Taverna Mercatto

Just went for coffee. The menu doesn’t mention coffee but they have it. Friendly staff

This was supposed to be a great night with friends and instead a poor service ruines the evening. With cold food that should have been warm and with the overwhelming lack of flavor on the food, it only made us just head for the door instead of staying to enjoy the evening. This ended being one of the most negative memories I have experience in what is supposed to be a "classy" establishment. The waiter seemed to be upset that we asked about the wine selection, they were mostly dry wines. When asked about sweet wine, he scoffed saying "we have nothing like a moscatto." We asked is they had a full bar and what liquors they had. His reply was "This was not a Dive bar". The disrespect this waiter showed to us was something so outrageous it is easy to understand where a world class staff and establishment like Second City in the vicinity can find their inspiration to shine light on worst service in a restaurant. Taverna Mercado, a stellar example of how to mistreat customers and drive away business. Best in class low class!!!

I had a client recommend this restaurant as it was near the metro convention centre. What a fabulous experience! Our server Ian was so attentive- he even took a great photo of our table. The wine list was great- we had a tasty mid day rose and the best wagyu burgers! The fries were perfection!

Great spot. Calamari app was amazing. Gnocci was freshly made and delicious. Pizzas were decent, though nothing to write home about. Wagyu burger and fries were out of this world. Service was very fast. Highly recommended. We'll be back.

Great service great location, good food. Had a great time. Would highly recommend it if you were looking for a convenient place great atmosphere to spend time before an event.

We had dinner there last night before the Andrea Bocelli concert. This restaurant was highly recommended and we didn’t have a reservation. We didn’t have to wait long and seated at the bar. The service and food was excellent and more notably the bartender Jason was exceptional. He was attentive and as busy as he was he kept checking in. We would go back there in a heart beat and highly recommend for dinner. Thank you Jason for making it a memorable night!

The amount of positive reviews of this place is odd. Food was very mediocre and service was terrible. Restaurant itself is nice, very rustic setting and open space. That’s it. It’s pretty clear now that the only reason this place exists is its proximity to Scotiabank Arena. We stopped by after a show at the convention centre. It was just after 4pm, empty restaurant, about 90% of tables were available. We didn’t have a reservation and were told ALL tables would be booked within the hour and Hostess told us the bar seating was the only option. Looking back we should have just walked out but we were tired and just wanted to sit and eat an early dinner. Within the hour the restaurant, in fact, was NOT full, still multiple tables we could have sat at and finished our meal since our food came out of the kitchen with lightening speed. Well of course it did, the restaurant was EMPTY. When we spoke to the manager about the Hostess before we left ($300 later) things got even more uncomfortable. He basically never apologized and really did not handle the situation well at all because he never returned to our table after he spoke to her. Absolutely no resolution or even a ‘sorry about that’. Unbelievable. Yet believable given the lukewarm welcome we received upon entry. Never again.

The food is decent. Atmosphere is good.