Via Allegro Ristorante

Food was delicious. The risotto was plentiful and worth the money and so was the Osso Buco. The server could have been more friendly and personable. I felt he was a bit stand offish.

One of my best restaurant experiences in Toronto!
We went to Allegros because of all the hype we heard from a lot of people. When you park in front of it your expectations kind of drop… the entrance is in between a Staples and a Tim Horton’s… once you go passed the doors you forget all about that! The ambiance is lovely and rafined and very Italian! The menu is a bit pricy but it’s worth it.
We heard a lot about their risotto and boy, we were not dissapointed. We were even treated to some wine tasting by the house sommelier (on the house) and also, since it was my birthday, they also brought some lovely chocolate cake on the house.
I would recommend this place to anyone for an absolutely lovely dinner experience.

Loved it. Can be a bit echo-​ey at times, especially when the restaurant was fairly quiet, but that could also be because we were cackling quite a bit. Our party of 4 ordered the calamari and the Assagi Di Salami for appetizers while we worked our way through the first bottle of Von Strasser 11 – 07. Calamari was slightly salty but crispy and tender, can’t go wrong with a salami board either. We all ordered the daily special of Chilean Sea Bass. Melt in your mouth goodness and came with butterflied prawns, scallops, risotto and veggie medley. Very heavy dish but oh-​so-​good. We ordered the tiramisu (again so good, not sure if its a ‘real’ tiramisu but it tasted good so who cares?), passionfruit cheesecake and the fresh berries.
Pros: that Chilean sea bass and tiramisu
Cons: that wine list might have pulled a back muscle when I tried to lift it

Amazing place!
Went for dinner with family for my birthday. Looks amazing inside. Walls are stacked high with wine and scotch bottles!.. There’s a stone oven for the pizza.
Service was very professional and punctual!.. Our host was patient with us.
Appetizers: The Adam and Eve is just amazing. from the presentation to how well the meat has been cooked.
Entrees: We ordered the margherita (a little salty but very tasty), the goat and pasta (fancy presentation), four cheese gnocchi and Chilean sea bass risotto.
Tiramisu for dessert
Food was delicious. still amazed to see that gigantic wine menu (size of atlas shrugged: I hate that book btw)
Fine dining cuisine at its finest. don’t expect to come away cheap

Food was quite good. Had the veal tenderloin and mushroom risotto which was quite good. Little salty on the risotto. My date had the truffle risotto which was very rich… Too rich for one sitting… as a full entrée. Wine was very expensive… $ 50 for half litre was the cheapest. Would rather spend the money and enjoy some beers at the keg.

For many years I have driven by and or been told by others that I MUST try this place. Finally I took the opportunity to visit Via Allegro on New Years Eve. Now as im sure you have read in some of my other reviews im Italian and the amount of Italian restaurants I’ve been to is insane so I will take a lot to WOW me. So as you can see I’ve given Via Allegro 5 stars. Right from when we entered until when we left the service was hands down. We all know how busy New Years Eve can be. The only real complaint I can say is that they only take visa or cash not debit. That’s just a minor detail and not worth loosing points over.
There was 4 of us so we ordered 4 different apps and 4 entrees so of course we all had a taste of each others dishes. All food was cooked to perfection and each bite was an explosion of flavors. If you are into wine this is the place to be I swear the wine menu is the size of a photo album need 2 hands to lift.
Over all great experience and I cant wait to visit again

Tried this place for the first time tonight. I found the food ok. I paid $ 40 for a duck risotto that had no flavor.

Came by for lunch hoping for a lunch menu, but they only use their dinner menu. Food is pricey. Mushroom risotto is really good though. I am super picky about risotto and it was right on. My criticism is that this place has looked the same forever. It feels too 90s in there with metal vines on walls and ceiling and too much décor happening. It really needs a makeover for the price point. Service was very good. Seasoned waiters here.

I wanted to like this restaurant but I was very disappointed.
I don’t have a problem paying top prices for food that’s well prepared and delicious coupled with great service but this place just didn’t hit the mark.
We were a large group of nine people and the majority of us just felt that the experience was lack luster. Two of us had the Steak Frites — the dish description said that the frites were gnocchi (cut to look like fries) and the steak was actually beef short ribs slowly cooked. The meat was pretty good but the whole dish was lukewarm. Both of us had to send back the gnocchi fries because they were cold, chewy and inedible. It was almost like they had been reheated several times. The waiter promised some fingering potatoes in their place but by the time they arrived the rest of the meal was cold. One person had the risotto sud, she said it was just ok, and another had a pasta dish which he said was ruined by the amount of cheese the waiter dished out over the pasta. A few of the others had the fish special and they enjoyed it. Someone in our party ordered a gin martini (he went into to great detail with the waiter about how he felt a real martini was made with gin and specified gin; he was served a vodka martini. Although he was brought a replacement I feel like it’s the small attention to detail ie. listening to your guests, that makes the service exceptional.
I felt that our waiter paid better attention to the men at our table than he did with the women. At the end of our meal a few of our party left and the rest of us decided to stay for another drink. Once the men placed their orders the waiter walked right by the ladies without asking if we’d also like to order something. He wouldn’t have stopped unless one of the ladies said, «Hey, you didn’t ask us if we wanted anything!»
On another note, this restaurant does not accept debit which I find completely strange. We also asked for separate checks when we arrived and we were told that they couldn’t accommodate that request because their systems were not able to handle multiple checks for one table. Really? I’m pretty sure they just didn’t want to, maybe something to do with adding on the 20% tip when there’s a large group. Not a pleasant experience and who really wants to sift through a large bill and sort out who had what to figure out what each person owes at the end of a meal?
And yes, they have a giant wine menu but how appropriate is that when the food is just sub-​par?
Again, I’m not afraid to pay higher prices when the food and service warrant it but this restaurant just didn’t live up to what we were expecting

