16995 Yonge St, Newmarket, ON L3Y 5Y1, Canada
Italian Fine Dining Restaurant, perfect for a night out or your next private function or event. Corporate events, weddings and celebrations.
First time dining here, the food was good and well presented. The menu is a good selection and the atmosphere is very welcoming. Salad, veal and pasta dishes were good. Decently priced. Our waiter wasn't the friendliest at all, maybe an off night. The live entertainment was a nice touch. I recommend. I'm interested in trying the pizza.
Italian cuisine at it's excellence. Don't let the location fool you, the place might not look temptinig from outside but inside you will have a fine dining equivalent experience and some amazing food.
Great food, portions are generous and excellent service. Would highly recommend and will definitely visit again!
Great food very tasty, good selection of food and wine with a very nice jazz atmosphere, went here for my birthday and will definitely be back soon!
Hubby and I got married in Villa Risi 18 yrs ago today. At least once a year, we go back to celebrate. The service and food never disappoint. Last night, I had the bacon wrapped scallops. Best I've ever had. I may even just pop by to order them as a snack. My chicken stuffed with roasted red peppers and spinach was delicious. I love that they make everything fresh so I can do the sauce sans peppercorns. Hubby had the heart-shaped pasta. Delicious! Because, of course, he let me steal one. Lol I definitely recommend Villa Risi. You won't be disappointed. A local family owned restaurant doesn't stay in business unless they are great! Lastly, the owner (Francine), who helped me with our wedding plans, went above and beyond with assistance. If you're looking for a restaurant venue for any celebration, consider checking them out.
Villa Risi, along with Peter and his incredible staff, is truly exceptional. I can't praise this place enough. Although this review is a bit overdue, I had my wedding reception at Villa Risi in 2021, and it was nothing short of amazing. The food was phenomenal, the service was outstanding, and the pricing was very reasonable. Despite the challenges of a COVID wedding, we had an unforgettable experience. All our guests were impressed—the food was far superior to typical wedding catering, with generous portions to match. Peter went above and beyond to accommodate us, making us feel special, even going so far as to stock our favorite beer and booze for the night. I truly couldn’t have asked for a better venue to celebrate our special day, and I’m so grateful to Peter and the team for making it all so memorable.
Horrible experience …… it was ladies night out. Four of us had high hope for this place. First going in , server looked at us , walked straight pass us ….. he wasn’t holding a dish. Then I believe it was the owner came and seated us. Server took our drink order , then we ordered Veal, seafood , chicken dishes All comes with frozen veggies !!!! Carrots and long greens…… it’s soggy. Like they aren’t even trying !!!!!’ You would expect dishes cost over $35 ! At least come with some zucchini or roast pepper …… but nope …..just soggy carrots and long greens…… The veal is pathetic ……. It’s broken pieces not even two nice cut ( most restaurant are two decent piece ) please see photo …… The sauce was awful as well ! Poor over cook dry salmon as well …… Never never return ……..
Our first time dining here and overall was a pretty good experience. Portion sizes are generous, and service is also good. However, the server hovered around while we were paying on the terminal. Besides privacy while entering the PIN, it always makes for an uncomfortable experience as it seems they are checking for tips. Highly recommend the caprese salad and bruschetta as starters!
Went there yesterday for my husbands birthday. Nice service and servers were attentive. We enjoyed the food n drinks. Thank you!
Its alright. Its a nice, cozy atmosphere that feels like youre eating at Nonnas house. Did it blow me away? No. Would I come back? Not if I was paying. Ive worked in restaurants for years and am Italian with high standards. Youll probably be okay and arent as picky as I am. Had the calamari. It was alright. Got the veal marsala. Didnt think it was a real demi glace and felt as if from a powder base. Pasta portions were huge, but really only tasted of garlic. I want to like it, but just cant. Average Italian food and will probably taste even better if youre a mangia cake who doesnt know any better. Real Italians can do better.
Excellent experience for traditional Italian cuisine. The staff are excellent and friendly!
My husband and I had an intimate wedding reception for ~20 guests; the staff and owner went above and beyond to make it special! Food, atmosphere and entertainment were amazing!
Very good food quality and service! Even on a Monday afternoon!
