Frankie Tomatto’s

Great variety of Italian food for a fixed price. Enjoyed the food. Waiter was very helpful.

Ate here with a former co-​worker who still works close by recently. She invited me, her retired friend for lunch on a Wednesday. We were not sure why there were so many people in worse shape than me there as customers, until the waiter said it was seniors day. Great deal by the way. I enjoyed the vast selection. Not all the food was to my liking but there was so much variety any fussy eater could make a great meal out of what was offered. My only complaint was the access to the restaurant. The designated Disabled parking spots were just normal sized not allowing people like myself to open the door fully to get out of the car using a cane. Many of their customers were using walkers. The newly made ramp could use a railing on one side allowing those needing to use the ramp using a cane something to hang onto while making the climb. The staff were attentive and polite. I refrained from giving them a 5 star rating over the access, otherwise this is a great place to go. Great value for your money.

Mediocre Italian fare. Probably not worth it unless you can scarf tonnes of food down in one sitting.
Pros
+ Service: Katherine was friendly, attentive and accommodating. Loved the ocassional banter in between servings.
Cons
— Food: mediocre, lackluster. Good variety (3 soups, salads, pastas, crab legs, potatoes — holy tons of potatoes – , breads, pizzas) but overall they held one commonality: rather bland tasting.
The only saving grace was the Italian wedding soup and strawberry rotilinis. This is a classic example of «quality decreases as quantities increase» kind of a buffet.

From afar it’s a very impressive looking building, the closer you get the more you realise how old and worn everything is
Went in and everything seemed very disorganised and hectic
Got to our table and the gentleman serving was friendly and attentive
The layout of the buffet looks wonderful and quirky, looks like a little Italian street with various food vendors I loved it!
The space however is tight to get past some folk with your food.
Plenty of choice however i did find the more authentic Italian dishes to be very bland in taste.
The mussels were over cooked and tiny
The ribs were fatty and lacked any tender meat
Positive — the rotisserie chicken was sublime and the garlic bread tasty
Plenty of choice from the deserts however the soft scoop ice cream machines each time I went up had only 2 running, coffee and vanilla they also struggled to keep waffles topped up
I’d say the food was all in just ok
The place looks good inside but the nasty metal chairs you have to sit on scrape horribly across the tiled flooring
Would I go back? Nah not anytime soon if I’m honest, nothing I can’t get somewhere else and tastier

On May 10^th I was in the area with my father in law and decided to invite him to Frankie Tomatto’s (around 11:30 am).
1. Our waiter are very serious and unfriendly.
2. Salads were great.
3. pizza was very good.
4. I tried two different pasta’s (penne in white sauce) — no good.
5. Tortellini/​ravioli crab pasta — average at best.
6. Deserts were absolutely awful and 2 tasted foul.
My stomach was feeling sick in the evening and I felt like throwing up. I lived in Africa for many years and it takes something pretty foul to upset my stomach. The next day my father in law came over to help out my son with his math fractions. I asked him if he enjoyed the food. He said yes but he was not impressed by the deserts. He told me that his stomach was aching late in the afternoon and mentioned he has a very strong stomach. I am pretty convinced something was very foul in their menu.
I called the restaurant and let them know on May 11^th. The person who answer the phone brushed me off and said they had over 1000 customers and no one complained. I am not here to trash the place, just sharing my experience.

Whats not to luv about frankies rustic italian feast for the whole family to enjoy
Service is always smiley here!
Perfect for big eaters.

