Terroni

We ordered a few entrees and the food was ok. The pizza is a little lacking and kinda rubbery. I’ve been to this location twice and one time was good and the other time our waitress was horrid — messed up the orders badly and then was really rude. I chalk that up to her having a bad day, but there’s better places in this area.

Amazing food and service! Food is always fresh and just absolutely delicious. I would highly recommend if you love authentic Italian food. Jus a delight every time I go!

The only reason we came to this place was for the outdoor patio seating which is really pretty at night with lights and opens up into a quiet courtyard. That’s exactly what we got.
We are vegetarians so our meny options were somewhat limited, but a few of us ordered the pizza. It was decent, nothing spectacular. If you want good pizza, go to Libretto.
Another ordered the salad and another got the lemon spaghetti which was bland — sort of to be expected.
Our waiter was friendly and patient as we waited for others in our party to join. The prices aren’t bad considering it’s downtown and the portions were pretty generous. Pistachio gelato was good.
Beware that they won’t add anything to dishes. For example, if you want a cheese pizza with olives, they won’t add olives to a margherita for you. They will only omit things from an existing dish…
Some of the staff were a bit awkward– the hostess asked us pretty much to leave after 2 hours because another party was waiting for our table. It would have been fine, but at the time, we had already paid and were just waiting for a few friends to come out of the bathroom so we could go. That’s never pleasant.
As an aside, the inside of the restaurant is equally as intriguing as the patio. Has a unique medieval sort of rustic feel to it… high ceilings.
The building itself is pretty amazing (the bathrooms are converted jail cells) and we went upstairs to where we thought a gallery was and were awkwardly told we couldn’t be up there by a girl who wasn’t really paying attention and probably shouldn’t have let us wander in anyway.
Overall — food is nothing special. It does have a cool atmosphere though.

Terroni is an old faithful. It’s a reliable choice for a work lunch (especially if you’re a big group), a common choice when looking for a «safe» dinner spot for a group of friends (safe meaning its menu can potentially cater to multiple taste palates), and where the food isn’t half bad. I’ve been to this Adelaide location many times over the last year and while it has its faults, it has a nice, flexible ambiance that can cater to meals with co-​workers or groups of friends or a dinner date. And is, as a result, a reliable option.
First, parking. If you’re coming for dinner, there’s a lot just a block north along Church Street, where it’s $ 4.00 after 4:00 PM. There’s also street parking along Toronto Street just west of the restaurant.
Second, the ambiance. Classy but still casual. Lighting is very dim for dinner. Service has been fine on all my visits, but note that you should make a reservation, even on weekdays, as they tend to get busy at lunch and with an after-​work crowd.
Third, the food. In all honesty, the food can be a hit or miss, but overall, it’s fine. There are both «safe» choices and more authentic options for the adventurous. I’ve had their pizzas before, and recently had a couple of their pastas (their Tagliatelle alla Bolognese and their Pappardelle alla Iosa, which was spicy sausage with veggies in extra virgin olive oil). Their pizzas and pastas are both just fine — although on some visits, I found their pastas to be a bit watery. I prefer ordering their pizzas over the pastas, as I find they’re tastier.
Overall, I don’t really come here for an exhilarating foodie experience — personally, the food doesn’t knock my socks off. However, Terroni’s reliability, decent variety and menu, and ability to accommodate bigger groups, makes it a «safe» and convenient choice for a variety of occassions, which probably means I’ll be back again.

If you are looking for high quality, fresh pasta this is a good place to go. I had the agnolotti alla lilla; a pasta stuffed with spinach, ricotta and pecorino, and with a butter, sage and parmigiano sauce. Oooo. Very tasty, but keep in mind this is a fancier place where generally the prices are $$ and the portions are quite small. Still, I found that since I was enjoying visiting with friends over dinner, and not wolfing it down, I was pleasantly full at the end of the meal. ⁴⁄₅
Looking for a cocktail without a strong alcohol taste, I tried the vodka peach cocktail which was recommended by the waitress as «you can not taste the vodka at all». Definitely drinkable but could still taste the vodka! ³⁄₅
Tiramisu was a ²⁄₅. Tasted like the one I get from Fortinos.

