Im afraid if i write anything to explain how nice the food is that it may get too busy.read more

Absolutely delicious and authentic Italian pasta and pizza. The pizza base was puffy, crispy and…read morelight. The pasta was al dente and awesome quality. We can't wait to go back!

Really yummy pizza!!…read more My cousins discovered this place and raved about the pizza, so we ordered it on a Friday night. We called and ordered three pizza and they said it would be 30 minutes. We drove there from the city and got there in like 15 minutes. Parking is as bit of a challenge, but luckily someone was pulling out and we got a spot. This place was packed! The kitchen was tiny, four chefs crowded around the stove making pizzas. We had to wait about 15 minutes and walked around. There were a few other restaurants, but they were all fairly empty. Got the pizza and it smelled so good. Couldn't wait to eat it. We ordered the fratelli's - with mushroom, rocket and proscuitto, the Napolenta - which had olives and sardines and the Gamberoni, which had prawns, garlic and lemon. The Fratelli was delicious and they didn't skimp on the proscuitto. The Napolenta was nice but not a fan of sardines. The Gameroni was yummy and the prawns were delicious! Great place for pizza, probably the best I've tried in Sydney so far..

Delicious thin crust pizza cooked to perfection and definitely try the best chocolate cake in the…read moreworld, it melts in your mouth

An exquisite meal. The man who answered the phone (alas, we were so elated by the prospect of…read moredelivery, we didn't catch his name) really put the fun in Funghi, which we ordered soon thereafter. A knock came upon the door at the perfect moment and once back inside our den we ate with gusto. The garlic crust made my compatriot roll onto his back and seizure for a brief moment before taking another bite. Thank you, Sopranos, for a transcendent feast to remember xxx

Mosman is whisper quiet once the sun sets, so Il Perugino is not the sort of place that you just…read morehappen upon. You need someone to tell you about it and that's why I've been debating writing this review. I'm not sure I want any more people to know about this local favourite. It's hard enough to get a table as it is but share I will, I believe in Karma. The Italian influenced menu changes weekly and is told to you by your waiter when you're seated. It's such a subtle but important element to what I love about this place. It requires that you're paying attention - that you're in your environment and not lost in the text of a menu. It makes you sit down and share an experience with your fellow diner. Very small thing but it really sets the evening up. The dining room is pretty small and the tables compete for space but the acoustics and feel of this place really work. Buzzy yet intimate. I've been for several meals here and the food is consistently spectacular. The restaurant is BYO but it's a Fine Dining experience, so it makes this place very appealing on the pocket. Now go and tell them I sent you. I might even get a table myself if you do!

This was truly disappointing, after a very promising start. the place was heaving, and clearly…read morepopular with the pearls and twin-set brigade, and we were anticipating a great Italian meal with a party of 6. Our table was in a little spot near the kitchen, somewhat cramped but serviceable. The menu is explained by the waiter, and provided on a card, with no prices attached. Sounds great, and we take due time to decide. Lovely bread and oil provided to nibble on, and in due course we are ready to order. And eventually a staff member noticed. Unfortunately between the time we get a menu and the slightly longer than we would have liked time when the staff decided to take our order half of the things we wanted were no longer available. This really irritates me, as there is no excuse for such a shortfall of produce. Nevertheless, we manage to find suitable substitutes and get our food under way. Our antipasti platter was pretty ordinary - I wouldn't bother ordering this as there was nothing particularly memorable on the platter. Although, to be fair, there was nothing particularly memorable about the whole meal. The stuffed zucchini flowers entree was probably the pick of the night. A veal cutlet came out looking like a rib-eye on the bone and was not cooked as requested. The duck was ordinary, and in general we were quite disappointed. In my opinion the preparation time for the meal was excessive - we waited a bloody long time for service. As if this wasn't bad enough the staff seemed determined to ignore us and never offered us a desert menu or even coffee, although all the tables around us seemed to manage both. We may give it another try, but I struggle to see why I would. Better to be had in the area, IMHO.

When I moved to the northern beaches from the inner west I was worried about my distance from…read moreLeichhardt and Haberfield. How was I going to get my quality Italian food fix, I worried? I needn't have, as it turns out. De Vita, right in the heart of Manly, delivered wood-fired Napoli-style pizza that delivered on all counts. There was a wide choice but I settled on the Contadina: pancetta, wood-fire-roasted potatoes, and fior di latte cheese. Very thin and flavourful. My wife had the Regina (cherry tomatoes, fior di latte cheese, prosciutto, rocket, Parmesan, olive oil, basil) and proclaimed it delicious. The calamari starter we shared was large but lightly battered, with fresh, tender squid chunks. The wine list looked good, but we brought our own as they're also BYO. The atmosphere and surroundings are OK; It's quite open to the street (at least during warmer weather) which is good if you like buzzy going-on, not so much if you want quiet romance. Service was quick, friendly, and happy to make recommendations. Pizza fix: acquired.

