La Piazza Dario Ristorante Italiano

It was our first time dining at this restaurant after living in around the area for a long time. The buratta salad was my favorite very creamy. I got the pistachio pasta which was light but creamy. The raspberry sorbet was amazing and the St. honore cake was a wonderful surprise. I've never had one before so it was like eating 3 desserts in 1. Overall I really enjoyed our experience here. The server was amazing and kind. I dropped a star because I believe some of the dishes are a little overpriced.

As we walked into the restaurant, we so happen to got a seat by the entrance to the kitchen. First thing I noticed was the baguettes “are those from Costco? They look awfully familiar.” We got served four slices of 1-1.5cm wide bread (2 slices per person). That just set a “well that’s cheap” tone right away. The menu says that if you wanted to order more bread, it’s $3pp. We ordered calamari, it was rather underwhelming for $22. There were these fried potato shaving from a peeler that kind of cheapened the dish and tried to make it look there was more calamari than there really was. The tomato dip was watery and not much texture, less chunks than canned salsa. The main courses also had the fried potato strips again used as decoration. We ordered the cannelloni filled with veal and spinach. The filling was lacking in texture and was soft. There was a lot of filling though, but didn’t really need to chew, really easy to just swallow. The $42 daily special was a braised veal shank with a side of risotto. The dish could probably use some roasted vegetables to it make more refreshing. Overall impression was “average”.

We waited for 30 mins on a Wednesday evening but it was totally worth it! (We did not have a reservation) Food was exquisite! We had cannelloni and tortellini, they were both super flavorful and delicious. Also had the veal special which was grilled to perfection, very tender and juicy, served on a hot plate, at the right time. However, St. Honore cake was a little underwhelming compared to other dishes. Service was very warm and serving of every course was timed with precision. The interior was Florentine style and the ambiance was very romantic with candle light and soft jazz, allowing intimacy. It is a nice place to bring a date, or even propose.

FIRST TIME HERE. HAD AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE. SERVICE WAS BEYOND ANYTHING, WE'VE EVER EXPERIENCED IN QUITE SOME TIME. YOU JUST DON'T FIND TOP NOTCH SERVICE ANYMORE THESE DAYS, EXCEPT HERE, AT LA PIAZZA DARIO. WE WERE VERY IMPRESSED WITH, THE HIGH LEVEL OF DETAILED SERVICE WE WERE ATTENDED WITH. THE FOOD WAS AMAZING. NEVER HAD ANY PIECE OF MEAT IN MY LIFE, MELT IN MY MOUTH THE WAY THE BEEF TENDERLOIN, AND VEAL FILLETS DID. AND I'VE HAD SOME VERY NICE TENDERLOIN, BUT NOT AS NICE AS THIS. THE HOUSE RED WINE WAS SUPER ROBUST, AND FILLED WITH AROMATIC FLAVOURS. DESSERT WAS SECOND TO NONE. IT WAS SOOOO GOOD, WE HAD TWO EACH. We had an Italian charcuterie board to start, followed by spaghettini and meatballs for myself, and my brother had the Veal Cannelloni. My apologies for not taking photos sooner. We were starving, and we just started to dig in, as soon as the food arrived. They started us off with slices of an Italian artisan baguette bread, with a black olive tapenade, which had plenty of olive oil, and black olive tapenade. . My brother ordered the, Beef Tenderloin, with a light Peppercorn sauce, seasonal veggies, and a potato puree. . I ordered the Veal Fillets cooked with fresh citrus fruit, and seasonal veggies consisting of broccoli, beet, and potato puree. . Time for dessert. . 1. Chocolate torte with chocolate ganache mousse. 2. St. Honoré cake, with cream filled cream puff. 3. Tiramisu 4. Chocolate Ganache cheese cake. . We've had about 5 courses at this point, and we want something a lil extra to top off the night. Ooooo., course number 6, an after dinner liquid digestive. In other words, old school cold Grappa, vs new age warmed Cognac. All that was missing was a big fat nicely rolled Cuban, to finish the night. Hope you enjoy the pictures, as much as we enjoyed our meal. BRAVO!!!, BRAVO!!!, BRAVO!!! 👍🏼💪🏼👀👌🏼✌🏼🙏🏼♥️😊 . - M .

My wife and I keep forgetting about Dario's. It's been around for 40 plus years and over the years people have suggested us to try it. I am glad we finally did. Plenty of free parking at the Italian Cultural Centre. The ambience is very Italian. Surprisingly lot of natural lighting. A great menu selection. Had some of my favourite appetizers so ordered two as per photos. Both were delicious with great flavours. Our pastas were pretty well dead on and the temperature was perfect. The only that was maybe not up to our standard or to the rest of the food that we ordered was the Chocolate Mouse dessert. All the food came out quickly. We finished our dinner in about an hour which is fine because we had dog duty waiting at home. We would recommend and go back again

We were excited to try this place but unfortunately the overall. dining experience just wasn’t very good. We had the burrata special to start which was quite nice but pricey at $28 for a small burrata, four slices of bresaola and one olive. We also had to wait about another 10 minutes before the bread came. Not off the a great start but it was delicious none the less and we were excited to move on to the main. Unfortunately we waited a full 50 minutes before our main was served (ordered the tortellini $20 something and 10oz ribeye $40) and we were too hungry to stop and take photos before diving in. Even with this long wait, we had to flag down staff before we were told our main was delayed due to shortage of staff. Understand times are hard right now for the restaurant industry but to be left alone and ignored for almost an hour while we waiting for our food just wasn’t aligned with the price for the food and expected experience to go along with it. It would have been nice to get some more bread while we waited but it would have been an added charge and by that point, we didn’t want to make a big deal if we probably weren’t coming back. When our mains finally did arrive, the pasta was nicely cooked and was seasoned well with some topping of parm but the ribeye was definitely disappointing. For $40, my steak was cooked as asked (rare) but the cut was less than half an inch thick and the sides were on small scoop of mashed potatoes, about 1/4 cup of baked butternut squash, one piece of broccoli and one 1/2 slice of roasted beet that was just disappointing. The steak was under seasoned and tasted watery (likely frozen but I didn’t ask) but all in all, not worth $40. I thought it might just be me but the table next to me also ordered the same steak and it looked about the same in size. At the end of the day, it was $120 total that we definitely would prefer to spend somewhere else next time. The servers were very friendly and the atmosphere was very nice with eclectic decor and soft lighting. All covid protocols were followed and we didn’t need to wait for a table. UPDATE: My reviews aren't meant to be "unkind" (see the response from the Restaurant) as I did mention that both the appetizer and the pasta tasted great, but as a frequent reviewer and patron of restaurants, I'm sharing my honest opinion of my experience. As mentioned, I didn't confirm with the restaurant whether my steak was frozen but just mentioned that it tasted watery though still cooked to my specifications. As my partner is also a chef and restaurant owner, we more than understand the hardships of the industry and increasing prices of food in these times. This review is simply two people's opinion based off our personal experience and not meant to be malicious in anyway. There were both positives and negatives in my review and is meant purely to be informational.