Trattoria Il Segreto

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7.3

Trattoria Il Segreto Recommended based on its 37 reviews
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Food
7.3
Ambience
7.4
Service
8
Value
6.6

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Trattoria Il Segreto Address

515 Pittwater Road
Brookvale NSW 2100
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Trattoria Il Segreto Website


Trattoria Il Segreto Contact Info

(02) 9939 4933
(02) 9939 4933

Vinicio Rinaldi on (02) 9939 4933 trattoriailsegreto@hotmail.com


Cuisines

Italian, Seafood, Vegetarian


Chef

Vinicio Rinaldi


Prices

Average Meal Price $43 - based on one entree & main course only

General Price
Entrees $14.00-$18.00
Mains $24.00-$30.00
Desserts $12.00
Extensive black board menu changes every single day. Everything fresh and homemade, right down to the cheeses, breads and more
Set Menu - We have set menus. It is recommended you phone us so we can personally design a set menu for your special occasion.

Lunch
We use our a la carte menu for lunch as well. This changes daily.

Dinner
Entrees $14.00-$18.00
Mains $24.00-$30.00
Desserts $12.00
Try one of our stunning signature dishes. Please note - everything, right down to our Balsamic vinegar, is made on-site.

Degustation
Without wine $28.00
4 different pastas - Gnocchi, Ravioli, Fettuccine, Pappardelle with four different sauces

Prices last updated:  08/2010


Bookings

Bookings are preferred
It is recommended you book on Fridays and Saturdays as we are usually very busy on these nights. At other times, we can usually seat you on arrival.


Rooms & Capacity

No of Seats 56


Hours

Lunch
Tue to Fri Noon - 2:30pm
Dinner
Tue to Sun 6pm - 10pm


BYO

Wine only
Corkage Per Person $2.50 Wine Selection
We have a good range of New Zealand, Australian and European wines for your enjoyment.


Specialties

  • Gluten Free Black Thai Rice Gnocche with burn butter and sage
  • Chocolate Ravioli filled with duck and chicken mouse with butter and sage
  • Chocolate fettuccine with black truffle, porcini mushroom blended together
  • Homemade mouse three flavours - Mint and orange, basil and strawberry or rosemary and cinnamon - served a homemade cannoli shell

Serves

Serves Lunch
Serves Dinner


Classifications

Restaurants


Categories

Dietary Standards
Cater to Special Diets
Gluten Free
Organic
Vegan

Dining Atmospheres
Good For Groups
Romantic and Intimate

Dining Features
BYO
Child Friendly
Child Friendly Highchairs
Licensed


Payment Types Accepted

Visa
Mastercard
EFTPos

Parking

Ample or Convenient Parking
Free Parking
Parking Suggestions
Ample parking on surrounding streets


Notes

Our extensive blackboard menu changes daily and always features handmade fresh pasta prepared onsite. We make our own cheeses, If you are looking for traditional Italian cuisine cooked fresh every day, then look no further.



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Overview of Trattoria Il Segreto

Welcome to Trattoria Il Segreto
Every Wednesday - Risotto night. $30 - choice of four different Risotto
Every Thursday - Fresh pasta night. $28 choice of 4 different pasta dishes. All made fresh on the day.

Every Sunday afternoon - Cooking class -Maximum 6 people. $100 gets you four hours of hands on cooking classes including dinner. Learn how to master Italian cooking and have fun doing it.

Located only 200m from the Brookvale Oval, Trattoria Il Segreto is in the perfect position to service the locals of Brookvale as well as the sporting crowds. Using only the best and freshest ingredients, head chef/owner Vinicio Rinaldi possesses a passion for cooking that is second to none. His culinary skills have been passed down through the family for generations. He blends his own flour, makes all his own pasta, caters for gluten free diners, and makes his own beef prosciutto. This is Italian cooking in its most traditional form.

His menu changes daily, and is always wholesome and delicious. Pastas are made fresh every day, and everything that arrives on your plate is homemade, including fabulous desserts and cakes.



