Hidden gem in Brampton It had been a few years since I had eaten at Antica Osteria. I am so glad I returned. Dinner was awesome!! Really enjoyed my Caesar salad and veal parm. My wife loved her lamb risotto. We both had dessert. You will really enjoy your...More

Aims to be more than a neighbourhood restaurant Food is great, service- well pick your waiter carefully. Family ownership shows. Owner does Fantastic works to raise funds for charity.

Great meal We've been a number of times and have never been disappointed. Great service and the atmosphere is pleasant. My wife loves the gnocchi and pears.

Beyond expectations!!! Arrived without a reservation but hostess and waiter went out of their way to make sure we got a table and a nice one at that too!!!The food was delicious, the wine amazing and the desert (I had the waiter chose it for me) was the best I had in a long time.The waiter was very professional and friendly.We had a great time overall and are planning our next visit there for this weekend again.Buon apetito!!!!'Long time Brampton residents'

Italian cuisine at it's Best! The cuisine is as close to true Italian without going there!It isn't fast food, made from fresh ingredients, it is worth the wait.Wine selection and pairings are wonderful.It is on the pricey side, so ideal for special occasions!The seafood bowl, filled with mussels, scallops, scampi, is VERRY generous, enough to share as a starter, or for one if your craving for it.We have returned many times, and was never disappointed!I would recommend Ricardo as a server, he very helpful and willing to share his knowledge and history of the food and parings.Ask, when the next special wine paring evening are.. Truly a great experience!

First Time Birthday Experience Was Spot On I decided to take my wife here for her birthday after a recommendations from my co-worker. I live right by the restaurant, and always pass by it, but never even thought of dining here. All this time I thought it was a bakery! Haha!I had a bit of trouble parking as there was hardly any spaces available, especially close to the front of the restaurant. I had to park on the other side of the plaza. I could say the same thing for inside: hardly any spots available to sit. That being said, I am glad I made a reservation as there was a lineup at the door, and people sitting at the bar waiting for a table.I started with the wine my server had recommended. The wine was a red house wine, but he said it was one of the more 'upscale' house wines the restaurant offered, and it was priced around $35. I was actually surprised how good it was considering it was a house wine.We started with grilled calamari, as my wife and I are vegetarians and it was perfect. Loved every bite of it. One of the girls brought us bread with this spread. I'm don't recall what the spread was, it was a bit spicy, but also very good.For our mains, my server suggested to try the specials, as they had quite a bit, in fact, too many. I went with the crab ravioli and my wife went with the seabass. We miss understood our server when he said it was the whole fish. We expected a few bones... not the FULL fish. It was literally bones, head, tail and all. Once I brought this to my servers attention that we didn't anticipate the whole fish on the plate, he offered to clean it for us table. It felt like a cooking class how he instructed us on how to properly clean a fish. It turned into an amazing experience.For my wife's birthday, they brought out a piece of tiramisu, and played a ridiculous birthday song that prompted half of the restaurant to start clapping along. My wife was SO embarrassed and wanted to kill me for mentioning it was her birthday... I loved it! LOL!Overall, it was a great experience. The food was good, although it took a little long for it to come out. But I guess this place isn't a quick bite type place.I would definitly go again.

By far the best restaurant in Brampton !! My fiance and I visited Antica Osteria for the first time this past Thursday.... amazing service, excellent food and a great wine selection. The restaurant was packed when we arrived but we were greeted and sat down right away. Our waiter was at our table within a minute or two,he was extremely nice and tentative the entire night. We ordered their homemade gnocchi with lamb shank and Ragu and Chicken Marsala. The food came out fast and they were BOTH absolutely perfection. We ended our night with the Creme Brulee that was splashed with Grand Marnier and lit at our table by our waiter. Overall, it was an excellent experience and we will definitely be returning soon.

Fantastic. My husband and I go here at least once a month, our last visit was for Tuscan theme night and it was fantastic. The food is good, the service is fantastic and atmosphere is wonderful, just like being back in Italy

Great food, wine and service! We had a wonderful dinner at this restaurant tonight. The food (Chicken Marsala and Grilled Salmon) was excellent. Our server, Ricardo, was friendly and attentive and he suggested a wonderful wine to accompany our meal. We would highly recommend this restaurant for any occasion!

Hidden Gem! Our service was great, and staff were friendly, engaging, and felt like home. The food tasted so good from the appetizers, the bruschetta to the pasta. They had the best wine and the waiter knew exactly what would pair nice with our meals. The desserts ended the meal perfectly, we had the tiramisu, which was a very large portion. Would definitely return again to try all the other yummy foods that were bring ordered around us!

You think our in Italy Southern Italian Fare, you can't believe your in Brampton, Ontario Canada.We live in Cincinnati now and every time we are back in Brampton we have it get our Italian fix at this restaurant. It's located in the back corner and behind in the strip mall but while worth the hunt. Service is top notch and the food to die for. Also great Wine selection and their house wines are the way to go. Wine's they bring in for the restuarant only, you can't find them in the Wine store.

