Il Posto - Simple, Traditional, Elegant

Whenever someone says Yorkville, the words expensive, shopping and celebrity pop into my head. Yorkville is known to be filled with the best designer stores, the most expensive rent per square feet in Toronto, and of course restaurants that know how to bring the most simple comfort foods to the next level. Il Posto most definitely falls in to that. Tucked away in a corner of Yorkville, Il Posto is an elegant Italian restaurant that is difficult to find but an ideal place for a romantic dinner for two as it is away from the rush of the city.

Il Posto's Entrance

Il Posto's Interior

Calamari Alla Grigli

Walking in, you could immediately see a meticulously furnished dining room with dark wood furniture and a semi-formal place setting. It felt a little intimidating when I first walked in but then again we were in Yorkville so it's totally the norm. We went on a weekday so there were a couple people at the bar and 2 couples in the dining area. Because we had a couple munchies at a previous engagement ,we shared an appetizer. The Calamari Alla Grigli is a grilled calamari dish served with a spicy twist. The calamari was perfectly grilled and the roasted peppers were a nice combination with fricasse and black olive. However, the spicy olive oil dressing was slightly unforgiving for me as it wasn't so much of a dressing but olive oil with Sriracha on the side. As much as I can appreciate a modern twist to great classics, this could be labelled as an attempt that fell short. 

Spaghettini Al Frutti Di Mare

For my main, I was craving a big bowl of pasta, so I ordered Spaghettini Al Frutti Di Mare, fresh seafood tossed with spaghettini in a light tomato wine sauce. The combination was delicious, the tomato sauce tasted exactly like how a homemade tomato sauce should taste. It was almost as good as my Uncle Tony's (yes I had an Italian uncle, he passed away 4 years ago RIP Uncle) homemade, packed and sealed tomato sauce. The pasta was cooked perfectly as well, al dente (firm but not hard). I've had restaurants take al dente too far which makes it very difficult to eat but I can tell you I cleared my plate. Il Posto gave a fairly large amount and a variety of seafood. There were mussels, calamari, shrimp, clams, scallops and fish. All of which were well-cooked and fresh. What I really enjoyed was the fact that you could still taste the seafood blend nicely with the tomato sauce. 

Gnocchi Alla Sorrentina

Callie had the Gnocchi alla Sorrentina, a delicious  plate of well made homemade potato dumplings with fresh tomatoes sauce, garlic and mozzarella cheese. I took a bite and I immediately tasted the excellent tomato sauce but with a bigger punch of garlic. The gnocchi was soft and complimented the sauce, garlic and mozzarella well.

Overall my experience at Il Posto would be a 7.8/10. The service and food was good but it wouldn't be a restaurant I would jump to revisit again if I was back in Yorkville.