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Currently the business gets a rating of 4.2 stars out of 5 and this rating has been calculated on 127 reviews.
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This Fish Shop belongs to the category of Italian restaurant.
Very good wine selection. Service was amazing. Food was delicious. Exceeded our expectations. I felt the atmosphere totally reminded me of Tuscany. I would definitely go back to that restaurant.
Lovely atmosphere. Great staff. Great range of food choices
I am not fan of Italian food but this place i would totally visit again. The service was amazing. The food was amazing. I am so impressed with the sevice received and will visit again. Thank you cafe chianti for an amazing evening.
Love the Brick Chicken. It is always great. Also had the Arancini appetizer - 2 risotto balls - perfect for sharing. Attentive service with great wine pairing suggestions. We will definitely be back.
Too expensive for us to choose on our own, but I look forward to going there for the work Christmas party! Good food and good service.
Awesome food, super tasty and fresh, beautiful and romantic environment, I recommend to everyone
Halifax Italian food landmark
Location, atmosphere, servers, food, plating... All excellent. Highly recommend!
Great atmosphere and good food.
Overall pretty satisfied with the experience. The service was awesome, the environment was perfect, the food however wasn’t as good as I expected. The lamb was a little bit disappointed, but the pasta and the wine are just perfect. For this price range, I was hoping they could do better.
Fantastic meal , great service and amazing food
What is there not to love about this place. Cafe Chianti is already in Halifax for many years. First in another location than today. From the moment you enter you are treated as a real guest. This hospitality can only add to the impeccable service by the waiter. Every course the food got better and the starter was already amazing. All food is prepared fresh with love on site.we could not find one thing wrong with the food. There is enough free parking in the neighbourhood after six and all day during the weekend. This my wife's and I first visit and we certainly will return to experience bloody good deliciously fresh food.
Excellent food, perfect service
This restaurant's owner laid off their entire staff and their head chef back in March and now they've reopened without bringing any of them back. If you've had a good experience here before you should know that the people who were responsible for that are no longer working here. Owner refused to give accurate RoEs and to pay out severance to long time employees. I will not be supporting this restaurant or any other restaurants owned by the Kenny family including Kenny's Pizza.
One of the best restaurants in Halifax with such a great ambience. This would be my first choice to dine in the city.
One of the best meals we have had. Wonderful atmosphere. Music not overly loud. Great waitress and service. Wine, bread, main course and dessert was exceptional. Thanks for a great experience
Amazing food,excellent service. Staff is so polite. Strongly recommended.
Meal type
Management is unethical. Do not support
Cafe Chianti is a very good restaurant to dine in. My wife and I have eaten there several times. The portions are very generous and they taste delicious. The prices are good considering it's quite a high end restaurant. The wait staff are excellent, very courteous, prompt and attentive to our needs. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone who loves Italian food and charm. I was told that some of the pasta we ate was homemade.
Loved the food and the atmosphere. Was there for a presentation in the back room, which was a good size and private. Would have liked slightly bigger portions though.
Great ceasar salad, pasta has mainly seafood
Dine in
Excellent food and staff
Food was great..atmosphere and the vibe on point..service was too slow...it took over 45 minutes to get our food...then we had no time to eat it as we were heading to a a Cirque de Soleil show..we had to have it for take-away:(
My husband surprised me on Valentine's day by taking me here and well, I gotta say I loved it. The food was delicious, the staff was really friendly and the decoration is amazing. Such a romantic place! A must visit!
Staff, food, atmosphere - all exceptional. I had the seafood chowder to start and I'm still craving my next trip back there for it. Great experience.
Excellent food and staff make it a real pleasure to dine there, look forward to dining there again.
Excellent service and the food is amazing. Reasonably priced
Dinner
Very nice atmosphere and delicious food. We bought a Groupon for $100 worth of food and drink for $60. This made our night even better by saving a few bucks. I'd definitely recommend the restaurant with or without the Groupon.
