We have lived in Ausyralia for the past 8 years. It took us a little while to find an Italian Restuaraunt with over the top Italian Food. La Vela is that Italian Restuaraunt for us. We have eaten many meals here through the years.
Anytime we have guests from overseas, we bring them here for a meal. Important events also get celebrated here. The food is always excellent. The staff is always polite. And, the price for everything is reasonable.
I will miss it when we move to South Korea next year.
I particularly enjoy their Chickon Scaloppini. However, I always ask them to put it over pasta and take the vegetables off of the plate. They always ablige with a smile and now recognize me when I go in. �
We go there often, beautiful food, ambience & staff. Not expensive either - I am not a steak eater, but last night had eye fillet, as did my partner - melt in the mouth
I had an absolutely fantastic evening tonight! Super friendly staff with a good sense of humour, amazing food (free arancini on arrival, fantastic chilli and garlic spaghetti and beautiful coffee) and lovely atmosphere. I live close by and will absolutely be back!! Thanks guys!
The best Italian I have had ever. Service was great the girls are a pleasure to deal with.I wish I lived closer to your restaurant , I will recommend to everyone.👍👍👍👍
Great cosy Italian restaurant in Scarborough. They make one of the best Gnocchi I've ever had light and fluffy and the sauce with the Prawns is Amazing. Great quality, great value unpretentious Italian food and you can even take away!
My husband and I had a wonderful experience on Saturday night for our anniversary. Such lovely staff who offer great quick service with amazing food. We will be back. Thank you!
We are on holidays and what a gem of a find is this restaurant, great food, friendly staff, best tiramisu ever.
Great little authentic Italian restaurant. Lovely food, friendly service and excellent value for money. We drive half an hour every couple of weeks for a really nice dinner out.
3rd best eggplant parmigiana I've ever had :-) 1st being my Nonna's and 2nd my Mums :-) Kid friendly too, so that's a mega plus :-)
Went there for the first time on Saturday night. Friendly staff, food was excellent. Great spot
Awesome friendly service and delicious food, couldn't fault anything! Had the gnocchi chorizo and the fettuccini romano. Complimentary arancini balls were a yummy start. Definitely going back.
Lovely evening again, la vela never disappoints!
Yum... absolutely yummy!!.. simple as that.. great service. We'll be back.
Beautiful food
Lovely service
One of our fav places to eat!! Great staff great service & great food!!!
The food at La Vella is yummy and they give large portions. My only complaint, they close too early at 9pm and should be bigger so they can get more people in.
So delicious. Something for everyone. Coloring in for the kids too!!
Always nice food and good service, never had a bad visit!
Ordered take away from here, was bloody amazing. The gnocchi portofino had nice thick creamy sauce and the mussels were delicious! Garlic bread was also great. Yum, will definitely return.
I bloody love La Vela - they are my go to on Uber Eats - boring I always get the same creamy chicken fettuccini alfredo and well done garlic bread.
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We had lunch here. It was absolutely delicious. We enjoyed the atmosphere of the restaurant and the staff were lovely. They even brought special colouring sheets & pencils to keep the little children on the next table occupied. Will definitely come back again soon.
Excellent. Delicious food, great staff. Really enjoyed the meal this evening. I had the gnocchi Portofino with salad. My husband had the pepper scallopini. Our parents had chicken scallopini masala and chicken Lugano. All meals were excellent. Really nice coffee too.
So lucky to have La Vela as my local Italian restaurant. Been coming here for years. Best pasta and gnocchi. Complimentary arancini during dining in is always a win. Tiramisu is also really good
Lovely restaurant with fantastic staff . I had the tortellini and it was great, a little oily but nice. My wife had the seafood marinara and came hot and delicious . We didn't wait long for the food and the table service was great. Will be back 😃
Awesome friendly service and delicious food, couldn't fault anything! Had the gnocchi chorizo and the fettuccini romano. Complimentary arancini balls were a yummy start. Definitely going back.
Excellent food. Delicious every time. Professional staff and great service. Really nice place to dine with small or large group. This place has always been good.
Great Local independant Italian!!!
I have only been here once and really enjoyed the food and service - its italian with a twist for example their is egg in the Lasange (but its awesome) We were offered free aranchini balls on arrival which was a nice touch and they were tasty!!! Its a BYO so you can have a nice inexpensive night out while supporting your local community.
One odd thing I forgot to mention is the frozen Veges you get with the fish - rather odd I would rather have salad or nothing.
