Serving traditional Italian cuisine, Maccheroni Cucina Al Fresco's dishes are prepared from recipes from several regions of Italy and created with seasonal ingredients from local sources whenever possible. Known for our pizza which we bake on a stone hearth, our pizza offers a wonderful crispy style crust. Maccheroni Cucina Al Fresco provides take-out, catering and eat-in comfortable dining. Enjoy eating in the newly renovated dining and bar areas located in this century old Victorian house. Stop in for drinks anytime. Maccheroni Cucina Al Fresco, call to book your reservation today or stop in for a great lunch, dinner or to pick up dinner for the whole family. Having a special event? Call us to cater your event at 905-527-6422.more...See more text
Restaurant type
Italian,
Cuisine type
Italian With A Touch Of Mediterranean,
Dishes
Pasta,
Pizza,
Atmosphere
Casual,
Other
New Year's Eve And The Month Of December Open Monday's For Christmas Parties,
Chicken broth, chicken, ravioli and parmesan cheese.
$5.75
Salad
Caesar
Romaine in traditional parmesan dressing, crisp bacon, and garlic buttered croutons.
$6.25
Insalata Mista
A blend of iceberg and romaine lettuce with seasonal vegetables, tossed with our own Italian vinaigrette.
$6.25
Insalata Italiane
Crisp lettuce, tomatoes, pepperoncini peppers, olives, red onions, artichoke hearts, Italian meats and mozzarella cheese, tossed with our own Italian vinaigrette.
$11.95
Insalata Primavera
Pan seared chicken morsels and garden vegetables with olive oil and white wine tossed with iceberg and romaine lettuce.
$14.75
Insalata Di Cuneo
Crisp iceberg lettuce wedge, Danish blue cheese, bacon, tomatoes and crispy fried onions with blue cheese dressing
$8.50
Appetizers
Bruschetta Romana
Roma tomatoes, onions, Calamata olives on a Calabrese round loaf and baked. Addfeta or mozzarella
large serves 4-5 people
$10.95Small
$5.95
Garlic Bread
Calabrese bread baked with our parmesan, parsley garlic butter. Add cheese or bacon.
large serves 4-5 people
$7.50Small
$3.95
Artisan Loaf
Crusty Calabrese bread baked in house, served with our seasoned olive oil.
$2.75
Calamari Fritte
Tender calamari dusted with seasoned flour and fried, served with marinara sauce.
$10.75
Zuppa di Cozze
Chilean blue Mussels simmered in a broth of white wine, fresh tomatoes and garlic.
$16.00
Shrimp Fra Diavolo
Shrimp, pancetta, hot peppers and garlic sautéed in tomato sauce. Served with crostini.
$15.50
Sicilian Arancini
Golden fried crispy rice balls stuffed with porcini mushrooms and mozzarella cheese on a plate of marina sauce.
$10.95
Calamari con Peperconcino
Calamari fritte tossed with sautéed pickled hot peppers.
$10.75
Sandwiches
Verdue Arrosto
breaded eggplant, roasted mushrooms, peppers and zucchini with mozzarella on focaccia bread.
$8.95
Polpette.
our homemade meatballs, marinara sauce and mozzarella on focaccia bun and baked.
$9.50
Pollo Parmigiana
breaded chicken cutlet with marinara sauce and baked with mozzarella.
$9.50
Porchetta Sandwich
Slow roasted pork shoulder with our special spices on focaccia bread, with our lemon garlic aioli sauce
$9.50
Italian Salsicce
Roasted Italian sausage, peppers and onions, with mozzarella on crusty Calabrese bread. Choice of hot or sweet peppers.
$10.95
Pollo alla Griglia
Morsels of chicken pan seared with peppers, mushrooms, wine and spices on focaccia bread.
$10.95
Muffaletta .
Calabrese bread stuffed with our own olive giardiniera mix, assorted Italian meats and mozzarella cheese.
$11.25
Manzo Italiano
Moist roast beef with mushrooms, caramelized onions and gorgonzola on Calabrese bread.
Add a side Caesar or Mista salad...............3.00
Marinara, Arrabbiata, olio e aglio, Roasted red pepper & garlic olio .
