Absolutely the best restaurant since we arrived in Melbourne. Service was top notch, food was amazing, nothing disappointed us!

We had the pizza Carnivora to start and then we each ordered pasta. I had the carbonara and it was so delicious! As was the pizza! We actually just had pizza the other day in town from a place that came highly recommended and it didn't come close to this pizza. Our server was great and the restaurant itself was upscale. It was a great experience and food came out quick! Would return if we're ever back in Melbourne. read more

The food is amazing great selection and service it's a really nice restaurant honestly recommend their pizza

Lasagna was mush, place was to dark, service had to virtually stand to get attention, Pizza and coffee was good but food all way overpriced

Delicious risotto with zucchini and prawns. My Hubby had the famous margarita pizza. Good service but they evidentially don't sprinkle Parmesan over your food like in the US. Also could not split table checks but still would highly recommend! read more

Best pizza in the world in 2014. Mine was amazing. May be the best I have had. I had a meat pizza. Traditional style. You should check it out. They also knew how to make an Old Fashioned. This seems to challenge many around here, but they nailed it. read more

Gradi Crown - Pizza Near Me

Brilliant Italian restaurant, came for lunch with family and everyone loved it! The pizza was delicious and was presented very well.

Why do people keep saying Melbourne is the food capital when I've been let down over and over again. Gradi was no exception. booking was for 6pm. Our order wasn't taken until 6.30. Food came out cold. The seafood linguine with crab meat and zucchini in a lobster bisque was quite bland. My dinner companion disliked their margherita which is meant to be the world's best. Took forever to grab the waiter's attention for the bill. You can't pay at the table expect to queue up to pay. 36 bucks for mediocre pasta. Over priced, poor service and not worth the wait. People around me appeared to be mostly drinking cocktails or having the antipasti. Pros Interesting cocktails Great ambience - definitely a date venue. Caters for groups Takes walks ins and bookings for couples and groups read more

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What's in a name? Brunswick's famous pizzeria (400 Gradi) has set up shop at Crown Casino, proving that the Gradi name can easily draw a big crowd, drawn to the award-winner Napoli-style pizza. I normally avoid Crown like the plague, but when dinner on Southbank was suggested I decided to give this one a go as I am yet to make it to the Brunswick site. The menu is huge. A wide selection of anti-pasto, pizza, pasta, Italian mains, cheese plates and desserts will see most people satisfied - including the gluten intolerant (no small feat for an Italian restaurant!). The pizzas are big and served as individual plates. If you're going to share, it's likely you'll need to do some awkward slice shuffling between your plates rather than going family-style. The Napoli style pizzas provide a super thin base and big woodfire-tinged crust. They are impossible to eat with your hands as they are very ingredient and cheese-heavy in the middle - the crust is the only stable/crisp part of the pizza and I wasn't really into them. My crust-loving other half devoured most of mine. They pick a few high quality, simple ingredients and aren't skimpy on them. I enjoyed my eggplant lasagne pizza and my friend's seafood one had a huge amount of big prawns and mussels piled high on hers. If Southbank/Crown is your thing, this is a great crowd-pleaser option. read more

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Being a pizza Lover and reading that Grati won the best margherita pizza in the world I just had to try this place. I went over tonight and ordered the margherita pizza for take out. The menu said the price was $24 but I was chartged $26? Fee for take out??? Wow was I disappointed with the pizza because not only was the pizza not the worlds best but it was one of the worst I've eaten. The crust had the normal black char marks from a wood fired pizza but it was burnt and tasted burnt. The sauce reminded me of the line from the end of the movie Godfellas where he says the marinara sauce tastes like watered down ketchup. Well that's exactly what the tomato sauce tasted like on this pizza. Save your money because not only is the pizza over priced but it's bad. read more

Gradi Crown - margherita pizza - a huge disappointment, not very good, and expensive. - Pizza Near Me

In this restaurant you can find original Italian food made with top quality ingredients. But as a bread and born Italian I think they are trying to be a bit too fancy in their style. Italian food comes in generous serves and not stylish decorations. To me the food here looks a bit like it has too much French style influence. Besides that, it is bloody expensive!!! (OK we are river side facing the CBD, but still...). Overall good, but there are other places in town serving comparable quality in more generous serves and cheaper. read more