I went again and my experience was as good or even better. My extreme compliments to ownership who came to our table to talk about our last experience, the management who remembered us as we walked in the door, servering staff who were always attentive and the kitchen who produced once again an excellent meal.
Had an amazing early Christmas supper with visiting parents. The feature was to die for and the calamari, best I have ever had.
Was here as a stop on a food tour. Very good risotto, highly recommended.
Seriously delicious pasta. I would recommend the lobster ravioli. There are huge chunks of lobster tail in the pasta, which were cooked well. Great location downtown. Upscale atmosphere for a romantic night out. Decent wine list.
I used to think that Italian food was boring and overrated even after eating at higher-end restaurants in the Toronto area. Cafe Chianti changed my mind when we visited about a year ago. I had the chicken parmigiana and was truly impressed.
Halifax's best place for a dinner to remember!
Great place for a late dinner pizza and drink.
This is a super fancy place (for us blue collars). A bit overpriced for the quality of food but it was all edible
We are at Chianti's at our Halifax trip with the kids. The food was amazing, the service was great. Nothing to complain about!
The owners laid off the entire staff at the beginning of the pandemic and hired a completely new staff without telling the old staff and now the old staff is fighting to get RoE’s. I definitely won’t be visiting next time I’m in Halifax
Amazing. The best food we've had in the city. Don't compromise, this is where you need to be.
Excellent food and service, Christine is a super star.
Amazing.
Perfect place for romantic date
Great service and spectacular food!
Great Service, OK food would go again
I went here on my own to enjoy a nice dinner, and it did not disappoint. Great food and service. Definitely a wonderful date-night place.
Was looking/expecting for a 4/5 food place. Quite surprised of the great service and atmosphere. Even the food was very surprising good. Prices are on the higher side but I thought it was worth it in the end.
The food was so delicious, the service so friendly and helpful. We had a large party eating here last night and they did everything they could for us to make our meal perfect.
It is a fair price for fine dining. Service was above average and it's very clean. Seafood was fresh and tasty and the servings are a good size for fine dining. Will be going back again. Only thing I good criticize is the scallops were not seared long enough but I still think it's a 5 out of 5 as it had the best seafood linguine I've had in a long time. Back again a year later, still the best fine dining in halifax. The tenderloin was to die for. Will be back again.
The best coffee
This is the worst restaurant I have been to, I found a piece of tin foil in my main dish and it wasn't worth the price plus the owner was really aggressive and rude.
Nice vibe, cozy restaurant. We dined there for birthday and enjoyed the food. It was nice that it was super close to our hotel too, short walk!
Fantastic as usual. This place never disappoints.
Wonderful way to celebrate a special birthday!
Best Calamari in Town Hands Down!!! The 4-Cheese Garlic Bread is also extremely good! My review on Cafe Chianti is limited due to my reordering the same entree on multiple visits, but my colleagues agree and recommend the following items: Mushrooms, Bistecca(Grilled AAA strip loin of beef, Tuscan fritte, piccante aioli, veal jus), Gnocchi Sorrintina (Handmade spinach and potato pasta, pomodoro, baby spinach, smoked mozzarella). The restaurant is dimly lit and caters to a romantic evening for 2, but if you show up with a group of 3 or more, you'll be equally accommodated and probably wouldn't even notice. Wait staff is attentive, friendly, and remember you when you return to dine, but that might also be due to having a $3-400.00 tab at the end of the evening. Definitely one of the better dining experiences in Halifax.
Lovely place with very good food.
FRESH LOBSTER! very yummy, nice ambience
Excellent food!
Such a beautiful spot and the service is excellent! Most of the servers have worked there for a long time. The pasta dishes have so much flavor, you really can’t go wrong with any of them. Throughout the year they have Groupons that pop up.
Love everything about this place. A must eat at in Halifax.
