A16

Patrick H

I the reviews vary on A16, including within my own family, but I think their experiences have much more to do with the affects of the pandemic (short staffing, trouble getting high quality staff, etc) rather than the longer term quality of their restaurant. I've been there a few times over the last few years. They changed their menu recently to focus more on exotic pizzas rather than entrees. Food: The pizzas are definitely good and should be tried. We also had (at the table) three of their entrees: the Braised Cod; Roasted Chicken; and Shrimp Linguini. All three got great reviews. We ordered most of the deserts: the Bombolonis (stuffed donut holes) were excellent...but only came with 3; the Panna Cotta was also thoroughly enjoyed. Service: they were relatively fast and friendly. Not all meals were delivered at one time (the last was almost 10 mins from the first)...but again, short staffing could play a part in that. Atmosphere: It can get quite loud. I was in the middle seat at the table of six so I could hear most of the conversations...those on the ends could only hear/participate with people next to or across from them.

Chris Wragge

An experience so bad that it was humourous. Terrible food, terrible service, and a bill almost $400 for 4 people. I feel for the owners, as old reviews seemed to have rated this place. Working under the assumption that covid must have gutted their staffing pool, causing them to rapidly decompose in all areas of hospitality.

Joseph Viviano

Amazing due diligence process. Only Italian restaurant that has offered to warm intro me to their portfolio of past patrons. Was able to close our 10m round before the Panna cotta arrived. Only complaint was the chef kept asking me how he could help while we were trying to finish our meal.

Pim Kang

They wayyy overbooked reservation on Valentines day. The line of guests with reservations was so overflowing that they propped the door open, which made the restaurant drafty. We had to wait 20 minutes to get a table even with our reservation. That’s not even the worst part. After we got the table, we had to wait for AN HOUR to get water. We notified our waiter 5 separate times for water but he just wasn’t going to give us any water. Finally when we got our water, he just plopped the bottle on our table. No apology or acknowledgment of any sort. My steak came out decent but the side dish came 20 minutes after they gave me the steak. After our main dishes came, we tried twice to get a dessert menu. After 15 minutes of not getting the menu, we gave up - mostly because we are so cold from the propped up door. This restaurant just doesn’t know how to manage its service. I understand that it’s a special day but that’s why we reserved the table in advance. They should be able to plan their day too.