Hornero - Wood burning oven baked pizzas

This is a spot I always see passing by Wellesley and Yonge on 528 Yonge St. (www.hornero.ca) Read a lot of good reviews for its pizzas so decided to come try it out. Although it was 7 on a Saturday night, the restaurant was quite empty. The place was quiet, clean and dimly lit, so it was a comfortable dining environment at least.


I had the #19 - asparagus, roasted red peppers, grilled eggplants pizza ($12). The crust was thin, toasted and crispy, topped with large pieces of fresh veggies which my Dad and I both thought were very delicious. However, there wasn't much taste in the pizza itself. There wasn't any sauce and the herbs didn't add enough flavouring.

This is the 10 oz New York Strip Loin Steak with Grilled Veggies ($16). Yes, what you see is all you get. The steak was very juicy and cooked medium rare just as we'd asked for, but again, no flavour. I have very sensitive taste buds and usually find things too salty, but these two dishes were light even for me.
My friend ordered seafood linguine with shrimps, mussels, and calamari ($15). There were 2 jumbo shrimps and 2 mussles in there, and the calamari pieces were mixed in a typical tomatoe sauce that actually was quite tasteful. However, if you have an above-average appetite, the portion will probably be too little to satisfy your hunger.


Overall, service was good - the waiter was very patient with my questions and tentative to our requests. The food tasted decent, but slightly over priced for their quality..except for the pizzas, maybe.