Beautiful dining venue with a patio overlooking the Bay. Nice menu selection and offerings. My food order was amazingly delicious and prices were reasonable.Ordered beef carpaccio and spicy pasta. Coffee was bold and flavourful.Will return to this restaurant to try other offerings.
Top notch Italian restaurant. We had 1 appetizer, 4 main courses and 1 dessert. Everything and I mean everything was delicious. Good size portions with fresh ingredients. Welcoming atmosphere and great servers. I'd recommend and will definitely be visiting again.
Delicious Italian dinner. My husband took me here for my birthday dinner. I ordered the gnocchi and he ordered the Alfredo. Clean plate club! We also enjoyed some wine. Service was excellent and our table was indoors. Not too loud so it made for a nice dinner vibe. Would recommend and would definitely visit again when I’m in the area looking for a fine Italian dining experience.
I arrived early before my friends arrived. Waitress made me 2 drinks while I waited. Very well done. Friends arrive and we are seated for our 7:30 reservation. Great atmosphere, nice ambience and we ordered appetizers and I ordered the Lasagna. It came 5 minutes later after my friends were served which made it lukewarm. Taste was ok but I wasn't blown away. Price was reasonable at $18 and it tasted like an $18 Lasagna. Dessert was a taramasu, nice again, not incredible. When it was time for the bill the Waitress arrived with 1 bill and we were confused especially since I had even asked "can we get our bills please". She was miffed and bewildered that I had questioned "why is it on 1 bill when I asked for a separate bill". Even accused me of being angry about the situation which I wasn't, just confused by why she was giving me grief over something that can easily be fixed. When she stormed off to separate the bills even we looked at each other like "why did that have to be awkward?" It's disappointing because the same lady who served us was a great server up until the very end. She was also the one that made me my cocktails earlier. I left her a 15% tip but didn't feel comfortable about doing that as she single handedly put a damper on my evening. My overall impression is that it's a reasonably priced Italian restaurant with satisfactory food. Even my friend who ordered the steak said the steak didn't taste that good. The server staff need to be aware that it's not customary for the patrons to let the server know before they even order whether it'll be on 1 bill or separate. It's their job to ask when the bill is requested, how everyone would like to pay. We're not breaking out our calculators and saying who owes what and go through the hassle of dividing the bill up. It's her job.Overall this dining experience for me was underwhelming and my rating is more than fair. I wouldn't recommend this place. The drinks were the only good experience.
Great food, ambiance and view of the water.Had the Enrico's famous garlic (very rich and creamy) and the house special: creamy risotto in a bisque - also delicious.My partner had the Veal Contadina. Veggies were a little undercooked, meat cooked well and the sauce was tasty but not unique.Recommend if you're visiting Barrie.
We have eaten at Il Buco several times before and have even ordered delivery but had never done an event there until today. It was a wonderful experience for us as well as all of our guests. The girls were great! The service was quick, they were very helpful and kind and the food of course was delicious. We will definitely be doing events there in the future. Sue was also wonderful to work with! She was very helpful and quick to respond! The whole team was wonderful.
This Italian restaurant situated in Downtown Barrie was one I have wanted to review for a while. Recently, after many unanswered phone calls, I finally got through and reserved a table for a Friday night. I was told we had to be finished by a certain hour as the table was booked after us. When I arrived I was greeted and offered a table without asking if I had a reservation. The restaurant had many empty tables. The restaurant decor also looked quite dated. Wine bottles lined almost every knee wall in the restaurant. The waiter that served us was polite, knowledgeable and efficient. I opted for the special that night of Lamb Shank. The service began with some bread and a hummus dip. Definitely out of place for an Italian restaurant. The lamb Shank was a good portion and excellent. The Seafood pasta was good, but not a s good as a rival restaurant in the downtown core. When it came time for desert the waiter said the tiramisu was good as, to paraphrase his words, this was an ITALIAN restaurant. Sadly the tiramisu was awful and I could not finish its. It was served in a GLASS like a ice cream sundae which I imagine was the idea of the same person who thought hummus would go well in and Italian restaurant. The other desserts of a raspberry truffle was as good as anything I could get in a supermarket. Worth a try as is other Italian restaurants in the area. If they are sear sing the lamb shank, go for it. In fact it was one of the best I have had and would recommend they make it a staple on the menu as that would be the only reason I would go back.
Wow!! That's all I can say. Food and service is top notch. Our waiter was amazing!
Not exactly sure who the new child they hired for a hostess on Friday nights is but to deny people takeout is sure to ruin anyones experience with a restaurant. I called to make an order for takeout because we have a newborn baby that we can’t bring into a restaurant and she was snarky and rude and told me they were not accepting any takeout orders because they were at full capacity. My husband went in to make the order instead and she took it but had to confirm with the bartender if they were doing takeout… he assured her of course. Seeing that the restaurant was half empty and we have always been able to order takeout before, there really shouldn’t have been an issue this time.
My favourite Italian restaurant in Barrie. Valentine's was amazing as always