Was in the mood for steak and veg without the price tag and came across this place down one of the side streets of lygon st. Didn't really eat Italian but the steak and shanks were very good and tasty and very well priced.Also ordered an antipasto for 2 which had fresh deli meats overall our experience was not too bad.
A couple of months ago I purchased a Scoopon for $100 worth of food and drink for $50 at Michelino’s Trattoria. My husband loves Italian and I thought that it would be a great new place to try. When we walked in the restaurant had an older feel about it. The decor was aged but in good condition. We were greeted by a lovely waitress and shown to a table by the window. Just off of Lygon st this was the perfect table as we watched the world pass us by.
Bought a coupon for the family and enjoying a beautiful and hearty lunch. The food is delicious and good size servings. The house wine is OK and the service is very good. The strawberry crepes came with a syrup that tasted OK but not fantastic. Overall, very good value and family friendly.
We loved this restaurant as the food was delicious and the service was very friendly and fast.The Groupon voucher we had was amazing value. We were happily surprised with the whole thing, so much so that we left a decent tip. A very worthwhile experience.
Last night was one of the best dinner i had in melbourne, food was delicious and well presented. Staff was very polite and helpful, will come again and again.
We had dinner here on Sunday night and it was very nice. A 3 course meal which included chilli prawns and pasta was very tasty and the staff were very welcoming.
The seafood platter was nice and we saw quite a few tables also having the same seafood platter on a voucher. My favourite was the mussels with diced tomato on a bed of saffron rice. Only downside was that there could've been more items, such as fish, bigger prawns or maybe even a bug tail or something. I wouldn't be too happy paying original price for what we got, considering half of the platter was just mussels, rice and green salad.
Been going here over 15 years and food is always great and service is amazing.
Great for families or just 2 people. Always great specials to choose from
Attended on a Groupon Deal, disappointed to be told advertised meals were not available! Was looking forward to the eye fillet and chocolate fondant, of course. However, found the three entrees we tried to be excellent! No fault either with mains or deserts. Providing the advertised deals would have got this place an excellent score!
We had a lovely night here on Friday. I used a Groupon voucher for myself and one of my friends, and had the seafood platter. It was very tasty and great value. It was also nice to see that a proper wood fire oven was offered, and although we never ate the pizzas, they did look delicious!
Only reason I didn't rate it higher was because of the original price of the food. I don't think i would have felt such great value for paying their prices.
Thoroughly enjoyed my Peperanato and my buddies enjoyed their pizzas as well.
Best quality pizza I have had in a long time! I highly recommend!
Great restaurant! Sophia is a superbabe!
Pleasant service, pleasant food. Beware the Matricana pasta. Nice but very spicy. Just been to Thailand and the heat compares to some of the Thai street food!
The Pasta is aldente and if you order something with chilli you will definitely get a chilli kick. I ordered matricana, this had a little too much chilli for me. Hard to finish unfortunately. Oh and Just in case your wondering I love chilli so that says something.
Staff were lovely. Children menu basic but yummy, with good portion sizes. Nice family restaurant
Truly Italian. Great food
Loved the food and service. Thanks for a great night.
Wow....thats what you call a dining experience.. I just had a late lunch at Michelinos with my wife. This is the first time i have been here.
The staff were amazing attending to our every needs,
The food sensational. We started off with a delicious wood fire pizza. I have heard that they are devine and indeed they are.
Our mains were the lamb rack special and a porterhouse steak.. I did not stop saying to my wife with every bite how the steak just melts in my mouth. simply sensational.
Desert was their home made tiramusu...Tasted even better than my grandmas and i thought that she made the best.
very reasonably priced for what we ate. we will definantly be back,
Dinner sat nite with a group of 6. Service was switched on. Dishes were very good, pizza was ok. Overall on the pricey side.
Recommend
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Seafood platter. We went with a voucher of seafood platter, wine and dessert. We were sit and wine was served, waited half an hour still no food, asked the waitress and replied "food is on the way", we could see that there were not many people waiting for their food, and seafood platter should not involve lots of cooking. Waited another 20 minutes, finally the platter was served. Oysters & crab were fresh and nice, prawns and scallops skewers were a bit overcooked, mussels were nicely cooked and flavorsome, but they were sitting on a bed of white steam rice which was a bit odd, later we found out that the sauce from mussels mixed in rice was not a bad idea, without these rice, we would be still very hungry after seafood platter, so this was the way that restaurant full up customers' stomach. Not sure if it was a mistake or not, we only got a small piece of fish not two pieces, we we had one bit each person. This platter is a small serve for a couple to have as main meal. Contrary the desserts were on a large serve, but just basic sticky date and cheese cake, a bit disappointed.
This dinner without voucher will cost us much more money but the quality and quantity is not really special, we probably won't come again.
Great take away wood fired pizza! overly friendly boss though.
