rosa's place

great!. after hearing so many good things aboutrosa'splace over the years, we finally had the opportunity to go there for our anniversary. it certainly lived up to it's reputation. the food and service was fantastic and the atmosphere was very relaxing. it will definitely be our go to place for special occasions in the future.

an amazing evening.. saturday evening, my wife and i were celebrating our 3rd anniversary. needless to say, i had to show her a grand time. my friends suggested that i take my wiferosa'splace, they had been there many times before and had nothing but good things to say about it.
my wife is very finicky when it comes to special occasions. the mood had better be right.....there's nothing like walking into a place to the sounds of the moonlight sonata, right away, she smiled. we were seated promptly by the owner no less, even though the restaurant was very busy. bonus, she smiled again, and grabbed my hand. quickly after, the waiter was asking what we would like, a very pleasant fellow, sami.. i had "pappardelle con le verdura"....wow...., she ordered the vitello, and penne alla vodka....she was very impressed....by the end of the night both of us were beginning to realize that this would be, and was, one of the most romantic nights of our lives.rosa'splace is absolutely a grand time. exceptional.

exceptional!! a must visit for italian.. i must say, i have never been as happy visiting a toronto restaurant. and it had nothing to do with the food, which is out of this world. there caprese bufalo is to die for....and that's just the beginning. the fettucini alghero was a perfect symphony of taste.....i just came back from naples, and i must say, it is at par with any of the great italian restaurants in italy. the wait staff is kind quick and very good....it"s no wonder that they have been toronto's landmark for fine italian dining for years. and the great thing aboutrosa'sis even though it's been totally refinished, the food has always remained consistantly outstanding. to top it off, they have there very own liberace, a pianist that is immeasurable in talent. great food, great music, great romance.....how else can you find it easy to impress that one, that few, that many people at once. so believe me when i say that the negative comments above must have been written by a jealous restaurant owner ....very well priced....very good food....warmest of ambience's....

not good, samerosa'splace???. went torosa'splace on saturday night, we had triedrosa'splace several times at the old location on finch ave/hwy. 400
food was terrible, the mussels marinara were very small and had a funny taste. the antipasto had vegetables that were very crunchy, the seafood salad lacked any flavour not to mention the waiter forgot to bring them out initially. we ordered two fish platter entrees, again lacked flavour, very oily and clams that were crunchy?!?!?
portions were pathetic, not authentic italian, that's for sure.
thank goodness we had taken advantage of the wagjag deal, definately not worth the price.
btw, not sure how the wagjaggers are going to use up the deal, only 12 tables in the restaurant:)))

never again!. went torosa'splace restaurant with my family (who came from out of province) to celebrate my daughter's first communion.
our food was served almost 2 hours later and that considering the fact that restaurant was almost empty!!!
my father-in-law scolded the waiter who did seem a bit nervous about the lengthy service situation. something was clearly not working right in the kitchen. it was so obvious after he asked us to change our food choice due to insufficient stock. we did not get our food order together. there were intervals of approximately 20 minutes between each person. one finished and the other one started. food was cold and tasteless. almost as if the meats and fish had only been boiled. i'm italian and make great pasta dishes. as a true connaisseur, i can swear on two things... #1 the pasta dishes with tomato sauce at this place is crap and #2 i will never be back or recommend this restaurant to another living soul.
if you have good reviews about this place, you either eat at mcdonald's everyday or are a family member trying to bring in business. shame on you!

best italian. i find it laughable that some are claiming the food was processed or from a can and that they can make pasta better. there is no way that anyone can make better pasta than rosa's.
furthermore all of the slack that the place is getting for old school is strange. they're a boisterous restaurant, that's for sure. but they're caring, funny, attentive, and always have a smile - especially the wife of the owner (she's amazing! so kind and sweet and genuinely cares about her customers).
the garlic bread is the best of it's kind. i would eat a whole meal's worth of it. there's no denying it's the best garlic bread ever.
as a asian, i know it's a real possibility for places to ignore having meat-friendly menus (and even easier to have meat options and fail miserably) butrosa'shas continued to impress me with it's amazing food. furthermore there's a selection of meat friendly food! (as opposed to other restaurants who only give meat the option of taking the chicken out of their pasta alfredo).the sauce is absolutely delicious! perfect amounts of spice and flavour. the pasta itself is perfect every time. and you'll get enough to eat for the next few days (so the price is worth it - you're guaranteed a week's worth of food for the price of one meal!)
the ambiance is perfect and romantic. and the lighting adds to the mood.
it's a great restaurant with lots of variety (but if you're carnivorian, my favourite is the tortellini - mamma mia!)
great restaurant, well worth the price! would recommend to anyone!