Reviews of Tomasso's Italian Grille (Restaurant)

Angela Katsavavakis

Five stars for location: in the heart of Trenton downtown and by the water, on the Trent River. Five stars for decor and ambiance: beautiful restaurant inside and outside. You will be as comfortable sitting indoor or outdoor However, if the weather is nice you can’t beat the view on the patio by the water. Five stars for service: very friendly and attentive servers. Good wine menu. Three stars for food: the food is well prepared and presented, so you know they put their heart into it. However for me it lacks that oomph once you bite into it. For example, their tomato sauce has a sweetness to it , perhaps they add sugar or cinnamon (as Greeks do), which I personally don’t like. Their chicken Marsala is also too sweet for my taste. However, the pickerel fish my husband had was very good. I have heard they have good pizza so that’s what I will order next time!

BHMasterC

Still love the combo pizza from here. It's been years an I cannot find any better. I've been to at least 70 pizza shops across Ontario and east coast.

James Merrill

The food was fantastic and the service was impeccable. If you're lucky enough to have Nathan as your waiter, you'll want to give this place a 5 star rating as well.

Michael Angiletta

We ordered take away pizza and it was, fresh and fast. Great crust. Good mouth feel - good sauce

Jenna Hayman

Tomasso's is a beautiful restaurant right along the waterway. Italian cuisine and friendly staff, although can be a bit pricy it is great for events or date nights. There are a lot of different rooms and spaces within the restaurant, as well as tables that are more private/quiet for those looking for a quiet meal. The atmosphere is warm and inviting, the back windows overlook the water, and during the summer there is a beautiful patio space along the water as well. They provided pick-up fine dining meals throughout COVID for their customers and have been great in all our interactions throughout and before the pandemic. The meals are also very sizeable and we have gone home with left-overs/to-go containers every time. Even though Italian food isn't a favourite of mine, I would recommend this place for someone looking for a more upscale date night or a small event in Trenton.

Faith Dye (Andy)

definitely not the worst italian food i have had before, but certainly very far from the best. i had bruschetta and baked chicken tortellini. very obviously pre-made then reheated, bread wasn't made in-house. the precooked chicken on the tortellini was incredibly salty, while the rest of the dish lacked flavour. The food was underwhelming. My sister ordered the seafood fettuccine, and she remarked that it was something comparable to what you would receive at a restaurant like Red Lobster. The prices were very high, another member in our party ordered a steak dish and was asked if he wanted onions on the side and he said yes, then was charged $5.50 for a small ramekin of onions. we also informed the staff that we were celebrating a birthday, and they brought out a single slice of the dryest chocolate cake I have ever had (without asking about any dessert preference). We were also charged for this slice of birthday cake, $8.50. I won't comment on the service since we came in right at the end of the dinner service, and our waiter was understandably tired, especially on the first day of the proof of vaccination requirement. Overall, I would not recommend this restaurant due to the high costs and low quality.

Sarah Mountjoy

Cesar salad was great. My wife had chicken, with only 3 pieces of shrimp on it ,small piece of veal. Substatuted the mashed potatoes for more vegies and they just added more carrots. Really looked bad on presentation. She went home hungry for the first time. My pasta was good and I enjoyed it. New to the area and unfortunately will not be returning .

Troy C

Recently brought home their frozen lasagna for the first time and it tastes just like the the restaurants, very nostalgic.

Nancy Bell

Great food...friendly service...normally a little loud inside...no parking at the restaurant but a big parking lot within a short walk...not cheap prices but worth it

Gerald Deokie Jr

Dinner

Victor De Sousa

Awesome spot. I've been visiting for 20yrs, consistent grear pizza and spectacular service.

Stephen Thurlbeck

Take out

Suba Kalia

Close to the river gorgeous Italian restaurant. Amazing food and the ambiance was Phenomenal. This is a little bit of a costume restaurant but worth it the food was amazing.

