Spacco Restaurant and Bar

The food here is great. It’s the service that has me not so impressed. I reserved for a party of four. Two of my guests got there before me and the hostess refused to seat them telling them there was nothing under my name. I arrived about five minutes later and told her there absolutely was. She then proceeded to seat us on the patio – in a pretty crappy spot I might add… but not before she assumed we were using a Groupon… nice. We weren’t by the way. I guess we just looked like the «type» to her… whatever that is. But I kind of wish we had gotten a discount considering.
After we were seated we were brought water. We ordered our drinks and waited. They arrived and the waiter placed them haphazardly on the table – he could barely remember what belonged to which guest.
We ordered our food, and I ended up ordering an appetizer… which ended up being served after the main course.
The food, like I said, was delicious. Rich and filling. Even the brownie and ice cream we ordered for dessert was great despite the fact that it was served less than 5 minutes after we ordered it, which had us skeptical.
Like I said the service could be improved though. Our waiter was a bit of an odd duck. He mixed up our orders, bumped into my friend without even noticing and at one point even had his butt in my friend’s face as he was serving another table.
Finally the whole one bill thing is just stupid. Unless you’re with a family or on a date, what is the point? And in this day and age how is that you can’t separate the bill. Just dumb. Be prepared to deal with the foolishness of having to do the math yourself.

My 4 friends made a reservation for a Wednesday afternoon for 6pm. We were there to use a Groupon.
We were seated outside & it’s a large patio. However, there were tiny leaves from the trees covering the chairs & ground. This really should have been swept up & the chairs cleaned off.
We started with drinks & the waitress was great. Once we mentioned a Groupon her attitude changed. It was almost as if we were an inconvenience and she shouted across the patio several times «your Groupon, it’s a whole different thing, you have different menus». It was imbarassing!
Since we order from the «other menu» I’m not sure if the real menu is any better. We were overall not impressed with the food. We all agreed it’s about a ⁶⁄₁₀.
What were were NOT impressed with is that the server stated it is house rules that they charge us on the tax on what our meal would be without the Groupon. Also, an automatic 18% tip was added (again to the total amount prior to the discount).
We attempted to discuss this with the waitress but she again said «house rules».
We would have left the same amount for a tip but dislike being told how much on a party of four.
We all said we will not return because we felt taken advantage of & did not like that we were treated differently because using a Groupon.
Too bad… groupon & other discounts are great ways to try new places and hopefully what to return as regulars.

$ 7.50 for a glass of Diet Coke. What a bargain! Everything was going great until that happened. I immediately gave the Diet Coke back to the bartender– what a joke.

Loved this place. The food was amazing. The customers service was great. My kids and hubby just kept eating. Will definitely return

Partner and I went here on a Groupon that was gifted to us a while ago. Don’t remember what either of us got but I remember leaving the place feeling crestfallen and too far uptown for my liking.
Our time here was marked indelibly by the fact that we were there on a Groupon — like they were discounting our experience of the place because we were getting a discount. Although I understand that the point of this service is to get people to come and discover your restaurant — I feel like it should be in a business’s best interest to captivate their diners so that they wish to return at regular price. This place didn’t seem to do that, like the whole Groupon thing was a way to drum up some temporary business in a winter lull when their patio is out of service. This is evidenced by the skimpy experience they provided us and, what I assume, to be other diners there on a voucher.
The place is massive — outfitted with a small dining room and a much bigger, cozier-​looking space. The «grouponers» were seated in close quarters in the small dining room, near the drafty-​ass door and given the same cookie-​cutter experience. Even the desert was pre-​made and sat in the freezer so that it was difficult to cut and stuck to the plate. The waiter was so casual as to short us on our change for the tip — I don’t remember how much, probably a negligible amount, but it felt presumptuous.
My only advice to this business is to strive to maintain a level of excellence across all strata of patrons, it may foster enough goodwill for them to return. Having felt thoroughly second-​class I will not return, discount or otherwise.

A friend had made reservations for 9:15 on a Saturday night for a party of 15. We arrived on time and were waiting over 45 minutes because a party from an earlier reservation was still using the tables.
Next, we were told separate bills weren’t an option for large parties. I don’t know how the owner expects a large party to pool their money together, especially since most people don’t carry cash anymore. Not everyone will order the same value of food and drink, so an even split is also impractical.
The waiter gave us the full bill and then offered to split the bill any way we wanted. I carefully put numbers beside each order to indicate which items were part of which bill. The waiter literally screwed up every bill. I wasted nearly 30 minutes trying to sort it all out. I wish I could have spent this time with my friends since we came to celebrate.
The restaurant needs to reconsider their policy about large parties. It’s not practical at all to except a large group of people to pay on one bill.
The food isn’t worth the service. Eat somewhere else, but stop by later for drinks because it has a decent nightlife.

