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    Vanto

    4.3 (36 reviews)
    Closed 8:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Good for kids

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    'The Big' Breakfast: $20.50
    Paul V.

    While I otherwise love my frequent accommodation that is the Hilton Sydney, their breakfast leaves much to be desired, so I'm glad I've found Vanto - who provide a much better breakfast for significantly less cost. Star 1: How were the service and atmosphere? Vanto's location within CBD really can't be beat, and while they could let that location do all the talking while slipping elsewhere - they don't, and the service and atmosphere are both excellent. Specific kudos to my Italian server, who was fantastic. Star Granted. Star 2: How were the portions relative to the cost? For $20.50 I ordered Vanto's 'Big' breakfast, which was, well, honestly not very big. As you can see in the picture, I got two pieces of toast, two poached eggs, a small tomato, some mushrooms, a single piece of bacon, and a single strip of sausage. That's not quite enough food to warrant the title or price of the dish in my mind, but I'm chalking this one up to my American perception of what portions should be. Other menu items whose portions looked more significant were priced fairly. Star Granted. Stars 3 and 4: How was the food? While my breakfast wasn't as large as I would have liked, the quality was certainly there. The toast was excellent, and when I combined it with the poached eggs and the rest of the goods it came together brilliantly. I like portions, but I weigh them evenly with good quality ingredients. Dual Stars Granted. Star 5: Would you eat here every day if you could? The portions are such that I wouldn't, but it's a much better option than many of the nearby choices. No Star Granted.

    AandL E.

    Authentic Italian woodfire pizza...recommend highly the Tartufo (white base, prosciutto & truffle oil) & one the best places in the CBD for great espresso coffee. Dining either inside or out amongst the beautiful historic QVB surrounds.

    America get it together, look at all these GF & veg options!
    Coco M.

    So far I'm impressed. The food hasn't even come yet though, so I'll get back to you. Gluten free pizza without having to ask for it special, yes. Vegan options, yes. Flat white on its way, let's see how that goes. My first Italian dining in Sydney. Usually I have to stay away from Italian eateries because I don't eat meat or gluten but I heard a rumor Vanto wouldn't disappoint. Plus, it's in the historical Queen Victoria Building! Not to be missed. Flat white update: 4 stars. I'd walk across the street to BlueBird cafe and have my coffee there & lunch here. But I'm a coffee snob. If you aren't fussed, you'll enjoy their offerings.

    Quiet cheesy but so yummy
    Di Bartolo D.

    I love this place!! I have been going there for about 4 years. Beautiful place in the QVB. I love their pizza and I believe it is the best in sydney. Woodfire pizza just like naples yum! Ps some waiters don't have the best english

    Beautiful organic granola, fruit, nuts & compote.
    Jaime J.

    What a lovely spot in the QV building! Love the organic and free range options. The granola w fruits, nuts & compote was very tasty. The granola was beautifully crunchy and roasted, the fruits fresh, and the compote sweet. The croissant was good, and the flat white delicious. Looking forward to returning!

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    Greg M.

    Wonderful spot for a glass of wine and lunch while enjoying the lovely historic QVB shopping centre. We opted for the pizza special, a delightful pear, Gorgonzola & walnut wood-fired pie, drizzled with the best balsamic vinegar ever and topped with arugula. Perfect to share when accompanied by a glass of wine. Impeccable service, to boot.

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    Andrew O.

    The menu has whats called a 'Healthy Breakfast' I...um... didn't have that. The inference is thus that my breakfast was a 'Not Healthy Breakfast' Thats not what it was called though, they called it 'Eggs Benedict' 'Bene' being latin for 'good' and 'dict' meaning ...something else. Anyway my brekky was probably not healthy, although it did have spinach. It had been steamed into oblivion and all it did was make my teeth go furry. And the eggs were poached not fried. So thats the healthy bit. What really prevented it from being called 'healthy' is this - an essential part of 'Eggs Well Rogered' is Hollandaise sauce. This stuff was invented by a Dutchman- Antje Van den Baconfried for eating in Holland...um...during the day. It is also useful for plugging...actually, no its probably not. I suspect it's not very good for you but my god does it amp up bacon and eggs! Vanto is very Italian. The guys are all in black, and all babble to each other in Italian. Or Dutch - I'm really not sure. But they are super friendly and this place is in the Queen Victoria Building which means that even 'Not Healthy' food is not that bad for you. Because its got soul, and you won't find fake Mexican... and, well, you know, its the QVB! Which somehow survived Sydney's developers. And I love it.

    Pancetta - very good
    Daniel B.

    I love this place and sorry I discovered it with only two left on my trip. The food is excellent and the staff is extremely friendly. I tried the vegetable wood fired sandwich, a white pizza, and a red pizza. All tasted out of this world. The only thing that exceeds the food is the staff. I've tried pizza at over a dozen places in Australia, including gradi which supposedly has the best pizza in Australia, and the best pizza I had by far was at Vanto. If you are in Sydney you have to try Vanto. I love this place so much I would make the 10,000 mile journey just to come here. Vanto what's the delivery charge to the USA?

