Rende Italian Eatery - Bracebridge

We were in search of a place for dinner on Saturday night and decided on this one. Overall I would say that the experience was enjoyable. We enjoyed the calamari and garlic bread to start, both were good. I ordered the fettuccini with pesto for a main. And the oreo cheesecake for dessert. Both the pasta and dessert were great! And to top it off they had Moretti beer on tap! Having just visited Rome in the fall this was a pleasant surprise! The service was very good and the place was quite busy, and althoug the waitress apologized many times for the delay it was not slow service. All in all a good italian meal but in my opinion I would say a bit pricey for what it is.

Quaint and authentic Italian eatery. The atmosphere is great and the menu is perfect. Love the story behind the place. Can't wait to be back.

I am Italian, so I hold Italian food to a high standard. And Rende is mostly good with a couple small things that I disliked. The place is small so calling ahead for availability is a good idea. The Owner is quite welcoming and is attentive to customers, which is always a plus. I ordered the Seafood Lungini special (a go to of mine at Italian Restaurants). It wasn't very fast for my food to arrive, however it was full inside and they have a small kitchen. When the dish arrived I was pleasantly surprised to see full sized scallops used, as most of the time I order this dish at places baby scallops are used. Scallops were cooked perfectly though. Clams and shrimp were well proportioned and cooked well. My guess is that the Lungini itself was homemade. If it's not it was really good for a non-homemade pasta. The sauce was delicious with great flavours. But, and I find this actually weird to write because this almost never happens, there was too much sauce. They could cut about a quarter of the sauce and it would still be good. Surprisingly there was no bread served with the pasta. Especially at the price point of the dish I expected to receive bread. Unfortunately I was not offered parmesan cheese to go on my pasta, which I would have enjoyed and would have enhanced the dish further. From looking at others dishes everything looked good. However I do think that Rende is on the expensive side. If this restaurant were in Toronto I would expect these prices (ex. Terroni). But when a place like That Little Place By the Lights is up in Huntsville (not all that far from Bracebridge) and offers delicious pasta options, and for less, I will point out that Rende is more expensive than it should be. Someone mentioned in a Google Review that Rende is new, and I could see how that would be the case based on my experience here today. I think Rende has the potential to be a great Italian restaurant for Bracebridge. With just some minor tweaks (providing bread with pasta dishes, slightly lowering the prices overall, some very minor dish tweaks, and just providing a slight bit better customer service) I think Rende could be a must go to restaurant in Bracebridge.

Absolutely loved it!!! Celebrated our 25th anniversary tonight. Amazing food. Fast service. Will definitely return. Bright and clean

Had a wonderful experience at your restaurant last night! Love to have found such an authentic Italian restaurant. Albeit we had to rush off a bit early, we were happy to take our butternut squash ravioli dishes (specials) with us and devour them at the soccer field! Also, very impressed with the portion sizes! We will definitely be back and less rushed. Server was super friendly and the ambiance was wonderful. Love your little patio!