Long-running Waterloo Italian comfort with house-named pastas, family-tray utility, and a founder story that still shapes the room.

Mediterraneo is a family-run Waterloo Greek and Mediterranean fixture built around souvlaki plates, moussaka, spanakopita, saganaki, The Med Platter, and phyllo desserts. It works best as a generous, practical table for family meals, lunch value, and familiar Greek comfort food near University Avenue.

Solé Uptown pairs a broad European-leaning menu and serious wine-bar instincts with one of Waterloo's most memorable rooms: a two-storey timber frame inside a former Seagram property, softened by red leather booths, warm wood, and a secluded seasonal patio. Current dishes move comfortably from tuna tartare and scallops to pizza, rigatoni, short rib, and black cod, making the restaurant particularly useful for date nights, celebrations, and unhurried group dinners.