Very fond of Italians

August 13th 2012

Mercatto Trattoria
Eaton Centre
220 Yonge Street


When I search out the addresses for you followers for each of these restaurants (like I know them off by heart)I rely on google. It just blows my mind to see some of the reviews for these places.  Most of these places are getting reviews  for 4 out of 5 stars.

Please!!! Are you kidding me? Most of us don't have money to waste on a place with "pretend" reviews!!! Really? are these reviews for real? Or are they done by an average person walking in off the street and expecting a meal. A good meal?

This day it's myself, Cindy and Brandon.  If I could tell you anything about brandon, I would tell you that Brandon's idea of a great restaurant is if they have garlic bread, even better if it comes with cheese.  Don't laugh!  We love Brandon to death and are trying to cure him of his fried food addiction.  Cindy is another story, she is way more adventureous to try stuff as long as it contains no cheese and is not seafood!! And she's portuguese??  See what I have to deal with?

We arrive at the eaton centre, brandon had to get something done  with his watch, and we(cindy) and I had checked out on line which place we should go to at the eaton centre.  We looked up Mercatto and Baton Rouge.  We decided on Mercatto, because Baton Rouge's web site looked a little stuffy for us! (Remember the future entries I have listed, you will be intrigued)

So we arrive at the restaurant, and I asked right away not to be seated near the kitchen.  Do they not seat us near the friggin kitchen?  Really?  Brandon hates when I do this.  But remember my rules.

feel comfortable in the restaurant

get a good seat

I ask to be moved.  And they moved us to the other side of the kitchen. 

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

I finally said to them, maybe you don't understand I need not to be BY the kitchen, we finally got a table by the window, and Brandon was "are you sure?"
Yes I will be fine here, I replied.

The wine list was very intimidating to me, it was all italian wine, and quite frankly I am am aussie wine girl myself.

The food was ok for me and cindy, different story for Brandon.  He was not impressed.  We weren't dancing in the aisles either.

The washrooms were very cool, with italian type newsprint on the walls.


Again this is yet another place I will not go out of my way for.  Yes the food was ok, but there are just so many other places to spend your time and hardearned money.

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