The place was nice so we decided to go. Nice sports bar with lot of pool tables. But the food and service was awful. Foods were too salty. And the service was rude. The waiter could not wait to take away our dish even though still there was food in it. I will never go there again

1) Place-​4
2) Food-​2
3) Service-​3
4) Light-​3
5) Price-​2
Total PFSLP=14
This place is only for one time visit.
#pfslp

You know it’s pretty bad when the only good thing I have to say about this place is that the bread was great! The appetizers took forever to come out and they were not really worth the wait. The main courses were pizza, pasta, steak salad, and risotto. The pasta was over cooked, the risotto was flavourful however it was mushy, the steak in the salad was supposed to be cooked medium rare but it was served well done… the 4 of us were not impressed! If this was my restaurant and I was trying to attract new customers with a Groupon, I would go out of my way to provide the best service and food to retain the new clients to keep them coming back!

My sister brought me here with a Groupon she bought. I ordered the mussels, mushroom ravioli, and tiramisu as well as some alcoholic coffee cocktails. The mussels had a funky taste to them and the sauce they were in was bland. The ravioli was decent, but the marinara it was covered in might as well have been Ragu. The tiramisu again was edible but didn’t really have the taste of texture of tiramisu. The coffee cocktail was sweet and overpriced. The décor was confusing, there was a big screen TV with the game on in the dining area and it made the atmosphere somewhere in between a fancy restaurant and a sports bar… In any case it was loud and uncomfortable. Also I was in a small group but gratuity was added to the bill by the server, which I found odd. I’m giving it two stars because our server otherwise was incredibly nice and attentive, and the food was edible.

What an amazing restaurant!
Gorgeous interior, very trendy location (behind my all time favorite cupcake shoppe of all places!), friendly waiter, amazing food, easy access by TTC.
Dont have 1 bad thing to say, how could you?!
THANK YOU!

Ordered a pizza with Italian sausage, pepperoni some other meats and different kinds of cheese, for take out. Was great, the pizza was very delicious, the dough is really something special, that old European style dough where the extra crispy parts are the most flavourful. The dough was a little thin for my preference, but I’m not taking any stars off for it, it’s a very well made pizza.
The interior is very upscale and they have a dress code to keep it that way, No Sweat Pants, No baseball caps etc…
Highly recommend.

I think this place deserves just two and a half starts but I can’t choose this option :(. I went to Spacco yesterday on a date with my fiancé, the service was slow but it didn’t bother us since we could talk and enjoy each other’s company. We found the food ok, the desserts no good, specially the tiramisu that doesn’t taste like tiramisu at all and doesn’t look like it either… This place is pricey for what they deliver. They also included 15% of tip in my bill…

Came here at 10pm on a Saturday. Food was good! My friend had the seafood pasta. The waitstaff was quick and attentive.
Bar was good as well. Really like the pool tables!
The vibe from the crowd is very relaxed and down-​to-​earth. Good music.

Groupon had a deal for a three-​course meal for two, so my dining companion and I hit Spacco for an early dinner on a Friday night. As we arrived, we were impressed by the spacious patio and the waiter told us to just sit anywhere.
Though he brought us water right away, the waiter disappeared for many, many minutes before reappearing to take our drink orders.
I started with the Battered Calamari, which arrived shortly after and was quite tasty. The «lemon caper aioli» proved a strong complement and I will admit I enjoyed this appetizer quite a lot. My dining companion ordered the PEI Mussels, and these were not nearly as good. The mussels were unusually fishy and the tomato sauce was average (at best). I should also mention that the free bread was extremely subpar and even seemed to be a little stale.
Before the main arrived about a half hour later (!), the waiter essentially disappeared. My water and drink sat empty for at least 20 minutes. I realize he was busy with other tables, but this kind of incompetence is simply not acceptable.
For the main, I ordered the Culo Rosso Pizza, which comes with «Italian sausage, hot banana peppers, caramelized shallots, mozzarella.» This was a perfectly average pizza. It was better than Dominos or Pizza Pizza, sure, but it was also a far cry from any of the myriad high-​end pizza places in the city.
Dessert was an Iced Chocolate Brownie and it was almost inedible. The brownie was hard and tasteless, while the accompanying ice cream was unreasonably icy. My dining companion’s Tiramisu didn’t fare much better.
If not for the horrible service, I would say Spacco is worth a try if you’ve got a cheap Groupon like I did. But given the mediocre food and the atrocious service, I would definitely say it’s just not worth it.

I used to live in this hood and when I did I wasn’t old enough for the SPACCO crowd. Now… I’m still not old enough for the crowd but getting there (sigh. I hate getting older). The place has a weird vibe. Neither pub/​club /​bar or resto, it tries to do all things. We we arrived the DJ was spinning old school hits of the early 2000s /​late 90s and they were playing curling on the TV.
My friends and I got a pool table and watched the action unfold. Place has a bit of a meatmaket feel. Not really my vibe, but if that’s what you are into I’m sure it’d be adequate.

