Chianti Cafe & Restaurant

There are better pasta places in the city. For cheap pasta the special price really can’t be beat. Maybe on non special days you get a better dish?

Good authentic Italian pasta! A lot of variation and it’s delicious! The portions are good and they even offer half portions. Server was very energetic and the service was fast. Perfect for a family lunch or dinner get together.

I’ve been to this location more times than I can count. I always come back for the Mare e Monte — highly recommend! It has been a little inconsistent with the sauce being different consistencies and I have sent it back a few times because it was too salty. However, for $ 8.99 Sunday-​Tuesday, it’s a steal and a pretty nice spot for a date night.
I was surprised reading the reviews that there weren’t more on the terrible service. The management is rude! The wait staff is always in a rush. I don’t think I’ve ever gone here thinking the service was good.
The food is what keeps bringing me back.

Chianti is cozy, delicious, reasonable and familiar. I have my «regular» dish too. I always order the same thing. Yes I try to deviate, but I always go back to my tried-​and-​true. Monte Mari, it’s a Parmesan cream sauce with scallops, peas and mushrooms. I let the waiter sweat it out for a bit while he’s turning the Parmesan grater over my dish. If he stops I give him a disapproving look.
Plus they always bring me Tabasco here. If they didn’t do that this place would be a dealbreaker because Tabasco for me is like salt for other people. Especially for pasta.
The gnocchi looks awesome. The ravioli looks amazing. I’ve tried appetizers, desserts, drinks, seafood and salad here. Everything is good. I’ve gone for lunch and dinner. I’ve been coming to this restaurant for over 15 years. The staff is friendly, efficient and attentive.
It’s good. It’s heavy. So if you’re trying to eat for abs or you are in some kind of fitness training understand these are serious carbs. Seriously good carbs. Fantastic carbs.

Delicious pasta. I had the ravioli and i absolutely loved it. The $ 8.99 deal on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday is a great bargain. The portions are big and filling, and for $ 8.99 for the flavour and quantity you are getting, can not be beat. I will certainly be returning.

Best Caesar salad dressing in town hands down. We go about once a month when they have specials and are always pleased. Our kids like it as well. Much better than BP’S for kids and way better service

Terrific dinner. They are very accommodating with allergies. Took care of our group of seven. Jeff served us and he was fantastic. Seafood pasta special was delicious. Thank you. Definitely go.

Great pasta and flawless service. No wait and everything was provided as asked. This visitor was happy!!!

Delicious home made pasta and sauce!
I’ve only ordered a few dishes but I haven’t had a bad meal yet!
Some of the servers could use some more training but the service is still never lacking
The wine list is has a good selection
The renovations from a few years ago have made a huge difference!
It feels much more open and clean
They’re always busy for a good reason!
Over all amazing food and service!
I’d much rather go here than an over priced «high end» restaurant

It’s hard to really «review» a place when you only ever order one dish, haha. I always get the linguini vongole– linguini (obviously) with baby clams in a garlic wine sauce. The clams are likely canned bit I only pay 7.99 on pasta nights and the sauce makes up for it.
**Except the last time we went, my sauce was watery and full of chunks of garlic and was quite disappointing. But that’s one time out of probably 20 that it’s been so-​so.**
My hubby always gets chicken pollo con funghi and loves it (his gravy was watery last time too though).
I sm so glad they redecorated because it feels so much more modern, though the tables are quite crowded and when it’s busy it’s not a cozy atmosphere. We get warm bread at the start too, always nice!

Had lunch here on Sunday and the pastas were $ 8.99, we didn’t know so it was a pleasent suprise. Upon walking in it took a little bit before anyone greeted us. Strange since it wasn’t busy at all, at most there were 4 small tables. The décor was was kind of bland, only thing that stood out was the big chalk board wall they had woth the specials. Chairs were uncomfortable and the table wobbled like a drunken hyena until you stamped your foot on the leg.
Bulldog — order this, its amazingly tastey here. Too bad theg don’t give you a full sized bottle of Corona with it, just a small 250ml one. Most tastiest thing I’ve had here.
The pasta looked decent. Good ratio of seafood, pasta and sauce. First bite I took of my linguine pepperona it was bland but a few dashes of the table salt it was bare able.
Overall, for a cheap lunch it’s just subpar.

