La Forchetta

I came here with my husband for dinner, there was a 15 minute wait and quite busy.
The restaurant is nice and cozy, we were seated fairly close to other tables but it didn’t matter to us because we were hungry!
The service was a little slow but scallops were delicious… they were seared just right and the mash and vegetables added a nice balance. My husband enjoyed his pasta as well. Will come back for another dinner date

Food was delicious and wait staff were polite and helpful. We were lucky enough to get a table on a Saturday night with very little wait but we were lucky. I would suggest getting there early or making a reservation. If I return to Toronto I will definitely return

Me and my friends came to this restaurant for a friend’s birthday expecting a lot because of the great reviews but we were more than disappointed. Don’t get me wrong the food was great but the service left a sour taste in our mouths. First off when our server brought us our drinks he tipped the tray and dropped an entire drink on the birthday girl’s head and the glass broke on her head and also showered a few of us in the drink. Instead of apologizing right away he went to get a towel to clean and then came back to apologize after. At this point you would assume this is where the owner or manager steps in to apologize but that just never happened. The server then went on to pick up the pieces of glass that were visible and not even bothering to clean the table and we were left with tiny glass chards on the table. When we asked him to clean it he did and then went on the wipe the cutlery on the table with the same cloth he just cleaned the table with. Then after that when I began to drink my drink there was a fly in the drink. In the midst of all these problems not once had whoever was in charge come to apologize or see how we were doing at all. The only time he came was to collect our payments at the end because they were closing. On top of all that I’ve had smaller things happen at restaurants where they would comp certain things. My friend that has a glass dropped and broken on her head should have had her entire meal for free to be honest and my drink that had a fly in it I still had to pay for. The only thing taken off our bill was one drink which is ridiculous considering all that happened. I’m not saying that businesses should go around giving away free things but my parents used to own a restaurant and I go out to eat almost every night and in this case a lot more should have been done for us. And I am extremely disappointed in the service we receieved. It was unprofessional and amateur at best!

This little space is very intimate… perfect for dates. In the warmer months, they open up the large windows and have a small patio… mostly tables for two.
The waiters are handsome European-​accented gentlemen, which was a nice complement to the very good food that is presented well and delicious. Great for late night dining, as we made 9pm reservations.
Sadly, we weren’t offered coffee with dessert, as I think our particular waiter had to go home, but other than that, it was a very good experience and I’d go again. Reasonably priced for the food and wine that’s offered. I’d say you should try it out once… it’s in such a great area of College Street.

My husband and I were very impressed with our meal last night. We ordered ftom the prix fix menu and we were extremely satisfied with all three dishes. The service was attentive and quick, the food was delicious and the ambience was intimate and romantic. We will definitely go back.

I went here with a friend last night, and our entire meal was great! We got the three course price fixe for $ 30 and a pasta special. The salad on the price fixe menu was nothing to write home about, but the scallops, pasta special, and panna cotta were delicious! Every plate was clean when they came to pick them up. I should mention that my friend is Italian and he was quite impressed.
As for ambience, the restaurant is small, so if it were packed you might be uncomfortably close to the table next to you, but we continually remarked that it was so nice to be able to hear the person at our table and carry on a conversation. I was actually pretty shocked that it wasn’t busier at 8pm on a Friday night, but that worked out well for us!

Excellent Italian restaurant, upscale dining. Chic décor based on a modern take on traditional sculpture pieces. Service is very good. The tagliatelle napolitano, spaghetti a la forchetta, butternut squash agnolotti were good. The tiramisu was sublime, raspberry panacotta was an unusual treat.

I really liked this place! We went here tonight as we’re in town for a convention. The manager (?) was super nice and chatted with us while we waited for our food to go. I had the sweet potato carrot soup, which was delish, and the pork tenderloin (also delish). A really good meal. The ambiance and décor were very nice; if it weren’t a work night and the wether wasn’t crappy, we would have stayed and dined in. Next time!

