I love this place, it’s one of my favourite restaurants in Melbourne because it’s easy – you can go there for a full meal or just desert and know that you will get consistently good food and service. This restaurant is very aptly named “cafe italia” – the atmosphere is just beautiful, it really does feel like you are in a nice little cafe in Italy. Tucked away in a laneway off Lygon St,...

This place started off really well. It has a nice set of couches at the front, an open area looking out onto Elgin St, perfect for a drink before dinner. The menu is a good mix between pizza / pasta and meat / salad dishes and offers gluten free pizza, pasta and garlic bread. However it all went downhill as soon as the food came out – or in my case, didn’t come out. We were a table of 6 people and...