Natalie Madeline Sunshine
+4.5
A large group of us went here for my birthday celebration.. We had a terrific night. The service was absolutely brilliant. All the staff were super friendly. The food was quality and inexpensive. The pizzas were really well made. I had a lovely chick salad. And the chicken was smokey grilled and tasted amazing. At the end of the evening they brought out several beautiful complementary desserts for the table as well as this awesome cocktail for the birthday girl(!!)
We loved this place!!
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Nice experience. Went on a voucher on frid night for seafood platter and dessert and wine.
Service friendly and prompt clean up which was great as hands were messy with picking at the yummy crab.
There were quite a few unopened mussels (about 5) and a little disappointing they weren't replaced but included to add volume to the platter. However, those that were opened were lovely.
Oysters Kilpatrick were a little overcooked. And so were the scallops on the prawn and scallop skewers. The bed of tomato and herb risotto helped absorb the lovely juices.
Dessert was average though. Sticky pudding was a sticky pudding cake as they were rectangle slices rather than domed puddings. A little dry and too dense. Crepes were a little thick and chewy rather than soft and light.
House Shiraz was nice.
Waitresses were friendly but it was a little disconcerting to have them standing quite close. Felt like we were being watched.
Overall a nice experience.
Note: only one toilet each for men and women for about 60 guests (if full). Hod that bladder if there s a queue.
Mineral Springs Foodies
+4.5
Delicious! The pizza base was yummy. Great food & staff.
Excellent service, nice setting, plenty of parking space.
Food was pretty ordinary, but amazing service, staff was very friendly and helpful. The environment is very lovely, and good choice of music as well! Very pleased.
I had a business meeting there, we ordered 2 pizzas and one pasta. The food was served very quickly and it was delicious. The staff were very polite and friendly. I'll definitely go back there
Fantastic had a delicikus lunch sfaff friendly water without asking as soon as we were seated lamb shanks bolognaise and lamb salad all tasty dishes banana choc calzone the perfect ending with a coffee blend that suited all of us we ll be back
Michelino's - good find on a busy strip. We heard about Michelino's through Cudo - bought a voucher and had the seafood platter for two - was delicious! Calamari was tender and mussels were yummo!
Their sticky date, which is home made was awesome. would definitely go back on our experience...wait staff were great, friendly and attentive. Thanks for a great experience
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Simply .... Just Brilliant!. We organised our Christmas Party there this year. My PA come to me in November and said she went to a restaurant called Michelino's and was blown away by the food and service. She said we should change our Christmas Party venue this year and go to this place. Who am l to argue. And so we did.
We all arrived to a little slice of Italy heaven. Wonderful service, comfortable place with beautiful hand painted pictures of Italian icons. Then the food arrived. And simply said ..... just brilliant!!!!!!
Starters consisted of some wood fired pizzas (best l've ever tried), and calamari (that were so soft and flavoursome). Seconds where a mixtures of pastas and risottos. The marinara was the real stuff - fresh fresh fresh to die for. Duck risotto on their specials was mouth watering. Mains were a combination of fish and meat. I had the eye fillet cooked to perfection best tasting l have had. Some of the others had Salmon and they still talk about it. Mixed grill was also a winner. All in all, very well worth the visit will definately be back. Probably the best in Carlton l'id say. Probably one of the better in Melbourne as well.
Highly Recommend. Great pizzas, great service, great atmosphere. I highly recommend.
A Must Visit!. Very friendly staff, terrific service, warm environment and delicious food (the bruschetta pizza is a must!). Highly recommend!!
My wife and I went here after reading other reviews and I must say we weren't disappointed. The staff were polite, courteous and responsive (even though it was really busy) and the atmosphere was really nice. We had the Bruschetta for our starter and being wood fired it tasted amazing and the fresh tomatoes and herbs were delicious. I had the Lasagna for my main and it was packed full of flavour and melted in my mouth. My wife had the Pollo Risotto and considered it the best she has ever had. Highly recommended!
Great food especially their mouth watering wood fire pizzas, good and friendly service, owners are always at the restaurant greeting and chatting away to their customers. The restaurant has a cozy and a romantic atmosphere! Feels like your in little Italy with their very creative feature paintings on the wall. We go their with friends and just my partner all the time. Highly recommend.
Kudos!. Used our cudo voucher for the seafood platter and desserts. Very pleasant surprise. particularly love the calamari and the fish. The chili paste is so good (we luv spicy). Everyone's happy with the desserts, my fav is the dates pudding.
Service is Very Good too!
Absolutely fantastic!!!. Food was so amazing at this place. We had never been there before and were just driving past it to eat out somewhere on Lygon Street. IT WAS SO WORTH IT!! The food and service were both so great. Every meal at Michelino’s was fantastic. Between all 6 of us, we ordered salad, pizza, 3 pastas, bread, drinks and starters and only came up to around $150, I was so surprised. For such a good meal it was a great price, so much better than anything I’ve been to on Lygon Street!.
For any function I’m having next, I will definitely be having it at Michelino's.
