Amazing food here, very very friendly staff and great service always!! The best pasta dishes we order is the spaghetti aolio gamberetti and the penne genevesi. Another main I would recommend is the barramundi in aqua pazza. Highly recommend this restaurant!

Visited for a 21st party. This Italian restaurant has an amazing Chef. The antipasto was delicious and fresh.

A very picky diner might frown at the bread rolls being room temperature rather than warm. The lack of traditional dipping oil was also a minor oversight.

However, these transgressions were forgotten when the Calamari was served.

Seasoned to perfection and you could taste the freshness in the soft rings without a hint of chewiness or strings. This dish told the entire table the Chef was an artist and we eagerly awaited the main courses.

I tried the wrapped chicken with capsicum sauce. A fairly plain dish, but perfectly cooked. Tasty and nicely seasoned.

However, the short rib was in another class. Perfectly cooked medium rare, with a thin crusty skin. The meat fell off the bone and melted in the mouth. This was the Chef fully meeting the expectations set up with the calamari antipasto.

The exceptional short rib exposed a problem with the 'alternative seat' catering methodology. While I didn't hear anyone complain, I did feel those with the chicken missed out. Both mains need to be evenly matched up and I do wonder if a seafood dish might have been a better choice.

But maybe I'm just being pedantic. There was nothing but happy diners in our party, so any quibbles I mention are largely irrelevant.

The service staff were busy and attentive. The wine and beer flowed freely and we never felt neglected. The settings were functional and attractive.

A large screen TV scrolled through photos of the birthday girl and family. A table was supplied for the cake and our party of 45 mixed and chatted between 3 tables with plenty of room.

Warmed up bread, dipping oil and my quibble about main selection (more likely a customer choice rather than the venue) are the only visible weaknesses I could find in an otherwise perfect catering experience. The Black Rose Cafe knows how to nail a fantastic party.

If you enjoy an Italian experience and want first class food, I can thoroughly recommend this cafe. It's a jewel.