I’ve lived in prahran for 20 years and never tried this place.
Ordered a pizza and pasta from them tonight and it was honestly one of the best pizzas I’ve ever eaten, in the top 5. I highly recommend it. (I had a vegetarian) check it out!!
Great service, even better pizzas. Awesome!!!
The pizza is incredible value, delicious high quality ingredients perfectly balanced on a lovely base. The base is never soggy and always beautifully charred. We tried a few of their pastas as well and they have been beautiful! No complaints on the food!
Yum X100! Super family friendly with a fantastic cozy atmosphere. Definitely need to book because they’re almost always packed. Pizzas are delicious!
If you want a no frills delicious meal come to fratellinos! With a huge range of pizzas and pastas this is an awesome little restaurant for everyone. I particularly love that there’s options for sizing in both the pizzas and pastas too. Hearty, warm and a great one for families or friends. Definitely book though as it’s always busy!
Always busy and for good reason! Best pizzas by far - quality produce and perfectly cooked. Well worth the wait. The piccante and capricciosa pizzas were amazing :) Thanks so much!
Warm, cosy and delicious every time we come! Nice thin base pizza baked to perfection in the wood fired oven. Very fresh pasta and ingredients. Wine is very cheap but very good! Will keep coming back for sure
If you’re looking for classic, delicious Italian food the this is the place. This isn’t about pretty food, or fancy “Instagramable” places. This food is just tasty and delicious Italian food then you have to go here! I went for my partners sisters birthday dinner and it was so fabulous food. They make everything in front of you, the staff are friendly and would recommend going with a group of friends or family. Even cute for a romantic date night!
Came here with a group of 6 people I had booked a week in advance and they couldn’t find my booking, it was a little awkward whilst they tried to find my missing details and were annoyed but eventually they found a table for us. The pizza and pasta here are delicious, not oily or overly cheesy, the pizza base is thin and crispy. Bonus is the BYO wine. With so many options to pick from I can’t wait to come back!
Couldn’t get into 48h as they had a private function so we wandered by. Didn’t look fancy but we spotted the wood fired pizza oven and the $19 bottle of house wine... so in we went.
It’s definitely a good place; very busy and loud with a great atmosphere. Took a while for service but once we good it food came quickly. The pizza was delightful; nice and thin, not oily or burnt, nice and crunchy and smelling wonderful. The gnocchi was amazing; I’m not normally a gnocchi fan but it was wonderfully chewy and not doughy at all. Of course also the guilty dessert tiramisu.
Yum yum all around and very cheap too. $47 for everything. Can’t complain!
Love this place! Authentic Italian pizzas & they make their own dough. Good options for Vegetarians & our usual joint when in south Yarra. Don’t judge by its size, go inside & it is always lively when we visit or take away. Service is pretty fast too. Try their gnocchi. Best pizza place in Melbourne, imho.
Don’t judge a book by its cover. The restaurant is not overally fancy when you walk in, it’s a casual family friendly place with a fantastic and broad menu.
The menu offers plenty of pasta and pizza options, the starters were okay but I didn’t love bruchetta.
All other food however was superb, incredibly tasty, great size and well priced.
For four of us it cost $150, great value + BYO.
Would recommend.
This place might not look overly fancy but my goodness the food is always 10/10! Come here regularly for eat in & take away. Pizzas are amazing & pasta of a high standard. Their gnocchi is some of the best I’ve tasted. Love you can byo & you can book. Great place to catch up in a group!
If your looking for the best quality woodfire pizza at a good price you have found it. Been around for years apparently but just stumbled across this. In a great area but a hidden gem. They say a well known personality runs the place. Definitely recommend for a good quality feed but book to avoid disappointment if going in a group.
My partner Jay Mahen really wanted to find somewhere authentic to dine tonight. We came across this place which had a good menu and was reasonable priced. Aren't we glad we found it. The lasagna and pizza were so on point and ended the meal with an exceptional tiramisu
If you love chewy, doughy, freshly made pizza, this is the place. Went on a Tuesday evening at about 6pm and they are actually fully booked. My partner and I managed to get a seat that was reserved for 2 customers who will be coming in at 7pm. Waited quite long for the food as they handmade the pizza upon ordering. Fresh, nice and fluffy dough. Definitely would love to be back but would remember to make a reservation for sure. I felt kinda rush as the appetiser came out at 6.20 and the mains at 6.35. We left at about 7.05pm.
