Italian cuisine: the best places to taste it in Glen Iris

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Woodfired Kitchen
Woodfired Kitchen
84/100 (322 ratings)
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Accepts Credit Cards
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"Best Arancini balls with truffle mayo and rocket with a great price too. It’s a shame the recipe for the flatbreads have changed. Margherita pizza..."
Jiang
"Love the beef pasta sauce as it taste delicious. The pizza both are yummy too. Service was attentive too. Overall it was enjoyable dinner..."
Emerensiana Vitalis Handoko
"The slow cooked Beef and Potatoes were very tasty . It was a good atmosphere in the restaurant . I also shared the coco cola wings which were very..."
Jonathon L
"5 of us went for dinner including my in-laws, albeit slow initially, was made up by food being very good n tasty. My father-in-law being a chef..."
Lin LM
"Good place for group of friends with very nice food n service. Closed to train station n easy to park off street. Would recommend to come back again!..."
Mz1cwng
"There is easy 4 hour parking back of street. Very busy almost full house on Tuesday night .The signature rainbow seafood pasta was the..."
㊙️ The Traveling Foodie
"We had a lovely meal here today. Good value lunch menu with coffee. We had the warm lamb salad and fried rice dish which were both tasty. Woodfired..."
Jo Foo
"Wonderful food ,especially the popular pizza and hand made pasta, it’s really outstanding experiences . friendly staff and homey feel, recommend to..."
Charles
"We had a fantastic dinner at Woodfire Kitchen.The service was excellent and the food was very tasty and well presented. The flatbread pizzas and the..."
Matt Mei
"Beautiful atmosphere and very comfy decorations. One of Glen Iris popular destinations. Friendly staff and extremely tasty food that was well worth..."
Weimiaosha
"Nice food and good customer service. Their home made Pastas are really yummy. Flat breads are different from normal pizza, its crunchy and tasty. Had..."
Longmei Xia
"Lovely and neat deco, warm service. Handmade wood fired pizza flatbread is a must try. Freshly made pasta is also my favorite. Definitely coming..."
Itachi
"This place has great friendly customer service. The flatbread pizza was of something special and I have not had this delicious pizza anywhere else!..."
Emily Zhou
"*3.5 stars*Woodfired Kitchen serves breakfast, brunch and dinner whilst next door, Magnolia Cafe, serves high tea. We decided to choose..."
Angela Eats
"A hidden gem at the Glen Iris high street! Right next to the train station, very convenient location. I went in the morning 11am when they just..."
Nat Nat
"A really open and airy cafe - amazing art work on the wall - really friendly staff and the food well !!!! What flavours!We had the lamb and..."
Lynda Galluzzo
"We had company Christmas lunch here.  Friendly service and lovely food. I had ocean trout for main and it cooked fine. The house flatbread was very..."
Li Zhou
"Our office had Christmas Lunch in this local cafe, food was great and portion was very generous. Pizza or flatbread as what they called it was best..."
Cyndi Jin
"What a great place! Had a lovely lunch here enjoying both the flatbread and the gnocchi. Both were excellent. Great atmosphere and great for kids..."
Anna
"Who would have thought Woodfired Kitchen would serve up High Tea in a pretty little room with their very own designed china! Well they do! And for..."
The High Tea Girl
"I am excited to find an Italian wood fired hand made pasta restaurant in my neighbourhood. The food did not disappoint. The flatbread aka pizza with..."
SusieQ
"Real rating 3.75 ⭐️ We had visited Woodfired Kitchen for breakfast when it first opened and here’s what we had!Eggs..."
Win - FSC
"This place is outstanding! Food was excellent! Service was exceptional! It's just amazing. So yum, so beautiful, and the service is..."
Yueyuk
"Service was good, friendly, and attentive.Ambience was really nice.The flatbreads (I tried the chicken and the lamb ones) were..."
Jonathan Lee
"I'd like to recommend this place. It's new and the staff is super friendly and most importantly their food was so good. I went there for my mum's..."
Yan Jiang
"They make the best food. Coffee and cakes are very good, the place has an Italian influence - my favourite is the spaghetti bolognese. Staff are very..."
Nick Miksevicius
"Summary: Absolutely amazing local gem at Glen Iris, especially for keen lovers of hearty Italian and Mediterranean food, that make you feel just..."
Brian Tran
"As newly launched eatery in the sleepy suburb of Glen Iris, Woodfired Kitchen offers up a very tasty yet incredibly affordable feed that’s bound to..."
Penguineats
"We very much enjoyed our lunch at the Woodfired kitchen.  We had the flat bread pizza with braised lamb, the braised beef rib and the prosciutto. ..."