Food is very good as are the portions. Service is good as well.
We hold family events here all the time and the food is always fantastic. Peter and his crew do a fantastic job of taking care of us and making sure everything is perfect!
Thank you Peter and your team. The food and service was amazing for our daughter s engagement party! Perfection! I would recommend Villa Risi highly! Thank you!
I have been coming here with my family since 1992. Beautiful to see so many other families doing the same. A special place
Unfortunately this restaurant makes very inconsistent dishes, I ordered the lobster and crab ravioli that had a couple missing the crab and lobster in them. Most of them extra boiled not al dente and falling apart because of the size of the ravioli (sauce was fine no complaints). However the service was great and the server offered to take it back to redo the ravioli. I didn t take him up on the offer and just ordered something else the crème brûlée (see if the kitchen cared). Not the worst crème brûlée but definitely one that I would not eat again, because it was inconsistent again being very chunky (guess the kitchen doesn t care). At least they can make a great Tom collins properly but for the amount of money they are charging you I would not recommend going here for fine dining. Anything coming from the kitchen was very disappointing and definitely needs improvement.
Best Italian in Aurora Newmarket
the place is very nice but the food was terrible, I ordered lamb and vegetables, meat was old so were the vegetables, they were gone bad.
Food was good only complaint was the serving of mini potatoes with our meal. Mini potatoes cut in half with a total of three half potatoes pretty cheap!
Food was very good, portion was lacking Option of pasta versus roasted potatoes, we picked roasted potatoes and received three half small baby potatoes Service was excellent but we were the only people in the restaurant besides an older lady with a young child.
Food is great here. You wont be disappointed. The staff is very friendly and attentive. Went here for a communion and would recommend this place to anyone looking to hold an event.
The food was delicious . The service was awesome . I would highly recommend Food
The best Italian food in Newmarket But The young gentleman is very substandard . He doesn t take his time he is always in hurry . His dialect is not polite . In this kind of restaurant need better waiter . Food
We held an event for 20 people at Villa Risi. The food was wonderful, portions were generous, and the staff was friendly and accommodating. Peter took good care in making sure everything was in order for our event.
Live entertainment large great tasting portions very good service
My fiance and I ended up coming here by chance and we didn t really know what to expect and this place really impressed both of us. The server was such a sweetheart, very attentive but not overbearing, she was helpful with the questions and modifications we made and from the drinks at the start of our experience to the lovely dessert our server brought me for my birthday at the end of our experience was so incredible. This place is definitely our new go-to restaurant for outstanding, homemade Italian food!
Lovely atmosphere. Amazing food.
I had visited there at 26 feb at 6:15 pm the guy there with white hair looking bit old was too much rude. His way to talk was worst ever. I just asked if he have a marker I wanted to mark something. His answer was what you wanna do with it. You wanna write on your forehead . I just wanna let the owner make sure this kind of staff should be fired I was a uber delivery guy but I wanted to buy something but after this conversation I just left the store. You can even check the camera s too at exact time.
Wow everything we ate was amazing. Our servers name was Fernando. He was so friendly and made great recommendations since it was our first time there. The bruschetta was the best I ve ever had. So fresh and light. The food tasted authentic with a great variety to choose from.
Very friendly and cozy place with pleasant music where you can eat and talk Our waiter Natalie so nice would come with lovely smile and ask us if we need anything. Food is very tasty with large amount Would definitely come over here again . Love this family restaurant
Had my wife s 65th there yesterday. Absolutely excellent. Peter is very accommodating. Hosted 18 adults and two kids. Food excellent. Service excellent. Price excellent. Everyone complimented the event. Highly recommended. 11 out of 10.
Delicious pasta options
Unsure why this place is on skipthedishes if they re going to throw a fit if you place a pickup order from there. If you re picking up a skip order on behalf of someone else just a heads up, the name and order number aren t enough you need to know *exactly* how many items are in your order and what they are, and god help you if the person who placed the order isn t around when you call them for the list. Does the restaurant have your exact order? Probably! Are they going to ignore it so they can demand *you* know the exact number of items you have, then constantly interrupt your attempts to list them all off by complaining about other customers calling in missing items and berating you for not calling the order in to them directly? Most likely! After all of that, bringing this order home to dig into some underseasoned bolognese and an $18 caprese salad with about 3 chunks of tomato in it was a treat. Thanks dude!
