Farina Ristorante in North Bay

Yummy! We were very pleasantly surprise that the pasta and gnocci were freshly made from scratch. We really enjoyed the friendly services the the food was very good. Topped it off with freshly made, still crispy cannolis.

All the was bad from burnt to sour etc Did not even get drinks with our meal Wont be back Food : 1/5

Way way too expensive for the amount of food you get. They don t include bread and oil with take out and that would be ok if it wasn t sooo expensive

I was there for 1 1/2 hours before I got my meal. It was Pickeral and it was so over cooked I couldn t eat it. Never offered a replacement. The restaurant was not 1/2 full yet I have never waited so long to get bad Pickeral.

So yummy!!!!

I placed an order online, it costed me $86 for a seafood fettuccine, arroncini, and a cheese cappeletti. When I arrived, the server said she didn t see the order, so I would have to wait another 20 minutes. I left, and came back a half hour later, waited another ten minutes, then was handed a piping hot bag of food, when I opened it, the sauce was everywhere & the seafood fettuccini was full of mussels shells. It was practically inedible and the noodles were overcooked, there were two shrimp. Overall extreme disappointment as this was a saved experience for a special occasion & it was awful We won t be doing back. And please - whoever is working, should be checking the online portal for orders. Some of us don t have two hours to wait for terrible pasta. Boo!

Lu was great.

Waited a few minutes to be seated, which is normal. Once seated, we waited 10 minutes and we were not even offered drinks yet. We knew it was a sign of bad service to come, so we got up and left. Service

Passable Service was great and fast on a Monday. The hot bread was good and is a nice touch. A bit pricy for the quality of the food.

Didnt like the meal but the waitress was very nice and the atmosphere was great. I wont go back there.

North Bay foody here. My wife and I eat out very often and have been almost everywhere in north bay several times Farinas used to be a go to spot for us but since having our second child its been almost a year. Our server Lu was mediocre at best but the biggest take away was the menu prices increase vs portion size. The cheese cappaletti used to be a dish my wife brought half home because there was so much, now there might have been 20 cappaletti total on the plate. What I once had in my top 3 restaurants in north bay has definitely gone down hill. After a 90 dollar bill we walked out hungry and over all unsatisfied

The food was delicious. They were understaffed. It took 50 minutes before anybody came to our table to take our drink order.

Good breakfast. Not expensive dish.

Food was good! Service was a bit slow

Excellent food, great service and a great atmosphere.

I had pretty low expectations, but convenience was the most important factor for our one night stay at the BW while travelling. The mushroom ravioli was solid, but spinach and ricotta gnocchi was incredible! It came with a very unique carrot cream sauce that had a nice delicate flavour. The server was also fun and engaging.

The service was amazing the food was great

Its slid since our last visit. The risotto, mozzarella ball things (forgot the name) were not hot enough or didnt have enough cheese and therefore not gooey, and the marinara wasnt great. Really disappointed. My bestie and I ordered cheese cap, it had a not so great texture, it was quite gluey and was very bland, part of it being the boring marinara sauce. I was really annoyed there were really overcooked linguine noodles in mine, it kinda grossed me out, I picked them out. We WERE impressed with the antipasti/ charcuterie board, decent selection and fair price. The pickles were gone fast. Lol The guys ordered steaks with roasted veggies and potatoes. The steaks were cooked properly but they were disappointed in the very small portion of roasted/burnt veg and the 3 or 4 cubes of potatoes each. The plate was sadly quite empty for men who work hard all day, and were paying a good dime. Potatoes are cheap, there should be significantly more on their plate, maybe some herb butter for the steak and potatoes? Nothing we had was excessively memorable or worth repeating. All 4 of us walked out not overly thrilled, a good bit poorer, and had to buy more food elsewhere for the guys within 2 hours of supper. Im not sure well be back for a while. Crown & Beaver up the street is way better.

Great food, friendly service.

A great little spot inside the Best Western, that saves you having to leave the premises for an evening drink and a bite. Menu was very limited and a little on the pricey side tho if you just wanted something to snack on with your drink. And to clarify this was Fab bar, which is just the bar side of the restaurant.

