IL FARO

3 Reviews on “IL FARO”

• Good Food Good Mood

  We were invited to Il Faro last night for possibly the best pizza of my life to date. This is a a family business, Il Faro means the lighthouse and the uber friendly owner Nick wants customers to gravitate to his restaurant whether it be to celebrate or commiserate and feel like they are walking in to his family home. You definitely got the sense that staff were genuine in the warm approach.

  Aside from the very enjoyable atmosphere the food speaks for itself. The pizza is something truly impressive and I cant help but believe their 72 hour dough is responsible for that. They spoke of using five different types of dough, whatever they are doing its certainly working as the Margherita was just exceptional. We almost considered not ordering it for while its a classic we considered going for something more adventurous but I would definitely recommend trying it.

  We also opted for a white base pizza and had the 4 cheese. This was actually a 5 cheese rendition with a hint of chilli. Simply stellar. Another must order.

  I cant forget about the entrees. We began the meal with calamari and the bruschetta. These were good sharing dishes to start but bring your appetite because they also do pasta and we couldnt resist ordering the lasagne after hearing it has three types of beef cooked down for three days. Diced Black Angus, wagyu mince and beef rib- yes this team certainly knows what they are doing!

  We also had the baked gnocchi dish for our vegetarian friends at the table. This was also well received although after all that we werent sure how we were possibly going to tackle dessert (dont worry we found the strength). The affogato came out looking rather impressive and some cannoli we didnt actually order but the owner wanted us to try. None of us were huge cannoli fans prior to eating these hence why we didnt originally order the dish but maybe that was because we had never had cannoli like this. The zesty blood orange combined with crunchy pistachio inside a perfect shell was utterly heavenly.

  We had ordered the donuts and they arrived looking absolutely stunning drizzled in Nutella and topped with strawberries. This is a great sharing dish to end the meal on a sweet note. But wait theres more you have to try the Nutella pizza! Luckily the 72 hour dough is easy to digest! This was presented beautifully too. A near faultless evening

  December 15, 2020, 6:07 pm

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• Espy Eats

  Being just 5 months old we were impressed to see how much of a following Il Faro has, the restaurant was positively teaming with diners on our Friday night visit. Their pizza bases are fermented for 72 hours (most places do less than 48) and this gave the base an almost wholemeal colour and and what I would consider the perfect crust with great springiness and chew. They do a whole lot more than pizzas as we discovered.

  This bustling venue kept our food rolling in and we started with Bruschetta. The toppings where super fresh with buffalo, tomatoes, herbs and onion with a lovely drizzle of olive oil.

  Next we had the calamari, these thick tender pieces had been covered in a lovely light semolina adding a crunch, served on rocket and with some aioli this dish was perfect.

  We had the lasagne, this dish was no ordinary lasagna and was with a blend of top quality wagyu and other fine beef cuts. It was an incredibly rich dish with plenty of cheese and baked in crispy corners.

  The table was divided over the Gnocchi with some finding it too rich from all the cheese. Personally I loved it, it had the sweetest tomato which was salty and the cheese was super tasty and stringy which I got myself tangled in a number of times.

  For our pizzas we chose the margherita, and a four cheese (but it was actually 5). We were not disappointed. The margherita was outstanding, the combination of the 72 hour dough and sweetest tomato layer topped with cheese was outstanding. The four cheese pizza was also incredible, the combination of the variety of cheeses gave a great tasty cheese layer. I liked the inclusion of chilli oil which gave this pizza the edge over the margherita.

  Desserts were a challenge on account of us being so full. We had the cannoli with pistachio and a blood orange flavoured centre. Best Cannoli since we were in Italy in 2017.

  Doughnuts came warm with strawberries and Nutella and there was nothing about these that we didnt love. Same really with the Nutella
  Pizza which was styled and carefully piped with really sweet strawberries and dustings of icing sugar.

  Drinks wise I got to try two amazing beers from an imported range of Italian craft beers and soft drinks. I totally recommend you try these.

  I also finished off my meal with a delightful hazelnut liqueur affogato which was the perfect way to finish off a fine meal. Such a fun Friday night here with a meal that was pretty much as good as perfect.

  Thanks so much for inviting us to dine. We had a great time.

  December 15, 2020, 9:19 am

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• AaronN

  Service was really friendly here, and whilst the pizza topping and filling (for the calzone) were great, ultimately the dough just wasnt to our taste (tastes different to other doughs weve been used to). Whilst it wasnt our cup of tea, Id recommend other people try it, as you may enjoy it and the food here is made with care (just not for us).

  January 8, 2019, 4:11 pm

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