Oscar Valverde is most comfortable at work, and it’s no wonder. The owner of the upscale Il Mulino Restaurant has been in the dining industry since 1979. Tucked into the north side of the Eglinton West strip in Forest Hill, the classic Italian hot spot is his home away from home.
After emigrating from Peru to Montreal to Chicago, Oscar landed in Toronto at age 18 and found work as a busboy at Bangkok Garden. Oscar quickly rose through the restaurant ranks. “Three months after being hired, I became waiter, and six months later, I was supervisor. A year after that, I was manager,” he recalls of his start in the biz.
Next came a string of fine dining stints over Toronto — Centro’s, Splendido, Aqua, Mistura and Sotto Sotto — where he worked alongside top chefs and restaurateurs such as Massimo Capra and Franco Prevedello.
The lessons he learned through each experience were invaluable when he bought Il Mulino in 2008 after falling for the high arched ceilings, fantastic food and upscale vibe. “Working alongside restaurant icons taught me the golden rule of fine dining,” Oscar says. And what is that? “The customer is king. Always.”
ZUPPA DEL GIORNO
Chef's choice daily soup
CESAR
Crisp Romaine Hearts in our Home Made Cesar Dressing + Croutons
RUCOLA AL MULINO
Organic Baby Arugula, Truffle Oil, Fresh Lemon, Grated Parmigiano Reggiano
CAPRINO
Whipped Goat Cheese, Assorted Beets, Sweet Pickled Onions, Aged Balsamic, Blond Frizee Salad
CAPRESE
Pulled Buffalo Mozzarella, Heirloom Tomatoes, Fresh Basil, Extra Virgin Olive Oil & Aged Balsamic
COZZE IN BRODO
Steamed Mussels, Fresh Basil, White Wine, San Marzano Tomato Sauce
CALAMARI
Grilled Calamari in a Lemon, Butter, and Cherry Tomato Sauce
CARPACCIO DI MANZO
Marinated and Shaved Beef Tenderloin, Arugula Pesto, Croutons, Pickled Onions, Parmigiano Reggiano
Please, ask our servers for Gluten Free or additional Vegetarian Options
GNOCCHI QUATTRO FORMAGGI
Hand Cut Gnocchi, Four Cheese Sauce
LA RUSTICA
Fresh Spaghetti, Pancetta, Fava Beans, Olives, Tomatoes, and Carmelized Onions
STUZZICARELLI DI MARE
Squid Ink Pasta, Clams, Mussels, Shrimps, Calamari, White Wine, Tomato Sauce
PENNE AL RAGU SARDO
Penne, Italian Sausage, Saffron, San Marzano Tomato Sauce
AGNOLOTTI
Fresh Ricotta Agnolotti, Green Peas, Honey Mushrooms, Citrus Emulsion, Lemon + Herbed Bread Crumbs
BOLOGNESE
Fettucine Pasta in our Signature Bolognese Sauce
LINGUINI ALL'ANATRA
Fresh Linguini, Mixed Mushrooms, Smoked Duck Breast, Truffle Oil + Veal Jus Cream Sauce
RISOTTO AI FUNGHI
Arborio Rice, Mixed Mushrooms, White Wine + Truffle Oil
All Mains are Served with a Selection of Roasted Potatoes & Market Fresh Vegetables
FILETTO DI SALMONE
Grilled Salmon Fillet with White Wine Butter Sauce
SCALOPPINE PICCATA
Veal Medallions served in Caper, Lemon, Butter + White Wine Sauce
BRANZINO
Fillet of Spigola with a Braised Cherry Tomato Ragu
FEGATO AL MULINO
Pan Seared Calfs Liver, Double Smoked Bacon, Fried Onions
GALLETTO ARROSTO
Roasted Boneless Half Chicken in a Honey Mushroom Pan Jus
COSTOLETTA BRASATA
Braised Short RIbs served in its own Red Wine Herbed Jus
AGNELLO AI FERRI
Grilled Lamb Chops, Roasted Garlic Jus
Pino Grigio, Montalto Sicily IGT 2012
Santa Julia + Chardonnay 2013
Sauvignon Blanc, Villa Maria Private Bin, Marlborough
Rose, Ogier Cotes du Ventoux 2015
Chianti, Gabbiano 2015 (Italy)
Cabernet Sauvignon, Montalto (Italy)
Pinot Noir, Cono Sur Bicicleta 2013 (Chile)
Merlot, Grand Sud (France)
Villa Sandi Prosecco Il Fresco Doc, Treviso
2015 Pinot Grigio, Santa Margherita
2014 Charodnnay , Kendall-Jackson Vintner's Reserve
2015 Sauvignon Blanc, Kim Crawford, New Zealand
2014 Chianti Classico , Castello di Fonterutoli, Mazzei, Tuscany, Italy
2012 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, Tommasi, Veneto, Italy
2010 Brunello di Montanlcino DOCG, Castello Banfi, Tuscany, Italy
2008 Tignanello, Marchesi Antinori, Tuscany, Italy
