side of greek salad. When I asked about the prices on the website, the waitress told me that the website is always wrong. I tried to support this local business but unfortunately I will be taking my business elsewhere.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Beat liver and onions

Local Guide
December 22, 2021

I dont recommend the place at at all. I placed an order and Door dash and and door dash said that this restaurant has there own delivery carriers so Im like ok so I order the food and it said my food will arrive in an hour and ten minutes I didnt think anything of it, so an hour and 25 minutes goes by and Im like something has to be wrong I call the restaurant to figure what happened and some guy answer then phone and says theres nobody to get the food so you have to call door dash customer support so I did that so door dash customer support called the restaurant and the restaurant told door dash that someone has came and got the food to deliver to me so then another 10 minutes goes by so I call the restaurant again and they said nobody has came to get the food. So I dont recommen this place at all there dam liers and dont have there deliver system figured out

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Came across this little gem of a restaurant with probably the nicest patio on Dundas. We sat on their patio and I order their souvlaki dinner and my husband had the ribs that the lovely server suggested.OMG generous portions and delicious dinner. We will be back we had an amazing date night and they have great prices and friendly server Will be back. thanks Mama Rosa!!

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Awesome food, very delicious, great crowd ,

December 22, 2021

Prices are marked up 25% on Uber Eats. Was considering ordering, but after discovering the markups, will never order from this dishonest restaurant. What a lousy way to treat prospective customers.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Very tasty, fresh and reasonably priced Italian food! The wife and I ordered it last week and loved it. Let me set something straight as I m seeing a lot of uninformed reviews on here. Uber and other delivery services often charge their own fees and tariffs. So if you have a problem with it you should complain to those apps. Not leave negative reviews on the restaurant which may have no control over what you re even complaining about. And for the record, we did order it on UberEats. The price matched the menu we had from them, and there was even a deal to save us a few dollars on the order. Looks like whatever problems were there aren t anymore, and I d still give this place a solid 5 out of 5!

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Really good wings, and recently they opened another menu with really awesome food. the food is so good, ill come back here to buy again.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

They are open for dine-in, the food tastes good, what else can you ask for?

December 22, 2021

Very hit and miss. Like the reviewer below Ive had some bad experiences in terms of rude staff. Now I just got home and they mixed up my order, going to avoid this place going forward.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

This bar is a little gem in the West End... Is food is great and the staff is good... Is great take out food and Daily specials... Wigs are great

Local Guide
December 22, 2020

The kitchen is closed by 7pm on a Friday night. Called for a pick up order and the lady on the phone just unapologetically said the kitchen is closed and the cook was gone. Was hoping this would be a good Friday night spot, but I guess we will have to look elsewhere

December 22, 2020

For some... it can very a comfortable place if u have the means to buy a round for the house.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Excellent wifi

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Popped in for a beer, fast service

December 22, 2020

Order through Uber hot roast beef sandwich with mashed potatoes and veggies the food was way over salted here it was inedible the mashed potatoes are from a box and not real potats the roast beef wat deli meat not actual roast

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Simple and tasty homemade like food!! Worth giving it a try :)

★★★
December 22, 2020

Went to the restaurant on June 30, 2020 for dinner on the patio, but was disappointed that that the owner refused to accept a valid coupon for a free entree with the purchase of an entree with 2 beverages. The waitress told us that he would not accept the coupon because they had a special Pandemic Menu which looked like the regular menu. Its funny, the coupon did not say Not valid with pandemics. We understand that restaurants are struggling, but the owner should have spoken with us personally with a proper explanation instead of getting the waitress to be the messenger of bad news. He could have at least offered us a couple of non-alcoholic drinks. If they cant honour their own coupon, why do they give them out?

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Great Prices. Great Food. Following all the proper protocols during the pandemic. Server washed down patio tables and chairs after each customer left.

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Food was good for the daily specials offered here. Bartender was wonderful and attentive.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Good food and good service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Great service and food!

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

Great daily deals, the fish n chips were bomb

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

Great food awesome environment very polite customer service I would definitely recommend it.

December 22, 2019

Where do I start? The young lady serving me forgot to bring my gravy for 15 minutes until I had to remind her. She made me pour my own beverage and not to mention the group of gentleman at the bar were yelling offensive things like my tax dollars shouldn t have to help the degenerates at Jane and finch. I got the white supremacy vibe. If you don t like drunk white guys yelling than don t go here.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

GREAT food and excellent service. Definitely recommended this restaurant to all my friends.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Restaurant food and service is good.

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

Nice people great food. Best service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Food is good

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Delicious home style and super good service!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Absolutely loved this place. Service is fast. Servers are polite. Prices are reasonable and food is delicious. Totally worth trying. Thanks