Vini Surry Hills, Sydney

User Reviews of Vini, Surry Hills

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7.8 Recommended

Food 7 Ambience 8 Service 8 Value 8

Great italian food at very reasonable prices. A small cosy place with an italian woody ambient sort of feel. Make sure to come early as it doesn't take bookings, we had a selection of entrees main and desserts to share. Everything was very good and surprisingly light and fresh tasting, not at all heavy in butters or anything like that.

Menu changes regularly but we had the squid ink pasta which was great with a bit of chilli hit, the lamb rotolo was wrapped in pasta and was excellent as was their ravioli. The portions aren't huge, so you'd definitely have a few entrees to share. Their pannacotta is excellent and their pear tart was also pretty good. Lovely service to boot.

May 19, 2012

jseah
133

9 Highly Recommended

Food 9 Ambience 9 Service 9 Value 9

I absolutely love Vini. I've been many times, and it's always been a delight. So reliable, that my partner and I selected it as the place for our parents to meet for the first time. The restaurant doesn't take bookings and is small (can be difficult to get a table for 6). While we were initially told that we would not be able to get a table, the staff called us around 6 to let us know they could fit us in after 8. Phew!

As usual, the food, service and wine was amazing. Everyone had a really good time and the bill for the 6 of us came in at about $60 per head for three courses, including wine. I love this place.

Apr 15, 2012

rykwert
9

8.3 Highly Recommended

Food 9 Ambience 7 Service 9 Value 8

If there is a mystery restaurant to dine to, and you were put to sleep and then woken up blindfolded then served an italian dish and tasted it blindfolded, then you're asked $100 question which city are you in now? you can be forgiven to respond that you are in Florence Italy, in fact you're in Sydney.

Highly recommended this restaurant, if tuscan food or any italian region for that matter is what you hunger for. Great food, accommodating and friendly staff and best of all good italian wine selection.

Will be back to this restaurant (last time it was Abruzzo region). The only negative about this restaurant is too narrow and too small tables. But hey the objective is to make the business profitable.

Mar 26, 2012

rcyc.jazz
14

0 of 1 reader found the following review helpful

2.3 Not Recommended

Food 2 Ambience 2 Service 3 Value 2

I visited Vini's a few weeks back with a friend who was visting Sydney. Arrived at Vini's, my friend was sitting outside of this small Surry Hills eatery.

This place is situated in a side street with barely any street lights at night. The kitchen is the same size as my bathroom. In the dining room I notice that there are only a few tables inside with diners that mainly sipped on wines. How is it that this can be such a popular spot when you are crammed inside a place, when in comparison to other spacious wine bars out there, you can easily find better wines and be in comfortable surroundings.

I felt like trying out the food at this highly-recommended eatery as I've seen other comments off Eatability. I asked the waitress for a menu, she pointed at a blackboard menu that only had Two main courses as a choice. Wow - great variety! Not.

Mar 11, 2012

lifestyle161
2

8 Recommended

Food 8 Ambience 7 Service 9 Value 8

Dined here last night with my boyfriend. The whole experience was wonderful. We ordered the green bean salad that was tossed with almonds and pancetta and for main we had the potato ravioli with pesto and ricotta - Amazing! My partner ordered it without ricotta and it came to our table with ricotta, however, the waitress quickly fixed it and even gave us a complimentary dessert for the trouble, it was a pannacotta with caramel and almonds delicious! Definitely recommend this place for a lovely mid week dinner.

Feb 09, 2012

nessy08
3

8 Recommended

Food 8 Ambience 8 Service 8 Value 8

Very Italian - something special in Sydney. The wines alone are worth going there.

Dec 14, 2011

Shamwari
2

8.5 Highly Recommended

Food 9 Ambience 9 Service 9 Value 7

I come here for lunch and find the staff very helpful. The menu changes daily so there is always something new to try. The food is always good and the desserts are fantastic. A little pricey but still very good.

Nov 17, 2011

gigi Gi
25

1 of 1 reader found the following review helpful

8 Recommended

Food 8 Ambience 8 Service 8 Value 8

I went here for the Tuesday night "Regional Dinner" - last night was Veneto. This is a great concept, and thoroughly enjoyable from start to finish. Starting with an extensive antipasti platter of scallops, sardines, asparagus, and beef carpaccio - we knew we were in for a decent meal.

The chef then gave a bit of a speech on the region, the history of the traditional ingredients, and an explanation of what we would be served in the upcoming courses. This engaged everyone and makes the experience a little personable.

The following 2 courses were mushroom risotto and a parrot fish with beans and white polenta. Both were solid, tasty, proper "homemade food" without being overly extravagant. We finished on a tiramasu gelato which was very strong but not overpowering. Great service, fantastic idea, and food to back it all up - highly recommended.

Oct 12, 2011

Somnus
30

8.3 Highly Recommended

Food 9 Ambience 7 Service 9 Value 8

Arrived pretty early and didn't have to wait on a table, although they did fill up quickly.

The service was good, and had an extensive wine list, and the waiter picked out an excellent white. We started with Grissini and olives, and prosciutto which were all excellent. They only had a choice of two mains, so we ordered them, but had major food envy when the table beside us had pasta which looked to be main size! Shared an amazing lemon tart and was left very satisfied!

Sep 30, 2011