$8.95
Specialty Sauce
Alfredo, Rose, bolognese, Pesto
$11.95
Pan seared seasoned chicken
$5.95
Italian sausage
$5.95
black tiger shrimp
$7.95
Sauteed garlic butter mushrooms
$3.95
Roasted and sautéed vegetables
$3.95
Meatballs
$5.95
Al Forno/Oven Baked
Lasagna alla Bolognese
Thin sheets of pasta layered with meat and cheese.
$16.95
Zitti Tagliate
Pasta tubes, pancetta and mozzarella cheese in a cream sauce and baked. Also available with a red sauce.
$14.75
Parmigiana di Melanzane
breaded eggplant slices layered with mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce then baked. Gluten free pasta available at an extra charge. Please allow extra preparation time of your meal.
$14.50
Artisanal Style Pizza
Hand rolled in house fresh dough, baking in a stone hearth oven and only using the freshest ingredients preserves the true flavour of the old Country pizza pie. Choose between our traditional tomato sauce or try your pie with a glaze of olive oil, garlic and Italian herbs.
Artisanal Style Pizza
4 slices (8) with sauce and mozzarella
Individual
$7.60
Artisanal Style Pizza
8 slices (12) with sauce and mozzarella
Small
$11.40
Artisanal Style Pizza
12 slices (16) with sauce and mozzarella
Large
$17.85
GLuTen & WheAT FRee PIZZA
These special pizza crusts are made for us by Yad Never Know bakery in Dundas. So you can be assured of a product concerning your gluten restrictions. 4 slices (8) with sauce and mozzarella 8 slices (12) with sauce and mozzarella
Individual
$11.60Small
$16.40
Calzones
Calzones
A specialty of Naples, fresh dough filled with mozzarella and your choice of 3 pizza toppings, folded over and baked
$12.50
Strombolis
Fresh pizza dough, rolled out, dressed with meats, cheese or vegetables, then rolled into a bread loaf and stone baked.
Paesano
Spicy capicola, hot or sweet peppers, mozzarella.
$11.95
Salsiccia
Italian fennel sausage, green olives and mozzarella.
$11.95
Brasato Pizzaiola
Shaved beef and caramelized onions and mozzarella
$11.95
Soups MENU - Maccheroni Cucina Al Fresco
Tuscan Minestrone
Rich tomato broth with vegetables and beans.
$5.75
Ravioli alla Parmigiana
Chicken broth, chicken, ravioli and parmesan cheese.
$5.75
Salads
Caesar
Romaine in traditional parmesan dressing, crisp bacon, and garlic buttered croutons.
$6.25
Insalata Mista
A blend of iceberg and romaine lettuce with seasonal vegetables, tossed with our own Italian vinaigrette.
$6.25
Insalata Italiane
Crisp lettuce, tomatoes, pepperoncini peppers, olives, red onions, artichoke hearts, Italian meats and mozzarella cheese, tossed with our own Italian vinaigrette.
$11.95
Insalata Primavera
Pan seared chicken morsels and garden vegetables with olive oil and white wine tossed with iceberg and romaine lettuce.
$14.75
Insalata di Cuneo
Crisp iceberg lettuce wedge, Danish blue cheese, bacon, tomatoes, and crispy fried onions with blue cheese dressing.
$8.50
Appetizer
Bruschetta RomanA
Roma tomatoes, onions, Calamata olives on a Calabrese round loaf and baked. Add feta or mozzarella.
Large-Serves 4-5 people
$10.95Small
$5.95
Garlic Bread
Calabrese bread baked with our parmesan parsley garlic butter. Add cheese or bacon
Large -Serves 4-5 people
$7.50Small
$3.95
Artisan Loaf
Crusty Calabrese bread baked in house, served with our seasoned olive oil.
$2.75
Calamari Fritte .
Tender calamari dusted with seasoned flour and fried, served with marinara sauce.
$10.75
Zuppa di Cozze
Chilean Blue Mussels simmered in a broth of white wine, fresh tomatoes and garlic.
$16.00
Shrimp Fra Diavolo
Shrimp, pancetta, hot peppers and garlic sautéed in tomato sauce. Served with crostini.
$15.50
Sicilian Arancini
Golden fried crispy rice balls stuffed with porcini mushrooms and mozzarella cheese on a plate of marina sauce.
$10.95
Calamari con Peperoncino
Calamari fritte tossed with sautéed pickled hot peppers.
$10.75
Specialty Pastas
Mediterranean Pasta
Mushrooms, peppers, zucchini, olives, artichoke hearts and feta cheese with spaghettini, olive oil and garlic.
