Located at Eglinton and Davisville, this Italian great has been serving its community for 11 years. Grano is famous for their selection of seafood such as octopus and squid as well as their grilled chicken and vegetable dishes. There is also a bakery serving fresh baked goods, as well as an Italian gift shop.more...See more text
Grano started out in 1986 as an Italian bakery led by husband and wife team Roberto Martella and Lucia Ruggiero. "My background is in food and wine importations,'' Roberto explains, ''and Lucia is a graduate in anthropology at the University of Toronto. Like many Italian women, she learned our culinary traditions by her mother's side, and today she oversees everything culinary at Grano."
Over the years, the small bakery has grown. Today, it’s a full-fledged Italian restaurant that aims to celebrate Il belpaese (“the beautiful country”) through the table. Grano still bakes its bread and desserts in house, and has, at any given time, Toronto's greatest selection of olive oils for customers to purchase. Grano also serves up flavourful Italian dishes, fresh homemade pasta ladled with rich, tasty sauces and calamari considered amongst Toronto's best. And, of course, being an Italian restaurant, Grano also has a wine list that is second to none. "We celebrate everything Italy has to offer," Roberto says proudly.
baby spinach salad with pan roasted pear and shaved grana padano
$14.00
INSALATA CON CALAMARI AI FERRI
escarole salad, caramelized onion & grilled squid
$13.00
BACCALA IN BOTTIGLIA
milk braised salt cod whipped with potato & olive oil
$13.00
SARDE
grilled sardines with balsamic glazed onions, raisins & pinenuts
$13.00
ARUGULA E POLPO
arugula, fennel & grilled octopus
$14.00
CALAMARI
deep fried squid rings
From
$13.00To
$21.00
primo
ZUPPA
minestrone Zuppa del giorno
$7.00
GNOCCHI DI ZUCCA CON SALVIA E RICOTTA SALATA
squash & sweet potato gnocchi with butter, sage & nutmeg, topped with ricotta salata
From
$18.00To
$25.00
LINGUINE AL NERO DI SEPIA
flat spaghetti, squid, octopus, squid ink and white wine sauce
From
$14.00To
$20.00
FUSILLI AL RAGÙ DI POLLO
cork screw shaped pasta in a chicken, white wine, porcini & field mushroom ragù
From
$15.00To
$21.00
PICI CON POMODORO E PROSCIUTTO AFFUMICATO
house made hand rolled durum semolina thick spaghetti, sundried tomato & basil pesto, roasted veg, white wine, speck
From
$18.00To
$25.00
SPAGHETTI CHITARRA AL CERVO
square spaghetti in a wine braised venison sauce with dried cherries, topped with shaved pecorino
From
$16.00To
$21.00
CAVATELLI PUGLIESI DEL MACELLAIO
house made semolina cavatelli, spicy Niagara ground pork, pancetta, white beans, tomato sauce
From
$17.00To
$24.00
GNOCCHI DI RICOTTA
house made ricotta gnocchi with tomato & gorgonzola
From
$16.00To
$22.00
BIGOLI ALLE NOCI
house made hand rolled thick whole wheat spaghetti, walnut cream sauce, grana padano
PENNE
pomodoro con basilico
From
$11.00To
$15.00
DEL GIORNO
special of the day
secondo
COSTATE DAGNELLO
grilled lamb loin chops with roasted root vegetables
$27.00
COSTATE DI MANZO
red wine braised beef short ribs with polenta
$29.00
INVOLTINI DI POLLO
scaloppine of chicken breast with mozzarella, wrapped with sage & pancetta, peperonata
$23.00
CAPE SANTE & GAMBERI
OceanPrime black tiger shrimp & sea scallop with vegetable couscous
$25.00
PESCE INTERO
whole mediterranian (head to tail) grilled fish, sauteed greens
contorno
additional sides served warm 8
rapini
bitter greens
grilled polenta with gorgonzola
sauteed spinach / zucchini / swiss chard
roasted root vegetables
grilled mixed mushrooms
Beverages MENU - Grano Restaurant
Drinks
rosso,malbec,ripasso,tancredi,carignano.