We had La Vela on Saturday night (Take out) This has been a local of ours for years and a often go to. I always say this place serves excellent "old school" Italian. I ordered potato gnocchi with prawns in a tomato cream sauce, as a friend of mine had highly recommended it. It was amazing, the gnocchi it self was so soft with the sauce having great flavour. There was a good ratio of prawns to gnocchi (a big serving for $19) my husband ordered the lasagna which he liked, not much cheese sauce (again a more traditional lasagna dish. We also ordered the mini arrancni balls which were delightful, coated in parmesan cheese.. so yeah it was a bit of a carb feast, so I guess diet starts today!
Awesome food and great value for money
Love the eggplant parmigiana it's awesome !
Great service and very efficient
10 out of 10
Love this place
This restaurant has a well deserved reputation for generous serves, tasty dishes and all round goodness I've had take away from La Vela a number of times but this year I had my first sit down meal. The service was attentive and friendly. I'll be back!
Amazing meal. Love how i can mix it up. Got an allergy and theyre super accommodating! Usually order the chicke prawn dish with no prawns and they add extra mushrooms. Fricken love it.
The food was very nice. The only disappointment was we ordered a main chilli mussels as a entree to share with 4, it didn't come with any bread. This is ridiculous as everyone knows the best part of the mussels is the sauce which you soak up with bread. The sauce was so nice we ending up ordering 3 'serves of bread' @ $7 per serve for 3/4 slices. Sorry $21 on bread is a but over the top!
We love La Vela and find ourselves returning every 6 to 8 weeks. The food is very wholesome, serving sizes generous and service quick and friendly. The parmigiana is my personal favourite, along with the gnocchi gambero. Great for families and casual date nights. Thanks La Vela!
Being vegetarian its not easy to find a filling nice vege food.. But fettuccine Romano was an absolute delight at La vella restaurant. It was tangy super yummy and fulfilling. The only negative is the dishes are quite pricey. Over all a 3.5 must visit if u crave for good home made authentic italian dishes
I found la vela to be one of the best for their food and service!! We went there on Friday night for dinner and no way we could have accommodated for dine in without booking so its a must. As they are extremely busy so you can expect a bit of delay like 30 min for mains. But wait staff was carrying smiles at all times and looked after us well. Kitchen was continuously serving diners and takeaway smoothly for busy rush. The food was really delicious even though i found it a little pricey but all in all it was a good experience. I will definitely put them on my favourite list.
Lovely restaurant That's tucked away- wouldn't of found this gem of it wasn't for the ratings on here!
The restaurant was fully packed, but it wasn't more than 10 minutes before they had us sitting and enjoying our drinks.
The complimentary arancini balls were a fantastic touch to the friendly staff, warm and romantic atmosphere and quick service!
The food was fantastic, and the portions generous! A spectacular Italian addition to Perth- will be back again!
I'd not been here for quite a long time but was meeting some friends & we decided to give it a go. It was ok. And that's about all I'd say. Not wow. Not terrible. Just ok.
With the voucher from the a Entertainment book & BYO it seemed quite reasonable priced.
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I went again to La Vela last night & it was really excellent. Service was really good & the food was lovely. Very impressed :-)
It doesn't matter which day of the week you go to this family friendly resaurant, it is always busy.
The staff are very helpful and the food is delicous with generous serves.
Wonderful. We had 3 entrées and a main. I wanted to eat desertdesert
Have eaten here many times, food is always amazing and service is great!
Amazing & authentic Italian food! So good & recommend it to anyone looking for a good quality meal
Consistently Great Value. We have been coming to La Vela for over ten years. The service and food are always consistently great. Portion sized are amazing. They have the best tasting platter to share with lots of variety. It is large so be careful ordering if you want to eat all your mains! But well worth trying to do both. (Though they will package up a doggy bag for the next day if you ask....have done this several times.) Meals are fresh and tasty. Chicken and Steak Laguna are awesome. Garlic prawns great. Pasta dishes always a delight. Great value, great prices and wonderful food.
A favourite!. I've been here 3 times and can't wait to go back. Each time the service has been friendly and efficient, food has been delicious (ordered meat and seafood dishes and arancini...yumm!), portion sizes are generous and prices are very reasonable. I'm hungry just thinking about the last meal I had :)
Always good food and service. Nice homemade Italian food. My favourite is Grilled Lamb Rump on a salad of feta, tomato, cucumber, red onion with black olive tapenade.
Great!. Amazing little spot.
Beautiful food served by the most attentive and friendly staff I've experienced in a while.