Best pizza destination in Melbourne. Like if you are coming to this place then you can expect some best pizza that you won't be able to get in Melbourne anywhere. Bon Appetite !
Good quality pizza and good price. Always find some staff very unfriendly and seems discriminate, usually take away for pizza instead of dine-in to avoid being treated uncomfortable.
Jessica Brisbane Foodie
+5
Love this Italian byo restaurant. It has a great vibe and awesome food. Make sure you book in advance and bring a group. Great pizza and pasta at an affordable price.
Fratellino is one of my faves when it comes to a casual night of pizza and pasta. It’s a family owned restaurant that has a comforting vibe that makes you feel at home. Their pizza dough is wood-fired and I can only describe it as heaven. It’s unassuming and super tasty. None of that fancy, fusion, modern stuff just good quality traditional Italian food.
Delicious authentic Italian pizza at a very affordable price. What else can you ask for? Great customer service by the staff too. The only negative thing I can say about this place would probably be the fact that it always gets busy, especially on the weekends and it’s almost impossible to just walk in and find a table without a reservation. However, this just says how amazing this place is due to its excessive amount of customers 😊 I highly recommend this place 10/10 🙌
Fratellino's never disappoints. I compare all Italian food to this place and nothing measures up. Best Italian in Melbourne in my opinion. I only wish they would deliver!
I came twice, the first time we didn't book a table on a Saturday night and came in fully booked so we ate outside the restaurant in a cold winter night, fortunately the food was very good. the second time we booked a table and it was a good time dining there. we ordered seafood pizza and fettuccini they were so good. food was cheap. Stuff were overall friendly.
Great vibes and atmosphere with the wood fire pizza oven in direct sight!
Tried the gnocchi, ravioli and many pizzas. Very fair pricing for a quality taste! Would recommend - my go to Italian!
Never lets you down. Would have to be one of the best places for pizzas in Melbourne. Have been going here for years and it’s still as good as it was when it opened.
I love this place for its simplicity and unbelievably delicious food. So many places get caught up in how their venue looks and forget to focus on good old customer service and amazing food! This place nails it - friendly staff, THE best Italian food and reasonable prices. Have never been disappointed.
Would you like to feel like eating in Naples. so don't waste time. Just book and visit Fratellino pizzeria, where you can enjoy a delicious four course Italian meal with reasonable prices and 100% Italian taste & quality. staffs serves you like you are in a VIP lounge while they are so friendly too. We visited this place after a week of our first visit just because we didnt want to wait for enjoying the experience again.
Ordered takeaway pizza on the phone and told to pick-up in 35 minutes. Arrived in 35 minutes but had to wait 20 more minutes for the pizza. When we have friends over, this is not ideal.
The pizzas were quite nice, especially the dough but the toppings are a bit sparce. especially where there are big areas of just dough, no sauce even.
The pizzas are very nice and traditional, but maybe not value for money.
I would come back here again for a local pizza but there are better pizzas out there.
Had a craving for some pasta yesterday so I had a quick look around on zomato to see what I could find.
Was shocked to see such a high rating but having never heard of it before.
When we walked in, quickly realised that it must be really popular since it was so busy.
The young waitress had us seated right away and my girlfriend and I were starving so we ordered right away.
3 sides, 2 mains, 2 drinks and one mini bottle of sparkling champagne was $70.
That is amazing value for money. We were so full we even got some of it takeaway.
Worth going in. I rate it very highly
Easily the best local pizza and pasta joint in South Yarra! The price tag is a pleasant change from other expensive Italian too! Been here a couple times. First time was a quite weeknight, so service was great and food came out quickly. Pesto pasta and eggplant pizza to die for! Another time, on a Saturday in a big group it was great to get a couple of pizzas and pastas and be very full for around $20 each! Service was much slower and was quite cramped inside. Would still return again and again for the big selection of simple but delicious pizza and pasta on offer.
Best pizza ever. Doughy crust .. lots of sauce, cheese and other toppings. Choice is a hard one.
I had the piccante and can safely say it aaa the best piccante I've ever had
Such a great and quite affordable!! Had a focaccia as starter and cannelloni which was very good, also tried a bit of one of their vegetarian crusty pizza. Yummm!
Staff super friendly and available, totally recommend it, good vibe and great music.
We get take away from here once a month and despite it being a little cold and not super fresh by the time we get home it is still our fav in the immediate area. There are lots of new pizza shops that have opened in this area but these guys are still the best.