Craig Shawcross

Service

Mike Cauterman

Went there with my family last summer and ate on the patio. The staff were amazing and the setting is beautiful but my pasta had frozen vegetables in it, and the chicken was pre cooked and processed. Expected a bit more since we had eaten here many times previously and it was delicious. Maybe they were limited due to covid but I haven't been back since.

Doug Sloan

This is my first time doing take out from Jim's pizzeria. I should have gone to Pizza Pizza. $20 For a pizza. Tomasso's is my daughters favorite restaurant, she loves the view and in a sit down setting I'll pay a bit more. The food is good, but not quite worth the price point. I'll come back to Tomasso's but won't be buying from the take out portion.

Phil Williamson

Great food..great service..beutiful view of the Trent River *Second visit* I wrote a more detailed review on their page. Again a great experience Excellent staff and food Added new photos

Lee Beech

Family run Italian restaurant that serves reliable, if unsurprising dishes. I've been here quite a few times over the years and the food is generally consistent, although the pizzas are good, which is what you would expect given the heritage. On this visit I had the house spaghetti, which is a unique take on spaghetti and meatballs - in that you also get mushrooms, peppers, onions and salami on top. I'm on the fence if these additions are worthwhile because the meatballs are very good and everything else tends to detract from that. One thing I should point out - there are always plenty of staff on hand so you never feel unattended at any point and all are extremely helpful and friendly. Definitely give this place a try and consider checking out the pizzas.

Jesse Beckwith

Had the best birthday dinner last night. Table overlooking the water. Food was amazing. Had a great waitress. Loved it.

Rémy Hamel

Tomasso's was amazing! Everything is on point. The food was really fresh, balanced and full of flavors. The portions are impressive and the service is of the highest quality. The atmosphere is a bit fancy, but it remains very relaxed and enjoyable. When the servers serves the main dishes, they offer you fresh parmesan cheese and pepper, it compliments most meals very well. The pizza was one of the best if not the best pizza I have ever had! Everything was perfect, the ingredients were crazy delicious, the flavours were perfectly balanced and the crust is unbelievable. I simply have nothing negative to says about this restaurant, while the price seems to be on the expensive side at first, you quickly realize it's actually a very good price for the quality you get out of it. If you ever go to or even go near Trenton, make absolutely sure you stop at Tomasso's Italian grille, it's a must!

Amber Wilson

Our server Dennis was awesome. Great service. Attentive and fun. Our table setting was great bc they sat our family in our own little area. For 8 ish. Drinks and Food as always delicious. Thankyou to all! Merry Christmas God bless Anna Maria

Gwen Fischer

Wow what a find in Trenton! Authentic Italian restaurant- great pasta (lasagna and seafood linguine). Totally recommend this spot!

Troy Curtis

Went around 4pm, loved the dinner. If you don't want to get overstuffed, just get 1 apetizer. Had the stuffed doughballs and bruschetta. ( both were amazing! Just need some meat balls and that would have been dinner!( lol) Had the house spaghetti, and took it home to eat later. Was ????% awesome.

Chenoa Dowling

Excellent services. Evident that the restaurant observes all the Covid protocols and cares for its clients and employees. Avery pleasant dining experience. We are regular clients and will return often

Ash Lamba

What a beautiful place to have dinner. We visited in winters but I’m sure it’ll be even more amazing in summers as it’s right on Trenton river. We ordered a vegetarian pizza and a Margherita and loved the taste of both. The service is also good. I loved the aesthetics of the restaurant.

L. Cecilia G.

Went here for lunch. Went to outdoor patio. Nice view of the river from the patio. HOWEVER, due to the flowers on the patio, there are a large number of bees and wasps. Therefore, if one is allergic to bee/wasp stings, you should exercise extreme caution!! Four of us and we shared calamari and a large meat lover pizza. I LOVE calamari and this is the best fried calamari I've ever had. I could not believe how tender the calamari was. Pizza was very good. but I do think it was a bit over priced. I checked out their wines and they do have a nice selection of wines including a brunello and a barolo. Would definitely come back.