Despite receiving a confirmation email that our online order was in processing, when we arrived for pickup they knew nothing about it. Stated the tablet hadn t been working. We hadn t been to Farina in over three years due to their flakiness with open hours in the past. Seems they continue to have an apathy towards actually serving customers. That was the last chance for us.

Dietary restrictions: They had Gluten free options Food

Sunday brunch and had the omelet, delicious! Portion size is very good, coffee was good and refilled often. The restaurant only had a group of 10 and myself but the one server was very attentive. Ive found my weekend brunch spot!

Arancini parmesan did not disappoint. Pickerel was lovely.

Bussin, respectfully

Always phenomenal. Best restaurant in north bay

The Italian restaurant in the hotel is very unique! Warm service and delicious dishes!

We went for buffet & were sadly disappointed. Food was cold, waitress was very busy

Steak was great as were waffle fries.

I have dined at this restaurant last week while I was staying at BW hotel during a business trip. Hotel has advised Farina Ristorante to have dinner at, as I was recently rated best pasta place in town. The server was great, food came in an accessible timeline. However, muscles came in extremely salty and spicy, with zero flavor, just salt and heat! Pasta was really disappointing, again no flavour, sloppy and just blend. The price point was much higher than the quality of food. The atmosphere of the restaurant was so beautiful, it was so disappointing that the food didnt match. Just looking for owners to look into the quality of food that comes from your kitchen. And I hope in the future, they make some changes to offer delicious food for future customers.

Food is ok for north bay.

The quality of the food at this restaurant was extremely disappointing. Their seafood pasta was truly unpleasant, lacking any flavor. The seafood appeared to be frozen and reheated. And the pasta itself was excessively watery. We paid $32 for the dish that we could not eat.

Very good food and great service. Would definitely give it another visit if were in the area again.

Spinach Gnochi was over salted & the bread was like a large croutons instead of a loaf of bread.

Nice atmosphere here but they were busy serving a wedding banquetand were understaffed so the service was rediculously slow! Would have been nice to have been told this before we sat down! Food was goid but not great.

Has potential and may be good when all the stars are in order. Apparently they had a banquet ordering off the menu that we were told about after placing our orders. Service was pleasant but glacial. Food was okay. Atmosphere was nice but some tables are too close together so you have to listen to others conversations even whenpeople are talking at a normal volume.

Little pricy for dinner but good. I had the chicken Parm and was very natural and felt home cooked. Personally the presentation was a little messy for me however I would recommend the dish. Food : 5/5

Nice quiet place

Very good service, nice place, but meal not worthy of mention for the price paid (lasagna and mushroom pasta without finesse). We will not return there.

Newly discovered place and to redo. Delicious, fresh and very friendly service. A return is in order.

We had a lovely meal at Farina, we were greeted warmly by Tammy who was so helpful in providing us information about menu items and answered all our questions about hiking trails in the area! All her recommendations were right on and weve had a wonderful day!! Excellent food and service, thank you Tammy!

Very good Italian cuisine! We had a great time, the gnocchi were very good and there was a lot of choice of wine! A very good evening with top service. I recommend without hesitation!

Our food was horrible. The chicken was grossly overcooked. Risotto was a solid mass. The roasted vegetables were adequate.

I ordered the pickerel with roasted potatoes w/ veggies. The pickerel batter was uncooked in certain spots, and hard at the edges, there might have been 4 small halved potatoes with two mushrooms. It was gross. My plate cost $29. An absolute joke for what I was served. My husband ate his chicken parm but was also not happy. So $89 in total, went home hungry and cooked myself supper. Will never go back. Awful food, awful service.

Awesome food and service

Our Waitress Tammy took care of us on our first visit to this nice Italian Restaurant at the Best Western and well be back next year staying at the Best Western and enjoying the great food from Farinas

I ordered pick up and was surprised how good the food tasted. I will remember this restaurant for next time

Wheelchair accessibility: Was close to the door. Food

Waited over 2 hours to get our dinner then the meal was overwhelmed with onions and sauce. Felt so bad for the server who tried her best despite the kitchen. Best served spending your dollars elsewhere.