We went to Frankie Tomatto’s on a Friday for my sister’s birthday. They had a seafood special that day, which meant that they had cocktail shrimp, crab legs, and mussels in addition to the normal buffet. It was our first time, and it was okay. However, it is unlikely that I would return.
Our group was seated in a corner at first, which would be very inconvenient considering it was a buffet and we had to get up to get our food. Fortunately, our waiter was very nice and allowed us to switch tables so that we would not have this difficulty.
There was a ton of variety in the buffet. Some things were really good but others were not good at all, mostly because they were oddly spiced. For instance, there was a ton of dill (or something else…) on the cooked salmon. seafood chowder, and seafood risotto, which made them taste really strange. On the seafood spaghetti, the sauce was overly thick, which made the dish not only difficult to spoon but also have an unpleasant texture. On the other hand, the Caesar salad, crab legs, shrimp, and deserts (especially the fresh-​made waffles and ice cream) were fantastic. Service was great: our waitor was quick and thoughtful.
One thing that made the visit very unpleasant though were the dirty washrooms. I went to the washroom to wash my hands after peeling the shrimp, and the drain of all the sinks were full of mold. I was absolutely disgusted, so I left and used hand sanitizer and tissue instead.
Also, in terms of price, we knew the price coming in, so it was our risk trying this restaurant. I maintain that it wasn’t reasonably priced, however, because of the fact many foods were made of filling carbs. You would probably be just as full if you went to another «Italian restaurant» such as East Side Mario’s for cheaper and much better quality. Yet, I can understand why many people still come here, especially with kids, because they enjoy the wide selection of deserts or other foods, atmosphere, etc. I think the only time I would go again is if my sister (who thought the place was pretty cool) insists, but I was extremely turned away when I saw the state of the restrooms, so I would advocate against it unless this changes.

The is pretty good for a buffet restaurant quantity over quality. The turn over of food is quick as it is busy most of the time.
Wait time is fair. Staff are polite and pleasant. It’s loud and crowded so if moving around with a plate of food is not your thing then better to go somewhere else.
Washrooms and restaurant has been recently updated but it’s still quite dirty. Over all its a solid 3. We will continue to come back. It will be nice when they clean the place up.

Finally after my cousins hype about this place brought me here. Although it is a little far from home but worth the drive. Also as we walked in around 8:15 pm on a Saturday night, the waiting period was 30 – 40 mins but it ended up being an hour. For me that’s way too long but it was so worth it. Firstly this place is huge with such a huge selection of food (buffet) and seatings. The décor is set up with a feel of Italy along with the awesome Italian food. They have countless pastas, I didn’t get to try everything since there was just so much. I recommend trying this place if you want a good quality buffet for $ 25 on a Saturday night. I will definitely be coming back. The service is amazing but the dessert section is the only thing I would suggest to prove on.

OK this is place is huge and has lots of verity don’t get me wrong but for and «Italian» food place it falls flat.
There is barely any flavor in the food, and most of it is either over cooked or very oily.
I was so disappointed. It was my first time and it came recommended so I came her on a double date.
Both parties left not feeling satisfied.
This is suppose to be an Italian experience, where are all the spices!!! If you like bland food because spices are to much for you this is your new favorite place to be… The only good thing I found we the pizza. Surprisingly is was nice. I wish they would use the tomato sauce on the pizza on the pasta too.
They have a lot of desserts and a few sugar free as well.
This places is a toss up for me, but some people might really like it so I wont completely pass it off.

At Frankie Tomatto’s it’s about quantity, not necessarily quality. The variety is great, obviously for an all you can eat Italian buffet, but much of the pastas are a bit mushy and my calamari had grit. It won’t stop me from coming back, but not often, and with expectations set reasonably.

Last time i was here was over 7yrs ago!!.
I came here for a Bday party. The place hasnt changed much. Parking lot gets filled fast!
Inside has a nice feel to it. Good Italian atmosphere. Food looked good. The grilled sausage was hard and dry. The Roast beef was eh… could be better.
The seafood section with calamari, mussels, and Salmon fillet was. ok
The Minestrone soup was good! Nice and hot, I’m not sure if they just refilled it, but it was HOT (temperature).
So i give 3 stars for the food. Also, it was not refilled fast enough, some of the buffet platters, were pretty empty.
For service, our young waiter was great! He refilled my water before i can even ask, he took away the plates quickly. I would give him 5 stars !!!
One pet peeve is the narrow section of the buffet area. It just bottlenecks too often, and because of this, people turn back or don’t know how to line up.
3stars for food quality
5stars for service

