My favourite place for lunch or having drinks with friends. Very friendly staff, and rich menu. Timely fashioned service.
The chicken avocado salad is my favourite
My partner and I have decided this place will be our weekly late night hang out place. It is nice and cosy inside, hours are open til late and the staff are always super friendly. We have been a handful of times now and each time has been a great experience. We plan to try everything on their huge menu. Portions are hearty at a friendly price point. If you order a slice of cake, probably best to get one to share as their slices are big! There is nothing to fault about this restaurant. We will continue to go weekly and recommend to all our friends and family. Thank you.
Lygon上的意大利餐厅真是太多了，各种选择困难症。第一次来这家店是因为有weekday的lunch special，chicken parma14，意面12，披萨8。这个价格是真的良心了。于是和室友两个人点了3份，我们俩破天荒地竟然吃光了。所以咧，量不是很大。chicken parma的价格和universal的价格一样，但是量不如后者的多。但意面和pizza的价格太有优势了。建议墨大和rmit的童鞋们在weekday的时候可以来吃～～
味道就不点评啦，在我眼里难吃的餐厅早就已经倒闭掉了，根本不可能还在lygon st上存活着，所以大家可以放心来！
Cafe Notturno in Lygon street. Nice cosy environment with great mix berry cheese cake and coffee. Highly recommended after an Italian meal and stop by for something sweet
This place is a landmark and a hangout more than a place to go and eat. The outside tables are usually a younger crowd nursing a coffee for 4 hours while chain smoking. It stays open late and the food is decent, cafe style food. The pizzas are pretty good too.
The service can be pretty bad when it gets busy. Come for the atmosphere.
Ok so cane here for breakfast. WOW.
Got the pancakes and eggs and bacon on toast. 2 lattes and an oj.
The food was amazing hands down very very good. Im a chef at a local restaurant and wanted to try another place i was not dissapointed. The young lady that served us aswell was very polite and extremely nice. The price also was so cheap i couldnt believe it. Very happy with what i got will be back again no doubt. Thankyou.
Good service. It's a family friendly joint frequented by many university students (it is very close to University of Melbourne). We came for dessert and were not disappointed with the portion sizes or the cakes.
Best pizzas in town. Great service. Good ambiance. I went there as a vegeterian. And there was heaps of vegeterian options. Love this place. Highly recommended
Had lunch here with a friend. A traditional Lygon Street cafe- sit on the sidewalk or inside. We sat outside as it was a beautiful day. Lunch specials for $14.95... including pasta, pizza, burger, schnitzel etc. I chose the risotto and my friend picked the burger with chips. The specials come with a glass of wine or softderink. Great value. The food was hot and tasty. Other menu options were salads and focacias- a huge drinks menu too!!
A lot of muzzas but always good for a late night feed if you want some average food with a "just be grateful we're still open at this hour" vibe
Coffee was fantastic - and one of the few places you can get a Coffee after midnight. A Melb institution. People actually line up to get in here after a certain hour.
Really like the chicken avocado pasta here! It is my go to place for my late night pasta craves(: their Nutella calzone is pretty good as well.
Notti's have awesome steak, food comes out quick and they always seem to be open! win!
Usually I go for the chicken ceasar salad, or the steak and salad!
Food: 4.5/5
Speed: 4/5
Value for money: 4.5/5
Great service from friendly waitresses. Excellent coffee and a good breakfast of fresh eggs, bacon and mushrooms. Perfect spot for a Sunday morning
Notturno as their motto is "Where Freinds meet" that justifies it totally. If you wanna hang out with friends this could be one the cool places. They are open from early morning to late night. So if you wanna have nice warm food at any time no matter if it is morning or late night this place will warmly welcome you. Along with the nice coffee and service I'm probably gonna rate this place 4.5 out of 5.
I came to Lygon st on wed night walking up & down looking for the most busy place & there it was cafe Notturno, from the guy who greeted us at the door I think his name was Dimi poss manager, he sat us at the front of the cafe, being from Perth we wanted to see all the action & eat great food & drink nice wine. Well we got all that & more, I had an eye fillet my friends had this prawn linguini which he couldn't stop talking about all the way back to Perth. After a few bottles of penfolds Bin 28 we paid the bill at front counter with the owner Salvatore great guy, had a good chat about the history of Lygon st.
Great food great service definitely go back when I'm in Melbourne
This place never disappoints. Been coming here for years since I was a teenager and I absolutely love it. Good service and wide variety of food on the menu. The dessert is crazy everything so delicious. The popularity of this place and having to wait for a table outside shows how amazing this place is. Always tables available inside however if you wait for a table outside it's definitely worth it.
Good menu with plenty of options. They even have a kids menu. The food was of a good standard with decent serving sizes. Great prices. Service was quick and good too. Can't go wrong if not expecting a 5 star restaurant.
Noddies as I along with loads of others call it...
You can't really go wrong with this place.
The menu is very big with loads of options...
I highly recommend getting the Greek salad(it's called something else) with grilled chicken and also smashing a chicken or meat lovers pizza with it :)
The service is generally good with some staff going out of there way to be nice and good to you but there are times where you have to ask 3 times where your drinks or water are :(
Still though, if you're on Lygon street and have never been to this place (would be unlikely) you should definitely go as you will like it :)
Negative would be it can get very busy so wait times might be a while...
Toilets are small and crap so you gotta wait if they in use...
Staff can improve but there are good staff members
Good restaurant open late.
