Garden of Italy

What a fantastic Italian restaurant! So glad I stopped here for supper. Absolutely love the atmosphere. Soft music playing in the background so diners can actually carry on conversations (coming back tomorrow with group of 6). Food and service were most definitely 5 star. This is now my go to Italian restaurant when I’m in Calgary.

Simple menu with surprisingly great flavors! The T-bone steak was grilled to perfection and still tasted amazing even after it had cooled down.

I wanted good Italian food but the service was fantastic they have a great staff that were on point I was impressed. Also the food was good and the prices were reasonable. I highly recommend this restaurant for good Italian food.

We arrived and were sat at a small table in the middle of the aisle in front of the kitchean doors there was traffic all around us making our visit uncomfortable. It was definitely lacking comfort . I mentioned to the hostess but she said yah it’s a buzy place . We ordered Caesar salad it was quick and tasty as well as the dinner buns .We ordered the T bone steak and upgraded to fettuccine with it and a baked lasagna . The food came out well presented on the plate . The lasagna was oh so good . The steak however was the wordy cut of meat I’ve endured for the cost . The plate was 34 dollars plus fettuccine 4 dollars for a total of 38 dollars . The fat and grizzle was so heavy I put my fork in the steak as my husband struggled to remove it and it hung on like elastics I literally grabbed a hold of it and hung out as he tried to to remove it . We asked for the pile of fat it was so bad . The server without us even mentioning to her came back saying we had recieved a discount for this .The plate should have been redone. . The steak was also very thin had no seasoning and reminded me of one of those cheap thin pork chops . Absolutely not acceptable I have posted the picture zoom in on the right hand side of this steak how could you serve this for that kind of money once the fat is cut off nothing left

Overall it was a decent place but not anything noteworthy. The restaurant itself was really pretty and had lovely Christmas decor. Overall though not the best place we have been to but also not the worst. The service was great, very polite, on point and knowledgeable. On the other side of that coin, we were the one people in the restaurant at one point during dinner rush. The food was meh, like it was good but not good enough for me to ever want to come back. We had the house bread to start, they were hotdog buns pretty sure, Again nothing noteworthy. The minestrone soup came out and the broth was good but was a bit watery and in my opinion and not very hardy. The lasagna was pretty decent a solid 6 out if 10. We ended the night about $130 for 2 people. We had 1 drink each. Overall a bit underwhelming.

Overall Score: 2/5 Recommended (Yes / 50-50 / No): No Cuisine: Italian Options: Veg and Non-Veg Taste: 2, not great Artificial colors used: No Cleanliness: 2 (Washrooms were not clean) Cost: $$$ Ambience: 3 Music: No Waiting / Reservation: Generally Not Required Seating: 3 - Indoor, Comfortable, Decent Seating Capacity: approx 60-75 Air Conditioned: Yes Staff: 4 - Friendly Service: Yes Washrooms: Yes Dine: Dine-In and Takeaway Parking: Street parking within the shopping center Valet Parking: No Alcohol: Yes Pet friendly: -Not Sure- Physically challenged friendly: Yes

It was great experience going there amazing place and food as well the service was very good and quick as well. Love the food