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    9 Highly Recommended

    Food  10      Ambience  9      Service  10      Value  7     


    We were searching for a Italian restaurant on the Northern Beaches for the five of us. Luckily enough, we decided to try this restaurant. While it didn't look that full, which is not a great sign considering it was on a Saturday night, I have to say it was probably the best service and finest Italian food we have tasted.

    Being vegetarian we are normally resigned to a stock standard pasta or risotto. However, I must say we really got a preview to how good a pasta can taste and the variety that can be on offer. The pastas exuded freshness and felt very authentic and absolutely divine. The desserts were interesting also and the chef / restaurateur was the perfect host. So if you are looking for a great night with amazing food and great service, this place is highly recommended. Happy to say we will be back!

    Mar 24, 2013 

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    mkul822
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    7.5 Recommended

    Food  6      Ambience  8      Service  9      Value  7     


    Vinnie's food is fine, the restaurant and staff are lovely too.

    Oct 19, 2012 

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    Onara
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    8.8 Highly Recommended

    Food  9      Ambience  8      Service  10      Value  8     


    Took the Wife there for her birthday the other night based on the the reviews on this site. We really enjoyed our night. The service and food were top notch. Well done. We will be back.

    Sep 27, 2012 

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    Hugeted
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    7.3 Recommended

    Food  8      Ambience  7      Service  7      Value  7     


    This trattoria does the most experimental and inventive Italian food in Sydney and it tastes great too! Even though at first some of the flavour combinations sound a bit unconventional (chocolate ravioli, beetroot gnocchi and spinach icecream) somehow it all works and will give you a meal to remember. All the pastas are handmade with care and it really comes through in the textures. A lovely restaurant, even though it's a bit out of the way in the Northern suburbs.

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    Sep 17, 2012 

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    9 Highly Recommended

    Food  10      Ambience  9      Service  9      Value  8     


    What an amazing place. The love and dedication the chef/owners puts in the restaurant shows every step of the way. How else could there be a new menu every day? Here, everything that comes in your plate is home made, down to the balsamic vinegar and the flour (what other restaurant grinds their flour in Sydney?). Thank you for an authentic Italian food experience, the most authentic I have ever tasted. Many restaurateurs should come and dine here to learn about what service and gastronomy should really look like.

    Sep 02, 2012 

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    borisj
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    8.5 Highly Recommended

    Food  9      Ambience  8      Service  9      Value  8     


    Very, very delicious. Friendly, warm and fun atmosphere. But mostly, delicious. Go.

    Jul 05, 2012 

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    caroliner
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    0 of 1 reader found the following review helpful

    4.5 Below Average

    Food  6      Ambience  6      Service  2      Value  4     


    My friends & I went to this restaurant last night & based on the reviews from this website, we were expecting the service & foods to be line in line with each other. we started off by reading the menu which was on a blackboard & very hard to read,the menu also was confusing. Once we had placed our orders, it took 40 mins for a bottle of water to arrive at our table & 50mins for my main meal to arrive (considering our table had not ordered any starters, it was amazing how long a ravioli dish can take to prepare). The waitresses were rude, & could not understand what was being asked off them. After the meal was over, we asked for the bill & meals which were not provided to us were written on the bill provided which was amended once asked.

    Shocking Experience... & the rating above is quite misleading!

    Mar 11, 2012 

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    Fizzah
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    9.3 Highly Recommended

    Food  10      Ambience  9      Service  9      Value  9     


    Took a friend for her 40th birthday and all agreed it was the bet Italian we've had in Sydney! Vinnie is a great host, he came to our table to chat and ask what we liked/didn't like then recommended dishes accordingly.

    Plenty of veggie options, I had the mushroom tagliatelle which was to die for! The beef ragu and gnocchi were also really tasty. The service was great, not too intrusive with dishes coming out at precisely the point where you were thinking that you were ready for the next course.

    We were too full for dessert, but Vinnie let us sample the spinach ice cream. An odd but not unpleasant experience!

    It's a bit more expensive than other Italian restaurants in the area but with good reason, all the dishes are home-made, including the pasta and the menu changes on a daily basis so everything is as fresh as it could be.