Great atmosphere, delicious food, excellent staff.
Waiter was useless, food was full of hot pepper on various dishes.
Great place, great food,great staff!
Great food especially the pizza
Great place
Absolutely amazing.
Again an outstanding dining experience.The waitress Kristy remembered us from five months ago...the owner visited our table and the food top notch. Loved the whole dining experience. Will be back.
Food was amazing, presentation and taste. The best part was the service! I don't have enough room to describe it but I will say if you go, ask for Simone. Best server I have ever had in my life! If you are reading this Cafe Chianti...give her a raise!
Owner sucks
Atmosphere was fantastic. Wait staff was friendly, attentive and fast. Just a few minor issues with the food. Risotto was just slightly undercooked, but way too salty. Plating was very outdated but overall an excellent experience, would recommend!
Loved
The food was very good. My husbands steak was to die for. My gnocchi was delicious. The only issue I have is that there was no change table for my daughter in the bathroom. I understand that this venue is not technically targeted for kids, but I shouldn't have to change my daughters diaper on the FLOOR of your bathroom because the sink area wasnt big enough for that either. I would definitely recommend this restaurant to someone who doesnt have kids, but if you want to bring your diaper aged kids I wouldn't recommend it.
Our waiter was very nice and friendly. Loved the pizza.
Amazing food and service
Everything was delightful. The food was delicious and cooked to perfection. The service was professional and friendly. You have to try the bacon wrapped artichoke hearts!
Fine dining and excellent staff
Fantastic food and service! Will most definitely go back.
Such a fine place to eat in Halifax if you enjoy European fare. Very stylish in their new building as well. The wait staff are busy but are still on top of how you're enjoying your meal. The price is a little high for me, but it's worth it if you have a good reason to go. Plus they are a 5 minute walk from downtown.
When I think of Chianti , I think of silence of the lambs where Hannibal lector cannibalizes his victims while drinking this wine and some nice fava beans. Luckily you don’t have to worry about that here and can enjoy some good food
Fantastic caesar salad. Deserts were also very good.
The food and service was excellent!
Food was fine, service mediocre.
Great food
Excellent food Amazing Service Beautiful room Will return- thanks
Great food and service
Steak overcooked, lobster tails dry. Very disappointing 'special'. The waitress used a photographic 'chart' to illustrate the restaurant's precise definition of medium, vs medium well. Perhaps the chef wasn't familiar with the chart?
(Translated) Delicious food, pleasant environment, good service. (Original) Вкусная еда, приятная обстановка, хорошее обслуживание.
Its a place wonderful
Great beer
The ambiance and decor was tacky and dated. The service was inconsistent and uncoordinated. The food was plated to look fancy, but the flavours were lackluster. Certain ingredients tasted as though they came from a package, some were just poor quality, and others seemed to be prepped and handled without care. I was highly disappointed. The experience is definitely not worth the price.
Nice ambiance (if a bit kitsch), very well cooked and presented food, and professional wait staff. I found the food to be over seasoned however, overpowering the intrinsic flavours. For example, Dijon on lamb is a great combo, but too much Dijon masked the amazing flavour of a fine rack of lamb.
We love it there ...always a great meal
Excellent ambiance and food was fantastic!
We had the most amazing experience! Our waiter (Andrew) was lovely and the food was exquisite. Our steaks were cooked to perfection and the risotto was delicious! The chocolate torte was a great choice for dessert. It is fine dining so it's a little expensive but it's worth it. Would definitely go again!
I always enjoy my experience at this restaurant. Tonight I had their steak cooked medium rare, which was absolutely delicious. The staff are always so professional, courteous and always available to refill drinks or take your plate away when you're done. I highly recommend!!
Delicious food, but I felt like the food was pre-cooked and reheated to cut down on wait time. No juicyness. Waitress was attentive, decor not to my liking... slightly ornate.