Brenda Atkin
"We really enjoyed our dinner. The whole experience was fabulous. A very authentic place. Ambience is pleasant and staff very attentive and friendly...."
Fussyeater
"Customer service was great. The menu had a variety of food choices. Anyone who goes must order is the flatbread, it was crunchy and..."
Jayden Xu
"A newly opened restaurant that truly is a local gem. Tanya, who opened the restaurant a few weeks ago is a lovely, kind and warm personality and will..."
Tash
"Woodfired Kitchen in glen iris a great place to have a family dinner, excellent customer service and very friendly staffs, the food was amazing,..."
Cva Keerthanan
"Awesome..customer service was outstanding and excellent.Me and my friend enjoyed a lot.we ordered the vegetarian pizza which was so delicious and..."
Pushpinder Kaur
"LIT!⭐️ : customer service was a stand out for me. My friend and I stayed here until closing time and they continuously filled up our drinks and..."
Jennitals
"Excellent food and ambience. Last week, I have visited this restaurant with my friends. We enjoyed the taste of the food and loved the..."
Srupi
"Had dinner there with my family, great food especially the Slow cook lamb and the pizza and excellent service. Definitely will return..."
Alex Dinh
"We celebrated an 18th birthday at this restaurant in their beautiful private room (complete with chandelier) and everyone was raving about the..."
Nicki Barr
"Very friendly and prompt service as well as delicious fresh food. We had the lamb flatbread to start and the chicken and short rib for mains. The..."
Victoria Teoh
"The owner was really friendly, great table service. Always made sure our water was topped up, food came out in a timely fashion. Food was good, well..."
Brandon Leong
"Had a great dinner here a few days ago, recommended by my manager. I have to say this is the best Pizza everrrrrrr!  The roasted chicken is amazing..."
May Ying
"It was really hard for me to choose from so many fantastic options.  But i settled with lamb shoulder, which turned out to be an amazing choice...."
Kamal Khan
"This newly opened restaurant serves fantastic,location is good and convenient for everyone who loves food.Located in Glen Iris and right near the..."
Simab Jahangir
"We were invited to Woodfired Kitchen today and with a name like that we obviously had to start with one of the wood fired flatbreads. We found it..."
Good Food Good Mood
"Great food and service. Calamari melts in your mouth with exquisite taste and freshness. Will come back again to try the rest of the menu. Reasonable..."
Caroline Ling
"Yum!! Great service, friendly staff and very welcoming. Most importantly, the food was amazingly delicious. My favourites were Croquettes, nice and..."
Juliawidjaja88
"New restaurant in Glen Iris. We came across it last Saturday and it was quite busy. For entry we ordered flat bread which was promoted one of their..."
James Yang
"Had dinner with friends. Menu is perfect, something for everyone.  Will be back definitely excellent customer service and the food was..."
Sunil Bishnoi
"This newly opened restaurant / cafe which also sells clothing products next door, is definitely a local place you need to try! Located in Glen Iris..."
Whenfoodiesmeet
"A great new restaurant for this area. Loved the woodfired flat bread and the choices of toppings offered for these. Great for a lunch snack and some..."
Kate
"The food here was incredible! Not only pumping out delicious wood fired pizzas but also some very tasty lunch and dinner options! Open for breakfast..."
Top Food Melbourne
"Delicious!!! I will definitely be back, the flavours of the woodfire seep through the all the meats and vegetables brilliantly.  So much variety and..."
Jessy Van-Weenen
"Amazing house-made flatbread, best in the area! Although they are newly open, the chef is definitely knows what he is doing, i will try the..."
LI ZHOU
"Fantastic woodfired bread, freshly made,  best in the area.  The restaurant has many varieties of dishes, the unforgettable one was the woodfired..."
Mike La
"Awesome food. Very attentive service. Coffee and wine were good too. The desserts weren't anything special but that didn't matter because we were too..."
Theresa Chiu
"Lovely staff, simple Deco and yummy menu. Expect a full tummy by the end of the meal. I'd always reserve for dinner. Very convenient location right..."
June Lau
"Visit this restaurant the second time. Had a great friend catch-up there. The customer service was great, very friendly staff. I ordered beef stew,..."
yang liu
"Dinner last night....a really handy location for coffee in the morning (esp if about to catch the train at the station right next door...brekky and..."
Richard Ellis
"A lovely cosy place for Excellent flatbread pizzas, Wantons, Tofu, Salmon, Potato gnochhi and yummy lambs...trully EAST meets WEST gourmet food and..."
Ken Kwong
"Came in on a Sunday night with expectations set a little low, but my god did we find a gem in the rough. Everything was homemade; pasta, pizza,..."
