Farro Ristorante

We have had pizza here before which was pretty good but other than that the food is not very good for the price. The bruschetta is plain and simple (basically tomatoes and basil no seasoning or flavour). Tomato sauce tastes like it came from a can. They also brought the wrong food (messed up order) and didn’t provide any compensation.

After having a few friends say this place as really good, I was excited to try it.
Had 3 people in from our US office that neither me, my boss or my local counterpart had ever met before.
Food was decent. Nothing that blew our socks off but it was good… Pizza looked exceptionally good but I ordered the lamb shank on the recommendation from another table.
However, the waiter was NOT good. Bald guy likely around 40ish. He seemed to get the completely wrong read off of our table. I think he thought we were all best buddies who had just come from the bar or something. All 6 of us were stone sober and most of us didn’t know each other.
Seems like he was trying to be funny and throw jabs at us, but it was kind of awkward. I’m all for having fun with the waiter but if he’s going to make somewhat cocky jokes toward the table, he needs to get a better read on the table first. While not a ‘formal’ business dinner… it definitely wasn’t the right place or time.
To jokingly embarrass me, he brought my desert out and had our table sing happy birthday to me as a joke. Again, 3 of the 5 people I was with I had known for 10 minutes prior to walking into the restaurant. Very very odd. Cookies in the shape of a women’s legs with heels were poking out of my cheese cake. Again, very awkward.
Surprisingly, I will give this place another chance. In my opinion, good food should rule everything out and I’m dying for a good pizza place in the Richmond Hill/​Woodbridge area. That is what I’ll order next time and we’ll see if I get the same guy. Fingers crossed… I will not.

They have great food. They have delicious entrees, (salmon and a pasta dish with sun dried tomatoes. I can’t remember the name it was a few weeks ago.)
Their bread and olive oil /​vinegrette was suburb and great salads and appetizers. Fab atmosphere and rustic décor. super cozy and comfortable.

Bit of a loss how to rate this one. Started with our reservation being lost. They did find us a table, but it was freezing cold. Coldest day of the winter and table was near a door that kept opening.
The restaurant is nice inside and the service was excellent. We started with bruschetta and charcuterie which was good, but nothing extraordinary. The chicken parmigiana was lukewarm, but the kid’s pasta was fine. The special heart shaped cheese stuffed pasta with rose sauce, shrimp, scallops and spinach was massive and quite delicious but also not hot.
To end the homemade tiramisu was outstanding. I would go back again for it. Bacio chocolates with the bill were a nice touch.

came across this place with my girlfriend and it is an excellent place for a date. the food is delicious and they have a fairly diverse menu. can’t wait to go back and try something different. i had the grilled calamari and tortellini it was great.

So I booked a reservation for 6:30 and the waiter at the front told me no it’s booked for 7 when clearly my confirmation e-​mail says 6:30 but anyways we got a table. The restaurant is SO cute. I love the Italian vibes. Very classy! The food was also good! I loved the private parking lot too!

We went there Saturday Dec 26 .we ordered fried calamari. Portion were half what was posted on food gallery. they were horrible
Chewy hard like leather. other items were higher in price than other Italian restaurants, portions are smaller as well. Difinetly not a 4stars. may be they are a 2 star not more

This place is the perfect environment for a cute romantic date, a birthday, dinner with family/​large group of friends or even privately (well kind of) discuss about ending a relationship! (2 of the above has happened to me, you can take a wild guess). I’ve also witnessed the waiter singing for the bday girl/​boy, a suggestion if you want to make them feel special/​embarrassed.
Italian is not my normal go-​to so I’m not an expert but there seems to be a quite a few GenX and older Italians who frequent this place. The menu has the traditional Italian meal structure with antipasti, primi, secondi. This place serves large portions in general so you can just order a primi or secondi and be full. Overall good value and taste and would be back for special occasions if it wasn’t so far for me.
Came here twice a while ago, so my memory is faint but the dishes that stood out:
Risotto con Asparagi e Gamberi — Spelt Grain with Asparagus & Tiger Shrimps ($ 23.95)
— If you like rosotto this is worth a try, very interesting grain texture and unique subtle flavour, some people will dig this but it’s a bit bland for my taste. I like the mushroom rosotto below more more.
Linguine Pescatore– Mussels, Clams, Shrimps & Scallops in a Tomato Sauce ($ 20.95)
— Very generous seafood and pasta portion and great flavour
Steamed Mussels with White Wine, Tomato Sauce & a hint of Pernod ($ 12.95)
— Quite a large portion and I love the tomato-​based sauce that comes with it
Other Items Ordered:
Wood Oven Roasted Rack of Lamb with Zesty Mint & Red Wine Sauce ($ 32.95)
— Not the best I’ve tried but it was perfectly cooked. Always love a good lamb chop
Risotto ai Funghi– Italian Rice with Wild Mushrooms, Parmigiano & Truffle Essence ($ 17.95)
— Stronger flavour than the spelt rosotto so I like it more but it’s the typical rosotto texture you would expect
Shrimps in Love– sautéed Tiger prawns with white wine, garlic & herbs ($ 14.95)
— I’m sure it was good but it was not really memorable
Smoked Salmon with Marinated Red Onions & Capers ($ 14.95)
— Smoked salmon is just good but wouldn’t say it’s better than just buying the frozen packet from the grocery store

Been here a bunch of times for lunch, and food and service have been good to very good.

