RESTAURANT REVIEWS
These reviews are submitted by our Dinner Group participants to help you choose a restaurant for your next Probus meal. Check out our LUNCHEON GROUP REVIEWS as well.
Saucy’s in Streetsville
The Grano Ristoronte, a family-run Italian restaurant. The restaurant is small and intimate. The menu is moderately priced, the food excellent quality, very well-prepared and presented with generous portions. Our general consensus is that it is an excellent restaurant to revisit with our PROBUS groups and friends and family. Located at: 285 Enfield Pl., Unit R108, Mississauga. Ph.905 276 1234 Note: Grano Ristorante has irregular business hours and is a little hard to find. Parking is best on Kariya Avenue, where the cost is $1 per hour, cheaper than the underground lots.
A favourite location, The Queen’s Head British Pub, located at 118 Dunn St in the heart of downtown Oakville. It is one of the oldest established pubs in Oakville. For more info, visit thequeensheadoakville.com
The Apricot Tree in Sherwood Forest Village Parking here is easy and free, the menu is not ridiculously priced, and the food is of very acceptable quality. The Apricot Tree Cafeis located at 1500 Dundas St. and has a delicious and wide range of crepes but there are many other choices on the menu as well as a wide variety of desserts. For more info, visit apricottreecafe.com
Michael’s Back Door in Clarkson. For more info, visit michaelsbackdoor.com
Casalinga Ristorante, which is located at 2057 Royal Windsor in Mississauga. Our dinners were delicious and those who chose to indulge in dessert were treated to beautiful presentations. Casalinga is located on the south-west corner of Southdown Rd and Royal Windsor. It specializes in Italian food and does a very good job.
Clarkson Mediterranean Bistro located on Lakeshore Road. For more info, visit clarksonmediterraneanbistro.com
Thyme Restaurant. For more info, visit thymeristorante.com.
Cynthia’s Chinese Restaurant Oakville is not your usual Chinese restaurant. The servers are clothed in traditional Chinese costumes. Some dishes are decorated with vegetables carved into flowers. The circular table with a Lazy Susan made conversation easier and the chopsticks tested our skills. The food was excellent and plentiful. For more information visit Cynthia’s Chinese Restaurant.
Capra’s Kitchen Cosy and casual dining offering Italian cuisine with interesting twists – from starters of Artichoke and Mushrooms to pastas of Beef Risotto and Wild Boar Agnolotti. A separate room gave diners a chance to mix and mingle before settling down to enjoy their meals. A great selection of wine was offered. Outdoor seating is offered. For more information visitCapra’s Kitchen.
JACS Bistro is a family owned and operated restaurant specializing in rustic Italian and French cuisine. They offer casual dining served in an “airy, relaxed setting”. Dinner was delicious and attentive service offered in a private dining room. For more information visit JACS Bistro.
Paradiso is a casual Italian Restaurant offering a varied menu of dishes from Greece and Italy. Gluten and vegetarian menus are offered. For more information visit Paradiso.
Trattoria Timone is located in the AMC Theatre Complex on Winston Park Drive. Their menu showcases a variety of regional Italian dishes with a selection of premium seafood, including oysters from Rodney’s Oyster House in Toronto. For more information visit Trattorio Timone.
Symposium Café is the rare restaurant that was not too noisy to share a good conversation. Symposium Café is located at 3055 Dundas Street West, west of Winston Churchill Blvd. Symposium Café describes itself as “upscale casual”. Their menu includes burgers, steak, pasta and seafood. .
Buca di Bacco serves fine Italian cuisine and is located in downtown Oakville. After six o’clock parking is free, and we found easy parking on the street and at two municipal lots within a half block. The name “Buca di Bacco” started with a group of artists who first discovered Positano, Italy as a holiday location. They created a rendez-vous for dinner out of a wine cellar and invented the term “Buca di Bacco” from “Buca”, meaning ‘hole’ in Italian, refering to the cellar and “Bacco” the Greek God of wine. For more information visit Buca di Bacco.