My family comes here all the time. The food is amazing and the service is usually great but we went last week and experienced a horrendous interaction with the Hostess. My mom asked about the price of the wine (because the wine they get every time they come had gone up in price ,which is completely fair, but my mom wanted to make sure she was ordering the right thing). The hostess went on a rant about we can t negotiate the price and how this is fine dining and if we want cheap wine we can go to a franchise. My mom said we we should she completely understood why the price has gone up but that she just wanted to make sure she was ordering the right thing. The hostess went on and on berating my mom and repeatedly mentioned that this is fine dining in an extremely condescending way. Our main server and everyone else we interacted with was so so kind but that interaction at the start has ruined our favourite restaurant for us. The food is amazing and the other people who work there are the best but this was an upsetting experience.
Dear god. The 70 s called and wants its decor menu and service back. We were the ONLY ones there on a Friday night. The menu is old fashioned and offers too many items. Service is turtle like slow. Food was meh. Never go back.
This is my top pick for a nice dinner w the family. Food is delicious and portions are great. Prices are fair and Everything tastes really fresh (especially the seafood) service is outstanding and staff is always nice. We are regulars bc we enjoy everything about this place
We had an Engagement Dinner for our daughter and soon to be husband with 25 guests attending in total this past weekend! The food served was 5 star and Peter and his staff definitely looked after us. The added touch was live entertainment! We will for sure be back to have a meal again. We would definitely recommend Villa Risi! Thank you Peter and staff for such a memorable evening!
My wife and I came here for the first time and absolutely enjoyed everything they had to offer. Grazie, Villa Risi!
Parking: Out in front of the restaurant. Parking break recommended. Town built up Yonge so its a bit of a slanted lot. Food
Incredible appetizers. Pasta is prepared just right, as is the veal. The servers are prompt, professional, and sociable.
I was there with colleagues and families on a Friday night. A quiet and cozy restaurant with live music ( the singer had very nice voice ) and I ate a great rack of lamb. It was nicely cooked and very tasty. My son had beef striploin which was a little hard even though it was cooked medium well. Overall, the food was good but very pricey!
Lovely atmosphere, server was great, food came fast and was absolutely delicious, and as a bonus it was a monday evening and we had the resturaunt to ourselves! Will be returning. Thank you!
At a venue for over 50 people, food was great in my opinion. The staff were polite, and easy to work with.
Great food and service, highly recommend
Ordered the Eggplant and Zucchini Parmigiana, it came with complimentary bread. Scenery is pleasant, music is classy, food is delicious (but greasy), staff was kind (but inattentive). It took 20 minutes for the food to arrive and a while to get staffs attention so I could order. When I was ready to pay, I couldnt get any of the staffs attention so I went to the front entry for help. It was a nice experience but its far too expensive to come again.
Excellent food and service! Ive had a great experience here, twice. Look forward to visiting again!
Went for Valentine s day dinner, it was delicious. The service was good and quick, and the portions were very big. Will definitely be back here. Definitely will be recommending this place to people as it was a perfect evening. the singer had a beautiful voice, and the live music just added to the already wonderful atmosphere!
We had reservations here for a Valentine s dinner tonight and it was very disappointing. Upon arriving, it took over ten minutes to get seated, during which nobody acknowledged us. Once seated, we waited for another 30 minutes without even being offered a glass of water. The table beside us who who sat down after us were served drinks at this point. I was also disappointed to see that they had a condensed menu that was missing the items I would have chosen from the online menu, like the risotto and pizza. At this point, we chose to leave as nobody had even acknowledged our presence, and it was clear it was going to be an underwhelming dining experience. When I told the staff we were leaving because of the service, they didn t show any concern at all. I understand it s Valentine s Day and restaurants are generally busy and understaffed, but I don t expect we ll return to Villa Risi. This experience reminded me why I usually choose any other day to go out for dinner.
The service, the atmosphere, and the food was excellent. There was live music and it was a great experience. Food was amazing.
