Violino

After having to argue with an abusive manager about my disability access, we finally sat down to what could have been a much more impressive meal. This is one of very few restaurants in Edmonton that does not respect Alberta law. BTW Canada does have a constitutional understanding that is supposed to prevent such abuse, and it was abuse. We did call in advance and gave notice with our reservation, details of which seem to have been forgotten. We even reconfirmed the details in writing. Not important I guess. The service after management abuse was excellent. Thank you making up for management. The food offered many notable flavors but was obviously left under a heat lamp for much too long. All sauces had crusts. Gross. Considering price, I expected much more. Look at the photos, what's that dark crust on the food? Demi Glace was set and mashed were gross, veggies looked angry or day old. Desert portions ridiculously tiny. Maybe more management issues than meet the eye.

Not the greatest. Okay ambiance but the service wasn’t great. Our server was extremely friendly, but it took over 20 minutes from sitting down to meet him or even give our drink orders. We had our first drink about 30 minutes into sitting, and ordered our food. Appetizer came extremely quickly, but was extremely bland. Our entrees and second drinks did not come until an hour later. You could tell the drinks had been sitting as they were covered in condensation, the Bellini had zero slush left and the other cocktail’s ice had melted. The risotto’s cheese had cooled and the server admitted it had sat under a hot plate for a while and to let him know if it wasn’t good. The fettuccini in the cheese wheel was cool, however it had probably been sitting as well and was cold and a tad overcooked. Definitely not worth the near $200 we spent that night. Overall, the food was okay but we regret spending our anniversary here. We will definitely read the more recent reviews next time as it looks like we had similar experiences to others.

Alright experience, service was good. Tried their Signiture cheese pasta dish and though it was average. I'd say quality of food was not any better then olive garden. Drinks are pretty expensive for what they are. If your looking to impress your date with a more unique atmosphere, in my opinion that's about all you get for the steeper prices.

I went with my wife for her birthday and the wait time to get my food took forever. The food was not flavourful at all. Chicken had a rubbery texture. I needed salt to add flavour and the salt shaker holes we tiny compared to the size of the salt grains. All in all it was a bad experience unfortunately.