Folco's Ristorante — Restaurant in Markham

I took my gf here on saturday to celebrate her bday. When I was doing research, I found out that this was one of the only restaurants in the GTA serving tableside pasta in the cheese wheel.

Calling in to the restaurant, I had been told that the chef usually does the cheese wheel pasta on saturday night so you can imagine my immense disappointment when I found out upon asking, that the chef was actually out of town on THIS particular saturday night when I wanted my gf to experience something special.

Anyways, we were sat right away upon arrival and the servers hung our coats on hooks near the entrance (within visual range).

We never actually got a designated server (idk if the hostess forgot about us or not) but throughout the night we took it upon ourselves to flag down a very young gentleman named Jordan who provided great service to us throughout the night.

Seafood platter for 2: This was actually a lot of food. I was skeptical when we ordered it but it came with a ton of seafood which justified the near $40 price. The seafood was also cooked well. Everything was so tender. The calamari rings in particular. And the battering was light and crispy. We also really liked the fresh citrus dip on the side that the platter came with. Dipping the seafood really helped to cut back on the richness of the batter.

Ravioli de maddalena: So this dish was actually a lil disappointing. It was supposed to be the signature pasta of the resto but aside from the nice flavour of the veal (which my gf didn't particularly enjoy either since she said it tasted like lamb), the pasta was too thick and the simple butter sauce didn't coat the noodles well enough.

Fettuccine carbonara: We both unanimously agreed that my dish tasted superior. The sauce clung to the noodles way better. It was more rich and full bodied. The noodles were actually al dente and had better chew. The egg yolk on top was a nice added touch.

Tiramisu: WOW. This dessert was a showstopper for sure. Most legit italian restos will have a really delicious, homemade tiramisu and this place was no exception. It was just as good as the tiramisu we had at Il Postino on Main St Unionville. Absolutely sublime.

Would come back but only if I knew the chef was in the house that night making the tableside cheese...

First time at Folcos with my wife and our last. I don't care how fresh their pasta is but a 1hr and 45min wait till our entrees were served is absolutely ridiculous. On top of the very long wait my lasagna was over cooked like mush, very disappointing. My wife ordered their rack of lamb which she enjoyed very much so but definitely not worth the 1hr and 45min wait. We read their reviews and noticed a consistent complaint in regards to the very long wait but we thought we give it a try and see for ourselves. Well let me tell you this is a common problem at this restaurant because we sat and watched other tables around us whom were already there well before us waiting impatiently for their entrees as well. However, there were two tables with groups of 8 and more who didn't seem to mind the long wait because they found the owner entertaining but we didn't find him amusing at all. Seems like this is his way to smooch with his guest to make up for his slow kitchen. If you have other plans after dinner then this is not the place for you but if you don't mind spending close to 3hrs for an overpriced Italian dinner then go ahead and be fooled. Mario the owner came by our table to let us know that our food will be out shortly which was 1hr and 39min after we were seated. At that point I had to let him know that this is unacceptable but he rudely tried to justify the long wait by telling us that the lamb is made from scratch and it takes 35min to prepare after the appetizers were sereved. We were seated at 8pm, antipasto came out at 8:25pm, and then our entrees were served at 9:45pm.. absolutely unacceptable, especially when 90% of the tables are taken by reservations only. Good food but way over priced and totally not worth the extremely long wait. Can find much better Italian food at much more reasonable prices with normal serving times. As an owner, Mario, is rude and arrogant and not once did he or our waitress come by during our dinner to ask if everything was fine. Avoid going here at all costs.. wasted our...

First time here and this place is amazing! The staff are friendly and informative (many of the words on the menu are unknown to us). They have a good selection of items on the touchless menu. It’s located in an old home built in 1890. The parking is on a gravel area in the back of the restaurant or there’s parking on the street.

The complementary bread is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Pre-sliced with butter, oil and vinegar provided. Just perfect.

We ordered:

RAVIOLI DI MADALENA $27 “slow roasted 8 hour veal roast, butter, sage, parmigiana this dish is very near and dear to our hearts. it was taught to us a by a wonderful woman by the name of madalena in piemonte, italy. she housed many of the chefs going to the local chef school in her home town of asti; one of them was mario folco.” Absolutely delicious with a good amount of veal stuffed in each mini ravioli. Meat was tender and juicy.

WILD MUSHROOM RAVIOLI $26 “house made ravioli, forest mushrooms, white truffle, parmigiana, crisped prosciutto, in a parmigiana cream sauce”. Never had mushroom ravioli before and this dish sets the bar. The ravioli is thin and flat so you don’t feel like all your eating is dough. Each ravioli has a good chunk of mushroom, the cream sauce paired with the crispy prosciutto complements the each other and elevates the dish as a whole. One of THE best ravioli dishes I’ve ever had.

FETTUCCINE CARBONARA $28 “house made fettuccine, smoked speck prosciutto, farm fresh egg, spinach, parmigiana cream sauce” Feedback from my son “Yummy, yummy, yum. Hee hee, delicious. Tummy feel good.”

Daily special Frie Roasted Pesto Salmon
With Amalfi lemon Spaghetti $36 “Awesome flavours. Can really taste the lemony pesto without it being over powering.

Pasion Fruit Bomba $12 Did not know what a bomba is so decided to give it a try. Such an incredible dessert. An explosion of passion fruit goodness. Would highly recommended trying this dessert.

Thank you for such a lovely family dinner. We will...