Excellent Italian Fare We went here for a work dinner, and the restaurant was a little difficult to locate, but well worth looking for! The restaurant has an excellent ambience and the waiters were top-notch. The service was prompt and we never lacked water or drink refills. We had appetizers of grilled and pan fried calamari as well as the bruschetta. I don't eat seafood, but everyone raved about how excellent it was. The bruschetta was absolutely delicious. Just the right amount of garlic and oil with sliced grape tomatoes. I could have made a meal of just that! I had the Marcella and mushroom chicken and it was excellently prepared and cooked to perfection. The roasted potatoes served with it were wonderful. Very flavourfull and not greasy at all. I found the fresh (an they were fresh!) vegetables to be a little undercooked for my liking. Nonetheless, they were delicious. Other dishes at our table included the baked salmon, rigatoni on the cheese wheel (the bring the cooked pasta and sauce then put it into this huge wheel of parmesan, let the heat of the past melt the cheese, then stir it around until your rigatoni gets really cheesy then serve it up), and the risotto with mushroom lobster sauce. Everyone said their meals were delicious and excellent. I wasn't planning on desert, but while visiting the Ladies Room, my boss ordered everyone a lemon gelato served with fresh fruit and raspberry sauce and it was the absolute perfect finish to a fantastic meal. I know we will be planning many more work functions here. I enjoyed it so much that I am going to bring my husband which is really saying something given that we live in Bowmanville and it's 1 1/2 hours driving to get there!

First time at this restaurant this week for friends anniversary. Always hopefully that every new place we try in Brampton will be somewhere worth...

I always get great service here and excellent seafood & pasta. It is a known quantity and I always enjoy it. Although some menu change up would be nice.

Authentic italian restaurant Authentic italian restaurant, professional italian waiters, the food is amazing. They have a big board with a bunch of special,I pick the European seabass, my girlfriend choose the rigatoni in the cheese wheel....mmmmm!!!

HIDDEN GEM!!! Ate here a while back with my fiancee and had an amazing night! We drank a really great wine that our server suggested... he paired it perfectly with our meal (grilled octopus, roasted red pepper bruschetta, fettuccini in a lobster champagne sauce, and the famous rigatoni in the cheese wheel). Everything was spot on! It felt like we were at a special event designed just for the two of us. The staff here is so friendly and knowledgeable and they really turn your dinner into an experience. I thought it was especially charming to hear them all speaking Italian with each other behind the bar and in the kitchen - another testament to their authenticity. This spot is not to be missed, it's easily the best Italian restaurant in Brampton and probably the best you can get outside of Toronto!

Italian food at it's finist in Brampton Ontario Another excellent visit at Antica Osteria this past weekend. Went with the daily special suggested to us by our waiter and it was the best Halibut fish we had ever had.Service was fast and friendly, knowledgeable and very attentive to our needs. Definitly will be back

HIDDEN GEM!!!Ate here a while back with my fiancee and had an amazing night! We drank a really great wine that our server suggested... he paired it perfectly with our meal (grilled octopus, roasted red pepper bruschetta, fettuccini in a lobster champagne sauce, and the famous rigatoni in the cheese wheel). Everything was spot on! It felt like we were at a special event designed just for the two of us. The staff here is so friendly and knowledgeable and they really turn your dinner into an experience. I thought it was especially charming to hear them all speaking Italian with each other behind the bar and in the kitchen - another testament to their authenticity. This spot is not to be missed, it's easily the best Italian restaurant in Brampton and probably the best you can get outside of Toronto!

Now one of my favs I have been there 4 times and yet to have a bad experience. No I am not a relative or friend. The owners are really hands on and you can really tell this isnt a job but a passion for them. The chef and staff do not cheap out on quality and presentation. Small and quaint with a strong underground following which I am proud to have joined the ranks. The service was as personal as you having a butler by your side. The over head menu board isn't for show, it really does get updated for what the market provides, be it seasonal and or fresh. However the pasta cheese wheel is king. A massive wheel of Parma carved out and your pasta is tossed in and churned. right by your table.

Really good authentic Italian food The place is in a plaza you would never expect it to be so good. The restaurant is bigger than it appears and they have a huge board with daily specials. Their pasta is amazing, veal is excellent, gnocchi is like little pillows of fluffy goodness and I promise you will finish it all. Their in house special red wine from Italy is really good. If you get so lucky to get some Tiramisu ( might finish towards the end of the day) it is really yummy. Great place love it and if you are in the area try it out!!!

Fantastic Italian!We decided to try this restaurant since it's very close to where we live. Although it is quite pricey the food is excellent. Try the homemade pasta tossed in the wheel of parmasan. Delicious!

