Went to Porzia last weekend, and it was quite good!
Our server was also excellent, very helpful and also fun. We had 7pm reservations and it was quiet at the beginning but it got louder and busier as the night went on. Shamefully there were some groups of girls who just had drinks while waiting for tables at Grand Electric, but lots of dinner-diners by 9pm.
Cocktails were good but pricey, wine list had some interesting Italian stuff but no Ontario by-the-glass.
We started with the insalata which had the neatest "pork rind fluff" on it, but lots of vegetables. The hamachi crudo was insanely good. Like butter. And the eggplant fritti were also really yummy. My husband ordered tagiatelle with pancetta and goat cheese (i think) as his main, and it was good, not too salty but flavourful. I had a halibut served with artichoke, olives and recently foraged mushrooms and it was really great as well. Overall, the dishes were really balanced, none had too much of anything, just enough fresh herb and veg flavours to balance the fattier textures like cheese or pancetta or fish.
I'd definitely return, especially if the menu evolves with seasons.
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