The Standard Pizza & Pasta Bar

Got the carbonara because I’m very picky about my pastas so I figured go with the one no one can mess up. They messed up. Runny and bland. No flavour what so ever and this is a dish that has pancetta. How can pancetta not be flavourful? There pizza may deserve a 3 as my friend said it was not bad… now that’s a ringing endorsement. Servers and patio are nice!

Shitty service. Most of the food was poor quality. The server hated his job and had an attitude problem. Will never go back. I’m not sure how this server got a job there, was condescending and was hard to even get drinks ordered. The place looks great but because the service was terrible it ruined everything. My pizza was ok however my friends who ordered pasta said that there was no flavor. The lobster was overcooked in one of the dishes, grilled calamari was salty. Fried calamari was ok but nothing special.
Dont eat here, lots of other places on College that can offer better service and food.

Great pizza and pasta restaurant in Little Italy. I came here last night for a farewell dinner for one of our colleague. The servers were really great in accommodating such a big group of people. One server for our table was kind enough to offer in the beginning that he can split the bills for us, even if it meant doing that manually.
He was also the one that recommended the Blue Hawaiian cocktail — $ 8 for me, which I really enjoyed. I also ordered the ravioli — $ 15 and it came in a huge portion. The ravioli were served in rose sauce, but I wish there was a little bit more sauce. Otherwise, it was delicious and quite filling, I couldn’t finish it in the end. Overall, the bill came to about $ 31 which already included gratuity. A bit steep imo. But whatever it’s fine, our server was awesome and it was with good company.

Amazing food, service and hospitable owners. Tried the new menu and the dishes are fantastic! Our waiter Donald catered to our every need and was very patient with our group. Owner’s wife not only easy on the eyes but she made our night– hilarious and very warm and welcoming! Will definitely go back!

I went to Standard Pizza for a meetup event. They had a drinks special and lots of us ordered mixed drinks. They were really watered down and didn’t taste great at all. I really hope they aren’t as watered down at normal prices. The food was ok, nothing great. The pizza I ordered didn’t have much toppings on it. The service was reasonable given we were a big group. There are a lot of good restaurants in Little Italy and I don’t think I’ll visit again.

Decided to com to College street on a Saturday with no dinner reservations big mistake. This place was the only place without a wait. I should’ve taken this as a sign but I didn’t because I was hungry and when I’m hungry I stop thinking clearly. College is full of Italian restaurants and Regines is my personal favourite it has huge delicious portions and it’s cheap. The standard on the on the other hand has none of those things. The portions weren’t huge nor were they delicious.
I ordered the meat lovers personal Pizza and it wasn’t much of a meat lovers pizza normally meat lovers pizzas have pepperoni, bacon and sausage. This one seemed to only have pepperoni and salami how disappointing. The pizza it self didn’t have a lot of flavour in the sauce or anything. One plus side is the crust was great it was thin and the toppings went right the the edge of the crust.
I personally would not recommend this place and I definitely will not be back especially with the great Reginas not too far away.

I do agree with the other reviewers that the service is not stellar here. But the food and prices are reasonably good. I am surprised to find so many people criticizing the food. It is not microwaved pasta — no it’s not hand-​made pasta — if you are looking for that you do need to pay more than what the Standard is charging. However it’s reasonably good fare. We ordered the seafood salad, mussels, Caesar salad, veal parmesan and linguine seafood and everyone enjoyed what they ate.
They do serve bread with their meals (it’s not true that they don’t serve it as I have read others state here) as I have been offered bread every time I’ve eaten there. I think the fault likely lies with the servers for those who didn’t receive any with their meal.
We do tend to visit when they are not busy and the service tends to be better.

Great service, pleasant atmosphere, prime location! The calamari is exceptional and the pizza was also very good! Perfect patio for enjoying the games, especially fun during futbol season.

I’ve had dinner here a few times and it seems that food quality gets worse with each visit. Yesterday was definitely my last. The sangria I ordered was made from wine made out of someone’s garage. Poor garbage. Should be ashamed of yourself for serving this crap. The pizza was not cooked. The crust was raw. The calamari were recooked and nuked in the microwave. The service was slow. No bread was served or water. With service like this, it won’t take long for people to stop dining here. If I could give no stars, I would.

We visited The Standard today during the Taste of Italy. They extended the patio and offered only a small special menu due to the anticipated crowds.
We were there Sunday around 3pm and it was about ½ full. Service was Ok, but it did take a while to place our order.
The calamari fitti was excellent, but the portion size was very small. We saw other tables order it and sizes varied widely.
We also ordered a pizza (only 4 on the special menu and when we asked to substitute they refused) while indrediants were fresh the pizza was not properly cooked. Crust was soggy.
Also order a couple of beers. Daughter Mill Street listed on the menu as $ 8 but on the bill was $ 8.25
No bread was offered for the table.
All in all a very mediocre place. So many itialian options on this street like diplomatico that it is unlikely I will return.

