Folco's Ristorante

My first time ever at Folco's and we were excited for a date night out. We started with the grilled calamari which was quite tasty. We wanted to experience their fall specials that were sent out prior via email, so for our second course we tried the squash apple soup and it was amazing. For dinner my girlfriend had the rack of lamb with mushroom ravioli which she raved about. I had the veal tenderloin with the roasted tomatoes and pesto pasta, this dish was where I felt the overall experience and dinner fell short. The Good: first off the veal tenderloin was exquisite with a salty crust and it was beyond tender, tasty and overall amazing. The Bad: the pasta was the issue. In an Italian restaurant you expect great pasta. Well this dish was anything but great. The sauce was watery, lacked flavour and even extra parmesan and pepper did not help. I pushed it aside and focused on the amazing veal tenderloin. When our waitress finally checked in on our meals I conveyed my love of the veal and displeasure with the pasta. Her immediate response was, would you like some salt, or more cheese for flavour. I said no that is not going to fix the issue. It made me wonder if the chef tasted the sauce before serving. She did say she would mention it to the chef. The waitress came back and said she discussed the issue with the chef and it was suggested that it wasn't an issue with the sauce it was the pasta. Well i am celiac so i asked for their GLUTEN FREE pasta, trust me i have eaten enough Gluten free pasta, it was not the pasta at all. I just felt like the issue could have been dealt with better. When the specials aren't given a price and you pay $49 for a veal tenderloin and sub par pasta, perhaps suggest another side while I am still enjoying the veal. In the end my GF enjoyed her dinner and I left a wee bit hungry. Overall the company was amazing, the wine was great!

Best pasta restaurant (pastaurant?) in all of Markham, in my opinion. The heritage home it's in gives the placea classy atmosphere, making it a nice place for a date, but not crazy expensive. I just love the wild mushroom ravioli ($25, if I recall), but I've tried the risotto and other pasta there, and it's always delicious. Gluten-free is available for an extra $2, but since they normally use non-GMO wheat from Italy, you might not need to opt for it if you are merely sensitive to wheat, as I am. There's also a choice of secondi selections, such as veal, chicken, and lamb if you like, but I've been too happy with the pasta to try them in recent years.