2012 Pinot Grigio, Montalto, Sicily
2015 Vermentino - Pala i Fiori, Sardegna
2013 Vernaccia di San Gimignano, Fattoria Il Palagio Le Ginestrelle, Tuscany
2014 Pinot Grigio, Bollini, Trentino
2014 Soave - San Vincenzo, Roberto Anselmi, Veneto
2015 Gavi del Comune di Gavi, Beni di Batasiolo Granee, Piedmonte
2014 Greco di Tufo, Donnachiara, Campania
2014 Graticcio Appassionato (Corvina Blend) - Tommasi
2013 Valpolicella Ripass - Corte Giara, Allegrini
2012 Amarone della Valpolicella - Le Arche
2013 Valpolicella Superiore Ripasso - Cantina di Negrar
2011 Amarone della Valpolicella - Sartori
2011 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Tedeschi
2012 Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva - Monte Zovo
2012 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico - Zeni
2000 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico - Domini Veneti, Vigneti di Jago
2011 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Poggio Stella
2013 Chianti, Frescobasldi Castiglioni
2010 Chianti Riserva, Grati
2013 Chianti Classico, Villa del Cigliano
2013 Chianti Classico, Borgo Scopeto
2014 Chianti Classico, Peppoli Antinori
2013 Chianti Classico Riserva, Castello di Gabbiano
2012 Chianti Classico Riserva, Rocca Gucciarda, Barone Ricasoli
2009 Campaccio, Terrabianca (Sangiovese & Cabernet)
Super Tuscans
2010 Brunello di Montalcino, Bonacchi
2011 Brunello di Montalcino, Pietranera
2011 Brunello di Montalcino, Pian delle Vigne, Antinori
2001 Brunello di Montalcino, La Casa, Caparzo
1999 Brunello di Montalcino, La Casa, Caparzo
2003 Brunello di Montalcino, Palazzo Comunale
2000 Brunello di Montalcino, Villa Poggio Salvi
2000 Brunello di Montalcino, La Fortuna
2001 Brunello di Montalcino, La Togata, Tenuta Carlina
2006 Brunello d Montalcino, Fuligni, Riserva
2007 Cabernet Franc, W Dedicato a Walter, Poggio al Tesoro
2012 Tignanello, Antinori
2009 Sassicaia, Tenuta San Guido, Bolgheri
2001 Solaia, Marchesi Antinori
2013 Barbera del Monferrato, Nuova Capelletta
2006 Barbera D'Asti Superiore, Vigna Dacapo
2009 Barbaresco, Castello di Neive DOCG
2010 Barbaresco, Enrico Serafino
1999 Barbaresco, Castello di Verduno, Rabaja
2009 Barbaresco, La Spinetta, Vignetto Bordini
2011 Barolo, Patrizzi
2008 Barolo Bersano - Nirvasco
2011 Barolo Serralunga D'Alba - Fontanafredda
2004 Barolo, Giribaldi
2000 Sfursat Fruttaio Ca Rizzieri (Nebbiolo), Rainoldi, Valtellina
2004 Barolo Vigna San Pietro - Tenuta Rocca
2008 Barolo Enrico IV - Cordero Di Montezemolo
2014 Sauvignon Blanc - Pedroncelli, East Side Vineyards, Sonoma
2013 Chardonnay - J. Lohr, Riverstone
2014 Chardonnay - Kendall-Jackson Vintner's Reserve
2014 Sauvignon Blanc - Napa Cellars
2012 Chardonnay - Morgan Bay Cellars
2014 Chardonnay - La Crema
2013 Chardonnay - Sonoma-Cutrer, Russian River Valley
2011 Chardonnay - Melville Winery, Santa Barbara
2007 Chardonnay - Ambullneo Vineyards, Santa Maria Valley
2004 Chardonnay - Darioush, Napa Valley
2012 Merlot, Sterling Vineyards
2013 Merlot - Napa Cellars, Napa Valley
2013 Merlot Duckhorn, Napa Valley
2004 Merlot - Shafer Vineyards, Napa Valley
2003 Merlot - Shafer Vineyards, Napa Valley
1996 Merlot - Beringer, Howell Mountain, Napa Valley
2012 Cabernet Sauvignon - Sivas-Sonoma
2013 Cabernet Sauvignon - Sterling Vineyards
2013 Cabernet Sauvignon - Beringer Knights Valley
2011 Cabernet Sauvignon - Edge, North Coast
2000 Cabernet Sauvignon - August Briggs, Napa Valley
1998 Cabernet Sauvignon - August Briggs, Napa Valley
2008 Cabernet Sauvignon - Silver Oak, Napa
2007 Cabernet Sauvignon - Silver Oak, Napa
2004 Cabernet Sauvignon - Silver Oak, Napa
2004 Cabernet Sauvignon - Luce Abbey, Napa Valley
2004 Cabernet Sauvignon - Ehlers Estate, Napa Valley
2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Caymus, Napa Valley
2013 Cabernet Sauvignon - Cakebread Cellars, Napa
1994 Cabernet Sauvignon - Shafer, Hillside Select, Napa
