Donnelly Cafe, Taphouse, Pizzeria + Catering

Donnelly’s Cafe is the best restaurant in town, offering a wonderful atmosphere and exceptionally authentic Italian dishes. The owner, Syed, personally ensures that every guest has a great experience. A must-visit spot in Lucan!

if you love pasta, this should be your go to place. well executed, delicious and generous portions. Breakfast, pizza and panzarottis also very good. be hungry if ordering the panzarotti:) it is huge!. Friendly owners who welcome feedback and want you to enjoy the food.

My husband and I ordered take out last night from Donnelly’s and the food was awesome with very generous portions. We had the lasagna and chicken Parmesan with a Caesar salad and garlic bread and all were very good. So nice to have a spot like this continue on in Lucan- we will definitely be back!!

Jane and her team catered and bartended the wedding I coordinated yesterday. From our first interaction, Jane was responsive, easy going, and helpful. On-site, her team went above and beyond to ensure that the day was perfect for the couple. They were efficient, thoughtful, and demonstrated kindness and caring in their actions (even when guests needed to be cut off at the bar!). The food was top-notch (KILLER kale Caesar salad!!). Working with the Donnelly Cafe was a pleasure, and made my job as coordinator so much easier. I hope I have the opportunity to work together again soon!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food was good and staff were very friendly.

Wedding Catering - Top Notch

Jane, Nick, Dayne, along with the rest of the crew (Talise, Lily and Sabrina) were absolutely amazing as our caterers for our July 2024 wedding! They went above and beyond to make our vision for what to serve come to life and our guests were raving about it!

We got married in July 2024 and worked with Donnelly's Cafe for some custom catering. They didn't hand us a list of items and demand we choose from only that select list like any other venue or catering service we looked into. Right from the initial meeting to chat about what we were looking for, they were eager to take the time to ask questions, offer suggestions, take our inspo pics for what we had in mind and meet the dietary needs of all our guests (ie gluten free - including the bride, vegan, vegetarian, nut free). We were so thrilled with their willingness to co-create an amazing menu that all our guests thoroughly enjoyed. Although they are the ones with the experience and expertise, they were so willing to hear us out and create some new items just for us!

Since we were having an evening wedding, we decided on serving large appetizers boards with the traditional charcuterie style for cocktail hour, but in addition throughout the evening on large harvest tables, a spread of several unique, specialty bite sized, finger foods that are not on their regular menus (ie. wonton cups with flavoured filling and sprigs of rosemary and tomato, bite size bruschetta, a variety of marinated chicken and beef skewers, bacon wrapped stuffed jalapeño bites, unique flavoured pinwheels, spring rolls, variety of breads with different dips, among all the other items that were included). We really wanted the 'appetizer' charcuterie boards to be refilled and fully stocked throughout the night no matter what time guests were coming to the table. The items were to be finger food/bite size but really hearty and filling so guests could sample many things and feel completely satisfied (not left wanting or looking for more). Donnelly's nailed it with going beyond our expectations and even made sure the serving staff circulated with a board to make sure people were eating and enjoying!

We wanted to support local and we are so glad that we did because this crew became friends throughout the process. Jane and the crew were on board with what we had in mind and how to make it work with superior pricing to boot. They went above and beyond for us that we added in some other wedding weekend catering as well and everyone was impressed with the high end quality, the flavours and quantity.

Hands down I would recommend them for catering and will use them again in a heartbeat. But not only that, their menu in the cafe is amazing too! It is our go to spot for brunch (mimosas are so tasty and the eggs benny), take out (the unique specialty pizza and their buttermilk chicken and the fries are really good) or to dine in because the convo with the staff is just the best. I am so grateful that most items can be made gluten free too to accommodate some variety when gluten free folks only really have so many choices!

Everyone feels like family and leaves with a smile from this place! As I write this, my new husband is there enjoying lunch with a buddy as their regular local meet up spot.

Thank you to this amazing cafe staff for an outstanding job! Wishing this hidden gem all the success!! You deserve it and we will shout that from the rooftops for you! Cheers!

Dietary restrictions: We had several dietary restrictions with our guests for our wedding but working with Donnelly's - we had no concerns with making everyone feel included and well fed! Thank you for making that so easy!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The food was great and I had the Parm hamburger and it was delicious, my friend had chicken wings and poutine, ? Recommended ?

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Small restaurant with friendly staff and elevated pub-like food.

I had an apple and brie grilled cheese. I added bacon, and it came with fries. It was so hard to decide as they had great options on the menu.

Cute, eclectic decor. I would definitely recommend!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Amazing place , huge hearted owners making delicious from scatch food - breakfast , Lunch & Dinner ! Also we have had them cater huge events and it has been outstanding !

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Would give a zero if I could! 15" pizza was 8". Feel sorry for his wife ! $21 for a the equivalent of a McCains personal frozen pizza

Food was amazing the staff were friendly and kind service was fast.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Amazing food and amazing drinks at a great price. Haven't had a bad meal here yet.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Fun Lil place in Lucan with fantastic food. The table had club house, poutine, pizza, chicken parm and pancakes. All fantastic.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great food! Fabulous service.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Breakfast Menu Until 2pm

Amazing everything. This is our family’s new go-to spot.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5