Mappatura Bistro

I have now dined at Mappatura twice and just wow! The service was outstanding both times and the food was sooo good! Lovely Italian wine selection as well. Although the kitchen might be unsafe for celiacs due to the flour in the air, they have taken every other precaution to ensure my meals were prepared gluten free and I didn't get sick either time. Cannot wait to go back!

Recently had dinner at Mappatura for my birthday on a Saturday. The food is very tasty, however I was very disappointed that the portions seemed very skimpy. For example, the calamari only occupied a very small amount of the plate and might of consisted of 125 mL in total volume. Definitely not enough to share more than 3 bites each. The scallop fettuccine dish for $32 consisted of 5 scallops… which were so tasty you were left wanting 8.. but more surprising, very limited noodles. I had 6 bites that was it. There was lots of leftover sauce on the plate but nothing to soak it up with! Noodles are not expensive so I was not pleased to be left hungry. The chocolate torte was also a very limited sliver of deliciousness. So, I think since I first started coming to this restaurant 6 years ago or so, the portions have dropped in size considerably and the prices have not. Disappointed as I left feeling like I could have eaten double. I’m a small person. Also I would highly recommend sound baffling panels. It was a busy night and we could not hear our own conversation. Too loud. Sadly, we left as soon as our food was finished, within an hour. Maybe take out provided bigger servings.

This had been on our list for a long time and was delicious and worth the hype! Lovely service and atmosphere though a tad bit too loud once it filled up, I felt like I had to yell to talk to my partner. Both of our pasta dishes were amazing, and my husbands affogato was delightful. I had the lemon tart and would say it was the only disappointment of the meal! When I broke the tart shell the entire filling came streaming out and was soupy and disjointed, I don't know if this is how it's supposed to be or if perhaps the filling just didn't set right this time :(

Lovely experience from service to food. I was a bit skeptical as to being rushed due to the hours of operation but i needed not to worry. Every item ordered was superb! Compliments to the chef; i perhaps missed my server's name but she was great. My only reason for taking a star was due to the noise level because of how small the space is within the restaurant.

Had an amazing meal here. The staff was friendly and attentive. Started off with the mussels and had the featured fish of the day - seared halibut and scallop on a shrimp risotto. The fish was perfectly cooked, the skin was crispy but the meat was still nice and juicy. Finished off with the chocolate espresso torte. Everything was delicious but the fish definitely was my favourite. One of the best resturants I've tried in Halifax. Would definitely come again!