DEB Daisyhillbedandbreakfast

The food here is sooooo awesome!! Took our Mom here for her birthday and she loves it. Service was amazing and sitting on the patio with the water in view is very relaxing. We will visit again soon !!

NeonJ RacerD

Best pasta EVER ! Cheese tortellini and Veal parmesan. Simply delicious !

CY Siu

Excellent atmosphere. Our server was constantly checking up on us for drink topups. We had appetizers and entrees and what surprised me the most was how fast our food was ready and served. You already knew it was going to be delicious, but speedy too? Winning combination. Definitely recommend checking them out. PS, I had the Penne Diavolo and it was exquisite.

Elaine T

Sat on the patio in the shade. Service was excellent as was the food. I had bruschetta with feta and small Caesar salad. Always a great experience!

Carl weng

Always an awesome meal. Great patio.

Anna Maria

Very cute, very tasty spot in the Quinte West/Trenton Area. One of my local faves for sure, if you're in this area this should be the go to. It's right on the water (requested table in the back for the water view) and when you walk in there …

Ken Helbert

We were on our way from Montreal to Toronto and the traffic was horrendous. We were at the exit on the 401 and did a google search and found this place. The service was outstanding. Stacy was very patient and took care of us. She brought our children, 4 and 17 months some doe to play with. I found this a great touch and kept our children busy for a little while. They still ran all over the restaurant, being in the care for 3 hours will do that! The food is okay. We had the vegetarian pizza. The toppings were fresh. The crust was a thicker than I prefer, more a Neapolitan thin crust. If you like a thick crust you should enjoy. There is a fantastic view if you sit in the back of the water, we were in the front where we bothered the patrons a little less lol. We never felt rushed or like we were a bother. All in all a nice experience.

Travis Royle

Such a great restaurant! Excellent wine and food. Service was quick and attentive! Best restaurant in Trenton in my opinion ????

Matt Sinclair

This place never disappoints. Always great service, great food and great value! Can't wait for the dining room to re-open.

Greg Bowes

Very good food and friendly service. Had the Ceasar salad with chicken and enjoyed. It was 4/5 and certainly was a full meal serving. Had excellent amount of real bacon. Will try something else next visit, as their pasta and pizzas looked very good, too. This is certainly the spot to enjoy when in Trenton. Excellent view of the water at the window seats. I recommend Tomasso's.

Nancy Brown

Jim's special combination pizza is fantastic. Very good flavour and perfectly cooked with an amazing crust. Overall very high quality and I'd recommend anyone to try it. For desserts, the peanut butter brownie cheesecake is great and melts in your mouth.

Lydia Rankin

Been here several times. The pizza is amazing but so many wonderful items on the menu. The bruschetta is one of my favourite appetizers and who can so no to a decadent dessert. The peanut butter cheesecake is amazing. Definitely a great place to dine

Claire Belerique

We have gone there a few times and never questioned anything but the last time we ordered the Pinot wine from the menu that was supposed to be an Italian Pinot at a cost of $9 a glass. When it came we recognized the taste and questioned the waiter and she told us it was Oggi and they ran out of the Italian but still got charged $9. Had we not asked they never would have told us they ran out. Nota classy move at all.

Louis Cormier

Ordered pizza from Jim's and pasta and poutine from tomassos. Pizza was good. Pasta was chicken fettuccine Alfredo. Almost no chicken and sauce. The dish had a few pieces of broccoli and peppers but not worth $22. Italian poutine and …

eddie trinidad

Here during the lock down so can only speak to their take out. Great online ordering system. Food is ready when they say it will be ready. Staff is very friendly. The food, well one of the best pizzas I've ever had. So good I ordered their lasagna the very next day, absolutely delicious.

