Fabbrica

We had a chance this evening to spend a night over at one of Toronto's most recent upscale shopping plazas.  Over at the Shops at Don Mills sits a special Italian restaurant known as Fabbrica.  Known for its many types of prosciutto, we decided to check this place out.  Going there with 7 of our friends, the interior of the restaurant is beautifully designed with a clear view of the oven, a glass display of many of its prosciutto and parts of the kitchen.

Tonight we decided to order as many individual plates as possible and then share it amongst all of us.  We had a few appetizers to start off with.  We ordered a couple of plates of Berkshire Prosciutto and they arrived promptly.  The thinly sliced meat was not as salty as what I had tasted before but nonetheless was definitely very good quality food.  Place on top of a piece of garlic toast and a little horse radish it certainly gave it a wonderful tasting appetizer. We also ordered some asparagus and mushrooms on the side and although it was like 18 bucks each, when one goes into a restaurant like this, price must be thrown right out the door.  The vegetables were very enriching and it certainly captured all of the vegetables' tastes.

Berkshire Prosciutto

Risotto

Asparagus

Linguine

Scallops

Entrees tonight included pizzas, pastas and risottos.  Pizzas ordered included Funghi, Polpetta, and Prosciutto E Arugula.  For the Funghi, it was mostly mushroom and truffle crema.  I have never had truffle crema before but it certainly packs a bunch.  If you are a cheesy tasting lover, this is certainly the pizza for you. As for the polpetta, it was spicy hot!!!  The waitress warned me that it was like a 6 out of 10 but truthfully it was more like an 8 out of 10.  The chef certainly loaded up on the chili oil.  Everyone who ate this pizza had watery eyes afterwards.  The last one was the Prosciutto E Arugula.  This in my mind was the best one.  It also looked the best coming out of the kitchen  With multiple slices of prosciutto and arugula, it was absolutely one of the most wonderful pizzas I have ever had.

Polpetta Pizza

Prosciutto E Arugula Pizza

Funghi Pizza

Pizzas weren't the only things we ordered tonight.  The Risotto didn't look too appealing when it first came out.  Looking a little greenish, it certainly was a pleasant surprise that it actually tasted very good.  The rice was perfectly cooked and the touch of foie gras certainly gave it an interesting taste. 
My wife order the shrimp linguine.  The noodles were not too creamy and it certainly was more than enough to satisfy one's tummy.  One of our friends ordered the scallops.  It certainly didn't appear to have a lot in it as there was like 5 scallops and some ravioli in it.  Probably wonderful for someone looking for a small meal but probably not the best for a bigger person looking for a heftier meal.

Dessert was certainly entertaining and well worth the wait.  Again we order a variety of desserts including the Tiramisu d'Fabbrica, Pistachio Gelati, Basil and Blackberry Sorbetti, Pear and Prosecuo Sorbetti.  The latter sorbetti tasted like champagne ice cream but it certainly was delicious.  The Basil and Blackberry was certainly one for the ages.  This mixture of spicy and sweet tasting ice cream certainly one of a kind.  I have never had an ice cream like this before and it certainly provided a variety.  As for the Pistachio, many of my friends swear that they could taste the pistachio in it.  I could taste some of it but again this could be because when you eat two other ice creams, it cancels out the taste of the third one.  The tiramisu was a slab of sugar tiered upon one another.  Interesting display and design.  The tiramisu was rich in the coffee taste and rich in sweetness.

Tiramisu

Basil and Blackberry Sorbetti

Pear and Prosecuo Sorbetti

 Overall it was a wonderful evening.  The food was great.  Service was a tiny bit slow as there was only a couple of waitresses manning the whole floor.  There is plenty of free parking on the side street and in the parking lot.  They also have complimentary valet parking.  If you have kids, a stroller would fit nicely through this spacious restaurant.  The washrooms are funky with the washing basins outside of the stalls.  We also had a bottle of red wine split amongst the group. It was about 70 dollars per person.  Pricey but for the food you are getting well worth the money.  I give this place a 4.5 out of 5.

Fabbrica

49 Karl Fraser Rd.
Toronto, ON M3C 0E5