Awesome pizza just tried everyone should come and try their pizza at least once. Very humble customer service and loved to see all those cricketers also came and tried in here.
Returned to try Antico again, have been half a dozen times over as many years. In the past have had some reasonable meals and 1 real disaster.
It is fairly quiet, lacks real ambience but the service is prompt. But the food was good. Has a special of Capretto on a creamy mash with white wine. Was delicious. Really worth trying again.
I won't leave it so long next time.
Not sure why is hard to get spaghetti aglio olio in perth, but this restaurant serves it! The taste is on point and service is good as well!
I've been a regular lunch diner here for the past couple years. The pasta and service are always excellent. They also have a decent wine list and tasty desserts. I highly recommend this restaurant!
The family and I have been to this restaurant many times over the last couple of years ,eg on Mothers Day ,an 18th birthday celebration and various other family get togethers..The staff are always friendly , helpful and very professional .Nothing is ever too much trouble ...
The menu is extensive and despite the varied ages of the extended family , there is always a flavourful , reasonably priced option available .The wine list is good and the kids always enjoy the Woodfired pizza and pasta options (kids menu is generous and varied )...Portions are generous and our resident vegans /vegetarians found their tastes easily accommodated ...
In summary a good family restaurant. It plenty on offer for couples and small groups ...Was delighted to receive a complimentary 20% off card for our next visit ...We will be back !
Visiting from Melbourne and had a really enjoyable dinner. Extensive wine menu and huge glasses of wine - probably close to two glasses in one. Garlic bread was flavoursome and a huge serving size for only $7. We had the spaghetti aglio ($17), which had garlic, olive oil, chilli, parsley and parmasen cheese. It was beautiful and fresh, big serving size and tasty. And we had the spaghetti bolognese ($20), which was full of flavour and also a big serving size. Good value for money. Dated decor that isn't too exciting, but the restaurant is clean and well presented. They have a big wood fire pizza oven that you can see cooking the pizzas. Waitress was lovely and attentive, and service was perfectly timed.
Ate at this restaurant and they catered for 40 for a work conference and the food just kept coming out Italian sausage, pizza, meatballs and had the chicken for main and was very good...very well priced
We had a wonderful evening last night with our family, celebrating our Sons Graduation. We had great food, fantastic service and the whole evening was fantastic. We had searched on-line for a family friendly Italian restaurant and found Antico Caffe, and as it caters for children and has a vast range of Italian cuisine is also licensed we thought it ticked all the boxes, The food was delicious, and the service from our waiter Guavani was outstanding, thank you very much for a great evening. Lee & Judy
Been here several times, at lunch time and in the evenings. It can get pretty busy at weekends, not surprising given the great food.
Never been disappointed. Great food, bursting with flavour, very friendly staff. Top rate starters, great mains, good wine list.
Great service and food! Being a regular on the weekdays special (any 2 pizzas for $29) take away we always go for the prawn pizza and vary on the 2nd one. The pizzas are amazing, the chef has a lot of experience and when they say 15 minutes it is not 16, your pizzas will be ready on time! When we dine in we usually share a pizza and try a different pasta which is equally delicious, no matter which one it is.
Waiters/waitresses are very efficient, always attentive to your needs, permanently smiling and good looking…
Wine list has something for every wallet and every taste.
See you soon for another great dining experience.
Had a lovely dinner here last Saturday. The bruschetta was tasty (bread slightly over toasted). My Rib Eye was perfectly cooked and delicious with Sicilian sauce. My wife had the spagetti bolagnaise which was good. Service fast and friendly and wine reasonably priced.
All the usual Italian favorites on the menu and tasty specials. The service is good and meals arrive in a timely fashion. The meals are not disappointing and the pizzas are fantastic. A bit pricey for what you get but the restaurant always seems to be open and is consistently good.
Brilliant food and service. Pizza, pasta, meat dishes, garlic bread, bruschetta, etc - all great - and fantastic service.
We visited Antico Caffe on a Saturday night - the service was welcoming and friendly and the good was delicious! The portions were excellent size and very good quality - only downside is it's on the expensive side.
Great Italian. Really personable owner who was great with the kids. Pizza good & Calamari & lamb shank top notch. Gelato delish. 13yo son paid because we help him do his letterbox delivery every week. Now that's a treat.
Just had dinner at Antico with my girlfriend, very quiet night there, the waiter we had viremico was amazing, so helpful and the food was great, this is my first post on urban spoon, the main reason I posted this was because I seen bad reviews at this place, when I'd just had an amazing meal, didn't think it was right, hope if you done here you have the same experience we did
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Great food selection and good value. Took the time to visit this venue after a few years and maybe an ownership change? Our welcome was traditionally Italian and the order for water and wine was taken shortly after being seated.
The menu covers everything Italian including an array of Pizza choices, Pasta, Meat and Fish dishes.
