The pizzas are amazing will go back and try something else. Will recommend everyone to go and eat. Service was great even tho they where very busy. So highly recommend them.
The absolute bomb in pizza and the best carbonara have had in a long time. Ragu gnocchi also very good. Super fast and friendly service too for a walk in. Worth the trip south of the river!
Delicious pizza and scrumptious calamari...the wine and beers were good too! New favourite pizza place? Could well be!!
Had the pleasure of dining at Ruocco's for my dad's birthday. Although my steak was a little under cooked, the staff did everything they could to accommodate and fix the problem - great service. I tasted some of the dishes my siblings had ordered and they were all superb. We will definitely be dining at Ruocco's again. :)
I had my 40th birthday at Ruoccos. The food and service was amazing. Special thank you to our waiter, Luke, who dealt with our raucous crowd of 25 with efficiency and good hunour. We will definitely be back.
I had seafood Risotto absolutely delicious.. my friend had Ravioli i dont usually eat it she insisted I try was excellent...table of 20 not one person had an issue...seriously unheard of these days...if any criticism maybe bar staff bit slow..overall experience pretty damn good ��
After being unwell for the past week and today getting out for a meal it was so nice to have a trully enjoyable early dinner. Thanks to all staff the meal was sensationl. And our puppy loved all the attention.
Breakfast on the sunny side of South Tce.
Delicious No Toast breakfast with a potato cake instead. Grilled asparagus, eggs, bacon, spinach for the bloke. Very nice service.
The seafood pizza was the best I've ever had. The prawns were fresh as.
Fabulous service by super friendly wait staff. The delicious food came out promptly. Great wine list. Highly recommend.
Went here on Friday had the Crab Linguine which was superb, good size serve. Good service considering they were almost full. Will be back.
Today we invited our friends(from city beach) to join us for lunch...wow..they were overwhelmed with the menu choices.and our friendly helpful waitress was lovely and happy.being a lovely sunny day we sat outside.so we all enjoyed our main meals and the desserts..we couldn't resist..we often dine at Ruoccos and our friends have discovered and will be back..
We came here for lunch on a weekday. The restaurant is not very busy. Service was very friendly. My friend found a dead cockroach on one of the empty plate on our table. The waitress was very apologetic and kindly explained that there recently just had pest control done and quickly changed our plate for us. The food came out quite quickly not long after we order. Food was very yummy but maybe a touch salty. There have an extensive menu and overall we had a lovely dining experience here.
Exceptional!
Ruocco's is a Fremantle institution and I have been here about 15 times over the years. Food is fast out the kitchen and very delicious. Pasta carbonara is by far the best. Great wine selection and you have to get the creme brulee or tiramisu. You will not be disappointed. Staff are friendly and very knowledgeable. I will move in as a permanent resident if they have the rabbit spaghetti al forno back on the menu.
One of my favorite restaurants in Freo. Food is always good. One of my favorite dish is the good old meatballs linguine! Staffs are also very friendly. It gets packed during dinner time so make sure you make a booking.
Great, tasty Italian food. Love to sit outside on a fine day and soak up the local atmosphere. Check out the Gorgonzola gnocchi, wood fired pizza or rocket, pear and blue cheese salad. Mmmmmm. Licensed too!
This place is iconic. Only a place that serves consistent and good value for money food could survive as long as they have. food is cooked well, made of quality produce and always on point. Love everything on the menu and have never been let down. My favourite is Ruoccos special pizza. This place has a nice, casual, friendly atmosphere. Great for a family dinner. It gets very busy on weekends - book ahead of you want a table. Well done ruoccos - favourite place to eat in freo area.
We went for dinner and what an amazing evening. The service were great, very friendly staff, our food absolutely fabulous, and waiting time on the food was very quick for such a busy restaurant. I highly recommend Ruocco's.
Tried several dishes ie pizzas, pastas, ribeye steak, mussels, and an assortment of entrees. However, really enjoyed the funghi pizza which was the highlight of the meal! Overall an enjoyable and great ambience for a family night out!