Our waitress was amazing but she was not supported by the rest of the restaurant. Some event was in the hotel and the chef totally ignored us. Took 2 hours to get food. All of us had too much onion in our dishes and watery cream sauce. Do not recommend. Dietary restrictions: There are gluten free options

First time at this restaurant and Worst restaurant experience I have ever had! Waited an hour to get our appetizers. My caprese salad consisted of LOTS of onions, a few pieces of cucumber and a few pieces of tomato. Waited 2 and a half hours for our entrees. Again, loaded with onions, drenched in sauce and oil. It was like the kitchen ran out of vegetables and decided to load everything with onions. Servers were basically non existent. When I finally found one, I asked when we were going to get our food. Told they can only keep bugging the kitchen as to where it was. There was a banquet next door who apparently were served first. If the kitchen can t handle serving both the restaurant and the banquet, then close the restaurant instead of making us wait 2 1/2 hours and serving sub standard food. Very expensive experience and will not be back.

Very nice

Fantastic food and great service!

My wife doesnt like fish....so I tend to order fish when I go out to eat....I had the siscillian fish..(walleye).....Ive never seen a pickerel fillet served with the skin on....the batter on the fish, sandwiched the skin and made it soft and soggy....which made a delicate white fish taste extremely fishy...while disecting my fish to remove the batter and skin....I over heard another server tell another table that the pasta is made fresh there aside from the ravioli...so...lesson learned....dont come here for fish....eat the fresh made pasta!!! We did enjoy some tasty cocktails here tho....including lemon martini, melon mojito, and espresso martini...the atmosphere here is good....aside from the fact the tables seemed crammed together on the sides...close enough that I heard another server telling her guests about the home made pasta..

This was our 1st time there having lived for about 6 years in the area so was very excited about trying it. Service staff were great!. Unfortunately the meal was not the best for me I ordered pickerel, which unfortunately was very very dry ( and thats also the same option in some other members of the party) and even though bones are expected, didnt expect that relatively large quantity in a fillet that usually only has one or two bones , if any at all The sauce ,I found was just oily oil, so had none of that also. We were in quite a large party so that may have something to do with it even though that really shouldnt matter. Willing to try again just to see if that was a one off night. Hope so as eating out is now a luxury.

My wife & I come here for special occasions, as its a higher end Italian restaurant. The food is more specialty dishes, the service is good and efficient, and its located inside the Best Western hotel, with plenty of parking. Parking: Its a big, hotel lot with plenty of space.

Had the eggs benedict, which was good. Had an experienced waitress who was kind and refilled the coffee before I needed to ask. The restaurant has Italian decor and is nicely decorated.

Food was excellent service was great a terrific experience.

Good food

Just opened back up well worth it

They served the best cappelletti dish I have ever tasted! A unique and delicious Caesar salad, amazing lasagna, soft lighting, beautiful decor, the food was fantastic, they even made a custom dish as a special request. We had a great dinner and it was not overly expensive. This will be a regular stop for our family.

Kitchen was not ready to handle the amount of people there. Wedding, our reservation and regular hotel customers. Food was slow, staff agitated (lots of yelling in kitchen) and that led to issues with food quality, which at the price youre paying is not acceptable.

Great atmosphere and awesome service. We were looked after through our whole dinner and the server was fantastic. Definitely a good place to go for a date or with family and friends!

Mothers day brunch! Always the best

Foods excellent. Great times with my sisters.. for our reunion . Great service. Lady server was awesome. Very attentive and awesome service..

Dam good steak and cold beer.

Nice decor, perhaps a bit dated. Service was slow to me but that may be their part of the dining experience. Spaghetti and meatballs was average. The meatballs were nice and moist. Mushroom ravioli was very tasty but the pasta was far too chewy. Nothing special but I will return to try other dishes. On-line reservations was quick and easy. I did put in the comments section that it was our anniversary dinner but that was not acknowledged.

Food was delicious, it was a buffet as it was a group event..

Quaint little place! Food and staff were awesome. Will be back!

Great food. Great bartender

Best authentic Italian food I ve had. The mushroom ravioli was amazing. We stop there every time we are in North Bay. Wish I lived closer, I d go there regularly

Fresh food. Clean. Friendly staff. Comfortable.

Great little place, it was slow but staff was super nice and food was great! My husband had the chicken parm and I had the spicy shrimp pasta. Was no disappointed! I want to come back for more!

