Taverna Italian Kitchen + Bar

It was our anniversary. I put a note on our reservation but it was not acknowledged at all. Food was not very good. The only saving grace was the Affogato we shared for dessert.

Fantastic date night, Carlos was outstanding and the food, as always, exceeded expectations

Taverna is always a culinary treat with outstanding service. We will look forward to booking a table there again.

Excellent service and food. Was very busy and noisy burnt be expected in an open environment.

Wonderful evening with a group of colleagues. They accommodated 13 of us at the last minute. Service was exceptional, food was top notch.

In general, good. Service was good, but everything was too fast, it seems that they were trying to look for the next guests. Space to improve hospitality manners.

First visit to Taverna while in town for a conference. The options were endless and food and service was fantastic. Very fresh and authentic recipes. Will definitely return.

Waitress was a little inexperienced and had a hard time taking the order of everyone. Food was really good!

Reserved a table for 6:45 and when we got there on time there was no tables. Waited 10 min to be seated and then sat another 20 plus minutes before the waitress acknowledged us. Food is always good, service is hot and miss.

Excellent Italian food!

I'm happy to say 8 years later one of my co-diners remembered the great food and we looked in Google... this review confirmed our delightful visit to your wonderful ristorante!

Amazing food, the best vodka penne I have had in a very long time. Our server was incredible. Highly recommend.

Food was excellent. Service was very good. Atmosphere was nice. Busy restaurant for a Sunday evening in Saskatoon. This was another restaurant recommended by one of the hotel staff at the Delta Downtown. Leftovers as well.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

We had a wonderful time at Traverna. We were a large group and well taken care of. The food was fantastic.

I had looked for Reddit recommendations for authentic Italian restaurants that were highly recommended and this was one of the top ones.

We did do reservation through OpenTable but they weren’t full when we got there. Looks like sometimes this isn’t the case and reservations are usually recommended.

The decor is great. Trendy, clean and modern. Nice lounge vibes. I picked here because it has a HUGE menu to pick from.

The serve staff was professional and kind but we didn’t vibe either, it felt like we weren’t of the right crowd shall we say. He was great at his job it just didn’t feel comfortable.

The menu being written in Italian with English descriptions felt overwhelming. It does add to the experience. The drink menu is huge, but somehow didn’t have stuff I wanted. My partner liked their white peach lemonade with added vodka.

We got arancini balls. They were excellent. A little spicy but they were a great appetizer. We also enjoyed the bread which I believe was focaccia with some garlic butter patty.

My meal was a pomodoro tagliatelle with Sicilian meatballs. They are able to sub pasta types which is great. My partner got the cannelloni. He really enjoyed his dish.

I on the other hand found it underwhelming. I’m used to authentic. Italian restaurants with great flavour profiles and a solid pasta sauce. I had to ask for salt for mine. The tagliatelle was great though- thick and excellent texture in the mouth. The meatball didn’t strike me as being noticeable either.

It reminded me why I don’t frequent Italian restaurants outside of my hometown.

For the majority of people who aren’t as picky I do believe this would be a great Italian experience. I just need more bodied flavours & to feel like it’s authentic which I did not. To be fair- it’s hard to find. So I give it a graceful four star.

Parking is street parking. Can be difficult to find. Likely need to walk. Sometimes need to pay if you’re within pay hours.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Best lobster ravioli I've ever had. Pizza is on point!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5