The BEST Italian restaurant and always be our favourite. They serve the best Tbone steaks and Pizza around this area. Awesome customer service, affordable price, big portion of food so tasty that never disappointed you. We keep coming back to this place in the past year, they deserve every star I can give. I highly suggest anyone who's looking for some real Italian food come and visit this fabulous place in Graceville.
The food was enjoyable and yummy but not spectacular. However, this was perfectly adequate. Serving portions seem to vary; the fettucine meal was a much larger serving than the gnocchi meal. Our table of two spent just under $100 for a dinner meal with one starter, two meals and two drinks (one alcoholic).
The service was quick, friendly and understanding. My partner and I were impressed.
The space inside was small but well laid out and the decor was lovely. In particular, there are some fascinating pictures on the main wall.
Overall, this was a pleasurable and tasty dining experience. I would return to this restaurant.
We have really enjoyed all 3 of our visits here in the last couple of months. Service has been excellent & when dining in they’ll recommend changes to the pasta dishes to accomodate your preferences. BYOW keeps the cost down for eating out. Will be going back soon, no doubt.
Ordered take away from here. First time I called it went straight to voicemail; however I called back and it was a 20 minute wait which is reasonable. The service was friendly and the pasta and risotto were lovely. They have a gelato bar out the front; might try dining in next time. Would return here.
Best pizza!! I cannot put into words how good the pizza is - we have ordered the 'al salame toscano bianca' pizza numerous times now and it always lives up to our very high expectations - we would like to try more items on offer but the pizza is so good, we haven't had a chance. Highly recommended!!!
This is the second time we have been to Artimino and once again it was a fantastic experience.
Gabe is a knowledgable and entertaining host. Â The food is fantastic - if you get a chance ask for morton bay bugs with chili in a white wine and cream sauce. Â wow.
The best Italian food I've had in a really long time.
Really lovely night out, the owner is so friendly and accommodating. I had the Scallopini with Porcini and the veal just melted in my mouth. I tried some of my partners Bianco Salami Pizza and that was also very tasty with a lovely homemade pizza base. I recommend the Salted Caramel Gelato for dessert, Bellissimo.
Great pizza and service. Ordered pizza and calamari. Great price, generous size and fantastic staff.
I am a regular!. I come here a fair bit - mainly for take away Pizza.
I thought I should finally review.
I cannot recommend this place enough. It is simple but the people are great. It has a nice Northern Italian feel.
And the food is great.
The owner goes out of his way to make you feel welcome. It gets busy but the food is worth it.
Pizza bases are as good as it gets too.
Tiramisu. Good homemade tiramisu is delicious and authentic. good portion size too.
Great Italian food and service - we will definately return. We recommend trying the chef's special. What a great local restaurant.
Fabulous!. What a great restaurant! The waiter we had this evening was so great - excellent service! Love the fact that the owners are actually Italian - you know the food is going to be genuinely good in that case. Delicious food and the coke even had lemon in it! Such a small thing to get excited over but love it when they put lemon in the coke.. lol. Will definitely be back. Thank you Artimino!
This is our family favourite. We have a small child and it's really child friendly to the point out little one asks to go there as a treat. The owner and staff make us feel very welcome. We have eaten here many times and always have fantastic food and service. Highly recommend.
Great place ! People were very friendly. Food was amazing . Bruschetta was to die for.
We had dinner here tonight and it was excellent!! The wine was great and the food was amazing! I had the ravioli and I would absolutely recommend it! Definitely give this place a try.
We were hesitant to eat here because of some of the reviews we read but we are SO glad we decided to give it a shot! The Caprese Salad set the tone of the evening with it's deliciousness. Then we were delighted to tuck into big portions of the Gnocchi Gorgonzola and Nepoletana pizza which were both amazing. Service was very humble and friendly. Normal wait times with a great atmosphere. Would recommend to everyone!
We ordered takeaway and had the calamari starters and the Quattro Formaggi and Prosciutto e Funghi Pizza. Definitely the best pizza we've had in Brisbane and friendly staff too. Will be back for sure!
