SIP Wine Bar & Authentic Neapolitan Pizza

I went here with a friend and we loved the taste of the pizza. Very delicious!
We went again to try other things and fell in love with the mushroom risotto. Since then, we have ordered the risotto for take out when we don’t feel like cooking. Things were going great, until one day, the risotto had the consistency of soup and was way undercooked. I called and they dropped off another order, and it was fine. Thinking it was just a one-​time thing, I got risotto again. Again, undercooked and soupy consistency. I called to let them know and they replaced it again. Now I am starting to wonder if my tastes have changed because I still find it undercooked. Or maybe one chef makes it magical and the other one doesn’t. I have no idea.
For the price though (comes to just over $ 50 for two orders, with tip), I am thinking that I do not want to risk it again.
One thing I will give them is that the service here has been excellent! All the servers have been great, but I especially love the super nice server who always calls me «bella», she is the greatest!

Amazing bruschetta! I have not had a bruschetta like this one before. It was unique in the authentic Italian style. Super yummy! It goes well with their Pino Grigio wine. Their Diavola pizza was good, too but I liked bruschetta much more. Their portions are big so if you don’t eat a lot, you could even share your bruschetta.
Noting their wine bar label, this place would be a good spot to just grab wine and chat with friends as well. Service was excellent but at times it was a little confusing because there were around three to four servers who brought us food, drinks and the bill. I would come back to try different dishes.

Made a reso easily day of for two. Was seated as soon as I arrived. They even allowed us to choose where we sat. The waiter was quite friendly and very prompt. I ordered a glass of Nero D’avola, reasonably priced smooth glass of red wine. For my main I had a pizze rosse capricciosa. Twas yummy! I would defining go back.

My mother always said hate is a strong word but I think I hate this place. Let me set the scene:
Exhausted mom of a 7-​month-​old baby (who happens to be teething AND is sick) excitedly orders insalata di rucola, frittura mista (this was just auto corrected to frittura mistake! Ha!), diavola, and the panna cotta. Yes, yes, yes… This was all for me. I’m still nursing the baby so I’m burning through calories. I’m starving! Nearly one hour later (fine. Not ideal but I can handle that) the food arrives. I’m speechless. Take a look at the picture. The panna cotta is literally a hot mess. Disgusting. The pizza is cold and looks like it was sitting around all day I don’t understand what happened here! I live a few blocks from this place. Did the delivery dude do some boxing-​week shopping before dropping by with my food? Did the kitchen pack my panna cotta with the pizza? What the bleep!
Regarding the taste of the food, the salad dressing was super sweet. The ingredients themselves I think were actually quite nice. It was just hard to taste through the dessert-​like dressing. The pizza had good components too. Especially that spicy salami. It was just old by the time it got here.
I wasn’t a fan of the frittura mistake, although the dipping sauce was really good. The basil really came through yum yum
I’m still dumbfounded by the panna cotta.
Here’s the joke: when I’m hungry I go crazy and have super low standards.
Time to email the restaurant. Yep, after taxes and tip $ 70 down the drain. Needless to say, I do not recommend this place.

Great place. Very nice pizza and good service. I was there numerous times during the last three weeks and so far was satisfied on each occasion. Atmosphere is cozy as well.

Love that I can get wine (the really good stuff) by the glass. Pizza is the way to go!

My wife and I found this place by accident on a Saturday night, after being disappointed at the long waits and outright refusals at several other restaurants in the area. Even though they were also busy, the host at Sip made an effort to accommodate us right away, squeezing us in before a later wave of reservations
From there on, we loved everything about this place. Cool ambiance, though it was tight. Friendly service; though our server was very busy, he was still quite attentive. My wife had the risotto, which was decent. I don’t recommend it though; pizza, which is what I ordered, is their thing. It was so good my wife ignored her risotto and ate half my meal, which was still big enough to fill us both up.
We highly recommend this place.

The service & ambience was great but the pasta was horrible. Got the pappardelle (with sausage, peas, etc…) but asked for rose sauce instead of tomato. They accommodated but it was only pasta & sauce with no toppings whatsoever. At first I thought they mixed it up and would only charge the me the basic pasta price (penne ’ vodka rose $ 14) but ended charging me the full price ($ 17 or so). The pasta was also horrible. Probably store bought. Very bland. The tiramisu was disappointing. It was well… very wet? More like a watery mousse. A few other friends got pasta as well but I forget what they ordered. Either way they said it was mediocre at best. That said, one friend said the pizza was good. Oh, and the wine was nice. Hope this helps!