Alvin Lieu
"First time here at Woodfired kitchen and it was fantastic. The service, food and atmosphere was really good. Definitely be going back and highly..."
Paola La Rosa
"What a great place to eat! Had a lovely lunch here enjoying both the flatbread and the gnocchi which were both fantastic. Great atmosphere and great..."
Anna B
Mamma Mia Pizza
82/100 (601 ratings)
Restaurants
Italian
Pizza
Italian
Pizza
Dinner
Pizza
Italian
Reservations
Seating
Dinner
Mid-range
"Great food...really good! Nice people, excellent service and decent prices. I recommend Mamma Mia Pizza..."
Josh Rockman
"Just love � coming here for food. The smell of the pizza coming out of the oven. They really know how to make a good pizza..."
Kat Lou
"Sammy & Frank - Best pizza's in Malvern, have been coming here for a while and my fiancées family has been coming here for over 40yrs! ��� A*..."
David Naughton
"We came into your restaurant tonight for dinner. The meals were amazing an very filling. Our children loved the fact that they were aloud to draw on..."
Stacey Klein
"Very friendly awesome food authentic Italian owned by Italians..."
Ara Yellowshep
"This is a wonderful family restaurant. Beautiful food, excellent customer service, and such friendly people who run it. Their family members made..."
Tracey Heldoorn
"One of my favourite places to eat, good food, friendly service. My family has been eating there for 30..."
Guy Maugueret
"Looking forward to celebrating 50 years in June 2017 Carmela, Sammy, Frank and family will have earnt a champagne holiday for their years of hard..."
Trish Fields
"Turillo is a best chef in the world About frank ... Not..."
Pak Gargiulo
"Great night out with wonderful service and excellent food..."
Wanda Ramsdell
"A nice family owned joint. We ordered a supreme pizza for the two of us. It was tasty, filling and a good value for money. Cant wait to come back and..."
Ritesh Pawar
"Our family love these pizzas! Pizza made the way pizza should be made! Authentic and made by Italians from the home of pizza Napoli! There are..."
Maria Conte
"Ive been eating pizzas from here on and off for over 7 years. i think their pizzas are great. They use quality ingredients in their food and not the..."
PetePoita89
"Excellent service - Italians cooking and serving that's what you want and the food is excellent eat in or takeaway. Best pizza, perfectly cooked and..."
GGirl
"Friendly atmosphere, good opening hours. good quality pizza and pasta that's full of flavour, have been going here for 2 years now with always a good..."
Richard Barrie
"This was AMAZING. Pizza ordered and showed up 20 minutes later (25 minutes faster than promised). Still hot and great tasting. Don't listen to the..."
Mary Beth McGrath Westmoreland
"Love coming to this family owned pizza restaurant, if you like good old fashion pizza well this is where to come . I like the full fluffy dough these..."
Louise
"Best cheese in town and a pretty good base. The dough appears to have been made with care, tastes very natural. Overall i love the authenticity of..."
Aussie Nawaab
"Beautiful authentic pizza, the owner is absolutely lovely. Def my local pizza..."
Victoria Fenton
"Good italian food. Great normal tummy filling food, very kids friendly. Reasonably priced food. Happy with our meal, we had some meat dishes and some..."
Foodguru
"Best Pizza In Melbourne. I love Pizza, and have been all around Melbourne looking for the best pizza place for value and for taste. Well I have found..."
Your Name
"Yum Yum Yum !. I"ve been coming to Mamma Mia For 10 years. the Pizza, Pasta , and Meat Dishes are just like how my Nonna Makes. the Staff are..."
Katrina-v26
"Been going here for a few years now- Very very nice pizza. The "alla napoli" pizza in particular is an absolutle..."
Roger Ramjet
"Great pizza. By far, Mamma Mia's pizza has got to be the best around. The pizza bases are always perfectly cooked and delicious, as are their..."
Rebecca
"Gourmet pizzas are excellent. Some pasta dishes are good, others not so good. All things considered, a very good cheap..."
Jon Thornton
"Service outstanding.. Great pizza dough and Lovely service but the pizza topping was a just Ok, not sure if that was due to the cheese or the sauce..."
Frog
"Great place. Mamma Mia has been a family resturant I have visited since I can remmember. I love this place for it's good food and consistancy, I..."
AllAboutFood.
"Didn't know what good pizza was until I went here. They make their awesome dough in front of you. And the mamma Mia family are..."
Jonny
"Great pizza with excellent base. The owners were so lovely and patient with the orders for 10 kids. They brought out extra plates and cutlery when we..."
Elizabeth Ball
"One of the best tasting pizzas I've had! Very generous with the quality toppings and extremely flavourful. Base is softer around the centre, good..."
