Average family restaurant We found the food a little…read moredisappointing at this family restaurant. The salad was amazing, but the pizza was a bit tasteless and the pasta was a little overcooked so I am not sure why it gets such rave reviews. The staff were super friendly and even though it was a busy Friday night our food came out very quickly. It was very reasonably priced and there was no charge for corkage but the food just wasn't good enough to make us come back.

The gluten free pizza is ok- the same as other gluten free pizzas around. We went for trivia…read moreThursday & had a lot of fun though. Great atmosphere

Best pizza and amazing pasta. Come here for the only good panna cotta in town…read more Not a bad dish on their menu. Table service. It is a bit fancy and will need bookings on the weekend but dress up and enjoy the nice ambiance. Tartufo means mushroom so I guess their tartufo pasta is their signature dish. Great date night place.

This is a beautiful restaurant. Food was authentic Italian, delicious and well presented. Baccala…read morefritters tasted sensational as an appetiser. Veal carpaccio was excellent and the Vitello Tonnato was truly special. Risotto confit duck and broad beans was cooked to perfection. My Mafalde pasta with pork sausage, mushrooms and ricotta was truly spectacular. Desserts of semifreddo and sfogliatella were a lovely finish to the meal. Decor in the restaurant is a modern take on a traditional Italian restaurant (don't expect red checked table cloths - far too classy for that). Service was very Italian and we felt well looked after. Chef and maitre d' were friendly, helpful and available. We will go back. Recommendation: go there really hungry and go through every course, make sure you taste everybody's food in your party, give yourselves plenty of time to enjoy this little bit of Italy in Brisbane.

Anyone who know me knows how fussy I am about Italian food. It has to be really good to impress me…read moreand Fiamme did just that. We were seated promptly and handed menus. There was a lot to choose from but not so much that you got lost in it. We decided to start with a Margarita pizza. Handmade base, fresh cheese, tomato and basil was hot and delicious. For the mains, I had "Ragu Di Coda Di Bue" which is Slowly cooked oxtail ragout removed from the bone and served with strozzapretti pasta. Stunning dish with beautiful flavours that complimented each other. My dining companion had the "Linguini Al Sapori Del Mare" which is a variety of fresh local seafood, sautéed with garlic, chilli, fresh parsley and fresh tomato. He said that it was probably one of the best seafood marinara that he has had anywhere. The seafood was cooked perfectly. Dessert was the Sticky Date Pudding and "Tortino Ai Tre Cioccolati" which is the sweet spongy torte baked with three chocolates. One word for this - amazing. This is definitely the sort of place you would want to take someone on a 'date night' or even a group of friends. Prices are very reasonable and they also have a very good wine selection. I am really looking forward to going back here.

I had absolutely no expectations when I was walking into this place and was disheartened to see the…read moreplace almost empty upon arrival. Nonetheless our table was seated by a friendly waiter (turned out to be from Bologna) who was fun, polite and attentive...a good mix. Mussels were a standout from the appetizers and with a deliciously creamy red sauce was a perfect excuse to eat copious of bread. The mains was when the food really turned up a notch with both pastas and pizzas consistently delicious. From pork and veal tortellini with a creamy ham sauce to ricotta stuffed pizzas and delicious wild barramundi, everything was delicious! I wasn't drinking and probably a good thing becuase the wine list wasn't great and they were apparently out of stock. I will be back!

Good food & attentive service We visited this restaurant…read morewith a large group of friends for a function. Even though it was a busy Saturday night, the meals came out quickly and the service was efficient and friendly. The food was good and we were very happy with the wine that we ordered.

Good food, attractive decor, good service. Very close to our hotel. I liked the indoor/outdoor…read moreambiance.

I visited the city about a year ago and went into Ripiena almost every day on my trip because it…read morewas so good. I still think about it pretty often. Absolutely amazing home made pasta, highly recommend!

From the owner: At Ripiena; Laboratorio di Pasta, we source the best fresh and imported ingredients. We make our…read morepasta fillings and dough in-house, fresh throughout the day as required by demand. We serve only real Italian food, exactly as it is supposed to be made. Buy our pasta fresh to cook yourself, or take a seat and we'll do the work for you.