The place seems great but there was no room to manœuvre between tables — seriously — every time the person sitting at the table behind me needed to get up, I had to get up and tuck in my chair so there was enough room to get out. Not sure if this is a regular thing or it was just the night I was there but it was definitely inconvenient. Also, with the tables so close together you can barely hear the people at your table talking :(will maybe try it again someday, but no time soon

This restaurant is consistently good. Not amazing, but good. I have eaten here a handful of times since it first opened and have not been disappointed. The gnocchi is decent and the pizzas are great. Prices are reasonable and staff are friendly. Every time I have been they seem to have been out of the meatballs. Wine list is limited for a «wine bar».

By far my Favorite Italian Restaurant!!! Beautiful Décor, Delicious authentic Italian food (Pizza’s are like no other!) & let me tell you, the staff is just so wonderful! They make my husband & I feel like family every time we go. We took our friends recently & they just simply loved everything about SIP! …I’m craving their Margarita Pizza as I type! :-)

Too oily. Way too expensive. Small portions.
I ordered the lamb while my mother had the salmon. For the exorbitant prices, you’d have thought the side accompaniments would have been more than a baby potato, slice of red pepper and a couple of asparagus.
The waitress did not ask me how I’d like my lamb cooked and so it arrived medium rare. I’m no expert but it was slightly cold in the middle.
To their credit, tiramisu was excellent. Liqueur flavouring was intensely delicious.
Service could have been more attentive. Again, the prices are just simply say too high.

3.5 STARS
Discovered this place by accident as me and my friend were walking by. We decided to check it out and were quite surprised! The inside of this place is really nice — a great first date, 5^th date or just hanging out with friends celebrating a birthday kinda place. The warm and inviting ambiance just lends itself for you to sit back and spill all your secrets here! It’s pretty big inside as well so it can handle larger groups. We were here on a Wednesday and the place was packed.
Since we had already eaten elsewhere, we just ordered a pizza to share — Margherita pizza. This is enough for 2 people — 2 big slices. I’ve had better, but it was ok. I was expecting more basil but the mozza was pretty nice.
The staff are really friendly and I am definitely going to come back and try some other items off the menu. The prices are pretty reasonable so I am excited for summer (when will the warm weather come??!) to come back here.

A year later… and I’m kicking it up a star for this neighbourhood wine bar!
I’ve now eaten here several times and the pizza is really and truly excellent. Probably my favourite pizza anywhere uptown.
The crust is addictive; the flavours delicious. My favourite pie is the Diavola with spicy salami… which I always enjoy with some ‘hot oil’ on the side for extra kick. Wine offerings are quite good (this being a wine bar, after all)…and the servers are always happy to bring you a complimentary tasting to help you make a selection.
Plus, the space, all exposed brick, is über cool.
But be careful… some pizzas are ‘bianca’ which means white, aka no sauce. It clearly says «Bianca» on the menu but in case your Italian isn’t great, I thought I’d mention it. My friend ordered one without realizing it but the server happily brought her a side of marinara sauce for dipping.
In conclusion, PIZZA.

I’ve been to SIP twice this month.
The first time blew me away
The second time nearly broke my diner heart
Time #1. On a cold Monday night…
Our waiter was Johnny
Amazing from start to finish, a sweetheart
Friendly chap full of charm and jokes
We feasted on warm bread and a compote/​butter that rocked my world
Johnny topped up my 5oz wine order (at no extra cost) to match my friend’s 7oz (his idea!)
The pizza (anduja) was sublime, true neopolitan delight. I think I cried (hot!)
We were offered the house (mama’s) hot oil which made the pizza even better (more happy tears)
The wine suggestions were perfect cause J asked a lot of questions to determine taste
Still. The food stole the show!
J gave us free lemon shots and a dessert to sample for the kitchen (open concept so the chef watched for our reactions. Heart! Be still!)
We walked away full and content and couldn’t wait to come back
So we
Didn’t.
Wait.
Time#2. A balmy Friday night.
Busier, noisier, terrible seating options
The waitress never identified herself (called us Bella for sport and said her husband was one of the chefs. Her name, a mystery)
She took FOREVER to even take our orders or offer is water while we waited. I kid you not. A long time by any means.
The bread came out stale and cold and the compote was a different one, tasteless store bought stuff
We got the pie and nothing else (the pasta doesn’t compare)… But it was cold and not as good or spicy or cheesy as last time
No oil/​pepper offered; we asked and got flakes. You know, the pizza pizza kind –_​–
Wine suggestion was lame, not full bodied as requested
We couldn’t get out of there fast enough
It pains me to write this review cause I had drafted this glorious one to share from the first experience but it was countered by this excuse of a dinner we suffered. So
I RECOMMEND– going on a very slow night, when staff and kitchen are not overworked and can cater to you.
EXTRA TIP– Ask for Johnny

