Ascari Enoteca
- Fit for Foodies
- Neighbourhood Gem
- Special Occasion
- Notable Wine List
- Good for a Date
- Good for Anniversaries
- Casual
- Cozy
- Authentic
- Good for Birthdays
- Fun
- Local Ingredients
- Romance
- Comfort Food
- Creative Cuisine
- Tasting Menu
- Worth the Drive
- Bar Seating
- Hot Spot
- Handcrafted Cocktails
- Group Bookings
- Healthy
- Seasonal
- Late-Night Find
- Quiet Conversation
- Great Beer
- Organic
- People Watching
- Pre/post-theatre
- Good Vegetarian Options
- Vibrant Bar Scene
HOLIDAYS & SPECIAL EVENTS: please see our website for current events and menus
PAYMENTS: We accept Cash or Canadian Debit only, no credit cards
PLEASE NOTE: Tables booked before 9PM may have dining time restrictions
EVERY MONDAY NIGHT --- 1/2 price bottles of wine
We love food. We love wine. We love racing. So we named Ascari Enoteca after one of our heroes, 1950's Italian racing legend, Alberto Ascari. He was as famous for his appetite for food and wine as he was for his talent for racing, earning him the nickname "ciccio" – Italian for 'chubby'. Here you'll find homemade pastas made fresh in house every single day, plus a unique wine list.
Ascari has been awarded one of Canada's Neighbourhood Gems by OpenTable and Best Italian Restaurant in Now Magazine. We look forward to hosting you!
Mon, Fri, Sat 5:30 pm–10:30 pm
Tue–Thu, Sun 5:30 pm–10:00 pm
Menu
Half Price Bottle Mondays: Every Monday all of the bottles on our wine list are half price. Bottles & Boards: Every Tuesday through Thursday, buy any bottle of wine over $100 and receive a complimentary 'Ciccio' board comprised of 2 kinds of cheese, 2 kinds of salumi, pickled vegetables, nuts, Forno Cultura bread
Spuntini (Small Bites)
Mixed bread from Forno Cultura bakery
smashed Cerignola olives marinated with garlic, oregano and lemon
chicken liver mousse / soft onions / capers / sage
charcoal grilled lamb / lemon / Maldon salt
risotto balls / pecorino cheese / pepper / fonduta
In Compagnia (Things To Share)
lightly battered broccolini / lemon zest / pecorino cheese
shaved Brussels sprouts / guanciale / garlic chips / toasted walnuts
olive oil poached albacore tuna loin / fried bread / smashed white beans / pickled red onion / chives
mixed cured meats (chef's choice) / mustard / house pickles / Forno Cultura bread
Antipasti
cream filled buffalo mozzarella / pistachio / poached baby leeks / truffled vinaigrette / honey / olive oil croutons
seared Angus beef / warm olive & hazelnut oil infused with juniper, rosemary, garlic, anchovy paste / crudite
charred romaine heart / oven-dried tomato / radish / creamy oregano dressing / sunflower seeds / fried shallot
shaved & marinated zucchine / ricotta salata / seasonal seedlings / fresh herb vinaigrette
Pasta
tomato sauce / Pecorino di Sardegna / baby basil
creamy fennel purée filled pasta / porcini mushroom broth / pea tendrils
guanciale / squash / Pecorino / egg yolk / cracked black pepper
rabbit ragout / lavender / butter / onion / Castelvetrano olive
tomato / anchovy / capers / Gaeta olives / smoked cod
tomato sauce / Pecorino Romano / guanciale
housemade pork sausage / pepperonata / tomato / fennel
Cocktails
(2.5oz) $12
Prosecco / fresh blood orange juice / Aperol-soaked orange wedge (This is pretty self-explanatory)
Capo Capo / Prosecco / grapefruit juice (An effervescent mouthful of fresh squeezed juice balanced by this new popular italian aperitivo, way too crushable)
Bourbon / Amaro Nonino / Aperol / lemon juice (If you're a bourbon sour or whiskey sour or any sour kind of fan, you'll love this twist on the classic that's smoothed out with some help from the Italians)
Prosecco / Pimm's / fresh lemonade / lemon twist (We like to think of this as a more serious version of sparkling lemonade for adults)
Campari / Gin / Vermouth (An italian classic, just so happens to be $9 on Thursdays)
Beer
Italian lager, 5.5%
A selection of beers from Burdock, a Toronto brewery, (500ml). Please ask your server for our current selection
Beers for the Kitchen
If you feel like showing the cooks some love, seven bucks buys them all a round of beer
Bibite
Sparkling or flat, filtered in house
Aranciata / Limonata / Pompelmo / Rossa / Clementina
Drinks
$2.50
Aperitivi
Made from indigenous Catalan Macabeo grapes, this popular Spanish vermouth is macerated with a blend of wild herbs, nuts and spices, all from the local area; complex, balanced and full of refreshing acidity. In Spain they serve it with an olive and orange slice, so we've decided to put our own twist on it with an olive and Italian blood orange wedge. Ask for a splash of soda if you're feelin' it!
