paliotti's italian restaurant

nice place,greatfood. we go often and we bring visitors often.

my wife and i have been to the abbotsford location a few times and for the most part it isgreatfood andgreatservice. once we came in after work and were dressed casually (not grungy just not done up) and were treated like we came from the tent park next door. then we found a dirty hair in my wife's pasta. they were quick to correct the situation to our satisfaction when the manager recognized us as regular patrons, but this experience definitely brought their rating down for this review. since then, under similar circumstances, this has not happened again.

i am critical and opinionated, so i rarely give over 3 stars (this place is 4.5 stars) and i always have something to complain about, but all i can say is: clean restaurant,greatservice, excellent food, at reasonable prices. they always serve a delicious fresh in house baked bread and a olive/balsamic to dip into. i am a big guy and i always leave feeling full. i will certainly be eating here again... and again... (abbotsford location)

i like spicy hot food and the first few times they were very afraid to make it as spicy as i asked, but after several visits they kept increasing the spiciness and now they make it exactly as i like it.
the only constructive criticism i can make is... please place some chili flakes in a pepper grinder and offer that to those that want extra spice. chili flakes either need to be cooked into food, or placed in a pepper grinder to crack open the pepper seeds... this is done for 2 reasons:
1) to allow the spicy oil in the seed to be tasted, this way fewer chili flakes are required to achieve a certain level of spiciness,
2) it is gentler on the intestine because the stomach acids can work on the flakes rather than letting the unopened seeds release their spicy oil inside the intestine.

i've been to italy, and this place serves better food then what i got over seas! seriously the best gnocchi i have ever eaten!! tastes like they havegreatgrandma cooking in the back. don't think you've had focaccia until you try it here!

pasta. alfredo with broccoli and mushrooms


-----11 aug, 2014-----

great food, huge portions,greatservice and reasonably priced. a home run!

review of an awsome resturant. my family and friends have been going to paliottis ever since they opened there doors and
have never been disappointed in our food and yes the service can be a little slow but over all
its agreatatmosphere and wonderful food. i find that any restaurant suck as the bavaria,greek island,
ect. have there flaws to so if you cant give them a second chance that's to bad on your part. and with that beening said its of to paliottis for dinner . happy canada day everyone!!!!!!!!!!!

great lunch with mom. my husband and i took my 90+ mother for lunch here today. it was excellent. they had a 2-3 person salad for $5.95. your choice of ceasar or green we chose the green salad it was dressed with red wine vinegar and oil, it was enough for us to all have 2 bowls and had peppers, radicchio, red onions in it...very tasty they make their own foccaccio bread. we all chose the lunch special , your choice of pasta with sauce so penne with meat sauce, spaghettini with alfredo and fettuccine with creamy pesto with nuts. we all enjoyed their correctly cooked pasta and sauces that were not too salty. the pasta was $9.95. we did order a pizza to go for dad and it looked super i will find out tomorrow how it was.
our server wasgreatand kept checking on us, but not obtrusively. we had the celebration cake for desert and it was yummy.greatservice and food and we did see the chef on the way out and he was very pleasant we will return as it is hard to find a decent ( nice) place for lunch that is not a chain restaurant.

it must be awful because nobody goes here...not. this place is consistently busy for a reason...the food is amazing. never been to a place like this where if you dont see what it is you want exactly on the menu the staff and kitchen will accomadate your order...at no extra charge. all orders seem fresh and made to order. most other resteraunts the owner or owners are in an office all night...if they are even there. this owner cooks in and controls his kitchen nightly. he puts his stamp of approval on every meal that leaves his kitchen. got a kick when a mid 50s man emerges from his kitchen periodically covered in his work to make sure all of his customers are happy and to make sure the operation out front is being run ad well and with as much pride as his kitchen. this place is a gem...dont go though...nobody does because its to busy. keep in mind to this restaurant does have a bar and lounge area where you can grab a drink and watch the game if you need to wait for a table. for all those who have waited its called a reservation. you cant just walk into a place like this and tables are readily available on a weekend. its not a secret anymore...this is an excellent place to get agreatmeal at a very affordable price

great food. service meh. i love paliotti'sgreatpasta and steak, i always go back yet have only experienced good service once. i've had a waitress bring me the wrong dinner, get my order wrong, tell us to pay at 9:40 so she could cash out and close for 10, and the worst experience i've had is when our waitress spilled balsamic dressing on the table which i didnt notice (because i was turned the other way) nor did she inform me or clean it up so for a good duration of time balsamic dressing continued to drip onto my shirt and pants :@#$*. it's disappointing when good restaurants get stuck with a not sogreatstaff

nice lunch. waitress was pleasant, went here for lunch and hadgreatfood- andgreatservice. we will go back again for sure! :)

