Stopped in for lunch and ordered the pasta Tagliatelle. The pasta was delicious and fresh. This is a restaurant in Calgary that never disappoints.
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It is so hard to write about food as everyone has its personal taste buds, however, I am tempted to share our discovery of delicious Italian food from “Pizza Mercatos”, at 4th Street Calgary.
This Father’s day, our son ordered Italian food from “Mercatos Pizza” for a party of about 15. The food has about 6 or 7 choices of Pizza, Pasta, Contorni and dips.
Pizza: Soonest, we all sat down with our meals, instantly everyone commented on the quality of the pizza crest. Perhaps, an above average pizza is because of its bread flavor. Definitely a unique taste of crest because of fresh ingredient but my take is that bread tasted so good because we did not taste the usual table salt. The base sauce and toppings were all exclusive for each pizza. My favorite from the menu were Isola, Pomodoro, Sal sicca and the Carne. The best part is after eating so many different types of Pizza, I did not feel stuffed…. The bread is very light.
CONTORNI: What a great “Prawns & Fogioli” recipe of Prawns with beans and capicola ham. Another very special “Arancini” saffron ball. One can have this ball even as an appetizer. Must to have.
PASSATA: I was so full and could not handle too much of Pasta, but I heard from everyone else nothing but praises of Linguine, and Rigatoni.
Dips: special dipping sauces and my facilitate were Chili Honey, and Spicy Tomato Dip
If vesting Calgary or any occasion, for a wonderful Italian food I recommend Mercatos at 4th or order from their web “Pizzamercatos.ca”
Have not been in a few years. Had a late night light dinner with a friend last night. Chicken Liver Pate, carpaccio, and Gnocchi. All were amazing as was the suggested wine. I won’t make it that long before I return
Another favorite restaurant ❤️ Best seats are at the bar around the kitchen. The chef (Yeng Sreng) tastes every dish to make sure it’s made to perfection. He’s so fast and efficient, we counted how many plates he was making and it was 3 every two minutes! I don’t know how we had time to meet him and have a little chat! The food and ambiance are PERFECT! I hope to go back soon!
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If you are looking for a nice restaurant to impress a date or just to treat yourself, this is a perfect place. All I can say is ahhhhmazing!! This is by far my favorite place for great Italian cuisine (and an excuse to dress up)! I have been a handful of times over the past few years and the food is consistently excellent! Here is my review of my last visit.
Food:
As the menu is a la carte you get to pick just what you want, so whether you are paleo, keto or you eat everything, you will be able to find something to suit your taste.
Every time I go I get the steak. It is large rib steak that comes sliced on a large butcher block drizzled with olive oil and served with grilled lemon, arugula and rock salt. Don't let it's simplicity fool you, this is a carnivore's dream! So flavorful with the salt & citrus and bite from the peppery arugula and incredibly tender.For accompaniments, I chose the cauliflower and tagliatelle for sides and they did NOT disappoint! The cauliflower was pan roasted with loads of chunky prosciutto macinata (ground) and super tasty fried jalapenos. It was made even more amazing with a drizzle of their chili oil! The pasta and pomodoro sauce and was surprisingly light and refreshing and not at all heavy. But that sauce.... oh the tomato sauce.... I could have drank it! Sooo tangy and good!My only regret was ordering the small version of both of the sides as the next day I pan fried the left over cauliflower and slices of steak to reheat, topped with two fried eggs, a drizzle of truffle oil and the remaining arugula and made quite possibly the best breakfast skillet! Service:
I have never made a reservation, therefore I've only sat at the center bar or the bar around the live kitchen which, has always been fun. The service was very pleasant, prompt and their wine selection on point. For this meal we started with prosecco then switched to a beautiful Sangiovese.Ambiance:The room is beautiful and an open concept but surprisingly it isn't too loud. There is a live kitchen as mentioned that you can enjoy dinner watching or there are plenty of tables around the room, with extra seating at night time in the market area which is quite charming. You can also purchase fresh pasta/sauce or frozen items to take home! The lighting on my most recent visit was a lot brighter than I remember from past visits and if they were dimmer could have added a touch more to the ambiance but all in all that was minor.Dinner for 2 that included the steak, 2 sides, 2 glasses of processo and 3 glasses of wine came to less than $150 (plus tip)m I was expecting it to be more so was pleasantly surprised when the check came and I will happily pay it again! If you want a table, make sure to make a reservation. But either way, just do yourself a favor and GO!:)
Great family-style Italian restaurant for a celebratory night out (or a regular evening if you're not short on $$$). We shared three dishes between the three of us: Tagliatelle, Risotto, and the Pollo. The portions were a good size and everything was delicious. Our server was knowledgeable and was able to answer any questions and provide wine recommendations. The interior was warm and we got a great view of the kitchen to boot.