Gradi is an Italian/Naples-style pizza restaurant in the Crown hotel and casino. I give the food 4 stars. We ordered the pear salad, prosciutto salad, Bella Emilia pizza, margherita pizza, and tiramisu. Overall, the food was delicious with fairly large portions. Service at this restaurant was awful!! We came for a late dinner on a Sunday night around 8pm. While it was packed, they were able to seat us immediately. The experience went downhill from there. The waitress seemed scatterbrained. She forgot to place the order for one of the salads, so it didn't arrive until after our main entrees. Our water was never refilled, she never came to check on us, and it was difficult to get her attention. It also took a very long time for her to bring us anything we requested (the bill, extra plates, more soda). I won't be back. While it has good food, the noisy atmosphere and service don't make it worth the price. Skip it or check out a different location. read more

Very nice Italian restaurant at the Crown Casino building complex. The place is always busy but somehow we managed to get seated. The food and service was good and quick. We shared the beef carpaccio followed by. N excellent pot of mussels. The seafood linguine was tasty. The prosciutto pizza was different. read more

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Attention PAPARDELLE LOVERS! This is the best Papardelle EVER!!!! Don't mind the other dishes!! This is the real deal!!! The service was ok, the pizza is too overrated read more

La parchetta food but 3 times the price. What a joke. The biggest ripp off in years. There are thousands of better restaurants around Melbourne. I will never set foot in that restaurant again read more

The food here was so amazing, every dish we ordered and shared! Had the caprese salad and margarita pizza. The crust is perfect! Also, the chocolate pudding was amazing (went back a few weeks later just for dessert again!) service wasn't really good though, had to flag down to order more drinks etc. definitely would return, fun spot! read more

Just like their sister restaurant 400 Gradi in Brunswick, the food is authentically Italian and sensationally delicious!! It's no wonder why their Margherita pizza won at the world pizza championships a few years ago, simple flavours done well. Gnocchi is soft and tasty. Dark choc pudding was melting with a white choc centre but tasted a bit too floury and needed more sweetness. Will try their tiramisu next time! read more

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Gradi is the "commercial" version of Brunswick's 400 Gradi restaurant. Located in Crown Casino, this large restaurant is the predictable combination of an excellent pizzeria and a high-volume, cookie-cutter restaurant operation. The menu is robust, offering a selection of high quality antipasti and great pizza options. Plenty of wine and spirit options -- expected in such location and clientele. The food: the taste is there and the ingredients are excellent. However, by having such a large operation, there are inconsistencies in the way food is served. The pizza might arrive in just a few minutes, but it might be a bit cold. YMMV. The service: you can tell they really tried to keep it authentic by employing a largely (if not entirely) Italian crew, a nice touch. The sheer scale of the restaurant (and long operating hours) may lead to slightly careless, impersonal service from a tired waiter. Otherwise they seemed to be knowledgeable and attentive. Good option if you're visiting Melbourne and want to try a mass-scale version of Johnny Di Francesco's famous Margherita. Just remember: the real deal is in Brunswick. read more

Very disappointed. The service was all together good - our waitress was kind and attentive, and the food we ordered came out within 20 minutes. However, the quality of the food was deeply substandard. Our garlic focaccia was under seasoned and boring, the potatoes we ordered as a side were bland. Both of the pizzas were under seasoned, with VERY soggy bottoms. The four cheese pizza was especially underwhelming. The only saving grace was the gnocchi; amazing texture but again it was under seasoned. To top it off, we had to cue up pay a INCREDIBLY overpriced bill. By far had better food in hole-in-the-wall Italian restaurants, won't be returning or recommending. read more

I must be honest, I was physically and mentally unwell after ballin so hard in the casino, we entered the first restaurant we clapped eyes on after exiting. We were also in a hurry so this wasn't a leisurely venture. The interior was aptly placed which is understandable considering this restaurant is in the crown casino complex. The location is most definitely convenient. For an Italian pizza restaurant though it's not amazing, probably just the best available in the building. The menu was on theme but we ordered simply, just a prosciutto pizza and napolitana pasta. Due to illness, I had just a couple bites of the pasta and what I tried was decent. My partner enjoyed his pizza although he did say he's definitely had better elsewhere. The staff were fairly attentive, except when you want to pay. We always get this, no idea why, I guess Australian restaurants just don't like to shove the cheque at you. The waiter tried to settle me with a majorly wonky fork that could've been at home in a Salvador Dali painting but after pointing out their blunder, a new fork was brought out. Too bad I didn't end up using it much anyway baha. The one thing I disliked about this restaurant was the noise level. There were afew major party sized diners and boy, were they rowdy. I could tell the diners next to us disliked it too. I suppose the other diners don't matter if the restaurant can get their fair share out of the bigger party eh. Normally wouldn't been such a bother if I didn't feel so ill at the time. Either way doesn't encourage you to return if the restaurant can't control that type of behaviour. We ordered many diet cokes and then rushed out of there because we had a plane to catch. Better places to be. read more

