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REVIEW | Levetto Restaurant - College St.

Levetto currently has 5 locations (soon to be 6) across Ontario and one thing is clear, if you're looking for great Italian food with affordable prices, Levetto is the place to go! If you want to find a location in downtown Toronto, you won't have to look far as they have recently opened up shop in Liberty Village and in Dufferin Grove on College Street. 



After having been to the Liberty Village location for a delicius lunch and the College St. location for dinner, Levetto definitely isn't one to compromise quality as more locations open up.

All their pasta is made from scratch in-house and what we love most are the generous portions, as everyone knows we can eat our way through a meal. Most of their pastas range from $8-13 and considering that they're made from scratch, that's a good price for all the TLC that goes into making it!



The space is modern and casual but it still feels homey and offers high quality authentic Italian cuisine.  Their menu offers a variety of traditional and unique Italian dishes from scratch made pastas, romano pizzas, fresh-as-can-be salads and delectabe desserts.



They even take extra care into the presentation of their dishes as you can see below!

Some of our favourite dishes included the Funghi Pizza with its rich truffle oil and the Pea Pesto Gnocchi. That was an extremely innovative dish and a good way to get your veggies in without even realizing it!

Nancy's Baby Kale Salad
Baby kale, apples, watermelon radish sunflower seeds


Misticanza Salad ($8.00)
Shaved fennel, radish, mixed greens, orange & fresh dill

Arugula Salad ($9.00)
Goat's cheese, dried apricot, white wine vinaigrette & pumpkin seeds


Rigatoni ($13.00)
slow-braised beef ragu, grana padano & chives

This was comfort food at its best only we didn't have to do any of the prep work, best of both worlds!


Cavatelli ($11.00)
Pea pesto, roasted red pepper, baby spinach, white truffle oil & ricotta

Carbonara ($10.50)
Smoked bacon, cracked black pepper, egg, scallion & grana padano

Funghi Pizza ($13.00)
Portobello, oyster & cremini mushrooms, mascarpone & roasted garlic crema

Soppressata Pizza ($13.00)
Mild and spicy soppressata, crushed tomato sauce, Fior di Latte & fresh basil


Smoked Prosciutto Pizza ($15.00)
Speak, sweet medjool date sauce, fresh arugula, Fior di Latte & toasted almonds

Affumicato Pizza ($14.00)
Smoked bacon & mozzarella, tomato sauce, mushroom & scallion

Salsiccia Pizza ($14.00)
Italian sausage, shaved fennel, roasted red pepper, chili flake, black olive, Fior di Latte &fennel fronds

Verde Pizza ($13.00)
Basil pesto, cherry tomato, caramelized onions, baby spinach, radicchio & Fior di Latte


Tiramisu

Panna Cotta

Brown Sugar Coconut Semolina Cake with Pistachios

The next time you're craving some Italian and you're not sure where to go, give Levetto a visit because we're pretty sure you won't be disappointed! Here's a few tips: feel free to watch the chefs make your dish right in front of your eyes and don't forget to leave room for dessert.

  -Our meal at this event was complimentary but opinions are our own-

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