Love sofia my friends and I shared very good time in Sofia. love the mushrooms cream pasta, and salad
The pizza and pasta is average. But the main dishes are quite good. The fish of the day was delicious. Gelato on a cone and a goody bag for the kids is alsways a nice touch. My kids love it every time.
Lovely family Italian restaurant. Serves great, huge portion of pizza, pasta and its desserts are s must to try. For a reasonable price, you can feed a family or friends. Will be trying out more of its desserts. Parking easy as it is in front of the train station.
I was a disappointed with my takeaway.. I ordered a seafood platter which comes with either hot chips or steamed vegs.. and a couple of large pizzas.. Well I was given only the seafood and the salad drenched in salad dressing.. the most disappointing part was that although the box of chips was there with the seafood platter is was not given to me. Not that the fish was freshly done ... maybe only the calamari,,, so take aways please check your items... very very disapointed...
Came here for lunch. Ordered the seafood pasta and smoked salmon pizza. Taste is great with generous serving with reasonable price. Also ordered the apple crumble with ice cream. It's was very lovely dessert. Worth to order.
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I went to the restaurant because of some friends' recommendation, despite of seeing some of the disappointing reviews online. At first I felt a little hesitant after all the comments I've seen, however, we still ended up going there for an early dinner. It turned out that the food is pretty decent and they have a very generous amount for each dish. The service was also very good, everyone is very friendly and welcoming. It is definitely a nice place to try if you are looking for a budget-friendly family restaurant.
We ordered the large Spaghetti Sofia, Fritto Misto (seafood platter), Pollo Valentino and the gelato for dessert. Everything was satisfactory, however what surprised us the most was how generous the seafood serving was for the pasta and platter at their given price and also that they have 8 or 9 different flavours of gelato piled on top of each other for each serving.
Will definitely go there again.
Recommended: Fritto Misto (very good for sharing) & Gelato (a good way to end the lovely meal)
The portion is too much. We ordered three dishes for seven people. Good service and food is really delicious. It must be underestimated. It deserve high rate.
We are having half hawaiian pizza and half tandoori pizza + pasta mista with a choice of spaghetti bolognese, spaghetti sofia and ravioli napoletana + gelato for 5 people. And we could not finish it😂 we are so full for the rest of the day. I personally like the spaghetti sofia and the hawaiian pizza for the main and lime and chocolate for the gelato.
Fritto misto? Taste just okay. Deep fried fish, calamari, shrimp and scallop.
Spaghetti carbonara. Taste good :) not too overwhelming or to heavy from the cream! :)
Sofia’s is great for big functions and is very kid friendly. I’ve been going there for years and love the pizza and pasta!! The servings are big as everyone else says but as long as you know what to order you could finish everything. I recommend the gelati for dessert the only thing that you have to remember is that the gelati is HUGE!!! It’s about 30cm y’all off the ground and you need lots of people to finish it! Overall I love Sofia’s and I love the people who work there!!
I don't understand why people rate it very bad. For me the foods are pretty delicious. The combined spaghettis are delightful. Hope people will realise this
Very family friendly ambient and area. Service is quite and food is of good standard. Many families there and price is decent. Portions size are very big and small size pasta can be shared by 2 people.
$12 for the pasta which by the way was huge! Wouldn't come here on my own because the portions are way too big. The service was very fast and very friendly with a lovely ambiance. Not the best carbonara pasta but definitely worth the price. All in all i would recommend it for an affordable meal with generous portions. Unfortunately taste wise; the pasta was average--abit heavy on the cream
Came for a casual 40th birthday dinner with a group of 10 people and could not fault the service. Super friendly, lots of smiles and when they found out it was a birthday dinner they gave is a free bottle of wine.
The food was tasty, portions were generous and everything arrived fast. The kids even got a treat bag.
Best service I've had in years.
Wouldn’t come here by myself, the portion sizes are huge. Always found this place to be a swing and a miss at times. Wait staff can be a bit rude and abrasive depending on the person. Personal favourites include the pasta mista was the spaghetti marinara and avocado pasta. The chilli prawns were nice but not really worth ordering again. Pizza was nice, crispy crust but a little burnt on the top-very nice. Dessert had two options of gelato and cheese cakes- the cookies and cream was very nice and thick. Huge servings of everything.
Really love this restaurant! Always go there with my family and friends. They served large size meal with affordable price and the taste was really good too! They gave great attention to customers. There was an little incident when we went to the restaurant today but the manager and waiter gave us sincerely apologise. We will come bk again!
Friendly + food comes fast.
I really liked the Caesar salad & mushroom sauce steak + mashed potatoes. Spicy prawns were nice too. However, personally I did not like the spaghetti very much - a bit bland and hard.
Mountain sized ice cream with lots of flavours to pick from! Mint chocolate chip + rum raisin very nice.
Went here for my birthday mid-September with 7 other people. The food is amazing with huge portions. It was a blessing because I was on a tight budget but managed to buy dinner for 8 people. The staff is welcoming and overall it was a good experience.
I’m not even joking but I love this restaurant so much that they have a special little place in my heart LOL. I know it sounds exaggerating but their food is simply that comforting and the price is more than worth it as the portion is always bigger than you think it will be. Love you, Sofia’s Restaurant! Hahaha
A nice fine dine italian restaurant. Have really nice pizzas, the service is quick and with BYO the place is perfect for italian meal.......
