Best Cozy Restaurants in Winnipeg / Manitoba

My wife & I would give Vida Cucina Italia 6 Stars, if we could! The 5-Course Winter Menu Tasting Dinner with wine pairings was an absolutely epic dining experience! We enjoy fine dining on special occasions, and we had been eager to visit this restaurant… so when we saw that this special tasting dinner was on my wife’s birthday, I immediately booked a table! From the moment we walked in the door of the hotel Wednesday evening we were treated with the highest level of service by every employee of the Fort Garry Hotel, the Oval Room Brasserie, and Vida Cucina Italia whom we encountered, plus the bartender was great and made us delicious cocktails, our dinner server was terrific, and we thought the attentive, friendly sommelier was outstanding! We enjoyed every course and pairing so much that choosing a favourite is a difficult task, however I find myself still dreaming about that Il Falcone wine, and my wife insists she’s never tasted such delicious scallops! They even dressed up my wife’s dessert in celebration of her birthday, which we know many fancy places won’t do, so that was a nice touch. My wife and I were trying to get a photo together in the hotel lobby before we left, when one of the Vida staff offered to help, and she got some of the best photos of us that anyone has ever taken of us! Thank you for the most special evening… we will highly recommend this restaurant to everyone we know!

Nicky was a fabulous waitress. Helped to make it an extra special meal.

Small room so it does get a little loud. Food was spectacular. Carbonara was one of the best I've ever had. Temperature on the meatballs could have been a little hotter but flavour was great. Will definitely return for another dinner.

A wonderful local café. High quality food, great staff and service- terrific place for a classy relaxing meal with a partner or friends.

We had the Rose Sangria and enjoyed it, although a bit sweet. The frozen gin and tonic is another good choice. Our faves include blackened shrimp tacos, cashew chicken lettuce wraps, Mahi Mahi and the New York strip steak.