Cucina da Vito

We had a lovely dinner with excellent service. I was very clearly explained what was gluten free, made my dinner more pleasant. Unfortunately they charged extra for my gluten free meal :(

Just amazing! First time here as we happened to be in the East end and had heard good things about this place. I think this may be my new favourite Italian Restaurant in Ottawa!! From the moment we walked in, we were greeted by very friendly staff (it was this past Tuesday night--August 13th) and the hostess was super friendly. Our server was really great too, and was patient with us as this was our first time here. My friend had a whisky cocktail drink and I had a glass of wine. Their cocktail list looked pretty fun and I appreciate the variety of wine offerings. We didn't get an app as we are both fairly light eaters, but in hindsight we wished we did as the portions for the meals weren't enormous. I had the chicken marsala and it was probably the best I've ever had!! Everything about it was exceptional. It was better than a lot of the Italian places that I'd be to on Preston. The chef here is top notch, we were wowed by our meals. My friend had the lasagna and said it was one of the best he's had as well. I had a bite of the sauce (I can't have gluten), and the meat sauce was exceptional. I may get the spaghetti and meat sauce next time I'm in (they can do GF pasta on any of their reg pasta dishes--not lasagna or gnocci/ravioli etc). MY friend got to enjoy the bread and apparently they make it themselves as well. Atmosphere is really nice, beautifully decorated and we didn't feel crowded at all even though it was a bit busy. Apparently it was their first day back as the owners closed it for 2 weeks so the staff could get a break which is really nice! They also have a side room for special dinners/parties and there was a 90th bday party going on the night we were there. Such a lovely spot and will be my go-to place anytime I find myself in the East end!