With a really long big table through the middle and booth tables on the sides with pillows! (so comfortable) it doesn’t matter if you have a big function or dinner for two :)
Warm Port in a storm. I braved the cold last night and found refuge at Michelino's. What a fantastic meal we had. The Rockling and Chilli Pizza was to die for. And for pasta I chose something boring i.e. Salmon and avocado. But it wasn't boring, it was magnificent. Can't wait for another crack at that pizza.
Joanne Babyj Hallworth
+4.5
The best Italian restaurant in the area perhaps? I took 15 work colleagues here for dinner in March, picked it via online reviews, and it was a fantastic night. The food was superb. It was a little slow however but nothing to get upset about. I really enjoyed my experience with this place, so much so that I'm going back next weekend with some friends.
Great staff,service and food. We used our CUDO voucher so weren't sure what to expect. Had the seafood platter which was very good. The staff were very welcoming and provided excellent service. We will definitely come back.
Amazing service, friendly staff and mouth watering seafood platter, rack of lamb, pasta and strawberry crepes...can't wait to go back and try their pizzas!!!
Thats The Way I Like It
+4.5
Good ,attentive customer service the food we ordered was very fresh, and high quality, and welll presented Absolutely loved the marinara spaghetti,i dont think I can have it anywhere else, now.mushroom chicken was nice,bruschetta was yum, the pizza.highly recommend
Beautiful food and amazing service, One of the best pizzas I've ever had. You can't beat the woodfired pizzas and flavourful and sizeable pastas available at this restaurant. I highly recommend trying this restaurant if you are ever in the area. On my next trip down from the Gold Coast I will definately be visiting this establishment again.
Very impressed. I dined with my husband and two children at Michelino's tonight. The food was fantastic (loved the spicy chilli prawns!) and the service was by far the friendliest we have encountered in quite some time. The most impressive thing for me was the fact that we were looked after by so many people and so willingly. Nothing was a problem and the staff made us feel as if we were the most important people in the restaurant. We left the restaurant incredibly relaxed and satisfied.
Excellent food and service. Freshest and tastiest spagetti marinara, perfectly cooked rissotto which ozzes flavour, and good pizza. A good reason to go to Carlton for Italian, and also no sleeze bag at the door trying to drag you in.
Great staff, amazing food!!. My fiance' and i went to Michelinos for his birthday dinner on wednesday night for the first time. From the moment we walked in the staff were super friendly and we were seated promply in a booth seat. We had purchased a deal from the cudo website that included a seafood platter for two(amazing), a bottle of wine and two desserts- it was fantastic value! As for the food, we ordered a starter of foccacia bread and dips to start the evening off and were not dissapointed. Everything about our experience was first class, the food was fresh, full of flavour and presented beautifully- compliments to the great chef! The staff were helpful in reccomending wine to accompany our meal, and they also checked everything was okay throughout our meal, without being overbearing or hovering around! A really lovley evening out, and a great resturant. We will be back in the future.
This is how Lygon St used to be before it sold its soul. Classic Italian dishes of high quality. I have too many favourites to mention but will recommend the Spaghetti Cozze with a glass of white wine.
Service was excellent, food top's had very nice gourmet pizza, will definitely return.
I love my food an am very critical when it comes to good quality good and great service. This place never seems to fail in delivering great good an friendly service. I always walk out satisfied an feel like I had a great nite. Highly recommended!!!
Great palce. This has become one of only 2 placesin Melbourne that I would confidently recommend to friends for somewhere to have a decent meal. The food is always delicious, the service has been good and the atmosphere is pleasant.
100% better than most places on Lygon St and only a tad dearer - you get what you pay for.
We dropped in for coffee and cake, we found a little treasure. The coffee, aromatic and creamy, so enjoyable that I ordered another, one was not enough. The cakes a good variety from cheese cakes, sticky date pudding to fresh berry crepes. We chose 2 different cheesecakes and were not disappointed there either. We shall return for dinner shortly and try the wood fire pizzas, at least the coffee is good.
We have tried Michelino's several times over the past 6 months and have not been disappointed once.
Great wood-fired pizza, really good pasta and excellent seafood and beef.
The staff have been consistently attentive and happy
We have put it high on our regular 'go to' list. Great food, modest cost and happy staff !!!
We ordered wood fired pizzas, absolutely delicious! There was a slight delay with mine, which really didn't bother me, but they sent us a garlic bread on the house too!! Very impressed!
Good setting, well isolated from the busy Lygon street. The risotto is fantastic. The pasta is very good. Service was pretty good. The best part was their pizza as a starter, omg it was delicious! Would definitely recommend this to couples!
An awesome feed with great service. We had a few disappointments along lygon street with few busy restaurants and the food and service were unimaginably bad. Till we booked for a Saturday night last week at michelinos and had the best experience. Their marinara pasta A1 with delicious ingredients whereas in other places I saw tasteless crushed tomatos from cans in pasta. Thanks to the manager a great person and aidin their awesome helper. I highly recommend this restaurant.
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