Bucci is a taste sensation and stays true to modern Italian, it's also located in a great area…read morewhich gives it a buzzy yet relaxed environment. I congratulate Bucci on serving my table on a busy Friday client lunch, there were 20 of us and we were looked after well and the service went seemingly smoothly given the quantity that we had ordered. To start the lunch off we ordered BUCCI SALAMI Platters, ARRANCINI di FUNGI, Melanzane alls Parmigiarna, plus some other little balls - all of which were to die for and one could completely come back and just share some of this with a couple glasses of the delicious Chianti or the Sangiovese that they have in the cellar. Both of which were great wines. For main I went mainstream with the chargrilled wagyu rump which was delicious and cooked to perfection- the artichoke that garnished the meal really made it and whet my appetite for desert which was a tough choice between the affogato, the grappa and what we eventually decided on...."the best chocolate cake ever" Chocolate Nemesis del "River Cafe" with vanilla marscapone and crushed raspberries - Yum! Highly recommend melt in your mouth quality! I will definitely come back to Bucci, definitely not a day to day restaurant, but as far as Italian Restaurants go, very high quality indeed.

My girl friend and I went for dinner to Bucci on Friday evening. The booking was made in the…read moremorning for that reason we did not have any other option but take limited seating from 6pm to 7:30pm. We turned up and were seated earlier - at 5:45pm even though they had a sign up about opening at 6pm. Good service and that part. We decided to share entrees (CIABATTA RUSTICA and RICOTTA DELLA NONNA AL FORNO CON FICHI) and IL POLPO ARROSTITO. Food was fresh and delicious. It was first time I tested fresh figs and was very nicely surprised by its taste. Octopus was very well prepared. Baked ricotta was interestingly presented. Service was professional and friendly. The only one thing I was a bit disappointed with was selection of wines. They apparently do not have any slightly sweet wine that is not desert wine. I had a coctail (listed as first) that was slightly sweet but sour more. I would recommend to anyone taste BUCCÏ GELATO E SORBETO SELECTION as desert. Gelato was light but satisfactory. BUCCI TIRAMISU had a rich layer of cacao on top, decarated by piece of delicisious dark thin piece of chocolate. I was very impressed with the restaurant, food and service they deliver. The only one unfortunate is pricing...it is definitely a great venue for special occassion but definitely not for regular dinning :(

Good Italian Ristorante - over the years, we (the family) have been spoilt with good Italian…read morerestaurants and this one added to the list. We arrived and parked on premises (bit tight) - went up stairs to the restaurant - has street level access. Inside was what you expect - warm and fun. Service was friendly and prompt - order for drinks taken, time to consider food - ordered. Did not have to wait long. Menu was broad and had lots of interesting items as well as traditional. Portions are generous, the presentation was beautiful. The taste was good - wonderful in fact - yum. We were pleasantly full and had to take dessert home. Good.

Colle Rosso, you saucy minx. You seduced me with your rich Italian charms and left me wanting more…read more I left wearing something far better than a Dolmio Grin. I visited this new addition to Musgrave Road as part of a Brisbane festive degustation tour and we were treated to a set menu lunch which the restaurant was also offering for Christmas Day. Had I not already made Christmas Day plans, I may have been persuaded by sweet Italian whispers to dine here. We began our lunch with a classic bruschetta and garlic focaccia. Don't be fooled, although simple, a classic bruschetta can be bad. Not here though. There was barely a moment to cherish the time spent with these fresh flavours before we were introduced to our entree, a large singular ravioli filled with fresh ricotta and spinach and served with cherry tomato sauce, parmesan and basil. I can still feel the melting of the pasta on my tongue. Can I have a moment alone here please? Of the mains, I could have left the pork belly (I'm just not that into it, OKAY!?!) but the barramundi with an olive crust and fennel cream - well bring it on! By the time dessert was put before us I'm sure I wasn't the only one whose stomach was reaching its limit. For those playing at home, it was a sampler of the two desserts on offer Christmas Day - fruit salad and traditional pannetone with a raspberry mousse and vanilla gelato. Don't let the location or the home-style interior fool you. Colle Rosso is rustic, just-the-way-your-Nonna-makes-it Italian and worth the trip to Red Hill.