A little piece of Italy nestled in downtown Halifax
Great atmosphere, and the service was spot on. The waitress was friendly and made sure everything was going smoothly. The quality of the food was excellent. The filet just melts in your mouth. I would recommend getting the seafood linguine with marinara sauce. However, I found the pizza a little lackluster.
Delicious meal in a cozy environment!
Laid off the staff in March and hired a completely new staff without telling the former workers they would not be coming back.
Outstanding food and service, very warm atmosphere not found in many restaurants, will definitely be a repeat customer!
Went for a family meal here and the waiter did not give us the time of day. Took over half an hour to place a drink order and another 15 minutes to get an appetizer order in. Some of the meals were good like the haddock but the veal was not as described and we sent it back.
Great service
Good food great service.
Just amazing
If you are looking for authentic Italian, this place couldnt be more perfect. The atmosphere was romantic and eloquent, transporting me to the heart of Italy. I had the brie appetizer and the gnocchi for my entree. It was literally to die for ???? The staff were super friendly and we got our food within 20 min of sitting down. I will be going back to this place 100%
Great experience as always. Your staff is so attentive. Food? Absolutely not! Each dish is a masterpiece of incredible flavours. Every morsel is better than the last one. The Lamb is delicate yet powerful in flavour. Been half a dozen times, once when it was clearly beyond packed and service lacked for a minute. But when the staff knows there’s an issue, they make it right. This restaurant is one of the finest in our city! Already can’t wait until the next visit ????
My favorite restaurant in Nova Scotia.
Owner with a terrible attitude. Fired all past staff during pandemic.
Great food, and atmosphere. Service was exceptional.
Some places are just magical. Cafe Chianti is consistently excellent - the food is thrillingly good and the service is by every measure outstanding. You can trust these people for a wonderful, memorable evening.
Lived the food and atmosphere , blackened haddock was amazing
I was not pleased with the meal. However, did not complain to the waiter.
Never had a bad meal here. Everything is delicious.
Top notch restaurant with top notch service and DIVINELY DELICIOUS FOOD. Highly recommend it.
Service
A cosy atmosphere, warm, good food and the service is excellent. Thank you Lindsay and Chrissy for a wonderful evening.
Wonderful meal with outstanding service, true fine dining experience.
Service is professional, me and my friends tried several dishes on several visits like the seafood linguine, breaded chicken, tenderloin, cheesecake, calamari, overall all items tasted good, but not special, could cook the same at home, and that is what we all agreed on. The Italian cuisine offers much more variety and dishes, that could be incorporated in the menu. I hope that for my review I do not end up sleeping with the fishes
Delicious food! Everything I tried was excellent. The caesar was fresh and delicious, the steak perfectly cooked and the tiramisu melted in your mouth.
Amazing food cooked to perfection. Excellent wait staff great environment.
Appies were great. Mains were only okay-especially for $30 a piece. Lots of food. Just not super flavourful. Should have done double appies and dessert.
Slow service and the pasta was awful. The chicken ans calamari were good.
Best chicken parm I’ve ever had! It’s on the lunch menu
Fired everyone..class act.
Very Good Food
Ran into an experience that was not what we expected. However server was excellent and so was management. Though it took awhile to get food it was delicious! Consider going, great dining room staff and good tasting food.
Wonderful meal, Great service.
My wife and I visited when our cruise ship stopped in Halifax. Only a short walk from the ship and easy to find. The dining room is beautifully decorated and very inviting. The food was excellent and very satisfying. The have a great selection of wines by the glass with the wine list hosted on an iPad. Pretty cool! I definitely would return on another trip to Halifax.
Great food
The service was very friendly and the food was delicious snd plenty of it! The tropical cheesecake was very light and flavourful and served with fresh berries. I enjoyed my visit immensely.
Excellent food, great service. No crowds, worth the walk up from the waterfront.
Perfect place for a fine dining romantic date. Expect excellent service and food cooked to perfection with beautiful presentation.
