I like Mancini's for 4 reasons. It's local. They deliver, even when it's pouring rain outside ( Hey…read morewhy else would you order home delivery pizza when the Pizza shop is literally 10 mins walk from your house) 3. La Potata 4. La Giardino ( hold the capsicum please ) La Potata is an ultimate indulgence. Dont be on a health kick if you order it ( or be cheating on your diet, or have just run a 5km fun run if you have this one ) it is all of the best things in life. Bacon, Cheese, Potato, Spanish onion and sour cream! Lord Jesus take the wheel!! Talk about deluxe. It is just plain delicious. La Giardino is a Vegetarian option. An Option! If you are or have ever been vego ( as I was for 10 years) having actual options is an absolute treat. Eggplant, tomato ( we ask for fresh tomato to replace the capsicum) cheese and mushroom. They have a lot of options! Hurrah! I admit Ive never actually dined in at Mancini's but it is definitely the Hub of Summer Hill village. Along with Da Vinci's next door, it's a Pizza agglomeration. White linen, outdoor tables line the streets in true European style, and it is always very busy and buzzing. Highly recommend it.

Mancini's is a cosy little restaurant located on Smith Street, Summer Hill. It offers a nice…read moreambience with wooden tables, dimmed lights and a large stone oven that is the centrepiece of the restaurant. If you choose to dine al fresco, they have plenty of seats with outdoor heating. However, many families dine here so be wary of a little noise if you choose to dine indoors. Their pizzas and salads are absolutely delicious. As the last reviewer before me said, La Potate is divine. The Meatlovers is also absolutely delicious and packed with meat. However, if you're watching your weight, try a Calabrese salad - the combination of gnocchi and tomato is smooth and delectable. If you want some dessert, they have plenty of gelato and cake on offer.

- fantastic service - great entre…read more - super good GF options - fast service - really good mains - they dimmed the lights at 8:29 pm and jt created a beautiful ambiance - they had jagsrmeister which is an instant 5 stars because this is my favourite drink overall this was a fantastic meal and a beautiful place to visit. there is so much ambiance very happy regards arnold and gwen

A nice genuine wood fired Napoli pizza joint. We came on a Saturday night at 6pm with 6 people and…read moreseats were booked inside but tables free outside, lucky it was a nice summer evening. There is also online booking on dimmi. The pizza was good with nice crust and appropriate amount of toppings (don't expect too much). The standouts for me was the special Pesto with potato (with added sausage) and Vesuvio (although next time I would ask for spice). Only downsides was that the pizzas got a bit oily and a bit floppy. Service was friendly and prompt, we finished our dinner within the hour with pizzas coming out 2 by 2. Overall a nice addition to the Strand.

Very nice Italian restaurant with pleasant outdoor dining area. Nice traditional pastas, and good…read morefriendly service. Nice rustic looking decor with a woodfired pizza oven (will have to try the pizzas next time I go). Good "eating precinct" vibe along the whole street adds to the atmosphere

We came here for a work lunch recently and to be honest, the pizza I was told was fresh and edible…read more Because I didn't eat any I can't really say. I went against the grain and ordered a risotto which was meant to be Risotto Pollo - creamy mushroom with chicken. The taste was missing. I kept adding salt but all that did was make me thirsty and it still didn't taste that good. Even with lots of chilli, it didn't work. Another workmate got the Ossobucco beef after I told him what ossobucco actually was. He said that it was good. The meat melted on his fork so I can only assume that it tasted good too. Overall? It's a pricey endeavour for so so food. Maybe their pizzas are the things to stick to?

When the weather is rainy and stormy and you feel like something warm, what works best always seems…read moreto be something carb loaded. Thus, pizza is always a good idea! Anema E Core is a little restaurant (there is only two tables inside opposite their massive coffee machine and their indoor wood fired pizza oven, the rest of the tables are outside and with the weather being rainy they were not set up yet. We ordered the 4 Formaggi (Gorgonzola, Smoked buffalo Mozzarella, fiordilatte, Shaved Parmesan, basil,olive oil) Crudo E Rucola ( Rocket, prosciutto, shaved Parmesan, basil, olive oil) and for dessert the Nutella pizza all for takeaway. The base is ridiculously soft! I am in heaven. Nom nom nom I love this place! Staff are friendly and the chefs have a think Italian accent which adds to the authenticity of this tiny restaurant. We have booked to go again this Sunday, looking forward to trying their other pizzas and the coffee! Ciao :)

After reading great things about Anema E Core on the internet. I decide to head there to judge for…read moremyself. Anema E Core is located in Meadowbank, right next to the station. It's a small restaurant with a pizza oven but they mount massive tents outside which is where the customers sit. I was concerned that it would be cold in the tent but they had heaters heating up the massive tents. Although the weather is warm and cold at the moment!! Anema E Core is really busy so I recommend you book beforehand.I have read wonderful things about how great their pizza is so I was eager to check it out. The table next to us orders a metre long pizza which looks spectacular. I order the "081" pizza which has a tomato base with mozzarella, ham, mild salami, ricotta, black pepper with basil and olive oil. The pizza came out so quickly and looked amazing. What an efficient kitchen Anema E Core has.The base is nice and doughy. The toppings are basic but come well together like real authentic pizza. I would strongly endorse their pizzas!! Yummo. I also order some dessert including the Nutella donut ( $7). It's quite a sizeable donut, comparable to a small cake. The donut is cut in half with nutella. It's topped with a bit of cream, strawberries, icing sugar and drizzled with more chocolate. Yummo. I love nutella so this donut went down like a treat. woot woot. $7 is also a nice price tag.