Some friends and I came here for dinner after looking for an Italian restaurant to try. The menu was huuuuge and a little overwhelming but we loved everything we ordered and the sweet potato gnocchi was definitely a standout. Prices were moderate but were definitely worth it. Food was fresh and came out super quick and the service we received was awesome apart from one server who just seemed to be having a terrible day... Would definitely come back :) 4.5 stars
I had the sweet potato gnocchi and my partner had the slow roasted lamb shoulder and they were both amazing! Service was prompt and friendly! They even manages to sit us even though they were full.
Great night out!
We booked a table for 7 on a Saturday night. Loved the atmosphere and the staff were exceptionally good - very helpful. The meals were all delicious - in particular the chilli mussels and the garlic prawns. Most of had dessert too and they were divine. Only downside was it was a little noisy, but I guess that is testimony to its popularity. Will definitely return - would be lovely to sit outside on a warm summers night.
Food is pretty damn good here. I always order the eggplant parmigiana or seafood risotto both amazing ! Best eggplant parmigiana in Perth hands down! Chips are extra crispy, service is always good. Parking is hell but worth it.
I Make Friends With Salad
+4
I wish I could give this a 3.5... it's not quite a 4. I wanted this to be really tasty, and it was good but nothing that made me want to come back (though I tried it a second time to make sure). The roast veg cannelloni was not to my taste (despite the truffle oil), and I found the gnocchi a bit much to have alone, definitely needed a side. My fellow meat eaters were similarly satisfied but not blown away.
Busy for a reason! Came here on a Saturday night without a booking (our mistake!) and had a quick 20 minute wait for a free table (plenty of places to go for a drink while waiting). We were then seated, and the staff were attentive and fast. The food was delicious and good quality, the service was warm and friendly, and the atmosphere was lively and non pretentious. 10/10 would recommend to anyone in the area to go down and check it out. Can't wait to go back!
OK the food here is fantastic, not question about that. The sweet potato gnocchi is a unique dish I haven come across before that was divine. Even the arancini, which is a fairly standard Italian restaurant entree dish, was delicious because it was actually full with potato rather than rice.
It's extremely popular, huge place yet every table is fool, so book!
The staff are friendly but our only complaint is when they bring out the mains. We specifically asked for the mains to come out when we had finished the entrees but nope, we were still 2/3rds of the way through the entrees when the mains came out, with nowhere to actually put them on the table. This has happened a few times to my dining partner, at this restaurant. This is a pet hate of mine.
So take note, order your mains once you are sure that you are ready for them to come out.
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Wow wow Ruocco's. Amazing!
1st 5 stars in a long time and the lingering mouth watering tasting food still plays on the mind.
Went there during their dinner service and it was unusually quiet. Was greeted by their excellent wait staff and was promptly seated. Service was excellent with everyone and attentive when needed.
We ordered by the buckets for 3 of us and we couldn't be more satisfied. The carbonara was so creamy and tasty that you really didn't need any more parmesan, it was smooth as butter and boy was it good. The lasagne was monstrously large!!!! wow, it is moist and soft and it melted in your mouth good, This is excellent stuff here! the rib eye, was also huge!!!!! it was cooked to perfection here. We wanted medium rare, we got medium rare. Pizza (all meat) was excellent. Crust is too perfection, thin but crispy. Toppings used were generous and feels fresh. Taste was great!
Desert was the only one I can fault here, whilst it was good, have to admit I had better tiramisu as well as creme brule elsewhere, don't get me wrong, it's still good, just not the greatest.
To summarise right, This is one place where there is no pretense, food is cheap, good and large. Wait staff are excellent, service is great and it's a dream find in the heart of freo. Bloody brilliant Ruocco. My tastebuds is still dancing from last night! wow!
Yummy! Loved it. The base was just amazing. Worth the travel all the to Freo. And the place is so nice and loved the ambience where u go and chill with ur mates or even with family.
Great lunch here today. Big menu with range of appetisers, pastas, pizzas, fish, meat and vegetarian dishes. The chef veganised the eggplant parmigiana for me. Massive serving of eggplant with perfect fries and a salad which was more than just a side salad. It was a huge serving and well worth the $27. Friendly service too.