GROUP MENUS MENU - Grano Restaurant
LUNCH MENU 1
CROSTINI DI CASA, 2 ANTIPASTI, 1 PRIMO, 1 HOUSE MADE DOLCE & 1 MINI CAFFÉ / TEA
$26.00 (PER PERSON)
LUNCH MENU 2
CROSTINI DI CASA, 2 ANTIPASTI, 1 PRIMO, 1 HOUSE MADE DOLCE & 1 MINI CAFFÉ / TEA
$37.00 (PER PERSON)
LUNCH MENU 3
CROSTINI DI CASA, 2 ANTIPASTI, 1 PRIMO, 1 HOUSE MADE DOLCE & 1 MINI CAFFÉ / TEA
$42.00 (PER PERSON)
DINNER MENU 1
CROSTINI DI CASA, 2 ANTIPASTI, 1 PRIMO, 1 HOUSE MADE DOLCE & 1 MINI CAFFÉ / TEA
$37.00 (PER PERSON)
DINNER MENU 2
CROSTINI DI CASA, 2 ANTIPASTI, 1 PRIMO, 1 HOUSE MADE DOLCE & 1 MINI CAFFÉ / TEA
$48.00 (PER PERSON)
DINNER MENU 3
CROSTINI DI CASA, 2 ANTIPASTI, 1 PRIMO, 1 HOUSE MADE DOLCE & 1 MINI CAFFÉ / TEA
$55.00 (PER PERSON)
ANTIPASTI
SELECT TWO (2) FROM THIS LIST FOR YOUR GROUPIF YOU WOULD LIKE 3 ANTIPASTO CHOICES FROM THE LIST BELOW, ADD $3 PER PERSON
CALAMARI:
EITHER GRILLED OR FRIED
CARPACCIO:
CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PROTEIN: THINLY SLICED RAW VEAL, TUNA OR SALMON
SEAFOOD SALAD WITH SHRIMP AND SQUID
GRILLED SARDINES
ONTARIO SALUMI WITH OLIVES
INSALATE
CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: ARUGULA, SPINACH OR MESCLUN COMPOSED WITH SELECTED FRUIT & SHAVED GRANA PADANO
VERDURE ASSORTITi
A LARGE SELECTION OF VEGETABLE BASED ANTIPASTI CHECK OUR LIST BELOW AND CHOOSE 2 (TWO) ITEMS FOR THIS SELECTION
SECONDO
MENU 2: SELECT ONLY ONE (1) PROTEINMENU 3: SELECT ONE (1) FISH AND ONE (1) MEAT BOTH ITEMS ARE SERVED FAMILY STYLE AND PORTIONED ACCORDINIGLY EACH WILL BE SERVED WITH ACCOMPANYING VEGETABLES
CHICKEN BOCCONCINI:
CHICKEN BREAST WITH MOZZARELLA WRAPPED IN PANCETTA & SAGE
BEEF STRIPLOIN
(PORTIONED FOR GROUP LUNCH OR GROUP DINNER ACCORDINGLY)
SAUSAGE
WE HAVE VEAL, LAMB AND PORK CHOOSE ONLY ONE (1) TYPE FOR THE GROUP
ATLANTIC SALMON FILLET
SOLE FILLET IN PARCHMENT WITH JULIENNE VEGETABLES
TIGER SHRIMP & SEA SCALLOP
PRIMO
SELECT ONLY 1 (ONE) FOR YOUR GROUP PASTA COURSE
REGULAR PASTA CUTS FROM OUR CURRENT OR PREVIOUS MENUS
ASSORTED RAVIOLI OR TORTELLONI WITH APPROPRIATE SAUCES
LASAGNA, MANICOTTI OR CRESPELLE
WITH EITHER BOLOGNESE (MEAT SAUCE); RICOTTA & SPINACH; OR VEGETABLE & MOZZARELLA* ANY OF THESE REQUIRE ADVANCED NOTICE *
HOUSE HAND MADE PASTA
LISTED BELOW WITH SAUCES TO BE DETERMINED (ADD $4 PER PERSON) GNOCCHI, PICI (SEMOLINA), BIGOLI (WHOLE WHEAT), CAVATELLI (SEMOLINA), CAVATELLI (WHOLE WHEAT)
DOLCI
ALL OUR DESSERTS ARE MADE IN HOUSE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE GELATO FROM GELATO FRESCO.BELOW ARE SOME THAT ARE SUITABLE FOR GROUP MENUS.IF YOU WISH TO HAVE A SPECIAL PRESENTATION DESSERT MADE OR YOUR GROUP, ADVANCE NOTICE IS REQUIRED & PRICING WILL BE ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY.
Booked a quiet table in a room for 10 professional persons re-union and told them we needed a quiet space. Were given half of a party room with 20 plus others in the other half sending tsunamis of shrieks our way. Complained and were seated at a table right in front of a service area. Found this busy area unacceptable and were moved again into another space. Ordered the food. When rain started to come the leaky ceiling (rain coming down on our table--must have happened before but was not fixed) forced us to move back to the table at the service area. The food we ordered came 2.5 hours after we entered the restaurant and those who came much after us were served before us--incredible poor service and uncaringness. some of our group ordered the special which was not as described when it was served. A 15% serivce charge was automatically put on the bill and tax added to it!! I can't think of more ways to alienate clients and to send the message that this proprietor simply did not care....
Been here multiple times and it never fails to please. One of the best Italian restaurants in the city (and I'm Italian so I know what I'm talking about!). Portions are right and it's priced right. Best calamari in the city! And the ambience is absolutely amazing -- feels like you're in Italy. The owner is one of the most affable people I've met! My only criticism is that service can sometimes be a bit slow. But the wait is well worth it!
Grano is the most authentic Tuscan-Umbrian restaurant in the city of Toronto - by far. The decor is absolutely breathtaking. Owner Robert Martella has a penchant for majolica and rustic Tuscan-Umbrian decor, and it clearly shows. Unlike other Italian restaurants, with the idiotic red-and-white checkered table cloths and crappy music, Grano is the complete antithesis. Food is fantastic, atmosphere is reminscent of being in a rustic Tuscan trattoria, staff are incredibly upbeat (but not nauseatingly so) and very friendly. Check out the courtyard at the back - outstanding!!! Highly, highly recommend this place if you want to impress someone and show them you are cultured whilst enjoying your dining experience. This place begs for groups of 4 or more, as it tends to be boisterous and loud (but in a good way, not in an annoying fashion. Everyone just has a great time!)
If you can’t whip off to the Italian countryside for a romantic dinner for two, this trattoria has been serving up a rustic and authentic Italian dining experience for almost 30 years, is a fantastic second best. Grab a table for two by candlelight and start with a bottle of vino (priced from $30 to $500) and share sweet nothings over an assortment of antipasti paired with a divine grilled squid salad and a sweet-meets-savoury squash and sweet potato gnocchi. Plus, when weather permitting, the grotto-style back patio (equipped with a fountain) is perfect long chats on a summer night.