The venue is spacious without tables crammed together and the noise level is relatively low given the tiled floor with the acoustic ceiling taking away most echo. This was most appreciated by my partner who is very deaf in one ear and will walk out of a lot of noisy venues because he cannot hear a conversation! The restaurant tonight was probably just over half full.
For our meal we ordered a small shared entrée of olives (which was an ample appertiser for two) Duck Arancini as a main for him and fish with prawns and salad for me. The food was exceptionally cooked and tasty. We will have no hesitation in returning to this restaurant again in the very near future. Especially after being given a discount card for our return visit.
They must have change the menu, had the seafood fettuccine , it was delicious, the prochuitto pizza was yummy too.., let dons on tiramisu though..
NYE Dinner. Been here few times and service has always been excellent. On NYE, though the restaurant was very busy, service was still great. My steak was cooked perfectly with lovely flavours. My partner's seafood was very fresh and had lovely flavours too. Throughout the whole time, service with endless smile...that's why we always come back!
I've been to this restaurant 3 times in the past month or so for dinner and it's great! Good, yummy food at a reasonable price, especially the pasta.
Service is good and wait staff happy to talk. Definitely will go back!
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More atmosphere required. We have eaten at Antico 5 or 6 times over the last few years and have had some great meals and some not so great. I find it hard to believe that some people describe this place as "the worst restaurant ever". Sometimes, I think one's own attitude has as much to do with service as that of the establishment.
My most recent visit was with 2 others in June 2013. We ordered an entree of Bruschetta to start. It was described as having 4 pieces, but it was in fact just two large pieces. It was just passable, but lacked a punch of flavour from garlic/basil. The tomatoes were pretty bland. For mains, one of us had the Tortellini. Wow! Sensational rich, creamy flavours. Fantastic. I know a previous reviewer alleged that Antico was sending out shop-bought pastas. If so, where is the shop? I want more.
The 2 remaining people both had the rib-eye. Happily (and unusually these days) vegetables are all on the plate. Whilst the steaks were not World-beaters, in a town where $50+ steaks are becoming the norm these were nice (but slightly fatty) large cuts. The pepper sauce on one was really nicely balanced. Antico's signature Sicilian dressing on the other was lovely - tangy, herby and not overpowering.
The service on our night was fine. In fact, we have never had the bad service that others mentioned. It is also kid-friendly. The butterfly or car-shaped pizzas have always been a hit with the little ones and on a past visit, the Chef even took two young ones in our party to the oven to show them how the pizza was made.
The one consistent gripe I have is the open, airy atmosphere that lends a food-hall effect, rather than a noisy, happy Mediterranean feel. My suggestion would be for the restaurant to do a deal with the landlord and cover the tiles with a wooden floor!
I will continue to go back.
Staff problems. Went to Antico on Sat night. The food was fabulous but the service was non existent. We ended up going somewhere else for coffee & desert due to lack of interest at Antico. A shame when the food was so good.
Best pizza in Perth. Chicken and braised capretto beautifully cooked. We will definitely be back. Service was very good also.
Lovely service - prompt and friendly. King prawns were very tasty although quite a small serve for a main. I will definitely return :)
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Last Minute Decision Turns Out Well. After having attended an event nearby, it was decided that we'd head into the main strip of restaurants in the East Perth area and came across the Antico Caffe.
It was surprisingly quiet for a Thursday night but that wasn't a bad thing as far as we were concerned. The staff were quite attentive and pleasant.
We ordered a couple of pizzas (Castellana and Capricciosa) and the Calzone for our food and between the 4 of us it was quite a decent amount of food. Out of the the 3 options we ordered I have to say that the Castellana was the best choice.
They were ALL wood fired and had that awesome pizza base that's a bit burnt in some places and a bit soggy in others. Some people might not like that about pizzas but personally, if you're going for a hand-made wood fired pizza, having these imperfections is what makes it so awesome.
If I were ever in the area and was in the mood for some pizza I'd definitely go back again. All up, it cost the 4 of us just under $20 each which I thought was pretty reasonable.
Nice restaurant to eat for lunch with the lunch special deal only 10.5$ for pasta!! Or to spend a nice evening with friends or family
AVERAGE. I used to eat here regularly, but as the food and service declined early 2011, I stopped going. Apparently it has changed hands, so when we were looking for somewhere local to work for a celebration lunch for 4 of us with birthdays in the same week, we thought we would give it a go. Only 4 tables of patrons when we got there at 12.30 and we explained we only had an hour so could we just have a main each - we all chose a pasta and it was served within 20 minutes. The waiter was polite and we had no complaints about the service. Portions were a good size but the food was average in taste. It is handy to work so will go again and after seeing the pizza another table ordered, think I might go for that next time.
Nice dinner. Went there for dinner,nice atmosphere,friendly staff,gooood food,reasonable prices....