Had 2 takeaway pizzas- well priced and good authentic italian. We will be back :D
The bruschetta is to die for. So fresh and dripped in the perfect amount of oil. Main of ragu linguine was not too overpowering and appealed to my palette. Relaxed eating environment. At times service could have improved. My suggestion - give it a go, you won't be disappointed.
Tiramisu. Great night out..........great host
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Awesome. Been coming here for a while...great little restaurant. we chose the steak with porchini mushroom sauce and porchini mushroom pasta..amazing.
Good service, good wine. cant stop thinking about that meal.
total cost for with wine, and entree...$105.....cheap
We went to this restaurant last night and it was hands down the best Italian place in Brisbane. The food portions were very generous so much so that we took our main meals home as takeaways. The staff were fantastic and we will definitely be back.
It was packed when I went and we had to wait a long time for the courses but the staff were extremely apologetic and the food was worth the wait. Best Italian food I've had in a long time.
Forza Italia. Friends of ours discovered this place and invited us to come along. It's only a small restaurant and it's nice to go to a place where the owner makes you very welcome and looks after you in the loud and confident manner typical for Italians.
I'm a sucker for salami and cured meat and I loved the generous Antipasti platter which contained a great selection of meats, cheeses and olives. The pasta dishes were all full of flavours and we had a great time.
We will certainly be back for more.
What a fantastic restaurant. So good to see a great husband and wife run restaurant that has the perfect mix of great food, great environment and great prices. Highly recommend it.
I went here late last night already in a bad mood and not expecting much after reading some of these reviews and never really been to an Italian restaurant I liked. What I got was a warm welcome with great food. I will be returning
Authentic Italian. I loved this Restaurant. It is the closest thing to Italy that I have come accross in Brisbane. The food was great..best Bruschetta I have ever had. Combine this with the personality of the host and you feel like your are in Milan! .
Pure Italian - amazing (very italian) food and so friendly. just had my fiancés suprise 21st here for Sunday lunch. We had a great day and Gabrielle (owner) made the day for us, he kept everyone well looked after and laughing at his bold Italian ways.
Try the gnocchi special. The best!! Filled me just enough to leave room for the incredible tiramsu. Many thks, I'll be back!
Magnifico! Bravo.... A fantastic place, with wonderful authentic food which is obviously freshly made. The experience is genuine and the owners are enthusiastic and you can clearly see that they want you to enjoy yourself while you're there. And yes they do ask if you enjoyed your meal. Too many restuarants are about fussy "lean cuisine" style meals which are concocted out of eclectic combinations of ingredients somewhat akin to a cross between a science experiment and an American teenagers sandwich. This isn't one of those places. So you probably won't find any Eagle Street fatcats dining on their corporate expense accounts trying to impress someone they barely know but need to schmooze up to. You'll find groups of good friends and families having a night out and a good meal. Will we go back?.... of course we do most weeks. Why do we go back, because you can tell that they care, and you can see that they are doing the best they possibly can. And because it's good.
My new favourite restaurant!. Really authentic, top quality Italian food, excellent service, great atmosphere!
I will definitely be back every time I'm back in Brisbane!
We will be back!. What a refreshing change at Artimino after experiencing a number of Italian restaurants in Brisbane (& Rome) with average quality and microwaved meals, . The freshness and variety of the antipasto and my selection of the homemade pasta with wild boar was delicious and as good as I had enjoyed in Florence.
We dined on a busy mid-week night though clear all our meals were freshly prepared. The restaurant had a great buzz and feel of that real Italian family restaurant. Great Italian at reasonable prices- we will be back!
Excellent Italian. We have dined at Artimino's a couple of times since it opened. Being a new restaurant it is still finding its feet in some areas but the meals are delizioso and the staff unfailingly friendly. The restaurant has grown in popularity over the last few months and it is advisable to book even during the week or you may be disappointed. This growth in popularity is testament to the quality of the food and the enthusiasm of the staff. The tiramisu is the best I have ever tasted in Brisbane and not to be missed!
