Leaving work late on a Wednesday night we decided to give this place a try…read more Felt like I'd walked into Italy, fantastic service a great balance of being attentive and efficient. Good choice from the menu, again not overwhelming so we choose a couple of pizzas to share. Both were delicious and the wine was great value too. Who doesn't like a red from Italy! There was a table of three generation of Italians near us and they ordered the tiramisu, I had to follow suit and I wasn't disappointed!! Overall, a fantastic place and has BYO option. I'll be totally putting this on the top of my date night restaurants now.

I had seen this place for years and never gone in. I made a booking for the four of us to get…read moredinner mid week kind of at the last minute. Everything worked out great. The place is pretty big with the upstairs. The service was pretty good, fast and friendly. I was impressed with the menu. It had choice but didn't bombard you with a laundry list. The kids had a pizza, my wife the gnocchi and me the lasagna using the traditional recipe. All was enjoyed. Probably not a great place to take little ones (under 5) but you could do it. This would be a nice date night location.

The other yelpers are right, it's the same menu for the last 20 years. Zero innovation and nothing…read moresuperb. The back is family friendly (because it's loud as hell) and they have BYO so a good place to get loud and rowdy. Prices a little on the high side. Food is solid but nothing is amazing. I tried 6 different things and nothing blew my skirt up. Service, contrary to other reviews was excellent but we are regulars. Place is always busy.

I went to Rossini's because I've been before and it was good (not great, just good). The one thing…read moreI especially love about this place, is that they'll basically let you create your own pasta dish. They're accommodating for sure when it comes to alterations and substitutions. Anyhoo ... Though we'd made a reservation a couple of days ahead, we were still "shoved" into the back room, where there was so much noise (not their fault for all the loud kids running around and screaming, but the acoustics in here are really bad), and no atmosphere. The staff barely cracked a smile, and seemed as if they wished to be anywhere else but here. Having said that, after ordering, the food came out promptly, and as requested. I ordered the Caprese Salad, which was nice, but I've definitely tasted better elsewhere. It lacked the basil taste I've come to love. Presentation was great, and the mozzarella was good, but the overall flavour was far more bland than I'm used to. Price was reasonable for size of the portion. For my main, I ordered a gnocchi with salmon and avocado. I've ordered it before and was really craving it. It was horrible. Filled with things I didn't order (like onion and other greens), and lacking a decent sauce. It was more oil than cream sauce and it literally made me feel ill. We didn't stay for dessert, so we paid the overpriced bill, and were met at the counter with an apathetic staff member who looked like she'd just tasted my main dish and disliked it as much as I did. With so many other good Italian restaurants in Melbourne, I do not see the need to rush back here again. I prefer to go somewhere with a warmer atmosphere (and better parking, too).

We were a party of six for dinner. We had a great start when we were served bruschetta "on the…read morehouse" which was delicious. I ordered the duck served on a bed of rice with some kind of sauce. The duck was tender, and mixed with the sauce and the rice, was a taste sensation in my mouth. There were quite a variety of dishes ordered on our table and everyone was happy with the mains and desserts. The service was friendly and helpful even though it was quite busy and each table had a visit from the chef at the end of the evening. The only minus was that it got quite noisy and some extra sound suppression would be great. However all of us agreed that we would return again for some real authentic Italian home cooking.

Tried Fiorelli's simply because I like Italian and I needed a quick meal before a movie at The…read moreRivolli across the road. It felt luxe. The food was good, the staff were great. I left wondering why I'd never tried it before. I think it looks more expensive than it is. You can get pasta or risotto in the 20's. I had chicken risotto and it hit the spot. Well worth a visit.

Very solid four star bistro. Works on all levels and deserves its rating as the best eating place…read morenear the Rivoli theatres. My prawn risotto was very tasty. No skimping on the prawns either, so full points there. My companions enjoyed their meals as well. The space here is very nice. Service is great too. Conclusion, this is a solid, reliable establishment.

It might look like your regular average pizza/pasta restaurant, but Via Fratelli is above that…read more The food is always really, really good and the service is pretty much always spot on. It's a very casual restaurant, and certainly not fine dining, but if you're wanting that good, comforting and homely meal, that's what you'll get here. While I usually have their gnocci (which is always soft and beautiful) and have tried a chicken pizza once (and thoroughly enjoyed it), the last time I went, I ordered their special which was a homemade roasted pumpkin, sage and ricotta ravioli, with a delicious sage butter and cream sauce. It was delectable and yum. The bottom line is that with everything they have on their menu and the great service and reasonable prices, if you're after a reliable good, casual Italian meal, then this is the place. Lot's of parking on the street and a lot of space inside for a meal for two or a big party of even up to 20 or so.

DELICIOUS. I kind of didn't want to write a review so that it can stay hidden…read more Three starving girls left this place full and happy! Spacious and quite enough to talk with comfortable booth seats along the wall and you can see them making the pizza! We ordered the following: 5 tapas special for $50 Super worthwhile: Haloumi wrapped in prosciutto Chicken Polpettine w/ sugo Sicilian Scallops wrapped in bacon w/ aioli Mussels w/ garlic, white wine, Napoli sauce & homemade ciabatta bread Chilli & Garlic Calamari pan fried w/ Spanish onion, lemon zest & parsley Thin woodfire pizza: Salsiccia - Napoli, Mozzarella, Italian Sausage, Porcini Mushroom & Bocconcini Pasta: Spaghetti Marinara - An Odyssey of Seafood w/ Garlic, Napoli, Spring Onion, Olive Oil Great place to go with friendly service and the price matched the quality and quantity of food served.