Very busy Italian place downtown spread over 2 levels. First I will say the lamb pasta I had was quite good, the meat was tasty and of good quality. The selection of items on the menu was quite good and their pizzas looked very tasty. However overall I was disappointed particularly with the service.
It was very busy but didn’t seem to unusual, it was a normal Tuesday in March but the server seemed particularly rushed off her feet to the point of being neither particularly friendly nor attentive. The wine by the glass is served in quite small portions given the price; I was never offered pepper or cheese; not offered coffee or dessert, and not once did she check upon me during my meal to see if I was satisfied. Finally, when the broken credit card machine left me waiting over 25 minutes to pay my bill there was no apology or offer of any compensation.
Overall good food, iffy service.

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I finally tried this place! To be honest, I think I did years ago when I was a pickier, less foodie version of myself so in that case, that doesn’t count because I probably ordered the simplest thing on the menu and tried to simplify it even more with substitutions. boooooring!!!
So anyway, my boyfriend is Italian and I’ve heard numerous people rave about this place so decided to take him here on our most recent date night. We made an online reservation and got there a bit early, but were still seated right away. It was a week night so obviously it was quieter than say a weekend. I specifically chose the Adelaide location because it is a former jail as I learned on a ghost walk I did downtown last halloween.
I used the bathroom quickly after we first got there. It was in the basement. It’s really cool down there because it still looks like a prison and has all the cells and stuff! Definitely recommend making a trip down.
We got some arugula salad to start with Italian tuna and ordered it without anchovies because yuck. It was alright, nothing spectacular, I could have made a better one at home and Italian tuna tastes like canned tuna. Yuck! But not yuck enough to ruin the experience. No no no.
For our mains we decided to go with pasta dishes. I usually eat healthy but couldn’t resist some of the options! I got the ravioli di zio paperone (say that 10 times fast) the ravioli was stuffed with duck confit, figs and butternut squash and was surrounded by mushrooms. It was unreal! One of the best pastas I’ve ever had in my life! Until I tried my boyfriends. He got the tonnarelli alla norcina, aka a really awesome pasta containing a ton of sausage and truffle shavings. I’ve had truffle oil before but never shaving and OH MY GOD. The taste is so good and unexplainable. Apparently buying an actual black truffle costs a ton of money but I get why. The taste is like nothing else I’ve ever tasted before. It’s addicting and leaves you wanting more. Kind of like a drug! Anyway, you get the point, it was good, beyond good.
We obviously didn’t have dessert because we were too full to move-​oh well!
It was by far the best Italian food I’ve ever had minus the salad and I cannot wait to return!!!

I’ve been to the Queen st. location however, yesterday was my first time at the Adelaide location. It’s much larger than I anticipated but holy packed! I had a 7pm reservation — we got placed at one of those tiny tables, where you’re practically touching the pair next to you. After my exhausting day, we made a request to be seated elsewhere. After a not-​so-​pleasant look we made our way upstairs into the lounge and what a more appealing choice! We had a spacious booth with live music. It was so nice!
My friend had the margherita pizza — which he made no complaints about (but that’s always an Italian classic. can’t go wrong) and I had a pasta with braised lamb which was so incredibly tasty. I’ve had similar dishes that lacked flavor. This one was very nicely prepared.
Our server was really pleasant and made a great wine recommend when I stared blankly at a list of choices I’d never heard of.
I’d definitely return here on a Wednesday after work — even just for drinks to enjoy that nice vibe on the upstairs floor. The Portuguese (I think) singer was really soothing with a glass of wine. ;)

