Al Dente — The Pasta House | Fresh pasta, made your way

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Fresh pasta. Bold flavour. Made your way.

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Fresh pasta tossed in a cloud of flour — 01Fresh pasta, made daily

A branded Al Dente bowl of casarecce in rosé sauce with Parmigiano — 02Casarecce · Rosé · Parmigiano

03Bolognese, finished to order

A guest slurping a strand of spaghetti from a bowl — 04No forks were harmed

Spaghetti in pomodoro sauce with a meatball and fresh basil — 05Spaghetti · Pomodoro · Basil

Fresh tomato sauce stirred with a wooden spoon — 06Sauces made from scratch

Red and white Al Dente cups — 07Dressed for the road

Parmesan falling onto a plate of spaghetti — 08Parmigiano, generously

Friends sharing a bowl of Al Dente pasta at an evening market — 09Better shared. Barely.

Penne in a spicy tomato sauce with basil and chilli — 10Bold flavour, every bowl

Hungry yet?

Start with one of our Signature Creations or make it completely your own.

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Our story, briefly

Al Dente brings fresh pasta into the modern fast-casual experience.

Fresh pasta. Fresh sauces. Bold combinations. Made to order.

Fresh pasta tossed in a cloud of flour

Al Dente dining room with the Buon appetito wall graphic

A guest eating pasta from an Al Dente bowl on the street

What’s Fresh

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Oct 01, 2026 Coming soon
Ontario Tech, we're almost there.

Our first Al Dente is coming to the Ontario Tech University campus.
Sep 22, 2026 Menu
The menu is (nearly) set.

Four fresh pastas, five sauces and three Signature Creations to start.
Sep 10, 2026 Franchise
Franchising conversations are open.

We're speaking with partners who want to bring fresh pasta to their market.

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Rendering of an Al Dente storefront seen through the window

Fig. 01 — Storefront concept

For partners

Bring Al Dente to your market.

We’re building a fresh take on modern fast-casual pasta and opening conversations with prospective franchise partners.

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info@aldentethepastahouse.ca