Wonderful place. Food is excellent and freshly made. Always a recommendation. Food
Spaghetti bolognese was just ok
Went for dinner tonight with my husband. Service was mediocre. Took 10+ minutes for waitress to take our drink order, then brought the wrong drink, asked them to correct it and came back 30 seconds later with the same drink. Antipasto was good, lobster ravioli was absolutely disgusting, couldnt even finish it. Shrimp was hard and chewy. Tiramisu was yummy. Glassware was dirty, something was splattered all over the wall behind where were seated, the ceiling had big water stains and disgusting filthy dust was hanging from the vents we kept watching to see it if would land in the other tables food. I was so excited to eat here but sadly will not be returning. Yuk.
Love eating here...Peter (owner) friendly and great service..food awesome
This is the finest restaurant in Newmarket for 35 years now.
The food was great
Had high expectations, they were not even close to met. The food was okay. The service was terrible. The waiter was rolling his eyes the whole time and had an attitude towards everything. We felt very rushed and as if we couldn t enjoy our food. Do not recommend. Very disappointed.
Great food, even better service! Nicely decorated, and fair prices! I will definitely return!
Peter is always a friendly host, food is good. We are able to enjoy a meal without being rushed. A meeting place for friends from both north and south of Newmarket. We will return for sure.
A great place to celebrate a special occasion or for a nice night out! Food is fantastic and staff are very friendly. Live music on the weekends adds a nice touch to the atmosphere.
Excellent dinner with attentive staff....great menu!
Peter thank you for having me host my baby shower yesterday at your restaurant. The food was fantastic as always and you and your team were wonderful. We enjoy everytime we come we look forward to future events! Grazie!
Villa Risi has been in Newmarket for 34 years and its indeed a hidden gem. The owner Peter makes sure his customers are well taken care of. The food is authentic Italian, the pasta is cooked perfectly, everything we ate was seasoned and cooked perfectly. Nice assortment of wines and cocktails to accompany your meal. Perfect for family celebrations and date nights.
Wheelchair accessibility: There were no handicaped assigned places to park. Parking options
Excellent Italian cousin
Once again the food and service were amazing.
Good service, good food. Would go again
Great food. Service . Entertainment on Friday and Saturday. I ve gone recently twice Parking: Close to the door
It has live music and a wonderful band, and a very good atmosphere. Food is also very good.
Ive always loved this restaurant growing up and I am happy to say that the quality in food and service has not changed in 10 years. I consider this the best Italian restaurant Ive ever been to and I cant wait to come again
Great place!! I greatly regret not going sooner! The service was amazing. The setting and ambiance was perfect. Best spaghetti i have had!! The shrimp cocktail was beautiful the jumbo shrimp were perfect! I will be making this place a regular dinner spot!!
Absolutely the best food and service. We had our company jingle & mingle event here and we couldnt have asked for anything better. Amazing staff to work with and the food is just incredible. Thank you Peter and staff at Villa Risi!
Very good food love music romantic atmosphere
Awesome food, awesome service.
Very good restaurant
The owner was disrespectful. my husband and I were standing at the front desk and there was nobody for greeting ,how ever the waiters We re walking back and forth for serving and they could see we were waiting , then the owner came and saw us but didn t say any thing and answered the phone and kept us waiting for 10 minutes then hanged up the phone amd without apologizing or greeting said you had reservation come after me to show your table . My steak was so tiny with three shrimps covered with very thick sauce which made me throw up when I got home . It was first and last time for us to go there. Never have had that experiences in any restaurants.
Excellent service. Delicious chicken parmesan. Friendly staff.
Excellent food and service
Amazing food. Authentically delish! Lobster & crab ravioli and veal Parm to die for! Meat lovers pizza out of this world. Will be back often! Thanks for having us on our anniversary.
I hosted my soon to be daughter in law bridal shower today and if anyone needs a place to host a celebration I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND Villa Risi, the food, the service, and the atmosphere was AMAZING!!!! It was a day I will cherish forever. Thank you Peter and staff for making this an amazing day!!!
The food was terrible, everything is old and run down. The floors and chairs were filthy dirty. This was my first visit and last and I really hate to say that with everything the restaurant industry has been though these past 2 years, but really and truly the place needs some TLC.