Want to hit up some balls? Come here and play some pool — hahaha! There are quite a few tables here so you can eat, drink and be a baller all at once. I came here for a birthday — but we just played pool. Surprisingly it was nicer on the inside than I thought it would be. There are lots of booths to sit and have a meal. Only one person ordered some food while we were there (a steak wrap) and said it was pretty tasty. I took a quick glance at the menu and while not extensive (which in my opinion in not a bad thing) it had lots of interesting options.
The pool tables could use some minor maintenance and they could be spaced out a little more because I was always saying — excuse me, excuse me — so as not to ram my stick in some crotches, but other than that a pretty fun night.
Based on other reviews it seems like there is a patio in the summer, which might seem like fun to chill outside so I might come back and check it out in a few months

Nasty service.
Service: This was my first experience at Spacco, which happened to be on a Friday night.
Our server had a bit of attitude. It felt like he was doing us a favour by doing his job. He came to take our drink order and completely disregarded me (he took 3 out of 4 orders). I went to get his attention by «grabbing» his arm, in which he informed me politely but FIRMLY (and a bit rudely) that I shouldn’t be grabbing his arm.
I wouldn’t recommend this place for a date. I feel like your date would end up pissed off or annoyed with the servers attitude.
Food: I ordered the Don Cleo sandwich with a garden salad. They only had a balsamic vingarette, which I thought was surprising because every restaurant I’ve gone to has at least ranch or even caser. The dressing was extremely vinegary and I couldn’t enjoy the salad. The sandwich was pretty bland, but the large chicken portion was surprising.
Atmosphere: We sat outside on the patio which was fairly busy. It would have been nice to hear the music from the inside on the patio. After dinner we went and took a look around the place and it was pretty busy. Not too many people on the dance floor and a handful of people playing billiards.
Suggestions: If you do want to come to Spaccos I suggest sitting outside on the patio, but I wouldn’t bring a date here. It has a casual dress code which is nice. Would I come here again? Probably not.

Yuck.
Where do I start?
Came in here on Saturday for a friend’s birthday for pool & drinks. We didn’t eat here because I did read a bunch of terrible reviews on food but figured that they couldn’t really get pool & drinks wrong. But boy was I wrong.
The night started off okay enough. We got there around 9pm (my friends got there a bit earlier and was able to grab a pool table). They wouldn’t let her make reservations for a pool table unless she got bottle service. This place must be confused. The name says «Restaurant and Bar» but they are trying to be a club or lounge.
The quality of the pool tables were terrible. The felt was extremely dirty, it hadn’t ever been cleaned before. The balls were also very dirty. There was a layer of dirt on them, they didn’t have the shine they are supposed to have. If you’re going to charge $ 18/​hour for pool, the very LEAST you can do is clean the damn thing once in a while. What’s the point in spending thousands of dollars on pool tables if you’re not even going to maintain them?
The music got super loud at 10pm, and the environment turned club-​like. The bar area turned into a dance floor and the DJ played some old music that was mediocre at best. What should have been a night lounging and chatting with friends, turned into a screaming match over the loud music. I couldn’t even hear myself think.
Then my friend told me her brother couldn’t get in because he was wearing runners. I’m not sure why they picked on him, most of the guys in our group were wearing runners and I saw a bunch of girls next to us wearing actual running shoes, as if they just came from the gym.
A waitress came by and started tabs for us. She seemed really friendly, but the worst had yet to come. At the end of the night, a lot of people from our group had already settled their tabs and left for the night. When my friend went to settle her tab, they kept insisting that one of the couples in our group didn’t settle their tab and tried to make her pay for it.
That was when my other friend told us the last time she came here, they tried to do the exact same thing to her! They tried to make them pay for their friends «unsettled tab». Nice try.
One quick tip if you really MUST go here. Double check your bill. They charged us gratuities on the bill without even informing us.
Now I didn’t try the food here, but based on what we experienced, I won’t be coming back here.

Last Friday I was invited out to this restaurant for a night of mingling and drinks. This had been my first time at Spacco’s but had heard great things prior to going. We enjoyed drinks on their patio which i found fairly large considering this restaurant is located in the Yonge and Eglinton area.
Our server was friendly, very sociable, and knew how to keep a smile on the entire groups face. Prior to arriving i was told that the server made a mistake by bringing and opening a bottle of white wine while the table ordered red. Right after i arrive the server came with a rounds of shots for the entire group to apologize for the mistake.
I have always been hesitant to attend any outings on Yonge because usually it is a hassle to try and find parking. I was surprised i was able to find a decent size parking lot about a block away and even more surprised that when i went to pay at the end of the night it was only $ 5.00!!! That’s a steal in Toronto.
The atmosphere inside this restaurant was nice, they had a live DJ playing top music and a dance floor opened for people to dance, There were also a number of pool tables located inside. I can tell by just walking through the restaurant to go to the bathroom it seemed there were a lot of regulars in the place very comfortable with their surroundings.
Great for a night out to social and mingle