Francesco and the staff couldn't be anymore welcoming. I booked a table for a joint birthday celebration and Francesco came over to say hello and made us a wonderful birthday treat. We can't wait to return again for the delicious food and great service.
The meal was perfect from the moment we were seated and finished with one of the most delicious Panna cottas I've had the pleasure of tasting. Highly recommend this restaurant. Loved sitting outside on one of the little verandahs to the sound of the water feature. Beautiful ambience.
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When it feels like all your Christmases have come at once! // ‘Va bene’ means ‘it goes well’ in Italian, and my visit to Va Bene Ristorante Italiano certainly went very well indeed - I won a dining voucher thanks to a giveaway by @heybrisbane on Instagram, and booked in for a Friday night dinner, receiving some fine food and a few surprises along the way.
Our order:
* arancini, $12.50 - house-made with porcini mushrooms and asiago cheese
* gnocchi al granchio, $27.50 - fresh crab meat, tomato, chili, garlic, white wine and parsley
* risotto of the day, ~$33? - with prawn and asparagus (that wifey requested be changed to zucchini)
* cannoli, $14.50 - traditional Italian pastry filled with whipped ricotta and chocolate
We paid a bit extra on top of our voucher limit for the above order, which would’ve been plenty of food for our family, but we were also gifted some unexpected off-menu items on the house:
* cannelloni with pumpkin and ricotta
* panna cotta
I enjoyed the opportunity to deviate a little from my typical Italian fare orders with the gnocchi and cannoli, but I have to say the cannelloni was my favourite dish of the night and the panna cotta capped off a delightful meal filled with warm hospitality and a very, very full and well satisfied stomach.
Va Bene is tucked away inside the Ramada Brisbane Windsor, just off Lutwyche Rd. Featuring a mix of indoor and outdoor seating (in the picturesque courtyard), they also do takeaways and room service for Ramada guests. Both food and service are bellissimo! Definitely worth a visit if you’re looking for authentic Italian cuisine and a va bene experience in the area.
Thoroughly impressed by the service and ambience, as well as the value for the price. As a vegetarian, they catered for me impressively well — they were happy to modify any item on the menu in order to make it vegetarian for me. Will return!
Outstanding I would give more than a 5 rating if I could. Went for dinner Saturday night, beautiful flavours wonderful food. We all enjoyed the evening, amazing customer service. Recommend to all our family and friends. We are definitely coming back.
Mediocre at best I hope Brisbane has better Italian!!!!! Service great. Chef must be on vacation signature dinner sad. Menu skimpy
Huge disappointment.
If like us, you’ve been lamenting Brisbane’s lack of decent pizza and pasta, look no further than Va Bene restaurant. Rave reviews from a Sicilian workmate led us to this unsung Italian delight, located across from busy Lutwyche Road in the Windsor Brisbane International Hotel. Our party of five (props for those who got this reference to the classic 90s TV show) was seated in the courtyard as the main restaurant was being used for a function, which we discovered was for a 15 year old’s birthday party.
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Located inside the Brisbane International Hotel at Windsor, this hotel in-house restaurant delivers a great job. It provides a cosy vibe with very friendly service. Had dinner at this place last month with Entertainment Card and it was a busy full house night. Ordered the Gamberi all' aglio (Chilli Prawn in Hot Pot) and Carpaccio di Manzo (Beef fillet carpaccio) as entrees. Both entrees are over average in terms of the taste and freshness, particularly the baguette that accomplished with the prawn dish which is a perfect match. Mains of Angello Scottadito in Salsa Verde (Lamb Cutlets) and Strozzapreti Salsiccia e funfi in bianco (Short twisted pasta) came with a large portions. It was the first time that I had the twisted pasta, which definitely made me an unexpected decent experience. Again, both mains deserved a thumb-up. We reserved some rooms to share the dessert of Sfogliatella napoletana Neapolitan Cake, which again was our fresh trial of the same kind but I can tell you that no one should miss the chance to try that. It is great......
Nice surprise I must say!
Our pasta dishes were hot, fresh, tasty and - al dente!
The restaurant is small but it's nice and cozy.
Staff were nice and friendly too.
I would recommend this restaurant to others
Great! Was at Va bene few.... Great!
Was at Va bene few days ago, beautiful food and great service.
The ossobuco is just devine, great choice of pasta and pizza.
They serve a great ciabatta bread too.
Will be back !
The food was superb. Atmosphere very nice, service was excellent, the staff are all so helpful. The wine list has a good range. Looking forward to next time.
Lovely. I had been to Va Bene once before and had to go back it was so good. Now it's a favourite in the area. Always been satisfied with the service, the atmosphere and the authentic Italian food. Great wine list, would recommended ordering pizza and pasta and an entree and tasting everything!
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When it feels like all your Christmases have come at once! // ‘Va bene’ means ‘it goes well’ in Italian, and my visit to Va Bene Ristorante Italiano certainly went very well indeed - I won a dining voucher thanks to a giveaway by @heybrisbane on Instagram, and booked in for a Friday night dinner, receiving some fine food and a few surprises along the way.
Our order:
* arancini, $12.50 - house-made with porcini mushrooms and asiago cheese
* gnocchi al granchio, $27.50 - fresh crab meat, tomato, chili, garlic, white wine and parsley
* risotto of the day, ~$33? - with prawn and asparagus (that wifey requested be changed to zucchini)
* cannoli, $14.50 - traditional Italian pastry filled with whipped ricotta and chocolate
We paid a bit extra on top of our voucher limit for the above order, which would’ve been plenty of food for our family, but we were also gifted some unexpected off-menu items on the house:
* cannelloni with pumpkin and ricotta
* panna cotta
I enjoyed the opportunity to deviate a little from my typical Italian fare orders with the gnocchi and cannoli, but I have to say the cannelloni was my favourite dish of the night and the panna cotta capped off a delightful meal filled with warm hospitality and a very, very full and well satisfied stomach.
Va Bene is tucked away inside the Ramada Brisbane Windsor, just off Lutwyche Rd. Featuring a mix of indoor and outdoor seating (in the picturesque courtyard), they also do takeaways and room service for Ramada guests. Both food and service are bellissimo! Definitely worth a visit if you’re looking for authentic Italian cuisine and a va bene experience in the area.
One of the best hidden gems in Brisbane.
Outstanding service and food! We had dinner here with some guests and they were really happy with the choice of the restaurant.
The service was good. Greeted with a smile. The steak was below the standard I expected for the price of around $40 price. I was cooked to my request but was a very thin slice of meat that would have been suitable for a higher end steak sandwich. The sides and sauce were flavourful.
Everything was really wonderful and good. Great food and so friendly ~!!
One of the few left. A traditional restaurant with great food like lamb rack, barramundi, salmon no tricky names or prices. Unpretentious and good.
Beautiful food and service, what else do you need. It's even cozy and a little romantic for those nights when you when get away from the kids.
Great food, good service and relaxing atmosphere. Thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Would eat here again without doubt.
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