Bar Mercurio - Toronto, Ontario

My partner and I visited Mercurio last week for the first time and we had a wonderful experience. The food in the atmosphere were so authentic. Our lovely server, Jill helped us navigate the menu and we were thrilled with our selections The service was also excellent This place is a ... hidden gem. Read more

What an amazing place! Jill was our outstanding server. The food and atmosphere was amazing. I will definitely be back!

Very authentic place run by the most wondeful family. First time I walked in I felt like I came home. This is a place the locals love and they love the locals. They hug their regular guests and get to know their new ones, right away. ... The food is absolutely incredible with a cellar to match. I cannot describe in words how impressed and pleased I was and that's why I went there twice in the three days I was in Toronto. Visit Joey and his family and see for yourself. Read more

Absolutely quaint interior and cozy. Owner is very friendly. Lot of beautiful details to look at within the restaurant. I ordered the tiramisu which is probably one of the best I've had ($16). The orange chocolate cake was okay, the orange flavor was a little too strong. But the cake ... itself was constructed to perfection. Read more

Edit of original review: Changing from 2 stars to 1 after the rude response from the owner. See for yourself below and choose to go to another restaurant nearby with better service. No, I am not going to send the food back unless it’s completely inedible. Some of us did not grow ... up wasting food. Perhaps instead of obnoxiously responding to a customer who clearly was not satisfied with the quality - accept your mistake and just do better. —- Original review: Relied on reviews to try this restaurant out. Unfortunately it did not live up to the expectations since both of the pasta dishes my friend and I ordered were very unevenly cooked. Most of it was undercooked with occasional al dente pieces. The sauce was very concentrated on the bottom of the plate and rather dry on top. For some reason, the staff waited to serve the main course for a very long time (almost 50 minutes), so I suspect the main course was just sitting there. We had 2 appetizers - the calamari, which weren’t very flavourful - mostly heavily peppered, and the bread, which was fine. Very hard to consider going back since there are so many other options where don’t screw up your $40 pasta dishes… Read more