La Risata - North York, Ontario

Bought Groupon for dinner. Great Italian restaurant! Fancy but cozy atmosphere and friendly staff. Delicious food, especially fried calamari which was tenderly cooked. Food portion was decent and the three cource made my big eater husband full :) Highly recommended for all Italian food lover!

Just came back from a birthday lunch with my parents. Excellent, professional, and friendly service from Cynthia. We ate calamari, which were perfectly cooked, not greasy or tough as some other restaurants. My parents had the skirt steak and opted for potatoes instead of sweet potatoes, and the request was ... easily accommodated. I had the lasagna, which impressed me since the pasta is 100% home made (like grandma's). I liked that they used very tender beef rather than the usual ground meat. The portion was very generous. Chef Adrian came by our table, and my father ordered a seafood--clams, mussels, shrimp--pasta dish with the type of sauce he likes. All dishes were freshly prepared and delicious. This was our first visit to this restaurant, and we are in no way related or associated with the owners. I also appreciated the kindness shown to my father who uses a wheelchair. By the way, even the bread is excellent, and we had no issue with the bill Read more

Great restaurant that offered quality food. The service was fantastic and attentive. The waiter knew his menu and was very pleasant to deal with. Prices were reasonable and the portions were just right.

We bought a Groupon to this restaurant and we're excited to visit as we saw an array of great reviews. We we arrived we were surprised by the elegant decor and how friendly the staff were. We ordered the lamb shank which looked like a turkey leg and pasta with ... smoked duck, in which I'm pretty sure wasn't duck, rather it tasted like ham. To our surprise the food was dull; no taste or flavour, very bland. For dessert we ordered a creme brulee and a tiramisu, which were not very good either. I'm not sure if it was a new cook or if we were expecting too much but we've been to far better Italian restaurants. The only really for the 3 star is the decor and the staff, otherwise I would've left a 1 star. Hopefully it was just a bad day. Read more

Got there with Groupon. Great service, food is better than my expectation.