Review Marca Trattoria In Markham - Markham

The service here is very good, the team was very accommodating. I was very excited to try their wood fire oven pizza and fresh pastas. The pizza was ok (depends what you're comparing it to), its above average for the typical fast food pizza but its not what I expect from a good Italian restaurant. The pizza was very oily and greasy so its best shared. The portions are very generous, which is great. The pasta dishes we ordered were well made and had that nice texture you expect from fresh pasta. I would recommend the pastas over the pizza dishes. We went on a week night (Tues) at 530pm and the place was busy and had a lot of reservations. Thankfully we were able to grab a seat because we were a party of 2 but if you're coming here, I'd highly recommend reservations, even for dining during the non-peak times.

I was extremely excited to try this restaurant based on people's reviews. Our experience was not good. The food did not arrive at once. For a party of 6, half the meal was served while the other half was delayed. By the time it came the rest of us was done eating. Ok, about the meal itself now. The pasta was sticking together like it was stale. The creamy sauce it was in was at the bottom of the plate and not mixed in properly. I thought this experience would have been authentic but I could have done better on my own at home with a bottle of Alfredo sauce from Walmart. The interior dinning area was like a fast food joint. Only positive was the waitress was nice though. But unfortunately I would not recommend this restaurant.

First time here and this place is amazing! The staff are friendly and informative (many of the words on the menu are unknown to us). They have a good selection of items on the touchless menu. It’s located in an old home built in 1890. The parking is on a gravel area in the back of the restaurant or there’s parking on the street. The complementary bread is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Pre-sliced with butter, oil and vinegar provided. Just perfect. We ordered: RAVIOLI DI MADALENA $27 “slow roasted 8 hour veal roast, butter, sage, parmigiana this dish is very near and dear to our hearts. it was taught to us a by a wonderful woman by the name of madalena in piemonte, italy. she housed many of the chefs going to the local chef school in her home town of asti; one of them was mario folco.” Absolutely delicious with a good amount of veal stuffed in each mini ravioli. Meat was tender and juicy. WILD MUSHROOM RAVIOLI $26 “house made ravioli, forest mushrooms, white truffle, parmigiana, crisped prosciutto, in a parmigiana cream sauce”. Never had mushroom ravioli before and this dish sets the bar. The ravioli is thin and flat so you don’t feel like all your eating is dough. Each ravioli has a good chunk of mushroom, the cream sauce paired with the crispy prosciutto complements the each other and elevates the dish as a whole. One of THE best ravioli dishes I’ve ever had. FETTUCCINE CARBONARA $28 “house made fettuccine, smoked speck prosciutto, farm fresh egg, spinach, parmigiana cream sauce” Feedback from my son “Yummy, yummy, yum. Hee hee, delicious. Tummy feel good.” Daily special Frie Roasted Pesto Salmon
With Amalfi lemon Spaghetti $36 “Awesome flavours. Can really taste the lemony pesto without it being over powering. Pasion Fruit Bomba $12 Did not know what a bomba is so decided to give it a try. Such an incredible dessert. An explosion of passion fruit goodness. Would highly recommended trying this dessert. Thank you for such a lovely family dinner. We will definitely be back.

interesting pizza flavours, though one of the pasta and fried salmon is a bit lemony. Good place, a hit on the pricier side, but that’s expected for this kind of dine in. Portions are a good size and has a nice atmosphere.

We enjoyed the food especially the carpaccio. The tables are a bit too close together and the lighting was too dim. Our server was polite and attentive.

Order 6 Pasta Pescatore, 4 in cream sauce & 2 in Tomato sauce. Food came out but only 3. Immediately I thought, they messed up on this simple oder. We told family that had food to start eating. The other 3 meals came out very late. So late that I told them to pack mine To Go. Pasta was clumpy, the mussels are like the smallest I had ever seen and had a sour taste. Walmart has nicer mussels $10/pack. The microscopic scallop had a dry texture, Imo Walmart is a better deal. Shrimps were decent sized, but just boiled and tossed in no flavor at all. This was my 1st Italian restaurant, I have been to all inclusive resorts and the Italian food there in a caribbean country surpasses this. The reviews on this restaurant were fairly high score, but clearly canadians don't know what flavorful food really is. I would give a zero star . I basically had to dump it, and its not exactly cheap. Picture shows how it looks, 2nd picture shiws how good it was.

This place is a little hidden gem. The staff is super friendly and inviting. The ambiance is a little dark. But I guess can be romantic too a bit dated thou. But the food. Is just fantastic. I have been twice already and will not be the last

I’ve loved this place for many years! Glad to see they continue to strive for high quality and unique dishes. Overall prices are much higher, but it’s understandable. Carbonara was outstanding! Limoncello Spritz was good!