Mercatto
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416-306-0467
w: http://www.mercatto.ca/
Trattoria Mercatto has brought new life to the culinary dead zone of the Eaton Centre. Tourists seeking heavy spaghetti and meatballs will be thwarted by a more refined brand of artisanal Italian food. Like its forerunners on Bay and College, Mercatto exudes a casual and relaxed mood with a dark, industrial-chic space of exposed I-beams, filament lights and concrete floors. For a menu consisting largely of pizzas and pastas, the kitchen shows some ambition, but execution needs fine-tuning. A block of rosemary-infused pork belly has a beautifully crispy skin, but the meat is dry. Clumps of whole fresh rosemary leaves are overkill on a pizza of smoked scamorza, spicy sausage and onion, though the crust delivers excellent chewy texture and good toasted flavour to complement the cheese. Toothsome tagliatelle is tossed in a tasty but overly oily almond-basil pesto. Desserts shine, especially a concoction of house-made caramel ice cream, caramel sauce, salted peanuts and whipped marshmallow served in a mason jar. An all-Italian wine card provides several interesting, non-LCBO bottles under $50. Excellent service. Mains $13–$26.
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Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Vegetarian: Yes
Outdoor Dining: Yes
Price Range: Dinner for $60 - $90
Editor's Star Rating: 1
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