What a fantastic little place. Excellent food, excellent staff and excellent atmosphere. I highly recommend it.
We found this little place while trying to find a restaurant before seeing Aladdin. Due to our plane being late we had 1 hour before the show started, with everywhere full or already booked we were starting to panic! Then we found this place! They squeezed us in helped us with what to order so we wouldn't miss it then rushed that order so we ate and left in 40mins so we didn't miss the show! The food was outstanding I have never enjoyed a rabbit pasta dish so much in my life!! But above all was their customer service! It was impeccable! I can not compliment them enough! And thank you for not letting us miss our show!
Beautifully presented food and very well done, to go with a great selection of wine. Unfortunately my squid ink spaghetti was reeeeally salty the first time, but the wait staff was nice about it and they prepared a new one for me - which was delicious!
Bottega has got to be one of my new favorites in Melbourne. With friendly, attentive staff and absolutely delicious food; what more could you ask for? We shared the octopus terrine, duck liver parfait, croquettes, melanzane pizza, margarita pizza and oysters. Everything was beautifully presented and the taste was incredible. Stand outs would have to be the parfait & oysters. For dessert we had the chocolate mousse, panacotta and salted caramel profiteroles (pictured). It was a quiet Monday night but the atmosphere was fantastic. Can’t wait to visit again!
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Mixed review closer to 3.5 stars
Classic Italian menu. Elegant atmosphere, well designed and spacious. Friendly service.
I ordered the gnocchi, while my friend ordered the cannelloni, with a side salad to share. My gnocchi was delightful, full of flavor. A bit small serving size. I enjoyed it so much, I could have easily devoured twice the portion as a main. Definitely the highlight of the evening.
Unfortunately my poor friend wasn’t as happy with her dish. If my gnocchi portion size was small, hers was minimal (In retrospect realized I never took a photo!). To be fair, she said it was tasty, But even with the side salad (that she ended up eating entirely as the mains clearly weren’t equal in portion size!) - we both agreed we were still hungry and ordered the Bonet - Peidmontese - Peidmontese chocolate pudding with coffee-orange gelato (combination intrigued us!) to share for dessert.
We had mixed feelings about the dessert. As a chocolate pudding it was definitely chocolatey but small for the price considering the size and number of elements on the dish (the theme of the evening- $18!). However the gelato was disappointing, no trace of orange flavor that may have helped bring the refreshing element to the intense chocolate. We wondered if they had replaced the orange with some dried orange peel instead-which gave the dish some texture.
Overall an average evening (on my side- less so my friend) but overpriced for the offerings, especially considering the wealth of excellent Italian cuisine that can be found in Melbourne.
Overlooking leafy Bourke Street Hill, Bottega serves some of Melbourne’s best modern Italian cuisine. The menu takes inspiration from regional Italian cooking, with several Sicilian influences. Dusty Treweek, formerly of Comme and Stokehouse, leads the kitchen team, using the highest quality produce across the entire menu. This includes lemons, oranges and nettles sourced from owner Denis’ farm in Rutherglen. Ditalini is made by hand and served with braised duck leg, smoked pancetta, lentils and broccolini. Twice cooked lamb shoulder is slow cooked, served with eggplant, almond and black garlic, while Tasmanian salmon very slowly poached and accompanied by shallot puree, squid ink crackers,
Lovely work lunch in one of the dining rooms. Gorgeous natural light, sound of trams below, and very cute plates on the walls. It was a set menu with 3 choices for entree and main but Bottega catered for me as a vegan exceptionally well. Roasted zucchini for entree - so full of flavour with a kick. Delicious! For main pea risotto. Not as delicious as the entree but still very enjoyable. I asked Kate, our wonderful waiter, if the thrice cooked potatoes were vegan. They weren’t but Kate asked the kitchen to prepare some vegan potatoes. Perfection! First time at Bottega and can’t wait to return. Big thanks to Kate for being so lovely and diligent.
We had a pre-theatre meal sitting and it was a great selection of food. I had a the most amazing entree of quail, duck and potatoes. The main was good as well.
Located on the Bourke Hill precinct of Melbourne's Bourke Street, Bottega is a small restaurant with a fine dining interior that serves an interpretation on modern Italian cuisine as well as a range of local and imported wines.
Had a lovely night here. Food was absolutely delicious. Rich flavours and and the wine was also very nice. Great relaxed atmosphere and the service was to notch too. Would highly recommend
An upper scale restaurant with a more relaxed atmosphere.
Food I ordered was fairly good. I don’t recommend the croquettes however as they are nothing special, and were served unceremoniously in a plain bowl without decoration or garnish. For this kind of restaurant, for the prices they charge, the presentation should’ve been a bit nicer. As an additional nitpick, why only one dainty slice of bread per person?
The restaurant is decorated tastefully but a bit minimally. It’s a nice ambience for a dinner date, especially if seated by the window overlooking Bourke, but it isn’t as suited to a restaurant with $40 main courses as I’d hope.
Service was okay. They were certainly fast and attentive. I was attended to by every waitstaff, all of them sounded and acted polite, but with no warmth or smile.
Had a great dinner experience. We went here for our anniversary and loved everything in this place - the soft lighting, the friendly and helpful staff, the wines and amazing food. Dishes were cooked to perfection and full of flavours. Thanks Bottega for a perfect night out.
Lovely NYE dinner at Bottega Restaurant. Meals were delicious and well presented. Friendly and helpful staff. Nice relaxing dinning atmosphere and ambience. Enjoyed our dinner here.
attended my best friend's surprise birthday... we had the private dining room and it was nice and intimate for 7 of us... staff allowed us to decorate the room with balloons... they were friendly, courteous and accomodating as we hadn't realised the time and stayed until closing time... food was delicious and our tums were full! i shall definitely return...
Beautiful setting, lighting is as it should be & staff are so knowledgeable,& extremely friendly in these hard Covid times.
Small staff, BIG SERVICE 🥰
FOOD = AMAZING. ❤
..Chefs are superb 💗
WINE LIST = OMG🥰
...just go..xo
Had dinner here last night. My partner and I have dined here a few times. Service staff were very friendly, food came out perfectly timed and our meals were fantastic. Staff were also accommodating and mindful about allergies. 5 star service. Always a pleasure dining here. Thanks for a wonderful night. I highly recommend the cocktails and the risotto and Iron steak were simply amazing.
Saw this place a few weeks ago after going to another restaurant and really wanted to check it out and I’ve never been so happy that I did!
The service, the food, the ambience, the interior design, everything was absolute perfection!
I got the limoncello martini which was a great cleanser of the palette, the beef carpaccio was almost too good that I couldn’t put my cutlery down. Then the risotto, just wow. They really thought out each dish and it was all perfect temp and look. It hasn’t even been a few hours since leaving and I’m already excited to go back!
The food prepared by head chef Dusty, was exquisite and delicious! The potatoes were crispy and beautifully cooked in eat appeared to be duck sauce, the duck for entrees with scallops were amazing and succulent! The main course of steak was made beautifully medium to well done as requested and served with a side of rocket Lettuce. The dessert of tiramisu was devine and the coffee Mocha was amazing! Combined with Shiraz and Cabernet Savignon wine, it's Kahlua and Champagne, I highly recommend this restaurant, its chef and amazing waitresses as well!
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