Kit Kat Italian Bar & Grill offers Southern Italian home-style cooking and is located in the heart of the entertainment district. With the focus on fresh ingredients, some favourite dishes include antipasti, pasta, chicken, fish and steak. An extensive wine list is offered, focusing on Italian, Californian, Australian and quality VQA Ontario wines are also available. For the last 25 years we have been faithfully serving our customers as one of the original restaurants on King West. Whether your plans are to dine pre-theatre, enjoy a sports game, or a concert night full of music, we provide an environment that suits any local or celebrity's needs. more...See more text
Seasonal vegetables and spinach in a tomato basil cream sauce
$14.95
Angelhair Basilico
Capellini in a tomato, white wine and basil sauce, finished with parmesan
$13.95
Fettuccine Alberto
Cream sauce with parmesan, asiago, mozzarella and romano cheese
$15.95
Penne Salsiccia
Hot Italian sausage in a spicy tomato sauce
$14.95
Fettuccine Zarina
Smoked salmon in a vodka and tomato rose sauce
$18.95
Rigatoni Bolognese
Veal, pork and beef in an herbed tomato sauce topped with mozzarella cheese and oven baked
$15.95
Linguine Pescatore
Tiger shrimp, salmon, clams and mussels in a pesto aglio e olio
$21.95
Mains
Grilled Atlantic Salmon
Served over mixed organic greens with lemon butter
$24.95
8oz New York Striploin
With grilled vegetables, roasted potatoes and red wine demi
$30.95
1/2 Rack Honey Garlic Baby Back Ribs
Finished with sweet and savoury honey garlic glaze, served with daily vegetables and roasted potatoes
$21.95
Veal Piccata
Choice veal scallopine, pan seared and served with a white wine and lemon butter sauce, grilled vegetables and roasted potatoes
$25.95
Chicken Parmigiana
4oz breaded panfried chicken cutlet, topped with tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese. Oven baked and served with your choice of angelhair basilico or Caesar salad
$17.95
ANTIPASTI MENU - The Kit Kat Bar
Zuppa di Casa
Chef's yester-daily creation, because soup is always better the next day
$8.95
Bruschetta
Grilled, garlic basted bread topped with chopped tomatoes, mixed with basil and red onion
$7.95with cheese
$9.95
Garlic Bread
Oven baked ciabatta with garlic butter
$6.95with cheese
$8.95
Polenta Gorgonzola
Oven baked polenta topped with Gorgonzola cheese and tomato sauce
$9.95with spicy sausage
$13.95
Beef Carpaccio
Thinly sliced beef tenderloin with shaved Grana Padano, truffle oil, arugula
$18.95
Caesar Salad
Romaine with in house dressing, grilled ciabatta and shaved Grana Padano
$9.95
Mixed Greens Salad
Mixed organic baby greens with balsamic vinaigrette
$8.95
Warm Goat Cheese Salad
Grilled vegetables and arugula, house balsamic vinaigrette and vine ripe tomatoes with poppyseed, sesame and pink peppercorn crusted goat cheese
$17.95
Caprese
Tomato with bocconcini, basil, pickled red onions and olives
$16.95
Antipasto di Verdure
Grilled vegetables, spicy giardiniera with marinated olives and artichoke
$15.95
Antipasto di Carne e Formaggio
Artisanal local and imporated salumi and cheese
$21.95
Mussels Arrabbiata
PEI mussels in a spicy tomato and basil sauce
$15.95
Calamari all Griglia
Grilled calamari served with house aioli
$16.95
Pan Seared Garlic Shrimp
Black Tiger shrimp in lemon garlic and chili butter
$18.95
GRIGLIA
"Chi mangia bene, vive bene."
Atlantic Salmon
Served with lemon beurre blanc, wild rice and grilled vegetables
$29.95
12oz AAA Rib Eye
Topped with a roasted garlic, rosemary and red wine demi-glace, grilled vegetables and mashed potatoes
$44.95
8oz AAA New York Striploin
Served with grilled vegetables, mashed potatoes and red wine reduction
$37.95
Rack of Lamb
Ontario lamb, with grain mustard tarragon demi cream, mashed potatoes and grilled vegetables
wow! have been coming to Kit Kat for many years and it is still one of my favorite places! The food, atmosphere and staff were amazing!
highly recommend this restaurant to all my family and friends!!
