TOP 10 BEST Restaurants in Elwood - Updated November 2024

Zanini Pizzeria

82/100 (1026 ratings)

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"my friends and i love the food and service at this place. An amazing wood-fire oven pizza, where you can taste the woody aroma of the crusty dough...."

Lara Jakica

"Great food, great staff and fantastic atmosphere! The best pizza..."

Shaun Gort

"Authentic Italian food in Elwood. Pizzas although no cheap, are great. Every time I step into this place I fell like I am back in Italy having yummy..."

Vic Marotta

"One of the best pizza I ever had since a while. And a tiramisu..."

Adrian Haas

"The best pizza in Melbourne! Ask any Italian in the neighbourhood..."

Ksenia Belova

"Best pizza in Melbourne! Delicious, amazing and tasty! Fresh and good ingredients. A..."

Walter Monopoli

"Best pizzas!!!! Perfect crust & delicious toppings! Yummy, yummy, yummy..."

Maike-Kristin Witt

"I thought the pizzas where the best I've had in a long long time tasty well cooked mains � Dessert �� Will definantly visit again service was..."

Jodie Sanza

"Brought my cousin here for the first time last night - he said it was the best pizza he's had in a looooooong time. They are awesome, especially when..."

Corkie McCorkell

"Good place! Good antipasti !!!!..."

Arianna Insabella

"Amazing food and service! Italian style pizzas and homemade..."

Sy Nadji

"Fabulous good in a nice casual atmosphere. The mushroom risotto was full of flavour. My sons ordered rigatoni with Ragu and a pizza. Both were..."

Rosa Zanin

"The homemade gnocchi was amazing The sauce was minimalist but well balanced The homemade ravioli was also yummy The most outstanding observation was..."

Damian Brown

"Great authentic Italian. The carbonara was delicious though I was unsure if the sauce was meant to be slightly lumpy. Regardless, the bowl was..."

SJFU

"Nice Italian place in a lovely part of Elwood. I loved the vibes here, it was bustling, the staff were Italian and the pizzas looked amazing. Service..."

Hungry Pen

"Amazing and authentic pizza, maybe one of the best in Melbourne, delicious and great menu. The ambiance is also great. Definitely recommend it and..."

Ralena

"I love the pizza’s from Zanini’s, a great selection and the dough is always perfect. My favourite is the Bufalotta pizza which consists of San..."

Kirsty Haggerty

"This is a convenient and easy place to stop for a quick bite. The service for the most part is fast, and the pizzas, pastas and salads are well..."

Jumpingjojo99

"5 stars for this authentic Italian pizzeria! Absolutely love it the pizza is beautiful and fresh and so delicious! The service is great straight..."

DV

"5 out of 5!!! Best pizza ever!!!! Great service!!!! Awesome place! Really love Zanini! I travel 35 minutes to come to Zanini and it’s EVERY BIT..."

SK

"It's always hard to go out for Italian when I (Christina) am Italian and my Nonna is the best chef in my life (she would kill me if I said..."

On The Chopping Board

"What a nice Italian surprise in the heart of Elwood! Zanini offers exceptionally delicious pizza, with a crisp base, fluffy crust, and fresh, evenly..."

JW

"A friend and I found ourselves here after a drunken day out on the town. We were both feeling italian, so we proceeded to the closest italian joint...."

Cairo Sonnett-laïda

"One of my favourite pizza places Bayside. Some really great Italian style pizzas and some nice wines. Only negative is we could smell the bins from..."

Chris Smith

"Great on a Tuesday when wood fire pizzas are $12!Service busy and rushed, atmosphere pretty loud and crammed inside but that's expected. only..."

Ness

"What a great Italian restaurant and what a great job the owners are doing to keep it consistent !Love the wood fired pizzas, brings me back to..."

Elvis Foglia

"Excellent authentic Italian - we tried the gnocchi and pizza. Both delicious and very friendly service. Delivery was much quicker than expected too...."

