We were really well looked after by the wait staff and the food was excellent. Plenty of pizza choices and a variety of pastas, we really enjoyed this restaurant!
The best pizzas in a chill setting.
We hosted my son's first here and had such a fantastic experience. They managed everything efficiently. Staff were extremely accommodating with all of our requests including turning up before their opening time to add some small decorations. They weren't at all fazed by the amount of people or children we had in our group and knew to swap dishes between each end of the table. All we had to do was turn up, select a few pizzas and pasta and they handled the rest. They took the initiative to cater for the children with hot chips in addition to the antipasti, something we hadn't requested but were happy with.
Not to mention how tasty all of the dishes were. We highly recommend Birichino.
Lovely Pizza, Poor Gnocchi
I had dinner last Friday and the pizza was perfect as always..with fresh ingredients and being served very quickly as I had a little baby..so excellent experience..staff was very friendly
Amazing, beautiful pizza. I suggest to start with the Tarfuto, but I didn’t hear any complaints from anyone in our large group. Will be back to try more! I only wish it was a little easier to have conversation as it was quite loud inside.
This is a great restaurant. Lovely food, fantastic service. Reasonably priced and comfortable relaxed atmosphere. This has become one of my favourite places to eat.
We ordered potato and ham croquettes, rocket and pear salad, Birichino pizza, ragu gnocchi and potato fries. I have no complaints about the quality, presentation or flavour of the food. Simply perfect! They made a salad taste great!
Service was super friendly and the place was spotlessly clean. It was on the pricier end and for my picky family members, we were limited to a small selection. Window seating was great for the kids to do some tram spotting.
I just love Birichino, the people that work there are so nice. I once saw they feed this homeless man, who was deaf, which is so nice. Their food is even better, mainly their pizzas, but they have a very large menu as well.
The gnocchi here is to die for. One of the lightest, and most well made gnocchi I’ve had, served in a lovely ragu. I’ve read the reviews praising their home made pasta. I would agree that these are a highlight of the menu.
They had a really good pizza and decent calamari, though I wish the calamari had a better dipping sauce than what tasted like just mayo, or if it had more seasonings, it was too plain.
The staff were super friendly and helpful when we asked for things.
Good atmosphere in the restaurant but their toilet did not have baby changing facilities which was inconvenient for our family.
The pizza at this place was delicious! Friendly staff, good service, and a pleasantly bustling but not too noisy environment.
Just had the most fantastic & authentic Italian meal. The home made pasta was superb & risotto was perfect. Highly recommend this place for quality Italian food & great service.
Great food and service. We had such a good time at this venue, and the staff were extremely patient and funny. Sorry we kept laughing and carrying on. We’ll be back if you let us!
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As you enter the place you are welcomed by a magnificent setting, Sitting in any table you have a wonderful view of the workshop-like kitchen where you can see the chef cooking and the ”pizzaiolo” making pizzas.
The menu offers a wide variety of starters, pizzas, pastas, dessert and everyone be satisfied. I had the white tagliatelle with porcini mushrooms and sausages which is very tasty, and I had an amazing pizza with very good taste, cooked perfect and with a fantastic presentation. If you come you need absolutely to try their cannoli, pannacotta and tiramisù which are the perfect dessert after an excellent dinner, all again freshly home made.To finish my dinner I tried their coffee martini which is a perfect combination of a good espresso mixed with the particular flavour of the Martini which was exquisite!!!
All the products were fresh and the dishes are all home-made. The chefs takes great care in selecting the best quality ingredients. The restaurant also caters for all tastes by providing a large selection of the best wines of the region and of course from Italy too! the owner and all the amazing staff is always around willing to exchange some kind words with all her clients, smiling and make you feel being home.
I had a pleasant dining experience with food of the most exquisite flavours. For this reason I highly recommend going to this restaurant!!
Birichino has some of the best authentic style pizzas I've ever had. Their Tartufo and Babbo pizzas are definitely the two best in my opinion, with the Tartufo being my absolute favourite - an earthy and umami delight with buffalo mozzarella to bring a well rounded balance of flavours together. Their homemade gnocchi is fluffy and delicious, with my favourite being the four cheese - the ragu sauce needs a touch more of salt (and maybe some porcini mushrooms). These dishes are best shared as flavours can become overwhelming if an entire dish is eaten to one person.
Of all the Pizzas I have tried so far in MEL this is undoubtedly the best!
Wood fired, authentic South Italy style and great taste.
I visit them almost once every week and they are genuinely nice in their customer service as well..
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