$15.50
Spaghettini Siciliana
Roasted sausage, sweet peppers, and green olives with spaghettini, tossed with olive oil and garlic.
$16.95
Penne Tetrazzini
Sauteed chicken, mushrooms and penne in a parmesan cream sauce.
$16.95
Fettuccine con Pollo alla Fiorentina
Chicken, mushrooms, onions and spinach tossed with fettuccine, with a plum tomato alfresco sauce.
$16.95
Penne Arrabbiata with Sausage
Penne with sausage, hot peppers and calamata olives in a tomato glaze.
$15.75
Spaghettini con Pollo Aglio
Pan seared chicken with mushrooms, sundried tomatoes, tossed with spaghettini, olive oil, garlic and feta.
$16.95
Linguine Carbonara
Linguine tossed with pancetta, egg yolk, parmesan and cream.
$15.50
Ravioli di Brasato
Braised beef filled ravioli, sautéed mushrooms and onions, with a merlot horseradish reduction.
$19.00
Gnocchi ai Gorgonzola.
Potato dumplings in a gorgonzola cream sauce with toasted walnuts.
$15.00
Pasta con Polpette
Your choice of pasta with our homemade meatballs.
$15.75
Seafood
Amalfi Calamari Pasta
Spaghettini, fresh tomato, onion and black olives tossed with basil olive oil, and topped with fried calamari.
$17.00
Spaghettini con Vongole
Arctic surf clams, wine, olive oil, garlic and spaghettini. Red sauce is available.
$15.95
Spaghettini de Mare .
Black tiger shrimp, mussels, clams and calamari tossed with spaghettini in an olive oil garlic wine sauce. Also available with a red sauce.
On a Friday night after a short and acceptable wait we were ushered to our table, where we are greeted by a perky Fran Dresher look alike with a less annoying voice in all honesty.
She was very attentive to our needs in trying to decide what to eat she told us of the specials, but we decided to pass not a fan of osso bucco.
We ordered our drinks and after a few minutes we were enjoying a nice bottle of wine. At first we decided to look at the menu, she said she would give us some time to read it over being that its a new menu. After a few visits to check up on us we decided on a meal.
After a reasonably lengthy wait seeing as how busy the restaurant was, we received our appetizers.
The stuffed mushrooms were ok, not a huge fan but good none the less, and the salad was refreshing, the seasonings were a little overbearing but the layout was nice to look at, although I'm not a fan of the little glass plates. looking as if bought from a dollar store, a minor set back, all restaurants have to a degree.
Our meals were served perfectly not steaming hot just over a warm temperature the way a good Italian meal should be!
We dug in like we haven't ate in years! it was simply delectable! Although the Con pollo Aglio is a basic pasta its simplicity made it all the more delightful.
My Husbands Stromboli was the same as always but knowing that everything is made in house makes us feel better. The dough is unlike any I've had through basic pizza parlors.
I will continue my patronage to a quaint Italian restaurant by the name of Maccheroni cucina Al fresco! In my professional opinion I find this restaurant to be a great restaurant a diamond in the rough.
My boyfriend and i continue to go to Maccheroni's...
My boyfriend and i continue to go to Maccheroni's biweekly. We just love it! all of the staff are so friendly and have gotten to know us! The food is always spectacular served hot and fresh! Its without question, my favourite restaurant to go to! Deffinately a great choice!
We went to Maccheroni's b/c we'd heard how supportive and generous they are with the local Ronald McDonald House nearby (serving the families dinner every Wed night). We were amazed at the great service (including a nice chat with the owner) and the food was AMAZING! I haven't had a meal that great in a very long time. I couldn't stop eating my Mediterranean pasta. :) Will definitely go there again when we're visiting Hamilton.
This is a great little authentic restaurant. The...
This is a great little authentic restaurant. The pizza is absolutely the best! The server was amazing; however, I find some of the other staff rude sometimes.
I have always loved the food at Mac Roni's, but...
I have always loved the food at Mac Roni's, but the service has been terrible the last few time I have been there. The last time, I was meeting my husband after work. He got stuck in traffic and was a little late coming. As a result, the server actually made me move tables from a nice cozy spot in the back to the busy front. I was already embarrassed enough that I was sitting by myself for so long, I didn't need to be moved and add to my embarrassment. I'm not sure if I'll ever go back.
