This beautiful looking place is huge, divided into fine dinning, open air and a casual donning area. And the casual area is loud.... like people really have to tell to chat.
Ordered Roasted Cauliflower Salad, Prawn Pizza, Saffron Arancini Balls, Capriciossa, Antipasto Platter, Fried Custard and Nonna's Tiramisu
Roasted Cauliflower Salad was easily the dish of the day
. Everything was quite refreshing and the mains were quite close to authentic.
Nonna's Tiramisu with orange flavor twist was super good
The Fried Custard served with Salted Caramel Ice Cream was sheer indulgence.
What was a disaster was the service. It was Pathetic. Misplaced ordered, no attention to the tables and no sense of service.
Vegans and Vegetarians have decent choice to order.
Late lunch for 3
I ordered the croquettes & spanner crab spaghetti.
Croquettes were good, you could barely taste the fish, it was more potatoes, which I didn’t mind. The pasta was absolutely delicious and I would come back just for that dish! There were actual crab pieces in the pasta and it was good quality and fresh. Definitely recommend!
Great outdoor / indoor space to lounge and enjoy the afternoon over fantastic food with good cocktails.
Such a beautiful place to eat in the outside court yard. I’ve been to this place a number of times and have always encountered a wonderful meal with great service. Thanks for always providing some great pizza 🍕😁
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+4
Really nice place, great vibes. Tasty food. There pizza is delicious and they have a wide variety to choose from. Staff was really friendly and was extremely nice. Was very impressed, waitress took time out to explain each desert dish one by one.
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My Key Three Pointers
* Fantastic decor and atmosphere
* Aperol Sprits were spot on
* Loved the Dj Tunes
Port Melbourne is a funny place considering the beauty that surrounds it, most nights are pretty quite on Bay Street and not much going on. Very happy that Ciao Cucina has brought some life to the area at nights.
I have been coming to this spot under previous owners and even when it was a tile shop. This is by far the most beautiful and happening it has ever been. I did not get a chance to eat dinner but I did have a sneaky dessert. Really enjoyed the creme brûlée was very nice, the caramelized sugar on top was more like a toffee but I did not mind. The custard with banana was light and not overly sweet, The honeycomb on top and tempered chocolate on the side were perfect. Had a few aperol sprits and they were spot on and good size.
They had a dj playing some great tunes. They have many seating options, stool, high or low chairs, sofa, bench take your pick. Looking forward to coming back and giving the pizza a go.
Lovely atmosphere and lovely food... we loved every dish start to end.. mushroom with truffle oil pizza was awesome. staff was very friendly too.. highly recommended!!
Really great atmosphere! Nice drinks and nice lady on the bar! Little bit confusing in figuring out where to order and if there was a private function going on! We were confused at to where to sit due to this! Love that you can bring your dog!!!
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