Pasta e Vino Port Douglas — Restaurant in Port Douglas

Walked by this place in the mood for pasta. Was not disappointed by the quality of the fresh pasta. I had the lamb ragu which was excellent (however maybe a bit salty depending on your own taste). The portion for $39 was a little short. My wife ordered the risotto. There is a picture of the risotto in the 1 star reviews (which you should look at before ordering) and I wish we had looked at before we ordered it as it was $40. Rice, cheese, and porcini mushrooms and the portion was quite small. While it was well prepared, perhaps the owners should consider lowering the price depending on the ingredients and portion size. I disagree with another 1 star review that the children’s menu serves cat bowl sized portions. The children’s bolognese came out with a large side of Parmesan and for the $15 price was the best deal at the restaurant by far. Our waitress was extremely nice and accommodating but I was a little disappointed in her knowledge of the house curated wines. I asked if she would recommend the Shiraz or the Chianti with my lamb and she didn’t know. Happy to say the Shiraz was well chosen by the restaurant and paired nicely with the lamb. Side note, our 3 year old daughter was with us and she is very rambunctious. The older lady server, not our server seemed very annoyed by her and we received a strangely loud and sarcastic “goodbye” as we left the restaurant. Best to keep the kids at home and be ready to open up your...

I'm not a person to write reviews unless the the experience is excellent or terrible.....in this case I'm very puzzled.... our experience was some what bad.... We found the staff and the atmosphere to be polite and cozy. But the food was not great and we overpaid for something that was not of a great standard and portions should be questioned...... I'd like to point out to the owners of this restaurant that, Italian food, pasta in particular, historically is known world wide for its portion sizes. Pasta was created to feed the people, its a meal, I'm not suggesting to overfill the plate, I understand that you want to on-sell other dishes........ what we got was not a meal, it was actually small and inedible......... I'm an international traveller and have dined at many restaurants around the world, I am of Italian heritage also....... I'm all for creating and experimenting, especially with pasta's, there are so many ways to serve it up, have fun with your creations but please make sure that its edible and portioned correctly. You guys are Italian, Italian food should be about satisfying and enjoyment, don't ruin the experience that you give to...

I rarely leave a bad review but I feel that my dinner was ruined by the rude attitude of the waitress. Food was good, I ordered the ragu pasta and it was quite tasty. I’m from Sydney and you can ask over there in many authentic Italian restaurants for some bread to finish the sauce of your pasta. I asked the lady if they do that “complementary bread” or you need to order it. I found super rude that as an answer she decided to remind me that any complementary thing is something that only happens in my country. I was surprised cos after her rude answer she kept trying to convince me that it’s definitely something you wouldn’t find anywhere in Australia. It felt unnecessary and it kind of ruined my dinner. On the other side if you get the other waiter the Australian male waiter, you are in luck. Even tho he didn’t take our order he was checking on us and if we were enjoying the food. Sadly the waitress who I believe is also the owner didn’t share the...