Megan

"When we rate pizza we eat in any other place we always compare it to Zanini. We find the pizza at Zanini to be the best we have eaten around the..."

Gil Rom

"Very much a family space and reminded me of the places we used to go to when I was a kid... my ragu was underwhelming, but the steak special was a..."

Shazzamataz

"Great pizza .good service abit comfusing menu written mostly in Italian but food was great .we wet there on a busy Saturday night and we got our food..."

Al Rostami

"I was surprised by how good the food was here - and fairly reasonably priced, which was also good.Service was good, probably could have had..."

Snackloverbaby

"Great authentic pizza with tasty ingredients. Ordered the Capriciossa pizza and couldn't be happier. Will be back agaon for cheap pizza night...."

Paul K

"Excellent Pizzas, I also appreciate the range of Italian beers they serve. Hate going to Italian restaurants and being offered only Australian beers...."

Ed Cook

"Authentic Italiano food, step inside you'll feel like you're in Italy. All the staff seem to be from Italy (or actors doing a damn good job at it)...."

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"if i gave 400 gradi a 5.0, this place deserves a 10. AMAZING. what a great pizza crust! perfect texture and thickness. the menu is extense and..."

Constanza Wilhelmy

"Lovely place with a bustling atmosphere. I would like to see more vegetarian options that aren't just plain tomato.... Love the soft drinks..."

Skellie

"Great pizza and great vibe. Staff were very attentive and quick which was much appreciated. Head there on Tuesday nights for $12 pizzas! Only reason..."

Paul

"Great vibe. Great menu and authentic food. No mention of where the produce comes from. Wine on tap is a novel idea, but it's v ordinary wine. The..."

Sassenach

"Classic pizza that's filling and won't disappoint, they also do a mean gnocchi! If you go on Sunday's they usually have a soothing guitarist to..."

Fried Reus

"Great authentic restaraunt! The staff are really friendly and the food is amazing!! Every time I come here the service is really quick and the pizzas..."

Olive

"Great food, friendly staff and family friendly. Authentic style pizzas were delicious. Sharing plates beautifully presented. We all walked away..."

Kathv

"Came here because I was craving for pizza ... So , I ordered prawn pizza.. It was delicious but pricey (about $21)! ... The staffs were friendly too..."

World In A Bite

"As an avid Italian pizza aficionado I found Zanini by browsing the web with the hashtag #bestpizzainmelbourne. There are quite a few marked as such..."

Peperoncino

"Very nice pizza... Very thin and crispy base. Very fresh and flavoursome toppings. Very friendly service and good ambience. Will go back for sure...."

Klod

"$12 Pizzas every Tuesday?? Hell yeah! And we're talking GOOD, wood fired oven pizzas too! We stumbled across Zanini and we're delighted with this..."

Shimona

"Our local pizza place!My partner and I found this gem a couple of months after moving to the area!$12 pizza Tuesday's have become a weekly..."

Scout

"If you would like to have a real Italian pizza in Melbourne, Zanini is the right place! The pizza is delicious: the base and the ingredients..."

Riccardo Floriani

"Popped into Zanini on a cold winter's night for a hot chocolate and Nutella pizza...yum, yum!!! The hot chocolate was divine and the nutella pizza..."

Sab

"I often go there because a friend of mine works there. From my personal point of view, one of the best Italian pizza here in Aussie.They have..."

Maurice Bisaccia

"Amazing authentic Italian..."

Tasha Raen Forgan

"Finally I ve found a real pizza in Melbourne!!! As an Italian I know what I m talking about. This is 100% an Italian Experience, food, beers, wine..."

Andy Maggio

"ABSOLUTELY THE BEST PIZZA I'VE HAD IN MELBOURNE. On Sunday night I had the opportunity to eat here at Zanini pizzeria e cucina Italiana and it has..."

Polly

"BEST PIZZA IN MELBOURNE. My husband and I go here regularly and are never disappointed, yet to find a better pizza restaurant in Melbourne. If you..."