Most incredible place , service was amazing , Food put of this world, a must stop in ,

Perhaps Monday lunch is not a good time to go to this restaurant but I did have a reservation which mentioned that it was to celebrate my Mothers 87th birthday. It was a very limited lunch menu and some items were not available like the seasonal fruit. There was no mention from the server regarding the birthday. No garlic bread or side salad to go with the pasta we had. The food was just okay. Not worthy of a celebration lunch. To top it off both debit machines were not working properly so we had to pay cash.

Decor is cute but small town feel. Food is excellent (as you would fine in any great city restaurant). Personal pizza and pasta all goto items. Wine list very limited, but food quality makes up for it. A definite place to eat whilst in North Bay. Vegetarian options: Have half a dozen vegetarian options that include appetizers and pasta meals. Not only options but great tasting also.

A couple of friends and I went there last night and had a great time. Excellent food and our waitress was wonderful! I will definitely go back and can only recommend Farina. This is without doubt one of the top 5 restaurants in North Bay

great server delicious food Vegetarian options: salads meat free dishes Dietary restrictions: gluten free Parking: lots of parking Kid-friendliness: kids present Wheelchair accessibility: right at the entry

Service was great, she was funny and relatable. I removed a star as the meat balls were super dry and the red sauce tasted too much like canned sauce. Bruschetta was yummy!

Restaurant is located in the hotel we re staying at. Had bfast and dinner from here(takeout to our room). Service is slow. The bfast one, all foods we ordered were made fresh and still hot when we got it. However, the dinner foods, we didnt get it after about 30 minutes waiting in our room. Had to go down to the restaurant so the server can actually see me. Lol. The pasta was already cold (good taste but it not being warm kinda took that away). The foods per se were not that bad but we find it a bit pricey.

Good food. Quiet. A little slow.

This restaurant in our hotel was excellent! The food was delicious and we enjoyed dinner and breakfast here. Would definitely return to try more of their menu items.

Been here 25min, no coffee, no menu, and not even a look in my direction. Servers act like im not even here. I left and wont be going back. Since your replies in your other bad reviews say that you want to learn, let me give you some advice. I dont care if service is slow because you are busy. I want acknowledgement, an explanation, and a coffee/drink while i wait. I would wait through the apocalypse if those were given. It would take all of 1 minute to accomplish. Do better.

We just ate dinner here and unfortunately it did not live up to the other reviews. The online booking we made seemed to be a surprise to the staff when we arrived ( despite being emailed a confirmation) We still got a table. The bruschetta for a starter was great and my mushroom ravioli very good. My husbands Oso Buco was appauling. It came out 90% mashed potato, bone with sauce and very little meat. When we complained to the waitress, she said I saw that and it looked really small. But she still served it to us anyway. When the bill came she gave us a 20% discount on the oso buco. ( My husband sent all the mashed potato back and had to eat half of my meal he had so little) when we said this was not acceptable the waitress turned rude and told us the best she could do was 25% or a free dessert. We declined both and said we were prepared to pay 50% only for the Oso Buco. Our waitress said no so we asked for the manager. At this point our waitress stormed off rolling her eyes. She then came back and slapped the bill on the table and told us she had removed the osso buco from our bill. Glaring at us the whole time. Wont be going back..too hard.

Great staff good food and not small portions

Great breakfast and excellent service.

Excellent guide, extremely obedient and attentive horses, most enjoyable horseback riding

The food was good. The Server was very friendly and accommodated my request. Great Breakfast too.

A little bit expensive but the food and the service was great

Vegetarian options: Very good food and friendly service

Pretty good food, great staff

Parking: Lots of parking

We used to enjoy Farinas, before Covid. Decided to try it again. The menu has changed, which is to be expected. In the past, we enjoyed the warm olive dish, and their pizza was great. Both choices are no longer served. Prices on the food was definitely higher. My dish of Chicken Penne was heavy on sauce, low on Penne, low on Chicken and a few hours later I was not enjoying the (return of the) sauce... Not too sure I will return. Service was fine, some small changes to the decor.

Wow. I took my mate for his birthday. The mushroom ravioli was the best I have had yet. The service was awesome. Prices are comparable to what we ordered. He had the Sicilian pickeral which he said was a top 10 for him. The ambience was perfect for a romamtic dinner. I will be going back. A fav!