Great food and a nice place to have a glass of wine recommended to everyone when you are in the area and want something different i urge you to go in and see what i mean enjoy

SIP Wine Bar is a new Italian place in the Yonge-​Eg area; it’s at Yonge/​Broadway so you’ll have to walk a couple blocks north of Eglinton.
When my pal and I went on a Thursday night, it was packed in spite of the disgusting weather outside. There’s a bar area surrounded by the dinking room — it looks like a small place from the outside, but you can easily fit 50 people in here. We were seated right by the kitchen — don’t worry, this place is clean as I was able to see this right from where I was sitting. I had a pizza with spicy salami — it was okay. My pal had the rissotto and she was not a fan, unfortunately. We ordered a couple glasses of wine. For a wine bar, the wine menu is limited.
The food here is a-​ok, but it’s quite expensive…
Good for: pizza, wine

I checked out this place tonight with a fellow Unilocaler and I’m really being generous with the two stars that I’m giving this place.
The décor is decent and warm but from the moment you walk in, the atmosphere doesn’t really feel all that welcoming. I arrived first and decided to wait at the bar. The wine was actually very fruitful and tasty — I believe it was the Riesling, it was good and I would recommend it.
When my friend arrived, we found service deteriorated. She had trouble getting the bartenders attention. After a few minutes, I went to the hostess to ask for a table and she was totally inconspicuous to the fact that there were two of us sitting at the bar or that we had even come into the place. We were offered two tables: one next to the door where a construction truck was positioned outside or the «chef’s table» which was basically in the kitchen. Once seated, service continued to be slow at best and the place was full but not busy.
The meal was underwhelming. I am not one to analyze what I am eating except when I’m trying to figure out why I love or hate the dish. In this case, I was wondering why with every spoonful my glass of water needed to be close at hand. I ordered one of their risotto dishes and after much reflection, I believe the risotto was undercooked and it had been cooked in WAY too much truffle oil. On the positive side, there were a good number of mushrooms in the dish and they were cooked perfectly.
All in all, for the price you pay, it’s not worth it. I doubt I’ll be back.

Was excited when I heard that a new Neapolitan Pizza place opened up in my area so I was eager to try this place out. I made reservations to attend with 3 fellow diners who were equally as keen on welcoming Sip to the neighbourhood as a new staple.
Service was okay — our waitress was friendly and amicable.
Great breads and dips started off the night; we couldn’t get enough!
This is what was ordered:
* Caprese: nice and fresh, but small in portion (⁶⁄₁₀)
* Pizza Bruschetta: great tomato bruschetta, this one was a winnder (⁸⁄₁₀)
* Gnocchi: mushy and dull (⁶⁄₁₀)
* Funghi Pizza: dough was tasty but overcooked and the toppings were sparse (⁶⁄₁₀)
* Sip Pizza: better than the latter and pretty unique but again hardly any toppings and was quite overdone (⁶⁄₁₀)
* Tronchetto: small, again sparse on toppings and nothing special (⁶⁄₁₀)
Because of allergies, one of my fellow diners asked to substitute a topping which they refused to do until we spoke to the manager. The waitress claimed that the chef did not like to make changes as his recipes needed to be serves as he imagined them… I understand this in theory but they also offer a Build-​Your-​Own pizza! Strange!
Food was on very expensive considering the portions and the fare, but we remained hopeful that taste and quality would make it worthwhile. Unfortunately the pizzas and pastas fell short of our expectations.
If it was less expensive I’d be inclined to visit again, but alas I’ll be sticking to Grazie’s when it comes to Italian food in the area.

Just had an opportunity to try this new Italian establishment in the Yonge and Eglinton area. Visited on a Friday around 7 pm and didn’t have to wait.
First impression of décor was just ok. Nothing special but nice and cosy. We were seated at our table and then tableware and wine glasses were set. They were busy and in their first week of operation so ill cut them some slack.
Table was wobbly so I had to add some bar napkins at the bottom to stabilize. Ordered the house red wine and two pizzas from the menu.
Pizzas arrived relatively fast. We ordered both the margherita and spicy salami pizzas. Pizzas were relatively good but not really comparable to Libretto or Tennessee Williams in Ottawa. The wine came after the pizza arrived.
Service was good considering they were busy and having some computer issues. They also don’t take American Express which was slightly inconvenient.
Overall am happy I tried it and may visit again in the future especially if more vegetarian pasta items are added to the menu.