go often to Piccolo...never been let down..
We were a group of six adults who had exceptional service and great food following on from two of us adults being there the previous week! Started with wonderful hot bread followed by three of us having the specialed salmon dish, two different dishes with gnocchi and one pizza. It was so nice to be able to take our own wines for the price of corkage. Spent about $40 per head. We will be back again!
Small quant restaurant I've driven passed a dozen time but finally showed up without a booking randomly and it was such a lovely place. The waitress was so pleasant and just looked like she loved her job, made us feel real at ease never being here before. We ordered the garlic Pizza, Ravioli, Green Lip Mussels and Spaghetti meatballs in Entrée sizes. They were perfect for us, tasting and sharing our plates. The Ravioli I would recommend. Loved the flavours in it & mention the meatballs had a nice flavour to them. Had a simple ice Cream Sundae was very pleasing to see something classic and simple on a menu.
Awesome food in a cozy environment went out with a group of 8 a few weeks ago, pleasant waitress and the food was delicious reasonably priced and BYO .. yes will be back and have been spreading the word.
I love this restaurant! It has great character and ambience, and the service is fantastic. No pretences, just fantastic food at a really good price.
We have had both takeaways (ready quickly and delicious) and dine-in experiences.
I especially appreciated the info in the answer phone message advising us of availability over the next few days - a great idea for efficient booking!
My new favourite!
Visited this restaurant last night for my birthday with my wife. We've been here probably about half a dozen times in the last six months and really like it. It's small, unpretentious and excellent value.
The service is prompt and the menu varied.
I'm sometimes disappointed with Italian restaurants as I often think I could have cooked a better dish myself. This is never the case with Il Piccolo.
Excellent value, tasty and well presented food and good service.
We were first time diners at your restaurant last night. It was our anniversary and we have been wanting to try your place for quite some time now. The wait was definitely worth it. The Garlic flat bread had oodles of delicious garlic on top of a beautiful base. We shared a pizza and a pasta. Again the food was delicious, the sauce on the pasta was so delicious I was tempted to use my finger to get every last drop. The pizza was so tasty and the amount of toppings was perfect. We loved the quaint and cosy atmosphere.
Only one 'fault' and that is that you tables are small and we couldn't fit it all on :)
Great meal and we will most definitely be back again.
Thanks
6 of us had a very pleasant meal with good service and great food a fortnight ago when the snow was brewing. Relaxed venue and an excellent night!
Just enjoyed another meal at Ristorante Italiano. Took my brother and his wife from Auckland, my son, and my partner. We all ordered something different, they came out promptly and were delicious. The men wanted beer, my brother wanted shandy, and honestly nothing was a problem for them. Had a lovely dining experience and I expect I'll be back when my sister visits from Ash Vegas.
Thanks Ristorante Italiano - love that you are becoming my local eatery!
I've just got home from dining at Ristorante Italiano and I'm so glad I went. Fantastic food, charming service, excellent hospitality. Having lived and worked in Europe I can testify that this restaurant has a authenticity that is often not found in New Zealand. The thing we loved most was its lack of pretentiousness... it was plain and simply great food, great service. The host even shouted the ladies at our table some of his delicious limoncello! My mouth feels so good I won't want to brush my teeth for a week :)
The food is beautiful, and the service is friendly and warm. The spicy pasta dish really set it off on a winter's night, and the pizza had an amazing crust with the right balance of texture and crispness.
The tiramisu was spot on, rich yet not overly so and so moreish.🤤
Will be back!
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We thought we'd try out Piccolo aa it is one of the closest restaurants to our place in Westmorland. Well, we were amazed at the quality and tastiness of the dishes, the rustic, quaint atmosphere and the reasonable prices. My fettuccine gorgonzola combined two of my favourite things - blue cheese and mushrooms - and was cooked to perfection. There was just the right amount of blue cheese sauce i.e. unlike typical kiwi-style pasta, it wasn't smothered in it. And heaps of mushrooms! My partner also really enjoyed his venison ragu special. The crispy garlic pizza bread to start was delicious, with a doughy kind of base that you could let your teeth sink to. And desserts - well, the tiramisu was to die for: light, fluffy and melt in the mouth. We had a bottle of Nero d'Avola from Sicily, reasonably priced at $42. You can also ask to see a selection of Chianti. Piccolo doesn't try to be anything it's not; it knows what it's about and it does it very well. It has only 8 or so tables, so remember to book. It also does takeaways (pick up only). We'll be regulars I think 😀
Delicious quality food, friendly welcome people/service....a small city’s gem...defently we coming back
My favourite place to get Pizza. Always tastes the best. The Anchovies are really nice.
We came here for the first time two weeks ago as a party of 10. I had to leave early with my son and daughter in law as she started to go into labour! But I did managed to have some of my main course (mushroom & blue cheese pasta) and it was yummy. Everyone enjoyed their meals. My husband and I went back again last night and we had a lovely time. He had the fettuccine and I had the carbonara and we had the garlic bread. This place has officially become our favourite and we will be going back many more times. Thanks for the amazing service and food. See you again soon xx
If you are after a lovely, quieter place to have a great dinner, this is the place to go. It's a smaller restaurant with great Italian food. The staff is lovely and you don't have to wait long for your dinner to be served. I highly recommend you to try there garlic bread. Yum. Prices are reasonable and parking is fine.
This is a great little local restaurant, the food is always excellent and the service is friendly. Byo is truly a bonus these days being able to take a bottle of two of your favourites, and they have a few to choose from if you run out (and beers) Can recommend to anyone that likes good Italian food.
Immaculate vibes and wonderful food, staff were lovely, would definitely recommend.
However it's not an accessable building unfortunately, and with all the people in there it was very loud so not very sensory friendly. Made conversation a little tricky at times but in some ways that added to the vibesss
Been here twice and it's been great both times! Pasta is incredible, only topped by the tiramisu and Chianti. Server was super helpful and polite
Brilliant food and surroundings. Great service good menus and pricing. Limited wine list but it is by. Not ostentatious. Very simple surroundings and decor, fits perfectly with a suburban eatery. Pizzas and pasta. Both amazing choices.
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