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Oh my gosh! The entree of meat and cheese board, was like nothing I've ever had! Absolutley a muct if you like cheese and prosciutto! Great service and an all round yummy dinner! read more

They went out of their way to make cocktails to order outside menu options, and we're very pleasant in general - would come again

Over priced under fed! $7 for a "bite size" meat ball! Pizza base thinner than paper and soggy. Sorry don't see what the hype is all about. Dessert nice though. read more

Desperately Disappointed. So had been here before and food good. Decided to take a friend in town from sydney. Nice meal and nice catch up and then the bill came. My platonic friend and I put in two cards on a $180 bill. Much to my disgust and embarrassment the waiter said " we dont split the bill". What !!! I had to fish $100 in cash out of my wallet to give to my friend. Is this 1980. How embarrassing awkward and ridiculous as my friend protested paying for me. Lucky I had the cash. Will never return as it ruined the joy of a great catch up. read more

Came to the bar for an hour waiting for friends. They have a small wine selection by the glass. The bartender and service were excellent. We then sat for dinner, we ordered the caprese salad, meatballs, and I believe I had fish. The apps were decent, but nothing to write home about. The fish was simple and very good. The service was quite good as well. There was nothing that stood out in the meal, but it was decent and not too expensive. read more

Went to early dinner here two weeks ago. Food was fantastic, good service , nice menu. Wanted our friend to experience the restaurant and what a mess! Menu had changed, prices had increased and the service and food was terrible. There are so many good Italian restaurants in Melbourne for half the price and without the attitude. Will not be going here again.... too touristy too much attitude! read more

Gradi fits right in here at Melbournes Crown Casino. It is shiny and smart and the prices reflect this. The food is similar to its Brunswick restaurant and is simple but done well. There is a large selection of antipasto, cold cuts and cheese and the pizza is wood fired to perfection. The service is clumsy yet polite and needs ironing out. I would choose to eat here over Emporio Della pasta or the Automatic if you are interested in a more upmarket Italian experience. read more

Three stars for the desserts, food is very average. I've been here several times since a friend recommended it and all three times the food has been very average except perhaps for the pizza. Last time I tried the calzone and it pays to carefully study the menu before ordering. The thing was fried whereas normally I have enjoyed it baked in a pizza oven. Wihile the pastry was hot the filling remained only lukewarm and really when you cut into it, frankly it was a mess. Thankfully the cheesecake took care of my appetite. Service is good but pass on the food. read more

This place looks great on the outside but has by far the worst service experienced at any Italian restaurant by far. The waiters roll their eyes, say sarcastic remarks, and act like they are holier than thou. Buddy, you're a waiter. Wait on me. That's your whole job. I don't need a smart ass treating me like some bum whose not going to be paying his salary. 0 stars are not an option so they get the one by defaults. Cheers. read more

Unbelievable bad, Antipasti, Pasta and Mains all arrived together ? Food was okay service very ordinary!

The best pizzas I've had without going to Italy. Somehow better than 400 gradi (even though they're the same owners) and the staff were awesome! It took 40 minutes to get a table but I'm glad I waited. After that it took about 5 minutes to order and another 10 to get our food. Have you ever had heaven in your mouth? You have now! 11/10 read more

Brought about 10 people here, ranging in age from grandparents to 4th graders. The staff couldn't have been nicer. Definitely a family friendly place. Plenty on the menu for everyone. Service was efficient and pleasant and friendly, and the food was good. It turned out to be a good choice. This place has its act together. read more

My favorite restaurant in the city!! I love the Capricciosa pizza and the Nutella calzone! It is a bit expensive but it is completely worth it! read more

Good service and helpful for a Celiac with the gluten free, pretty good food too!! A little pricy but what do you expect

Bitterly disappointed in the pizza and speed of service tonight. Avoid crown, go to Lygon.