“Pasta in a wheel of cheese…Wow!!”What a marvelous experience! A welcoming staff, attentive service and the kind of menu that offers dishes you just want to try with combinations that you may have never seen. Southern Italian is a whole new expression of Italian cuisine, with just enough similarity to old familiars from the northern regions to make to feel comfortable with being a bit adventurous. The hit for me was homemade rigatoni with a tomato sauce poured hot into a huge wheel of Grand Padano cheese. The server then stirs the pasta while scraping cheese from the inside of the cheese wheel. When it is served, the pasta is filled with this fabulous aroma of the cheese and it is a grand delight for the senses. I paired that with a Valpolicello red and Italy scoring another goal against England during the meal was the perfect exclamation point for the evening.

“Good Italian Food”Went for lunch - the waiters were friendly and delivered quick efficient service. The food was good as well - the Caesar salad and scallops were a great appetizer and the pasta dishes all looked great. All in all great experience for a business lunch.

“Best Italian food table cloth service”Food has been consistently good. professional waiters (not are you all set type)Not a chain. Best I have found in a restaurant poor Brampton.Can be a little hard to find.

“Fresh ans tasty food!!!”We just went to this restaurant for dinner last night. It was very busy as it was a Friday night. Our waiter was lovely and explained all the specials to us and was willing to answer any questions. He was polite and attentive. We ordered Caesar salads and bruschetta to start. They were both very good the salad was one of the best I have had. My husband ordered the veal parmigiana he was very happy with his meal. My daughter had spaghetti with tomato basil sauce. She also enjoyed her dinner. I had on of the pasta specials which was rigatoni that was served just after being stirred in a cheese well. I'm sure that's not the best description of it but I have to say it was amazing! We then had some specialty coffees and Creme brûlée for desert. It was delicious. I would go back there in a heart beat. The staff were friendly and the food was excellent. Some reviews stated that the wait time for food was long but it really wasn't that long at all and it was busy. It was a reasonable amount of time that we waited and was well worth it! The portions are also very generous and we have left overs to enjoy today.

My boyfriend and I found out about this place when we first moved to Brampton a few years back. We fell in love with the food and the place.The food is great. Nice place to go on a date.Very decorative place, clean and everyone was very nice there. I recommend it to all those Italian food lovers out there.

“Excellent Food”I had been to this place a few times and EACH time they had been consistently Good. Last weekend I was here with a bunch of friends - and they were ALL impressed with the food.There is a very good choice of food - and the price is very reasonable as well.The food is really delicious and the waiters are always attentive as well.Overall a great choice for any occasion.

“Best Italian Restaurant in Brampton”You Gotta Eat Here....I have the best time and food all the time. ...friends and family come to this place at least once every month. ...

“Excellent food”Went for the first time last evening with my daughter as she will be living in the area when their house is finished next spring.and we were amazed at the exceptional food and service. It was very busy for a Wednesday night so we were pleased and thought this was a good sign that it must be a good place to eat and we were definitely not disappointed.

“Best Italian food in Brampton-Love this place”We have been dining at Antica Osteria for the pass 4 years. We love this place. The food and the service are phenominal. Me being a picky cook my self-I have to say they use the best ingredients and attention to detail when it comes to presentation. we've never had a bad meal here (and we go there quite often).They have daily specials as well as a great menu of dishes & a fantastic wine selection. Domenic is always pleasant as well as his staff. The atmosphere in the restaurant is decorated with fine dining in mind, but cosey and comfy at the same time. We like to personaly recommend this great restaurant to anyone looking to have a great meal and walk out with a satisfied smile. Keep up the good work and see you tonight for my birthday with my friends. Visaka & Ralf

“Excellent food and service for the whole family!”My wife had this restaurant recommended to her recently by a friend at work. Ever since we moved from Woodbridge to the Brampton area we've been hoping to find a nice Italian restaurant, so we decided to give it a try. So far we've been there twice and intend to keep going back. The food was excellent, the service was great and friendly, and we found the atmosphere to be warm and inviting. On our most recent visit I asked to speak to the owner, Domenic, so that I could personally thank him and his staff for making our dining experience so wonderful and memorable. My wife and I will certainly be looking forward to going back again in the future, and we would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a great meal in a cozy setting. Bravo Antica Osteria...keep up the good work! Rick & Kristine

“Would highly recommend to my friends and family”The food was crafted in a manner in which you only find in Europe - high quality ingredients, simple preparations made with experienced hands. Front of the house team was equally experienced - understanding how a subtle balance of good food, wine & service adds to a successful family dining experience. My wife and I, along with my sons and their girlfriends ( all over 21) chose a variety of apps, entrees, desserts, speciality coffees - all were excellent! Helpful suggestions, recomendations and unexpected surprise "extras" really rounded out the evening. The suggested selection of the private import ripasso "Z" is a great example of the team knowing their guest.We felt when leaving we'd been to a home of a friend -well done hospitality, we'll be back.