2010 Pinot Noir - Family Estate, Scott, Monterey County
2007 Syrah Stolpman, Estate Grown, Santa Ynez Valley
2015 Riesling , Willm Reserve, Alsace
2014 Pinot Gris, Wolfberger Signature
2013 Pouilly-Fumé, Chatleain Les Charmes
2013 Vignes Chablis, La Chablisienne Vieilles
2015 Sancerre, Henri Bourgeois, Les Baronnes
2014 Sancerre, Roger & Didier Raimbault
2010 Puligny-Montrachet - "Les Chamgains", Rijckaert
2006 Puligny-Montrachet - "Les Chalumeaux", Thierry et Pascal Matrot
2003 Chassagne-Montrachet - 1er Cru "Les Vergers", D. Fontaine-Gagnard
2005 Chassagne-Montrachet - 1er Cru "En Virondut", D. Marc Morey & Fils
2013 Château La Croix de Queynac, Bordeaux
2008 Château Bréhat, Bordeaux
2010 Château de Marsan, Cadillac, Côtes de Bordeaux
2010 Château Peyros Vieilles Vignes Madiran
2012 Château de la Grave Caractere, Bordeaux
2010 Château du Carillon, Bordeaux
2010 Château Mirambeau Papin, Bordeaux
2012 Château Pipeau, St. Emilion Grand Cru
2009 Santa Duc Les Vieilles Vignes, Côtes du Rhône
2013 Côtes du Rhône, E. Guigal
2013 Côtes du Rhône, Domaine Grand Veneur Les Champauvins
2012 Châteauneuf-du- Pape, Domaine Mathieu, Rhône
2013 Pascal Bouchard Saint Pierre, Reserve Bourgogne, Burgundy
2013 Maison Chandesais Les Guillottes Hautes, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy
2013 Bachelder Hautes, Côtes de Beaune, Burgundy
2013 Santa Julia + Chardonnay, Argentina
2014 Sauvignon Blanc, Villa Maria, Marlborough, New Zealand
2014 Sauvignon Blanc, Kim Crawford, Marlborough, New Zealand
2012 Sauvignon Blanc, Astrolabe Marlborough, New Zealand
2014 Chardonnay, Oyster Bay, New Zealand
2013 Sauvignon Blanc, Cloudy Bay, New Zealand
2000 Tokaji Aszu, 4 Puttonyos, Hungary (500ml)
2012 Carmenère - Santa Alicia Gran Reserva, Chile
2013 Pinot Noir, Cono Sur, Chile
2013 Malbec, Finca el Origen Gran Reserva, Argentina
2012 Malbec, Luigi Bosca
2013 Malbec, Catalpa, Bodega Atamisque
2012 Syrah, Santa Rita Medalla Real, Chile
2013 Shiraz, Mitolo Jester, Australia
2004 Pinot Noir - Norman Hardie, Onario, Canada
2006 LFNG, Laughing Stock, Okanagan Valley, BC, Canada
2005 Oculus, Mission Hill Family Estate, Okanagan Valley BC, Canada
375ml
Veuve Clicquot, Brut
Billecart-Salmon, Brut Rose
Villa Sandi Prosecco Il Fresco Doc, Treviso
Victoire Prestige, Brut
Tarlant, Brut Reserve
Tarlant, La Vigne dAntan, Non Greffee Chardonnay
Piper Heidsieck, Brut
Moet & Chandon, Imperial, Brut
Pol Roger Extra Cuvee de Reserve
Moet & Chandon, Nectar Imperial, Brut
Veuve Clicquot, Brut
Cristal, Louis Roederer, Champagne
2003 Chardonnay - Nantua "Les Deux", Australia
2006 Chardonnay - Gaia & Rey, Piemonte, Italy
2005 Oculus, Mission Hill Family Estate, Okanagan Valley BC, Canada
1992 Cabernet Sauvignon - Silver Oak, Napa
2002 Shiraz, Barossa Shiraz The Freedom, Australia
1500ml
1996 Dominus, Napanook Vineyard, Napa Valley
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This is absolutely the best restaurant in Toronto. It is not as expensive as many believe, and the view is great! Service - impeccable. Good food.
Mother's Day dinner. Food was spectacular, service fabulous. What a beautiful evening for a special occasion. Amazing wine list, delicious food & totally personalized service. Lovely!
Need to fix the type of cusine on here...its not japanese. Should be changed to Italian/Spanish/etc. Youll probably drive right by it if you dont know where to look for it, but well worth the stop. Its on the pricey side but if your ready to pay the money, its a great spot to drop the dough. The waiters were all very genuine and personable. Good grappa too!
It was a rare treat to get such good and attentive service here in toronto. The food was awsome, and we plan to return... Often!
One of my favourite restaurants in Toronto! Amazing Gnocci
You have to go to this place - run by a small family, great food, great feeling, overal great experience.
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