I love this restaurant the food is great. Tonight we had the tuna salad ( Devine) the stuffed chicken breast with polenta mash. Yum. Good drink menu. Downside Garlic bread here is average. But the noise/ acoustics inside the restaurant is really really terrible. Worst I've been to. We sat near the kitchen service area and I was ready to rip the the bell out of the chefs hand and throw it. So Sit outside if you can. It's also rather grotty, specially the toilet area. Needs a serious scrub and paint. Very tired. Think it is overall a bit expensive. But we are local do still go back a fair bit. Recommend your book ahead.
Excellent service - the waitress was so sweet and friendly, even had our photos taken by her. Would get checked up every now and then.
The quality of the food - oh my gosh, where do I start? For entrees we had the pita bread with dips, which was pretty good. The seasoning was really good, with the herbs and cheese flavour coming through. The pasta dishes were all really good as well. The seasoning was just right, with a light and clean feel to it. The risotto wasn't the best I had but definitely was up to par.
Overall this place has been known to serve top quality Italian food, so you can't go too wrong. Would defo come again to try other dishes!
Nice Italian restaurant. Be sure to bring lots of friends as portion sizes are big and you would want to try a bit of everything on the menu! 🤗
Delicious comfort food served on a wet gloomy day...perfect way to end our evening. Very generous serves and attentive wait staff which made it a lovely dining experience.
Has been a favourite of my room-mates, and it’s been a long time since I visited here. It was too hard to walk past the inviting sunny verandah. The friendly waitress came and brought me the menu immediately as well as tap water. I went with the lunch special of grilled octopus salad with beetroot, green leaves, and passionfruit, and Pinot Grigio. Drinks and food arrived quickly despite the place being very busy. The octopus salad was fresh, and loved the combination of sweetness of the passion fruit, earthy beetroot and grilled flavours from the octopus. With friendly, attentive service, excellent food and wine, it is not surprise that this is a popular Italian restaurant. I will come back soon, to enjoy the sunny veranda.
Fantastic! Have been craving a good Italian meal for awhile now. We had pizza, osso buco and sticky date pudding and it was all to die for, nothing pretentious, everything perfectly executed. Huge serving sizes, you get what you pay for!
This is a family friendly restaurant that many people have fond memories with growing up, including myself. They always do super pizza and fantastic other meals .
The penne carbonara from here is AMAZING. have never had such good carbonara. Pizza is pretty good as well. Staff are a bit quiet, don't speak much to you.
What i love abt this place: pizzas, pastas and creme brulee. The pizza takes the spotlight! Something you cannot miss!
Pastas: chicken, potato, cauliflower pasta was so inviting
I am a dessert person and if you are like me, straight grab the brulee (i couldnt take a photo as it straight went into my tummy)
My friend is a brownie girl, sadly we were disappointed with it as it wasnt moist.
As for drinks, My friend had her cappuccino which pleased her while i had a mocha that was watery.
The service staffs were really nice and the ambience gave the whole positive experience.
I'm new to Fremantle and the first spot I went to dinner was Rucco's down the road. Loved this place. Highly recommend the rocket salad for a summers evening, with melon, rocket, prosciutto. Pizza's were great, my step mom loved the margarita pizza. For dessert the tiramisu was the perfect way to end the evening, quite a large portion so perfect for sharing. Looking forward to many great meals here :)
Little Italian gem in South Fremantle!
I have been here several time and all been good experiences. My favourite is the soup of the day (sooo good during winter) and chicken pasta. Their pastas are very fresh and tasty.
Decor is creative with paintings of Italy all over the walls. Their desserts especially the tiramisu is a must try.
The restaurant is a little pricey but well worth it.
busy, busy, big family italian restaurant that you only get in Perth, the menus are the same in all of them. i should know i used to work in one, what seems like a lifetime ago. all you need is clean tables, prompt service, chefs with attitude on the bell, well behaved kids... you can get a pizza half/half, worth coming here just for that. right on point, superb
Great great great pasta. I had spaghetti vongole which is my fave by far and it was spesh. Yum times. I really enjoyed it. I enjoyed the tiramisu also 👌
If you are after old style Italian meal then give this place a go. There is nothing fancy about it. Decent amount of food for the price. Bit too loud and staff could do with bot more training otherwise a pleasant casual experience.
