Italian cuisine: the best places to taste it in Surfers Paradise

Costa D'oro Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria

85/100 (2250 ratings)

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"Amazing Food , atmospheres & staff.. 1st time patrons- the Chicken Costo D'Oro was heavenly... Our Daughters said the Pizza was the best they had..."

Rory Griffiths

"The best Italian food I have had in years. Would highly recommend this restaurant for any couple or family. Great prices, lovely..."

Katie Cooper

"A beautiful restaurant for all your Italian! From the menu, taste, waiters and service! Such friendly staff and delicious food. A must when down at..."

Vicki Cini Sevasta

"Customer service was great they were warming and made sure everything our evening and dinner was perfect. The lasagne tasted absolutely amazing and..."

Ashli Hancock

"Came in for dinner on Saturday night with my partner. Couldn't fault anything. Food was amazing, staff were great. Just to top the night off our..."

Shannon Raybould

"The food and service is amazing. I have had the chicken brandy twice (3 years apart) and both times it was faultless and sooo good. Highly recommend..."

Mel Austin

"The restaurant so nice we ate there twice!!!!!! Outstanding in every facet. Beautiful food, beautiful staff and well priced. Can't recommend them..."

Craig Lester

"Delicious authentic italian food with great, friendly service. We thought we'll just stop by for a small bite, but we kept ordering more and more as..."

Raf Franc

"Great stuff workers. Food was cooked very fast and was very yum. Would..."

Simon Cash

"Love, love, LOVE this restaurant🖤 Every time we come to QLD we always make sure to stop by for at least one meal. Food is outstanding so tasty &..."

Meredith Whitton

"Wow! Dinner was delicious! The eye fillet was Devine and the sauce was amazing!!!! It was cooked to perfection! Will certainly be back again. The..."

Luke Abraham

"Food was great. Was packed restaurant but food came out in the perfect time. But most of all service was great and friendly...."

Paul Jasniach

"Been here multiple times and love the vibe. Reminds us of Lygon St in Melbourne. Classic Italian in the Surfers area and fantastic for families. Will..."

Mace Caruana

"The best Italian restaurant that we have ever eaten! Absolutely delicious, generous portions, reasonable price, no wonder they are always full every..."

Veronica Sherly || @sherly.veronicaa

"A very warm and welcoming place!!! Host was lovely... food is very very good!!! Cashew Chicken Salad is a must try!!!! I would definitely recommend..."

Aditi Gije

"The food was delicious and service prompt. We had the vegetarian fettuccine and octopus main. Both were delicious however needed a bit more..."

Gigi

"The restaurant was a pleasant environment to be in. The restaurant is a great when it comes to the looks, and the service was fantastic. Everyone of..."

Yana Petrenko

"This place was amazing - we had already tried their pizza and thought we'd try dining in before heading home. We all ate pasta, & were so satisfied..."

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"One of the best pastas ive ever had! Great staff and typical italian environment. Ordered white fettuccine and garlic bread with cheese. Food took a..."

Rami Belbaisi

"It's the most authentic Italian place I've eaten at, in Surfers Paradise. The Risotto con Pollo is a personal favourite of mine. The setup is very..."

Junaid Rauvzani

"We read other reviews of this restaurant and decided to give it a try. We weren’t disappointed. Great service and great location. Food very..."

Uncle Rico

"The atmosphere was nice and the staff were really friendly and attended to our needs quickly. The homemade lasagna was really delicious, worth a try!..."

Kristy

"We just had the most amazing meal! Great atmosphere. The food is amazing, freshly cooked, perfectly seasoned and the portions are huge. Will..."

Fuschia Me

"Was absolutely packed and I now know why. Had a pizza and the spaghetti marinara, heaps of seafood in the pasta and pizza was excellent. Service and..."

Daisy

"A Fine Healthy Italian joint on Caville Avenue at Surfers Paradise in Gold Coast The Must try's are Healthy Fresh Pizzas And Hand cut..."

Nishant Shah

"Such a great atmosphere and amazing food. Was having major pregnancy cravings and the staff went out of their way to make my experience enjoyable..."

Linda Chamaa

"Nice Casual dinningGreat for kidsWarm feelModerate foodFANTASTIC CUSTOMER SERVICEGreat for families, lovely home feel..."

Richie Soto

"Amazing to see the owner at the front door to greet guests.Staff were friendly and attentive and food was served quickly.Food was divine..."

Tanzz :)

"Great meals and excellent service. Veal scalloping and eye fillet to die for. Great homemade lasagna. Really good atmosphere and family..."

Paul Ebbage

"This place has been here for years and I recall going there 25 years ago, so tried it again...Authentic Italian has changed a bit and grown..."

