Il Fornello

Great spot on the Danforth. Nice spot, great food and reasonable prices. I was impressed

I’m confused how a small container of bland fettuccini Alfredo with cold bread and butter can cost me $ 19 after taxes. Does Il Fornelo realize that there are 100 Italian places in the city? My particular beef is the location on the Danforth. Please do something about this. Next time I go Scaddabush

Had a great lunch here today. The food was delicous. Our server Marc was the best. Very friendly and professional. He made our lunch throughly enjoyable. Will most certainly be a repeat visitor

Service was fairly good for a busy Friday night and food was great. I had Alfredo with chicken which had a very rich sauce and everyone else enjoyed their meal no complaints and desert was amazing, the only thing was they used to serve better bread at the beginning of the meal.

I like the spot, and the ambience. The booths are nice and the vintage-​y entrance is a gem. I’ve been here twice. The first time I had the truffle pasta and that was this amazing melting truffley woody meaty like goodness. By the time I came back a few months later, it was no longer on the menu, which was a huge disappointment. I had the arugula fig proscuitto «fichi» pizza instead. UGH, do not come here for the pizza. Dominos and Pizza Hut makes better pizza than these guys. The crust was soggy, the pizza was made up of mostly arugula, you couldnt really taste the figs, lemon or the proscuitto. It was edible but bland. If you want great tasting pizza, go to Terronis, which is always solid or Pizza Libretto.
The service was a hit and miss but generally passable.
The Mohawk dark ale was really really good, a light refreshing brew. Amazing.
Bring back the truffle pasta!

OMG. OMG. OMG.
Meatball appetizer. OMG
Mussels appetizer. OMG
Butternut squash ravioli. OMG
Pappardelle salsiccia. OMG
Dreamt about it all night. Still thinking about it.
We are going back again tonight.

Nice classy Italian restaurant in Greek town. Their $ 10 pizzas lured me in (dine-​in only). Most of the pizzas that are part of the promotion don’t have meat on them but there are a few. You can check out my picture of the menu. I offered the pizza prosciutto and it was much larger than I expected and a good amount of topping. My boyfriend and I weren’t very hungry so we just ordered one pizza to try it out. They brought it out on 2 separate plates and I thought that was a thoughtful gesture. Pizza had a VERY thin crust which was soft and chewy. Pizza was very delicious. Would come back for pizza even without the promotion. Definitely worth a try!

My daughter and I wanted the menu selection of the Queen Street Il Fornello, and that has recently closed, so we tried out the Danforth location. The choices are significantly greater. Kelly had a lovely Margherita pizza with fresh basil and buffalo mozzarella. She saved some to take home to her boyfriend because it was so tasty. The waitress could not tell me if the sea bass was from a sustainable source. I opted to have it as I felt that if there is demand, awareness will continue and we will harvest the fish responsibly. I hope this is not naiive. The fish was cooked to perfection but the cut was meagre. The escarole assemblage was delightful and old school, like Nana used to make. The place had a noisy end-​of-​the-​week vibe, with lots of multi-​generation groups. Eating from marble topped tables with the intimacy of incandescent filament bulbs and a generous number of atypical booth seating enhanced our experience. I had a glass of the Malbec which was an enjoyable accompaniment to the fish.

What a great evening! First off, the service was great, the food tasted perfect and drinks were heavy— Just like I like it. A must do again. Thanks for the fun night!!!

I’ve eaten here many times. The restraint is a nice casual place. The service has always been fine. Nothing over the top amazing but it has always been good. The food is good, again nothing amazing. I wouldn’t say it is like home made Italian cooking but it is nice and fresh. I would come back here to eat if I was invited but I wouldn’t choose Il Fornello’s on my own. To many other great places to eat in the city.

Their $ 10 Pizzas in Tuesday night are a draw, however their best pizzas are not available at a discount. The patio is also a strong feature.

This was my first time trying the place and it was actually pretty good. When I went it was around 3 on a Wednesday and it wasn’t very busy. I ordered the (pizza) and my girlfriend ordered the (pizza) and we split the bruschetta. The bruschetta was pretty good but they packed it with too much tomato which overpowered the general taste. The pizza had perfect flavour and was the perfect balance between crunchy and soft. We ordered the Zeppole for dessert which takes longer than the other menu items but it’s worth the wait. The service and wait staff was ¹⁰⁄₁₀ and worth an extra star. They are very attentive and friendly. I would come back if I was in the area an craving Italian.

