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Brand New Patio, Now Open! - IL FORNELLO, St. Catharines, ON

IL FORNELLO

4.3
4.3
259 Reviews
CAN$31 to CAN$50
Italian
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Toronto’s popular IL FORNELLO Restaurant has finally come to St Catharines! Enjoy our famous Neapolitan-style pizzas, our wide selection of pastas, salads and entrées and, the most extensive vegan menu and gluten-free options you’ll find on this side of the GTA. During the summer months, our patio has lots of seating for walk-ins with 80 more seats inside for comfortably air-conditioned, reserved dining. Our Daily Deals include $12 Pizza Tuesdays, $25 local wine bottles on Wednesdays and 50% off all other bottles, $88 Date Night Thursdays and $5.00 Shots & Domestic Drafts paired with half-price apps from open ‘til 5PM on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

We look forward to welcoming you to IL FORNELLO St Catharines.

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2 people
7:00 p.m.
Booked 8 times today
Experiences are available.

Additional information

  • Dining style

    Casual Dining

  • Cuisines

    Italian, Vegetarian / Vegan, Pizza Bar

  • Hours of Operation

    Tue, Wed 5:00 pm–9:00 pm Thu–Sun 12:00 pm–9:00 pm

  • Phone number

    (905) 684-5000

  • Website

    https://ilfornello.com/st-catharines/

  • Payment Options

    AMEX, MasterCard, Visa

  • Dress Code

    Casual Dress

  • Executive Chef

    Amber Plourde

  • Private party facilities

    Host your next private event with us - seating available for up to 80 persons and group and holiday dining pricing available.

  • Location

    300c Fourth Ave, St. Catharines, ON L2S 0E6

  • Neighbourhood

    St. Catharines

  • Cross Street

    First and Fourth Ave

  • Parking Details

    Public Lot

  • Public Transit

    First St Louth & Fourth Ave stop on St. Catharines 401 Bus (Lakeshore Rd & Lakeport Rd)

  • Additional

    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Delivery, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Vegan, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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Experiences

  • Weekend Lunch Features

    Multiple dates available
    Join us for lunch🍔 Friday-Sunday 12-4pm Additional lunch menu includes: - Prime Rib Burger - Chicken parmigiana sandwich - Meatball sandwich - Mini pizza of the day All served with mista salad or fries 🍟 Only during lunch hours. You don’t want to miss out 😋

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What 259 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.3
4.3 based on recent ratings
  • 4.3Food
  • 4.4Service
  • 4.1Ambience
  • 4.1Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

  • Niagara

    Gluten-free-friendly

  • Niagara

    Healthy

  • Niagara

    Vegetarian-friendly

  • Niagara

    Italian

  1. SharonC

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined 2 days ago

    overall4food4service5ambience5
    It was a late lunch, the restaurant was not busy, service was prompt we enjoyed the pizza carne big enough for sharing,

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  2. OpenTable Diner

    Toronto

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We had a lovely meal with friends celebrating a 50th Anniversary. They started our evening with a complimentary glass of sparkling wine.

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  3. RDawn

    Toronto

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    overall2food1service4ambience2
    Overpriced for quality of food. Servers are super friendly even though short staffed Echoing of voices with groups

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  4. AngeloF

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 2, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    Good food, good portions, very pleasant and prompt service

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  5. DebT

    Toronto

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on May 27, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We sat outside and enjoyed a wonderful meal. The patio was very pretty and our server was great. He was very friendly and kind. We will definitely return.

    1 person found this helpful

  6. Babette

    Toronto

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 25, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience3
    Great service and food was great as well. The only complaint I have is the the parking at the St. Catherine's location is really ridiculous on finding a way into the parking lot. The engineer of that whole block did not think at all about easier access. It really should be a no brainer to have access off the main road.

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  7. VinceA

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 17, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience3
    Our party of four enjoyed celebrating an anniversary together on a Wed. evening. Our wine was half price and met our expectations. Our food was very good with a few exceptions and the one dessert was complementary. The waiter was fun and did a nice job too. Thanks.

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  8. KarenM

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 14, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    Second time here, another great martini! We had the arancini, smoked salmon pizza and the butternut squash ravioli. Pizza crust (gluten free) was crispy and delicious, toppings tasty, my ravioli filling was tasty, but dish was a little dry overall. Arancini was very good, with a really nice tomato sauce and shaved parmesan. Really like this place, it is a bit loud, but you get used to it.

