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This charming family-owned faux- farmhouse offers exquisite dining in a folksy atmosphere. Italian standards, along with seafood and steaks, are better than they have to be, although the selling point is ambience. Whether you’re dining with demanding executives, your family, or even children, your guests will have a lovely, leisurely meal.
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Over the last couple of decades, beloved restaurateur Damian Mandola has learned a thing or two about pleasing people. The most recent addition to this treasured romantic restaurant is a bus – with dinner reservations you can make arrangements for passage to and from nearby Alley Theatre, Hobby Centre, Jones Hall, and the Wortham. For a perfect evening out or a successful business lunch, you can put your trust in Damian’s.
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Lovers who’ve slipped away for a sweet dinner at this intimate Italian restaurant don’t find anything corny about the twinkling lights adorning the tree growing up through the enclosed patio’s ceiling and get mushy over the pop music standards played softly by the smoothie at the grand piano. Old-fashioned favourites such as osso bucco and pollo Marsala complement a quaint experience. This has been going on for 35 years, and it’s – in a way uptight type-A personalities cannot comprehend – a good thing.
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There’s always a crowd – often bordering on loud – mobbing the side-by-side Mandola family restaurants and the private Grappino di Nino, a wine garden available for private parties, tucked away behind the main buildings. Brick-oven roasted chicken, soft enough to tear off the bone is such popular takeaway Domino's Pizza is feeling pressure. Half and quarter chicken is served at tables. Sicilian by way of New Orleans influence evident in the simple, satisfying stuffed artichoke while a variety of pasta dishes display classic Italian flair.
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