A.a

"Pretty good food but service s bit..."

SpikeC

"Since travelling to Italy and eating some amazing food I've been on the search for something authentic, and I have found that at Zanini pizzeria!..."

Frosina Pavlovic

"Couldn't fault the pizza if I tried!! Zanini's pizza left me completely satisfied. Forget 400 gradi, Zanini's pizzeria makes the best pizza in..."

Adrianlovesfood

"Great pizza !!! Great pasta !!! Sorry..."

Ross

"Mouth watering pizza! What a great place!. The pizza is delicious and authentic italian. It's the best pizza I've tasted yet in Melbourne. La vera..."

Fdfran

"TOP PIZZA in Melbourne. WOW! If you want try a fantastic pizza, i reckon this pizza was an high standard pizza also compared with the Italian pizza (..."

Alessio

"Lovely food, great service, nice atmosphere- very Italiano and didn't mind our rowdy crowd of..."

Kc

"Could not believe what I have been missing out on, the pizza makers and waiters suggested pizzas that suited my taste and I was more then satisfied,..."

Jack Freeburn

"Second time I have eaten here and loved it.. Pizzas are amazing and pasta dishes are so generous.. We live just round the corner so easily roll home..."

Leann

"Zanini on Zong. Loved the place, gorgeous waitress from Milan attended our every need!We used our living social coupon which included 3 course..."

Heyjude

"Italian style. If you want eat really italian pizza and italian food you have to try. Let us by the staff about the" special" of the week or test..."

Diego

"Great food!. Been going there for many years and always enjoyed the atmosphere and great food, had dinner with family for mothers day and everything..."

Frank Iacobucci

"Passionate staff, always use fresh ingredients. Creative pizzas, best wildfires piazzas in..."

Andrew

"Best pizza in Melbourne! I tried pizza with porcini and italian sausage: amazing!Staff very friendly and helpfully,strongly..."

Stefano

"Pizza O'Clock!. Literally my favourite place for pizza! I haven't had much else there in a long time but from memory the pasta is good but I wasn't a..."

String Of Events

"Brekky Yumness. Went here on a brekky voucher. In truth I bought it because at the time there weren't a lot of brekky vouchers around; one big brekky..."

BlueberryHill

"Fantastic! We went here with a breakfast voucher on the weekend and it was really nice. we had the big breakfast and a frittata. I would be happy to..."

Tigers_eye

"Great Food & Good Service. Highly recommend this Pizzeria ~ Good Service & Great HOME MADE Italian Food! After 3 courses we walked out full and..."

Droidster

"Food was amazing highly recommend it to..."

Julia Lazzoppina

"Wow was told by a friend to try it was really surprised by the level of service and food will defently going to come..."

Angelo Gargiso

"Food was amazing Great qual.... Food was amazingGreat quality traditional italian food just like mumma..."

Rocco

"Italian Dream at Zanini Pizzeria. My Partner & I decided to choose Italian cuisine so we took off to Elwood as it's the place to enjoy Melbourne's..."

John

"YUM. I tried Zanini's when I first moved to Elwood about 6 months ago, and was SO impressed by the pasta I had. I would rate it in the top 10 pasta's..."

Ab

"Lovely place. The staff is the most passionate I have ever met in Victoria. They always asked if we need any food and drinks, and found way to make..."

Weng Hei Chan

"Delicious! I was in Italy recently when we visited and just great like over there. I went here twice in a week with different..."

Elizabeth Crozier

"Great staff, service and food. We got a table immediately (no reservation) although they were quite busy. Quick and attentive service with a very..."

Warwick Tucker

"Went to Zanini’s after dinner for ice cream. Mmm ice cream was acceptable. Creamy and good flavour. I wouldn’t give it 4 stars though. The..."

Alwyn Holt

"Staff were on point ! Food was delicious. We had the arancini, rocket salad, fettuccine tartufala and spaghetti vongole. Would..."