Pratik Vaidya
"Fantastic atmosphere and fantastic food. My 16 year old son says it’s the best pizza he’s ever..."
John Purcell
"Supremely impressed. Great flavour, quick delivery, lotsa toppings, and friendly delivery - I'm sold. Customer service tells its own tale in these..."
Alison Corsie
"Greatest pizza Seaford has to offer great with customers and the boss is a legend positively recomend..."
Jayden Walker
"So yum! Definitely going back. I got the pasta, my friend got pizza. Bolognese gnocchi, delicious and a good size. Regrets that I didn’t get the..."
Amy Elizabeth
The Pizza Gallery
The Pizza Gallery
70/100 (132 ratings)
Restaurants
Pizza
Italian
Pizza
Italian
Pizza
Italian
Reservations
Delivery
Takeout
Mid-range
"This is my local pizza and pasta restaurant, I have been here many times. The service and and food is always 10/10. Don’t pay attention to the..."
Gabby Hewson
"the food was so delicious and I love the variety of sizes! If you want to eat here I suggest you call in first so you don't have to wait very long...."
Baller101
"This place is pretty nice with big oven in the middle so we can see the staff making the pizza. The pizza was really nice but the salad was..."
Eat_today_diet_tomorrow
"First time here, a little strange but inviting. Pizza was really nice but the pasta was very average, considering it was above the $20 mark. I’d..."
Molipus
"My children and I came in for dinner last night and loved the pizza. When our pizzas were ready the waitress was busy so the pizza chef brought the..."
Mc19973
"I opted for the luscious ‘Ella – ricotta, pumpkin, pine nuts, sage, butter and rocket leaves ($14.00 – small)’. My dining companion chose the..."
Miss Sage Sugar
"Time to review the reviewersCHHAVI & TAZZ,After reading both of your reviews it's clear why these type of review sites are..."
StRestaurateur
"For what this place is putting itself out to be (a neighbourhood pizza joint) it's way exceeding expectations.Had the pizza from nearby Milton..."
Raoulray
"Had dinner here on a special occasion and found the place to be amazing. Pizza was authentic and the service was great. All of it topped off with a..."
Sandeep Mutti
"Great casual pizza local. Excellent pizza, super friendly and attentive service. We have been back quite a few times and have ordered takeaway which..."
Linda
"Great pizza with good quality ingredients. We also ordered the lasagne and were impressed with the fresh pasta and great taste. The service was..."
Martin.f.kuehne
"Fantastic! The pizzas were absolutely amazing!! Definitely reccomend. Service was excellent, very polite and..."
Dravey
"LOVE the Pasta Pizza and Calamari. I'm mildly allergic to diary. Makes life tough, but when I decide to splurge on a little cheese (with the help of..."
Kelz
"Love love love pizza... We have been going for dinner every week from past 3 years... love this place. and pizza are just delicious.. just yumeee......."
G.meghh
"Good takeaway pasta!. My boyfriend decided to get us takeaway from this restaurant. I was very nervous since most of the time when I get takeaway..."
Caroline Beaney
"Delicious pizza, fresh toppings and thin base. Waiter was friendly would definately be..."
Danielle Nohra
"Great Pizzas. Best pizzas in Melbourne in my view. Never had any trouble with the service although it can get a bit crowded on weekends with kids..."
Ian McDonald
"Best Pizza I have had outside Italia. I had a summer special pizza here a couple of months ago with fresh fig, gorgonzola, proscuitto + more...."
Sunshine State
"Went here on a whim, both pizzas (Dino pizza and sorrento foldover) were delicious. Fresh ingredients, excellent thin base crust, friendly staff. We..."
Andrew The 1st
"Value for Money. I have eaten a lot of pizza in my life both here and in Italy. This is what pizza is supposed to be. Wood fired, great base, filling..."
HungryHerbie
"Awesome takeaway pumpkin and pinenut..."
Beng
"Best crispy woodfired pizza around. I always get my take-away pizza from here. The crust on the pizzas is seriously sensational, the toppings are..."
BradF
"Being new to the area, we've been quite keen to check out the local restaurants, and this definitely didn't disappoint! We went on a Thursday night..."
Jessica P
"Good Pizza in Glen Iris. Have ordered here for takeaway on several occasions and the pizza's are fantastic. Lovely crust and toppings and..."
Angie Moore
"Wait staff most improved. These pizza's have personality! The bases are yummy and the toppings are fresh. Mum & Dad went there recently and went..."
Kelz
"Hidden amongst the speciality shops on Malvern Road, Glen Iris, the Pizza Gallery would not be somewhere that you would discover accidentally. Street..."
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Just Italy
Just Italy
70/100 (371 ratings)
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Mediterranean
Italian
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