Ardo - Toronto, Ontario

Came here for dinner and was pleasantly surprised by the ambiance and the tasty food. It can be on the pricier side but still worth trying! We got the tuna carpaccio and octopus to start - both were delicious but pricey and smaller portions relative to price point. We ordered 3 ... pastas to try between the two of us as the portions were smaller. We enjoyed all three pastas - highly recommend the ragu and the gamberi. The sauce ratio is just perfection. We also ordered the special pasta of the day which was somewhat of a fennel pesto variation. All in all, had a great dining experience with the exception that service was just very very slow. We dined for 2.5 hours because of how slow our waiter was (not the kitchen itself). Would recommend! Read more

Incredible Italian food. The flatbread pizza is fantastic. The pastas are fantastic. I think I ordered the whole menu. Great place

Great food and good service. They have very nice food and sparkling drinks. This is actually my third time dinner in this nice, small restaurant. We(3 people) tried pizza salumi, another one with beef, Brasato,Panna cotta and Acciughe tonight. All food are tasty and cooked well. Pizzas and pastas(I tried before) are ... increddible but the Brasato is much more close to normal according to its prize. Desserts always give me suprise, the penna cotta have very strong taste of spices and just the right amount of sweetness. Our waiter is very nice and sweet too, can’t wait to visit and try more food next time! Read more

Had a delicious dinner here with friends. It was fully booked and took them a few minutes to set our table but the wait was worth it! The restaurant is small and cozy with an open kitchen which was exciting to watch. We had the special pizza, scallops and cocktails ... to start. The pizza was delicious and a perfect start to the meal for 4 people to share. Each one of us ordered a pasta as well. The gamberi tasted great, I just wish the shrimp was left in tact vs being chopped up like it was. All other pastas and the gnocchi were delicious, highly recommended! Read more

The food here was great. We had the gnocchi and the squid ink pasta - the gnocchi was the perfect consistency and the sauce complimented it well. The squid ink pasta could’ve maybe been the TINIEST bit more softer (and I like chewy pasta in general) but it wasn’t hard ... or anything and the sauce was tasty and I felt they gave a lot of shrimp. We had a cannoli for dessert and it was really tasty. I’d say though the downfall of this place is probably the service. When we arrived (with a reservation) there was a huge group business dinner taking place at the restaurant. They were blocking the entrance and we stood around waiting for someone to come around and help us for at least 5 minutes. Overall the servers didn’t really engage with us much and we were often left not checked on for long periods of time. For a somewhat nicer place, the service was probably on par of a low level restaurant. However, their food was good, and the servers weren’t rude - they weren’t just overall friendly. I had a pretty good first experience overall. Read more