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  9. OpenTable Diner

    Toronto

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 14, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We attended dinner for Mother’s Day and the food was delicious and the service was great . I would definitely return to this location

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  10. JoeL

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 14, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great menu, with a variety of choices to appease anyone"s palate. Highly recommend for authentic Italian cuisine.

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  11. MargieS

    Toronto

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on May 13, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience4
    Seated promptly. Service was excellent. Food was delicious.

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  12. RobertC

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 13, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Everything was fantastic. Our waiter, John, exceeded our expectations. He’s been my waited 1-2 before, and he is always exceptional and quite knowledgeable. It was quite noisy but it was a Saturday evening. Food was delicious. Such a great and positive experience.

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  13. mikep

    Toronto

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 12, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Service and food was incredible! Thanks for a great evening out with the family

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  14. TheresaJ

    Toronto

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 9, 2023

    overall2food2service1ambience5
    See google reviews written over there. Not repeating it

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  15. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 6, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Birthday party for my husband and it had the variety we require due to dietary limitations and the food and service was excellent!

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  16. BrianY

    Atlantic Canada

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 6, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food was good, drinks a bit expensive. Dan, our server, was very attentive.

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  17. OpenTable Diner

    Toronto

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 5, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food, amazing customer service and friendly staff. Loved the vibe!

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  18. Blake

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 4, 2023

    overall1food1service2ambience1
    Date night…$88 deal $143 bill comes, 15 minutes later they kind of figured it out… Food bland, more life Beefaroni than Rigatoni Bolangnese…chicken in pasta so dry you could choke. Terrible meal sorry hope you get better

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  19. Jpff

    Toronto

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 4, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food, great service by John. Always a fun date night

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  20. Bfoster59

    Toronto

    5 reviews

    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on April 27, 2023

    overall4food3service4ambience4
    Not as good as the last time I was there. Had the butternut squash and it was quite bland. Wine tested off. Service was good.

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  21. NoNickName

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 21, 2023

    overall3food3service3ambience4
    Overall, it was a decent experience. The server was very nice and accommodating, but the service was very slow. The food was okay, but bland. The dessert was very good.

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  22. GrandBofTarkin

    Toronto

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on April 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great place. So good to see so many vegan choices. Too many places don't make enough effort. Food was delicious, our server was great. Peroni on tap. Can't ask for more. Will be back!

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  23. OpenTable Diner

    Las Vegas

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on April 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Always lovely. Thanks for the great service and fresh food. We will be back!

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  24. Calabrese

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 14, 2023

    overall4food3service4ambience4
    Good Day, I am of Italian decent. There were 3 of us in the dinner party, with my family, all the different white pasta sauce (Gnocchi Asiago, Fettuccine Alfredo, and the Butternut Squash Ravioli) dinners tasted all the same! To me there wasn't enough distinct different flavors to all three and it was somewhat bland. I think next time I will try the wood oven Pizza in hopes that it will be more flavorful!

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  25. Bfoster59

    Toronto

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on April 12, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food and service! Definitely going to be on our list of restaurants to frequent often. Looking forward to patio season!

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  26. JT84

    Toronto

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 7, 2023

    overall3food4service1ambience3
    The food was good. The calamari was excellent, I have only had calamari cooked so well once or twice. Pizza was good, all of the food we ordered was enjoyable. better than the average restaurants food. Unfortuntately the service was horrendous. The server took ages to clear our plates after appetizers, she didn't ask how the food was, did not refill drinks. It was a disappointment that spoiled the experience. The manager is guilty of this problem. He was in the back chatting with the servers. We could see them back there when I had to stand up multiple times to try to get her attention. Because the food was good, I will give this restaurant another chance. If I get the same service next time, I will not return.

    1 person found this helpful

  27. AndrewR

    Toronto

    5 reviews

    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on April 6, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    We did the Date Night Prix fixe for $88 Shared app and desert. Pizza or pasta main corse each and a bottle of wine. Great deal and food was good.

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  28. Hali

    Toronto

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 2, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Went in for the first time as a spontaneous date night with the boo. We had the pesto pasta, garlic bread with cheese, and the mushroom pizza. For dessert we got the lemon mousse cake soooo good. The food portions were more than enough. Our server was Jon and he was very friendly and attentive to our orders and details. We will def be coming back again!