Food was pretty tasty, probably would have tasted a million times better if the terrible service didn’t leave such a bad taste in our mouths. From the moment we were «greeted» by the hostess until after we paid our bill (and we still tipped 20%), we were treated like a couple of bums who were trying to eat at some upscale, fancy restaurant. They have pizza on the menu, not caviar. They shouldn’t treat customers so poorly because the place does have a lot of potential.

Third time not lucky. Waitress failed to bring bread plus oil & balsamic. Three tables around us had the bread. Why not us?
We were a group four, not 10 thus easy to monitor. We requested 4 pasta dishes. One was totally incorrect. Three of us had left overs. She politely said they would be wrapped up to take away. Once we arrived home the leftovers we received were not our meal. So terrible!
Not once were we offered water. We had to ask. Seems like some people at the Standard are totally neglected.
My wife and I were excited to take dear friends to this lovely Little Italy restaurant. It was an embarrassment to us and our friends.
I was hoping this would become the spot for my staff. Apparently it’s not a place to have 144 employees get disappointed. There are far too many great restaurants on College to pass up. But in this case take a pass on the Standard.

This place is absolutely amazing. Split two pastas and I’m already planning on coming back to enjoy more of their delicious food. You can always tell a lot about a place by their washrooms and the standard’s met my standard! Gorgeous! Love this place try it out for sure.

I’ve been to the place twice, I wasn’t really fond of the place on my first visit as there was a hair in my water and the washroom had a spider hanging there. However the food was pretty good as I had linguine with mushrooms, chicken, sun dried tomatoes the sauce was their tomato sauce with pesto it was delicious however it was pretty pricey as it was $ 18 dollars however the portion was pretty small wouldn’t say it would be worth it.
On my second visit I ordered the same thing the chicken was really and the pasta dish seems as it was chilling in the kitchen waiting to be served as it was barely warm. The service wasn’t that great as servers would ignore us or too busy to remember something we asked for.
I would probably say I would need to try other dishes and go there more often. Also it seems as there isn’t much options of food to choose from.

The best thing about this place is the street patio. Otherwise the service was average, the beer was flat, the pasta I ordered was bland and watery, and it was overpriced for what you get. Great place for drinks on a patio but that’s it.

This place is a hit and miss for me but as of the last couple of times it was good (hence why I returned).
The calamari, calzone and pizza are actually delicious. The last time I went was on Friday night and the atmosphere is great-​usually is in Toronto on college street. The Patio was packed but we only waited 5 minutes to get seated (2 of us).
My friend and I decided to go for drinks and share some food. She got the white sangria (½ litre as they don’t sell by the glass which is pretty much the standard across the board). We had a horrible experience with their red sangria (do not recommend at all). I tasted her sangria and we both agreed that it was delicious! Lots of fruit, a hint of orange, great mix.
I got two glasses of the cab sauv– pretty good selection of wine.
We split the fried calamari (always delicious and they have an even more delicious white sauce to pair) amazing, always a hit.
We then decided to share quattro Stagioni pizza. It has Tomato Sauce, Mozzarella Cheese, Mushrooms, Sundried Tomatoes, Ham & Artichokes. I personally do not eat ham so I removed it (my friend loves it so to be fair I went with this selection).
We literally scarfed down the pizza– DELICIOUS and perfectly baked.
Service was good, nothing above and beyond but he was attentive and fast. Food arrived at a reasonable time too.
Overall, I will return to standard again. It’s a decent choice for a night out!

Been here twice now and like most reviews I can agree that the service isn’t anything to be blown away by but the lychee royale and pizza will make up for that.

It’s just ok. Better than the family style restaurants, but not worthy of any more stars from me.

A solid 3 stars is how I feel. I came here with about 6 people and I found the food was good but overall forgettable. It was very average. The servers were extremely nice and there were lots of spaces for seating on the patio. It is also across the street from a large parking lot, if you drive.
We had pizza and it was pretty good. BUT, someone in my group had the gnocchi and it was amazing. I’ll probably come here again at some point but wouldn’t go out of my way.

This is one of the few places where a waiter immediately understands what are you asking for, when you mention that the pizza is lacking oregano.
Which is good.
All the rest is… Well, ok at best. Not really bad, just mediocre, as mentioned by one of the reviewers — and that is an exact word. If you just pass by and think whether the place is safe to get in — for sure you can, no problem. If you are looking for an impressive food experience — no need to try, you will not be impressed.