A friendly place, taste of Italy, as the restaurant slogan states in the front…read more We loved their hearty Chicken Caesar, enjoyed Seafood Risotto, and of cause house pizza. Our Maitre d' was a friendly guy and we were appreciate his accommodations. While we were getting comfortable with the nice atmosphere somehow we weee just curious which part of Italian cuisine that's come from.

Tuesday 21st March…read more Opposite Malvern Central is Sugo Italian, with 'Sugo' meaning the basic tomato sauce in pasta. Lured by a Liven deal we found ourselves here for an early pre-show dinner on a Tuesday Night. Spoiler - The pizza was much better than the movie! With seats on the veranda (smoking), side and lovely air con inside! For it was a summer's day we secured a seat for one by the door I had a great view of the lantern lit part of the restaurant towards the back. Skylights added glossiness to the tables. It's an area full of strips of restaurants, hair dressers and the likes. Towards town hall is two burger places and froyo where the younger people hang out. Here it's mainly parents dinning with a couple kids. The place was much nicer than I'd expected, just going by the name I expected something like pizza hut with booths. We ordered the seafood much to Andy's dismay, the most pricey pizza, hence best value - but only if you like pizza. Chargrilled seafood with red onion, oven roasted tomato, lemon and rocket $16 (Normally $24) A thin but doughy base with crispy but not too crispy crust. Lots of stringy mozzarella! Heavy on toppings without a cardboard like base, use the fork to support the front/nose of the slice. Chucks of salmon, prawns and mussels scattered generously with cherry tomatoes and red onion. There wasn't lemon though which would have taken it up to the next level. Serves 1 boy or 2 of me, with a side salad. I eat everything, but just a tiny bit of everything. By 6.45 the place was almost full! The crowd was 30 plus with the exception of one family. Service was very friendly though I think she was new as she didn't know the pizza offer I love being told the daily specials :P A great place for any occasion from dinner for one to the family or a date. The atmosphere was nice and I've never been to a place that felt like this one, in two words: Fancy Sofia. On Mondays and Tuesdays pizzas are $16 (normally they range from $17 margarita to $24 seafood) there's happy hour drink offers to accompany the pizzas. $16 for a gourmet/non chain seafood pizza served on a cheeseboard is a pretty good deal especially on the veranda with fairy lights. Minus potential smokers. I feel like they've ruined outdoor dinning. But there's the great indoors! Will we return? Sure, if we're after pizza and in the area.

New owner is good. food is good, very nice staff. every day early bird from 4pm to 6.30. any pizza…read moreor pasta only $19.99

Only ever ordered takeaway from here so I can't comment too much on the decor or atmosphere of the…read moreplace but the pizza is great! It's light, Italian style pizza with fresh, tasty flavours. Pizza and ingredients are high quality. The best pizza I've had in our local area. Last time we ordered from these guys through foodora, foodora completely stuffed up and didn't bother to send anyone to collect our order. We tried contacting foodora and couldn't get hold of anyway so we rang Figo who explained the food was ready but foodora hadn't arrived to pick it up. 10 mins later the food is at our door! Figo had only gone and delivered it themselves (but didn't tell us it was them). Really impressed by the great service and food from Figo, as it's not their responsibility to sort out foodora stuff ups! We will definitely be ordering again soon (direct from Figo obviously!)

8 April 2017 Had reaaally good memories of the Linguini…read moreMatriciana... tossed in flavoursome olive oil with h the pasta being the star of the dish and not the seafood. No longer the case very disappointing ... sauce was like a soup. Seafood was ok but is no longer what it used to be. Has the cook left?? it doesn't have that olive oil herb taste. Only seafood brine which I can do!! Hmmmmm 28 Mar 2016 Have been here quite a lot over the years.... my favourite would definitely be their linguini pasta and the sticky date pudding!!! can be quite busy but usually tables are readily available due to size of the place and outdoor seating.

Just terrible and very rude service. 2 of the staff were really abrupt and rude yelling at…read morecustomers that they don't serve outside because it's going to rain. They then called out over other customers for us to move tables when we went inside.. it was embarrassing and when we said so they got defensive saying they have been so busy and she has been working all day and didn't need to hear upset customers.. She said if we wanted to just leave. Again this was in front of other customers!. The lady next to us said she was rude and the staff should've apologised. We left. Do not go to this restaurant the staff are arrogant and rude. The food is average too.

Amazing customer service. Friendly staff. Great happy hour prices. Very good quality food. Busy…read moreafter work with friends and nice upstairs function room with bar.

Brilliant little place. And I mean little, it seats maybe 16 inside. Beautifully decorated. Food…read morewas top notch!! I think it is to do with the ingredients. Small menu too which meant the attention to those dishes need to be spot on and it was for the 5 dishes we had! Try it and won't regret it!!

They say good things come in small packages, and Cucinetta is a prime example. This place is a…read morelittle hole in the wall, but the food is amazing- the best Italian I have had in Melbourne. It was recommended to me by a South Yarra local and I cannot be more grateful- thanks Wilba!! The menu is also small, but all the options all sounded so delicious. We ordered the roast beef (a standout meal) and also the gnocchi. The waiter was super friendly and suggested we order the broccolini as a side- it is a must try!!! I can't wait to go back and sit there enjoying a delicious meal watching the winter rain and world go by outside. Call ahead to make sure you get a table.