Paul’s Spaghetti

The mood was excellent! A nice cozy romantic environment and the food exceeded expectations! Pasta was delicious, Cesar salad was great and the chocolate cake (big enough to share) SO GOOD! I will be going back!

Italian soul food in a cozy and warm atmosphere. The service was great too. Our waitress had been eating there since she was 9. Our pastas, meats, and seafood were all excellent. The tiger shrimp were large on top of an already very generous portion of pasta. The meat sauce has a Sunday Gravy (it’s an Italian thing and has nothing to do with gravy) thing going on. The pesto was very fresh and flavorful. I’ll happily relax here with a glass of wine any time. Thank you for a wonderful night full of food that made me smile.

Awesome house salad !!! Awesome bread !!! Awesome services !!! Everything are awesome !!! Recommend !!!

What a gem! I’ve been getting food from this place for a while, and cannot recommend it enough. Everything on the menu is simply delicious. All around really great Italian food, top notch quality you would expect to find in a hotspot in Manhattan, and one that rivals any restaurant in little Italy both in New York and Toronto.

Look,
If you had one shot, one opportunity to eat everything you’ve ever wanted, would you savor it or just let it slip? Yo.
His fork is ready, noodles in the pot are heavy, there’s sauce on his sweater already PAULS SPAGHETTI he’s hungry but on the surface he looks calm and ready to chow down
But the waiter keeps on forgetting what he wrote down the whole restaurant goes so loud he opens his mouth but the order won’t come out he’s choking now, the chefs joking now. Clocks run out, times now over NO TIP BLAOH!

good find. The portion size was good.
Shrimp fardalle was good with real tiger shrimps. Just a bit salty though. Bf had spaghetti.
Calamari was fresh. Overall good meal

We usually stick to the great Italian specialties at Paul’s, and take a pass on dessert. But yesterday being Mother’s day, the lemon cake was in order — with two forks of course. The cakes are actually by Paul’s mom, who learned baking as a young kid growing up in rural Ontario. They are a marvel of lightness; they define light, and just the right mix of sweet and sour.
Cakes are appreciated by young and old alike, and young and old alike is another specialty of this restaurant.
Many reviews ask about whether places are child-​friendly, which is important, but it’s also important that places be seniors (or Zoomer)-friendly.
I’m working on a comprehensive checklist on senior-​friendly, and have tried to start the public conversation on that broad topic in my book Food for City Building. I’m sure this place will come off well under any rating scheme.
Loud noise is a problem for older folks because they have a harder time differentiating between foreground and background noise, They have lots of noise barriers at Paul’s, like semi-​walls separating groupings of tables, and planters. The ceilings are low, which keeps noise from ricocheting all over.
The chef and servers are also happy to make accommodations to people who can’t eat everything put on one of Paul’s huge plates. They’re friendly re packing leftovers for take-​home, serving half-​portions, and also re our request to have two salads and split the main.
The main washrooms are downstairs, but there’s also one on the main floor –handly for infants as well as elders, both of whom have issues with need-​to-​go-​quickly and with steps to the downstairs.
Like most things that are good for seniors — people with disabilities, for example. Such measures are good for everyone, but seniors especially appreciate them.
A good reason for all restaurants to pay attention to the needs of this growing population group. –wayne r

The delicious, home-​cooked style Italian I’ve been after for years.
* 4.5 stars
Like everyone else has written before me, it’s good, simple, home-​style Italian food. Honestly, I never thought I’d write the words, «go and try the spaghetti and meatballs», but here I am and there you should go.
It’s a small place with a small menu and the staff know you on a return visit. That’s a trifecta of excellence if you ask me. To the latter point, when we were originally told that our wait would be 30 minutes, we happily said that we’d come back as we live in the neighbourhood. We walked for about 15 seconds when Paul actually chased us down to let us know that a table just became free.
Amazing!

After seeing positive reviews here, I recommended to try this restaurant with my family for my sisters birthday. We made reservations since the place was very small.
The server was very friendly and tried their best but felt some aspects lacking.
The good points:
— Received complimentary slice of cake
— Friendly and attentive but slow service
— Complimentary bread was fresh
— Food was good but not amazing
— Price was average for an Italian place
The not so good points:
— Restaurant is small and cramped, not recommended for large groups
— Noisy and loud atmosphere when restaurant is at full capacity
— Seafood risotto was undercooked
— Food took longer than expected
— Had to repeat order or items which was forgotten
Overall, I think this place is cosy and had a quaint vibe. I would recommend coming here in small groups. It’s nice to go to once in awhile but I wasn’t overly impressed to come back immediately.

If you enjoy an excellent traditional Italian cooking, you’ll love this place. It’s a family run business with a whole lotta heart. The cooking is honest, simple and delicious. I generally avoid pasta at restaurants because it’s usually boring. But here, even the humble spaghetti is noteworthy. Salads have just the right amount of vinaigrette. Bread is the best bread ever! Desserts are homemade, delicious and generously portioned. Everything about the place is humble, honest, caring and inviting. Great atmosphere for a quiet, romantic dinner.

We have driven by it countless times and never went in. We finally stopped in tonight and it was well worth it. The service was attentive and the food came quickly. The spaghetti with meat sauce had lots of meet and a little zip. The veal parmigiana had plenty of cheese with great sides of spaghetti in tomato sauce and amazing roasted vegetables.
Make a reservation as it’s quite small and it was very busy. In the summer they have a big patio.

A great little family restaurant hidden in East York, the small dwelling adds to its romantic atmosphere. The food is just bang on. I was always a veal or Chicken Parm fan, but I’ve been taken over by the Chicken Marsalla, you will cherish every bite.