I will be back. Regularly.
Loved it!. Recently moved to Scarborough and immediately tried out a few of the restaurants nearby. The wife loves Italian food so we had to try La Vela. I got the Lasagne and I can honestly say it was the best Lasagne I have ever had. The wife ordered Gnocchi and she too loved it. The meal sizes were large and I left feeling very full and content. The service was great and the atmosphere cozy. I have already recommended La Vela to several of my friends! Awesome Restaurant!
A bit average. Had a nice dinner here recently. the decor wasn't anything special & the staff werent particularly friendly, but the free arancini ball u always get is delicious! the food was nice, but nothing to rave out. I feel the prices r possibly more than what I wld expect to pay for somwhere like this.
Attentive Staff. Totally disagree with the negative reviews, My husband and I totally enjoyed our meal couldn't even finish our dinner for the size of them and my husband is a big eater and he couldn't finish his for a change .
The cost of the night was very reasonable will defiantly come again and bring other
Have always had delicious food here and great service and not much of a wait for food. It could use a makeover and the back room lacks atmosphere however we continue to return for the food and prices, big servings and extensive menu. Need to book as we were turned away on first visit as walk ins however they offered us a menu for takeaway which I appreciated and encouraged me to return.
Been coming to La Vela for a long time. It never fails to impress. Consistently delivers amazing Italian food with good service. Meal sizes are generous & everything we have tried on the menu is delicious.
Good Italian. La Vela is an unpretentious, relatively plain, often busy Italian restaurant close to Scarborough Beach. Quick meals, with generous portion sizes and a BYO option.
Fantastic arancini balls with delicious tomato sauce. The gnocchi alfredo was to die for!! and the Tiramisu possibly the best in town! Grazie!
Great eye fillet. Pricey, but yummy as. Cooked to perfection. Such a pity about the boring sides served with it. Horrible side salad. I don't know why restaurants find it so difficult to make an appetizing side salad. It's the easiest thing in the world!!!
Have been coming here weekly for nearly two years now. Although the serving sizes aren't as large as they use to be, the quality of the food has remained excellent. The gnocchi is hands down the best I have EVER had! The atmosphere in the main room is great! Cosy! The staff are always pleasant! Complimentary Arancini too. Wow.
Solid Takeaway Option. The restaurant decor is pretty bland so we choose to only get takeaway from here. It is a solid takeaway option though, the best Italian in the area.
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+4.5
Nice food, especially the steak. Only bad points were that we asked for our garlic bread with our mains - they brought it out as a starter. Also, asked for onion in my partners pasta - no onion was visible! Service could be better, but overall a good restaurant.
Bit slow on the service, pretty noisy - was a Friday night though, grilled lamb salad overpriced for what you get, barramundi was AMAZING! Will definitely be back
Found this place on our recent holiday to WA.. service was great and food was delicious. Accomodating to our menu changes. Gnocchi marinara was delicious, my chilli spag was a bit bland but all in all a good experience.
We have a winner! Best restaurant in Scarborough. Garlic bread best I've had. Chicken was amazing. Came here for first time and will return for sure. Service was great cant understand what all the whinging is about
Had a wonderful experience here. With such a large group, all our meals were delicious, the waiters were great and efficient. The gnocchi portofino was amazing!!! And free mini arachini balls when you have ordered is a bonus. Will be returning :-)
Our first pick ... Amazing
Great Arabiatta. With shared starters, mains, desert and two rounds of drinks it came to about $60 a head. Good value for the quality. I'll be back.
Love this place, tasty, great service, pleasant staff, yummy food & food arrived quickly. I will keep going back to try more of their menu :)
We went a few months ago and I just had to order the gnocchi as per all the glowing reviews... and my word - they were so true! My partner's masala beef was disappointing as we're the oysters Kilpatrick, but the gnocchi with the creamy chicken, bacon and mushroom sauce would have to be up there in my top 5 dishes ever - truly superb!!!! Can't wait to go back... and they're in the Entertainment Book!!
Eat here often! Good traditional Italian food, Great service, reasonable prices! Small but cosy and comfortable! Recommend.
Simple and lovely. The Arancini balls on arrival are a welcome gesture. Great Arancini too.
Simple, unpretentious place, serves good food. Enjoyed the pasta dishes, though grilled chicken was average. I would recommend ordering entree size even if you are very hungry. Portions are quite big.
Rigatoni with Italina Sausage was delightful. Highly recommend it.
