Reviews for Lucia | Toronto | Italian Dining in Toronto, ON
I live in the area and noticed the charming, romantically-lit patio as I walked by. Figured it could be a cute spot for a date... night and popped in to ask if you have a vegan option on the menu, as my partner and I are plant-based. I was told that you donot - could you consider adding a vegan menu item or two? Lucia looks like one of the cutest patios on Dupont and I'd love toenjoy a meal here before the end of summer! Read more
This place has a nice ambiance on the patio. The menu options sound interesting but overall, we felt that something was lacking... in the flavour (maybe salt?). When we visited, they had a special menu item of pasta with shredded rooster meat which soundedinteresting. The speducci consists of skewers of bbq lamb. The centre was a bit pink so watch out if you are avoiding raw food.They also had a starter called "The best tomatoes you'll ever eat" which basically is sliced tomatoes with salt and slivers ofbasil. Honestly, you can make that yourself at home... order something else. The restaurant charges for bread; we did not thinkthe bread was special. There is free street parking on Parkman avenue and Perth street. Read more
Full disclosure, the owner is my neighbour. An authentic Italian experience. Quoting my wife: “he makes the pasta sing”,... all the pasta dishes are amazing. Go enjoy what I think is one of the best Italian restaurants in the city. Read more
The BEST dining experience I've had in a long time. My partner and I are visiting Toronto and we chose this place as our first... dinner spot and it did not disappoint. Evert single dish we had was next level delicious. You could taste the care in it. Thefolks serving, cooking, and slinging drinks were amazing. So good. I would say that this is a must go to in Toronto if you'rewanting Italian food that is cooked and served with passion and love. Also, the wine - divine. Thank you!! Read more
First time there. Just average, very very far from making the list to the top Italian place in town. It was a lot of first time... … - having to pay for focaccia or bread to accompany to mozzarella di bufala .. which was served as is with 2 slices ofprosciutto .. - no balsamic vinegar!! - no side offer to accompany the main courses (please refer to the starter options forthat as per waitress comments) In fairness, the steak was good, the lamb chops (even though on the menu they say lamb rack ..which is not what you get) were good, great cooking and tenderness, good flavour for the lamb. The sausage pasta were goodtoo. The place itself is cosy and the patio looks very nice. So yeah a mitigated average overall experience. Read more
Great ambiance, lovely service and delicious food. We sat inside but the heated patio looks really cozy! The fried cauliflower... is soooo good. Read more
Our first time at Lucia and I'm upset I took so long to try it... Everything was great. The server was very helpful with great... suggestions and the food was legit ridiculous.. In the best way possible. We had the following... Bufala with prosciutto andfocaccia. Both go together really well... Excellent start Special of escargot with panchetta in a cream sauce ... This was myfav by far A pasta special... Red meat sauce with fresh pene... Very tasty... Nothing fancy just solid sauce your Nona wouldmake Last was the bone in pork chop parm... Wow another excellent dish. Jucy porkchop... Light breading a spicy red sauce???? Don't sleep on this place and get a rez... It's busy for a reason ???????????? Read more
We are on the outdoor patio and even though it was cold outside (-1°) it was pleasant with the blankets and the heaters... surrounding us. We ordered the fried artichokes and the focaccia to start; the artichokes were the best thing we ate, thefocaccia was nothing special. For dinner I had the special which was a stuffed pasta with mascarpone and truffes; I usually lovemushroom and truffle items but this didn’t do it for me; it wasn’t bad but it felt like it was missing something. Read more