Great service, nice decor and delicious food!
We recently Had a Beautiful event a Celebration of Life for my Sweet Late Sister at Villa Rissi on Friday May 27, this is not the first time my family has had functions here nor will it be the last Fabulous Food and excellent service thank you Peter for helping making this day so memorable All of our guests have been raving about the food Thank you again Peter and the staff Many thanks from both My Mom Anna and Myself Ornella
Great experience ,appetizers and food were excellent,
me and my boyfriend suffering from food poisoning since we ate this restaurant food! it was terrible! very disappointing! I paid $24 for very small portion Lasagna which was very bad in taste! never waste your money!
Awesome place, fantastic prices and the portion sizes are really generous as well. People of Newmarket, come here. Forget pizza pizza or East side Mario s, this is real good!
great service and amazing food, i would definitely recommend this restaurant:)
Food was excellent, live music was nice, service was great, but pricey ,but you get what you pay for!
Nice relaxing atmosphere good food and good service!!
Pizza is pathetic. Bread for Bruschetta was too hard. Disgrace to Italian food
I am Italian, born here and this is my go to place for authentic Italian food, atmosphere and excellent prices I know some of you may be confused by the odd (and I do mean odd) negative reviews but look at the names - coincidence? Look if you don t try this place then you re missing out on a real gem. Owner is amazing food is amazing and prices are awesome.
Great place to take friends and family
My first time here for my moms birthday... great evening...food was great and there was lots of dancing ( probably not the best) singing and laughing...thank you!!!
I think its the best restaurant in Newmarket Aurora. We celebrate all events always at this restaurant. We always feel there as family members. Food and service are great!!!! Food : 5/5
Food was very good, and service was fast and very attentive. Was there for a work lunch and we all enjoyed it.
Good vibes, great food & friendly staff/ownership. Will be going back very soon and Im thinking about hosting functions in their beautiful back room
The food is good, but the singer and waitresses are the worst ever. They are completely rude, miss treat customers and complain on people instead of talk. Never again. Could rate as no star, unfortunately I don t have this option.
This is a hidden gem, I wish I tried them sooner! Food is high quality. The tomato sauce tastes exactly like an authentic Nonna sauce! (If you re Italian you ll get the reference) highly recommend for authentic Italian dishes!
Ordered $100 worth of food.. $ 8 Garlic bread - burnt $19 Lasagne - container half empty and very soup. $19 Sausage penne pasta - greasy and undercooked $19 meat lovers pizza - totally under cooked and greasy. Free white bread - delicious . Called restaurant direct....person said call skip the dishes not my problem ...... Obviously do not care about their product.... Food was inedible ..garbage.. Never order from these clowns again.
Quick prep, great food.
We ordered from here tonight and thoroughly enjoyed our meals! The staff is so friendly, service was excellent. I had the Frankie Fettuccine and if you love garlic, mushrooms and sun dried tomatoes, I highly recommend. It was so delicious. We will definitely be going back to enjoy more of the dishes here. Thanks for a lovely and special meal for our new years eve dinner!
Amazing food and exceptional service (even though it was delivery/over the phone!)
This place has amazing customer service and great food.
I ordered on uber eats, the employee gave the delivery driver the wrong order. I reordered the same order and the employees gave the new delivery driver the original order that was suppose to be delivered to me in the first order. The food was cold when it got delivered and when I opened the boxes it looked like the food has been sitting around for a long time.
I have been here at least 10 times, I have NEVER experienced anything less than excellent for both the food and service???, EVERY single bite of food has been amazing, from appetizers to main course and desert! My fav is the oysters Rockefeller and the White wine garlic butter oysters. I constantly bother the owner for these and he has never let me down. The soup, salad, pasta, meat all amazing. I try something different EVERY time, along with my oysters. He makes a huge effort to get them for me even if not on the menu. I truly have NEVER to date after 3 years had any bad experience there. Im shocked at the one star review and comment, had to double check we were talking about the same restaurant. I am italian and VERY picky that my pasta has to be al dente, if not, I wont go back. Perfect food every time. Wish that guy would read my review and try again. Must have been a different chef or ??? who knows. I recommend this place day and night. Heading there tonight for my oysters BOTH flavors lol. Will try another dish along with my soup too!!!! When I find good food, I always order extra for take home and this is one of TWO restaurants I go to and do that, the other is Via Mercante AWESOME pizza, speaking of pizza, these guys made a great pizza for my husband last week, dayem, may have to have one tonight with as well, too much good food, not enough stomach space......lol. Maryann.