    If you're looking for a place to go for a special occasion, you won't regret it.

    Jan 23, 2012 

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    elu103
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    9 Highly Recommended

    Food  9      Ambience  9      Service  9      Value  9     


    After driving past this restaurant so many times I finally made a booking to check it out.
    I was so so impressed. There is a lovely daily menu based on what is seasonal (how we should all cook) and all the pasta is made fresh. We shared a mixed bruschetta to start which was served on home made italian bread, sensational.

    We both had a pasta, gnocchi with burnt butter sage sauce and spinach and ricotta ravioli with burnt butter sage sauce. It was so so good, just like what I ate in Italy, good quality produce with simple fresh flavours. Most of the staff are Italian and the chef came out for a chat which we loved. I highly recommend it, we will definitely be back!

    Jan 22, 2012 

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    martina1
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    0 of 1 reader found the following review helpful

    4.8 Average

    Food  8      Ambience  4      Service  2      Value  5     


    Our first and last visit to this restaurant. The owner actively asks for reviews, so here is ours. The food is fantastic and some of the best Italian we have eaten. However, the whole experience was a disaster. We booked ahead, mentioning it was my wife's birthday, and that she was also gluten intolerant. Vinicio requested that we also inform the waitstaff on our arrival which we duly did. My wife requested the gnocchi and we confirmed they were entirely gluten free.

    When the chef came to the table after dinner, he was shocked to discover it was meant to be gluten free, as her dish was cooked with mine, which was normal gluten containing pasta. A series of half hearted apologies followed, including a strange vegetarian allergy story from Vinnie himself, which I suppose was meant to appease us. The gluten free requirement was not passed on from the waitress to the kitchen. After this debacle, we requested 3 flavours of gelato, but only received 2.

    Poor form, from a restaurant that widely advertises its gluten free choices. And no attempt on the bill for a final apology or discount. Eating gluten free in Italy was easier than at this trattoria.

    Jan 17, 2012 

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    Homemade Italian Cooking Classes $100pp

    Learn how to cook the lightest of pastas like our homemade Gnocchi, Fettucine, Chicken Roule, and desserts. This is a hands on cooking class - you prepare your own dishes with expert guidance from Vinicio. Roll your own pastas, knead your own dough - you'll learn techniques pasted down from Vinicio's mother and grandmother. Price $100 per person - This includes 4 hours of cooking instruction and also your dinner.

    Our offers cannot be used in conjunction with other promotions. Cooking classes start at 3pm and run to 7pm on Sundays. Booking essential.

    How:
    To take up this offer, simply phone Vinicio on 0404 614 375 and mention the website you found this on.

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    Learn Italian Language While You Eat - $30

    Join us on our communal table (maximum 10 people) for our Italian language fun tuition evening. Learn the basics of the Italian language while eating fabulous Italian cuisine. This is a fun and very popular evening. Price $30 - includes any choice of dinner from Fettucine to fish to calamari to chicken and more (one dish only and no byo).

    This offer cannot be used in conjunction with other promotions. No BYO. Every Tuesday 7:30pm to 9:00pm. With this deal you're getting your Italian language class for free!

    How:
    Booking is essential. To take up this offer, simply phone us on (02) 9939 4933 and mention this website.

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    Risotto Night Wednesday Nights $30pp

    Head chef and owner Vinicio actually comes from the Isola Della Scala region of Italy. Vinicio has worked with the Master of Risotto Mr Gabriele Ferron in Isola Della Scala region of Italy where he learnt the art of Risotto preparation. Vinicio can therefore be considered an expert Risotto chef and prides himself on creating the perfect risotto. You get the option of three different risottos - seafood, meat, and vegetarian. These are prepared fresh in time honoured fashion.
    $30 per person.

    This offer cannot be used in conjunction with other promotions. Bookings preferred.

    How:
    To take up this offer, simply print out this page and present it to the venue upon arrival or when being seated. If booking ahead, please mention where you saw this promotion.


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