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Overall Total Score
4.2 out of 5
Impressive | 808 reviews

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4.1 ★ from 439 reviews
john-holmes-squirrel
03.02.2024 - 14:16

Friendly, welcoming service, excellent food, generous servings and well presented in a true Italian fashion. The pork with sage and apples was mouth watering an...

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eunifoodie
03.02.2024 - 14:16

Had the mussels and salami board as entrees the salami board was massive! Definitely worth the price! Followed with porchetta and barramundi as mains and both w...

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the-hungry-vegan-4
03.02.2024 - 14:16

Such a cute italian restaurant in Surry Hills serving delicious pastas and mains. I had the penne with fried eggplant, tomato based sauce and ricotta salata, an...

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a-guide-for-your-app
03.02.2024 - 14:16

As Italian as it can get<br/ <br/ We had Arancini Balls for entree and wow absolutely light and delicious. I've had this entree in the past (at other restaurant...

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tobyiacc
03.02.2024 - 14:16

Fantastic local.... super friendly staff and the lasagne is amazing. They also do salmon dishes really really well here. The biscotti accompanying the bill are...

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Tripadvisor
4.0 ★ from 172 reviews
Google
4.5 ★ from 197 reviews

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