Such a great experience and so authenticly Italian. The woodfire pizza is beautiful and the…read moreatmosphere is wonderful. Great service and definitely planning to make this place a regular stop.

The diavola pizza is awesome! Bundle it with a couple of red wines and the tomato/boccocini salad…read moreand you have a great Monday date night for only $39. My new favourite "who wants to cook on Mondays?!" place.

Made in Italy is a chain pizza store that have various locations around Sydney. They offer better…read morethan your normal pizzas in the traditional and gourmet sections. A large pizza is more than enough for two people, however, don't be afraid to grab one for yourself esp. If you don't mind saving some for the next-day-morning-after-the-night-out blues. There is not a huge option of extras except for what you will find at most pizza shops i.e. garlic/herb bread. However, they don't need it when they have a diehard dessert lovers dish that is the nutella calzone. I could go more into why it's so good and why you need to get it but I think the name gives all the description your need - NUTELLA and CALZONE... The prices are not as cheap as some other pizza stores but you get what you pay for at this place.

These suckers know how to knock up a pizza!! Love it. Try the Made In Italy (no anchovies) -…read moredelicious! Probably a bit harsh (as they're only too happy to sort it out) but loses a star for occasional delivery f-ups.

Why have I been here twice now? Why when this place from the outset looks proper clinical? Well the…read morereason is my friends uncle lives a few houses down and as a '60s italian migrant, said we should check it out ... and you don't argue with that !! The food is very typical of an italian eatery - pizzas, pastas and everything in between. The pizza is rather beautiful ... not on par with say Mario's or Rosso Pommodoro .. but great none the less - a special shout out goes to the chef who made the bruschetta into a pizza for us. The pastas ... well, it seems this place may have a slight reputation for their pastas. All 6 of us ordered a pasta dish as a main and of all the dishes ordered, the Pappardelle pork/veal ragu and the Pappardelle Pescatore (a tomato based seafood dish) were the 2 standout mains. Service here is slow but hey, when in Rome right? Hows that saying go?? Dolce far niente - pleasantly doing nothing.. and that's certainly what it's like here, but see this is what I love. You can sit here for HOURS talking and laughing and nibbling on the food that is still on the table because as Italians, you don't clear the table unless asked. Both times that we have come here, they have had large groups celebrating - one was a christening and the other a birthday, so this restaurant clearly caters for groups. Overall, a nice restaurant with decent food that caters for all and far from offends.

I've been twice to this restaurant and attended a function there as well, and whilst I've…read morepleasantly enjoyed the cuisine, I'm a bit perplexed about the raves. The pastas are nice, the pizzas OK, the service lousy and waitstaff can be very brusque. I've also noticed that the staff don't deal well with large functions. Glasses are forgotten, plates not changed, have to ask for clean serviettes, grated cheese, water etc. Mario's at Croydon has very good pastas & better pizzas, so they don't have a monopoly. Of course the venue is a lot better at Pappardelle. Am I being critical? No more than how I critique other places. If you are in the restaurant business good food is just one criteria, friendly and enthusiastic staff who are eager to please & interact will make your clients come back again & again. Nothing else to add.

We all love a good pizza, and Arthur's definitely makes some…read more I usually gauge a restaurant's pizza-making ability by ordering a margherita (plain cheese + tomato). If they can make their margherita's flavoursome and delicious, they are truly skilled. And Arthur's margherita is one of the best I've ever had! Just the right amount of cheese, perfectly melted, with tangy, crisp-tasting tomato sauce, and the most fragrant fresh basil ever. Arthur's also has some delicious fresh juices, which I love. Rarely do you get served genuinely fresh juice, but their apple juice was divine. The service was outrageously friendly, and the waitresses were eager to help and make you comfortable. The prices were more than reasonable, and I had a nice, filling lunch for less than $15, which is excellent. I'd definitely go here again, dying to try some of their pasta!

Bought take away snitzel and chips, I pick up the take away so it does not spoil and get cold…read more Unfortunately when I got home looking forward to good snitzel it was cremated "dry and tasteless" my wife threw hers away as it was not eatable. So sad but the chips were great but definitely not worth the money or the trip I would strongly suggest go somewhere else for your snitzel maybe its pizza they can make well who knows

Branching out from their famous joint out in Lane Cove to a new place out in Hunters Hill!…read more A whole 4.8km! That's roughly around 11 minutes drive depending on Sydney traffic. (If you don't believe me you can check google maps - it doesn't lie) We called at 6.40pm to book a table as its always best to book a table, was told they can sit us down at 8pm? Sure why not, you can always go to the pub next door (Hunters Hill Hotel) to have a drink or two and visualize which delicious flavours you will be eating shortly. Our table was not ready until 8.10pm but we were happy to wait instead of sit outside as it was freaking cold! Place was still packed and loud at this hour. Between the 4 of us we decided a metre long pizza was in order. The 3 flavours chosen was: Quattro Formaggi (San Marzano Tomato,fior di latte, ham, sausage, mild salami, hot salami& basil) Diavola (San Marzano Tomato, fior di latte, hot salami, olives & basil and the (Fior di latte, prosciutto parma, rocket, parmesan & basil on a white base). Pizza came out in under 10mins! Perfecto! All flavours we superb! The Diavolo was spicy hot! I could only have one slice, 4 cheese pizza amazing and the best would be the proscuitto. Staff are friendly, efficient and loud (yes majority are Italian). If you have yet to try Via Napoli - I suggest you get on it quick smart young man/lady!

