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User Reviews on Il Ghiotto
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Food 9 |
Ambience 6 |
Service 6 |
Value 8 |
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This is a delightful little restaurant. More intimate than some of the busier places nearby. Great range of pastas and pizzas but also really good meat and even better seafood. Do chat with the regular wait staff about what's on offer and the specialties to get the best advice and the most out of this family-run business.
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Aussie Mist -
See my reviews 1 , 20 April 2007
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Food 9 |
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Went there on a Saturday night and the place was packed with large families and groups (booking recommended). The colourful decor, many (italian) waiters and open kitchen also add to the busy feel of this place. In addition to the very comprehensive menus we were given upon arrival, the walls were covered with 'specials' which made ordering very... difficult: too many month watering dishes to choose from.
The courteous and efficient waiter kindly translated the names of all kinds of exotic italian delicacies and we settled for stuffed zuchini flowers, mussels + clams in white wine, swordfish and lobster spaghetti... and we could not resist a margerita after so many delicious-looking pizza flew past our table. All the dishes tasted like traditional italian food, made from fresh ingredients. The pizza was a highlight for me. This little corner of Sydney is a gem and that particular restaurant made us travel to Italy. In the category of good traditional italian restaurants, I'd favorably compare it to Buon Gusto in Darlington. The only downturn would be the price: $130 for 6 dishes + wine.
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SebRob -
See my reviews 3, 15 January 2007
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Food 7 |
Ambience 3 |
Service 5 |
Value 6 |
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The food can be very good but it is marred by unfriendly, uncaring service. There's little attempt to make you feel you want to come back, even though the food cries out to be appreciated. The lamb special I had was excellent.
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TonyL -
See my reviews 21, 11 December 2006
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Food 5 |
Ambience 5 |
Service 9 |
Value 4 |
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In a group of 7 some meals were probably 8 rating and some a poor 4 - sounded good when explained but extremely disappointing. Desserts mediocre. Coffee OK.
Won't be going there again.
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judith06 -
See my reviews 1, 20 November 2006
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Food 9 |
Ambience 8 |
Service 9 |
Value 8 |
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Excellent food. Imaginative and delicious. It is wonderful to find such a good restaurant! My Melbourne friend was very impressed too!
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vitality -
See my reviews 1, 29 June 2006
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Food 7 |
Ambience 5 |
Service 6 |
Value 5 |
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I cannot believe the other comments here. I was mislead, it was a completely average experience. They got the order wrong, it was not cheap and had no atmosphere for an Italian restaurant.
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JohnHan -
See my reviews 13, 16 May 2006
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Food 10 |
Ambience 7 |
Service 9 |
Value 9 |
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Our local and regular favourite, excellent and authentic European cuisine - rabbit, fish, the involtini with humous and parma ham are superb (bring it back on the next change of menu!). Small and friendly, it's a refreshing change from the mediocre and bland restaurants further up the street. They can even make a good cup of coffee! Excellent, byo or wine by the glass.
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Comida -
See my reviews 22, 08 May 2006
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Food 9 |
Ambience 8 |
Service 9 |
Value 9 |
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I visited Il Ghiotto with some friends a couple of weeks ago and we were all very pleasantly surprised, considering how many appallingly trendy and pretentious restaurants there are now in Haberfield. The service was very good, the pizzas and main courses were all delightful and the staff were friendly and efficient. There was no sign of any dyed blondes with superior attitudes but then reviewers who refer to waiting staff as 'bombshells' shouldn't be taken seriously, anyway.
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StephenChapman -
See my reviews 33, 19 April 2006
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Food 8 |
Ambience 9 |
Service 8 |
Value 8 |
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Eaten here a couple of times, each has been a happy experience. Food is honest and some of the most authentic italian dishes we've had in Australia. I do hope they can maintain it and not bow to pressure to "adapt". Latest experience was a downside with the service from a little dyed blonde who thought she was superior to the world, but all other staff / family very nice. Little blonde bombshell did our party a service, her employers a disservice - we were all impressed by the value of the bill but at home I couldn't get it out of my mind and added it up... we'd been undercharged by approximately $140 ... I guess that would be at least, if not more than, the profit the owners would be hoping to make. A great place to go, with friendly people working there trying to make a go; obvious exception. Please don't australianise the menu.
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Raffles -
See my reviews 1, 30 December 2005
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Food 8 |
Ambience 5 |
Service 7 |
Value 8 |
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Just up the road, hordes of followers are eating mainly mediocre and - with one or two exceptions - often awful food. Down the dark end, a talented young chef turns out well crafted full of flavour takes on mostly Italian food that nine times out of the hit the mark for ridiculously little mazoolah. Get here and help make the boy a star - but get here quick before he makes it. And try his involtini di melanzane if its on the menu.
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grimod -
See my reviews 1, 08 April 2005
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