Al Dente Fresh Pasta

W.O.W

AMAZING! Never been to this restaurant and had my first visit ever this past Saturday. Upon walking in, I first noticed the dim lighting which set a very memorable ambiance. Delicate and soothing music played over the room and we were seated quickly. Our waitress came over promptly and asked for our beverage order and did so in a bubbly and polite manner. Me and my partner both ordered Ceasar's and they were delivered very fast. Not only fast but quite possibly the best Ceasar I've had. Shortly after the drinks, she brought bread and sauce over to our table which was nothing short of a taste of heaven. It gives East Side Mario's starter bread a run for it's money. When we were ready to place our order, we both ordered the 10oz Rib Eye glazed with Cabarnet Sauvignon. At first, my partner couldn't decide between the Lasagna or the steak. Our waitress said that their pasta is memorable but their steak is of very high caliber. So he took her advice and ended up ordering the steak. I followed suit. As our sides, we decided to have penne pasta (the best of both worlds) and the steamed vegetables. WE WERE NOT DISAPPOINTED. Even at the Keg, I've never had steak so succulent and flavourful. This was incredible. Not only was the steak to die for, but they piled on - and I mean PILED on - a load of mushrooms on top and they are by far the best mushrooms I've ever eaten. The vegetables were delicious! Not too long into our meal, our waitress came over to ask how our meal was and I found it hard to tell her as I didn't want to take a breath to speak. Lol. It was then that we ordered a litre of Zinfandel to go with our meal and it, too, was impeccable. This is a beautiful little spot that is hands down the best place I've eaten in Brantford.

Just OK.

We decided to visit Al Dente as they had a special going on; a three-course meal for $15, how could we turn that down? We walked in there and we were seated in the corner. It is a fairly big restaurant, but it is a tight squeeze when you first walk in. We were given menus right away and we chose our items. As a complimentary item, we received a loaf of bread with dipping sauce. I am Italian, so eating this sauce was a shame as it tasted like something from the store. The bread wasn't all that fresh either, tasted maybe a day or two old. Then our ceasar salads came. The salads were on a small plate and there wasn't enough dressing on them, not to mention no bacon bits, and there were probably five croutons. I didn't enjoy it too much. Then the main course came, the chicken parmesan. The chicken was actually okay, it was tender, but it was slightly burned on the edges. The pasta that it came with was cold but the sauce was actually not that bad. It came with warm vegetables which were actually cook, cooked to perfection. Then the dessert. The dessert was probably the best part of the meal. It was served in a nice fancy glass, with whip cream and chocolate sauce. The presentation was fabolous and it tasted good. Overall, I wouldn't return, only because I have had better elsewhere, but it isn't that bad, so I do recommend that you give it a try as you may enjoy it.

We're from out of town and this was the best meal that we've had in Brantford. The atmosphere was very relaxing. We especially enjoyed the grapevine covered patio. The meal was wonderful, the house wine excellent and we finished it off with what my wife called a yummy triple chocalate cheese cake(homemade and not too sweet).

Service was fine.I ordered Caesar salad and Thai chicken .I found the salad lacking in flavour.The thai chicken was VERY sweet.Tasted like a mixture of honey and peanut butter

AMAZING

I had the dinner for two, which included a 3x meal thing, a loaf, salad and dessert, me and my friend had a hard time finish everything, there was so much food. i really enjoyed having the option for gluten free pasta options. My friend can only eat gluten free pastas so that was very nice being able to go out somewhere where he can eat something that tastes great and is not limited to one or two items on the menu. He was also able to have dessert, they have a wide variety of gluten free desserts as well. I am not a fan of alot of sauces but they had a very large variety of different kinds of sauces and i fully enjoyed having so many options. I will for sure come back : ) They should think about opening up for breakfast