Rocco’s Plum Tomato

Wow. my good friend brought me here (he’s Italian) of course ans even knew the owner. The owner was very nice, greeted my friend and me and asked if we were okay with drinks and food, he even chatted with us for a bit. Very nice man. The food is sooooo goood! I got the butternut squash ravioli with a rose cream sauce and pesto sauce as a garnish on top (I personally dislike pesto sauce but I have to admit, it was delicious as a garnish). The bread with olive oil and vinegar was amazing! I love olives and it came with olives on the side! I had a peroni beer and the other Italian brand beer. I forgot the name of it, but it was good. My friend had the stuffed chicken in some sauce and I tried a bite of his and I instantly wanted to claim his food! We wanted some scallop dish but it was only seasonal and the waitress told us they didn’t have it anymore but it wasn’t a big deal because the food made up for it. I also had the calabrese salad, me and my friend shared it and everything in general was delicious. Definitely will be back and I highly recommend.

Not a bad place. The food was good and fresh, so no issues there. The quality of the ingredients was great.
The only complaint I have is that the menu is too basic. I was hoping to have tortellini, or a dish with Alfredo sauce but there was none in the menu. There also did not appear to be any dished with a meat sauce, just tomato.
I ended up ordering the lasagna, although I would have liked meat in it, it was still good. Tomato sauce, cheese, mushrooms, spinach, etc It was good. Portion was huge and I actually took half if it home as I was stuffed.
I have not been to the other locations and perhaps the menu has more on it, but this location was good. May try the other locations at some point.
I read one review that said the tomato sauce tasted like it was from a can. Not sure how that happened but the sauce tasted fresh and home made. I make my own sauce at home and I found that this place used only fresh home made sauce.

Food was horrible sauce tasted like it was from a can. 25 for veal parmigiano what a joke undercooked penne pasta. Cmon an Italian restaurant that can’t cook pasta. Stay away food horrible. To add to horrible food roof leaking like a waterfalls. Fine dining what a joke. Grab a can of chef boyardee better taste and save 150 bucks

Delicious! Large portions — well worth the price! Amazing fried calamari!!!
The stetchatella soup wasn’t so good though.
Veal with the Marsala and mushroom sauce was one of the better ones. Yumm

This place has been a favorite of mine for many years. Great pasta! My personal favorite is Chicken Penne (on rose sauce)

Amazing food and amazing service.
I am hooked on the one of a kind calamari and have never had a dish there that I didn’t absolutely love.
Highly recommend

This was the first time here. The atmosphere is very nice and service good. Had seen this restaurant a lot especially on the Queensway, always thought I would try this place one day so when a deal came up on groupon — I couldn’t resist.
Took the family here today for our first 2015 dinner, overall it was good but some complaints are that its a bit pricey for the portion sizes you get.
I ordered the soup of the day which was the seafood chowder, it was so so. ordered a Cesar salad which was, in my opinion, way too expensive for what you got. My daughter and I ordered the grill chicken on speggatti in cream sauce it was okay but again the portion just not worth the price. Too little for your dollar. My wife had the fusselli with smoked-​Salmon which she enjoyed again only complaint is the portion size. Not enough food for your money.
Overall, it’s a nice place but a bit too expensive for the portion sizes.

I want to start by saying i liked this place… great portions… good taste and nice atmosphere but one night and that all changes for ever and ever. We ordered our appetizers and ate all the bread and oil and were waiting for our main meal when as we were sitting against the wall near the mantle a cockroach was sitting literally staring at us … no doubt… we call over the girl who seated us she ran away and at the same time the room busboy came with a cloth and squuezed him to death with a cloth. we saw only one and it was killed but we were turned off !!! We asked for the food we just go because we just couldnt take it … what we saw and the reaction of staff… so we asked for it too be put to Go. The waitet comes over and says i asked the manager to comp your appetizers after what u saw. Here is my point. why couldn’t the manager come and apologize and say something and actually considering we asked to leave why did we even pay but i guess thats another issue all together… very dissapointed …

My girlfriend and I are picky customers. We travel a lot and often try different restaurants. We have been at this location and their other location several times and have tried several items off the menu. We can’t find any problem with this restaurant. The menu items are all prepared well and unlike some other Toronto restaurants, the meal portions are quite generous so you never end up leaving unsatisfied.
The food quality and excellent service here keep us going back.

