This little place is a wonderful oasis in the middle of Maroubra Junction. The food is better than…read moreyour typical pub/food. There is a great selection of wholesome meals such as lamb shanks and pastas. But you can still get a good old pub snitty. The prices are very reasonable and the servings are large. Ultimately the overall vibe of this place is to attract families and couples. There is also a separate area for the kids so couples can eat in peace. I highly recommend coming down here trying out the food and having a quite drink.

Arthur's pizza is one of those staple Italian joints - your local where you can call up for that…read moreFriday night pizza when you can't be bothered cooking (or on any night really) and you can always guarantee it's tasty. They've been in the business for over 30 years. Beginning in the 1970'z, they offered alternatives to the regular cheese and tomato options, they soon became popular with their creative flavour combinations. They've have continued to grow, and now have stores in a number of locations: Randwick, Paddington and now also Bexley, Maroubra, Glebe and Rosebery. Arthur's stores have a family atmosphere and super casual which makes it a comfortable place to socialise. That, in combination with reasonable prices makes for a good eat in or takeaway option. We visited in a group so were able to sample a variety of things from the menu including entrees, pizza, pasta and salads. Entree wise we ate the saucy meatballs and garlic prawns - these were cooked and served in thick tomato type sauce so a lot of the flavour was retained. Pizzas come in different sizes; small, medium, large and family. There's plenty of flavour combinations, but you can pay a little extra if you want any additions. There's also Gluten free options. We had the following pizzas - all really good choices! Campollo: Chicken Fillet, Semi-Dried Tomato, Red Onion, Camembert, Basil Sassri: Lamb Fillets, Fetta Cheese, Red Onions, Sweet Potato, Mint Nitro: Pepperoni, Onions, Capsicum, Bacon, Chilli In addition, we enjoyed the creamy Bosciola pasta with bacon and mushroom and well as the super flavour some mushroom risotto. With so many delicious carbs, we needed some salads to balance out or lunch and we tried the Greek salad and also a lovely rocket and Parmesan one too. By the end of this we were super food but did a great job finishing it off. Unfortunately we were too full for dessert, but if you're not, Nutella pizza or tiramisu would be my pick!

Excellent traditional Sacilian pizza and we don't need to drive to haberfield…read more We went to the sister store located in Maroubra/ Pagewood.  Tonight we got a margarita to go it was perfect. On other occasions we have had the margarita, gooey cheesey goodness, hot and fresh ingredients. We also ordered the napoli, loved every bite. Service is good, the owner and pizza chef were lovely and the pizza didnt take long to cook in the big pizza oven We have prviously brought along a bottle of wine with $2 per person corkage

Vivaldi a welcomed and much needed addition to the dining scene in this area surrounded by…read moreresidential areas of Malabar and little bay aswell as industrial areas around Port Botany. It is great to see this quality Italian restaurant pop up in the area. We visited for a group dining experience. Such is the service, we were welcomed like one of the family, as was eveyone dining there. The restaurant space is slightly industrial and quite large with high ceilings, but the center piece being the magnificent wood fired pizza oven. The chefs at Vivaldi are of Italian heritage with many years experience. There are plenty of classics on the menu, with all food made to order guaranteeing freshness. Fresh handmade pasta and woodfired pizza. For added excitemen there are weekly specials from diffent regions of Italy. With great Italian boutique beer and beer on tap. To start a great garlic pizza straight outta the woodfired oven. Accompany this with the antipasto which is a must, containing an assortment of quality cured meat, including pickled anchovies(actually quite nice), house made pickled veg and cheese. The woodfired pizza's arrived at the table. A couple of masterpieces. The de avola the pick, with hot sardinian salami with black ligurian olives, spanish onion and chilli. The Toscana another classic topped with prosciutto, rocket and parmigiano reggiano. Then the spaghetti di mare, with fresh seafood and house made pasta in tomato sauce. The finale a revelation, canoli with a crisp pastry filled with creamy ricotta, mixed with candied orange. Originally made for a family birthday and luckily for us it is now on the menu. A local gem with great food, the staff displaying the welcoming nature and hospitality the Italians are known for.

Wait Time: No wait time at all, perfect timing between each dish, to ensure a comfortable pace, you…read morewould be asked whether you're ready for your next dish. Service: Service was impeccable. We were warmly welcome the moment we walked into Vivaldi, greeted by the enthusiastic and friendly owner that provided us impeccable service and recommendations for food. The Italian kitchen and pizzeria aims to create their family culture and atmosphere. With a high ceiling and plenty of room decorated with a dark wooden theme for a comfortable homely dining experience, Raffaele (the owner's) entertains guests with his colourful stories and occasionally sitting down and having a drink and chat with diners. Food we ate: For starters we had bruschetta with a generous drizzle of olive oil. The toast was crunchy and parried well with the refreshing tomato. Next on the menu were the Frittelle Di nannata baby whitebait fritters that the owner has a personal connection and story to tell about from his childhood. These fritters were absolutely jammed with whitebait and fried to golden crispy perfection. Definitely use the dip provided with them! Our main dish was a huge thin crust eggplant pizza. Our friendly owner works closely with staff in the pizza area, putting his qualifications from pizza university into practice! The pizza toppings were quadriple layered and filled with eggplant, mozzarella and parmesan. The layering allowed flavours from each component of the dish to come through. Inbetween our main and dessert, the owner insisted us to have a Limoncello. Just like all the dishes served here, the drink was made from scratch with raw ingredients. This was complimented with our dessert of Ricotta and candied orange cannoli. This cannoli is to die for, it literally tastes like cheesecake! Overall, we thought that the attention to detail by the owner and staff members of the restaurant was faultless and it was an authentic insight into an italian dinner. Filled with stories, laughter and food that are all prepared on premises from scratch, we would definitely recommend this place to anyone looking for an unforgettable dining experience. We look forward to going back!

This place is super good! I've been basically trying out all the little shops since i was in town…read moreliterally down the street. I ordered an iced coffee and it was simply amazing, and my friend had a cappuccino and she was delighted with it. Overall, great service and food.

Zeebra Café. As opposed to Zebra café. I think the American pronounciation of Zebra is "Zee-bra",…read moreand the English or Australian is "Zeh-bra"? Is that right? If so, this place is going a little American, Maybe they're aiming for the California-surfer feel. I suppose it fits. But after all the effort, I don't know how Zebra's fit in at all. There's only surfing pictures on the wall. Anyway, enough about Marketing philosophy. The place is cool. Maybe a bit of a step up as a café compred to the others on Maroubra, but not by much. I suppose the difference is that is set up mostly for dine in, although it does do take away. You'd be looking at paying around $10 - $15 for a meal, and there's the basic café menu, with a bit more. I guess the standard in Marbourba is for simplicity, but I get the feel they want to sophisticate the simplicity. But its still pretty simple. Do I make sense at all?

When I see the red-on-white shop sign, I get that same warm and fuzzy feeling that a kid gets…read morewhenever they see a Happy Meal sign. That`s because I used to go there almost weekly back when I lived in Sydney. It was my go-to when the craving for a pizza hit home (and it hit home quite often). Apart from the fact that their pizzas are amazing, it also feels rather special that I could always return to that place and see the same familiar faces taking my order and sprinkling copious amounts of ham, cheese and pineapple on the not too thick, not too thin pizza base that is about to be crisped nicely in the oven. Recently I went back and nothing had changed. Still the same great-tasting, divine-smelling pizzas that I find myself comparing to when I eat pizzas these days. The unique thing here is that you can order any kind of pizza and the prize is the same for all; ie. your seafood pizza would cost the same as your meat, both of which are excellent!