This popular restaurant is located in a turn of the century blacksmith shop. It is decorated with many artifacts of that era and other antiques from early Toronto and Europe. Tiffany lamps abound and there's even a dining car - replica of Toronto Railway Car 838. Our table base was a wrought iron sewing machine stand

The menu includes spaghetti (what else?) with a variety of sauces, dishes with penne, fettucine, lasagna, chicken or veal parmigiana, chicken and NY steak. All entrees come with soup or salad, sourdough bread, spumoni and tea/coffee. There are several appetizers such as bruschetta, spinach artichoke dip and popcorn shrimp. Portions are average but you can "factory size" any spaghetti entree for $1.99. For the health conscious, whole-wheat spaghetti can be substituted.

It's a fun place for kids and very popular judging by the wait times between 45 minutes and 2 hours. When we were finally seated, our waitress was very attentive and pleasant. We had dined there 30 years ago and found the Factory to be as good in its food and service.

I really enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere at the Old Spagetti Factory. The food was great and the service was friendly. I walked out very full as the portions are quite big.

This is a regular tourist trap but the prices are not bad, so if you're out for a very full stomach and have some Pepto-Bismol handy, just go for it. The food is quite insignificant, but edible (just don't ever take the steak!!! trust me on this one). You get a salad or a soup, the main course and a tea or coffee plus an ice cream for the price of some 12 to 15 CAD (plus taxes and tip).

The service is what you might expect in a place like this - impersonal and sort of rude and slow with a fake efficiency and friendliness (i.e. "Hi, my name is Jim and I will be your server tonight!"). A lot of birthday cakes and happy birthday songs sung by the staff. The spumoni ice cream is not bad.

The decor is interesting; you can eat in a street car replica or next to a carousel.

It gets busy on some early evenings so you sign up and wait for your table to be called out. (Just stand up if no one else does, they do not do too well writing down anything else but Jim or Joe Smith.)

Your meal includes a main pasta dish, side salad, unlimited loaves of freshly baked bread with plain or garlic butter, ice cream, and tea or coffee. The food is really good. You tend to fill up on the bread because it is so good, and you may not have room for the free ice cream. Kids like this restaurant because there is so much to see. Inside the restaurant, groups of 2 can eat in an old street car, larger groups can be seated at tables on an old, restored carousel,... There is an old red phone booth, a number of tables made from old bed steads (the bench back is an old headboard). It must be seen to be believed.

Although I wouldn't classify this a 'fast food', the bread arrives promptly and the youngsters can start to chow down on it right away. There is a children's menu that is really reasonable. If the kids are really young, 2-4 years, you can ask for an extra plate and your entre will be plenty big enought to share with a child. Give the kid your included ice cream desert and you can order one off the menu, if you have room...