Was a bit apprehensive when arriving at restaurant due to the appearance from the street. But once we sat down and ordered it all went away. The service was brilliant (a complementary plate with delicious arancini balls were delivered to the table after ordering)
We ordered steak diane and Lugano (both eye fillet) and they were cooked to perfection! Best steak in Perth!!
Can't wait to return!
Very tasty food. Unexpected from the appearance of the place. Definitely worth visiting. Lots of choice on the menu and can do gluten free pasta
I made a booking for 2 and we had to wait 15-20mins for our table because the people hadnt left yet. I was not fussed because the staff were apoligetic and we received 2 complimentary arrancini balls. We ordered the italian sausage platter for 2 which was really nice. The barramundi special for mains was lovely cooked however abit expensive for the small portion of fish, only 2 small prawns and 7 small calamari rings. The gnocchi was really rich and filling. The staff was all round polite. We almost recieved a discount when the waitress forgot to include our 2 drinks on the bill however being an honest person I reminded her (being told off by my partner later). Nice restaurant but not amazing- nice for a casual night out.
Wonderful family dinning in Scarborough. Excellent food w nice presentation and friendly and helpful staff.
Brilliant. Went with friends last week & it was awesome. Service was good. On arrival we received some complementary arancini balls. Nice touch. The gnocchi was perfect & my friends enjoyed another pasta & a steak. Would definetly recommend. Nice ambience, cosy inside, easy parking out the front!
Great food. I had the fettuccini Alfredo and it was marvelous. I would definitely come here again. The inside was nice and cozy and the service was excellent I even left a $10 tip
This was my second visit and great food once again. Love the chilli mussels even though my partner wished they were hotter but just right for me. Decor certainly needs an update and very warm in the small crowded restaurant. We requested the ceiling fans on which helped the air circulation but they didn't stay on for long. Nice staff but was difficult to get their attention last night probably as fully booked
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The Best Gnocchi I've Ever Eaten. Last Saturday, my family went to La Vela in Scarborough for my Mum's birthday. My Mum really likes the place because of their fresh locally caught seafood (Mum is convinced that everything comes in a can from Vietnam these days) but I'd never tried it before. Mum knows I love a good homemade gnocchi (which can be hard to come by) and so we chose La Vela for the occasion.
To start, we had a tasting plate thing with various antipasti on it. The Italian sausage was delicious although I wasn't too keen on the eggplant but I think that was just a personal preference since the others seemed to think it was nice.
Needless to say, I ordered the gnocchi. I ordered the gnocchi portofino which comes in a cream cheese sauce. I asked the waitress if I could leave out the prawns and she told me that I could leave out anything I wanted since everything is made fresh to order. That was really handy because my partner can be a bit picky. The gnocchi was light and fluffy and kind of melted in my mouth.
The desserts were nice too and were pretty generous serves (and did I mention that the mains were super generous too? we barely had room for dessert!) I had the homemade tiramisu which was really light and fluffy. My partner had the sticky date pudding with vanilla ice-cream which he totally scoffed!!
Something that stood out about this restaurant - as opposed to some of the classier, higher-end restaurants I've been to - is that the wait staff were really friendly and full of smiles. They were super busy but really helpful and bubbly and they seemed like they actually wanted to be there.
Apart from the great food and service, I liked the unpretentious charm of the place.
In a few words - a great night out!
Hope you're hungry.. Big portions... I mean, BIG! We couldnt finish our mains. Garlic bread was SUPER buttery, but delicious. Wait staff were friendly and very apologetic when they brought me the wrong drink.
Also got given some free little fried risotto balls, cant remember their name, which were super tasty and a nice touch while you wait for your entree.
All up, good food in big quantities for a fair price.
Very good food including the best gnocchi ever. La Vela is Italian for "The Sail" which is appropriate for its location on Scarborough Beach Road near the beach.
It's had different Italian owners previously, but the current chef is London-trained and very good at Italian food.
I've travelled throughout Italy and eaten in many Australian Italian restaurants, and can categorically say the gnocchi here is the tenderest and best I've ever tasted.
The fish is invariably good and always tender as well, and the prices are reasonable compared with some Perth restaurants that just seem to put up their prices without any corresponding parallel with quality of food.
Try the gnocchi here and let us know if it's always good.