The Food was amazing, first time goers a d well definitely be back, highly recommended the Arancini Balls and Prawn and Zucchini Risotto đź’–
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Tony, the owner, is a friendly, polite and congenial guy, and he made us feel welcome the moment we arrived at his restaurant.
We started the evening with a schooner of refreshing Gt Northern Super Crisp ($8) and a glass of sparkling white wine, at a modest 5 pesos. For entree, we had the arancini balls. They were nice and fluffy with a cheesy filling and a crispy batter. There were four generous balls to the serve. For mains we choose the grilled fish (barramundi) with mash and vegetables, and the spag with meatballs. According to Tony, the meatballs were part beef and part pork, although I’d say pork was the dominant ingredient, so if you’re not a pork lover, avoid this one.
Ambience is casual, laid back and relaxed. The interior is dated but it’s colourfully decked out with an interesting bottle display behind the counter and next to that a huge poster of a chubby, cheerful fellow called “Rocky” in a Roman toga, swilling a glass of red wine. Furniture is fairly utilitarian with wooden chairs and tables, but it all works well to create a homely and convivial atmosphere. The perfect place to enjoy an evening out with friends or family. Service from Tony was efficient and fast. Drinks, entree and main meals came out quickly and in the correct order. Tony is clearly a professional and experienced restaurateur and the place hums like a well oiled machine.
With our 30% discount for booking via “The Fork”, we paid a reasonable $60 for two drinks, a starter and two mains. With our little Aussie peso spiralling ever downwards towards Lebanese or Venezuelan levels of hyperinflation, that’s good value for money.
There’s a single toilet at the back. It’s clean and well provisioned with soap and hand towels, but the door is in need of a lick of paint. I shouldn’t complain though, because this is the only joint on this rather drab and rundown little shopping and eating strip to actually have a toilet.
There’s easy street parking just outside the restaurant or anywhere in the near vicinity, where there don’t seem to be any restrictions. Across the road is the well stocked IGA supermarket and the handy Liquorland liquor store.
We had a pleasant evening, and it’s worth a visit with the 30% discount deal with “The Fork”. The ambience is relaxed and Tony, the owner, will make you feel welcome. Service is attentive and efficient. There is a single toilet and parking is a breeze.
What can I say? First of all, it's just so nice for a real authentic Italian restaurant to have so many vegan options!! So thanku! There's outdoor tables so you can bring your dogs too!
I ate the eggplant parmigiana and oh boy it was so delightful! And such excellent service to top it off. What an attentive and friendly man who served us, making the experience an all round success. We will definitely be back :)
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In all my years of visits to Hawken Village I don’t think I’ve stepped foot in La Porchetta once. Finally the day came when I booked via The Fork for a 30% off promotion.
We ordered:
* pollo e fungi risotto, $23.90 - chicken and mushrooms cooked in a delicate stock
* penne beef ragu, $23.90 (main size) - beef simmered in a homemade tomato sauce
* kids meal set, $13.90 - choice of main (chicken schnitzel), side (chips), and drink (apple juice), plus one scoop of ice cream
The food took about 20 minutes to come out which I thought wasn’t too bad given we were a group of 8. The portions are quite generous and seeing some of the other kids meals with the spaghetti bolognese, I reckon it would have been plenty for an average adult! No surprise our friends ended up taking away a chunk of their kids’ leftovers.
Service was warm and friendly. Taste wise I think the food was decent, though wasn't enough to upset the standings on the leaderboard of my existing favourites in this dining precinct.
Very nice little cozy restaurant, good ambiance and clean look.
Went there for dessert and coffees ordered Nutella pizza which was a different thing to try and liked it
Coffee was good too.
Staff was super friendly and received great service from the staff.
Upon inquiring I was told that the meat was halal so I will definitely be returning for some food.
Saw a few banners for lunch specials that was amazing and affordable too.
Would recommend this place
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