(Translated) Simply exceptional! (Original) Simplement exceptionnel!
A long time favourite! Amazing food and ambience.
Wish I could give this restaurant 0 stars. The owners laid off their entire staff in March of 2020 during the pandemic. Just recently in June they've re-opened with entirely new staff - they even replaced the head chef. I can't imagine supporting a business that disrespects and treats their staff so poorly. The staff who worked there before the pandemic now have no jobs and cannot qualify for government assistance. This restaurant cares more about its profits than it's workers. It doesn't deserve your hard earned cash!
Loved it, always enjoy going.
Nice atmosphere. Food was very good.
Wonderful dinner and a lovely ambiance. The new Bruschetta is great. Service was excellent. Would definitely go back....maybe tomorrow!
Great food, great atmosphere
Excellent dinner. Fabulous Caesar salad.
My favorite restaurant. Everything on the menu is excellent. Beautiful decor.
Excellent service, food was delicious and the atmosphere was classy. If you want friendly service along with a taste of authentic Italian food this is your place. Shoutout to the owner who came to our table after your dinner to check in on me and my partner's experience. We will be back.
Romantic
We have eaten here before. It was ok
The restaurant was full of guests enjoying the various menu offerings. I opted for their meat lovers pizza and it was delicious.
Wonderful restaurant. Great service and delicious food!! Haddock was very good, also the gnocchi was great. We really enjoyed everything!
Wish I could give this restaurant 0 stars. The owners laid off their entire staff in March of 2020 during the pandemic. Just recently in June they've re-opened with entirely new staff - they even replaced the head chef. I can't imagine supporting a business that disrespects and treats their staff so poorly. The staff who worked there before the pandemic now have no jobs and cannot qualify for government assistance. This restaurant cares more about its profits than it's workers. It doesn't deserve your hard earned cash! ^^^I copied my review from Charlie Foyer because I think he hit it right on the nose.
Great waiter and service. They a decent wine list, great place to eat and be able to talk and hear the conversation, food was good but not amazing given the price point.
Never ate there but just saw they sponsored a Christmas dinner at a community kitchen in halifax. Good on you guys!
Amazing food, amazing staff and ambience.
The owner laid off all their entire staff in March of the first lockdown and didn't rehire any of the original staff for what I can only assume monetary gain. Don't eat here because they don't respect their employees. If you sift through all the "atmosphere" reviews, you can see the ones that actually depict how badly the previous staff were treated. Don't let this go unoticed.
Excellent food in a very nice setting. The staff were amazing! Never felt rushed, wonderfully friendly, and juat great service.
Wonderful food and atmosphere!
We had a beautiful evening at Cafe Chianti and can't wait to go back! The service was excellent, the food was incredible. We had a variety of dishes ... seafood linguine, manicotti, caesar salad, beet salad, olives (these were amazing!) and the cheese toast. Everything was fantastic. They even acknowledged our anniversary with glasses of champagne, a wonderful touch. Two things really stood out for me... first, the owner (I think?) was on hand and supporting his staff. This is rare these days but it tells you they have a vested interest in their restaurant, I appreciate that. And second, the next time we visit we can order a whole different assortment of dishes. The menu has a lot to offer. Far too often you look at a menu and they have a handful of signature dishes and not much else. Not here... the whole menu is well stocked. We're already talking about what we'll try next! Try the olives... trust me.
Our meal was delicious and the service was top notch. Will definitely be back !!!
The food was well prepared and presented the staff were lovely and fun to talk to and the ambiance and the comfy seating were awesome I would highly recommend this restaurant to anyone!
Food was excellent and staff was great
Cafe Chianti...halifax. Our family so enjoyed your very excellent service last week. It was so positive and delicious, server was so right on! Thank you again. We will be back for more Ravioli!
Very nice Italian restaurant in downtown Halifax. Excellent ravioli; tasty appetizers, and a good wine list. Excellent service. Will go again.