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We visited on Friday 2nd sept 2011, we called up to book a table and the were fully booked but had just recieved a cancelation so could fit us in. We arrived and it was very busy, a lot of atmosphere, however my wife and i felt that with so many people in there it was hard to hear each other. We ordered the shared mixbread starter, it was huge for two people. So certainly good value for money. However it was a little too oily. For mains we had the pepper chicken and the chicken with prawns ina white wine sauce. Both dishes are served with veges and potatoes. The portions were more than enough and the chicken and veg were all cooked toy liking, no complaints. We were too full to have desert or coffee however from what we saw from the tables around us the portions again looked big. All in all we enjoyed our dinner, good food, good value for money and good service. Its not fine dining but it is certainly a lot better than other Italian restaurants we have been to lately. We'd go again, preferably not when it's so busy thou as I like to be able to chat and hear the people im with.
My favourite italian restaurant. The gnocchi is by far the best in Perth! Their beef stuffed with prawns dish is also a standout.
Came here a couple weeks ago, what a hidden gem, great service & great food, had assorted antipasto as entrees + oysters- were delicious. Ordered the gnocchi, entree size as my main, was handmade & the best gnocchi I have ever tasted, I will be back here soon with some friends & I hope it's still this good. 9/10
Well well.. This quaint little eatery may look a little dumpy on the outside but boy o boy it really is a hidden gem. It dosent really matter that on the countless times i have eaten at Le Vela I have ordered the same dish GNOCCHI PORTOFINO.... My now favorite meal. My partner makes a point of trying something different each time and has never been disappointed. Even if you go just for the gnocchi you would be glad you went. Only gripe is at times a bit loud with kids running around.. But that's probably my bad for booking at table at 6.30pm.
Delicious, the calamari was fantastic, and the arancini balls. Kids meals were great value, I was impressed the kids got the same fresh calamari instead of frozen rings.
Never been disappointed at La Vela and been going for years. Good value, great service, great food... Last nights chicken and scotcheye fillet Lugano with truffle oil...very very yummy... One always remembers great food! :)
Great food with a cozy atmosphere. Only thing was service was a little slow due to them being very busy. Apart from that happy customer!
I have ordered from this restaurant 5x times now and it is very consistent and good , the seasonal vegetables are my favourite side, although I order through a delivery app, the potato’s are crispy and amazing!
I have only tried their pastas so far, but they are well priced and worth it.
Thank you for being so consistent it is very appreciated
This is such a cozy little place and the service was amazing (kudos to the wait staff). The food was a little average though (all our pasta dishes (3) were overcooked, soft and not al dente) but I had a pleasant meal. I would not run back in a hurry, but would be happy to go again.
Brilliant service. Our gorgeous waitress advised us on what to order and the meal was delicious. Garlic bread, oysters Kilpatrick, spaghetti marinara, Apple crumble..wow what a feast. San Martino prosecco.....100 dollars... brilliant value with lovely service too. We'll be back🎉🎉
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La Vela came highly recommended by several locals when we first moved in to the area. We've finally got around to having lunch on a Friday and wish we'd done it sooner. To start, we had complimentery arancini balls, they were bite sized but packed a flavour punch. One entree of bruschetta between three was simple but satisfying with sweetish tomatoes and a hint of balsamic vinegar on a toast which was crispy and not too filling. Mains consisted of the Friday lunchtime specials and we each had a favourite pasta. Gnocchi Portofino was mama's go to: she loved the larger sized gnocchis which melted in ones mouth, in a devine tomato sauce and the prawns tails cut off - a must. For moi it is Fettucini in a not too rich cream sauce done Alfredo with quality ingredients. The third was the Rigatoni Arrabiata with generous additions of prawns and mussels, loved by our acclaimed home cook. Rarely do we all have dessert, however we were so impressed with the menu we ordered Tiramisu, Mama missed some liquer being in there, however, still delicious. Sticky date pudding no complaints and a White Chocolate Pannacotta I found became more flavoursome as it rose in temperature. Our server, Anna, was very knowledgeable, quite affable and professional. We too will recommend La Vela and be sure to return to taste more of the culinary delights.
Great atmosphere and friendly staff. Food was great and very tasty and will definitely come again.
This is an amazing place. Authentic homemade Italian food. Everything we ordered was delicious! The gnocchi with duck ragout, was so tasty soft pillows of potato like I have never had before. Homemade pasta Alfredo cream sauce equally good. If I lived here I would go again for sure, traditional home cooked Italian goodness. YUM.
I celebrated my 40th birthday at La Vela recently with my family we had a table of 14 people and the food and service was amazing all my guests really enjoyed themselves. Thank you so much for making my birthday special. We will definitely be recommending you to our friends and we will definitely be back.
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