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Presto Cucina
2272 W 4th Ave
Vancouver, BC
(604) 731 7222
I love Italian cuisine, but I am often torn when it comes to dining out. Mainly because it usually involves the see saw battle between a) unpretentious, affordable, in a casual environment but poor to average tasting; and b) fantastic recipes, skilled preparation and beautiful presentation though more expensive and in much more formal...
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Middle-of-the-road pizzeria chainlet features broad selection of passable pies and generous-to-a-fault pasta platters made family friendly. The massive “old country” meat lasagna ($12.99) is baked and fattened up with ricotta, mozzarella and cottage cheese, requiring access to a defibrillator. The killer fettucine Alfredo comes with tender chicken (lunch $10.99, dinner $13.99) and sees a... more
Liked the pizza and beer - just not the price tag. On a very busy Friday evening of the Harmony Arts Festival we dropped by for just pizza and beer. We have learned that salad adds even more to this casual meal so we skipped the veggies. With much cheaper pizza options available on Marine Drive, we may not return.
I had their special with a girlfriend for some chats. The $12 spaghetti & meatball special, which came with a glass of wine was a really good deal! Meatballs were tasty... my friend had the fettucine with chicken, and also was very good. Food came quickly. Waiter was very nice, and came back several times.. will certainly recommend to others.
On first glance, the outside of Presto Cucina is nothing spectacular, as it occupies a space in one of the many generic buildings along W 4th Avenue. A sandwich board with take-out menus stood upright just outside the front entrance, and taking a glance inside, I was pleased to see it looked fairly busy. Stepping inside is where some confusion arose, as I could see servers in the back of the... more