I frequently visit La Forchetta and have amazing experiences but this Saturday night was a disaster. The food as always was FANTASTIC. I would reccomend the PORTABELLO MUSHROOM CAP, the muskox, the crispy duck breast, and the pork tenderloin. All menu items are full of flavour and are the perfect portions. The ROSEMARY bread is impeccable.
The service on Saturday was the worst service I have had in any restaurant. We waited patiently at the door for around 5 min, having servers pass us but not even make eye contact. Finally I walked right up to one and asked if we could have a seat. Upon sitting down it took 15 MINUTES for some one to bring us menu’s. By this point I was annoyed and being a small restaurant (30 tables MAX) could not find a reason for this. Every time we tried to get a waiters attention he would look away. The waiter also did not bring us out the wine menu. Log story short the rest of our dinner went on like this. From the time we ordered it took us 25 min to get our one appetizer and then after we finished that it took an outrageous 55 min to get our mains. This was disrespectful, annoying, and came with no explanation what so ever.
As we were finishing up the waiter had the nerve to bring us over dessert menus and smack them down on the table. There was no need for his attitude as we had remained positive about the situation the whole time. We politely declined stating that by this time it was 11:30 pm and we had to work in the morning. (We had been there since 8:45)
We went up to the bar to pay as we did not want to wait for the server to bring us the bill.
I love this restaurant, I love the food and they have a fabulous wine selection. This single experience has tainted La Forchetta for me.

Boyfriend and I went here for our anniversary and we were not disappointed!
The restaurant is small but nice, but very intimate where we could have a nice conversation comfortably.
Ambiance: Intimate, not loud, and romantic
What we ordered:
Calamari, lobster risotto, and seafood linguine
Calamari was very delicious and needs to be savoured for sure as you get a small portion perfect for two people.
Lobster risotto, was very rich and well seasoned.
Seafood linguine was perfect, the noodles were cooked perfectly and not mushy. Portion size was great that we were able to share too! Lots of seafood added, the mussels were really flavourful.
Rosemary bread was really good as well, nicely seasoned where you can actually taste the olive oil and rosemary.
Service: Waiter was polite and took away our finished dishes/​utensils. Came back with clean new utensils for us.
Overall, This was a great restaurant and would definitely return!

My wife & i had dinner with friends. Atmosphere was good, small intimate restaurant. Service was slow which was no big deal as we were not in a rush, but left us waiting awhile for apps. Speaking of apps, try the calamari. Pasta was a little undercooked.
All in all, nice experience & recommend.

I had a nice dinner here with my wife a few years back, and I know the food was really good! Definite return.

Pasta and risotto is alright. The pasta was a bit too over cooked for my liking. I prefer my pasta al dente.
BATHROOM — clean, but difficult to access for elderly. You have to climb down some rickety narrow stairs to the basement. The basement smelled foul — like rotten fish — I wasn’t sure what that was all about. Cleanliness of the bathroom — so so. Passable.
Appetizers were delicious — try the scallops! They melt in your mouth!
Service was a-​ok. Wasn’t impressed, but wasn’t offended.

I am relatively new to the GTA so I wanted to check out Little Italy. My boyfriend and I went down there with no particular restaurant in mind, picked this gem after strolling College for 20 minutes looking through everyone’s menus.
First impression — small. Let the night of listening in on other people’s conversations begin!
The waitress asked us if we had reservations and we said no. The restaurant had maybe 6 people in it being only 6ish so we didn’t think getting a table would be an issue. She snobbily seated us.
My boyfriend ordered a steak and I ordered the lobster risotto. Steak was super fatty. Lobster risotto was delicious but expensive.
The steak came with a side of polenta and surprise! A lovely curly hair which my boyfriend noticed right at the end of his meal. That set the tone for the rest of the meal so we got the check and left.
Fork fail!

We had a fine meal here, more on the nouvelle Italian than the traditional Italian side. Roasted pumpkin soup was thick and delicious, and two seafood dishes hit the spot — the grilled European sea bass and wild haddock filet. Photos of the food can be found here:

Le meilleur restaurant italien du quartier et de la ville, c’est aussi simple que ça. Réussir un risotto c’est pas évident, mais ici c’est toujours excellent. Service de table d’un grand restaurant et qualité des plats, on né peut faire mieux.

