My husband and I had dinner here on a Sunday night and were pleasantly surprised. The bruschetta was perfect a must! We shared a pizza (off the special board, chicken goat cheese pumpkin and rocket) which was amazing and a risotto (also off the special board, beef with saffron, preserved lemon etc) which was mediocre. The risotto had way too much preserved lemon for our tastes but apart from that was cooked well. The service was friendly and efficient. We will definitely go back!
Yesterday I and my partner hade dinner in Trovata. Cheap and nasty establishment. Ate there recently, waitress was rude and unhelpful. My partners lamb dish was appalling! And when did octopus (tasted like a frozen packet number) qualify as char grilled fresh baby octopus? With so many fab restaurants in East Sydney this is just an embarrassment! Not recommended.
More or less your standard Stanley St offering - decent, if uninspired food, at decent, if unspectacular prices. Nice decor inside. Service was friendly, but pretty slow. Two big upsides to this place vs others around it: you can book, and you can BYO.
Trovata operates through the afternoon and evening which makes it a great place for dining during "non=normal" hours. The food and service are good. Please note that of the 22 previous reviews 11 were first (only) time reviewers giving extremely high praise. Be suspicious when this happens!!!
I have been to Trovata now on a couple of different occasions and I absolutely love the food there. Its fantastic and the pizza is unbelievable and light on the stomach too!! Great place to dine.
Excellent service, always greeted with a lovely smile from the waiter. At very generous portions, the food is extremely tasty and fresh. To top it off, the bill is always surprisingly low. This quaint little restaurant has become a favourite of mine.
We came in group of four. We sat down. And waiters gave us a warm well come and water. We ordered entree and mains. Antipasto was so nice. But my wife was falling in love with mezza plate. For main we ordered eye fillet, black linguni, padrino pizza and chicken risotto. Eye fillet was cooked perfect. And pizza was so light, good and fresh. Risotto and pasta was so delicious. All the portion were generous. Service was excellent. We highly recommended trovata restaurant to anyone who enjoy italian and mediterranean cuisine.
Have been to Trovata many times over the years and it always impresses. A good selection of food all with very distinct flavours, and happy (non rushed) service.
The only thing Trovata is lacking is a little atmosphere. Music would be well received I think, or even changing the layout to include a bar area. Will continue to be my favourite restaurant on Stanley Street.