I’ve been here a few times now with my kids and each time, their food and service qualities have been notable. I am on a restricted diet, needing gluten free meal options. This is a hard ask at an Italian restaurant because the risks of contamination and cross contamination are very high.
Farro does a very good job to limit those risks and I am pleased that so far each of the meals I’ve had have been without incident and delicious. Knowledgeable wait staff makes ordering a breeze.
There is an up charge for the gluten free pasta substitution, but, it is also certified organic content, which is my preference anyway. They also have a GF pizza but have not tried it as that is very difficult for kitchen to manage in prep area and baking in same oven as other pies.

This place is truly a hidden gem. I usually come here for lunch. The restaurant has a modern rustic italian design, I felt very warm and at peace.
Dishes to order:
–Fried calamari
–Grilled calamari with mango salsa
–Scallops (my favourite)
–The mushroom rissto is a must. I liked it that the rice was not as squishy as other italian restaurants. I believe they use wild rice. It was amazing and you won’t get sick of it.
— My friend ordered the Gnocchi with basic tomato and boccochini cheese. The best part was the cheese, definitely doesnt takes cheap. The gnocchi was good but very basic.
Our waiter was amazing, always refilling our waters and topping up our wine. We also ordered dessert, the vanilla crème brûlée and tiramisu. I like tiramisu because it isnt made with lady fingers. It was a prefect end to our meal.

Awesome food! Great dining atmosphere, wouldn’t hesitate to return. One of my favourite Italian restaurants!

I’ve been to this restaurant several times and ive always had a very good experience. The food is consistently good and the service is excellent. Our waiter was very personable and made the experience very enjoyable. I’ll be back.

I ordered the mushroom risotto. Rice was a lil too hard but it taste amazing.
Customer service is spectacular!

I nice gem in the heart of Maple. Went with a group of 8 people and the service was excellent and the food came hot. Nobody was disappointed and there were some hard core older Italian men that loved the food.
I would recommend any of the pasta.

This is my second time visiting an Italian restaurant around the area in a week. I went with my friend and the restaurant was not difficult to spot at all. They do have ample parking in the back which is perfect and its free.
However, they have two «entrances» into the restaurant. Usually you have clients entering into a restaurant from the front. However in this restaurant, you have to enter from the back. There is not a clear sign saying «entrance» or «welcome», or any indication to let you know that you have to enter from the back. The entrance from the front, is the exact. My friend and I entered from the front, and lo and behold, we had an awkward moment when walking to the back of the restaurant to give our reservation information.
That being aside, it did not take long for the waiter to come to our table and take our orders. FYI we are both vegetarians. We ordered Bruschetta for the appetizer to share, and its 6 pieces which is average in terms of portion for two people to share. I’ve had my fair share of Bruschetta and this place makes it just right. For the entrees, my friend ordered the Mediterraneo pizza and I ordered the Fettuccine alla
Greca pasta. Total wait time to get our entrees was roughly around 30 minutes, which I guess was normal as it was a Friday night, and it was busy inside. However the waiter did come to our table to apologize and said it wouldn’t take longer. As soon as he did, it only took 5 minutes and we got our entrees.
My friend said it was worth the wait as he enjoyed his pizza. As for my pasta, the portion size was perfect and the taste was good. However, the only one drawback was that for the first few minutes it was nice and hot. Then, after those few minutes, the pasta became warm, to the point it was almost cold. Rather, it did not retain its heat as per my expectations.
Overall I’d still come back here, but it definitely loses a star for those two things that I mentioned above: 1) No clear signage indicating the entrance is in the back of the restaurant, and 2) The pasta became almost cold after 10 minutes.

Food was excellent but bottled water was quite the ripoff and we had to wait for our table for about half an hour PAST our reservation time! Plenty of Italian restaurants in Vaughan, probably won’t rush back.

Great atmosphere and the restaurant is beautifully decorated. Very spacious which makes it excellent for groups. We had a group of then and it was more than enough space. The waiters and servers were very polite. When you walk in you will notice their stone oven. Obviously I had to try their pizza. Excellent stone baked oven pizzas. I didn’t order desert but some of the others ordered tarimasu. I had a taste and it was delicious. I have to get that next time. Overall I had a great experience and will definitely go again if I’m up for Italian.

6 of us recently returning from a trip to Tuscany celebrated my birthday
The meal was beautifully presented and our server Shawn was a delight! Entertaining, helpful, a pure delight. The chef and Shawn are a killer combination. We will be back!

All show no go. Beautiful inside. Unfortunately we had a condescending waiter who spoiled our mood. We are foodies and this was a big disappointment. Veal was spongey, mussels were smelly and shrimp in pasta was boiled not grilled. Lacking authenticity. major dissapointment