I've ordered from Coast Mountain on several occasions. Delivery times are typical, and the delivery driver is good: friendly, chatty.

I've ordered three different types of pizza: the deep-dish, the thin crust, and the flatbread. I think the toppings are really very good, thick cut mushrooms, very tasty meats, actual fresh and ripe tomatos, and so on. But I do not like the crusts at all, especially the deep-dish and the thin crust. In my opinion, the taste and texture of the crusts is far, far too commercial and mass produced -- very cardboardy. I would have gone for four stars on food quality except for the very poor crusts.

The flatbread pizzas have a slightly better crust, but are a bit small for the price. If you order a large flatbread pizza, you actually get two small ones.

I've also ordered a number of the pasta dishes. I like the pasta dishes a lot, and in particular the tomato sauce is one of the best I have ever had from a takeout-only pizza joint. My only compaint about the pasta is that there is only one kind of pasta available: penne. I always like a variety of pastas, fettucini (which is shown on the their online PDF menu, but is not available), linguini, and so on.

One of the things I like about this place is that they do not offer the same-old-same-old boring pasta dishes of just about every singly takeout place, such as dull lasagna and tired spaghetti, all with the same overcooked, under flavoured canned-like tomato sauce.

Another thing I actually kind of like, though I suspect many won't, is that for each individual item, all the prices are the same. For example, all large pizzas are one price; all small, another; all pasta dishes are one price; all flatbread pizzas are one price, and so on.

I'm not going to comment on the sandwiches, because that has been well and effectively covered by everyone else. I'd like to comment on everything else this wonderful deli has to offer.

I've been a regular though infrequent visitor to La Grotta for over 20 years. They offer some of the best pastas, olive oils, vinegars, and general italian condiments (including good italian tuna, and a great range of anchovies, which can be hard to find) in the city. And the authentic deli ambience is wonderful -- although yes, it can be confusing and sometimes rather hectic and time consuming to get your goodies.

I don't think the prices are exceptionally high or low; fairly average I think, so I give that 3 stars.

One of the regular behind-the-counter ladies, who has been there ever since I first visited back in the early 80s, is always a great help when I have recipe questions when cooking up a real italian feast. Some of the younger staff are sometimes a bit frazzled though.

Wonderful place; wonderful people; wonderful food. Long live La Grotta!

In an exact opposite from the previous reviewer, for me, each time I went here was worse than the time before -- in all respects, except the view.

I liked the food, although it seems to me that the kalimari is octopus, not squid. And I did quite enjoy the lamb -- though I must say I've yet to have bad lamb at any Greek restaurant.

The service was lousy; polite, but lousy. There really is no other word for it. The first time I went the server took forever, I mean over 20 minutes to come to the table to take my drink order, longer to take my food order, and even longer to take my second drink order.

The last time I went I felt like I was pushed off into some invisible corner and simply forgotten about. Very discouraging.

The value is much like most Greek restaurants, but reduced due to such poor service.

The riverside seating area is really lovely, and the view most pleasant.

I may return, but not for a while.

I've been to the Met several times over the last three years; close to home, reasonable prices.

The first few times I went to the Met they had very good fish and chips with a large salad, and dreadful, awful burgers -- beef burgers tasted like cardboard; chicken burgers were like Shake 'n' Bake.

They've undergone a fairly recent management change and it really shows. The burgers are really good now -- big, juicy, very tasty, and the menu undergoes frequent changes on a semi-weekly (I think) basis, with some interesting experiments in uniqueness -- not always successful, but usually at least good and certainly interesting.

The service has always been variable, even from the servers who recognize me (slightly) and who have been there ever since I first went. There has been one server recently who is superb, but she's only in occasionally and I suspect will move on to something more suiting her professional skills.

Prices are good, better than several other pubs in town (I think).

I don't like the ambience much. I know it's a pub, but there could be some improvements I think.

Unlike many reviewers here, I feel the food is really quite good, especially for the price. The pasta is usually homemade, which is always a good thing. I've had about 7 or 8 different dishes. My favourite "sauce" is the garlic and olive oil. Not very many places seem to do that one, and here it is quite good. The homemade starter bread with olive oil and balsamic vinegar is good.

Yes, the service is sometimes really rather odd, but more entertainingly quirky than unpleasant. And I like the way the owner hovers about, cooks on the outdoor open grill, and takes an interest in his customers.

I love the old house. And I am usually seated at a nice table with a good view of most of the place so I can partake of my hobby of people watching.

I quite like this place and will be back.

While it is nice to have this oddly named nonpub lounge close to home, there are some mixed blessings. According to my server on my first visit Drink Urban Lounge was not going to be a sports bar; however, it seems to have somewhat turned into a sports bar after all. The second and third times I was there, all the screens were showing some kind of sports event. Blah.

I went twice for food, once for drinks only. I had the chicken burger and the beef burger, and both were rather ordinary but with a nice salad with a tasty dressing. The food is served on a rather irritating rectangular plate.

The service was excellent on my first visit (the night after opening night), and I tipped 25% as I was quite satisfied. But on my second visit the service was terrible -- same server, different mood I guess.

On a third visit (for after dinner drinks only) my friend asked how old the Balvenie scotch was (they have a small number of very good single malts) and the young server (not the same as previous two visits) said "Oh, we just opened it today". Heh, heh. OK. Also, I ordered a Long Island Iced Tea and it was a mix -- quite, quite dreadful.

There are several different seating arrangements, and a couple of them, such as the odd chairs by the odd fireplace, are very uncomfortable. The middle-line chairs are cozy, but again, a rather strange arrangement running down the middle of the place.

On my first visit there was an aggressively active army of fruit flies, but I've noticed that in several places along Columbia. Perhaps it's the type of trees on the street, or the close proximity of the river. Anyway, it was extremely annoying, and the door was left open.

I may be back there with a friend for after dinner drinks, but not for the food.

I think Piatos may have some potential, but it's certainly not there yet. I've been twice, with mixed results.

The decor is a cozy thematic dark brown. The dining chairs are comfortable, but there are also low couches and easy chairs which I cannot imagine as being comfortable for dining. The cutlery, plates, and other table items are anemic, and rather dreadful. On both visits there was wildly inappropriate music playing too loudly, and the meal was introduced by a tiny side salad on a tea saucer-sized plate, but with a nice dressing that shared table space when the salad escaped the tiny plate.

On my first visit the waitress, wearing very strong perfume and street clothes, was "only helping out" and clearly did not know the food or wine menu. For a main course I ordered the grilled halibut, with a glass of the house white. The fish was really very good, was cooked to perfection, and combined perfectly with the wine. The side dish was an appropriate mix of fresh and flavourful grilled veg.

On my second visit the waiter was more suitable and more prepared; however, the food was not. I started with a black tiger shrimp cocktail with plain-and-dull sauce, and sad, wilted, not at all fresh shrimp. For a main course I ordered the grilled pork, and it was very poor - overcooked, chewy, dull flavour, and a very inappropriate and rather bland topping. The pork came with exactly the same grilled veg as the first visit fish.

The location is perfect for me and I'm hoping things improve at Piatos. I'll probably return in about six months to see how things have come along.