Reviews Carmelina Italian Restaurant

The Risotto Fungi contained Arborio rice simmered with mixed mushrooms, onions, garlic, porcini broth served with grana danano Parmigiano and parsley truffle oil. It smelled delicious and the portion was actually much bigger than what the picture shows. I really liked the mushrooms as they were soft and juicy. The risotto was really good too and the cheese just made it even better.

Wonderful dining experience and friendly atmosphere. I went for celebrating father’s Day at Carmelina Restaurant. My family & my Dad have enjoyed the great dining experience. I ordered corporate dinner great food, great service, great prices with Superb and friendly atmosphere.

There was live music in the restaurant. The performer played the piano and sang - which was really nice. We ordered calamari, bruschetta (comes in big portions) and two pastas. All really good. Service was great. Recommend :)

I can barely find the words to describe it.... I was absolutely astounded by how wonderful my experience at Carmelina was... We phoned half an hour earlier for a reservation but my mom forgot to leave our name. It didn't matter after all since they had plenty of tables open and our server remembered us from our call. The decor of the restaurant is absolutely breath taking with a Greco-roman influence complete with realistic looking friezes and columns. When we ordered our drinks I asked if they had anything similar to a virgin strawberry daiquiri. Our waitress said they didn't but that she could make me something else with fruit juices and sprite. The drink tasted as good as it looked and I was very pleased. My parents also fell in love with their house wine (Merlot). Our waitress also brought us fantastic flat bread that tasted like it had just come out of the oven and it was both cripsy and soft. I'm usually a pasta queen when it comes to food but that night I felt like something different and I tried the Torre di Pisa, a variety of grilled vegetables in melted bononcini stacked in a tower with a feta cheese stuffed mushroom at the bottom served with a side of penne in the most gorgeous tomato sauce I have ever tasted. I should also mentioned that we were a little confused by the menu at first since they only serve the express menu on weekdays, which is entirely different from the main menu, and it was Saturday night. My dad wanted pizza, which is only available on the express menu, but they made it for him anyway. When he thanked the waitress for allowing his special request she beamed and said "Special requests for special people." I should also mention that they have a gentleman come in on Saturdays to play the piano and later play the guitar and sing while floating from table to table. He was phenomenal and it felt so romantic. Lastly, though I really wanted to try the chocolate mousse cake I didn't think I would have the room so I had the tartufo. They bring it to you in a tall parfait glass topped with real whipped cream. It was also a treat since they had warned us that the kitchen closed at 9:30 pm but they brought us the dessert menu anyway even though it was just after 9:30. What else can I say? Great service, fabulous decor, and the most exquisite food. Carmelina is easily one of my favourite restaurants of all time.

Amazing Italian food, service and environment. Live music played and personalized. One gentleman even played and sang a classic Chinese song. Our server was kind and fun, played with our child too. Clean beautiful interior design. Definitely a hidden gem in Markham.

Great good & amazing services in a warm cozy and elaborate ambience. Everything was delicious, from bread (very good olive oil) to grilled mushroom appetizers to the main dishes. The pasta was a bit soft for my liking (you can request for it to be cooked more al dente) but the seafood was fresh and the sauce was amazing. Great tiramisu (could use more liquor and coffee). Price was right for the portion. Will definitely come back.

First time at this cozy restaurant. The service and food was very good. Portions were quite large. My favourite dish was the risotto funghi. Plan to visit again!

Beautiful and fun atmosphere! Perfect spot for Date night. They halal halal food. Just make sure the dish doesn't have wine.