Went to Paul’s Spaghetti today and had an altogether good experience. The décor is classy but not fancy. You can show up in your regular clothes. My Dad had a salmon dish he seemed to really enjoy and I had penne with sausage that tasted good. The service was good. Nothing blew me right out of the water but it was good. :)
I read a comment above about saltiness of the food. My pasta was a little salty but not salty enough to make the food bad. If you hate salt don’t go here. If you grew up by the ocean everything will taste just right.
After two main courses, two cocktails, a glass of wine and two desserts our bill was around 100 $.

Why I like Italian food? I love tomatoes, pasta in any form, seafood… and meat sauce!
Paul’s Spaghetti simple and down to earth menu satisfied all my cravings. The interior is rustic Tuscany feel. wooden table, non matching dining chairs. dimmed romantic candlelight (really suck if you trying to take photos of anything!)
Sweet lovely pretty smiley Asian waitress… with cute smile and twinkle in her eyes. does make my friend wants to order from her (or take her order) instead of me…
Grilled Calamari
— oh so tender… forget Calamari is high in cholesterol! just enjoy that! I am not too crazy about the sauce. but my dinner mate was soaking up the sauce with the bread.
Paul’s Favourite Spaghetti (meat sauce) with house salad
— There are definitely more sauce than the pasta! And me as a pasta person was eating the pasta more than with tons of sauce left. The sauce must be really good because my dinner mate was just spooning up all the sauce and eat it as it is… Wish the pasta is fresh instead of the dried version. But with that price of $ 15 with such a big portion and load of beef in the sauce. it is understandable!
Seafood Risotto with house salad
— We went WOW. with all the mussels yes almost 2 dozen of them! The mussel are nice and fresh… I love PEI mussels… I found the Risotto is so salty! I just could not handle that… so I just ate all the seafood instead.
I found Paul’s Spaghetti does serves really good Italian food and in a more homey environment! The portion is huge and is great for value oriented person like me!
However I found most of the sauces are a little too salty for my taste. maybe I can request less salt next time?

At a place like Paul’s Spaghetti, it’s quite obviously what this place is all about. It’s in the same lines as noting WaYnE’s Dead Sexy (w/​Austin Powers accent). Pretty OBVIOUS!
Service was PRETTY good and that same description could be used for the cute young waitress serving us this night. I’m sure if my Friend Ktown was here he would agree because our whole table agreed. LS Princess just couldn’t stop smiling as she ordered from her. ;D
The atmosphere here is Romantic Rustic Italian with a touch of Christmas while playing Unchained Melody’s (Ghost Soundtrack) and such. I had an entertaining time enjoying my Friend’s playing the Wedding Bells for me like an orchestra…
Ding, Dong, Ding (Knife hits plate while cutting), Dong (Knocks Fork off plate), Ding (Drops Knife on plate), Dong! They sure know how to make a Man feel extraordinarily cultured as I eat like the Gentleman that I am. :P
Grilled Calamari (Tender Calamari char-​grilled served with Tomato, Caper & Olive Relish. $ 11.00) — Lovely TENDER and I’m not describing a Girl, I’m describing the Calamari. Fan’d
Paul’s Favorite Spaghetti (Plum Tomato Sauce, Bell Peppers, Mushrooms, Herbs & Garlic. $ 15.00) — Chose Meat rather than Vegetarian option which meant Ground Beef. Plenty of sauce was offered with strands of Al-​Dente store bought Spaghetti hidden throughout. A-​OK
Seafood Risotto (Tiger Shrimp, Baby Clams, Mussels, Calamari, White Wine & Tomato. $ 20.00) — Good: Perfectly cooked Seafood with plenty of Mussels to share and looks Paella-​like. Bad: Risotto was over-​seasoned with Salt. Could-​be-​better.

Excellent food! Pretty good service. Once when we went here for dinner we had to wait quite long for our main courses to arrive, other then that, I highly recommend this restaurant.
Everything is pretty much homemade… you can certainly tell from the taste. My SO has had the Spaghetti w/​Meatsauce which is (was) his favourite… it no longer appears on the menu (the last time we were there), but they now only offer Spaghetti w/Meatballs…which is also very good.
I’ve tried the gnocchi once and it was good but my favourite dish is the Rigatone w/​Spinach (vegetarian), it is served with a creamy pesto sauce, onions (not a lot), spinach, goat’s cheese crumbled on top and toasted pine nuts. The first time I tried this, I thought I had died and gone to heaven – seriously! It is very rich and creamy, which I like and I love pasta.
I also recommend the house salad with a homemande vinagrette dressing to start, and they also bring you fresh baked warm bread w/​butter.
Most (if not all) of the desserts are homemade… some on the premises and some offsite… I overheard the server talking to another table.
The patio is great in the summer. The restaurant itself is quite small but a cozy, relaxing atmosphere. I don’t recommend bringing children here though…
We’ve been about a dozen times and will definitley keep going back.

Paul’s Spaghetti is a small italian restaurant nestled in tiny retail strip in what is otherwise a residential neighbourhood. I’d been in the area several times without stumbling across it, but someone recommended it to us, and we’ve been three times since.
Their menu is simple, pleasant, italian food. You can probably guess half of their menu without even having been. It’s well-​prepared, tasty, and not terribly expensive, although I wouldn’t call it inexpensive either. About what you’d expect for a sit-​down meal in a nice italian restaurant.
It’s a small place, and although there aren’t tons of tables, when it fills up it can be noisy. The restaurant has an intimate feel. Service is friendly, although it’s not a rushed atmosphere, so plan to be there for a while. I’ve never tried to rush the service, so they may be able to push you through quickly if you wanted to.
If I lived closer, this might be a regular dinner spot, but I have several other italian choices that are closer. Even then, I’ve been several times and I’m sure we’ll go again.