Papa's Trattoria Cronulla, Sydney

User Reviews of Papa's Trattoria, Cronulla

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7.5 Recommended

Food 7 Ambience 7 Service 8 Value 8

10 people for Saturday lunch. It was a set menu for a birthday party. The food whilst not spectacular, was good value for money. It was served promptly and hot. The staff are very friendly and polite. This is the 3rd time in the past 12 months I have been here for a party and would recommend it for such an occasion.

May 27, 2012

PETE 58
5

9.5 Highly Recommended

Food 10 Ambience 9 Service 9 Value 10

Always fantastic food and service. My husband and I go there at least once a week and we are looking forward to having our Xmas party there this year.

Dec 13, 2011

jkcw1
3

6 Average

Food 5 Ambience 7 Service 5 Value 7

Went there with friends last weekend. Ordered the Milanese which was very dry especially around the edges. The vegetables were bordering on cold and tasteless. My wife ordered the Seafood Hot Pot. Open the lid, like a bage of chips only a quarter full!

Why have such a huge pot that makes people think how amazing the hot pot must be only to be disappointed when you take the lid off only to find theres hardly anything inside. Thank god we ordered herb and garlic bread. Maybe they should dine at "Big Johns" Sans Souci and get a few pointers of portions.

Our waiter as nice as she was, knocked over a beer on the table which fell into the laps of my wife and I, came back with a couple of paper serviettes to mop up the spillage, but didn't come back to dry the table so I ate my dinner on a very wet table which wasn't very enjoyable. Free corkage is good quality very average. Never again.

Jun 06, 2011

Plugger63
1

9.5 Highly Recommended

Food 10 Ambience 8 Service 10 Value 10

This is a favourite of ours and we recently had our Son's Engagement Luncheon here. Joey, Maria and Franko were most helpful and obliging. The food was wonderful, the service as always warm and friendly. A great location.

Apr 05, 2011

Robyn E.
1

6.8 Recommended

Food 5 Ambience 7 Service 7 Value 8

The food here is standard, at best. We ordered the lasagna, canelloni and spinach and the risotta marinara. In terms of servings, they were all generously portioned and decently priced. However, almost all dishes were somewhat bland in flavor, by no means terrible but definitely lacking in oomph.

On a saturday night, dishes took a while to come out to the table, however, the service is lovely and cannot be faulted. Warm and inviting the moment we came through.

Jul 28, 2010

jseah
133

1 of 1 reader found the following review helpful

9.3 Highly Recommended

Food 9 Ambience 8 Service 10 Value 10

What a find. Terrific food. No corkage and friendly helpful staff that help make the place hum. Not 5 star but neither are the prices. If want silver service go else where because that's not the intention here. Just honest, quality fresh meals. Try it, you won't regret it! Lots of repeat locals there too, so must be ok.

Feb 24, 2010

specs1
1

0 of 1 reader found the following review helpful

1.3 Not Recommended

Food 1 Ambience 1 Service 2 Value 1

Went for breakfast at 10 am and told the kitchen was closed until midday. This was a joke. I will never pay them for anything. Another try hard restaurant in cronulla besides the Fastbreak cafe.

Feb 22, 2010

Dean dean
1

4.8 Average

Food 3 Ambience 7 Service 7 Value 2

We went to this restaurant on a busy Saturday night. Service after we were seated was slow but once the order was taken, the service was fine. The garlic bread was very dry and lacked flavour. We ordered an Italian Mixed Salad which was expensive for what we got (a few rocket and lettuce leaves with 4 tiny pieces of tomato and a few small pieces of cucumber and Spanish onion with a basic balsamic dressing).

For the mains, my husband had the Saltinbocca. It was average tasting, however, having had a Saltinbocca at another Italian restaurant about 1 month ago and comparing this one to the previous experience, it fell way short. The vegetables served with the Saltinbocca had been microwaved, kind of makes you feel like you have just prepared a quick meal at home for yourself when you get nuked vegetables. Perhaps, a fresh side salad would be a better idea?

I ordered Fettuccine Carbonara. The waiter offered parmesan from a jar. I think you can tell the quality of an Italian restaurant as to whether the parmesan served is fresh or from a jar. Anyway, the egg had turned srambled in my Carbonara! This has happened to me when I have cooked it at home myself, but never when served Carbonara at a restaurant! The taste was very plain (the flavour of my own "srambled" carbonara tastes better!).

Overall the experience was poor. The meals were cooked without any cooking passion, the meal was completely overpriced for the quality of the food and I would not eat here again.

Jan 20, 2010

Food&Love
15

7 Recommended

Food 6 Ambience 8 Service 7 Value 7

Great location and reasonable prices but the food was lacking.

Jan 20, 2010

swellsnow000
12

1 of 1 reader found the following review helpful

9.3 Highly Recommended

Food 9 Ambience 9 Service 9 Value 10

Went there with a large group of friends and had a great time. Everyone thought the food was fantastic and good value for money! and there was a reasonable variety of dishes on the menu. Will definitely go back.

Jun 22, 2009