Glenn

"On each visit, with a few nights stay to Surfers, we make a point of going to this restaurant.,. Food and service is always outstanding. It is..."

Carol

"Excellent Italian service very friendly efficient staff. We had four meals two pastas, pizza and a veal they all tasted great and portion sizes were..."

Stephen Burgess

"The owners / managers and staff were friendly and attentive.....not to mention attractive & sexy!We ordered the caprese to start and tow pizzas:..."

Dean Biskupovich

"Came here last night and had pretty high expectations. Garlic bread was nice (as it should be). I ordered the fettuccine d'oro entree size. I suppose..."

Abigail Williams

"Feel like some great authentic Italian? This is the perfect place to satisfy anyone's pasta craving. The menu has great selection of meals which..."

Jess

"I went this restaurant with my mum. We just walk pass, and look for a casual meal. The garlic bread taste sooo good! The pasta and pizza were amazing..."

Yi Zhang

"Can't fault it! Fantastic pasta, huge portions and wonderfully friendly staff. The moreton bay bugs were amazing, can't wait to go back! Great lunch..."

Skye Peck

"Service wise ...brilliantStaff...excellent ..Italians work there and you get a real sense that your in Italy! Plenty of "Buon appetito" and..."

Joey_77

"Best pizza we have ever had!! The pizza crust was perfectly cooked the experience as a whole was truly incredible!! Best service and best food I..."

Alanna Smith

"Went here the other night and was served by wonderful wait staff. Boyfriend and I shared the bruschetta pizza which was very flavoursome due to a..."

Tahlia

"My friends and I love it here. From what I remember I think they do some pretty good lunch deals to compete with the restaurants next door. The food..."

Feedmerocket

"Went there for lunch, chosing it because there was heaps of people compared to next door which had noone. All the staff were very friendly, food was..."

Haydn Morrell

"Almost great- strongly recommended. A fascinating place that reaches for greatness then bizarrely chooses to fall short.Firstly the great- we..."

Nick

"Well where to start, the table service from Umberto was excellent the food and wine was awesome so we liked it, liked it, liked..."

Morgan Bentley

"Great italian. Love this place, we went twice in one week,once with 3 of us and the second time there was 17 of us( had to bring my Abbruzzi friends)..."

A Foodie Diner

"Costa D'oro Italian RestaurantFirst impression screams "Sit, relax and let mumma cook"The place is BOOMING! Yet......[Sorry..."

The Ruthless Review

"Good food, good service. This place is great for some quick pasta. The food is tasty and main serving sizes are generous. They also have good..."

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"Great food. If your looking for the perfect place for a quick italian fix look no further. the staff were fantastic. food was exeptional and the..."

Daniel

"Booked online 30 mins before, with special instructions and our 4 kids. Arrived at a busy restaurant but were seated immediately. Service throughout..."

Elaine O'Sullivan

"Great food & family restaurant. Had great tasty pizza & spag marinara. Good quality food & discount off mains if seated by 7pm (or when sign is taken..."

See-e

"My 49thBday. Decided to go out for my Bday got here 7 45 seated immediately waiters where so on the ball awsomefelt like a local whoops I am a..."

Doc

"Excellent service, excellent food.. Service - Busy saturday night, food was very prompt, despite being so busy. Italian waiters were extremely..."

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"Great to hear everyone with an Italian accent working at CDI, makes it feel very authentic. Great friendly service, fast and responsive. Meals were..."

Ashley

"We dined here tonight after we found out it was 20percent off if you order before 7. We got a large pizza half meat lovers half Greek. Both my..."

Squeaky Bugs

"Good service, quick and authentic Italian food...."

Cecily

"Brilliant food, my girlfriend had pizza and loved it I had the grilled barramundi with lemon garlic sauce it was outstanding best barra I've had in a..."

Lashez

"Loved it! Delicious food. Large meals. Friendly staff. Quick service. Would definitely come back..."

Melanie Austin

"It was nice enough although I found my spaghetti matriciana a tad too oily. The staff and service was friendly and..."

Stuey Wannabe

"Loved it! Great service and the meals delicious! Best risotto I've had. Will definitely be..."

SarahEM

"Fine Italian cuisine... Always loved the fine italian food here. this place is very well located in gold coast. love their lunch..."

Premshankar Ramachandran

"Nice location ,good food n great friendly..."

Sonya

"Finest Italian food on the coast, Friendly service, Value for money, Sauces are to die for, Can't wait to go..."

John Hart

"This is a good simple restaurant with ok food. Not at all fine food but just simple. Good kids meals as my kid eat it. If you order before 7pm you..."

Alex Milenkovic

"Great food, great atmosphere and friendly staff. Definately a must for..."