What. The. [...]. Manly…read more People are queuing 20 minutes for a tiny, average tasting $20 hot dog. Cafes serving glorified couscous salads at four times its market value are at 80% occupancy. Lukewarm, bitter coffee gets top rated and queues round the block. And somehow, I come to De Vita at lunchtime on a weekday and we are the only customers bar another table. This restaurant is fantastic. When the lunch special - all pizze at $15 - is on, it is even more fantastic. This is proper Neapolitan pizza, made to order, with ingredients that aren't bottom shelf Coles. I mean, there is not much else to say - if you know what Neapolitan pizza is, you will know, if you don't, I can't describe it in a way that would bring it across. It bears little resemblance to Domino's. At $15, on the overpriced Sydney market, you are almost robbing them. To be a fair reviewer, I have to add that the spaghetti gamberi were pretty average. Lacking in taste and salt, not the best prawns, small-ish portion. This is most definitely a pizzeria and that's what you should order (and an espresso afterwards). The service is Italian, that means efficient and a little direct, and the smile will be a little dry. This does not mean they do not like you. It's just how things are in Italy and the guys haven't quite adjusted to the matey Australian ways. Perhaps it is that it is on a side street, not on the Corso. Perhaps they need to hang a fixie upside down at the back and buy some tables made of century old wreckage wood fished out by divers wearing copper diving bells ironically. Perhaps what Australians (and the tourists and WHV expats that, to be honest, form 90% of Manly residents) want when they order a pizza is thick undercooked dough covered in low quality fat and protein, and they are surprised not to get that. Perhaps nobody reads TripAdvisor anymore (where they are in the top 10 restaurants for Manly, which is how I found them). I don't know. I don't care. Just go.

My husband's favourite place to eat - in fact it is the only place he wants to go…read more excellent food all around - eat anything from here - if by chance they have the barramundi on with the squid ink risotto - get it - an incredible dish they have a spectacular range of entrees which are all good - but change with the season my husband always orders the steak which is fabulous good wine list - fab staff yep go there

Can't believe this place has been open for 10 years and I only just discovered it. I came here with…read moremy partner last night after a couple of our friends told us it was their favourite Italian in Bondi. We came at 8pm on a Sunday evening and it was packed so we put our name down and came back later. There are 16 options for pasta "sauces" that include a variety of meat, vegetables, herbs, etc. Then you choose from home-made pastas: gnocchi, fettuccine, spinach/ricotta ravioli, veal ravioli, penne or spaghetti. Per our friends suggestion we went with the fettucine pasta with the Bassano sauce (italian sausage, exotic mushrooms, porcini, fresh basil and sage, Napoli, dash of cream). It was AMAZING! The home-made noodles were cooked to perfection and the sauce was absolutely delicoius. It was $25 for the secondo (main) size which I think is reasonable. We also ordered the Parmagiana Catania (eggplant parmesan) that comes with bread and a side salad. It wasn't anything unique but the portion size was huge and the side salad helped balance out the heavy cheesy dish. Oh yeah, the garlic bread we ordered as a starter was awesome. With 2 mains, garlic bread and 1 glass of wine the bill came to $66 for two people. Not bad! We'll be back to eat our way through the rest of their menu!

Delish!! I had pasta /Hubbie had veal parm with salad . Service and food were great !read more

I must say I'm disappointed with this place. I had the Napoli Casarecce and it was bland and…read moreboring. My friend had the Gnocchi Bolognese, and he was also disappointed in the lack of flavour. Presentation: kind of looked like a can of spagettios dumped on a plate. Taste: tasted like the frozen microwave meal from Coles I had last week. For $3 I don't expect more but for $15 I would like a bit more flavour. Service: was ok but nothing special. We asked for salt and pepper but never got it. Would not return or recommend.

What happened to the great service here... I'm here right now, and one of the staff who has the…read moreletter R tattooed on her neck is just plain rude and very unwelcoming... with two tables in the whole restaurant taken we were told we couldn't sit on a bench seat because they were hoping larger groups would come in. Okay cool I understand that... but when a smaller bench seat became available we asked if we could sit there, no problem she says, but we had to clear the table ourselves because she wouldn't do it for quite some time... later on the same girl comes and clears our table whilst we are eating, actually food in hand and chewing and she takes our plates away... where on absolute earth has the service gone let alone some damn respect... 1 star for service 4 star for food

What to do after a heart-breaking ANZAC Day 2-Up loss?…read more When you're drunk, sore, tired, hungry, have beer on your shoes and in your hair and smell like a heady mix of brewery sludge and quiet desperation? Head to Many Italian, where you can lick your wounds in the comfort of dim lighting - no ugly surprises here, friends! - and order up colossal steaming plates of cockle-warming pasta. Warning: Manly Italians are literal people. If you declare yourself a chilli fiend and ask them to spice up your Arrabiata like no Arrabiata has been spiced before in all of recorded history, they will take you at your word and still be good enough to bring you napkins to stem the flow of chilli tears while not looking you in the eye, both cognizant and respectful of your unmanly shame.

My boyfriend and I were in Manly last night craving Italian food when we came across this…read morerestaurant. The staff were friendly and most importantly, the food was absolutely amazing. I haven't had Italian food that was that good for a while now. The price was fantastic considering we got a mountain of pasta. No complaints here though because it tasted very nice. Definitely coming again when we're in Manly next. 10/10

Came here on a recommendation from a friend who lived here while completing her studies. The…read morerestaurant is not too big so service is personalized. It's also busy as more customers after us weren't able to get in. Not knowing what's good on the menu, we took AI's suggestion. And AI matched what the server suggested! We got 3 dishes: *Cantabrian anchovy, sourdough, cultured butter *Spaghetti cacio e pepe *Mafaldine, prawns, tomato, kombu butter I loved the mafaldine the most as it has the added texture of pangrattato. I learned later that Pangrattato, or "poor man's parmesan," is a classic Italian topping made by frying coarse, stale breadcrumbs in olive oil with garlic, herbs, and chili flakes until golden and crunchy. I think it's a bit pricey for a small and simple pasta dish. However, I might be comparing this to North American prices.

There isn't enough praise to describe how much we enjoyed our meal at Ragazzi. We sat at the bar…read moreand I highly recommend that. The staff is friendly and engaging and watching the final prep on the food was great fun. We started with an Australian merlot and two local oysters. Both were so good. I had the pumpkin ravioli and OMG they were exquisite. Caramelized pumpkin seeds? Really? The cacio Pepe was just as good. What a delight this meal was. Wish we had leftovers!!