Biscotteria — Restaurant in Melbourne

As an out of towner, I stumbled across this find! The food looked stunning, some home-made authentically rustic, and appealing . Things that needed to look beautiful were, and things that needed to look appetising and home-made were. The staff were very friendly and just gave a holistic approach to what seem to be an authentic coffee shop experience. I had an almond latte, a ham and tomato quiche, and a lemon meringue pie and I could not fault one single thing. My dream many years ago was to open a coffee shop, this shop capsulated the vision that I had for my own shop. I just wish I was brave enough to do it. I will be back each time I...

Mmmmm. The service is not the friendliest. Can’t really say they are unfriendly, but maybe indifferent is the word I would use?! I asked what a few things are and it seemed like an effort to answer me.

Bought two macarons, chocolate w almond silvers and budino (bread and butter pudding). The macarons are too crunchy without the chewiness, the budino has nice flavour but the texture is a bit off, but I really loved the chocolate w almond silvers.

I probably won’t go back to Biscotteria but I would DEFINITELY go back to the vintage second hand boutique behind the Biscotteria called...

Biscotteria: where rudeness is served with a side of stale charm. It’s baffling how this place clings to a caricature of Italian authenticity – as if indifference and rigidity are somehow part of the culture. It’s not charming; it’s just bad service wrapped in espresso-soaked nostalgia. It’s performative, pretentious, and frankly, not worth it. One would think that in a city brimming with genuinely delightful cafés, this kind of conceited posturing would have long...