Jack Le

"This was seriously the best pizza I've had in Australia. We're from Sydney and have tried every place but this was maybe even better than Italy...."

Rory San Miguel

Curry Leaf Cafe

82/100 (981 ratings)

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"We ordered claypot chicken, butter chicken and palak paneer. They asked how spicy we wanted it on a scale on 1-10 and we said 7. Claypot chicken was..."

Jo K

"I like that they ask you what heat you want out of ten, we said a 7 and it was bang on. Both curries we got were full of flavour, two curries a naan..."

Daniel E

"What a wonderful surprise this cafe was! Delicious Indian, great service, well priced and byo - helps having a Vintage Cellars right next door too!..."

Therese Mavros

"This place has been here for ages and with good reason. Been meaning to come here just as long and it didn't disappoint. Chicken tikka was excellent..."

Maphilldas

"Beautiful attention by the owner, accompanied by a delightful set of traditional Indian food, in a nice place...what else can I ask? Thank you..."

Red Mind

"great place to be, authentic indie food, amazing hospitality, and comfortable environment. the lamb curry and keema roti is the best. BYO if you wish..."

Jayesh

"Have been to this restaurant many years ago, the quality of food and service are just as good as it was, if not better. We ordered butter chicken,..."

Rachel Cheng

"Really delicious curry with a tonne of different vegetarian options. Im in love with this place and its also BYO! Thanks guys we will be coming back..."

Casey Davis

"Nothing but friendly service and delicious food. We have many dietary requirements and the staff there can never do enough to ensure that our needs..."

DRCoffee

"The food was delicious and the service was quick. One of the better mango lassis we’ve tasted and of a generous portion too. The spice was spot on..."

SP

"Fantastic! Have ordered from Menulog before but decided to dine in tonight. Food was served very promptly and was delicious. We had lamb rogan josh,..."

Lauren Thomson

"Curry Leaf cafe is a lovely Indian restaurant with charm, Mili and her husband are wonderful hosts. The restaurant sitting is comfortable and clean,..."

Simmyeats.Melb

"An absolutely delicious find and stunning interiors to boot. The inside feels romantic and exotic and the food authentic and full of flavour...."

Good Food Good Mood

"Love the food good service good coffee will come back again try another things on the menu thank you guys keep up the good work will see you..."

Jelly Been

"Our trusted local go-to for a great curry. Everyone who works here is super friendly and helpful. They do fantastic vegan curries.. the vegan korma..."

TC

"Great Indian food, the chicken claypot is my favourite. Probably the best home delivery around locally- with dishes that taste just as good as if..."

Custard Queen

"It was overall a very enjoyable and delicious Indian meal. The flavour profiles of all the dishes were flawless, and it is evident that there’s a..."

Penguineats

"I've had dinner here and to takeaway a few times. All food was very nice. Only tip would be not to order your currys mild unless you really don't..."

Foodie Z

"Great service and and always happy to assist. Food is always amazing and arrives on time. Would always reorder. And recommend to everyone ...."

Scott Watson

"One of my all time fav Indian. Warm service (I think it might be a family run business). It's more similar to going to a friends house than eating..."

Nada

"If celebrity chef and judge Matt Preston gave Curry Leaf the seal of approval, then it's our duty as Indian food lovers to find out why! Once there,..."

Two Bears And A Fork

"The best Indian food in Melbourne! I love that when you call for home delivery, they see your number come up, tell you what you had last time, how..."

Az Luxmoore

"The food was nice - fresh and tasty. I wouldn't cross town for it but if I lived near by I would definitely go..."

Piecey Num Nums

"Wow. Best Indian I've had in Melbourne. It's an unassuming little place on Brighton Rd, holds probably 40 people? It looks like a takeaway shop from..."

Mic Cullen

"Delhicious.... Romantic warm ambienceWe loved the chicken tikka masala, lamb rogan josh...Best flakey fluffy filled naans we've..."

