A1 Autostrada - Vaughan

Cool funky place, Kinda hidden within the plaza, unless you find it and actually try it will be one of your favourite spots._The decor of the place is very

Mediocre Italian food and even crappier service at ridiculous prices.__The entire staff are lazy, rude and selective.

Went to Autostrada after always driving by and seeing there luminescent green lights outside their eatery.

We made reservations here for a small birthday with some friends a couple weeks in advance and our first impression of the restaurant was having to wait for 40 minutes past our reserved time to be seated.Once we were in, the waiting game began. 10 minutes before water arrived, another 10 before drink orders...ten more for the drinks to arrive and here we are over an hour past our reserved time and not only are we not eating, but our food orders haven't even been taken yet. The food was quite good, maybe even VERY good to be honest, but when the service is this slow you don't pay as much attention to the food anymore because it's just incredibly frustrating. At last we were finished and I couldn't wait to get out of there...but not before having to wait another 10-15 min for our bill. On the account of the food and the hope that this is a one-off incident and the wait staff were simply having a bad day, I would definitely try it again and write another review...but first impression was not great!

We, 12 of us including 2 children, were celebrating Father's Day early and decided to have dinner there.The wait staff were very attentive and friendly. The food was spot on and delicious. We started with sharing 2 F1 Antipasto and 2 Frittura di Pesce. There was a wide variety of cured meats, three types of cheeses and the olives and preserves on the Antipasto dish. The Frittura was fried beautifully. The shrimp, calamari and white fish were so tender and flavourful. They accommodated an early order of pasta for the kids and the rest of the adults ordered their mains which were pizza except for two who ordered the gnocchi and the salmon. Everyone raved about their food. While the adults were eating their meals the kids went to visit the pizza cook at his station. They were given some dough to make their own or play with. My niece worked on hers for a while and then the cook asked if she wanted to cook it. After saying yes, he added some tomato sauce and baked it in their wood burning ovens. We had a great night out! Thank you.