Pizza Banfi

It’s been almost 2 years that my bf and I choose this place over all other Italian restaurants. The food is beyond expectations, the service is fantastic! It is a small, cozy and intimate place that is run by a family and the staff makes you feel like you are a part of it. I’ve never seen a place that’ll be so packed, but the service makes you feel like you’re the only one there. They truly take care of you. I work in customer service myself and have never seen the staff that will remember your names, what wine you had 2 years ago and what date is your anniversary just after one visit. It’s always welcoming and the owner will shake your hand and thank you personally for choosing Pizza Banfi. Hands down - the best Italian food you’ll ever have in your life.
I’m serious. You’ll thank me later ????

Great Authentic Italian cuisine. It's right across from the Scotia bank located on the North West corner of Spadina and Lonsdale. The food is absolutely delicious! If you order a bottle of wine the waiters will refill your glass for you when it becomes empty. Yes, they pour your wine for you and if you'd like salt or pepper on your main or any dish, one of the kind gentlemen will come over with a giant wooden grinder and graciously kick your food up a notch. They make you feel either a little awkward or like a somebody. The pizza is really good!. It's my favorite. Last time I went I ordered the special which was a whole fish with bokchoy. The fish tasted good but they didn't scale it and they didn't clean the gills out either. So I did not enjoy it much. So just a caution, if you don't mind sorting through scales in your mouth and the actual fish you wanna eat, then go for the whole fish option when it's available. Otherwise you'll be quite happy with the many kinds of pastas and pizzas they have. Also it's a bit pricy. No restaurant that insists you shouldn't lift a hand to fill your own glass with the bottle that is inches away from you and feet from their waiters is going to be cheap. That fish meal that I didn't enjoy was $37, the glass of rosé was $12x2, the soup of the day was $18x2, and the pizza (Forest Hill) was $20.95, and the Capellini my wife ordered was $21.95. Before taxes the total was $121.90. After taxes was $137.75. So as you can see, it is a bit pricy but it is super delicious which is why I don't mind and come prepared to spend whenever I go there. Now I'm still giving Banfi 5 stars because I've been going there since 2012 and I've only had a not so pleasant experience once with the fish I spoke of above on April 27th of 2019. One disappointment in 7 years seems like a pretty good track record to me and warrants no justifiable reason to drop their score. And other than that one incident, I've been very pleased with the quality of their food and service throughout the years. This is a great place for Anniversaries, romantic dinners proposal's, birthdays and even for family. There isn't lots of seats, it's not a huge place but it's cozy and nice. And if you don't wanna stand or wait to be seated, get there right when it opens. Which reminds me, they have a European model for their hours of operation. 11:30am - 2:30pm then 5pm - 11pm. So they close down for 2.5 hrs after lunch. So get there on time to get seated. Within 30min of opening that place is full. Hope this helped.

The restaurant is small and crammed. The food is just ok, certainly not the best Italian food u can get. The prices are on the higher side and if you’re not a regular, don’t expect great service.

Cozy setting with excellent food and wait staff... friendly and knowledge. Nothing is too much trouble!

Grabbed take out. Lovely pizzas & salad. Simple & delicious. Very warm welcome when we turned up! Will def go back & dine in!