Gaetan St-Amant

Great place for pasta / pizza lovers! The patio is a beauty with the waterfront view while under a well lit open roofing. Would definitely recommend this as a place for a date or even just a casual outing when you want to see a great view and chill! Staff are friendly, good conversationalist and tend to you politely.

laurie markland

Excellent restaurant the Pizza and the bruschetta was excellent. Highly recommended from me. Enjoy your time if you go there.

David

Meal type

Cristian Ivascu

If I could give 6 stars, or 10, I would. Tomasso's has maintained perfect service, perfect dishes, and perfect atmosphere for as long as I can remember. My family have moved to London, but whenever the opportunity strikes we always make time in our trips to eat here. Tonight, I had the Chicken Penne Al Frono, minus the mushrooms and I substituted the cream sauce for a marinara sauce. Perfection, from the melted cheese insulating the fresh pasta in its dish, to the tender moistness of the chicken breast. I had no idea broccoli could be so perfectly cooked and incorporated into a pasta in a way that didn't feel so out of place and random. Ben, our waiter for the night, was a gentleman through and through. He went above and beyond for my mom and ensured she got her usual Chicken Cacciatore, which wasn't on the menu (but is a restaurant favourite). Every visit to Tomasso's is never the same, but in the best way possible.

Tina Oliveira

Excellent pizza, excellent service, and the best apple cider I've ever had courtesy of the local orchard

Pic Mayhew

Service was great. Choices looked delicious on the menu but unfortunately the food was far from authentic. My Nonna would not have been pleased.

stephanie Gibson

Exceptionally good!!!! Authentic food and service was phenomenal. The food is fresh, hot and tasty. The place is clean and the design is really professional and good taste. 2 thumbs up! Keep it up it was our 1st experience at your place and will be in our favorite spot now.

David Nixon

The staff and owner were friendly and professional. The food was exquisite. Best onion soup ever. And the cheesecake with multiberry coulis...to die for!

Faye Trumbley

Service was great, every staff member we interacted with were friendly, professional yet warm and caring. Food was delish. I am from out of town otherwise this would be go to spot for me!

Elaine Fish

The place it’s ok only... I had a steak and it was good, the personal is kind but I wish they were more focused on the customer and also having a better value price/food...

Jamie Jinks

Really good food, great service from Dennis, our waiter. Perfect spot for our date-night.

Randy Logan

Great staff, service and portions. Expect your meal to be around $20 each but things do taste simple yet delicious. Lots of room to seat any size including some patio space. The bread they start you off of with the garlic butter melts in you mouth.

Ron Stewart

Hands down the best Italian food in the area! Their ceaser salad, chicken tortellini, chicken alfredo, pizza, dining room loaves of bread and the garlic butter that goes with are all ????????????????. Even the parmesan they freshly shave onto you food is on point delicious. For food, atmosphere and experience this place is amazing. You can even purchase a jar of the ceaser dressing or garlic butter too in the takeout part of the restaurant and belive you me even tho it's a bit pricey compared to regular store dressing+butter prices it's 100% worth it! If you enjoy Italian food this place is a must you won't regret!

drew saarinen

This review is for the Takeout section-Best pizza in town! I love Jim's pizza. We usually order Jim's special and a make ur own with 3 toppings. If you are picking up should order about 20 mins in advance and just arrive to pick up and pay. On holidays its usually very busy.

Dustin Whitcomb

I loved the food, and the atmosphere was cozy. The pizza I had ordered was perfect, not too many toppings and had great flavour. Our waiter (I believe his name was Shawn, he never said how to spell it) was amazing and it's obvious he likes his job and was witty to top it off. As someone with social anxiety, I sometimes have trouble communicating to others. But he was such a comforting presence I was able to relax a bit.

Tina Giordanella

I ordered a Lasagna for pickup. I am very disappointed, it was very dry and barely any sauce. I’ve had it in the restaurant before and it was very good. I don’t know what happened but it seems like it sat in the oven for too long. I will come in the restaurant for a great meal again but not sure about getting take out again.

Debby Coe

Excellent food and service plus scenic by the water. The special was reasonably priced and the fries were crunchy just the way I like them.

