Spaghetti Tree — Restaurant in Melbourne

We had an early reservation booked for Spaghetti Tree for dinner before the theatre. I was concerned that we would be running late if the service was a bit slow. However, upon arrival we were asked if ours was a pre theatre dinner and when I expressed concern about timing was given a very reassuring "Don't worry we'll have you out in plenty of time." True to their word service was super quick and efficient but the quality of neither the food or service suffered.

I ordered Spaghetti with seafood and although it was in a marinara sauce which is not my preference with seafood, the sauce had a great depth of flavour and the quantity of seafood (great fat king prawns, calamari, fish and mussels) was generous. Pasta was al dente, as it should be. My husband's Penne Matriciana was rich in bacon flavour and had a nice bite of chilli. He was a happy man.

There is a good wine list too, and a number of reasonably priced wines by the glass.

All up we enjoyed our dinner at the Spaghetti Tree and the only thing I would say is that the prices (especially for the pasta dishes) are a little on the expensive side. Maybe an added basket of some fresh crusty bread might give the impression of value for money.

The Spaghetti Tree has been around since I was a pup and there is a reason it has survived where so many have failed!

PS: We made the theatre with plenty of...

My partner and I went here before a show last night. We were running late due to some traffic issues and called the restaurant to let them know, who were extremely understanding and kind about the situation.

When we got there we told them we knew what we wanted as we'd looked at the menu online and we ordered before we even sat down as we did not want to run late for our show. Once again, they understood and put the food straight in. To our surprise, the food came out within 10-15 minutes - two entrees and two mains. And all of the food was absolutely breathtaking.

My partner had the calamari, which she said was delicious and not rubbery, which she often finds with other calamari she orders. I had the bolognese (basic, I know) which was the best bolognese I've had in a long time. It was meaty rather than saucy, which is just how I like my bolognese. We also got chips and garlic bread which were both absolutely amazing.

I was absolutely blown away by the kind staff, gorgeous atmosphere, incredible food, fast service, and the reasonable price! The second we left the restaurant, the first thing I said to my partner was "I wish I was eating dinner again, that was spectacular!"

Seriously, do not skip over this amazing restaurant. I can't wait...

I went here for tea before going to the theatre last week . We didn't have a booking but waited at the bar with a drink while they found us a table. The staff at the bar were friendly and happy. The glass of prosecco was a tad small but was nice. The service upstairs started well and we were able to order straight away as we had checked out the menu at the bar. I ordered the Polenta Chips and a Garden Salad. The Salad was fresh - lots of olives even though it was the Garden Salad not the Greek. The polenta chips were a huge disappointment. They were chunckier than normal - similar to a plank chip but square in shape, a lovely golden colour but they were not hot (luke warm at best) and there was only 3 chips on my plate and for $15.50 they were a total rip off. After are meals were placed down we saw the waitress one more time (a minute or 2 later) to ask how our meal was - yes I could have said something but I was out for a nice night. Afterwards my friend made a comment that she too thought it was poor and so I decided to write this review. The other thing I would say is that they need to get some paper in the registers upstairs as no receipts and no visual to see payment required until you look at the...