My regular spot. Been there regularly since last year and we probably have tried quite a few of their options on their menu. But I only have two favourites which I am happy to have when I was there. Though my partner always have different ones. They do get a bit slow on service on a very busy night but I still come back coz the staff and owner are very nice people. The owner is very approachable so he always ask if everything is ok and there has been once when I wasn't happy with the food, I told him and he took note of it and make sure next time it doesn't happened again. They look after you like a friend and not merely a customer..probably coz I am a regular. And I always have same dessert creme caramel..but after endless request finally now they have creme brûlée available and OMG their creme brûlée is to die for lol. Might not be everyones cup of tea but I love it there coz its a relaxing homely atmosphere and great service.
Under new management. This is my favourite local italian eatery. The management changed hands recently and the criticisms of previous previous diners, in my observations, are being addressed. Yes, the service can sometimes still be a little slow but I believe the food makes up for a lot of that. The wood fired pizzas are brilliant, and at around $20 are no more expensive than a certain 'gourmet' pink pizza outlet down the road with no wood oven, no liquor licence and no table service.
Lovely food. If you want to find the italian atmosphere you are in the right place! The food is amazing and you can choose between pizza, pasta, meat, seafood. The pizza is the best of the city and the price are not so expensive.
The waiters are italian and they love to chat with customers.
So, you have to go in this restaurant "Antico Caffe"
It was fine. We went there as a family of 4. They weren't that busy which made the service very good. Food was great. We will go back
A piece of italy in perth. I have been at Antico already 4 times last month. Antico is a lovely and quiet place in East Perth where you can enjoy a real Italian dinner. Plenty of choice of pasta, seafood and meat. The pizza is the best of the city! prices are affordable.
Moreover the service is really perfect, the waiters are Italian and enjoy having a chat with customers.
So my suggestion is... go and try! It's worth it!
One of the best Italian restaurant t in Perth city
One of the best restaurant in East Perth. I have been at Antico Caffe a lots times, always everything was good!The food is almost the same that you can find in Italy,the pizza is wood cooking,fully of stuff and cooked perfect,delicious..All of the staff is frendly and nice.If you'd like spend a night, like at home, in a quite atmosphere this is the right restaurant where go. It's located close to the city center,close to river as well,for who like walking during a sunset or night on that nice area.Don't lose this awesome restaurant!!!
Amazing Food. Foods were served with passion, care and diligence. Perfect balance between taste flavours like wonderful harmony in the food. All the dishes in the menu were attractive. The floor staffs were very warm and friendly. I really enjoy that evening.
Excellent. Had a wonderful dinner... we were a party of 10 including children and the waitstaff could not do enough for us. The meals all came out together and were of a very high standard. We sampled the fantastic pizza's, the specials that were listed and of the main menu. We could not find fault in anything. We would definately be coming back!!!
Every time I've been there the service has been very good. The atmosphere is very relaxing at all times. Chris
Valentines. Went here for valentines. FOod was great. very special the way they'd done everything up!
Midweek Pizza. This place has exactly two things going for it. First, it's opposite the Royal Hotel, which IMHO is hugely over-rated but at least it's somewhere handy to go for a pre- or post-dinner beer if you live in or around East Perth. Second, it has a genuine wood-fired oven right out front of the kitchen, so you can actually watch your pizza being assembled and baked. The service is unremarkable, the wine list leans towards the cheap and nasty, and I've never eaten anything here that I couldn't do better myself. But that's really the whole point - this is one of those place you go mid-week when you can't be @rsed to cook.
UPDATE: this place seems to be going downhill since I wrote the above review. I've eaten here twice in the last month and both times were disappointing. New-ish owners perhaps...?
Don't bother. Great location, good service, pity about the food. (And not cheap !)
Basic Italian Food. Visited for dinner with a large group last Friday. Had my staple - fettuccine with prawns. I think it was ok but I have kind of forgotten already what it was like so it mustn't have been fantastic! Also I think it was relatively small for the price because I wasn't full after it. Also had to wave down a waitress to ask for cracked pepper and parmesan (I like to be asked if I want it). Other than that the service was pretty good if a bit over the top at first - a few of us had just arrived and they were really hassling us for orders before we had even looked at the menu. Also the parmesan was the crappy granule stuff, I like fresh shaved - don't want much do I?!? :D
...but when it came out it was pretty delicious. I had a pizza with chickem, potato, and bacon which went down a treat. But I should have ordered what the Mister had, chicken stuffed with prawns in a white wine sauce with potatos. Which was "like his three favourite meals combined to make one super me
Great food, good size servings.
Quiet atmosphere. Eaten here a few time.
Price a little on high side
Thank you, Antico owners and staff for a wonderful birthday dinner last night. We booked for 30 but 2 cancelled due to flu. The remaining 28 had a great time and didn't leave until 11pm!!!!!! The food was absolutely marvelous! Everyone commented on the large amountd on the appetiser share plates we had at the beginning, washed down with copious champagne and wine. I urge more people to use this fabulous restaurant for their gatherings or weekly meals. Well worth it! . You won't be better looked after, anywhere else!
We went with friends and all of us really enjoyed it very much. The food was excellent and reasonably priced and we loved the atmosphere.
Claudia, our Italian waitress , was just delightful. We will be back.
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