Steak here with mushroom sauce is awesome and the chicken avocado salad.
Happy with the service and have been back numerous times.
The Lemon tart was just divine with vanilla icecream! 😋 I am not a Lemon tart kinda gal, however, it was pefect! Quite a generous size too. I liked the dim lit ambience ... I found the service average though!
What a great find! Perfect for when me and my girl are hankering for a pizza pie late on a Sunday evening. Great service, great food, well priced. Also, try the Parma!
I personally prefer the burgers here than grilld. Casual food at normal prices. Very laid back. Open late which is a plus so you can get a meal after a few drinks.
What a great place, good straightforward food with ample serving sizes. Always open and welcoming when all other places are shut. I get down there whenever I want a straight up Parma or schnitzel and these guys give you heaps of sauce with your meat dish you will never be left wanting. Good honest breakfast also.
Nocturnal Notturnos!. Lovely Lygon at nightfall when all other cafeteria's curtains are drawn, past midnight, Notturno's is wide awake for business. A group of 8 of us were ushered to a table right away; no reservation necessary. Famished come this hour, we settled upon Chicken parmigianas, salt and pepper calamari, penne Bascaoila, which I tasted from my friend- scrumptious indeed. A plethora of supplemented parmasean cheese. Another bounteous supply of chubbed chippies and aioli which complimented in peak succession- I believe owing to the basil jammed packed herbs withheld. Neither do I manipulate the deliciousness of my Neptune gourmet pizza with additional Jarlsberg dairyness. (Cheese fanatic lunatic) The consistency of extreme!! But not overpowering in spite of the vintage origin. Productive customer service, valuable quality to quantity ratio, 8 overstuffed abdomens. Does Notturno maintain the 24 hour access? Ingenious management stratagem if you ask me.
Awesome late night breakfast..... This place is open late at night (pretty much till early morning on weekends) and they serve all day breakfast along with pizzas and pastas, gelati and other delicious treats. Food here is awesome and staff is very friendly. Even late at night the staff is helpful and tries to accommodate your special requests. If you get a midnight craving for coffee, ice cream or are just trying to find food at 1am, this is the perfect destination.
Cold nights, warm cravings.. Hmmmm .... what could be better than satisfying a craving for chocolate on a cold night than with warm Nutella crepes and coffee? Was there cream? Hell yeah, there was lashings of cream! Didn't skimp on that, that's for sure! Not only was the service friendly, but we weren't rushed off like many places do to free up the tables. And with the new reno the place is looking better than it ever has! Loving the mood in there. Keep up the great work guys!
The waiters/waitresses were very warm and welcome. Although our food was slightly delayed, the waiter numerously apologised and accompanied us with great service. The food was nice, and the quantity of food was worth the price. It is a nice environment for catching up with mates and indulging with conversations
The menu had a good range of pastas, pizzas and typical main meals, including parmas, steaks and salads. We all ordered pastas. My penne bascaioli was essentially penne with chicken and mushrooms, with a cream and napoli sauce. Quite rich, but the flavours were tossed together nicely. Janette had the penne matriciana, which looked tasty, but was apparently quite spicy. Duy's sundried tomatoes and olive gnocchi came with a cream sauce, and looked far too rich and filling for my liking, although he asserted that it did in fact taste quite good. The menu also had a small range of desserts (including nutella crepe) and a large drinks list.
The Famous Notties!. It seems now that Cafe Nutturno is iconic here on Lygon St. It's popular among everyone who frequents Lygon St a lot. I like it it has a variety of entrees and mains and desserts. Ive tried the pizza, the gnocchi pasta, the Nutella crepe dessert and the calamari and parmigiana main dishes. All the dishes tasted really nice with a nice presentation. However the only issue is that sometimes the service could be slow but it's understandable as Cafe Nutturno can get really busy.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE. Favourite restaurant on Lygon st!
-Go to place before/after hitting up the town.
-Cute how the manager recognizes my bf & I every time
-always playing euro football, WIN!
-The parma is amazing (herbed breast with amazing sauce)
-creamy pasta dishes tasted home made, very pleased
-pizza also pretty good
Super Breakfast. Super breakfast& florenti. Nice to be start of a sunny day!
This place is fine - good value, friendly staff and good service - happy to go again - have been a number of times - always the same for me so I can't understand the negative whingers !
Awesome. They have awesome pancakes, the most divine cake selection, their milkshakes are amazing and the staff are always very cheery and welcoming
If you like veggies, get the stir-fried vegetables, they're so good.
Potato wedges also was yummy.
We loved the pasta for its HUGE portion. Penne chicken napoli & cream, and tortellini cream & mushroom
James Lovery (internet_james)
+4
Good spread of your classic Italian favourites, both the pizza’s and pastas were very good! Nicely set outdoor area for those nice weather days, and plenty of room inside for when the rain eventually falls in the next 10 mins. Service could be better, it’s a must for the staff to be familiar with the menu, and we constantly had to point out items to the waitress to correctly understand
Tiramusu and all 3 skinny coffees were perfect. The waiter explained to us the concept of a skinny weak latte. The Black forest cake was too jammy.
Very busy little Cafe. Pretty quiet for breakfast that we noticed however at night it become ALOT busier. If you are after a quick but quality meal I recommend this place but not if you are looking to sit for a long time. Coffee was excellent and service was friendly, efficient and still felt personal despite tables being turned over quickly you still feel welcomed.
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