Went to Frankie Tomatto’s on wkend for a child’s bday party. Quality of food has improved a lot! Pleasantly surprised food almost as good as when this buffet first opened!
1^st plate: Started off with seafood: roasted salmon, fried calamari, calamari salad & garlic bread. Loved it! Salmon was tender & flaky. Fried calamari was crispy & NOT oily. Cold calamari salad tasted great! Not overpowered by vinaigrette. Garlic bread was nice & crispy.
2^nd plate: herb roasted chicken, roasted Corn, roast beef w/​gravy, meat lasagna, roasted peppers, slice of chicken pizza, fried or roasted herb potato medallions & rice. I found the potato medallions a bit salty. The roast beef was a little tough. Otherwise everything else here was perfectly cooked & absolutely delicious! Chicken was tender & flavorful. Corn & peppers had perfect amt of char. Lasagna had good amount of meat & cheese. I added some pepper flakes for some zing & it was tasty & added right amt of heat. Pizza tasted delish with right amt of toppings & wasn’t greasy. Rice well seasoned & wasn’t mushy but light & fluffy.
3^rd plate: After such a heavy plate went for much lighter fare. Got a plain pancake w/​syrup, 1 breakfast sausage & bacon, cantelope, honeydew melon, grapes, & pineapple. This is the best pancake I have tasted in a long time anywhere ever! Chef made them fresh. Light & fluffy & soo good! Sausage & bacon cooked perfectly. Fruit were fresh & sweet. No complaints whatsoever :)
4^th plate: spaghetti, beef meatballs, turkey meatballs in cream sauce, vegetarian meatballs, chicken cacciatore grilled veggies & rosti potatoes. Only thing I didn’t like was vegan meatballs. They were good for vegetarian meatballs but not to my liking cp to real meatballs! The beef & turkey meatballs were well seasoned & tender. Loved the sauces they were cooked in. Cacciatore tender & flavorful. Spaghetti tiny bit softer than al dente which is the way I like spaghetti! Rosti potatoes perfectly seasoned w/​nice crisp on outside & tender inside.
5^th & final plate: capuccino ice cream, bread pudding w/​caramel sauce, a biscuit, lemon cake, chocolate cake & rice crispy square w/​choc chips & marshmallows. Ice cream comes from ice cream maker. Just pull down on the lever & voila… Freshly made ice cream! Bread pudding tasted fantastic! The biscuit & cakes were all fresh & had the right textures.
Overall I was really impressed w/​how fresh all the food was. Almost everything was cooked & seasoned well. Very happy the food wasn’t greasy or salty which is what I’ve experienced in other buffets. Definitely recommend everybody to try Frankie Tomatto. I look forward to going back again!

Came here last night w/​my buddies. The last time I came here was probably over a decade ago with my fam, so I was a bit skeptical of the quality of this buffet, but decided to yolo it.
There were only a few parking spots open, and so I was anticipating a long wait to be seated, however, there was no wait for my group of 4.
Tbh, this was one of the worst buffets that I’ve ever been to. It was both low quality and low variety. I only enjoyed 2 pasta dishes and their ice cream machine. Other than that the food was pretty shit and there was very little selection.
Additionally, it’s worth noting that most of the employees here are high school students (witnessed one of them prompose to each other last night lol) and so don’t expect much in terms of service. Our waiter looked like he hated life — not even a «thank you, have a nice evening» after we paid.
Tbh, I can barely recommend this place to a family with small children. I definitely went to better buffets as a kid and would like to think that my palate would be able to discern the good buffets from the «food» that they serve here.
Don’t let the gimmicky leaning tower of pisa on the outside fool you. Take your monies and go to spend it on ayce or a diff buffet.

If you’re looking for a buffet that’s non-​Chinese, this is the place to be.
They have made some changes over the last couple of years and the quality & choices of the food is far better than before.
Lots of choices from salads, pastas, meats, veggies, seafood, and of course pizzas. They can even make you a gluten-​free pizza and have other gluten-​free foods as well, if you are looking for that. The dessert station is missing some real Italian favourites such as cannoli’s.
Staff is generally very accommodating and helpful.
On the weekends, they don’t make reservations during certain times which makes no sense to me but that is their business model.