Dont know why I havent been here for so long, Maybe 10 years.
Pizza was excellent, they now have good beer selection, including draught, desserts also tasty, wait staff were really helpful.
Will be back in a month
Fantastic Italian, wonderful service, atmosphere was buzzing at 6 at night. We had 2x garlic bread 2x wine 3 cool drinks 1 pizza and 2 pastas for 2 adults and 3 children $106 it was amazing! Best Italian I've had Hans down.
Truth Be Told Australia
+4
This was our first time here, dined here last Saturday with a group of four. We have past this place loads of time's and have notice the people and now we understand why. Service was spot on, very friendly and happy to accommodate the customers needs. We opted to sit outside and we were pleased as inside is pretty noisy. We started with the White anchovy's crumbed and Chilli Garlic prawns. Both dishes were cooked really well and very tasty. For Mains we had the Seafood Platter which was huge and priced very cheap, really worth its value and good quality products right down to the chips being really crispy and lovely. The other mains were Rib Eye steak and also a veal Marsala, all guest were really happy. We are really keen to try the pizza's and other items and take our kids to this one. The Menu is huge and if you cant find something on this one to please everyone you must be too fussy ...
I have to admit, I was sceptical about going to Ruccos as I hate stodgy overpriced Italian food. But on dining at Ruccos I was absolutely blown away. The food was incredible and it was also modern! I had the most divine seared tuna salad, with fresh fruit and feta cheese. It was incredible! The portion sizes are huge, and the food is top quality. I am really impressed Ruccos :)
Seems to be during the week is when the 'good' chef works, as food is usually much superior to that during weekend. Carne lasagna is always a favourite - although sometimes we have experienced burnt/dry/tough pasta layers. Parmigiana is sometimes good sometimes very underwhelming and tough. Overall good for takeaway even if it is expensive.
Afternoon antipasto platter and grilled calamari. Delicious! Nice bottle of SBS (Knee deep) and a wonderful marshmallow creme brûlée. Great spot and reasonably priced. Take away pizza always good too. Can't go wrong!
Long time favourite of mine, havent really explored the menu as I can never go past the house special pizza, a few simple ingredients on a fresh pizza base in a wood fired oven, delicious!
Went for a dinner for two on a Saturday night. The place was absolutely packed out, and I can see why. Service was fast and food was delicious. Had the Tonys Special pizza which was amazing. Would have liked more sauce but that's just me. The base was amazing. Will go again.
Amazing amazing amazing!!
I have not been to Ruocco's since I was a little kid and when I went last night nothing had changed. It was still filled with big, smiling and laughing families just like I remembered.
And as for the food, it was still as beautiful as ever. After searching through the 5-page menu, I decided on the gnocchi ragu. Which was a hard choice because I wanted to eat everything :)
It was the BEST gnocchi I have ever had, cooked to perfection and filled with flavour.
I'm glad that the place has not changed and I will gladly be coming more often!!
There alot to like about Ruocco's. Always tastes very fresh, especially the fish. Place always smells amazing. te seafood platters are huge, like the platter for one could feed 2. Love the steaks. And of course the Pizzas! been my favorite Pizza in WA for years.
An old faithful in our family. My Nonno lived around the corner. If you're after simple Italian food then you have found the right place. Looking for pretentious intimate dining with an overpriced twist on Italian cuisine - go elsewhere. Great pizza!!!
Always happy with the food here. Made fresh with great ingredients. Can be a bit noisy inside and because of its good value, it can be filled with lots of families.
Great family restaurant with AMAZING food!!Went with the family (11 of us) and everyone was very pleased with their meal. Can't wait to go back!
Ruocco's offers a complete Italian experience, dedicated to keeping the old methods and mildly touching the new. I went into the world of pasta and although the pasta seemed lacking in spice factor, it delivered in taste. A very family oriented venue offers many options for all different tastebuds, and if you're in the mood for some classic Italian this is the place in Fremantle to go to.