Atmosphere is great. Heard from an Italian friend they really liked this place and I thought it was really authentic. Great food Only one server one (staffing shortages everywhere) but she was friendly and did a great job. Restaurant is in the Best Western and has a shared bathroom. Half the tables are up 3 steps on a balcony. Great date location

Risotto was wonderful

Not like the first time...this time portions were ridiculously small for the price and not the memorable meal that I had last time...also felt rushed and the server didnt ask if we wanted dessert or coffee...just gave us the bill and left..

I think the chef that had been working there must have left, because the new chef if they have one, didnt prepare our dinner very well at all. The waitresss were okay, but forgot some things and didnt make up the bills correctly. My wife and I were charged a drink from another parties orders, and they had to pay us back in cash to make up for the restaurants mistake. We wont be going back there, it was not a great experience. And for $100 you would think one couple would get some value for that. Unfortunately there was little to be impressed with.

Not worth it at all. Chef should learn thier types of pasta and you might want to check the oil for the bread dipping...its bad

Good food, but staffing issues left me with a cold egg/hamburger sandwich that was too heavy to digest.

Brilliant breakfast cooked exactly as I asked with brilliant customer service

Nice

Terrible place. Ordered a large Ceasar salad to share the waitress came with a different salad saying oh the chef made you a different salad. Placed it on the table and left. When the meal came my Lasagna was half hot in one side and half fridge cold on the other. I asked and she said oh the chef is having a bad day today and the oven is not heating evenly. They re heated it brought it back and was a pool of molten cheese totally uneatable. I asked for the bill and the waitress removed the Lasagna from the bill. Very disappointed will never go back.

Ordered take out. It was fantastic. They included cutlery package and a little container of parmesan. The staff were super friendly and very helpful.

I have been a fan of Farinas for many years. But, after my last visit I may not be back. The beautiful ambiance of the dining room is left unused now. Instead we were told that we could sit in the lounge, outside - AT A PICNIC TABLE. Sorry, but I will not pay $22 a plate to site at a picnic table. They had to close the dining room due to staffing, which was clearly a problem. Our poor waiter was waiting tables and bartending, and was clearly too busy. It took 10 minutes to take a drink order. Appetizers came with no side plates. I asked if we were to get bread, and he said hes grab it, but never did. Our meal took almost 3 hours, and they had to turn away people because they lacked table space. If they had more servers they could move people faster and sell more tables. The food was good, but not amazing like usual. The arancini lacked flavour, the ravioli was under-stuffed and the sauce was soupy - which was why we needed the bread. I was very disappointed with just about everything about my $100 Anniversary dinner - except the company.

Good Food! The service was great. Had a Antipasti salad with chicken, great keto meal.

Amazing food, authentic and made fresh

Food was delicious. Our gang enjoyed it but service was slow. We understand there was only 2 staff on but it wasnt overly busy. Another table came in a half hour after us and received their bread before after we inquired about it

Service was impeccable, food was fantastic... Best bruchetta Ive had!!!

Stopped by for a quick lunch on the go. Very small lunch menu however the staff was friendly and the food was good. Would stop by again for a light lunch and will definitely be back to try the dinner menu.

Ordered two salads and not much to say both went to garbage. Dont deserve one star.

Awesome apps! Hockey game was on and the lounge was super chill. Joel served us and he went above and beyond to insure our experience was enjoyable. Will return next time for a Habs game. Cheers!

Went on a Saturday night the staff was quick and helpful. We had mushroom ravioli and chicken parm. and they were both awesome. We will be returning to get another dinner soon.

Ordered risotto with scallops and shrimps. It came undercooked rice, drenched in way too luch greese, soupy, tiny little 3 pieces of scallops... worst risotto of my life. Dont waste your money.

expensive, but great food and great atmosphere!

We have been there a few times now and have consistently received great service, great food, and solid value overall. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone.

An exceptional Italian menu as well as the choice of dessert

Excellent meal. Service by Nicole was tremendous. Happy and attentive. Food was served quick. Fresh bread served. Ate here twice in the same week. Thank-you

Excellent quality food.