I just can't put into words how much I love this place for the pizza and pasta and the PRICE! $5 glasses of house wine. No that is not a typo. So delicious, and such good value. Everything I have tried on the menu (there's not much I haven't tried...) has been sensational, apart from the berry crepe. It was seriously terrible, but I will let that go because everything else is so good. Do yourself a favour and order the gnocchi, then dip your pizza crust in the sauce. Heaven.
Very busy restaurant with attentive staff. The pizza took quite some time to come to our table, but I guess that's because their pizzas are all made fresh to order. You can even see when they are rolling the dough, and letting the dough rise. The result is in the pizza, you can taste the difference. Worth the price, but I don't think my order is their most favorite, so I'd love to come back to try the other pizza (and when it's not so crowded).
This place is packed on a Wednesday so you know it's good! We had the gnocchi and a pizza. All superb and price was very cheap for quality and location. Highly recommend for a weeknight feed or a casual Saturday dinner.
The pizza base is really nice, all the dishes were all nice just abit boring but the one standout for me is the Marinara pasta, the seafood tastes fresh and not and too 'oceany'. Everything about that dish was really yummy! Tiramisu was too sweet for me and kinda flat, but overall pretty good food and notably very good prices!
Visited this local pizzeria at around 8:30pm on a Wednesday evening and the place was packed! The pizzas have a lovely home style feel to them with familiar toppings like salami, mushrooms olives and capsicum. I had the vegetarian pizza which was packed with flavour thanks to the garlic and parsley drizzle that finishes off the pizza. What I love is that they take the classics and elevate them with their thin bases, rich tomato sauce and full crusts. The only let down was that I couldn't eat the pizza with my hands as the centres were too thin and weighed down by the toppings and liquid of the sauce. Definitely coming back to try more from the menu!
Best wood fired pizza I've had, not just south of the CBD but in Melbourne completely. Delicious vegetarian options as well. I'll be back here in no time at all. Would recommend!
An old favourite of mine. Best pizza south of the river. Nice wine, too. Stefani Estate pinot noir especially good. Highly recommend for a nice, casual dinner.
Spot on. Best pizza south of the river. Get in early though because the place fills up quickly, even on weeknights. Well-priced alcohol, too. The Whitehaven sauv blanc a stand out.
Always enjoy coming down to the favorite local pizza place, value for money is amazing, delicious meals consistently impressive, wonderful staff, great wine for the price, highly recommend
I was actually blown away when first trying this place...like, not just blown away but unable to think of any other Italian place to compare this too but now always comparing other Italian places to this and you know what? They don't even come close!
The pasta was flawless and the pizza 🍕...wow! My partner and I shared and it was filling, crispy and super tasty! The guy Preparing the dough was working his butt off the whole night pushing out pizzas left right and centre!
Place was noisey but that's what you get when it's packed with people laughing, drinking and having a good time!
If you're gonna come here, my suggestion - pre book! Came here on a Wednesday thinking it wouldn't be that busy...it was flat out pumping with a 25 minute wait! My golly!
Worth a try! Can't speak of this place enough! A true local gem!
Very delicious pizza, especially the dough! So tasty and chewy. The restaurant itself was quite loud, packed and very smokey from the Woodfire oven, but wasn't unbearable.
Been here last Monday for a catch up with friends and got surprised how busy they were. Very casual pizzeria with a good and fun atmosphere. We had Garlic Focacce, Formaggi and di Mare pizzas. Pretty good flavors and the dough thin and tasty.
Hands down our favourite pizza place. The base is deliciously chewy and crisp and all pizzas have the perfect topping-to-dough ratio (we've pretty much tried them all). Our favourite: the salsicce and the fromaggi!
Great place for some good quality woodfire pizza and pasta. Its a nice and cosy resteraunt with very friendly staff. The best part about it is that it is pretty cheap compared to other italian restaurants. Definatly would recommend and if you can't get a table there is always takeaway.
This restaurant full of crowded and laughter. Atmosphere is pretty good. And, Service is fast. We ordered one smoked salmon pizza and primavera spaghetti. Crust of pizza is thin but base of pizza just too wet and soft. I prefer not too wet and crispy. Spaghetti's sauce is delicious, not too salty.
A simple and happening restaurant serving fantastic pizza and pasta at a great price. This place is always heaving which is testament to its great service and food.
A local fave.