The food was good but not exceptional. Service was excellent. A reservation was made for 5 people before the theatre. One of us was 7 months pregnant. We were squeezed into a booth which was meant for 4 adults or 6 skinny people. Very uncomfortable banging elbows while trying to enjoy our meals.
I went to Kit Kat's on a double date in November of 2011. Had been there for lunch a dozen times or so because it's close to my work, and while never overly impressed with the service, the food was decent. My last experience however is easily the worse I have ever had at a restaurant. It started with ordering a bottle of wine ('07 Niagara vintage) which our served advised was out of stock, but that the '08 was available. We thouht nothing of it and agreed to take the younger wine. The meal arrived late (we were going to a local theatre and had advised them as such -if you are considering Kit Kat for a pre-theatre dinner, beware as they completely overshot our timelines and we missed our show) but the worse part was the bill. The server failed to inform us that the younger vintage was actually $30 more expensive than the bottle we had previsouly ordered. We were of course not advised of this so it came as a bit of a surprise. To give you a little contest, the 4 of us at dinner are all well-employed, downtown professionals in our mid-30's so $30 isn't a deal breaker but the matter of principle definitely is. When we asked to see the manager, he came over and would not even allow us to explain our situation saying "I know what's happening here" and expected us to pay the extra $30. As you can imagine, this turned into quite the heated discussion and after being extremely rude, the manager ended-up offering to "split the difference". Either way, the damage was done. It put a real negative spin on our night and I will NEVER go back to this restaurant again. In this day of customer service, I don't know how a restauranteur can justify arguing with his customers over a discrepancy like this but, as they say, what goes around comes around.
This place is great! Very small, loud (in a good way), lively, cozy. The food was fantastic! Full of flavour. Our waitress was lovely...told us about 8 different specials without screwing up once. Best carrot cake ever! Wonderful wine list. I wish I could eat there all the time!
this place is VERY small; we thought we went in through the wrong entrance but you basically walk right into the dining area! this would be a perfect restaurant for date night or a little meal with girlfriends. the wait staff was extremely pleasant, and the food was close to authentic. wasnt impressed with my caesar salad (bland) however the main course (agnolotti with cheese and roasted red peppers) made up for it!
The front door reminds me of the old telephone booths, you literally have to come is walking sideways. The restaurant is very narrow. While waiting for my table there were drops of water hitting my head from some kind of leak from above. The service was good, friendly wait staff. The food was amazing, I had the grilled calamari (one of the best grilled calamari I have ever had), and then special that night bone in Veal Chop. Overall I had a great night with great food, just wished there was a little more room in the restaurant, that they replaced the front door, and fixed the leak.
The service is excellent and accommodating. I was in a pinch and had to head back to the Fashion Week tents within the hour, so I managed to get a table without having to wait the usual ten to fifteen minutes. Throughout dinner, the server would come by to check up on us to see if we needed more water, anything else, or to simply take away our plate.s
Food, however, is all right. It is nothing particularly special, but it isn't awful. It's a little above average, but not exactly worth the price tag of about $30 per person (not incl. wine)
If you are looking for excellent service and a good Italian meal - this is the place!
In the heart of the Theater District (across the street from the Princess of Wales Theater).
Excellent wine list.
Small inside, we were there in the summer, so sat on the terrace - watching the people! Great atmosphere inside too.
we had few appetizers to share with a nice italian pinot grigio and amarone with our maincourse ,again dessert to share ,busy small place you hardly move but was a great night a la italiana and definitly coming back.l shouldn t forget our server who helped us with food and wine suggestion.
From the outside you wouldn't think it was anything special but once you get inside you will be pleasantly surprised. The food and service was amazing and the atmosphere was even better.
If someone asked you if you've ever seen a tree in a restaurant before, you would surely say yes. But you would mean the small decorative type - perhaps a small palm tree, not something you would find outside.