I love the food and atmosphere in here, such a nice place for your date, anniversary, BD and nights out! Staff were super friendly and nice! Recommend this place for sure!
Amazing food. Its our go-to place for special occasions. The penne a la vodka is the best Ive ever had.
I have been dining at Villa Risi for 30 years plus, its my favorite restaurant on Newmarket
Delicious food and so many terrific options!!!
We had dinner here for my sisters birthday and it was a lovely place! Nice setting and the food was great. Fernando was very kind, he took very good care of us.
Wonderful experience.
Allow phone orders for pickup or delivery.
My friend order seafood. He got food poisoning.
Loved it
An all around decent place to dine, a much-needed local restaurant.
Always an excellent meal when my family eats here. Many dishes on the menu are wel prepared and flavorful.
Picked up an ordered this past Monday and it was fantastic! The owner was wonderful, as we sat and talked while the order was being prepared. It was our 18th anniversary and the quality and taste of the food really made it a memorable night, despite the fact we had to enjoy it at home.
Great service for second day open! Food was as amazing as I remembered. Was in public so couldnt lick the pasta bowl clean..lol. Definitely a place to go for a great experience.
Not worth it. Over priced. Salty food.
Very enjoyable experience. My wife and I are relatively new residence of Newmarket, 2 years as of September and this was our first visit to Villa Risi. We will be making this a regular place to celebrate, birthdays anniversaries etc and when we feel like treating ourselves. The staff were very attentive and friendly. Our meals were excellent in taste and presentation. Looking forward to our next visit.
The is for Uber eats, the noodles were hot! If you are thinking you are craving Italian food or starving while you are at work and thought Italian sounds amazing! Please do your stomach and wallet a favor DO NOT spend your money there. $40 + for feeling sick now! I should of grabbed a plain bagel next door my body would be much happier! Never again!
Excellent food and service. Its no surprise Villa Risa has been a Newmarket institution forever.
Subtle atmosphere, live entertainment, amazing dinner!
Very good service. Our server was so patient and nice to us. The food was so delicious and fresh. We will definitely come back again.
Very good food the steak was amazing the owner and staff very nice
had an event there, food was great, everyone was left satisfied. we will see you again
The service was perfect and the appetizers where very very good, the pasta was great. We went on a Friday and really enjoyed the live music. We went back the following Saturday evening and found the food was just as good, although or server was not as attentive and the music was not as nice. Still an enjoyable experience though. Prices where fair and the drinks where nice as well.
What a beautiful restaurant!!! The service was wonderful, and the food was amazing.
Nice friendly staff big parking area and rooms were clean tidy and up-to-date beautiful showers beautiful bath .. and beds were clean comfy and it was quiet too Id love to go back is one of the better stays Ive had in the last 10 years at a hotel
I was at Villa Risi for a retirement dinner on the 24th of November. It was a group affaire so we had a choice of 3 entrees; salmon, chicken or tenderloin. We also had a choice of starter salad. The whole evening started off with a beautifully made vodka martini. It was properly chilled, fresh olives and not watered down like I have had at some big establishments. I started with a Caesar salad. It was delicious with no cheap additives and the true flavour. We also had a penne pasta with a rose sauce to die for. When the tenderloin came, it was perfectly cooked and presented and the cauliflower (which is not my favourite) was delicately flavoured with garlic and cooked to perfection. Absolute kudos to you Peter and staff for a beautiful evening.
It was unremarkable, but pricey. Not bad, not great.
Lovely environment and delicious food
An amazing Italian eating experience shared with my girlfriend for her birthday. From start to finish a wonderful atmosphere with kind and courteous staff.
Great food and nice area to celebrate any occasion!!
Same owners and consistently good menu for the past 30+ years !