Fantastic meal. Nice ambiance. Very good service

The best pasta place in town with always great service

Matthew was an absolute Gem of a server meatballs

Nice ambience and friendly staff. Food was good but not great

Today my mom ordered from Farina and overall we were quite disappointed. First off, the online ordering system is very hard to understand. We ordered the family chicken parmesan dinner and the portion size is quite small for the price you are paying, as the picture shows you get 4 pieces of chicken, a small container of the pasta and salad of your choosing, as well as a random container of vegetables that we weren t expecting. We paid extra for the bruschetta bread and thought we ordered another caesar salad, but like I mentioned earlier their site in not user friendly and apparently we didn t order it. Finally, the site takes payments through PayPal and the first time we tried the payment didn t go through and so we tried again and were successful. However we got a call from the restaurant indicating two orders were placed, we clarified the mistake and were told it was no problem and to just tell the delivery driver that it was paid for when he arrived. This resulted in another phone conversation, so that the restaurant could tell the delivery driver that didn t understand the situation that yes the food has been paid for. After contacting the restaurant to tell them that we were dissatisfied, they responded by saying that they are aware of their online menu problems and that they thought they did a great job. Therefore, I wouldn t order from Farina Risorante again or recommend it, as you can find much better food in this town for a more reasonable prices and portion sizes.

Very nice place. Lovely staff

Great service, very clean. Food was delicious...must try their carbonara it was very creamy and delicious!

Excellent service awesome atmosphere!

Excellent experience last night at Farina. Service was impeccable. Sorry I forgoet the servers name but she was very knowledgeable and friendly. My husband had the mushroom ravioli and I had the chicken parmesan served over risotto. Both were exceptional! We also had the Farina salad and bruschetta bread. Both were good. We will return.

Breakfast in the Bay. Quick, friendly service. The food was excellent and the coffee delicious ( yes coffee can be delicious)

The food was a sad excuse of a meal,I felt like I was entering depression when eating this meal. The cream sauce tasted like milk, my friends meal was bland and the vegetables were barley cooked. It looked like the plates were prepared 2 weeks ago and warmed in the microwave 2 minutes before we arrived.

Not good

Friendly staff and our dishes were all very good. Nice atmosphere as well.

Kids food was good but we got lazanya. its was so over cooked was like eating mush. bread was so hard you couldnt eat it. waste of $70. service was good though.

Cosy spot. Had the salad, chicken parm and NY striploin and it was perfectly cooked. Everything was tasty and the portions were big. Didnt have enough space to get dessert. $4 domestic bottles, too. Its also open relatively late.

The staff were great, the atmosphere was relaxing and the food was delicious.

Wow! Incredible food, very beautiful location as well. Highly recommend.

Havent been here in some time now but the last time I was here it was absolutely amazing. The staff,maybe because I worked there lol,very professional,friendly prompt and attentive to the customer. Hope it hasnt changed. Great job Chef!

Great food. Good portions. No complaints.

It was really great absolutely good service and great food

Deliciousness!!

Our server, Ilene, was very attentive and had kind smiling eyes (wearing a mask, but her eyes said it all). We had a great Ceasar salad and pizza and meatball sub, and bread with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. It was great!

staff was friendly and food was amazing at fair prices

Amazing Italian food!

Good food, good service. Its a great place to go.

Great food as always, very friendly service.

Aline was a delightful server for our breakfast this morning. She has a wonderful smile and helpful attitude. Our meals were delicious. Thanks for helping to get our morning off to a great start!

Flavourful

terrific ltalian ,good service , nice atmosphere and food

Very good place

Wanted to have a dinner with two friends at Farinos last night. Arrived at 6:45 for our reservation. We waited for long time for service and could not understand why as the restaurant was half empty. At 7:50 we left and went to Churchills .

Always great food and friendly

Great food and good portions. Left satisfied!

Great food... Great service

Amazing service, great food! Its worth every penny you spend there.

Great place

Food was great either the exception of the dessert menu. Waitress running the bar was terrific

Amazing food and friendly, good-humored staff. This gem of a place has the best pasta in the city, hands down. A must for locals and visitors alike.

Very impressed by the quality and flavour of the food.

Loved it, great food, great selections.