One thing that comes to mind about this place is HUGE quantity.
Food is good, lot of variety as well.
Service is nice.
Would definitely recommend this place.
Well done team. Service was amazing, food was great, atmosphere, perfect. Will be back again and again... recommend the salmon pizza.. so good..
My mum and I were booked in for a facial across the road and decided to have a casual lunch at Sofia's prior to our treatment (Anumi spa, quite relaxing). The menu here appears to be more extensive then the Frankston chain which I visited recently but still quite reasonable price wise. I had the fettuccine avocado sans mushrooms which was delicious. This is a very casual style restaurant with a pleasant atmosphere. It's an absolutely massive multi level space and the exposed brick gives it a nice homely feeling. Cheap and cheerful
If you like Italian and Mediterranean then this is a well known place to go. Loved the pizza, pasta and the fish/catch of the day meal (which is very huge!). All orders are humungous and for family sharing!
My friends and I shared a mountain of various flavoured gelato for dessert which we could not almost finish! Ambiance is homey and the price is not heavy in the pockets. Pics I have were mostly of me and my friends enjoying the food and which will not pass muster for zomato standards but I am posting some what the heck!
LIT⭐️!: Portion size!!! Really cheap Italian food to have with friends. Add chilli and Parmesan to your liking. Even the desserts were massive- so much icecream! 😍
NOT SO LIT: the cake is unnecessarily hard.
My family love here! Fresh seafood in our marinara pizza and Sofia special pasta! I have never seen my children have eaten that much! The service was great as well.
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A great family restaurant. The sizes are huge and will fill you up! Their gelato is also awesome to share! We ordered their pizzas and pastas and loved the ricotta pasta and the prawn spaghetti.
(Monday 22/5/2017)
Affordable prices and big portions. Two things that we loved to hear when it comes to food.
Was recommended by a few friends to give this place a try.
We ordered the Spaghetti Carbonara and the Marina Supreme Pizza, both small. We didn’t realise the portions were big and had to recheck the price.
Overall, the foods were great. My partner loved the pizza because of the anchovies that gives a little kick in the palate. For me, the dough of the pizza felt undercooked but still enjoyable anyhow. The spaghetti and the sauce were cooked nicely, nothing to fancy but gives the simplicity of familiarity.
Service were alright. Some were friendly and some were moody. Overall, nice place to hang out with friends and family, even for functions as well.
It's been a while but good to be back for cheap eats with volume. Quality this round was good. No burnt fried food. We had the seafood salad, sofia pizza (liked the thin crunchy crust), fritto misto platter, spaghetti marinara and avocado fettuccine. Enjoyable night with the family
Delicious Italian food and pasta! Great value for money too! Must Try the spaghetti Sofia. Great place for a group of friends or family to have an enjoyable night out
One of my personal favorites, good hearty meals.
Always busy for a reason. Food comes out really quickly which for me is a huge bonus. Kids always get small presents.
Friendly staff, welcoming atmosphere.
Meals are generous sized and quite cheap. Have eaten here for years and can't go wrong when you're hungry! Always have some to take home. Love the Chicken and Mushroom Risotto, and has gluten free options which is great.
If you love icecream, you've got to get the gelati the size of your head!
Great for sharing.
Huge servings and beautiful waitress. Shout out to the beautiful blonde chick with the blue towel. I hope you enjoyed your Christmas present.
Service was nice! This place was popular for huge amount of food. Didn't disappoint us, we were super full and couldnt finish them. Tasted ok, not too bad.
Sofia is a family casual restaurant where it is spacious and have something for everyone...pizza, pasta, dessert...etc walking in Sofia gives a sense of family warmth.
Pizza is pretty decent and pasta is always overlooked but full flavour. Portion is always generous and service is welcoming & homely.
This is a place for big group gathering and not for food critic/connoisseur. Decent quality food, cheap eat, warm & happy environment, big space.
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+3.5
Great family restaurant with generous and friendly wait staff who will always have a chat with you. Good Italian food in HUGE portions - luckily they let you take home your leftovers! The takeaway portions are equally as gigantic and as cheap as you will find anywhere - $10 for a lasagne which is more than enough for two people is pretty good value I think! Definitely a good place for a tasty cheap eat.
Food here has always been amazing! Their portion is always so huge, you are bound to take away their food. Service even at the busiest of times are flawless, with waiters zooming around here and there but still paying attention to the customers needs.
Huge place to accommodate large families to cozy spots for a quick couples meal.
Would highly recommend, wont go wrong!
One of our favourite places for group dinners. Delicious food. Very generous portions. Good selection. Camberwell can get very busy though and finding parking is sometimes tricky. Burwood is the better option but far for us.
What's there not to like? The serving and portion sizes are humongous and generous, taste lovely and service professional and friendly.
I ordered Sofia Special pizza which comes with every available topping except onions, anchovies and pineapple. Lasagna was delicious and pasta was good.
There seems to be seating for like 1000+ people. Actually, I might be completely wrong and they may have double capacity.
Food price is fair.
Will be back!
This is one of our favorites in Melbourne. It might not look fancy but you can feel the warmth of the environment, be treated very friendly and be served the best dish. Not our furst time and definitely not last. Try it either lunch or dinner time and enjoy your time there.
Incredibly fast service. Always the same taste and cheap price. The amount of food is really generous. It is not a very luxurious taste, but you can enjoy a generous amount and taste at this price.
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