Cocktails
Prosecco / fresh blood orange juice / mint garnish
Bourbon / Amaro Nonino / Aperol / lemon juice
Prosecco / Pimms / fresh lemonade / lemon twist
Capo Capo / fresh grapefruit juice / Prosecco
Campari / Gin / Casa di Mariol Vermut Negre
Beer
rotating selection
Dessert
Sea buckthorn & white chocolate semifreddo / chocolate Crystalline / pomegranate
chestnut espresso mascarpone & ricotta / chocolate nibs / chestnut syrup
steamed lemon pudding / whipped cream / vanilla syrup
A selection of Canadian and Italian Artisanal cheeses
Digestivi
Unique and delicious herb-infused white wine digestivo from Piedmont
Traditional digestivo, based on the Nebbiolo grape with a healthy assortment of herbs
French aperitif/digestif, caramelised, spicy & bitter orange, off-dry, served chilled
Vini e Bolle Dolci
Niagara / Canada, 100% Semillon, two people fell in love while sorting grapes for 13hrs for this decadent but fresh dessert wine. 'Nuff said
Emilia-romagna / Italy, 100% Malvasia di Candia Aromatica, a lightly-sparkling wine with cheerful allure, floral and fruity aromas and a mouthful of creamy, fuzzy peaches
Grappe
4yrs Slovenian oak
We get really excited about wine at Ascari and hope to pass that enthusiasm along to our customers. Our list is ever-changing and includes some well known varietals from popular regions and maybe some wines that you haven't tasted or even heard about. Our aim is to try to provide you with a list of wines that are authentic, pure expressions and delicious. We believe in wines that are the result of the labours of people and their conversation with nature, people who believe their winemaking is done in the vineyards and practice low-intervention in the cellar. We try to support these producers, from close to home and far away, and the wine agents that import these wonderful wines from across the globe. We invite questions and encourage curiosity! Make sure you check out our 'Events' page for our special wine events
Day Specials
Every Monday all of the bottles on our wine list are half price
Every Tuesday through Thursday, buy any bottle of wine over $100 and receive a complimentary 'Ciccio' board comprised of 3 kinds of cheese, 3 kinds of salumi, marinated olives, pickled vegetables, nuts ($26 value)
Sparkling
100% Moscato, off- dry, lightly- sparkling wine
100% Glera, Charmat Method
70% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Noir, Traditional Method
100% Lambrusco di Sorbara, Bottle fermented
Arinto, Sercial, Traditional Method
100% Chardonnay
100% Pinot Gris, Ancestral Method
Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Auxerrois, Pinot Noir, Traditional Method
100% Gamay, Petillant Naturel, ancestral Method
100% Chardonnay, Traditional Method
Rose
100% Montepulciano
100% Xinomavro
Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah, Mourvedre, Cabernet Sauvignon, Tibouren, Rolle
100% Nerello Mascalese
100% Cinsault
White
100% Falanghina
100% Verdicchio
100% Albarino
80% Gros Manseng, 20% Petit Manseng
40% Vermentino, 30% Viognier, 30% Chardonnay
100% Chardonnay
100% Gruner Veltliner
100% Viognier
100% Ribolla Gialla
100% Rolle
100% Gual
70% Roussanne, 30% Viognier
50% Chardonnay, 50% Savagnin
100% Sauvignon Blanc
Godella, Treixadura
100% Moscato (dry)
Carignan Blanc, Grenache Gris
100% Fiano
100% Sauvignon Blanc
100% Xarel- lo
100% Vermentino
50% Viognier, 50% Riesling (orange wine)
80% Chenin Blanc, 10% Clairette Blanche, 5% Viognier, 5% Semillon
100% Albarino
50% Insolio, 50% Grecanico
100% Pinot Blanc
100% Chenin Blanc
100% Ribolla Gialla
100% Chardonnay
Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc
100% Riesling
Red
100% Baga
80% Malbec, 20% Merlot
100% Dolcetto
100% Pinot Noir
60% Barbera, 40% Bonarda
100% Cornalin
100% Cabernet Franc
100% Poulsard
Alicante, Carignano, Alicante Bouchet (1000ml)
100% Barboso
100% Sangiovese
100% Nebbiolo
100% Blaufrankisch
100% Lacrima
Sangiovese, Mammolo, Colorino, Fogliatonda, Ciliegiolo
Pinot Noir, Grenache, Gamay, Gewurtztraminer, Syrah, Pinot Gris, Merlot, Chardonnay, Riesling
100% Garnacha
Sangiovese, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
100% Aglianico
100% Malbec
100% Sangiovese
100% Sumoll
100% Gamay
100% Frappato
50% Montepulciano, 30% Sangiovese, 20% Syrah
100% Gamay
100% Nebbiolo
100% Mencia
100% Zweigelt
50% Cinsault, 35% Syrah, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon
Sangiovese, Canaiolo
100% Nebbiolo