frustrated. well we are frequent patrons of paliottis used to go to the mpl rdg one and now we have been going to the abbotsford location> i have found the food is awesome and if we get our server chantelle it is a wonderful night ... now that said they need to have a floor manager as louise does not cut it. on my birthday we were told once that we would not need reservations just to come down as it was before 6 we would be there. what they forgot to tell us was the whole place was reserved by the heat that night so they turned us away. also the time before this we had reservations and someone didnt right them down so we once again were told it would be about an hour wait . again we went elsewhere! there have been a few other things too and when i phoned and asked to talk to the manager i was given louise. she said ooh how unfortunate we are sorry, and then after i politely pushed it she finally said she would make it up to me and that next time i came in to let her know. well i did this which was not a comfortable thing to do and then all she did was send us each a shooter, on the house which our waitress was giving us anyways since she is such agreatgirl!!!!!!! last night we went with another couple that had never been there and we had reservations. first of all we had to wait at the door for 15 minutes then we got put in a booth in the corner and got ignored apparently we didnt have a server! o yes i have to say we requested chantelle when we phoned and were told no problem even though at the time she was off in mexico for a week..... o well finally after another 20 minutes we got a server who noticed we were sitting there with nothing. so she took our food order and then i said can i order a drink . the food took 55 minutes . they kept bringing us more bread ( 3 orders) and saying 10 more minutes! finally when we spoke up she said she would go find out what was happening, then 10 minutes later our food came out yes it was hot but definately not fresh! reheated or sitting under a lamp for too long , this was not our waitresses fault as she was doing her best since it wasnt even her section . we asked to talk to the manager (louise) and were told she wasnt available she was in the back. so needless to say i guess unfortunately we will not be back as it was ridiculous and i know our friends will never go or recommend this place to anyone. i hate complaining and we did do this all with a smile on our face and didnt let it ruin the night just disappointed and rrustrated as it could be a good place if managed proper

love - italian style. from the moment we exited the parked vehicle in their parking lot, i knew we were in for a treat. the aroma of freshly roasted (not burned) garlic wafted through the air like the perfume of some culinary seductress.

we had arrived on the saturday evening of a long weekend - about 5:30'ish - and the place was already buzzing. within a minute or two, a young lady greeted us and sat us down at a table for four. here is where i have the *only* negative comment - the numerous plants and vines hanging everywhere were cheap plastic - and for a moment, i was panicked.

thegreatservice, however, started immediately as glasses of water were served and a drink order taken. minutes later our drinks (which included the most authentic tom collins i have ever had in a restaurant) arrived, along with a complimentary focaccia bread and olive oil/balsamic platter. the bread was beautiful. fresh, light and the thin crust lightly crispy with just a hint of salt. delightful.

my guests lean more towards the seafood fare and so a variety of pastas were ordered - from mussels and linguini to a crab stuffed manicotti and seafood/penne dish. myself, while i enjoy some seafood items prefer more pedestrian dishes - and so i ordered a chicken parmesan.

the dishes arrived with good speed (although long enough for us to devour another complimentary basket of bread and balsamic). the portion size was perfect - and perhaps even on the larger size of perfect. we all did our very best to inhale our food - each piece was just delicious - and much sharing over a variety of 'ooohs' and 'awwws' ensued.

i can honestly say this was the best italian meal i have had in 25 years (that last at an italian wedding). the breading on the chicken parmesan was perfect, the sauce rich with tomato and basil flavour. my wife (grudgingly) shared some baked crab canneloni- also superb. a taste from our dining companion's seafood pesto penne was inviting too - even for a non-seafood fan - as the flavour was fresh and not overwhelming.

at the end of the main course, we all agreed it was the best array of pasta dishes we had experienced in a very long time. (oh - i did not mention the appetizers of meatballs we shared - also exquisite).

i should mention here too - that service never failed to keep our water topped off, and regularly asked how we were doing with our meals; all in a very unobtrusive and friendly manner.

one would think that after such a large meal we would be done for desert - however the glutteny continued with two of us ordering deserts, which we all shared. one a chocolate pecan pie that was light, but rich with pecan and chocolate goodness - as well as a strawberry-rhubarb pie with authentic whipped cream on both. (the pie was also very good - with a lovely crust and perfect mix of tart and sweet from the fruit).

what started out as a snap decision from the usual burger and nacho pub fare ended up being a dining experience which we will want to repeat over and over - and as a final note - this too was a pleasant surprise.... four of us with 2 appy's and two deserts, plus wine and a highball - well under $150.00... and as a final, final note - this factors in the price for what should have been a chargeable desert - but the good folks at paliotti's - hearing that our dining companions were about to celebrate their anniversary - gave a complimentary desert...which in restrospect - seems like robbery - on our part.......

- r & a......

first and foremost this restaurant has abysmal service. i ordered steak neptune . the meal was cold and the neptune was canned shredded crab meat , wow was i disappointed . once again abbotsford has proved that a restaurant can lookgreatbut serve garbage. teach the staff to serve efficiently and stop serving food that comes packaged or frozen because i can do that when i'm home.

i eat at paliotti's every week. the staff treat me well. the food is great, i haven't had a bad meal yet. i try new items regularly. this is agreatplace to take your friends.

great pasta. if you are looking forgreatpasta dishes, this is the place. it is very flavourful and yummy. there is lots of seating so it shouldn't be hard to get a table, the decor is going for an outdoor patio feel.

it is remarkable how a restaurant can get away with such terribly slow service. go here only if you have time to wait, for you order to be taken, then you food to come, then the bill to come, then for them to process the bill and come back with your credit card.......