Came here for desserts and drinks. So good. My favourite one was the chocolate mousse. Service was amazing. Would love to come back for a proper dinner one day
This place just oooooozes amazingness!
From the moment I stepped foot in this place, through to the professionalism of the waiters and most importantly the AMAZING food is something I’ll always hold a special memories for!
We ordered so much on this night however this was the only memory I took from it; Spanner Crab Angel Head Pasta 🍝🍝 🦀🦀 🙈 Amaze !!
This homemade pasta was next level incredible! I can’t wait to go back and indulge in this beautiful dish again!
Eat Play Live Melbourne
+4
We went for a special occasion and had no trouble making a booking using the online system.
The restaurant is quite intimate, very dark inside with only small windows and no view of the street at all. Really we could have been anywhere.
The menu is authentic Italian and everything we ordered was fabulous! The angel hair pasta on the specials menu had a mushroom ragout sauce and was to die for.
We ordered baked oysters, plus the slow cooked lamb and the beef - which was served rare, sliced and truly melted in my mouth. The roasted veggies were also delicious.
We shared two desserts and can recommend the tiramisu.
It was quite cosy seating wise and with so many hard surfaces (concrete walls and floring) it's a very noisy space. I could barely hear our conversation when the restaurant was full. Nevertheless I would still say it was a romantic environment.
Our lunch for two without excessive drinks came to $350 however they do offer a set menu with two courses and a glass of wine for around $39pp.
Great place for a special occasion or a truly authentic Italian fine dining experience.
Lovely dining experience at this restaurant. The waiters were quick and attentive and light hearted to deal with. We had a group of six people and had sharing entree’s, mains each and some sharing sides and desserts. The food was lovely. Only downside here was the noise level. A bit hard to hear the person next to you on top of all the noise. Great experience nonetheless.
4.4. It’s been quite some time since I’ve visited this part Fitzroy Street. The environment I remember has declined somewhat. More cheapy looking businesses, fast food shops, nail salons, grog shops and the like, meaning less stylish ones around. More colorful characters wandering the street occasionally shouting abuse sometimes at others, sometimes shouting it at themselves. It’s interesting. I’m anything but a snob however Cafe di Stasio stood out like a beacon of opportunity in this slightly challenging environment. And, so it proved. On entry a smiling waiter directed me to the bar. My long black was made by a barista/server in a white coat with a black bow tie. This man is a coffee maker of the highest order. The coffee was superb. Faultless in fact. This was $4.50 well spent. The bar is a very fetching place to sit and while away a little time. This was a most enjoyable stop. I found it hard to tear myself away from this olde world charm. I must return soon for a meal here.
Rich and satisfying genuine Italian fare - the crayfish omelette and suckling pig are awesome as is the Tira Misu. Wine parings (mostly di Stasio's vineyard) are enjoyable. Tira Misu is fantastic. I've been here a few times and they mix the best Negroni in town.
Very impressive Italian restaurant
Finally a good place to eat real traditional Italian food in st. Kilda lovely staff.
I really recommend to everyone
I tried 4 kinds of pasta and it was one better the other one. Even the consistency of past hand made was perfect. I will back soon
Thanks Simone
DO: Any of the pastas.
DON'T: Leave without also trying their main dishes. The chicken Parma was great with a side of chips.
TIP: For entree, must order their crab omlette. OMG
Great attentive service but for the prices I would expect a bit more on the plate. I started with a sauteed spinach with fresh parm. Tasty, but $19 for spinach fried in oil is a bit rich. The fried turbot special was nice with about a 75 to 100 g portion at about $30 without vegetables. Vegetable were and extra $20 by time we ordered two. $70 for lunch without wine is really pushing it.
Nice ambiance, great service, but the prices are too high for what you get.
Classic should never be interpreted as boring, though in our fast-paced world, it sometimes has a double meaning. Done well, the classics, and classic places, reveal some of our favourite experiences.
It is certainly not that I forgot about Cafe Di Stasio. It appears year after year on the list of restaurants I want to go back to. Unfortunately it is a very long list, such is the quality we enjoy in Melbourne.
The cliches come thick and fast for touristy St Kilda. It’s one of those places that I’ve always enjoyed, but rarely get to. There isn’t the edginess that Fitzroy has, or the dynamic nature of the city. Perhaps it feels too much like the places I grew up in – beachy, safe and friendly like Perth.
Somehow, in the busiest part of Fitzroy Street, as you walk through the doors of Di Stasio you are transported thousands of miles to an Italian oasis.
Amazing Italian food done right. No fuss, just the traditional way. Probably the closest you can get to Italy now due to Covid travel restrictions! However, this place is not your everyday eatery. The price is a bit steep, so it's definitely a place to go to for a special occasion. Not to mention, service was also great.
Tasty, generous serving sizes. Tad on the expensive side. The linguine would have been an amazing mains.
Was a great restaurant once, absolute icon. Looks like it's gone for good. What a crying shame.
Nice if the the owner honestly announced the future and took the temporary closed sign down.
Eat Play Live Melbourne
+4
We went for a special occasion and had no trouble making a booking using the online system.
The restaurant is quite intimate, very dark inside with only small windows and no view of the street at all. Really we could have been anywhere.
The menu is authentic Italian and everything we ordered was fabulous! The angel hair pasta on the specials menu had a mushroom ragout sauce and was to die for.
We ordered baked oysters, plus the slow cooked lamb and the beef - which was served rare, sliced and truly melted in my mouth. The roasted veggies were also delicious.
We shared two desserts and can recommend the tiramisu.
It was quite cosy seating wise and with so many hard surfaces (concrete walls and floring) it's a very noisy space. I could barely hear our conversation when the restaurant was full. Nevertheless I would still say it was a romantic environment.
Our lunch for two without excessive drinks came to $350 however they do offer a set menu with two courses and a glass of wine for around $39pp.
Great place for a special occasion or a truly authentic Italian fine dining experience.
Great dining experience here - food, service, ambiance - all classy and top notch. Happy to come back
Remains one of the best restaurants in Melbourne after all these years. Yes, the food is fabulous, but for once, genuinely, the waiting staff make the key difference. Professional and knowledgeable, ask them to help with food and the wine list, you really won't be sorry.
Blown away by the level of service at this restaurant 🤯
Best italian food south of the Yarra. 👌
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