*service wasn’t attentive, a bit pretentious.
*This location is spacious and perfect for night outs.
–Frittura di Calamari (deep fried lightly floured calamari) — $ 17
Though these didn’t have that stunning golden brown color to it, don’t be fooled! They were quite possible the best calamari I have had in Toronto so far. The squid was moist and tender while the crust were still crispy, a nice squeeze of lemon and a sprinkling of salt, these are set.
–Pappardelle alla Iosa (homemade spicy sausage, button & oyster mushrooms, peas, parmigiano, extra-​virgin olive oil) — $ 18
The pasta was al-​dente and though the sausage wasn’t as spicy as expected, but for some reason I liked it that way? The pasta wasn’t overloaded with too many flavors and in my opinion, when it comes to a really good pasta the key is to have it simple, elegant and key flavors stand out.
–Pizza del Giorno (white pizza with light mozzarella, house made spicy sausage, fresh burrata, and black truffle shavings) — $ 20?
Gotta love thin crust and the one at Terroni was done just right with a good amount of toppings — the portion was perfect to share between 2 – 3 people! The pizza was incredibly fragrant from the fresh burrata and black truffle, and it was quite oily but in a good way! I normally avoid white pizza as most places can’t achieve that perfect balance between the sauce and toppings, but what I can say, Terroni perfected it!

I’ve bean a fan of the Terroni location on Queen West. I am less of a fan of the new place on Adelaide.
The Sofia pizza (mozzarella, sweet genoa salame) was a good portion for $ 16, but the salame itself was not great, and in addition it was way too salty. The pasta was OK, but nothing outstanding.
The place itself is quite attractive. It’s housed in the historic York County Court House (1852 – 1900.) In fact, the wine cellar and even washroom seem to have been fashionably converted from old holding cells! The restaurant is quite big with several different rooms. It’s also quite bustling on the weekend with young and hip clientele. It seems like a fine place for dinner and drinks with friends, or even for a first date. However, I’m not sure that the food is quite on par with the décor.
I have one other complaint: in the front hall there was a rather pungent unpleasant smell possibly coming from the adjacent wine cellar. I hope that they took take care of that.

I came to Terroni for the food but I come BACK for the peperoncini — much like the granny & Frank’s Red Hot, I’d put that sh*t on everything.
But seriously, nothing but love for Terroni. They were very accommodating for our group of 10 (plus a baby stroller!) and our waiter gave us a great wine recommendation. The historic building (and bathrooms!) are very cool too.

I would give Terroni three stars but the last time I came to this location, I was highly disappointed.
I came to this location for a friends birthday and we were a large group (12 people or so) but our reservation time was honoured and we were seated quickly as we came in.
I ordered the Ravioli di Zio Paperone which was a bigger portion that I expected but none the less up to par. My friend ordered the Garganelli Geppetto and thought it was okay but nothing too special. In addition to the pastas, we also ordered several appetizers to share among our large party. Overall, the food was decent.
However, we were quite disappointed when they brought out the cake that our friend had dropped off earlier in the day for the dinner to surprise the birthday girl. It was an ice cream cake but they didn’t put it in the freezer so the cake was half melted and the letters starting to smear. They took it away quickly after we took pictures and it didn’t come back for a long time. The reason was being it was so melted they had to scoop it into bowls and serve it to us. After such disappointment, a manager came out and apologized for the mix up and took off the cake cutting fee. The overall experience was disappointing but I’m hoping this was a one off experience and it will be better for future visits.

Wow. The food here is delicious, loved every bite of my pasta. We were really surprised with how fast 8 orders came out! The building and the décor itself looks great and the service was very pleasant.
We also tried the affogato, although they did run out of (chocolate) gelato at the end of the day, the alternative hazelnut was as delicious. Their espresso is amazing. The tiramisu was so soft and not so sweet. Perfectly made.
They have a great selection of food and will be definitely coming back to try something new.

Definitely a place I would recommend for a night out! Great food and drinks. The restaurant is really busy so call in advance to rsvp.
We ordered ½ bottle of red since we didn’t want too much wine that evening. The service was great and the server always made sure we had everything we needed. The Calamari alla Griglia is a must try as recommended by my friend and server. We also had Tagliere Mezzo e Mezzo (which is a mix of cured meats and cheese– best of both worlds), Carpaccio di Manzo and Focu Meu pizza, which were all delicious as well.
It is a bit pricey but definitely has great atmosphere, service and food.

