The decor, the food, the price the location. Everything was perfect. The staff was quick to show me to table, given straight away was some complimentary garlic bread. As a large group the food ordered was alot but it was delivered quicker then expected. Tried some salmon and it was just perfect the saltyness of the sea was still present and not over cooked. The chicken risotto was tasty too but with little chicken, you can barely see or taste the difference between it and the mushroom risotto. The staff was friendly, helpful and could quickly clear the table without disturbing the group's conversation. Overall a wonderful experience.
It's a pain to walk up Queenstreet but you'll be greeted with a very homey romantic restaurant that's suitable for couples or with a few family members. Food taste is guaranteed and it's me and my friend's best italian restaurant
A small tip - Though the wait staff were friendly and pleasant. It can get a little annoying when you wait long periods to place an order as no one comes. Likewise if you would like another drink. Along with the dessert menu - no one asked us. Possible loss of sales for the business as well as it's not a good look as a customer to have to keep asking for these things.
Good food but recommend not going here if you’re in a hurry, staff forgot our order. Also they were working working out clothing, which is weird for a restaurant that looks more high end
Food is excellent. Good ambience and friendly service!!
Would come here for the ambience! The restaurant's architecture and deco have very warm vibes and the food was delicious - we ordered a range of pastas and pizzas.
I had a dinner last night. I ate homemade meatballs pasta and it was very delicious, and thank you for cheerful service. I recommend this restaurant.
Ordered the spaghetti chilli prawn, pepperoni pizza and friend ordered lasagne
All were extremely delicious with the pasta being perfectly cooked and the pizza crust having the perfect balance between chewy and crispy.
Personally found the spaghetti chilli prawn lacking the heat factor that was wanted and expected but that may just come down to personal taste
Friend found lasagne very delightful and it also came with salad as a side which was a bonus
Overall great restaurant with delicious food and friendly service
Would definitely recommend
“Dailee” 25% Off Zomato Gold
+4
Delicious and reasonably priced lunch menu. Only $15 for fresh, tasty basil gnocci and $17 for mushroom risotto. Garlic pizza bread $9, average, won’t order that again. Portion of pasta is generous. Service ok.
Came here as a big group there was maybe 25 of us and they accommodated us all very well. The food was absolutely exceptional and considering the price for the quality I was getting I was blown away. The only down fall was that 5 of ordered the scallops risotto but they only had enough scallops for 4 therefore I missed out. Instead I got the mushroom one as shown in the pics
We stopped by for dinner as it was conveniently located close to my workplace. The entrance is located down the stairs on the side of the building. The place looks quite nice and has a nice interior. It wasn't busy when we got there so we were able to get a table.
The menu has quite a few interesting items, and lots of pizza and pasta options. We started with the pizza bread first. It was quite nice and garlicy. It also had a nice crispness and chewiness to it. I went with the spaghetti Da Vinci. It was a pesto based pasta with a bit of spice and bits of chicken. I quite liked it because of the heat but it wasn't very spicy. I also tried the spaghetti and meatballs and thought that the sauce was a bit on the tart side. We had the chocolate cake for dessert and that was quite nice with the cream and ice cream.
It was a nice place for dinner, particularly if you are craving Italian food.
We ordered 2 prosciutto pizzas, one with white base and one with tomato sauce, and fries. Everything was pretty good and probably they would have tasted even better eating them at the restaurant instead of take away.
We had a large table of 13. Booking was a breeze and they were really nice to deal with all of our changes. They brought us out appetisers early to keep us out of trouble. We had steaks, salmon filets, pizza, spaghetti, gnocchi, penne and lasagne. Everyone was STOKED on their meals. They all came out at the same time and it was seriously delicious. Beautiful sauces, traditional flavours cooked to perfection. They gave us a vegan and vegetarian option. We are a rowdy bunch of young work colleagues and they kept us quiet with our mouths and tummy's full. Yum yum pigsbum
Really nice restaurant for who enjoy Italian food, and people that work there are fantastic and courteous.
Had the Eye Fillet Al Pepe, steak was cooked to perfection, absolutely melted in your mouth, my partner had the carbonara with chicken and that was mouthwatering. Prices for the quality of food were reasonable and the service was excellent, large selection of nice wines, only bad point was the poor selection of beers, other than that the experience was overall 5 star!
Tried this restaurant for lunch today, we ordered Chicken risotto 🍗 and Hawaii pizza 🍕. Food is ok, service is nice and close to Skycity 😄
+64 9-365 1266
Exceptional service and food. Staff was very friendly. The Calimari is a must try.
This place is a hidden treasure. We stumbled across it during a walk, and it was so inviting we booked a table and went for dinner. The staff were so friendly and welcoming. They even joined in with our laughs and made the experience fantastic. But then we tried the food..... That was heavenly. Served really fast, but there was no lacking of the quality. Will happily recommend to anyone in the area. Next time we are in Auckland, I would love to go again. Thank you for providing us an awesome experience on our weekend away!
The wife and I felt like some good Italian food and we were not disappointed when we found this little gem of a restaurant.
Opting for the takeaway option we got the chicken pesto gnocchi pasta, a procuttio pizza and the world famous garlic pizza bread.
It's just a shame that I can only rate this 5 stars and not more.
The pizza was light, fluffy and the flavor was fantastic
The garlic pizza bread, even mumma would have been proud and as for the pasta....
I'm going to attempt to make this at home 🤤
And the icing on the cake was the friendly and welcoming staff.
Great work team !
Amazing Italian flavour. Super kitchen skills make amazing food. Our pizza was delightful crisp and flavourful. Slightly hard to locate - behind and below another restaurant. Staff were naturally helpful, friendly and intelligent. So impressed!
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