Ok, so let's get it out of the way - the pizza is good. You…read morewon't be disappointed, beautiful thin bases with flavourful toppings..[insert other post pizza glow descriptors here] The other non pizza items are also good - we had zucchini flowers (a special) and scampi. We went on a Tuesday night & had a booking - completely necessary - the place was packed! Although the week day crowd seemed to thin out around 8.30. So, at the moment they don't have a booze license - easily remedied with a trip across the road to the vintage cellars.. just be prepared to pay an $8 BYO charge. If we were having wine & glasses were provided, I wouldn't have an issue but we had beers without a glass or bottle opener in sight! The service is fast (we waited longer for the bill than we did our food) & friendly, the food is yum. Definitely worth a visit.

Giovanna's has been around for 15 years. Warm, family atmosphere plus great quality pizza. This…read moreplace feels like a neighbourhood institution. We ordered a bottle of wine, some bruschetta and a pizza and tucked in for the night after a long day of travel and city touring. It felt great to get away from the hustle and bustle and relax with good food and wine.

Chanced by this restaurant and I'm so glad we did! Without being a boring food critic, the plain…read moreham pizza was simply amazing and the pesto gnocchi was easily in the top 5 gnocchis I've ever eaten. Time from ordering to eating was reasonable(the place was PUMPING, always a good sign) Good portion sizing. Great value. The food? BRILLIANT.

One of the most authentic Italian restaurants I've been to in Sydney, if not THE most. Went here…read morefor a girls lunch a few weeks back and really enjoyed ourselves. We got the group menu where we could choose 2 courses from either entree and main or main and dessert. I'm a savoury girl so I went entree and main. Bread and olive oil (something I've grown to love since my Italy visit) was a perfect starter. The bread roll provided was huge and dense and was the perfect thing to fill my stomach (and to absorb all the wine) while we waited for the entree. The olive oil wasn't the most flavourful but they bring out a little flake salt and that was just the touch it needed. The mozzarella winter salad was just ok. There wasn't enough other stuff in the dish to make it flavourful. It was just a little bland unfortunately. But my gnocchi? My special- not on the menu but they were happy to accomodate my diet- gnocchi was oh so yum. Everyone else really seemed to like their food- they even had wild boar ragu which I may have tried if I actually ate pork. Unless you like drinking paint thinner that has gone off... stay away from the grappa espresso. I don't know what I was thinking ordering this... I hated it in Italy and it was no better in Australia. I think I was a little too tipsy at the end of my meal and just wanted to feel like I was really back in Italy -the part of Italy that I found most disgusting. That's not saying anything bad about the grappa and espresso at Cucinetta, I'm sure if you like off paint thinner, you'll love theirs. Definitely a great spot for BYO groups. Right on the water with a beautiful view and the Italian servers were friendly and accommodating.

Cuccinetta is such an amazing restaurant, we were told about this place by close friends of ours…read moreand it apparently has a 2 chefs hat. Well I must say the food was amazingly mouthwatering, my wife an I had the farm fresh figs for entrée, the lamb and pork belly for main and the chocolate fondant, with the pear and raspberry crumble for desert. It's was just heavenly, I could not believe how WOW the food tasted... It was almost like I was trying the flavors for the first time ever. We also had the pleasure of meeting chef Vincenzo, he is such a gentleman and really does have a great passion and pride in his work. We will definitely be visiting this restaurant again when we come to sydney, I think now it is one of our favorites. Definitely a must eat when in the area and a gorgeous short ferry trip from CBD.

Food was delicious! Sat outside and the beach view was so warm and comforting. The drinks were…read moredelicious-fruit punch and frosty fruit. Would return

Have you ever felt unwelcome at a restaurant? I have, and I guarantee that feeling will eclipse any…read morefond memories of that particular restaurant you once might have held. Stella Blu is one such restaurant; one sunny afternoon, some girlfriends and I decided to grab a coffee there. We were seated, ordered and then asked four times if we'd like some food? More drinks? Anything else? NO! After our coffees were drunk and cleared, the waitress immediately delivered the unsolicted bill. Despite the fact we were still clearly chatting, and despite the presence of others - who were drinking alcohol and eating. Although I've previously enjoyed Stella Blu, I'd be hesitant to return to anywhere that appears to discriminate on the basis of order or age.