Amazing food and great setting in the middle of Prahran. The prosciutto pizza and the gnocchi were both great options. Thoroughly enjoyed the night. BYO too!!
Love Fratellino, always a destination for pizza/pasta night with the family. The quality of the food has been maintained over the years much to our delight.
Authentic Italian
Super friendly and prompt service
Cool atmosphere
Great range of pizzas
Amazingly good value with a decent range of drink options also!
10/10 would recommend/come again.
Love me a new local!
The pizza was absolutely delicious. The service was incredibly speedy and the waitresses were all lovely. We will definitely be back again!
The pizza was absolutely delicious. The service was incredibly speedy and the waitresses were all lovely. We will definitely be back again!
Joanne | Melbournecitay
+5
Overall score: 20/25 or ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
in 5 words: my favourite Italian in Toorak!
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Taste ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - the pasta and pizza served here are just lip smacking delicious. The spaghetti marinara was so good that I caught myself just eating the sauce. The frutti di mare had a good ratio of garnishing, olive oil, seafood and noodles. The pork sausage pizza is great, and must be eaten while it’s hot! Love the dishes so much that I often pretend to share with my husband but actually end up eating three quarters of it (don’t ever share here, you can’t help yourself)
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Ambience ⭐️⭐️⭐️ - this restaurant has a basic design. Great for casual dinners. There’s many families who choose to takeaway too.
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Presentation⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - The food was as delicious as it looks. Portions are also huge
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Price ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - the pastas average $12-20 depending on type and size, while the pizzas costs $11-20. I appreciate that they let you choose the dish size, not many neighbouring italian eateries provide that option.
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Service ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- the service here has been great so far. I come at least once a month!
Brilliant woodfired pizza - right up there with the best. Tried some pastas last night for a change - Carbonara and Di Mare - both were tasty and delicious. A nice surprise and as good as their pizzas. Always packed and pumping.
Really really impressed with this place! Honest, very down to earth place with a fun and vibrant yet slightly old school feel. Food was outstanding (we had 4 cheese pasta fettucini and a di Mare pizza). Oh!! And the antipasto board had deep fried pizza dough balls with a sprinkle of sea salt. Amazing! Lastly, all of this and a nice bottle of sav blanc for $90 odd! Such good value. Will definitely come back soon. Thank you :)
Always packed so you can tell how good they are. The pizza is nice and reasonable price, pasta is ok nothing special, must make a booking if you want to dine in.
Fratellino is a fast-paced and busy pizza restaurant and takeaway place. We dined in without a reservation and managed to get a small table. We had the Tropical and the Salsicce & Fungi. The latter was really tasty - highly recommended. The pizzas had a great base and toppings although the pizza base was a bit light in flavour. Definitely an above-average pizza joint.
Favourite place for pizza! Put dough balls on the menu. Cheap yummy wine and everything is delicious on the menu. Recommend the Hawkburn and Valcaneo. I wish they delivered!
Delicious wood fired pizzas on a quiet part of Malvern road. Only had a take away Carciofi pizza but have been here a few times previously. Best part is definitely the doughy bases that they make to go with the fresh ingredients. Friday night does mean a bit of a cooking time wait (65 mins) so do get your order in early. Perfect with a nice bottle of wine.
Amazing cheese pizza with a really soft fluffy pizza base. Love this place! Even the Parma and lasagna was some of the best that we'd ever tasted
Best pizza in the area. It can get busy but worth visiting for a bite to eat. Once you have a wood fire pizza you will never go back to cheap pizza again.
What a gr8 place- pizza and pasta are delicious- prompt service, my favorite pizza place in the area- always packed and with good reason, it's a gr8 place- well worth a visit for your next pizza fix in south yarra
Visited the restaurant for a birthday. Service was really good and prompt, the food came really quickly and was delicious! Pizzas were excellent and the pastas were great as well! For a table of 9 people the food came almost all at the same time. The place was very accommodating and had a great atmosphere. Would highly recommend! Very busy as well for a week night which just shows how good the place is!
The best pizza in Melbourne! If you're not up for takeaway, get onto a reservation quickly because this place books out and for good reason! It's all about the food here (which is amazing) and the simplicity of the restaurant just makes you want to go back time and time again.
Great place and atmposphere, staff are friendly and quick service, pizza takes a bit long but that is fair if you are waiting for one of the best pizzas I ever tried in Melbourne.
I recommend booking before. And good smell. If you don't believe me go there and give it a sniff.