Iván Escalera

This certainly was one of my favorite places to dine when I first moved to Trenton in 2001. I'm certainly not impressed right now though. I ordered Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo with no red peppers. There were three small strips of chicken and a few pieces of broccoli. For over 20 bucks I'd expect at least a full chicken breast in my order - I didn't pay 20 dollars for noodles. The sauce was, as always, very good.

Joe Shmoe

Amazing food! Best pasta I have had in a while. Great for a date night or even bring the kids.

Carter Rombouts

The service was good pizza on time for me not enough pepperoni a little dry needed more sauce for my first visit I was not impressed but remember this is just my opinion

Sherry Weicker

Food was delicious, quite pricey but good. Definitely coming back. Service was excellent. Place was packed, but the service was fast, everybodygot their food on time.

Anna Maria Macdonald

Walked into the take-out pizza side, Jim's Pizzeria Since 1970. Maybe in the 70s this was the pizza style of the day, it's heavy and the pie's wet in the middle. A wood burning pizza ovens and real neapolitan pie might be an impossible find out here.

Xarren Jhuud

I made the mistake of not ordering pasta.. my meal came with a side of mashed potatoes which were very clearly dehydrated potatoes from a box. (You can just tell) Disappointed considering the cost of the meal. But the rest of my party got pasta, and were extremely satisfied. My friend that got calamari said it was some of the best she'd had.

Buddha Tbay

The service was great! The staff was quick and super friendly and the location is very scenic. Those are the two reasons why I gave a 2-star rating. The food, on the other hand, was subpar and there was nothing authentically Italian about it. I ordered the seafood platter and what I got was definitely not a platter nor was it very good or fresh tasting. Also, the sauce they gave with the fish was obviously the same spicy sauce Chinese restaurants have and the vegetables were bland af. I don't know what I was expecting considering this is an Italian restaurant in a small town, but I was expecting better food than what I got considering all the other good reviews.

Cate Dujay

Metal wire in my pizza. Maybe a bristle from a wire brush. Not sure exactly. Poor response from owner and management. Didn't refund our meal, just the one pizza. So I got my pizza, took a bite, bit into the metal, pulled the metal out of my mouth and went to inform the supervisor. I expected them to be shocked and remorseful but they didn't take it seriously at all and just gave me a bunch of excuses as to why it's unlikely that it could have happened. My 3 year old was also eating pizza so I'm thankful it wasn't in hers. If someone swallows a piece of metal like that it could cause serious internal damage. Just Google what could happen if you swallow a wire brush bristle. Accidents happens so I wasn't upset but I was very disappointed with the response from management. They aren't good at taking responsibility. They justify their mistakes instead of apologizing and trying to make sure you are satisfied with the outcome. If customer service is important to you then avoid this place.

michelle denton

My husband and I chose Tomasso's for our 10 year anniversary dinner. We had a wonderful experience. The restaurant has a romantic ambience to it, the service was fantastic, the restaurant is clean and esthetically pleasing, and the food was delicious. We had spinach dip as an appetizer, which was really nice. It didn't taste frozen, like some others we've tried. My husband had a flight (4, 6oz servings) of various beers, which he enjoyed. For our main course, I had the chicken tortellini. My husband had the peppercorn steak. We thoroughly enjoyed our meals. As a surprise, our server brought us a complimentary anniversary dessert to share- complete with a candle. I would highly recommend this restaurant.

Nicole Esch

Really nice Italian place on the water. First time here but wouldn't hesitate to come back for a meal next time we're in the area. Great food!

Lee Ann Jones

Excellent service , excellent food! The portions were more than enough. We sat on the patio overlooking the Trent. We will definitely go back.????????

Jef Kohlsmith

Tried Tommaso’s tonight for the first time. Will definitely be back! It was amazing, especially those doughy cheese balls! Order was ready in the time advised by the restaurant, and pickup service was good. Can’t wait to come try eating in person one day soon!