When you think of Strathfield you think of Korean BBQ, frozen yoghurt and hot chocolate. The last…read morething you'll think of is probably pasta. But guess what? Napoli Stra is a little shop right outside the plaza that can satisfy your hunger for pasta. They're pretty much an Italian restaurant that serves wood fried pizza, pasta, salads and the usual stuff you see on an Italian menu at the likes of Haberfield or Leichardt. Do they do it well here? It ain't too bad to be honest. We ordered a tomato based seafood spaghetti and an oil based prawn and scallop fettucine and they were both quite flavoursome. Though the scallop I had was for sure frozen (left them alone cos it didn't taste 100% fresh) and they don't use normal king prawns or tiger prawns like most places so it's quite small. But then again you can't ask for much when you're paying around $15 for a decent sized pasta. But I'd rather pay a few more bucks to get a slightly bigger pasta with more fresh seafood and other fresh ingredients like herbs. I'll visit again.

It's a bit hard to do a review on a Father's Day service but the guys here were great!…read more We were greeted by a cheerful wait staff who in spite of a constant full house manage to stay in high spirits. The food was delicious, antipasti was a genii round serving, the pizzas nice and thin and woodfired, and the swordfish had an interesting base which was sweet, almost moorish in its characteristics One thing is we ordered the Antipasto Sud Grande for 8 people, the menu price is not a item price but a head price - just be mindful of that as its not very clear on the menu Whilst we had the table booked until 1.45 we weren't rushed. All in all the staff were great - happy to entertain my father and his lame attempt at Italian. Thanks to the staff.

This is my favourite Italian restaurant in the area whenever someone asks me to meet up somewhere…read moreclose I always come here, everybody loves it. For a big group I suggest ordering some pizza because the are amazing and if u want to add less or more to the pizza they can. If you want to try something different try one of the specials. The serving size is big. When I come here with my family we order 2 marinaras to share because it is so nice.

I have lived in Leichhardt all my life and eaten at almost every restaurant and cafe. Until…read morerecently, however, Castel Mola had remained a mystery to me. Aside from its somewhat inconvenient location from a walking perspective, it just looked tacky and "wannabe". When I tried it for the first time however, I was pleased to realize that I had grossly misread the unassuming pizzeria. First things first: Pizza. Simply put, Castel Mola's pizza is the best I have eaten--by far. The dough is scrumptious, the toppings are mouth watering and best of all, it all reeks with authenticity. The pizza chef is on display, just as proof. It is truly Leichhardt's--if not the entire Inner West's--best pizzeria. Now to the pasta. Castel Mola's pasta is of the same caliber as its pizza. Whenever I go now, I always struggle to choose weather to have the pizza or pasta--they're that good. My favourite thing about Castel Mola, however, is the fact that they do home delivery. Living in Leichhardt, there is no shortage of pizzerias to order home delivery from but this trumps them all. All in all, Castel Mola is the best pizzeria, to my knowledge, in Sydney.

The best Italian food in Leichhardt without a doubt. Whether it's a quality pasta, meat or pizza…read moreyou're looking for, this is the only place to go in the whole of the inner west. No pretense like the trendy joints in Haberfield up the road, or Glebe round the corner. Honest tasty high quality food that won't send you to your banker for a top up of your mortgage. Make sure you get the signature Penne Castel Mola. A perfect pink sauce with a hint of chilli and juicy prawns. The bruschetta pizza to start is also a must.

Four years later and we are still celebrating the same birthday but this time it wasn't quite the…read moresame. There were only six of us and the restaurant was filled with a wedding party, 50th birthday and small tables of 2, 4 and 6. It is glass all around and no verandah so it is very noisy. We were near a woman who has no volume control and that prevented our conversations until she was eating. It was a relief when she left as the reflection off the windows was a shocker. The group menu was a bit of a disappointment. There was no choice. The food was OK. Looking at the food photos from four years ago there was a similarity but just it missed the mark. The bread was not cut up and we did not have the knives to break into the crust. The penne was bland. The lamb needed a sauce, mint?, to cut into the fat. The dessert was more cream than cake. For the price paid, the food was disappointing. However, the amount of food was more than sufficient and they were prepared with doggy bags and containers for us to take away the leftovers. Maybe we should have gone for the a la carte? The service was excellent. Our waiter was very good. Parking was still no problem and on hot days if you are prepared to walk a little further you can park under some trees.

Self standing restaurant which is not in a cappuccino strip. That is pretty rare in Sydney…read more Nothing to complain about, exclusive location, but lots of corporate functions. So if you want to see white collar people"s idea of having fun, wearing party hats and sucking up to their boss, head down.