It’s been a long time since I last set foot in here, but it was the chosen destination for a birthday.
We arrived earlier than the rest of the party so we opted to get seats first. They sat us in an area where there was a either a shower or a birthday party going on, and there were a lot of new mothers, young children and just overall noise. I went to use the washroom and noticed that there was ample seating in many other parts of the restaurant which led me to think, «Why would they seat us here?» I know places seat guests based on who’s turn it is for whichever server, but in this case. come on.
We requested to have our table moved, and our server said ok no problem and then disappeared as quickly as he showed up. We grabbed our coats and tried to chase him but, alas, he was gone. So there we were, wandering aimlessly, looking for the server, who we never actually found. We ended up having to go back to the hostess.
So we were seated in a much nicer, quieter area of the place which was good.
Our new server came around to get our drink orders. We ordered 2 draft Heinekens and when they came, they were flat. We let her know, and she took our drinks away. She came back about 5 minutes later and informed us that they will not change the keg because the bartended claimed «no one else had any complaints». so fine. We ordered bottles instead.
Now down to the food. Holy carb load. I mean, what was I really expecting, it was an Italian buffet. But the food here was mediocre at best. Salad bar, a mess and underwhelming. Only like 2 options for vegetables, one of which was an eggplant parmesan and the other a bland mixture of steamed vegetables. I do like my pasta but there wasn’t very much to be excited about here. The dessert was even worse. A bunch of store bought crap, and faulty soft serve machines.
I don’t think I would ever come back here (by choice anyway). Avoid at all costs. I’m not even really sure how it’s still here.

Been here before, but has been a few years. Was here for a birthday party and food wise, I’d say it was 1 of the better experiences. There are plenty of selections here, whether it is pizza, pasta, sides. Roast beef was nice too, same as the seafood chowder. And I like the big cups they have for drinks. This place gets busy though, and there does not seem to be much room to move around, luckily we were in the section by the door, so there was some room for stroller, and other items. Line ups for the food can get long as well, but moves pretty well I’d say. Good place to check out, that is for sure.

Ça fait longtemps que j’étais allé là-​bas. Le restaurant est bien rénové. Plusieurs petites salles qui fait en sorte que c’est moins bruyant que mon souvenir avant la rénovation. Le décor est super beau à l’Italienne. Le buffet est pas mal complet avec les pâtes, les pizzas, les viandes, les desserts, les salades, le super beau pain gigantesque et coupé en belle portion. Le vendredi soir c’est le spécial des fruits de mer. J’ai par contre pas été impressionné des pattes de crabes trop cuites et pas assez chaudes même en sortant de la cuisine. Il y a trois beaux choix de soupes, très bonnes. Le saumon était super bon et pas trop cuit. Le roast beef super bon aussi. Il y a un beau choix de dessert en petite portion donc on est capable de manger un mini «cup cake» après avoir fait le goinfre… Pour finir si ça vous tente d’apprendre quelque mot d’italien, passer par les toilettes.

Essentially Mandarin but with Italian food.
Large open concept with different kinds of pasta, pizza and Italian food. For the price this is quite a good value. We had several different kinds of meat balls, pasta and garlic bread.
Worth the $ 40 bucks for 2

If you’re looking for a place to have dinner and mingle with family (with young kids), its an excellent choice.
If you’re a foodie and looking for good quality food, look elsewhere.
We have a fairly big family with a lot of young kids; and came here for dinner to celebrate a family member’s birthday. My nieces and nephews had a great time.
My breakdown for this place:
— 5 stars for family oriented-​atmosphere.
— 4 stars for value. Prices are not bad, kids can eat for $ 2 on Monday nights.
— 1.5 stars for the food. I didn’t really like any of the food. Food was starchy and salty.
— 5 stars for service. Although it was quite busy there tonight, our server Dillon, was attentive, quick, and friendly. This made up for the lousy quality of the food.
Overall, I would come back for family get together but not for dinner with the hubby.

Frankie Tomatto’s is an Italian buffet in Markham near Woodbine/​Steeles. It’s beautifully decorated, and people come here from all nationalities.
I have been here many times years ago mostly for lunch with co-​workers, I was here again for dinner today and I think it’s better now than before. I see they have renovated. They have a new pastry counter which is cute, and the ice cream parlour section is now hiding next to it.
They celebrate birthdays and have live music. This place is quite big, I find myself getting lost sometimes especially with the crowds!
The food is nice, they don’t have much gluten-​free options though, I only saw a few pastries which were gluten free.
It’s crowded and a bit noisy here so if you don’t like crowds or noise this is not the place for you.
They have early bird special, 5 – 5:30pm Mon-​Thurs for $ 13.99, but you have to finish eating within that 30 minutes. Parking is plentiful, staff is friendly. Great for parties, kids love this place!