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Criniti's

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291 Church St
Parramatta NSW 2150

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Overall Rating              6.6  
 
Food                7.4  
Ambience                6.3  
Service                5.7  
Value                6.3  

 

Recommended based on 274 votes
(The Overall Rating is calculated using a Weighted Average)
       
 

 

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Overview

Situated in Church St, Parramatta - fast becoming one of the busiest eat streets in town - Criniti's, a hotspot for hunger is serving some winning Italian hot cooked flavours.

Mamma Mia! Tuck into the taste of Calabria with pasta calabrese cooked in Napoletana sauce, olives, sausages, garlic and chilli or traditional rice dumplings brescioli, stuffed in mozzarella cheese served in Napoletana sauce.

Criniti's wood fire pizza are as fresh as the day itself, the Pizza Azzuri with its prosciotto, bocconcini, ricotta cheese, artichokes, and sundried tomatoes is by far the favourite. Criniti's has an extensive and tasty menu with steaks, seafood, pasta and pizza to choose from.

 



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Overall             Not Recommended
Food 2 Ambience 2 Service 1 Value 1

 

Dined here last night and this has to be the most Overrated restaurant in Parramatta. The staff need a lesson in customer service and the food is so Overpriced for what its worth. Definitely would Not go back.
 
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Cassy83  -   See my reviews 2reviews, 30 September 2008
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Overall             Recommended
Food 9 Ambience 5 Service 3 Value 8

 

Wouldn't rave on about this place, the food good & the desserts are so yummy but the service just brings this place down. Everyone, everytime I go there seems so miserable, it's depressing almost, just crack a smile. I think once I had a girl that was somewhat helpful everyone else just makes any request seem like the biggest effort.

I don't get why unfriendly people bother in predominantly customer service orientated roles... and it's a little bit expensive to be a regular there but anyways I'd go back only because they make seriously the best creme brulee and their coffee's pretty damn good too.
 
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ItalianFood_Addict  -   See my reviews 5reviews, 23 September 2008
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Overall             Highly Recommended
Food 10 Ambience 10 Service 8 Value 9

 

Very nice restaurant, if you like nice italian food with nice environment, its a place to be, I'm becoming regular at that place, it just wonderful....
 
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jewelh  -   See my reviews 1review, 14 September 2008
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Overall             Recommended
Food 8 Ambience 8 Service 8 Value 6

 

Good food, big serves and great atmosphere, a little too expensive for what you get in my opinion.
 
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Mccain  -   See my reviews 2reviews, 10 September 2008
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Overall             Recommended
Food 10 Ambience 5 Service 5 Value 5

 

The food here is amazing, but the service, overcrowding and the waiting is painful. If you ever want to eat here on a Saturday night you need to book way ahead. I tried to book for a Saturday on a Monday and they were already booked out. The only option they give you is to show up and wait...and wait you do! There is always a queue out the front just like a nightclub with a waitress at the front ushering people in. It’s very busy and noisy, but understandable as the food is fantastic - huge delicious Italian food although it is not cheap. The owner (or whoever answers the phone) is very rude and blunt, but I would go again just for the food.
 
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Junk  -   See my reviews 1review, 09 September 2008
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Overall             Recommended
Food 7 Ambience 6 Service 7 Value 6

 

I have had a few experiences with Crinitis. A quick team lunch, a dinner with my husband and ordering take away pizza. They have all been satisfactory and good.
I have only experienced the Pizza which I feel has got to be some of the better Pizza in Parramatta. I am 'proper' pizza buff who will travel all over Sydney for a good margarita and Crinitis can create a good wood fire pizza. Those who have accompanied me have said that their meals were good.

I haven't experienced the bad service at Crinitis but from seeing the amount of people crammed in there on a busy night and the chaos that prevails, I would picker a quieter time to eat there. Saying that, they do offer a pre-order service if you are pressed for time which we have used and it worked out well.

I find the decor a little tacky/themed family restaurant which is not what I am after in a dining experience but it is what it is and needs to cater for all types.
Overall, pick your times wisely and avoid busy periods and Crinitis can be a win-win event.
 
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arneka  -   See my reviews 31reviews, 05 September 2008
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Overall             Highly Recommended
Food 10 Ambience 10 Service 8 Value 10

 

I've been to Crinitis on different nights, and I found that on Mondays the foods are at their best. Sophia Loren pasta was best ever tasted! I'll definitely be back to Criinitis.
 
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shmuffie  -   See my reviews 1review, 03 September 2008
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Overall             Below Average
Food 4 Ambience 3 Service 3 Value 4

 

I made a booking for 8 people including a 1 year old (for which I requested a high chair). Arrived at the place with half out guests and they had reserved us a table right near the door and had no high chair set up for us. We asked kindly if they could move us considering we had a baby and the staff did nothing to accommodate us. We left straight away and have not been back.
 
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dani0887  -   See my reviews 1review, 29 August 2008
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Overall             Highly Recommended
Food 9 Ambience 7 Service 9 Value 8

 

Our first visit here, for lunch, we had Papa's bruschetta to start, just perfect. For mains I had the BBq'd seafood skewers, these were excellent, no fish for "padding" - king prawns, callamari, scallops and baby octopus. My better half had the seafood risotto, although, some of the pippi and mussel shells were empty, the flavour was great, but I guess not good value considering the lack of seafood. The staff was pleasant and the service prompt.
 
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Fernsie  -   See my reviews 1review, 28 August 2008
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Overall             Below Average
Food 3 Ambience 5 Service 3 Value 6

 

What a waste of time and effort. We got there about 6pm on last Saturday night and we had to wait 15 minutes for a table even though they had 7 empty tables. We got a table and we got served. I ordered a seafood pasta and that was shocking. I complained to the wait and the response was sorry. That’s all. I will never go there again.
 
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