The wine and lamb were amazing 10/10. I misread the menu and ordered extremely over-salted green beans for $17, but that was mostly my bad. The pasta I got was also over-salted, to the point of being inedible. We sat at the bar and noticed the chef's basically dumping salt left right & center. We didn't order the steak but it looked amazing and huge. Overall, this place is quite expensive but some of the food was incredible. Maybe ask for less salt?
This place is phenomenal. We'd been meaning to go for so long and finally did it and we regret not having gone sooner. Our server was a very friendly guy and was super helpful with the menu (if you have questions just ask them). The food we got was outrageously good. We also ate a ton and left feeling so full. While the prices are a little on the higher side you won't leave feeling hungry and the food is definitely worth it. We can't wait to go back!
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It is a Italian restaurant in mission with live kitchen and little Italian market.
Pro: food
Con: service
I loved food in Mercato. I tried their seafood tomato soup and pasta. Both were delicious!
I think potion there mostly supposed to be sharing size(some menu like pasta have two sizes). I shared two dish with my husband and I was pretty full after.
This time, I didn't get to try but their grilled beef menu looked really good, I'd like to try that and also bone mallow plate next time.
They have table seats and counter seats. We say on counter which you can see live kitchen. It was amazing and I liked how clean they keep the kitchen and food! Table seats are good for family, too. I saw some babies there when I visited.
As for menu, they only have one menu which is common menu through day and night. They do not have lunch menu or weekend brunch menu. Which is a little sad because I want to visit there more often but sometimes their menu is too big and heavy for lunch time.
Disappointing thing was, the server lady was such rude to us. My husband was on the phone while we were looking at menu. Since it is sharing size meal, I was waiting for him to finish the call. But the server came to take order twice while he was on the phone. At the third time she came, she was irritated and asked us is there anything we could not understand about menu. Even after we ordered, she did not say a word when she serve or did not even look at us or of course she did not smile at all. It was very disappointing because I like food there very much.
Overall, mercato is still one of my favorite place for Italian food in Yyc, service could be improved a little more.
I went on a double date and the bill came put out to around 200 which wasn't too bad for 4 people.
I thought the risotto (with shrimp) was really good. The gnocchi was ok in my opinion. I didn't like the caprese as much because it was just a salad but if you like salads, this might be your dish. I like the atmosphere and their coffee machine was really cool. Also it's an open kitchen and really interesting to watch.
The food was good, service was good but the most impressive thing and the reason why I'm giving this place such a high rating is because of their tiramisu. I love tiramisu cake and this place has got to have the best one I've tasted thus far.
10/10 food, atmosphere and service was great.
We had:
Burrata
Mushroom Risotto
Chicken with caramelized fennel and olives
Asparagus wrapped in prosciutto
Potatoes with n'duja aioli (my favorite)
Amazing night out at this wonderful restaurant in Mission. We sat at a table instead of the bar and the atmosphere was charming. Recommend making reservations a week before at least.
We ordered 3 different half size pasta dishes between the two of us to share and it was just the right amount of food. We liked the Pappardelle pasta dish the most!
Service was excellent as well. Very high class and high end service. The staff seems to work well together as a team, always making sure we had what we needed at all times.
We got the Italian Cookies for dessert, but they were cold and hard... so maybe not the style cookies I like most. Would suggest trying one of the other desserts instead.
All the food was high quality and authentic, made to order. None of the sauces were pre-prepared, which made the food even fresher. They only carry Italian brands, so I had amaretto with my coffee. This was really tasty!
This place is a definite go to for any one who is a fan of Italian!
Had an amazing Dinner last night for my sister birthday. We got the Bistecca, Caprese, The feature Nduja pasta with zucchini, tiramisu and lemon drops 😍
The Steak was beautiful and melted in your mouth and the caprese was super fresh and light tasting with a pistachio pesto that rocked, the pasta was really nice and had a bit of a kick.
Everything tasted so good and perfect portions. The waiter was also very lovely, he was able to guide the whole meal for us super well and answers our questions before we even needed to ask them.
Can’t believe I waited so long to have a meal here ❤️
Amazing! I came here with coworkers and it was one of the best dinners. It's very Southern Italy influenced, very favourable and spice. Love it. A must visit when in Calgary.
It was definitely a pleasant experience dining in. Service is wonderful. And omg the steak was super delicious!!! The rib was a bit overcooked for our liking but the problem was solved immediately after we talked to our server. We also had their tiramisu, love it! Will come back for sure.
Came to the Mercato Market which is part of the restaurant for an iced coffee on a hot summer day. The staff was very friendly and made us really good iced Americanos. The quality of coffee was very impressive and superior to all the coffee shops in the vicinity. Recommend also getting one of their donuts which has the perfect balance of sweetness and chew. It's a delight. Highly recommended
First time being here for Mother's day! It was such a nice experience. Service was great and food was very tasty!! 5 stars!!!
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