Coppola’s Ristorante & Banquet Facility

What a great find. Great service and enjoyed the fresh food. Homemade pasta was fabulous. Will return.

After a 12 hour journey driving from South Carolina, we arrived in St. Catherines Ontario Canada at 7pm. A friend texted us suggesting that we should try out Coppola’s Restaurant.
We pulled up and saw what looked like an old factory that said ‘Banquet Hall’ (we later discovered in was a Peach packing plant back in the day).
Two cousins bought and renovated the place a couple of times over the past 17 years, and it looks like it is still doing well — although the staff said it was quiet for a Saturday night.
I ordered the special pasta dish of the day; Penne with a mushroom/​gorganzola/​cream sauce. My partner chose the Tortellini Pavarotti that our server recommended.
Both dishes were delicious. Huge portions with plenty left-​over to bring home for later.
Both dishes came with a choice of Caesar Salad or House salad.
Our choice was unanimous… Caesar salads, which turned out to be a very wise choice, although I felt like I was a garlic-​breathing-​dragon afterwards. The salad was loaded with plenty of tasty fresh parmesan cheese, tons of freshly grated garlic, some crunchy homemade croutons, and we think there were authentic anchovies and what tasted like 2 crispy pancetta slices on top — we ate every last morsel of the Caesar, which is quite a feat for my non-​salad-​loving guest.
For drinks, I tried a nice Cab-​Sav local wine ‘Konzelmann’. Not a memorable name, but the tastes and the dinner will be. Hope to get back to Saint Catherine’s again someday.

This is our go-​to restaurant. Specials are always good. Portions are big enough for us for sure. We always end up getting a container to take home. Ceaser salad is a favorite for us. Relaxed atmosphere and no pressure. It can be a bit drafty but not a problem for us unless it’s really cold out.

Love this place… service 5 star. food awesome.and price point not sure how they do it… you have to eat here

Went here for Mothers day. We got seated in the back, had a reservation. It was freezing! Walking through the front part of restaurant was comfortable. Why do they have so many vents back there is a good question.
We ordered 3 different pasta dishes and none of them were super exciting. I found them to be very bland. My daughter had the pesto penne, she said Swiss Chalets was better. My son had the chicken parm, he didn’t like the chicken. I had the Fettuccini amore… was bland, was supposed to have asparagus but with the tiny bit it had you couldn’t even taste it. Was very disappointed because we can’t afford to dine out much and I was told this place was awesome.

What a nightmare, hoped to go out for the night to celebrate the purchase of a new house in the same neighborhood as this fiasco (I say fiasco because I refuse to say restaurant). We waited for twenty minutes at the bar, before a server even spoke to us. I’m not even sure why we were waiting at the bar due to us having a reservation. Finally a server arrived and I requested sparkling wine for my other half. I was told it was only by the bottle but we would be able to have the remainder of the bottle brought to our table. After ordering 2 different bottles and being told they were out of stock we were forced to settle for a beer. Once we were given a table after 40 minutes of waiting and watching other «preferred customers» being given a table, we were seated in a large banquet hall. I again attempted to order a bottle of wine only to be told they did not have what was on the menu. We settled for one of the cheaper bottles on the menu as it was «all they had at the moment». Twenty minutes later our server arrived with a bottle of wine. We then ordered appetizers as well as mains. After another half hour of conversation, something arrived. The shrimp we ordered was bland, tiny and came with a «delightful» side of mayonnaise. Our mains were cold and either over salted or undercooked. Thank heaven for the cheap horrible wine or we would not have been able to wash down the food.

Authentic italian cuisine? Yes. Big portions? No way, the portions are tiny and over priced. I cant recommend this place. Shop thiss city for better dining value.

I enjoyed a great meal here! Spaghetti and meatballs, a house salad, and fabulous bread. I was a little nervous, dragging little kids in there with me, but it was late enough in the evening that most of the guests were finishing up. Actually, the kids behaved well, and also enjoyed their meal, a 4-​cheese pizza. I also had a slice, and it was very good. This restaurant is about 15 minutes drive from the falls, and easy to get to, right off of the QEW highway.

Awesome Italian cuisine. Very approachable staff. The ambiance was just right. Loved everything about the experience.

Very enjoyable. Been here countless times growing up, still make the drive just to come here now. Server Pat is always a pleasure to have, Luigi runs a smooth operation. This place is one of the best in the area, forget the wineries.

Competently executed autentico Italian food. Five of us went for a late lunch and thoroughly enjoyed it. The gnocchi – both the wild mushroom and the «pecorino» (sun-​dried tomato) – was spectacular, and the cheese lasagna was full of flavour. The penne sorrento was amazing. The only complaint about the food is that the risotto is made with chicken broth, making it unsuitable for vegetarians.
The service was great.