Avanti Trattoria

This is a great place for a good Italian meal. Server was really good, made excellent recommendations especially when it came to the espresso martini. Definitely recommend it! For a starter I had the Calamari and it was delicious, just surprised it came with tarter sauce and not a garlic aioli. (just my preference). For my main I had Spaghettini frutta di mare and it was loaded with seafood and so very yummy! I didn't have any room for dessert but I did cap my meal with Latte and again it was great! If you are ever in Ohawa I would definitely check this place out.

I had high hopes for this place, I wasn't completely satisfied. The food was mediocre. I probably wouldn't come here again. But definitely try it out yourself. Maybe I just ordered the wrong things (I can't remember what I ordered), I believe I ordered the braised beef ravioli. My friend's dish was very bland, and heavy (I think it was the Tortellini Di Bosco)

Service is great, we love the crispiness of the pizza dough and the bread is so good. I've already been satisfied with the complimentary bread. Haha. The cake they served for my birthday, taste awesome. Thanks to the team!

Yummy food. Took left overs. Loved our waitress! (Short blonde hair i wish i got her name)

Worst club sandwich I've ever had.
Didn't want to be rude to our guests by complaining, so I phoned later and complained. Told me the manager would call back and never did.

FYI, this is the first poor review I've ever made for a restaurant. That's how displeased I was.

A very nice place to find some proper Italian food. Tried the gnocchi which was made to near-perfection. Whomever is the saucier is doing a fine job!

The Tiramisu was also authentic and delicious.

Really nothing bad to say about this restaurant other than its location is not the greatest. Downtown Oshawa, while coming a long way in the last few years, still has some major problems and sadly, this restaurant is surrounded by a lot of them. We observed some fairly conspicuous behaviour through the lovely restaurant windows.

That being said, no problem recommending this restaurant for those who don't mind paying a bit more for actual quality Italian food.

Delicious food! The restaurant was nicely decorated and the service was great. We went on a weekday about an hour after opening and it was quiet and the service was quick and spot on. The tiramisu is amazing, I’ve been craving it since we left!

Portions are very small. The waiter we had was not professional and rude. Left hungry and not overly happy.

Je me suis régalé dans ce restaurant. Tous les plats étaient esquis. Je repartirai là bas à chaque fois que je souhaiterais manger italien. Je recommande ce restaurant à tous les amateurs de plats italiens.

The food is tasty. Quantity and quality is superb. Been here a fee times and had really good service. Everyone is friendly.

Excellent food and ok portions. Atmosphere was ok, very loud, sadly, the outdoor patio wasn't open yet despite it being June.
Service was slow but friendly. Server forgot our drinks multiple times, even after asking a second time, drinks took a while to come.
Probably won't be back but definitely worth trying once (the chicken parm was delish!).

This place has great food and the best Caesar salad. Always good service and reliable quality. Never disappoints. Enjoy!

Enjoyed dinner for the most part. Ceasar salad was quite bland unfortunately. Def needed more garlic or something. But the salmon dinner and 'canadian' pizza we had were really good.

Had the special ravioli with Angus beef. Very nice. It tasted so good that we wished the portions were larger.

Service made us feel very rushed. Most food was fair, lasagna was burnt top and bottom, and I don't know how they accomplished this, in the middle too. Went for a birthday and they delivered the cake when the husband was in the restroom.

Went for my birthday. Had the butternut squash ravioli, was fantastic. Husband had the bolognese which was also excellent.

The arancini wasn't the best, didn't have much flavour.

Cocktails were excellent also. Next time we will try dessert.

We will be back!

The food was good. The buns that came with the table. We’re hot and fresh. One person had lasagna but no garlic bread came with it. Another person had the steak dish and enjoyed it. I found the place was noisy and crowded on a Saturday night.

I like to provide objective reviews to help others make decisions about places.

We were greeted and seated promptly (we had a reservation), and were given an albeit small cramped table in a corner away from the windows, despite there being multiple free tables available. Service was frequent and friendly. The food was amazing. We had the Pollo Alla Griglia and the Gnocchi Al Formaggi. Both dishes were served piping hot and were both very tasty. The complimentary bread was warm and freshly made. For dessert we tried the Tiramisu, which was light and delicious. Even the coffee was good. However, we could not help but feel slightly out of place. Besides the table placement, the water we asked for was brought as is, compared to another table nearby that was given with straws and lemon (by the same server). Minor details, but details nonetheless.

We had delicious pizza
We spent $160 for 4 people with drinks, desert, taxes and tips.
The pizza is Italian and we loved the thin crust!

Had a wonderful evening to celebrate my dad's 86th birthday. They were wonderful at accomodating the wheelchair and food was delicious. Thanks for a memorable occasion.