The Old Spaghetti Factory

very good food. food prepared in professional way, staff were very professional. we need to promote more professional restaurants, please help stop the spread of american fast food restaurants from eating up our city

good food, great service, amazing value

I'm not sure what everyone who has written these reviews is talking about in terms of their horrible experiances. I went here on a saturday night and I was very impressed. I had called ahead to put my name on the wait list about half an hour in advance, and when I arrived, my table was ready. The atmosphere was so fun, and we were seated in an adorable little elevator shaft in middle of the restaurant. The service was absolutely amazing. We had let our waiter know that we were tight for time as we were going to see a show, and we had our drinks 3 minutes after ordering, and were finished our meals in 1 hour. In terms of the food, I personally thought it was good, however if you are expecting gourmet italian food, then you're at the wrong place. The pasta sauce was great, the bread was fresh and warm, and the salad was good as well. Overall, I had a great experiance here. For the value, you cannot do better, as everything from salad, to coffee and dessert is included in the price. The service was amazing and the atmosphere was so fun. Can't wait to return!

Tasty Food and Great Value !!!

Very tasty food, generous portions and good value. Meatballs are large and delicious! Most menu items come complete with bread, salad and desert. Service is friendly and prompt. Can't be beat !!

Heard of OSF many times over the years but what a...

Heard of OSF many times over the years but what a let down when we recently had a chance to go. Wow, was the place dingy, dark and old! And the tomato based sauces were so oily and bland. Ragu in a jar tastes better! Match that up with the accompanying useless iceberg lettuce salad and it was a major disappointment. BTW, I used to live in another city where it is almost impossible to get into a OSF on a Friday or Saturday nite ... or so they say. We moved to Toronto and called up to try to make a reservation and they said it was difficult but will squeeze my party in. During our whole time there on Sat night, it was only 1/3 full so don't believe the hype.

After a couple of disappointing visits, I thought...

After a couple of disappointing visits, I thought I would give The Old Spaghetti Factory another try. Had the Chicken Parmassian. Disappointing. The food was not hot and seemed bland, like something you would be served in a hospital. The glass of red wine I ordered never appeared.....The hot bread was good though. The service was okay, but there was a long wait for the sodas and salads after our orders were placed. Maybe 15 minutes. I feel the dinning experience there is more about the colourful decor, and not so much about eating tasty food. I also suspect that place gets a lot one time visits from tourists, and not so many repeat visits from locals (unless they really don't know bland food when they taste it). We will not be going back.