Been coming here for over 15 years and I still love it. Their fettuccine Du chef is my favourite dish. The pesto cream sauce is so good that I usually use my bread to dip in the sauce. Their parmesan cheese is always fresh which is very important to any pasta dish. I love eating lunch here with my mom as the service is friendly and in the summer time they also have a small terrace. It is definitely a must go to place when I am in Calgary.

This place is amazing! Best pasta I have ever had hands down. We didn’t have a reservation but we got seated right away. I ordered the linguine fiorentina and it was absolutely delicious. The sauce was tomato and pesto and it was amazing. The portions were perfect too. Not too much and not too little. I would definitely come here again.

Always have a great time here. The wait is never very long, the service is also really good, and the price is affordable.

Affordable and great tasting — that’s a combination I look for in a restaurant, but you have to have good service.
I have been frequenting this location on and off for several years. The staff has always been really terrific but lately it has gone downhill.
The food is, as always, terrific, but the service has been really poor lately. Perhaps it is because the summer and it’s patio season… I don’t know.
I’ll be back, sure, but not as often.

Yummy! First time here and was here for their $ 9 (?correct me if I’m wrong) special for their pastas! OMG it was so delishy. I got the Spinach Fettuccine Athena. AMAZING! And the waiter was so pleasant. Making sure we got what we wanted. Most def coming back!
Plus when we asked to pack up some of our stuff they packaged it so nice!

I have been going to this location for years and the food is consistently good… Sometimes really good. It can be an awkward to sit and enjoy a meal there because the tables are so close together and it gets very loud so we usually get take out.
Because it is both Mother’s Day and my birthday, and because Hubby doesn’t cook, we decided to take advantage of the Pasta Night deals. After deciding on what we wanted I called to place our order. This is where it started going awry.
When I got an employee on the phone I asked about the price difference between the «sport sized» pastas on Pasta Night and was informed that there would be a $ 4 — $ 5 charge per dish. That was fine so I placed the order and Hubby went to pick it up.
When he arrived he noticed a big sign saying that Pasta Night prices were not in effect because of Mothers Day… Fair enough. However, when I was asking about the prices of particular things on PASTA NIGHT the employee should have told me that they were not doing Pasta Night today. Our bill was significantly higher than we expected and though it was still relatively reasonable, it felt like the employee was selectively telling the truth.
I will go back and will likely enjoy it but tonight’s dinner did not leave me a very satisfied customer. Hopefully next time I can increase my star rating to the 3 or 4 that most visits deserve.

I keep coming back here! Sigh
Pollo cacciatore, chicken dry, pasta cold, complained 2 x, 1^st time nothing, second time got a stir fry, now pasta is goo, sent it back and got the full bill
Sigh
Post script– after complaining to 2 people finally got it removed from the bill

Great Italian food and they even have gluten free pasta!
Pasta will always hold a special place in my stomach as the Italians make it delicious. The variety in sauces and pastas will ensure that everyone can find something to fit their tastes. I’m glad that they now offer gluten free pasta (for $ 2 extra) and it tastes very good (it’s rice pasta). They also offer other dishes other than pasta, but I would suggest getting pasta as it is delicious. Their veal is also good if you enjoy veal parmigiana.
Some of the best Italian food Calgary has to offer.

There are few restaurants that offer the value given by Chianti’s. The food is well worth the price – my SO and I managed to eat dinner for under $ 30, so Chianti’s is good for people wanting tasty fare for less.
The service we had last night was quite good. The pasta was perfectly cooked, and I really enjoyed with fettucine supremo. With the curry-​parmesan sauce, this is certainly a comfort food for the ages. My only complaint would be the scallops. While I generally like seafood and appreciate the added flavour and texture to my food, in this case, the scallops added little and didn’t really fit – they didn’t take on the flavours of everything else either.