Trattoria Totaro

The best restaurant in Conshohocken! The entrees are delicious and its BYOB. How much better can it get?

I absolutely love this little Italian restaurant! Lived in Conshy all my life and this spot beats all the others! As soon as you walk in the door you get that whiff of Italian food cooking, even if your not hungry you’ll still want to eat!!! The owners, Vince and Donna do an excellent job along with their two daughters who frequently help out! Out of all the times i been there I have had not one bad entrée. I’m a meat eater and let me tell you the grilled vegetable lasagna is excellent and i don’t even miss not having meat! Did i mention homemade pasta. YES homemade and its the real deal. Everything they do here they do with love down to the service, so come bring your bottle of old red wine and enjoy!

Uhhhmazing Italian! And BYOB. Can’t beat that! Went with a bunch of girlfriends for a 39^th bday. The «look» if restaurant is not impressive but don’t let it fool you. Food is legit. Waitress was awesome too and very patient considering we are a loud group and might have gone through 10 bottles of wine? Off the beaten track in Conshy, but a good spot no doubt!

Not even sure how the food tastes. My wife and I went in here hearing it was authentic. After 30 mins and only speaking to our waitress once (who admitted she had ignored us accidentally) we just got up and left. I really wanted to try this place but after waiting 30 mins and not even taking our order I couldn’t tolerate it any longer.

Food could have been good. service was the absolute worst. Went with a group of four. We called ahead to make a reservation for Friday. They asked us to do a little later then we asked, and we did.
The biggest issue was that we were seated around 8:15 and did not receive our meal until close to 10. Yes 1 hour and 45 minutes waiting for dinner. When we got it, one meal was cold, and one was burnt. We would have walked out and left, but our friends were on their last night here before traveling home and we had heard the food was really good, instead we were disappointed. We also saw a cat run into the kitchen after we finally got our meal. 10 minutes at best after our food was served, they started to clear our plates. My food was still too hot to put in my mouth and the waitress hovered behind me trying to take my plate.
We were mostly ignored, while we waited. no one stopped to ask how we were or if we needed anything, like glasses, water, or a cork screw. We arrived before a second group of four people. As we were about to be seated, this group arrived and were seated before us. We noted that the second group had their photo on the wall. We didn’t think anything of it until they put us in front of an ac unit. Our table was set for 2 and remained that way until we had to ask piecemeal for the items missing, can we have water, can we have napkins, etc.

I had a pork chop with risotto on special that was truly to die for. I’m only giving it four stars not five because it took a full two hours to get our dinner, but maybe that’s the «Italian way.» Also the wait staff was not very attentive. Our table was constantly littered with our empty beer bottles and not being cleared, and they didn’t come to check on us much. Overall tho, everyone in my party just raved about their dinners!

This place reminds me of home. An Italian lady sees you waiting there with 3 other couples who, much like myself and my cousins at a holiday meal, look at each other with smiling suspicion. «Enjoy your meal and don’t you fucking dare take the last order of calamari,» we say to each other with our eyes. Then the Italian lady greets you quickly as she rushes around, telling you, «I think we’ll have a table. Hold on.» You should probably hold on and not give up. Because the meal I had here was some of the best Italian food I’ve ever had.
My gf and I were 3^rd in line and waited quite a while on a Saturday night at peak rush hour (8:30 or so). There isn’t a lot of room to stand and wait, but we didn’t care because we like each other and we liked looking at the food as it came out to the tables. We liked it even more when we finally sat down, poured our own beverages, and got a basket of the most delicious bread on the planet. The crust was perfectly crunchy without cutting your mouth up. And I’m trying my best not to describe the inside in womb-​like terminology, but it was warm and soft and I cried when it was over.
After the amazing bread, we got our even more amazing entrees. We wanted calamari, but wouldn’t you know one of those couples in line beat us to the last one. The server was more apologetic than I could’ve imagined. It’s nice to have that kind of treatment instead of, «yeah we ran out, it’s late,» like you get some places. Again, it felt like family. Anyway, we sent for the safe bet of chicken parm as one entrée, and rotini with broccoli rabe and sausage for the other. We went halvesies on them, which was the correct decision. They were both absolutely perfect. The red sauce, which no one ever gets right, was 100% right! And my god, the rotini might have been even better than the chicken. Both were very generous portions, especially considering the quality of the food and the reasonable price. Entrees hovered around $ 20 – 25, and you easily get 2 friggin awesome meals out of them.
If you can handle a long, somewhat disorganized-​feeling (but not actually disorganized) wait and a very loud atmosphere (lots of Italian families celebrating stuff here), get in there and enjoy.

Amazing food. So fresh, so comforting! The family atmosphere (family owned) makes you feel like you are over a friend’s house enjoying a perfect meal. The eggplant rollitini and grilled vegetables lasagna are things I now dream about! I’m hesitant to write this review because it will become too popular!

Victoria was a great server and started the pace off well at this small gem of a place in Conshocken. The celebration was my mother-​in-​Laws 80^th birthday. I ordered the rigatoni and my wife and family had a variety of dishes that was delicious. Old style Italian in a small intimate space. The conoll was also fabulous.