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Vapiano Soul Boardwalk

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Carbonara

Pesto

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Italian

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Serves Alcohol

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Full Bar

Accepts Credit Cards

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"Loved that I could watch my food be cooked and everything was delicious and fresh. The chef was friendly and the service was great. Was a bit of a..."

Raylea Watson

"Awesome food, amazing vibe and really good pasta and pizza. I recommend this place to anyone visiting the Gold..."

Donovan Walter-Girout

"Lovely food and a great place to visit. The individual card system makes it so easy for everyone to pay for their own food with no bill splitting..."

Robert McLeish

"Love it here. Looks brilliant and the kids love watching the food made from scratch in front of you. Love the food..."

Tas

"Great..."

Parul Aggarwal

"An amazing experience! Everything is made fresh to order right in front of you so you can vary the ingredients if required. I had the zoodles with a..."

Kathleen

"Visited this place today. Their seating was great. Had their freshly made spaghetti with mushrooms and chicken which was delicious. Even had their..."

Aatish Bhachech

"Good pizzas. Not super kids friendly in that a lot of the tables are high tables with bar chairs, but our 5yo managed. Nice and clean and the bar is..."

Joy Of Eating Out

"Booking for 2 - attended on a Friday evening (7/6/19) at 6pm. Eye Opener insofar as did not realise this was a walk up to kitchen, point out the..."

Eric L

"A fantastic different concept to have your pizza and pasta , we ordered a Chicken BBQ pizza and a chicken risotto both ver nice but my fav was..."

Chirag Tailor

"I had the salami pizza from here last Friday! It was so delicious. The pizza had a thin dough, which I love!It was quite busy when we came..."

Jess (@isthatmyfood)

"Situated right in middle of surfers paradise, this place is one of the best Italian restaurants we have been to. The food was divine! Fresh..."

Amisha Patel

"Went with my mom for a late lunch around 1pm and had an amazing time!Since it was late, there was no one in line so our food came out pretty..."

K Henders

"Must Must visit.Pastas are made according to your taste and in front of you.Generous portions as well.The chefs making the pasta are..."

Chaitanya

"This place got an amazing location. I made a home delivery and being a vegetarian the chef was very courteous and made the way I want my food to be...."

Nishtha Khandelwal

"Good pizza and pastas. Expensive. Wait in the queue to get ur pizza prepared. Location is amazing. Must visit when ur closer to surfers..."

Priyanka Nabar

"Beautifully cooked pasta.Long wait most of the time if it's packed but definitely well worth the wait as the foods cooked right in front of you..."

Anth Cavalli

"They serve some really awesome salads! We had the Ceasar Salad and the Insalata Mista, and both of them were very tasty.. The quantity of food was..."

Pooja Singh

"#yummy was the response from kids for the veg pizzas we had. #experience becomes more rewarding when you watch the hub at ‘surfers paradise’ from..."

Amit Agrawal

"Loved their happy hour offer and location!Staff was courteous and very polite! Always carried a smile on their faces!Would surely visit..."

Shaan

"Had lunch there today, the lunch special of $10 for pizza or pasta is great value. The cooks are extremely charismatic and helpful in ordering...."

Anjan Bhattacharjee

"Full of flavours , but long line up to get to your turn. Took 1 hour to actually get in and have food in hand .Ordered arrabiatta pasta n..."

HungryHulk

"The wait was long, but all forgiven once the food hit my tongue. I ordered my usual favourite pasta and my my, it was really good. For..."

Karthik Kunjithapatham

"Interesting set up. You order your meal and stand there and watch it being cooked. A great concept but not ideal if you have kids. The card system is..."

Sarah Flemming

"Great food. and Great dining experience. I have been here numerous times and never disappointed. I'll be sure to return with family and..."

Kyle Jones

"I found the lasagna good, though lacking cheese. However, when we ordered takeaway from this restaurant we were disappointed to find that they had..."

Pragindy

"Great experience, great food and lovely staff. We had the pomodoro pasta and the margarita pizza and both was delicious. I love the concept and how..."

Jay

"Had the margherita pizza and the funghi risotto for dinner tonight. The pizza tasted just like that of Domino's and did not impress, the risotto..."

Pui Yee

"I ordered a veg pasta Ratatouille and my husband tried prawn pasta. Both were good. I loved it and the concept of having ur food prepared in front of..."

Food Explorer

"Pastas were awesome, so were the pizzas, rissoto was great. All in all the food was awesome, and the ambience was just like iceing on the cake...."

Viren Ajmera

"An interesting concept for a restaurant. As you enter you are given a card for each person, you then use the cards at the different servery ( bar,..."

