Carmelina

7501 Woodbine Ave, Markham - L3R 2W1
158 reviews
Italian
(905) 477-7744

TLDR: most amazing restaurant to host your private outdoor patio dinner.Wedding celebration/private patio dinner:My husband and I did a small intimate belated-wedding/marriage celebration dinner with our immediate families and few close friends. We really wanted to host something outdoors to be covid-friendly.Peter and the team were spectacular. They were extremely accommodating in the planning process and provided amazing service and execution of the dinner during the night.We were able to use the patio entirely. The fountain, greenery, and the string lights were so beautiful. We were able to Bluetooth speaker some chill music.The wine was amazing. The food was delicious.I'm so happy with how the night went.I highly recommend anyone to host their private parties here!Thank you Carmelina♥️

Great italian food and music. The musician even walks to your table while playing the guitar and singing. Great atmosphere and service. Appetizers and seafoods were great

Updated Review: my partner and I returned here last night for dinner and I was very displeased after having such a good experience the first time... It was very slow Monday night atmosphere in the restaurant. They had the front area open despite the cold weather, and it was quite drafty inside. Our server was very nice but quite clumsy and dropped our bruschetta all over the table, we waited for her to come back with a new bruschetta... But it looks like they just re-plated the previous one, very not impressed. And she dropped some of the vegetables from my partner's main course as well (she did bring more over after and was constantly apologizing). The fungi risotto I ordered was very bland. We ordered dessert and she cleared the plates, but then we waited over half an hour for her to come with our bill. I had high expectations for this restaurant after visiting the first time but I don't think we will be returning.Previous Review: This place was absolutely wonderful, so many helpful staff members. Food was amazing and there was even a gentleman singing, Playing the piano and guitar in the dining room. Highly recommended, I will be returning

What a fantastic place! Was there for Mother's Day, and the service by Tina and Louis was friendly and super attentive. Every course of food in our meal was delicious. With I could've tasted everything on the menu. And the live music by the singer on piano and guitar was excellent to experience. 10/10 would recommend.

Great good & amazing services in a warm cozy and elaborate ambience. Everything was delicious, from bread (very good olive oil) to grilled mushroom appetizers to the main dishes. The pasta was a bit soft for my liking (you can request for it to be cooked more al dente) but the seafood was fresh and the sauce was amazing. Great tiramisu (could use more liquor and coffee). Price was right for the portion. Will definitely come back.

Amazing Italian food, service and environment.Live music played and personalized.One gentleman even played and sang a classic Chinese song.Our server was kind and fun, played with our child too.Clean beautiful interior design.Definitely a hidden gem in Markham.

Amazing food and excellent service. We took our kids here on March break to show them what fine dinning is all about.Definitely be back the next time we are in town.

Excellent food. We did take away so I can't imagine how tasty it is when eating in.

First time at this cozy restaurant. The service and food was very good. Portions were quite large. My favourite dish was the risotto funghi. Plan to visit again!

We got some garlic bread while waiting for our appetizers. It was so delicious and came with a garlic dipping sauce. It was hard to stop eating, even if we wanted to make sure we had space for what was coming.I started with the Caesar salad with romaine, herbed focaccia croutons, prosciutto crisp and parmigiana crisp. It was good but the dressing was most likely packaged. For the fine dining experience (and price), I was hoping that even if it will not be served table-side, it would at least be prepared fresh. The crispy prosciutto and parmigiana crisp were divine.Hubby got the Carpaccio di Manzo for appetizers. The thinly sliced beef was served with roasted red peppers, parmigiana cheese, lemon mustard dressing and extra virgin olive oil. It was also nice but they were a tad heavy handed with the lemon.For mains, I ordered the Spaghettini alla Francoise. The pasta came with sautéed lobster, sea scallop, tiger shrimps, bell peppers, carrots on a sauce of white wine and brandy as well as a touch of cream. The lobster was over-cooked and on the rubbery side which was unfortunate. However, the scallops were melt-in-your-mouth, perfectly done.Hubby got the Surf N Turf, which seemed to be a popular dish of theirs as I heard overheard all of the four patrons in the other table order. Of course, I had a taste of the grilled beef striploin and jumbo tiger shrimp. The steak was beautifully cooked medium rare and the red wine sauce, mixed herbs and garlic butter, brought out the flavours. The dish also came with potatoes and vegetables.