Amazing dining experience! Authentic Italian food in an upscale restaurant. Great service!
Great food, service and atmosphere!
Excellent!! Fabulous food and fabulous service!!
Awesome food, great service.
The food was delicious and served hot. Very attentive server. The live keyboard vocalist added wonderful ambiance. Definitely will go back.
Came here for the first time to celebrate a birthday. The service was attentive, the food servings were large and delicious. I had the bruschetta, angel hair pasta with sausage and the apple dessert. There was a live singer/piano player and he was great and really made the ambiance. Will definitely try to return when we are back in the area.
This restaurant was good. It was our first time and we would go back. A little pricey for the portion size. Atmosphere was good.
Good food and nice live music.
Great food, nice place and friendly staff. Would reccomend and would go again
Fine service and an extensive menu of traditional Italian cuisine.
I have been missing out on this place! We ordered on Easter and the owners were happy to deliver. So friendly and the food was amazing! Best Italian food in Aurora/Newmarket area I ve tried. It s the real deal. Seriously, I highly recommend this place. Looking forward to in-dining experience when this whole pandemic eases up. Thanks Risi family!
I went into the restaurant and there was nobody that was there to take my order, turns out the 2 staff were watching tv and didnt even notice i was there. I ordered 2 platters of calamari and waited about 10 mins only to find out when i got home there was only one platter in the bag.
The food is delicious and the prices are good!
I was excited to order from this place after reading many good reviews. Food arrived hot and smelled great. When I opened the container I found that my chicken parm (that I was supposed to share with my hungry toddler for dinner) was burned to a crisp. As my baby complained that he wasn t being fed I struggled to find a piece of meat that was not burned. I couldn t. The pizza was ok, but nothing special. Ive had better pizza from dominos and Pizzaville. Will not be ordering from here again.
Excellent food, great service
Great food and just a good old fashioned restaurant.
Food was excellent and the service was 110%
The was, and always is, delicious. It is one of our top 5 restaurants.
Excellant service, polite
The family and I really enjoyed our dinner. The service was outstanding and we will be back
We ordered takeout from here yesterday for our 10th wedding anniversary and were beyond impressed with the service and the food! I have a shellfish allergy and we ordered calamari - the gentleman who took my order over the phone actually called me back after chef actually asked if I would be eating the calamari so he could pan fry it rather than deep fry!! Every single dish we ordered was delicious - I had a Cesar salad (which had an incredible homemade dressing - not the artificial stuff) as well as the Spinach and Ricotta stuffed Angeletti in cream sauce, with added chicken. The serving size was great and the flavour was better than anything Ive had at recent Italian restaurants. My hubby ordered the Rack of Lamb (med rare) - serving size was amazing on this. For $42 we were worried it would be 2-3 ribs but it was 5!! They were cooked perfectly and seasoned well. It had no gamey taste to it at all - as someone who doesnt normally eat lamb I devoured one of the ribs myself. Our overall experience from order to pick up and indulging was 5+ stars, we are already planning on ordering again soon!!
Great place, great people, great food.
Love this place.
By far the worst pizza Ive ever had. I usually dont write bad reviews but this one deserved it. Pizza Eggplant Parmigiana was super oily, and the vegetable pizza almost didnt have any cheese. Considering the fact that these pizzas were very basic (with no meat ...) And despite the fact that we were very hungry, we barely had 4 pieces in total. Most italian pizzas look good even though they dont taste good, but this one doesnt even look good at all.
Needs an ashtray outside but other than that great place
Went here for a birthday, large party and there were a lot of other large parties there at the same time. This probably contributed to marginally slower time for the food to come out. Thats really my only nitpick though, because the food was excellent...definitely one of the better italian restaurants Ive been to, and I do mean much better. Live music was nice too, good atmosphere, will go back soon and repeatedly.
Incredible decor and incredible cuisine.
Great food great atmosphere great staff
Dinner out with ladies from work. Delicious meal all round. I have lived in Newmarket 8 years and am just discovering this lovely place. I will be back!
Ordered Insalata Caprese. Loved it. Server was very understanding of our limited lunch hour and worked to ensure we had a lovely meal and out in-time.
Authentic Italian cuisine, warm and friendly staff.