So if you ever wanted to know what the Philadelphia area is all about by exploring it’s people and food and only have 90 minutes to do so? Well, you have found its best possibility.
Donna and Vince started this place about 20 years ago as take out and 10 years ago started seating people and it’s pure perfection.
Family run and operated, this hand crafted Italian restaurant is easily the Top 5 Italian places in Philadelphia.
BYOB, the bread is freshly made 1 block away and Heavenly, Vince takes the reigns from there and you’ll be glad he does with such quality and obvious love put into his dishes from appetizer to entrée.
I have grown up in the Philly area and have been lucky enough to dine at such praised locations like Victors, Four Seasons, Tre Scalini, Le Bec-​Fin ect, ect…
Great atmosphere, warm and friendly staff with wonderful food, and BYOB to boot.

Maybe the best meal I’ve had in years. Every person in our 7 person party was amazed. Fresh and the chef comes out to speak with you about the meal. A keeper for sure.

I’ve only eaten here for lunch, as I work in the area, but live in NYC. The food here is great (They could make a killing up in NYC), service is great. Décor is a bit rustic, and a step «down» from the few Michelin 3 stars I’ve eaten at, but I prefer it that way (you don’t eat the décor — and you don’t need a jacket and tie)
What would I change? Not a thing (unless you could figure out how to deliver to Bayside Queens in 45 minutes or less)
Yes, they can get busy. If you try and place a lunch special at 2:00pm, you might get a «let me check with the kitchen if we have that left» if they had a run on a particular special
At the office, we have a saying, if in doubt, order the Ciabatta special. They are THAT good, every day

I went with a party of six (they take reservations, thankfully), and we did BYOB. It took about 20 minutes to even get the bottles opened though. The service was VERY slow, don’t go if you’re in a rush. That being said, the food was excellent, everyone enjoyed what they got. But they need to hire some more servers, and ones that don’t seem annoyed to be serving you!

Great food and atmosphere. The staff is wonderful and friendly. Had the pork chop and risotto. Dessert was a lemon cake that was awesome. I’d definitely dine here again!

Had an excellent meal here with two good friends. The food was exquisite. While the server was sweet, she was overwhelmed and understaffed for the number of people. During the evening, she had 22 tops. All in all that doesn’t sound terrible, however there was little separation in timing for her.

BYOB small italian restaurant, ambiance has the potential to be good however when we went, there was a large party next to us and it was VERY loud. The wait was so long, we waited close to an hour for our meals even after waiting 45 minutes to place the order. The food was not spectacular but in their defense it was a busy night for the chef. Lastly, you can definitely find another authentic italian restaurant in the area for less $$$

I am in love! I can be pretty picky about my Italian food since my mother is a fabulous cook, however this place takes the cake! From the homemade pasta, to the creaminess of their sauces, to the very delicate and delicious calamari; it is just superb all around.
The food: Items I have tried there are the fried calamari with the sweet and spicy chili sauce, the pescatore, gorgonzola chicken, sachetti milano, and the grilled vegetable lasagne. I would recommend ANY of these items, however if it is your first there definitely get something with pasta. It is homemade and out of this world. This last time I went I tried the gorgonzola chicken and feel in love. It is going to be difficult for me to switch and try something new the next time I am there. My dining guests ordered the pescatore and were notified before ordering that they were out of mussels but would make up for it by adding additional seafood of the customers choice. We agreed that was no problem at all because it is good to know they would only have this food item in stock if it was fresh, and they are not keeping a back up supply frozen.
Parking: plenty of on street parking, but if you park in the lined spaces back in the space; I believe it is a rule in that part of Conshohocken.
I would highly recommend putting in a reservation because it is a small place, however BYOB which is a nice touch. Do no be discouraged by the prices because it is all worth it. Huge portions with great quality food that is only matched in awesome small Italian places in Philly.

My wife and I stopped by here for their Wild Game Night dinner last night, it was my first time eating here, and my wife’s second. We had a generally positive experience. Although this is a BYOB, the dinner event included a paired beer from Conshohocken Brewery with each course, provided by staff from the brewery. For $ 55 a person, we each had a high quality five course meal and five 6−8oz glasses of great beer that paired well with the food. The rabbit and pumpkin stew that started the meal off was a favorite, although it could have been served slightly warmer. The pasta course included pumpkin ravioli with wild boar andoule sausage, which was also amazing. Not all courses were pumpkin-​oriented but those were my favorites.
The atmosphere is generally casual to dressy. It is a small space and can get noisy, given that it’s «cozy» your experience will probably depend on your fellow diners.
The only real negative was that the service staff was a little disconnected. Our food was plopped in front of us without any real acknowledgement before they turned away and headed somewhere else. I’m not the type of person who requires a server to dote on my hand and foot, but for a special event dinner it’s always nice to have a quick explanation of what the dish was so we didn’t have to constantly refer to the menu. This was contrasted by the Conshohocken Brewery staff who did a good job of serving the beer, explaining what to look for in the style being served, and why they paired it with that dish.

A friend took me here after having enjoyed many good meals herself. Staff were very friendly and everyone is family, so it adds a nice homey touch. The bread was fresh and delicious. It’s a tad pricey, but my meal was solid… goat cheese ravioli. Filling was delish and the ravioli were nicely al dente and made from fresh pasta dough. BYOB is always a plus, too! I’ll return with the hubby, who will want to try one of the many meat entrees.

Chef/​owner Vince Totaro continues to just kill it here at this top notch neighborhood BYOB Italian restaurant. Last night I enjoyed a brontosaurus sized veal chop entrée prepared with a mushroom marsala sauce that was delicious. The lobster ravioli appetizer, prepared in a generous cheese sauce, was also outstanding. We finished the evening with a piece of chocolate cake made by the Vince’s wife’s sister (yeah its a family run place) that was heavenly. Plenty of street parking right out front, and be sure to call in advance as seating is limited.