This place was amazing! The food was delicious and came out very quickly. We were also surprised at how delicious it was and cheap at the same time. One of the best restaurants I've been to in a long time. Can't wait to come back :)
As a Hawksburn local - blessed to have this as our local pizzeria. The wood-fired pizzas are amazing - bases made just minutes before, before your eyes, wonderful toppings and some great non-pizza dishes as well - we always come back for the swordfish and grilled calamari. Staff attentive and unfussed.
Always consistently amazing thin crust pizzas straight out of a wood fire oven! If you eat in, you can see the staff making the pizzas right in front of you. Pastas are always tasty and perfectly cooked. Love their grilled calamari and the option to BYO for cheap corkage. It's no wonder this place is always packed!
The best Italian in the area. The service is brilliant, with the staff recognising us every time we go in.
Food quality is fantastic, literally couldn't get fresher Woodfire pizza if you tried!
The atmosphere is bright and bustling, and almost always packed.
This place has become one of our weekly go-to's and for good reason!
Great food and very reasonably priced. Will definitely revisit. Five of us had an antipasto plates to share and a main each and 3 bottles and wine and we only pad $50 a head :)
We got the margherita and tropical and it was not bad. The base was a soft and just needed to stay in the oven for a little bit longer. The toppings were well balanced.
Unfortunately the tiramisu is fairly average for an italian restaurant. Price was really decent, we will definitely give it another shot!
Good Italian pizza, well priced, in a cozy setting. The service is a bit inattentive at times but overall they are smiley and cordial. The only downside is that the place is small and once a large (20) group comes in it becomes a very loud place.
I often go to Fratellino for take away pizza, and it's one of the best in the area. They serve up traditional pasta and pizza dishes, done really well. The pizza dough is excellent - thin, slightly crisp, and not too chewy. For the price, this place is really hard to beat. If you order takeaway, make sure you do it early, they are busy and its normally at least a 40 minute wait!
Fratellino is definitely my go-to local Italian restaurant of choice. There seems to be a few reviews here where people are whinging a bit about it always being busy - surely you would take that as a GOOD sign?! Yes, if you want to dine in then you will need to ring ahead and book. And sometimes you may need to be a little patient waiting for takeaway. But in my opinion the wait is most definitely worth it! Pasta is always great (I love the prawns with rosé sauce) and the pizzas are absolutely delish. I've had lots of friends go here on my recommendation and they've all raved about it afterwards. Yum yum YUM!
Place is very busy and really loud which was expected. Once seated it took the waitress a while to take our order having to call her over in the end. All pizzas were amazing and life's that there is a choice of 3 sizes. We took byo wine so was a great cheap dinner.
I heard good things about this place. Unfortunately for me, it is always busy and it's hard to get a table especially on peak hours. So I decided to just takeaway and I must say I was not disappointed. I would probably would like to go back in the establishment to try more of their pizza.
Really good pizza place! People are always in & out for takeaway pizza... Friendly service & atmosphere... The salad was average. Gnocchi was soft & yummy. I'll definitely come back! Good date place!
Photos won't do it justice. Need to try for yourselves.
Best pizza I've ever indulged in in all of Melbourne. Plan ahead though, if you're hungry there could be a wait.
Rang on different days and the ETA for pick up was 45 and 65 minutes.
Great pizza means popular demand.
You'll without a doubt get what you paid for.
Don't cheap out on pizza, you won't know what you're missing out on without tasting the best.
Friendly service and great atmosphere! The pasta is good had was DELICIOUS! Unfortunately the pizzas we ordered were quite soggy. Will definitely come again and hope the pizzas will be better second time.
This place has to be one of the best woodfired pizzas. Great variety to please every taste bud. Good range of wines and magnificent service. The staff were friendly and attentive. Highly recommended.!!
The most unassuming restaurant in South Yarra/Hawksburn. Yet behind the doors, a hidden gem awaits.
Amazing and authentic food accompanied by wonderful service.
The pizzas are perfect and the pasta is to die for. Fresh, fantastic and fabulous.
A very busy little restaurant for a reason, rated as one of the best woodfired Pizza restaurants in Melbourne, it does not disappoint! Incredible pizza, well priced. Atmosphere is a little loud and crowded and we were seated in a narrow walkway which was a bit uncomfortable for me but thankfully I was offered the seat with a wall behind me! Really the food is worth any negatives, if you love woodfired pizza you must try Fratellino!
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