Il Gambero On The Park Carlton, Melbourne

User Reviews of Il Gambero On The Park, Carlton

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7.8 Recommended

Food 8 Ambience 7 Service 8 Value 8

Such a friendly place! The staff are all attentive and show some sort of care about their customers. We ordered pizza to share, salad and risotto. While the salad had a little too much balsamic on it and could have had a few more of the other ingredients, the pizza was absolutely delicious. A great base topped with fantastic fresh flavours. For less than 50 dollars we left happy and satisfied.

Jan 02, 2012

jenwin
78

6.3 Average

Food 6 Ambience 7 Service 6 Value 6

Our calamari entree was perfectly cooked and tender. The prosciutto and melon was inauspicious. The pasta with eggplant and peas was a nice dish. The pizza was better than most although the mushrooms were dry and the overall effect not as good as wood fired. Coffee was very good. Service was slightly erratic but well intentioned. Overall ideal for a quick and easy meal except that it wasn't quick. 12/20. A reasonable standard.

Jan 02, 2012

aussiepiper
86

6 Average

Food 7 Ambience 1 Service 9 Value 7

I'm not usually one to complain about restaurants as my partner and myself are verg easy to please. However , as soon as we walked in we had the impression that they had overlooked our booking as we were seated on a table right next to the bathroom and behind the bar in a dimly lit area, and also sat on uncomfortable plastic chairs. There was a birthday which was next to us which kind of added insult to injury. Whilst the staff were helpful and friendly , it was impossible to get their attention from where we were seated. We skipped entrees but my partner regretted that as he had the lasagna as a main and it was tiny whereas my gnocchi was much better for a main. The food was good however the lasagna was small with nothing else extra with it. We skipped dessert as we couldn't stand sitting in this dimly lit , noisy area any longer. We were there for out first Lyon street dining experience and my boyfriends birthday , however it was not enjoyable and I don't think we will be coming back anytime soon.

Aug 13, 2011