Renee @thehappyorganicgirlau
+4
Lovely setting with a beautiful ambiance. We enjoyed the arancini and the pesto gnocchi, food was delivered to the table swiftly and it tasted like real authentic Italian food. The wine list is great and we enjoyed a bottle of wine together!
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Every neighbourhood has a restaurant just like Basilico. The token pizza and pasta place that caters to everyone, and serves as the default place to head to when one can't decide where or what to eat. You know you can't go wrong when you dine there, and you also know that you will be getting a humble and fuss-free meal.
While there weren't many dine-in customers on a chilly weekday night, Basilico was doing a roaring trade in deliveries. Yet that did not compromised the waiting time for the food. We shared the Basilico Special Pizza, Pollo Valentino, Fettuccini Marinara and Arancini to share amongst the 3 of us.
The pizza was definitely the standout dish. The crust was the right denseness to satisfy both fans of thick or thin crust, and it was soft and crisped around the edges. A generous serve of toppings made this pizza a pleasure to eat.
A decent amount of seafood mix was also interspersed between the fettuccini, and the flavourful Bianco Marinara sauce make for a light and delicious dish.
The Pollo Valentino was drenched in a delectable and rich cream sauce, but the grilled chicken was a bit dry. The Arancini was also let down by dryness, but there is no denying its crunchy golden crumbs.
Basilico - the friendly neighbourhood restaurant that fills you up with inexpensive and tasty food.
Nice little place on the retail/cafe strip in Albert Park.
Decent service and the pizza were light and not oily. I ordered the mexicana and my partner had the vegetarian with chicken .
The base wasn’t as soft as I would have liked it to be but it wasn’t bad either .
What I definitely won’t get again is the calamari. It cost $18 and there’s 5 little pieces that came out with some dipping sauce 😒
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