Italio restaurant and Woodfire Pizza — Restaurant in Melbourne

What a awful experience! First, the pizza maker is also a receptionist, and the waitress has no idea how to work in Sala.. I asked for 2 pizza without tomato sauce, after 1h she brought ONLY 1 pizza WHIT tomato sauce..... I can understand when the restaurant is full and the workers are running crazy and busy, but that day there were only 3 or 4 tables occupied. Let's talk about the quality of food: I ordered calamari rings and pizza; the calamari was a bit smelly because it wasn't fresh... About the pizza, a very nice impasto, nothing wrong with it, BUT, the "Buffalo mozzarella" was just "fior di latte". The prosciutto San Daniele was like capocollo!!! Maybe because it wasn't San Daniele but the cheapest prosciutto you can get!

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In an era dominated by hipster cafes and bars Italio keeps it simple and cooks amazing Italian food. The decor is no nonesense unremarkable and the music is barely audible yet once you taste the food it all becomes meaningless.

The wood fired pizza is perfect. Cooked to perfection and topped traditionally with fresh ingredients. Some of the best pizza I've had. Easly rivals takeaway pizza a few doors down.

The gnocchi was heavenly. Pillowly yet firm. Perfect gnocchi. So good!

The meatballs were seasoned perfectly and the napoli was a simple classic.

All in all the entire meal was fantastic and Im glad our other regular restaurant was full as we have made another great discovery.

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A good little find in Preston. I ordered a Parmigiana which is a common favourite across dining venues in this city, a simple dish which sometimes can miss the mark when the proportions are wrong. However the ratio of ingredients of my Parma was well balanced. A succulent chicken fillet, nicely crumbed with a crispy coating accompanied with beer battered chips with a good crunch. A nicely portioned fresh green salad not soaked in a dressing. An entree of flavorsome Arancini balls which was shared with the table. Finishing off dinner with the Bomboloni Nutella for dessert. Definitely a well priced venue I'd come back to. Other point's:...