Okay, but over-rated and over priced. The presentation is very nice, as is the service and atmosphere. It's a great place for dates or intimate dinner with friends. However, there were some very obvious and avoidable errors with some of the dishes. I had the duck, which was very nicely done at medium rare. The vegetables, too, we're very nice. The risotto was under done with crunchy bits throughout. Not what I would expect from a higher end Italian place. The spaghetti seafood had fresh seafood, but mushy, not fresh (pre-cooked) pasta. A disappointment at, again, a higher end Italian restaurant. The brick chicken dish had good chicken--moist and flavorful. However, the potato accompaniment was bland, without seasoning and totally tasteless. It seemed like a warmed over dish from a day or two ago. Not good, especially for a... well, you know the rest. Dessert! Yay! The lemon cheesecake was dry and had an artificial after taste. The flourless chocolate cake and the cheesecake were drizzled with a chocolate sauce that can only be identified as Hersheys syrup. Yes, Hersheys syrup, straight up. Finally, the creme brule lacked the smooth consistency of homemade, and was more like that of a mix from a box. Not good. Green tea was a local store brand, President's Choice. Although I'm sure the store brand is of the highest quality, it's not what I would expect at a fine dining establishment. I could go on about the mediocre appetizers, but if you've read this far, you have the idea. Overall, the chef is 'phoning it in' at this place, and not living up to the prices or atmosphere. My advice, savvy diner, is to lay your money and expectations elsewhere.
Had a reservation last night for 7pm, managed to be seated right away. Ordered Lobster Ravioli, which to be honest was very tasty. The issue I had was it didn't show up until 8:40 pm, and rather a small portion. After we left we had to make a stop for McDonald's on the way home
Amazing food, excellent service. One of my favorite restaurants in Halifax.
(Translated) The food, exquisite (Original) La comida, exquisita
Never a disappointment, décor, service and food was excellent
Management really hopes everyone forgets how they treated staff during the pandemic.
Our group's reservation was for 7:15 pm. We finally were served our meals around 9, and in the time between sitting down and finally (finally) getting what we ordered, it was a struggle to get a couple of baskets of bread for the table and some wine. Ridiculously small portions that seem over-priced and the atmosphere of a bus station: that was our experience. Lots of other places to go.
Service, food and atmosphere is terrific. Best seafood linguine in the city.
Waitress was very good. Food was delicious but far too long to get our food
Best crab cakes ever
Excellent service. Great food.
Slow service and bland food. Was great years ago but we will not be returning.
I honestly left out of this place feeling unpleased, there was a gentleman going around greeting tables, not sure if it was the owner, I believe his name was Roger. I watched him as he went back and forth, sometimes a third time to EACH table except OURS. Laughing, offering a glass of wine etc. our table was skipped and overlooked by Roger several times. The tables he circled and spoiled were all white folks as our table that was not receiving that same attention were not. pretty darn obvious of the favoritism that was shown. We felt unwelcomed, neglected, and confused. It is heart broken to experience this especially in these times. Most definitely will not be returning as these feelings will forever stick with us.
Food was delicious, staff was friendly. Highly recommend
The first time we made a reservation, when we arrived, the front woman told us to wait about an hour. Wonder what was the point of making a reservation. The second time, even though we didn’t want to go again, we had to use our Groupon, so we were trying to make a reservation, but the phone kept saying there were no room to leave a message, but went to try if they would have any seating available. It was empty, so we got seated quickly. The server was attentive, but we had to wait for our main for a while. There were only 2 tables including us. I noticed the server was outside for a while, and as soon as he came back from outside, the main came, with the plates super hot. It looked like the main were sitting for a long time. The pasta was soggy on the bottom and the both pasta and the fish were so so. Not much taste. Overall, we felt like this place needs a better management. Too pricey for what you get. Pretty disappointing experiences.