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  29. OpenTable Diner

    Toronto

    4 reviews

    3.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on April 1, 2023

    overall3food4service2ambience4
    Good food, service not very attentive. Too many staff walking around doing nothing but talking about the fact that they can’t use their cell phone at work

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  30. Rupert

    Toronto

    32 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    32 reviews

    Dined on March 31, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience2
    Very nice dinner with very attentive servers. Staff really hustle. Squash ravioli and caesar salad were very tasty. Noise level of restaurant is high when it is busy. At times it was difficult to have a conversation. Perhaps more noise buffering in the ceiling would make the dining experience more enjoyable. Overall a nice dining experience.

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  31. OpenTable Diner

    Toronto

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 31, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Good food. Great service. Will definitely go again.

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  32. IanF

    Toronto

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on March 29, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    2nd time, 2nd time bang on. Meatballs and pizza were great. Even the Moretti is at at the perfect draft temperature:).

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  33. SusanS

    Toronto

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 28, 2023

    overall4food5service5ambience4
    We enjoyed an exceptional meal. Everyone (7 of us) ordered something different and all meals were very good. We got to share 2 appetizers that were both delicious. The drinks were cold (and affordable) and the food was hot and delicious. Our server Dan was fantastic! Definitely recommend!!

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  34. Dell

    Exclusive

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 25, 2023

    overall1food1service1ambience1
    First,we waited for over 1 hour for our first course. We had to ask to have the music turned down, so loud . They were not prepared for the turn out, the place was full & they could not keep up. The food was just ok not great. The good part was the young women serving they were great & felt really bad about the poor service. The tables had water glass stains that wouldn’t wipe off, giving the table not a very clean look. So disappointed.

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  35. kshitijv

    London

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 25, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Nice cosy room place, great food and warm service.

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  36. OpenTable Diner

    Toronto

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 23, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Amazing food, service and ambiance. I’ve been before and brought my mom last night and she was amazed. We drove 30 minutes for this dinner and it was all very much worth it. Our Server Jon was amazing was very attentive to the table, demonstrated exceptional customer service and made us feel very welcomed and comfortable. 100/10 would recommend and come again.

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  37. Suzannel

    Toronto

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Food was excellent as was the service. Very enjoyable!

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  38. GavinW

    Ottawa

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 21, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Some of the best pasta I have had in St. Catharines. Pizza was great too

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  39. OpenTable Diner

    Las Vegas

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on March 19, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    It was very busy at 530 when we went in but the service and food was top notch as always. Love this restaurant for family dinners and a place to get together with friends 🙂

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  40. CherylB

    Toronto

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 18, 2023

    overall3food3service4ambience4
    I wasn’t overly impressed. $20 for a bowl of meatless pasta. A small salad was $10 extra so I skipped it. I got a soda water with lime and they used lime flavouring instead of a real lime which was kind of gross. I had the gnocchi which was okay but really salty. Service was good although slow (I don’t believe it was his fault they were perhaps understaffed). I wouldn’t choose to return.

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Safety precautions

  • Cleaning & sanitising

    • Surfaces sanitised between seatings
    • Digital, disposable or sanitised menu provided
    • Common areas deep-cleaned daily
    • Sanitiser or wipes provided for customers
    • Contactless payment available

FAQs

IL FORNELLO does offer delivery in partnership with Skip The Dishes and Uber Eats. IL FORNELLO also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (905) 684-5000.

IL FORNELLO is rated 4.3 stars by 259 OpenTable diners.

IL FORNELLO does offer gift cards which you can purchase here.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people
7:00 p.m.
Booked 8 times today
Experiences are available.
Google Map for IL FORNELLO

300c Fourth Ave, St. Catharines, ON L2S 0E6

Additional information

  • Cross Street

    First and Fourth Ave

  • Neighbourhood

    St. Catharines

  • Hours of Operation

    Tue, Wed 5:00 pm–9:00 pm Thu–Sun 12:00 pm–9:00 pm

  • Cuisines

    Italian, Vegetarian / Vegan, Pizza Bar

  • Dining style

    Casual Dining

  • Dress Code

    Casual Dress

  • Parking Details

    Public Lot

  • Public Transit

    First St Louth & Fourth Ave stop on St. Catharines 401 Bus (Lakeshore Rd & Lakeport Rd)

  • Payment Options

    AMEX, MasterCard, Visa

  • Executive Chef

    Amber Plourde

  • Additional

    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Delivery, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Vegan, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

  • Website

    https://ilfornello.com/st-catharines/

  • Phone number

    (905) 684-5000

  • Private party facilities

    Host your next private event with us - seating available for up to 80 persons and group and holiday dining pricing available.

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