We arrived at this restaurant by accident. We were shopping and saw their sign on the side of the building and decided to check them out. We were greeted in a friendly manner and seated quickly as it seemed we were at the beginning of the dinner crowd.
Our server was attentive and was never too far away.
The menu was a bit of a shock though as we were not expecting the pricing. There are numerous restaurants in the city that charge $ 50.00 for a steak dinner, but we were a little surprised that this one in this plaza would be as well.
BUT…
I ordered the Strip Loin and my wife ordered the Rib Eye. Both came with fresh vegetables and potatoes.
We were totally surprised and pleased with the quality of the steaks. They were the best steaks we have ever had at any restaurants.
The wine menu was extensive and some of the choices were way out of our price range, but they boast 5,000 bottle inventory.
I recommend this place to anyone who loves a good steak. dinner for 2 with 2 beers and 2 glasses of house wine came to just over $ 220.00.

I brought my girlfriend to via allegro for a valentines day dinner. The food came out alright in terms of taste and their incredible wine list is simply jaw dropping. What I was upset about is the fact that the items and price on my receipt didn’t reflect what I ordered. When the server (a bald stalky fellow) insisted that the information was right when I brought it to his attention, I didn’t feel comfortable about starting a scene and begrudgingly paid the amount on the receipt. Another tip I want to inform others is that the pizza on their menu had a very thick layer of grease when it was served. I don’t know if it was suppose to be like that but it sure didn’t taste very good when I was eating it. In the end, my girlfriend enjoyed the experience and thats all it matters.

Fantastic! is the best way to describe one of my top 10 restaurants in the GTA.
The service is amazing, the wine selections are to die for, and I would highly recommend trying the mushroom risotto.
If you would like to impress your family or perhaps a date… then this is the place!

Pricey but devine
Favs are seafood risotto, mushroom soup, reserve wines, calamari, pizza, ceaser salad
Service is always good
Feels like you’re in rustic Italy, homey but elegant

Outstanding — period. One of the best ceaser salads I’ve ever had, wine list; mind blowing. Pizza; wood oven.
Sixteen years in the business; for a good reason.
Nicely done.

Great Italian food in a strip mall? Yes! But bring lots of cash or make sure there is room on your credit card. Dinner for 2 with 1 cocktail, shared appetizer, 2 pasta dishes, bottle of Chianti, shared dessert and glass of dessert wine was $ 205. Mozzarella di bufala was melt in your mouth good, served with tomatoes and arugula. Pasta dishes were great. Cavatelli with pheasant prepared table side in a hollowed out cheese round so the heat of the dish can melt some of the cheese. Rabbit tagliatelle with chorizo is a little unusual, but the flavors worked well. Don’t be intimidated by the wine list. It’s broken down by geography so If you have a general idea of what you want, it’s easy to find. There is a separate dessert wine book too, 1 page for desserts, about 20 for wines. Considering the size of the dessert wine list the wine by the glass section is a little disappointing though.

This restaurant is gorgeous, you might not think it from the outside but once you walk in, you would be surprised.
Huge restaurant space, tons of seating and romantic candle lights everywhere. All male servers and bartenders excluding the hostess.
The wine book is HUGE (it might be the biggest book I’ve ever seen haha) They have wonderful sommeliers and if you don’t want bottled, they have great stiff drinks!
Dinner:
Caesar Salad/​Allegro style
Seafood Classico and Linguine
Truffled Mushroom Risotto
Crème Brûlée
Tiramisu
Delicious!!!
All portions were fairly large. It’s an expensive restaurant but the food is so fresh and tasty, you get what you pay for. This restaurant has been in business for years and with food like this, it shows why :)

Came here to celebrate our daughter’s birthday.
The ambiance of this restaurant is classy and with the dimmed lighting made it hard to read the menus! Thank god for our phone LED lights!
The wine selection is one of the biggest in the GTA I must say!
The wine menu looked more like a King James Bible!
The wine sommelier Wendy was very helpful in helping us to decide what we wanted.
We started with several appetizers and they were devoured by our hungry group.
For the mains, I had the long bone ribeye, my wife, the Truffle Risotto (which was excellent), my son (salmon. which was great), our friend had the gnocchi, very tasty indeed! They made a couple of mistakes with the ribeye as our friend’s was done too rare for his liking but they quickly rectified it and came back to keep reporting to us that it is being redone and will be served to us very shortly. Lots of extras like free Foie Gras appetizer, dessert and champagne! The polenta plate was a great appetizer!
Had a tour of the wine cellar as well, very informative indeed! Wendy is one of the few sommeliers and has been with Via Allegro for 17 years!
We love this place and have frequented it many times over the years. Never failed us but a little heavy on the wallet!

A bible-​like wine menu. Sorbet post appetizers to cleanse your palette & purse stools beside each table. I’m really enjoying this place. The only downfall I’d say would be The lack of curb appeal. Get past that and it’s wonderful inside.

Recently went here for a birthday dinner which they were aware of. The atmosphere is nice and wait staff were attentive to our needs.
I had the mushroom soup which I enjoyed and had the three meat rigatoni. It was good but nothing special. Overall the meal was good but way overpriced!
Most places give the birthday person a complimentary dessert but not here.
There are better places with far better prices around.

I absolutely love it here. The ambiance is beautiful, as you really get the Italian feel. The waiters are very attentive and kind. The wine list is like a Bible so I am pretty sure you will find what you like. I have had the golden spoon risotto which was so delish. The duck was so tender. I loved their passion fruit cheesecake but it’s meant to be shared, as it’s very decadent. The nutella tiramisu is good if you don’t want anything too sweet. It’s a great place to check out after shopping at Sherway Gardens.