We love this place. Everything we have ordered has been delicious with generous servings. So consistent too. BYO wine & reasonably priced food. Woodfired pizza, home made pasta, good service. A win for Freo!
What a lucky find. Loved everything about the place. Best homemade pasta dishes we've had for too long. Staff,excellent, prices great. Gnocchi,amazing. Thank you, we'll definitely be back, even if it's an hours drive to get there.
Lovely as usual food was fresh and and hot Flavour Was delicious and prices are pre boom low worth a visit. Paid $30 for Cakage and corkage which was a bit excessive but I couldn't fault the food it was awesome.
First time there and sat outside - lovely. Fantastic chilli mussels but I would prefer crusty bread than pizza dough bread sticks (only two sticks served with it!). Tuna salad was heavenly - perfectly cooked and seasoned. The seafood plate was ok, but not great. One bad clam ruined the dish. Casual but friendly service from wait staff. I'll go back.
Hit and miss, although never truly bad. Would love to know when the 'good' chef is working as when it's good it's very good. Usually always order tomato based pasta dishes so not sure about the rest.
We have found our new favourite restaurant in Perth & it is going to take a lifetime to sample the wide range on the menu! We enjoyed the seafood platter for two and it took us back to memories of holidays in Europe. Grilled to perfection and flavoursome the seafood was delicious served together with a crisp fresh salad and chips it was faultless. Also enjoyed a freshly squeezed orange, apple, carrot & celery juice which was icey cold. Wish we had room to sample the desserts but will have to save that for next time!
Soo happy we came here! Atmosphere was great, food was delicious and staff were fantastic! I could be as fussy as I wanted with the menu and nothing was too hard! Soo good! Will def go back!
The American and I were in the Fremantle area today renewing our First Aid certificate, ready for the completion of our PT course at the end of the month. Seeing as we had a long day of learning and that we were right in the middle of Freo AKA a foodies dream, we decided to treat ourselves to an early dinner. Although we were spoilt by choice, we wanted something close by and relatively casual, as we weren’t dressed for anything flash! After driving along South Terrace, a quaint Italian restaurant by the name of “Ruocco’s” caught our eye. The corner restaurant was lined with small tables and chairs which were filled with people enjoying a glass of vino and sharing pizzas in what was left of the afternoon sun.
Great pizza with reasonable prices
Great atmosphere that is comfortable, homely and authentic.
Great service with the friendliest waitresses around.
Without a doubt the best pizza we've had in Perth
We will definitely be going back again soon
We live in south fremantle and this is our favourite local restaurant. The food is reliably fresh/delicious making this easily our favourite Italian restaurant in Perth! The staff are friendly and very accomodating to families with kids. Yes it gets busy and during those times (like any other place) you might have to wait a bit longer - but its only because the place is so popular. Happily recommend this to all friends and family and never heard one bad report!
Great takeaway pizza. Best in South Freo and we have tried them all. Delicious dough and perfect percentage of toppings! We have thrown out the other take away pizza menus in the area we are that confident
Have been coming here on and off for the last 7 years prob once or twice a year. However my last few visits have seem to impress me more and more. The staff are great! Casey our waitress was so friendly and helpful and great fun. Our meal was sensational I had the crayfish with and aribiata pasta and my partner had the spaghetti marinara my crayfish was $28 however I would have happily paid $100 for it. We will be back again and it will be defiantly be more then twice a year maybe even this weekend. Thanks to the chef raj, Casey and the staff at rouccos!
Recommend by a friend who said the seafood pizza was awesome and he was 100% correct a great pizza and a good price as well so a win win...
Bartonicus. Have lived in the area for more years than I care to remember and never been to this restaurant before. The only reason we went there this time was because a meal for four through Scoopon was only $40....and what a surprise! It was Thursday night and the place was pumping with all tables inside and out booked out completely with hordes of other people popping in and out taking Pizza home. We all agreed it was a really good meal with generous portions and the atmosphere was excellent. We topped up the meal with a Greek salad which was delicious and coffees which were superb. We were there for over two hours and received nothing but good service.....top marks
Molly Thelaptopassassin
+4.5
Really loved the food, very reasonable price and our Canadian waitress was an absolute sweetheart.