So my boyfriend and I wanted to go somewhere small and intimate for our anniversary. everywhere else was doing summerlicious and I was really wanting some Italian dishes. so I looked at a lot of different menus and decided «hey this place looks good!».My boyfriend was reminding me while we were driving that we had gone to a restaurant on College for our 2^nd year anniversary and we both couldn’t think of the name. but he knew it was the sign was red. as we were walking down College, I said «hey look there’s our restaurant».and instantly, something clicked! This restaurant was the exact same one we celebrated over 3 years ago! (Talk about chances but also. bad memory!!).The service was spot-​on as our waitress/​server was so accommodating in helping us make our dining experience much more enjoyable. she was super friendly and made good suggestions for our meal.
We shared a caprese salad and seared scallops. Both delicious starts accompany our glass of wine. they also serve rosemary bread which was also delicious!
For our mains my boyfriend (who remembered that he loved the duck the last time we were here) got… the duck! Once again he really enjoyed it!
I was going for some pasta so I ordered the Strozzapretti con Pollo. it had this light sun dried tomato sauce which was soooo yummy! I wanted to eat it all but my tummy said «no!».so I got the rest packed up to go.
This place was really amazing and the food was deeeelllissh!
I would definitely come here again (hopefully before our next anniversary!!) and would recommend it to anyone!
Very friendly staff (no snobby business) and amazing food!

4.5 Stars
Apps
Rosemary Bread A+
Sicilian Rolls A+
Steamed P.E.I. Mussels B–
Entrees
Pan Roasted B.C. Snapper alla Puttanesca A+
Veal StriploinScaollopina al Limone B
Dessert
Honey Crème Brulee A
Classic Sicilian Gelato A
Excellent, friendly service. Will stop by again if I’m in the area.
Get the Sicilian rolls for your app or stfu.

In the midst of the Taste of Little Italy we were looking for somewhere to dine and to get a break from all the hustle and bustle in the streets. I took a quick glance at the menu posted out front and by the looks of how packed the restaurant was we decided to give it a try. The hostess advised it was at least a 20 minute wait for a table but I don’t think it actually took that long.
The restaurant itself is pretty small and tables are packed closely together however it has a very cozy vibe with it’s dim lighting, dark wood tables and chairs and candle light on every table. At the back of the restaurant there is a bar off to the right and a window in the centre giving you a view into the kitchen.
The front of the restaurant opens up onto the sidewalk and were lucky enough to score a table right in centre front!
We had a very bubbly waitress and despite how busy and packed the restaurant was she never neglected us and kept our glasses of water full all night long.
For drinks we started off with two glasses on white zinfandel.
Next came there delicious crunchy and warm rosemary bread drizzled with olive oil which we finished in no time.
For starters we decided on
La Forchetta’s Sicilian Rolls — stuffed w/​smoked mozzarella, roasted red
peppers and fresh basil with a Chipotle-​Roma tomato dipping sauce
Taste like an italian version of a spring roll, with lots of gooey cheese and a spicy tomato dipping sauce
Mains
Cedar Plank Roasted Atlantic Salmon — w/​mixed lentils with baby spinach, whole cherry tomatoes and honey-​Pommery mustard glaze
The fish was cooked and seasoned perfectly. I loved the lentils with the cooked down tomatoes and baby dish. Beautiful and delicious fish dish.
Finally onto dessert which we ordered respectively an Americano and Tea to go with.
Twice-​baked Warm Chocolate Cake — w/​a centre of warm chocolate ganache, topped with a Sicilian Vanilla gelato scoop and drizzled with a Belgium white chocolate sauce
The cake was phenomenally good! Crispy outside breaking into it revealing a fudgey interior with a deliciously rich ganache spilling out paired with there creamy vanilla gelato definitely a winner!
Overall a very enjoyable Italian meal with good service. Definitely worth checking out if your ever in the Little Italy area for some great Italian eats!
FYI Washrooms are located down a steep set of stairs off in the back to the right, before the bar.

This place is great and I can’t wait to go back!
Went with my family and fiancée and we all had the 22 $ choice of 2 out of 3 (appetizer, entrée, or dessert) we all chose an appetizer and entrée. The food was declicious. I had the butternut squash pasta (forget the exact name) which was delicious as my entrée and the PEI mussels as an appetizer and both were amazing. Portions were reasonable did not leave hungry.
For our group of 5 we were given 2 loaves of their rosemary loaf and it was also great.
The wait was not long and the atmosphere was great. Our server was excellent on top of refills and removing dishes in a good way.
The rest of the table enjoyed their roasted chicken, ceaser salad, scallops, and veal. I would highly recommend this place for a romantic evening out or a nice evening out with friends. Wine list is extensive and I enjoyed that as well.

I am tempted to give them 1 star for their extremely poor service. Their food would have been really delicious if it wasn’t for the obvious piece of rubber I found in my dish (which by the way they tried to blame me for). Not only did he take my dish away (I wasn’t finished), they did not take it off our bill, they didn’t give us a discount, no new dish, heck not even a genuine apology.