    Healthy Breakfast
    Jonathan H.

    The best breakfast I've ever had. Mark my words, you will not regret ordering the Healthy Breakfast. The smoked salmon, poached eggs, avacado, and portabella mushrooms proved to be the perfect combination for my Tuesday morning breakfast craving. Brother ordered the bacon eggs Benedict which looked absurdly delicious as well. Top notch breakfast, people. Top. Notch.

    Eggs benedict, get it or you'll regret it.
    Justin F.

    The eggs benedict is to die for. Get it or I'll say I told you so. My gf had the roast beef sandwich which was pretty good, but I could tell she wanted a bite of my benedict. Not gonna happen lady!

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    The locastion is just fantastic and good menu range. My partner and I really enjoyed this place

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    Had the focaccia, bolognese and diavolo pizza, and all were great! one of the better italian places i've been to

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    10 years ago

    Very obliging wait staff. Efficient service. Great vibe. Delicious rhubarb granola. Great way to start the day and well worth tipping

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    Top breakfast. Good prices. Really fresh food in brekky - spinach, eggs, mushrooms, bacon. All great. Nice coffee.

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    Really quenches your thirst for Italian food! Had the fusilli with veal ragout. The pasta tasted really good since it was hand made.

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    9 years ago

    Came here for breakfast for the first time. Service and food were excellent. Much better than other places close by in the QVB.

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    11 years ago

    Simple, yummy breakfast. Muesli yoghurt is divine and service is great. Food is averagely priced. Recommend this place for quick breakfast.

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    Review Highlights - Vanto

    I told a friend who's local to Sydney that I was having breakfast in QVB and he laughed at me saying that I'm such a tourist.

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    Jamie's Italian - Deconstructed pavlova

    Jamie's Italian

    3.2(175 reviews)
    0.7 kmSydney
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    My friends took me here on my last day in Sydney, and it was the perfect farewell brunch!…read more There was a festive menu at the time that we dined, and it was great! 3 courses for $40AUD (or 2 courses for $35AUD), you know I had to get the 3 courses! For Starters, I got the Ora King Smoked Salmon Pate. For my Mains, I got Primavera Ravioli. For dessert, I got the Jamie's Black Forest Panna Cotta. Everything was soooo good! The ambiance was chic & cute, and the server was great! I honestly felt like I was back in the US for some reason!

    I've been to Australia 3 times and 2 of those visits brought me to this establishment. My first…read morevisit was memorably bad. I couldn't recall the details but I remember not being a fan. My second and most recent visit helped extinguish that memory. Our waitress was very lively and sweet. She gave us plenty of time to look over our menus and made solid recommendations. I ordered the Spaghetti Alla Norma and it was pretty tasty. I also sampled some of the polenta chips which were surprisingly good. We opted to get dessert elsewhere but overall the food was pretty good. I'd like this place more if the prices were a little lower and they had more basic pastas available. I'm not a fan of seafood or mushrooms and can't handle spicy so I felt a little limited...although the pumpkin ravioli was tempting. Next time!

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    Fratelli Parlamento - Pork sausage

    Fratelli Parlamento

    4.0(6 reviews)
    0.6 kmSydney
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    Fratelli Parlamento…read more What's available? Antipasto. Pasta. Pizza. Salads. Wine. Wine. Wine. Desserts. No specials. Great CBD location. On Macquarie Street next door to the Land & Environment Court and across the road from the NSW Parliament. When you get to the Macquarie Street entrance walk down the stairs. You will be greeted by a friendly maître d and a similar layout to its Italian brother on Bridge Street. There is a bar and restaurant (Café Sopra) which offers delicious meals made with fresh ingredients. No fresh produce available at this Fratelli's. The restaurant was buzzing with suits. Which was to be expected due to its central business location! Loved the green chesterfield style seating and dim lighting. The service was great with our waiter being very attentive even with the a full restaurant. Could not fault our visit. Will be coming back here again and again.

    Have heard many things about this place so finally got to visit last night. Service was a bit slow…read moreand it looked like they were low on staff! To start we got the zucchini fritters, burrata, and the cold meats plate. All very tasty. Then for mains i got the pork sausage pizza - i thought it was ok, hardly much pork on the pizza. I got to sample a few other pastas such as the lamb raguy and the polenta with mushrooms and gorgonzola - the polenta was very good! Lots of sauce and went really well with the polenta. For wine we tried the fratelli fresh pino grigio and it had more of a sharp after taste. Overall, I thought the food was good, I enjoyed all the entree's and the other mains except mine.

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    Vanto - italian - Updated May 2026

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