Seems like it’s stuck halfway between a family restaurant and a fine dining establishment. Not a good fence to straddle. Very strange ambiance. Dimly lit romantic décor with kids screaming and running about.
Entrees were mediocre. The Pizza Fichi was a drippy, oily mess. I traded a slice for a slice with my brother and his wasn’t any better (can’t recall what his was) I did quite like the Arancini appetizer but the portion for 9 dollars was tiny.
Extra star for their service. Both the hostesses and our waiter were fantastic.

I love Il Fornello. I really do. But this location is the worst. We ordered the beet salad, (beets came from a can) and the chicken parmesan, for me, a veggie pasta in tomato sauce with no pasta noodles. My partners chicken was dry, and my veggie pasta was literally 3 broccoli trees and a couple of green beens (I can’t have pasta noodles for health reasons, yes I can cook for myself, but we thought we would treat ourselves). This cost 40 dollars for pick up. Absolutely horrid. I keep trying to give this location a chance but, never again.

I’ve been here a number of times now and the food and service had been excellent. I’ve tried a number of different dishes and they’ve all been really well executed, so the quality seems consistent. The atmosphere is also quite pleasant. So the lower ratings seemed disconnected.

I’ve been here many times over the years and the quality of food has gone down hill.
My most recent experience: Had a get together with a few of my friends a while back — we came here because it was close to home.
I had a pasta dish — I’m not sure how an Italian restaurant can mess up the most basic thing: cooking the pasta so that it is no longer raw. Well it happened. I couldn’t finish my dish and was quite upset given this is not the first time where I had a disappointing meal here.
My friends had pizza — nothing special. Like someone had mentioned in another review — for the price you pay you you expect to be impressed.
Needless to say I’ve given enough chances — won’t be coming back here again!

Il Fornello is a favourite of my friend’s family, so when we decided to head into the city for a saturday night supper, this was an obvious pick. I’ve never been before, but heard they offer some gluten-​free options, so I was excited to give that a go.
It’s definitely a popular place; not packed, but busy for the time (7PM, Saturday). The highs are that service is attentive and quick, the lows are that several families with small (read: loud) children were in the vicinity. Not the end of the world, but it does make it more difficult to talk to people close to you!
The variety of salads on the menu are outstanding; In fact, I’d be tempted to order just salad the next time I visit, or insist someone share one with me. We shared three among a table of 8, and all were well dressed with great toppings.
My main was a specialty pizza with gluten free crust, which was pleasant. My one complaint is the temperature of the pizza when it arrived at the table. GF crust is hard to do well, and to be done the best it needs to be hot hot hot when served. I got a lukewarm pizza, but all things considered it was still okay.
I’d give this place another go, but I’d be tempted to come on a lazy weeknight or Sunday afternoon just to avoid the Saturday night din.

I recently tried Il Fornello for the first time. I was very impressed with the service and food. Upon arrival we did have to wait for a table (not surprising for a restaurant on the danforth at 7pm on a Friday!).
The first table that became available was behind the host stand and the host was kind and honest enough to tell us that we might not be comfortable there due to a draft and overhearing him speaking all night; he assured us that within a few minutes another table would be available and offered us the choice between the two. We ended up sitting in this great table at the front window.
Our server was nice and came to check up on us just enough. I was delighted by the gnochi assiago– absolutely the best meal I have had in a long time. I also had a salad to start and it was very flavourful.
Had we been seated within the main part of the restaurant I might have found the noise level overwhelming, and therefore when I return I will be sure to make a reservation and request one of the few tables that are in the secluded areas by the windows.
Although pricey, this restaurant has been my favourite italian food yet in Toronto.

gnocchi (or lasagna) and glass of wine special for $ 15, was what brought us in.
It’s nice inside and all the food was of pretty high quality, my party got gnocchi (the tomato and the cream sauce), lasanga and a ceasar salad. Everything tasted freshly made and full of flavor, Hard to describe other than what you would want it to taste like. Even the extras like Parmesan cheese and pepper are fresh.
Can’t remember the red wine we had but for a wine on special it was excellent. Very full flavored and strong, I got very crunk off of the two glasses I had.
Although I usually just have homemade italian food this is not a bad place at all to go, I like seven numbers a little better but this place certainly holds up.

Let me start by saying that I did not eat here.
I met up with some friends for a drink on the patio after they’d finished dinner. They have 3 young children and rave about how accommodating the staff are. Tonight’s visit involved getting and paying the bill four times, knocking over a basket of bread, and the 6-​year-​old deciding that she wanted to try mussels so they made one just for her! The waiter we had was awesome — always smiling and pleasant. My Stella was good and everyone had a good time.
I would definitely return for dinner and I give the place extra props for pleasing my friends and their children!