I’ve always loved Italian food and was getting sick of the bastardized version I found far too often. Henry Hill, one of our favorite Goodfellas, aptly shared my frustration of ordering spaghetti and marinara sauce and receiving egg noodles and ketchup — you couldn’t be more right Henry. Then I walked into Rocco’s and found the place I had been looking for all my life. The food is authentic, owners friendly and the atmosphere makes for a perfect date night. I’d recommend the risotto, any pasta with rose sauce and the calamari. It just tastes like an authentic Italian meal and makes me understand why Henry spent so much time in a life of crime. I would too if I could have regular access to food like this!

Hidden gem. First time here and love their pasta. Tried the shrimp and scallop risotto. Creamy and rich with generous amount of juicy mushroom scallop and shrimp. The smoked salmon fusilli was very nice too. Had a good feeling about this restaurants starting with the bread and olives. We will definitely come back!

Good basic Italian food, pizza and sandwiches are great! Pasta dishes and entrées are pretty basic imho, the baked goat cheese salad was delicious!

Went here on a Groupon and had a pretty good experience. Service was good. Food was good — not the best Italian I’ve had but definitely worth a try!
I agree with previous reviews that the décor is kind of overdone — it looks like they’re trying too hard to make it look Italian.

I really enjoyed the duck with a side of veggies. The veggies (as you can see in my photo) were super fresh and cooked perfectly. I’ve noticed that a side of veggies these days tend to be a few green beans with a few slices of carrots and they are always overcooked. My side veggies included carrots, green beans, broccoli, zucchini, bok choy, grilled red pepper and roasted/​fried potato wedges. This place knows how to cook the duck breast so that its not tough at all. The sauce was yummelicious. The spicy caesar did not need any cool skewer of pickled items or funky seafood. That caesar stood on its own.

Usually come here with the family, it’s nice but the menu could use an update… with more meat. Mind you that’s not an Italian cuisine thing I guess… I would recommend their duck special, which is amazing. Good wine selection (of course, haha).

Honestly, not a fan. Went there once for dinner with my husband and it the décor was very distasteful. It was like they were attempting to make it like a cozy, rustic environment but it was more like an old barn. The tables are chairs were all unsteady and looked like they hadn’t been cleaned properly. Ordered the fried calamari — soggy. Mushroom risotto — tons of dirt and sand from not washing/​rinsing the mushrooms properly. Not cheap either.

Good Italian restaurant. Not fancy by any means but this is how Italian restaurant should be — homey and cozy. They offer reasonably priced menu and their portions is big. If you are on the Queensway area, this might be a good option for Italian.

I am officially a regular at Rocco’s on Islington!
I absolutely love their seafood risotto and the risotto half lobster is excellent too.
We found some coupons on DineTO for $ 10 off per PERSON!!! I have now used them 4 times (and I went there without the coupons fairly often before that).
My 4 year old is an EXTREMELY discerning eater, but she adores their chicken pasta (spaghettini if I remember correctly) in a rose sauce. She will even choose that over their pizza, which is good too!
My only issue when I go there is choosing from their enormous menu.
We often go with our 4 year old and 1 year old and they are really great with children. They have crayons and colouring pages.
We went with our entire family after my baby’s baptism and everybody enjoyed it.
One night, I went with a girlfriend and there was a singer, which really enhanced the already nice atmosphere.
If you didn’t like it the first time you tried it, give it another chance! I’ve been at least 10x and we’ve never had a bad experience.

There was shit all open on boxing day, so after driving around and failing to locate a restaurant, we finally settled on Rocco’s Plum Tomato.
I’ve been to the other, horrible (now closed) location in the Annex so I had really low expectations for this place.
The service was surprisingly good but the food did not impress. We had the grilled calamari appetizer, which was overcooked and pretty sure it came from frozen squid. The caprese salad was slightly better but pretty meh.
For a main, I had the grilled halibut. The fish was cooked perfectly, but the sauce (some kind of fruit reduction) was a seriously bizarre and the side risotto it came with wasn’t especially delicious either.
Prices are alright, cute atmosphere, reasonable wine list but food is pretty 2.5 star. Good place for families as the menu has something for everyone, but wouldn’t recommend for people in search of good food.

Great food. Try the linguini with shrimp and scallop. A sure winner! Accompanied with a glass of Pinot. Yummy