We popped in on a Friday night and were seated immediately. I’ve always walked past this place and wondered why it isn’t busier as it’s such a gem in the area! Each dish we had was amazing, flavours were traditional and everything super fresh. The bruschetta was one of the best I’ve had in a while! If you’re looking for great Italian food make sure you check this place out. We’ll be back for sure!
Must try - pumpkin gnocchi & bruschetta
Very warm welcome (which I assume) is the owner. Happy to have a chat with the customers without being annoying. The pizza is also excellent. It would be nice to get a bit more garlic bread for your dollar.
Very very good food!
Great service!
Nicely located next to Hawksburn Village!
Perfect place for a family dinner!
Lamb mince pizza was delicious. I could customise it. The owner and his son and rest of his family were awesome. They told me about how they source their minced meat from a butcher who uses the good portions of the lamb (otherwise minced meat is usually made from just bones and fat).
The owner even shared a traditional Lebanese bread fresh from the oven (not your typical khubj); with garlic dip (very thick and not the runny kind).
Awesome experience!
The owner welcomed me back for an Falafel pizza night!
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Great family owner restaurant. This is our favourite restaurant in our local area. The staff always provide the best and most friendly service which just keeps us coming back. The food is great and presented with allot of care. I would highly recommend trying it out for yourself.
If you want traditional unpretentious and economical pizza, this is the place.
Avoid the arrogance of fratellinos and the disorganisation of trezzanino...keep it simple and you won't dissapointed.
Dining at this restaurant is a wonderful experience. Francoise and his family are wonderful hosts and the food is sensational - he handpicks his ingredients and takes a lot of pride in what he plates up. We have been going there for several years and have loved it on every occasion. The dips are to die for and so are his pizzas!
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Old people's pizza. I have no complaints with the quality of Francoise's pizza. My beef is the prices. I stopped in for a small capricciosa and a glass of house red wine. The pizza was good, with tonnes of anchovies, mushrooms and black olives. I like spicy flavours, and I got into the habit of ordering pungent pizzas years ago because when we'd have a batch at places where I worked, people would leave mine alone if it had toppings like salty, oily fish. The crust has a crisp bottom layer, it's crackery at the outer edges, but has a bit of white-flour sponginess where it interfaces with the sauce. All in all, as good as anything I've had on Lygon Street.
The problem is, this small pizza -- maybe 20 cm across -- cost me $15. Medium pizzas start at $20. A glass of the un-named house shiraz, which had some good fruit to it, was $9. There was no price on the table tent spruiking it, or I wouldn't have ordered something so costly. House wine ought to be more like $5 or $6, IMHO. This place attracts a grey-haired, Hawksburn-rich clientele, based on what I saw when I was there, so the pricing seems to be set at their level.
What was more interesting than the pizzas were the puffy white objects I saw coming out on plates. When the owner stopped by my table, I asked him what they were. Turns out Francoise bakes its own pitas, and they look like pillows when they come out of the oven. They have a number of Turkish-type dishes such as dips and kebabs that go along with the pitas. But again, the kebab plate costs $30. Obviously not aiming at the late-night, half-drunk kebab crowd with that.
Fantastic pizza! Gnocchi and steak to die for!!! Definitely will be coming back!
Italian-Aussie Compromise. This is not your crappy cheap and nasty Pizza. But it's also not your authentic wood fired oven pizza. What this is is a wonderful compromise between the two. Ingredients you can see and taste that'll have you coming back. I usually get mine take-away and numerous friends always request we get a Francoise Pizza before sitting down to watch the game on TV. That speaks for itself. Ask for garlic and chili as extra toppings. Yum!
Great pizzas! Have become a weekly regular at this place and have to say I plan to continue!
Really good, pizza is delicious with decent amount of toppings, and very reasonably priced. It's a family affair, so nice friendly atmosphere.
Delicious!. Had the best home made gnocci..
Will be back for more :)
Consistently best pizzas .... We have been having pizzas (and pasta) at / from francoise since 7 years and haven't found any other pizza place delivering such great pizzas. It's a family run restaurant and Owner and his son make pizzas quite passionately. The base is the same all the time, not too thick not too thin, fresh ingredients. Mexican is my fav but falafel pizza (yes unusual) is great too for vegetarians. We have recently moved out of Melbourne and this pizza is amongst the things missed dearly. We used to drive 20 mins each way for the pizzas when we moved to a different suburb. Take away or eat there, we have celebrated important family occasions there and it has always been great. BEST PIZZA BY FAR...sad they dont have any branches
Lovely restaurant with delicious food. Their gnocchi is one of the best I've ever had. The staff were super friendly and the ambience was delightful without being pretentious. 100% recommend
Amazing pizzas and very good service..we have been going to this place for the last 10 years and I can vouch for the consistency in terms of taste..it's a family run business and the owners are so nice. Customers are always looked after so well..
Took my family that moved to Queensland from Melbourne back to Francoise for dinner.
The food is devine , every thing is made fresh on the premises.
It is so nice to have a friendly owned family business that makes you feel welcome every time we come .
I welcome every one to try this restaurant, once you have been you will return.
A great dining experience with delicious food.
I had a sole fish for dinner and it was one of the tastiest fish I ever had for a while. The owner and his wife were also very friendly.
I love this restaurant. It isn’t trendy, hip or cool and the decor is outdated. I think that’s good. There has to be restaurants for people who aren’t interested in what’s fashionable and just want a relaxing place with lovely comfort food.
The owners and their sons are very welcoming and their steaks, fish and pizzas never ever disappoint. I’ve been going here for years and it never changes. I love that. Their food is always so fresh, tasty and prepared with love.
There’s no pretence at all with Josie and Francoise. They keep doing what they do, so dependably, and I hope this place stays the same forever.
Lovely faimly run resturant with A+ Service. Very nice to have the owner come and deliver the specials in a very proffesional and friendly mannor. The food quality was also A+ and the price was almost undervalued it was that reasonable. Will be our new local italian resturant. Exceptional all round. Thank you
I've been dining here on and off for over 18 years now.
It's a family owned and run business with amazing food. I lived overseas for a decade and made an effort on every visit back to go back there and try all my favorites.
I love the place!!!
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