I wish I could give this place 0 stars. The food was ok nothing great but the staff is outrageously obnoxious and rude!
Firstly it was our graduation party so we were in a group of 15. One of our freinds as a surprise got a cake for us and we din’t know they dont allow outside cakes as they have their own bakery. Anyway so the hostess mentions to us that each slice will be charged 10 dollars so for 15 people to cut the 20 dollar cake we will be charge 150 dollars!
We asked to speak to the manager to make an exception for us but the manager Ralph (or something like that) was super rude and he even called our attitude NON CANADIAN!!!
The food was mediocre and I am really dissapointed with all the good reviews this place received.
I am sure the other branches are good but please stay away from this one if you dont want to be insulted!

Terroni is one of the most restaurants I’ve been to. Great atmosphere they’ve created, front of house is a good spot to grab a drink some finger food and chill in regular street clothes. As you go deeper it gets much more intimate and classier.
Service is exceptional, super nice and very accommodating. They have great suggestions if you’re not sure what to get. Wine list is very good, pizza is one of the best I’ve ever had. Only reason I didn’t give this place a perfect ⁵⁄₅ is I’m not a fan of pasta… And the portion was very small.
But I will defiantly come back and enjoy their amazing pizza and apps

Cool cocktails, an impressive wine list, tasty appetizers, fresh pasta, a warm inviting dining room and great service make this place a ‘go to place’ if you are craving Italian. Seriously I can’t understand some of the lower reviews here?
Even though this place is always packed at lunch and after 6pm in the evenings, it doesn’t affect the service levels or wait times for food (all you have to do is take a peak in the kitchen area to see all the staff that work here.)
Fast, friendly and efficient, this is truly a great Italian restaurant!

Everything’s been said in the reviews. Food is incredible. Building is amazing. Love the servers.
Only wish they would cut our pizzas for us.
Try the zucchini blooms. It’s a must.
Also ask for fresh basil leaves. They’ll give to you free of charge and it makes your pasta or pizza a million times better.

Terroni is high up there in one of the best Italian restaurants I’ve been to. Just fantastic, from start to finish.
Drink menu is curated with a lot of Italian classics, some neat gin and tonic options, and some originals. I had a beer I forget the name of and my girlfriend got a pricier cocktail with Italian lemon soda. Great stuff, but pricey.
Menu is divided into appetizers, pastas, pizza and paninis. We were a party of four that all started off wanting pasta, until three of us looked at the pizzas and decided to switch. I ended up getting a marguerita pizza as an appetizer, and the zucchini flower pizza from the season specials (because carbs). My girlfriend went with the agnolotti stuffed with spinach and ricotta with a butter sage sauce.
The marguerita was one of the best I’ve had. Beautiful sauce, generous cheese, and a fantastic thin crust that had substance and didn’t feel like a cracker. Great start.
My girlfriends agnolotti were drenched in that beautiful, velvety, butter sage sauce, and she was able to take her pizza crusts to dip into with. Pasta was perfection.
My pizza had zucchini flowers, ricotta, buffalo mozzarella, some cherry tomatoes, and generous strips of anchovies. The bomb. Absolutely the bomb. My only criticism is to be more generous with the zucchini flowers — I got such a paltry amount of the least expensive ingredient on the pizza. Still, it didn’t really warrant anything less than 5 stars because the pizza was still the bomb.
Highly recommend.

I’ve grown to be a fan of Italian cusine over the years and began to appreciate the carby goodness that makes up most Italian dishes. Terroni has been on my list of to-go’s for a while, and I was definitely not disappointed.
To start, we ordered the fried calamari. Served in a simple paper cone, the calamari sat under a soft coat of light dough which made me forget I was eating something that was not nice to one’s cholesterol.
In deciding the main; I like my pasta thicker and chewy, which made the pappardelle alla iosa an ideal choice. The homemade spicy sausage was low on the spice but made a fusion of flavour. The balance of EVOO and oyster mushrooms complimented the sausage well, and paired with the chewy pasta I would say this is one of the best pappardelle dishes I’ve had
For dessert, we shared a sponge cake that was made with lemon and mascarpone. First bite, underwhelming. But as we continued to nibble on the light dessert to finish, the soft lemon tangyness coupled with the light cream made this cake a delightful end to our meal. The ambiance is quite nice for a casual night out, I would definitely come back again to try more dishes on the menu.