IL FORNELLO has long been considered one of the best Italian restaurants in Toronto, Richmond Hill, Oakville and most recently Ajax and Barrie. In Italy 'pizza a legna' (wood-fired pizza) is available everywhere, but it wasn't until Il FORNELLO opened their first Toronto restaurant and offered authentic, wood-fired oven, Neapolitan style, thin crust pizza that Torontonians were able to experience pizza the way it was meant to be enjoyed. Now there are Il FORNELLO, Italian kitchen bars in eight neighbourhoods in the GTA and across Southern Ontario and still making the best pizza you've ever tasted and offering authentic Italian antipasti, pastas, entrées and more in a welcoming environment inspired by the Italian table where you can relax, share and enjoy your meal with family and friends.more...See more text
Food was superb! The server was so nice and actually offered free deserts for both of us. Very well prepared and presented. Even the coffee in the end was good. :)
Pizza had very little cheese, tasted like cardboard. Chicken was thick and dry. Service was poor and when I spoke to the owner he was rude and condesending. Bad experience overall.
We ate on the patio under a tent ; the ambience was fine, but the street noise and construction across the street were very noisy. However, I do not blame the restaurant for that.
Ambiance:3/5
Cuisine:5/5
Service:4/5
By Josephine
August 5, 2020
Great getting back into this restaurant, food as always did not disappoint. My grandson loved his piece of birthday cake too!!
Grazie
Josie
Ambiance:5/5
Cuisine:5/5
Service:5/5
By Morty
August 3, 2020
Excellent retaurant. Great food, great service, not overpriced, though not inexpensive.
Ambiance:5/5
Cuisine:5/5
Service:5/5
By Amelia
August 1, 2020
Our server new exactly what we needed when we needed it.
Also, I have never found a restaurant that has made a better pizza. The pizza fichi is a perfect pizza. With its savoury and sweet favour, as well as the creaminess of the cheese and explosion of fig once you bite into one. Perfect !
Ambiance:5/5
Cuisine:5/5
Service:5/5
By Merna
March 13, 2020
Efficient service and delicious food, as always.
Ambiance:5/5
Cuisine:5/5
Service:5/5
By Allison
March 11, 2020
Great service and food!
Ambiance:5/5
Cuisine:5/5
Service:5/5
By Jill
March 2, 2020
The food was great, we love going to this restaurant especially because they have a vegan menu that is good for me, and gluten-free options that I also need.
However, when I asked for extra gluten free Parmesan the server said I would need to pay extra, even though we all go there all the time and I never have before. I doubt that gluten-free Parmesan is worth more money than good quality dairy Parmesan, and if you’re going to cater to vegans then you should do so properly.
I did not pay extra however I was told that the manager had told her to let me know the next time I would have to. In that case there won’t be a next time.
Ambiance:5/5
Cuisine:5/5
Service:4/5
By Carla
February 24, 2020
Il Fornello is our neighborhood restaurant. We eat here frequently and have never been disappointed, with the food or service. We are always treated like family, especially by our favorite server, Steven. We would highly recommend eating here .
Ambiance:5/5
Cuisine:5/5
Service:5/5
By Adriana
February 19, 2020
Pastas are good for people who do not know the difference. I have had better cheaper pasta dishes. The calamari are the average frozen rings. My fettuccini gamberi needed some garlic and/or olive oil and more rappini. There was a lot of water at base of my dish. My son’s orecchiette were just ok. Pizza was very good. Meatballs are not an authentic italian recipe but the tomato sauce is. We still love Fornellos but the prices are Toronto prices which require better quality.
$160 for 3 people with no alcohol, 3 very watered down ice teas, 2 appetizers, 2 pastas, margherita pizza, 1 dessert, 2 coffees is quite pricey. Just being honest.
Ambiance:5/5
Cuisine:4/5
Service:5/5
By Bryan
February 14, 2020
Consistently good. Has been a go to lunch place for some time. Good choices for all.
Ambiance:4/5
Cuisine:4/5
Service:4/5
By Mohsen
February 9, 2020
Disappointed by quality and service.
Ambiance:4/5
Cuisine:3/5
Service:2/5
By Anna
February 2, 2020
Amazing service, the most tasty caesar I have ever tried. The fettuccini alfredo is to die for. The cheese cake is a real cheese cake. The quiet relaxing music, enough room to feel uninterrupted. No delays and great deal of attention from staff. Perfect restaurant to catch up with your family or to have a date.
Ambiance:5/5
Cuisine:5/5
Service:5/5
By Reema
February 1, 2020
Food was pretty good, however we did find a hair in our salad. While they remade the meal, I would have expected them to remove that item from the bill and was disappointed when they didn’t. Overall still a good dinner and experience, but service could have been better
Ambiance:5/5
Cuisine:4/5
Service:5/5
By Danielle
January 23, 2020
We had an excellent meal and even better service!!!
Ambiance:5/5
Cuisine:5/5
Service:5/5
By Marilee
January 22, 2020
Our server was fantastic. She moved us to a quieter spot so we could have a discussion and took excellent care of us. Food was also excellent!
Ambiance:4/5
Cuisine:5/5
Service:5/5
By Howard
January 18, 2020
Great atmosphere and service
Ambiance:5/5
Cuisine:5/5
Service:5/5
By Hasnain
January 12, 2020
Great service and food was very good. Excellent value for money.
Ambiance:5/5
Cuisine:4/5
Service:5/5
By Barbara
December 28, 2019
Was good but a bit too el dene for the noodles ie not cooked enough
Ambiance:4/5
Cuisine:3/5
Service:5/5
By Michael
December 18, 2019
pizza wait would be 45 minutes? It’s lunch I guess under staffed had to order something else when we came for pizza
Ambiance:3/5
Cuisine:2/5
Service:2/5
By Bryan
December 13, 2019
Have been here several times. Always consistent. Something for everyone so it makes arranging a get together very easy.
Ambiance:4/5
Cuisine:4/5
Service:4/5
By Sandra
December 6, 2019
It was a busy night and maybe you were short staffed but the service was not the best. We sat at table, after giving our order, for about 35 minutes with no food, no bread it was a long wait.
Ambiance:4/5
Cuisine:4/5
Service:3/5
By Sharon
November 25, 2019
Too noisy!
Ambiance:3/5
Cuisine:4/5
Service:4/5
By Alexandra
November 23, 2019
Absolutely amazing food and service - great all around value!
Ambiance:5/5
Cuisine:5/5
Service:5/5
By Shafiq
November 21, 2019
Food when served was very lukewarm and not that tasty
Ambiance:3/5
Cuisine:2/5
Service:4/5
By Katya
November 18, 2019
The service was good however I expected more food wise. I ordered pasta and it wasn’t as flavorful as it sounded to be on the menu. The pizza was delicious though.
Ambiance:5/5
Cuisine:3/5
Service:5/5
By Lynne
November 13, 2019
all great -
Ambiance:5/5
Cuisine:5/5
Service:5/5
By Georgia
November 10, 2019
great food, great service
Ambiance:5/5
Cuisine:5/5
Service:5/5
By Carolyn
November 4, 2019
Love the vegan menu!
Ambiance:4/5
Cuisine:5/5
Service:5/5
By Hafeez
October 14, 2019
Food was really good and service was excellent. The server was amazing, forgot his name ( he had a bald head) but he was amazing and made the dine in experience even better.
Ambiance:5/5
Cuisine:4/5
Service:5/5
By Chris
October 6, 2019
We were with two grandchildren so we reserved for 5:45, before the rush. Shannon looked after us very well. We all enjoyed our meals. We have been to this Il Fornello many times and have never been disappointed.