L Mac Foodie

"Food 4/5 Taste 4/5 Presentations 4/5Service 4/5 Weight watchers can go Veg food lots of varieties Jain food also..."

Foodstylingsite

"This is by far the best place to have italian food! The concept is so amazing😍 the chef makes your pasta/pizza/rissotto or whatever ur eating..."

Vedika Agrawal

"Loved the pasta, it had so much flavour. The vibe and ambience is also great. Couldn't have spent the last night in surfers paradise at a better..."

Lauren Kee

"Liked the concept and place of making food in front of you and customisation of the same for your taste and needs...Many vegetarian options..."

Raghava Chandra Jai Shankar

"Quite a cute idea - pick your dish, and stand there while the chef cooks it for you. Sometimes a bit of shouting backwards and forwards is..."

Susan

"I was first getting worried because the cook was burning my garlic (the edge turned black), but I feel like they really improved on the food! My..."

Farzana Kib

"Home made pasta mmm the flavours watching it made from scratch like having your own personal chef amazing. Pizzas made to order just like in Italy..."

KJ85

"Was absolutely blown away by this restaurant! All the staff were so lovely, the feel inside was such a great vibe and the food was just amazing!!!!!..."

Maddie Sutton

"We need something like this in New Zealand like how you choose your pasta and Ingredients and they cook it right there info to of you nothing but..."

Ayaan

"Well place to dine inService-4Ambiance-4Food -3.5 Overall excellent experience. Had a great evening over yhere last month still..."

Hungry Guy .

"Dinner out with the better half at Vapiano, Surfers Paradise. Ravioli Pumpkin and Chicken Pizza. Ravioli was delicious, fresh and tasty. Not sure..."

Mark B.

"Quick and easy food cooking right in front of you, fresh herbs on the table for your convenience and delicious desserts.For your first time..."

Larry Ma

"awesome food.. you can have a chat with the chef while they are making your pasta dish infront of you.. thts is called custom-made production.. never..."

Goldie402

"Good atmosphere and interesting way of payment. You're given a card they swipe and you add your tab along the way to it which is quite handy. We..."

Loveroffood

"I had a great experience at Vapino. The ambience was cool. The food was basic but really fresh. I enjoyed watching our meal being cooked..."

Missy Lam

"Pasta was really good, risotto was so great! Prosuitto pizza was just ok, will try different kinds next time! Good location and good service! Outside..."

Ann

"If you doubt where to go you go to the well known place. Similar to McDonalds, Vapiano same in all locations. It is quite average pizza/pasta. Drinks..."

Korben Dallas

"The self service concept was great, I loved it. The ambience was great, with fresh parsley, basil pots on every table, I like it. The food..."

T V Rachna

"Awesome place. But they can be a little bit more attentive to the table service. Asked for water and she said no. Could have already said they have..."

Atjnr

"Fun experience. I got a pasta dish with chicken and I counted 4 pieces of chicken in the whole dish, the amount of food was disappointing. I enjoyed..."

Nancy Cole

"The concept is great! They just need to figure out a way to make it work a lot quicker. Our partners had already ordered and eaten their pizzas by..."

Hannah Ryan

"Very busy restaurant so be prepared to wait. We orders two pizzas - the diavolo and the toscana along with a salad nicioise. The salad was..."

Foodie85

"Vapiano's does a good job with serving Italian inspired dishes to the masses. I find that it is a "safe" restaurant to go to when you can't find..."

Hadeed Pourshafighi

"This is one of my favourite restaurants on the coast! The food is wonderful and the price is so good! The atmosphere is great and comfortable. I..."

Feedmerocket

"Love their Gamberi Spinaci pasta!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻Their is just a bit pricey. I tried their homemade lemonade and my family disn't like..."

Beverly Reyes

"Great little place, cool and novel idea with pasta made in front of you, food is great and reasonably priced, nice atmosphere and decent bar, perfect..."

Jim Pottsy

"In a great location in the mall this is a great spot if you want a quick lunch - yet having to get a buzzer and then a seat then go up and order..."

ToorakM

"Although I only had the delicious caprese salad and tasty bruschetta, all the other pastas and pizza looked, smelled and tasted amazing! Will..."

Connor McFarland

"Loved this place! Ive been to the one in Dubai and Melbourne and its a great restaurant with tasty fresh dishes. It was exceptionally busy so I would..."

Sahar&Aurelio

"Vapiano is a great Italian restaurant. In the heart of surfers paradise. It has some great pizza and pasta options. The pasta chefs were very..."

Anusha Anand

"Love this place! Service is swift and friendly, pasta is amazing and happy hour is a..."

Deanne

"Good place to take a group. It's easy to get a large table and there is no fuss about paying your bill as everyone gets a swipe card that tallies it..."

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