Tavolo - Oakville

Third or fourth visit here and the food and service has always been great. Pretty decent wine selection including by the glass. Prosciutto pizza my wife had was strange as it was cut as thick as bacon. When I inquired they said it's how they serve it which I find odd, so I'll pass on that next time. We will be back.

Firstly, the wait/host staff here are very good, and they have managed to retain many of the same staff for years; no complaints about the service.Unfortunately the same cannot be said about the food, namely the quality. When this restaurant first opened, when you ordered pasta or pizza it was served with quality Fior Di Latte/Parmesan, real Parma Prosciutto, and other fresh ingredients including sauce/pizza dough made in-house. Now it's obvious they have cheapened out and are serving fake rubbery cheese (like the pre-shredded bagged stuff you buy in bulk), sauce that's likely made offsite (acidity tomato sauce that sits for a week then re-heated). The same sauce is used on everything. What's also obvious is they don't want to pay trained chefs. Rather, students, younger inexperienced cook staff which has really pushed the quality of the food down. I want to be as profitable as possible in my business too, but when you start cutting corners you will lose customers. I guess they figure there are enough people that will find it better than East Side Mario's and that's enough for them.

Excellent food and service, the beet salad was delish. I would also recommend the lamb or any of their pizzas. Good wine selection also.

We are never disappointed here, but are surprised that only some of the pastas are made in house. I would recommend.

We had a wonderful time at Tavolo last night. The restaurant is beautiful and the service was great. We really enjoyed the bruschetta ... It's not your typical bruschetta -- goat cheese and drizzled with honey -- we loved it. The linguine pescatore was very good, the chicken Parmesan a little bland. All in all, we'll be back!