As mentioned, this place is beautiful. We were seated in the ranch out back, which was really pretty and rustic. There was a wedding going on, and I can totally see why as it is truly a beautiful location.
We came on a Saturday and the place was packed for lunch. Our large group was able to get seated and we ordered the Zonzo Festa, which comes with three courses. We were quickly served the antipasto plates. The meats, prosciutto and salami, I believe, were both very well flavored. There wasn't too much cheese, though, and the bread was just fine. I wish it would have been served with crackers instead.
For the pizzas, we had to wait almost an hour. Even though we were a large group, I didn't really expect it to take this long. We ordered the Pizza Alla Salsiccia, which had a pork and fennel sausage. This was very well seasoned and was definitely my favorite. The Pizza con pancetta was also well flavored. Finally the Pizza con Sporessa had salami on it, which was good but quite spicy!
The meal ended with slow cooked lamb with potatoes. We were all pretty full already, and this wasn't necessarily a "light" dish, so it did seem a little weird. The lamb looked really good, but was pretty tough. The potatoes were nicely cooked, but I think we were just all too full to really enjoy it.
Overall, the restaurant was yummy! However, service was wayy too slow, and we were not expecting to spend close to 2.5 hours eating. One of the groups was also only served two pizzas, though everyone else got three as part of the Zonzo Feast. There aren't too many places to eat in Yarra Valley, so this place is definitely going to stay busy, and I would say it's still worth going for the food and atmosphere. read more