ShoshanaW

"Curry Leaf Cafe! Thank you for saving my life by delivering my take away so promptly. Menu log did a great deal for $40 including delivery. 2..."

The Waitress

"Delicious. Thanks a lot for giving us a great meal!! with fantastic atmosphere!!will be..."

Lana

"Excellent Food and Service. Extremely delicious food! Food presentation was outstanding in lovely crockery. Staff and owners absolutely adorable!..."

Manishamootha

"I have been ordering from Curry leaf for years. Always consistent, delicious food, great delivery service and very reasonably priced. Would highly..."

Chetan

"Having received a Good Food Gift Card we decided to visit the Curry Leaf. The service was wonderful, staff were friendly and attentive. We had the..."

Nat

"Great curries with a super friendly service. A nice local Indian curry place. Being literally around the corner from our place we trend to opt for..."

David Phuah

"Get down here. Lamb rogan was lovely and full of flavour. And tender pieces of lamb. And the Alu gobhi mutter was exceptional. Could not fault it...."

Andy Craig

"Restaurant Owner. Recently a lot of our sutomers gave us positove reviews at our restaurant We updated these on Urbanspoon with permission frok..."

Mili Sidhu

"Local Legends. I've been dining at Elwood's Curry Leaf Cafe for almost 9 years. Over this time the service has always been friendly and efficient...."

Whymatt

"Just have what Nik recommends. All fantastic, the rose petal dessert even..."

Roger Grose

"The food was really good .i never had before like that..."

Johan

"Unlike the indian resturants ive been to this was the best at the right masalas! If you love food thats spicy this is at its best. Setting is calm..."

Wazma

"I had good experience having our Dinner their Last week Services was really good and Food was so Delicious as well as nicely garnish never..."

Chetan

"Good food professional service coming here on voucher since 1year twice in a month never felt any difference cheers curry..."

Mohammed

"Love it. Been to this place many times and 3times with the vouchers .food is great service usually good .did not find any difference visiting the..."

Laura D

"We have been customers for 4 years now, fan of their food, exceptional customer service and great owners. Always get looked after. Will keep coming..."

Dinar Malek

"Great food and professional service! Special Indian decoration style and music that I feel warm and romantic. The owner, Ms Mili's very nice and..."

Alex

"Best service i have had. Good food! Fell comfortable when i was..."

David Pham

"Pleasantly surprised. I have to admit I had lowered my expectations after reading a lot of the reviews here. My partner and I dined here on a Friday..."

D'jenkins

"Very content. Went on a voucher with my son, and was greatly impressed, the service was good, prompt and the selection for the voucher was anything..."

Diane

"I just cannot believe that everyone is so negative about this place.. We've eaten in, got take away and had cudo deals and we both feel like we were..."

Vic Cook

"Best Butter chicken ever! I go there at least once a..."

Mara

"Positive experience with voucher. Recently visited Curry Leaf on a weeknight using a Groupon 'all you can eat' mains voucher.Pros: Chicken..."

Scooner

"Great!. Groupon voucher. We had a great meal, and definitely got a great deal. Two hours was ample time to have our fill. The entrees were fine, a..."

Jd

"A great restaurant marred by a voucher program!. About the voucher debacle:I see a lot of people on here with stories of poor service/food. I..."

Steve A

"Get yourself the one of the best Indian food from Curry Leaf Cafe located in Elwood ‼️ This family-run & owned restaurant has been standing for..."

Foodie Queen21

"Curry leaf cafe is a hidden gem! Great service and chilled atmosphere, the food is sublime, succulent crispy paneer, there is so many rice options..."

Francisco Rojas-Marquez (Cisco)

"Top class Indian food, polite professional service with a smile and lots of protein in curry mains. Cater for all spice levels on a 1 to 10 scale, so..."

Howard Kay

"One of my favourite Indian restaurants in Melbourne. Always have good meals..."

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