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+5
I was recommended this restaurant from a friend. So I took a friend with me as they have never experience a 4 course tasting experience before.
We walked into the restaurant only to be treated by the very on the ball waiter! He asked if we had a reservation? We said yes he said follow me this way. He took us out to the back area. It was amazing with a fire place.
The took our seats then the head bar guy asked what we would like to drink. We started with a spritz. It was strong and I loved it.
He explained the entree we don’t need to pick the whole 4 come out. We need to choose a pasta and a main and dessert.
The entree came out first was this raw meat. It was so full of flavour it was amazing.
Second came the sardines. My friend didn’t like it because it was strong so I ended up eating both. It was nice however it was so strong i kept on tasting it over the night. The eggplant was so yummy.
The pasta came out and that was the lamb neck ragu that was so full of flavour it was cooked to perfection.
We then had blue wagyu beef. It was really yummy when eaten together with the fennel.
Tiramisu was so authentic.
Through out the whole night the waiter was on the ball, and his choices of wine was on point. I highly recommend this restaurant.
Melinda Jenny May Salter
+5
Delicious. I don’t have to say any more. This place is just delightful. The staff were attentive and friendly and attentive, knowing the specials menu off by heart. The food is simple, but constructed with great ingredients and care. I would highly recommend this place. I will be back soon. Thank you.
I have been here about 6 times over the last 3 years and have never left disappointed. The food is terrific. The lamb Ragu pasta is my favourite dish in Canberra. The diavola pizza is mouth watering with the perfect amount of heat. If you want to impress someone, take them here. It isn't cheap, but you get your money's worth. This is, imo the most consistent fine dining restaurant in Canberra.
As a side note, I wouldn't recommend the tasting menu. I enjoyed it thoroughly, but wished I had stuck to my usual routine. Just stick to either the steak special if it is on or the pizza and pasta with tiramisu for dessert with plenty of good Italian wine.
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We had a fantastic evening here last night. The food was superb and the service excellent. The truffle pasta and the steak were great and my husband rated the desert (the baked bread and butter budino) as one of the best he had ever had. The waiters were super friendly and efficient (water glasses never empty, dishes came out at a good pace for a special evening) and recommended a great bottle of wine for us. Would definitely come back. Book ahead - it was packed on Thursday night (online booking through their website worked well).
Do not be put off by negative reviews!
Do not come here if:
You intend to bring small children and expect a fast food experience- this is a place for adults to savour exquisite cooking at a pace set to enjoy your meal;
If you agree to an early sitting with no intention to leave on time. This is just rude and fair enough the staff would remind you not to keep other customers waiting;
If you intend to ask the chef to change a carefully designed dish to suit your diet. The ingredients are on their website so manage your expectations and go elsewhere if you can’t see anything you can eat.
P.S. The owner wasn’t chatty but wasn’t grumpy either. He is a man concentrating hard so that you can have delicious food :)
Wow what a restaurant.
I decided to shout my work colleague dinner at Italian and Sons and luckily we booked a table as the place was heaving.
The service was very efficient and had the wine flowing (a Vernaccia di San Gimignano) while we read the menu.
We had the zucchini flowers, the dogs with prosciutto and scampi to share - they were all divine.
We then changed to a Barolo and had the slow roasted veal cheeks with risotto, pork belly and puttanesca pizza - the veal cheeks were a bit dry but the rest of the dishes were fantastic.
We finished with a goat and sheeps cheese and the chocolate desert.
The service was efficient and very friendly - our waiter was also damn funny.
We will be back.
Had dinner here the other night. The ambience, food and service were excellent. Started with two entrees, zucchini flowers stuffed with gorgonzola, and duck liver parfait and red wine gelatina. The zucchini flowers were paired well with the gorgonzola and the batter was light and crispy. The duck liver parfait was beautiful with a generous serving. We ran out of bread and asked for more to which they happily obliged. For mains we had one of the daily specials, clam spaghetti and a fior di latte pizza. Both were delicious. The pizza was light and authentic.
Amongst the best Italian food in Canberra City.Everything from Focaccia to casarecce with lamb to linguine with blue swimmer crab has the word perfection written all over it..To too it all such a cozy ambience with great service.Thanks for the experience guys..
Fantastic service and quick delivery of food (6pm - Saturday). We enjoyed a delicious platter to start and lovely red wine. Can't recommend the pasta more - both mine and my partners were delicious. The wait staff had a very relaxed and friendly attitude but still the standard you would expect with formal dining. Would definitely go again.
We had a lovely meal I had lamb pasta my friend had a special. We also had a side salad. The waiter was attentive and friendly. But they are over priced and the wood work made it too noisy to talk. Nice atmosphere for a romantic special night out if not for price n noise I would have given an extra .5
Always have an exceptional date night here ... Amazing food and nice atmosphere, great wine and friendly service. Will certainly be going back again
We wanted something really nice on our last night of our honeymoon... This place did not disappoint! The food, service and ambience- just lovely! We went the tasting menu and loved every dish! Thanks so much!
Thien Vuong (fooderarri)
+4
We elected not to go for the tasting menu as we were in a group of 4 and wanted some variety in our dishes so we could share. We had a good variety of some of the finest Italian food including the following entree: Fremantle Sardine 'in short and chickpea panelled, Grilled octopus, Wood baked eggplant, Zucchini flower. For the pasta we had: Asparagus, leek & ricotta agnolotti, Squid ink tagliolini, and Rigatoni. We also had Jack's Creek Striploin with insalata caprese and that was delicious.
I rate the food, though it took a long time to come out and the service wasn't that great, especially when we told them we ordered the zucchini flower and the waiter denied taking the order and made some other excuses. There's a lot of tables in a small space and it is likely they couldn't keep up production for a near full capacity restaurant as I looked around and no one had any food for more than half an hour. Regards @fooderarri
Simple, classic, and good tasting Italian food. The tiramisu is absolutely to die for. The only downside I have to mention is that the meals are quite small and I was still hungry after the entree, main and dessert.
Otherwise the space itself is dim and moody (in a good way!) and the staff were nice and knowledgeable about wine.
I cannot rate Italian and sons more highly even if I could! The waiter was absolutely hilarious and certainly made us laugh, and their martini's are great! So many options for drinks I nearly couldn't choose! I will definitely be going back.
We had a lovely meal here and would absolutely return again. We started with the focaccia with whipped Ricotta and chestnut honey, which was light and delicious, and a serving of olives. Main course was pasta. I had spinach pappardelle, with lamb ragu, and the lamb was so tender. My partner had conchiglie with pork sausage, chard & pancetta, and greatly enjoyed it. Then tiramisu and a chocolate hazelnut and salted caramel dessert with meringue and poached pear. The service was excellent and I would absolutely return again. There were gluten free pasta options on the menu if needed.
Yet another fantastic meal from Pasquale and his Team. This is one of my go to restaurants when I want to show off how far Canberra has come in the field of fantastic, world class food. My suggestion is the Rigatoni... simply amazing! A lovely place for the family to visit or for a more intimate meal for two. I've done both and have never been disappointed. Thanks again guys...
So Good!
This is fine dining at it’s best. We were in Canberra with family and decided to spoil ourselves. I recommend the focaccia with ricotta and honey. What a start 👍 Followed by best braised Octopus I have eaten 🙏 I then ordered the snapper which was jam packed with flavour 👏 For desert I recommend the Tiramisu with a Machiato 🙏🙏🍷🍷 We washed this down-with 2 bottles for Prosecco heavenly 👏👏
Good Italian restaurant in Canberra overall. Speedy service and flavorful and tender lamb pasta. Recommend.
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