Dealicious: Vittorio's on Avenue

The offer: $20 for $50 Worth of Lobster, Seafood and Fine Italian Cuisine from Vittorio's on Avenue in Yorkville

What I value in a good restaurant experience: convenient location, good service, pleasant atmosphere, reasonable prices and deliciousness (in no particular order - although tastiness is pretty key).

Location: Avenue and Davenport

This was a bit of a hike north of Bloor, but in normal weather conditions this isn't out of the way at all. The restaurant has recently relocated to Yorkville and is just a short walk north of Hazelton Lanes.

Service: Great service; very attentive staff

After switching tables twice, I was sure they were going to ignore us. But who puts armchairs (like office furniture) at a high table? We had to switch! Anyway, the waiters were all great, and various people kept coming by to fill up our water (rare!), pour the wine and clear plates regularly.

Atmosphere: Warm ambiance 

Upon arrival at 7pm, the dining room was dark with lots of candles around. The tables were quite close together, but it didn't seem to affect the overall dining experience - although it was somewhat difficult to fit everything onto the table. By mid-meal, a musician had begun serenading various tables with spanish-flamenco (??) type music.  Isn't this an Italian restaurant? Oh well. It was quite pleasant, although another patron seemed to be giving the guy a hard time about his performance. She was a cranky old bird, because we sang along when he came by our table and sang Brown Eyed Girl and various Enrique Iglesius (??) songs...

Prices: On the high side

The prices are typical of Yorkville, however quite reasonable given the quality and presentation of the food. I would certainly return for the prix-fixe menu in the future, and maybe even a full meal on another day if I didn't have a voucher; the vouchers make the prices a bit more tolerable.

Deliciousness: Exceeded my expectations.

Sometimes seafood is a bad choice, however I took a chance because this place seems to talk about seafood a lot on their website and in their specials menu. The appetizer included three amazing scallops, and my main was a half lobster stuffed with wild mushroom risotto. Yay! All selections were fantastic and very pretty! I should also mention that the rosemary and sea salt (I think?) bread was so amazing that we ordered a second one. The tiramisu was good, but not as amazing as the one at Grazie! :)

Overall value: Excellent! The deal came up again on Dealicious and I purchased three more vouchers. I'm also interested in the non-voucher deals, such as Date Night Tuesday - This looks like a tasty menu, so I'm excited to try it!