Only gripes are the rather uncomfortable plastic chairs, an upgrade to nicer tables and chairs would make this place fabulous.
Good food, friendly service, very noisy.. We had dinner here a couple of evenings ago. The pizzas we ordered were fresh and tasty and served to us by a lovely and attentive waitress. The only gripe we had was that although the place was three quarters empty - perhaps to be expected on a week night - we, along with the other dinners were all seated in one room with one very large and loud party of 18 or so. All the lights were turned off in the other rooms so we assumed they were saving on electricity.
Ruocco's is an excellent Italian restaurant. We have been going once a week for a month now, just can't get enough.
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As good as ever!. My family and I went out on Sunday night for a birthday dinner. We had a party of 9, but on that evening, there was a much larger party seated behind us (at least 25)...and the restaurant was generally busy. We were delighted to see that the menu had stayed the same through changes, but I will admit that we were a little skeptical, and worried after seeing some of the recent reviews. However, we were really impressed when the party behind us (who ordered before us) all seemed to have received their food within 5 or so minutes of the first plate coming out. We were also satisfied with our wait time, and very happy with the quality of the food we were served, as always. I would also like to point out the beautiful presentation of the dishes - which is always lovely to see, especially with such nice food. As always, we were all very satisfied with our meal at Ruocco's - one of the few genuine, family Italian restaurants left in Perth. The only things we found was disappointing in the night, was the amount of general noise in the restaurant (to be expected given our proximity to the huge party), and the less than appropriate 'casual' attitude of the staff that has become a characteristic feature of Perth in recent years.
Lovely Family Restaurant. Although initially put off by the reviews on this page my wife and young son visited Ruocco's for the first time last night. We had the lasagne, pizza, rocket pear and blue cheese salad and garlic bread. The food was tasty, fresh and came to the table very quickly despite it being a busy Saturday night. The staff were very friendly and helpful. They have an extensive menu and the prices are good. It's BYO. We will definitely visit again. +1 for Ruocco's. Great job guys.
Better than the original. Despite the festive season and large numbers the food and atmosphere lived up to expectations. As a table of 6 we had a selection of pizza and pasta dishes which were fab! Our guests commented that some of the pasta dishes rivaled those found in Melbourne. Better still we could BYO with no corkage! Will be back again!
Great service!. Enjoyed a meal of pasta and pizza - attentive staff and great family restaurant.
came for a late dinner (8.30 on a tuesday) and they were very accommodating!
mussels and the sweet potato gnocchi were delicious
This is it our local favourite Italian restaurant in Fero. The menu I love it “ Spaghetti marinara “ , I have try this dish in many Italian restaurant around Perth but no one like this.
This dish so amazing, I always order this menu.
Very recommended this restaurant to local and visitors to try.
1 start lost for service, this restaurant can be very busy on the weekends and service was slow and staff not enough to taking good care of customers.
Loved it!!
I've been around a few places and Ruocco's definitely has the best grilled seafood platter. Fresh and simple, no over the top add on toppings/batter.. seafood the way it's supposed to be !
Chips were crunchy, yet fluffy on the inside. Pizzas had a great base and good flavour.
Staff were extremely friendly and attentive.
Will definitely be back!
We didn't have a reservation, the staff were very friendly, gave us an outdoor seat, the food was delicious, the seafood was fresh and original, pizza Italian style we enjoyed our dinner♥️we will come back , thank you friendly front desk staff
The best place to taste Italian food, especially Pasta. Friendly staffs & nice place.
We love it.
Recommended to everyone.
The food was very nice. We would definitely return. Mousse was too rich but it could have had more cream..not complaining, just my taste. I think they are doing a great job..when very busy I'm sure they could handle it..very impressed with the staff. Lady looked very tired but her service was very accommodating. Thank you all.
What an experience.
The venue was alive with a great vibrant atmosphere.
Lots of family groups together and enjoying themselves.
The food was amazing and echoed flavours of Italy right to the plate.
Several different meals were enjoyed by our group and were all satisfied immensely with their dishes.
Thankyou
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