This is the best pizza I've had in Canberra. The place was absolutely packed on the Thursday night I went, which made it a little difficult to be served at first and if you've got personal space issues I'd suggest sitting outside! We were seated at a long bar along the front window next to people which was fine.
Ordered 2 pizzas and some red wine. Both pizzas were almost perfect - the margarita was up there with the best I've had (could have done with a little more basil) and the sauce...wow...so great! Full of flavour and not too sweet. So delicious! The mushroom, truffle and Italian sausage pizza was also really good but I wish there was just a classic truffled mushroom pizza on the...
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SUMMARY JUDGMENT
1. First of all, let the COCKER just say that the Food is AMAZING. Wood fired pizzas. The Judge LOVES WOOD. HARD THICK WOOD. SO HOT.
2. Everything is in Italian, so you know it's above board. As the Judge has said many times in the past, her seventh husband was a long fat Italian sausage, so she knows her way around a RISTORANTE.
3. Let's talk about the SPACE. Judge Betty loves eavesdropping and this is the perfect place for it. On one of her nights here, she heard about this secret thing called GRINDR. What is that!?
4. The only problem would be the wine list, though. Did they source the La Vendetta Sangiovese from the l...
Very excited to attend on second night opened. Arrived at 6.20 and they could only sit us at the bar but that was kind of fun seeing all the actions behind the bar and kitchen. Calamari entrée was delicate and soft. The pizza main - base was thin and toppings fresh - we watched as they freshly sliced our salami and you could taste the fresh tomato explosion in the sauce. Was a bit soggy in the middle but we put that down to teething issues and it didn't matter bc it tasted amazing. Bit more exy pizza than other places based on size but service was great drinks were wonderful - we walked out of there satisfied - entree, pizza and tops tom and fresh mozeralla side Salad and two drinks each for...
I'm sorry but I have to be honest, I think this was one of the worst restaurants I have been to. The food around me looked lovely but unfortunately we got our drinks well into our meal after checking on them twice and then I go raw ravioli and what's worse is that when I asked about it, I was told it's supposed to be undercooked and I could get it again and they would over cook it for me. I have been lucky to dine at some of the best Italian restaurants in the world and never had completely raw ravioli and worse someone making me feel stupid for it. Rule 101 in restaurants is give the diners a good experience unfortunately it was truly terrible here. I hope that the service improves.
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Mid week casual business lunch. First time visit on a recommendation and not at all disappointed. If you appreciate value for money and very authentic Italian cuisine this is the place.
An absolutely fantastic array of very appetising antipasto brim full on a large plate, a mouth watering and oh so tender basket of calamari and two magnificent pizzas stopped five of us in our tracks.
Excellent food however staff a little distracted at times.
Good menu and nice decor. Food was nice and fresh but lacked seasoning. It was also pretty overpriced for what it was. The gnocchi was drowning in sauce and for $28, you'd expect a better dish. Desserts were small but good options. Side dishes and starters were all dry and under seasoned (chips, polenta chips etc). Companions enjoyed their pizzas. Service was passable. Worth an eat but not going out of your way for.
There's a great feel about this place. Warm and inviting. In terms of food, the folletto pizza is amazing - a thin and crispy base is layered with a fresh tomato sugo mozzarella, Italian sausage, porcini mushrooms, truffle oil and parsley. The zucchini flowers and salt and pepper calamari are also terrific. A must try Italian restaurant in Canberra!
Ordered a pizza over the phone to take away. That was completely meaningless, as they don't actually start making your pizza until after you turn up at the counter and pay. You then end up waiting 45 minutes for something that should have been ready for you when you got there.
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Nice base ruined by awful topping that lacked balance of flavours, almost no cheese, looked like topping was chucked on top and cold..
child-friendly: outdoors are best suited for family food: 5/5 service: 4/5 atmosphere: 4/5 .more
