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Ciao Ciao Italiano is open for Casual Dining. Ciao Ciao Italiano serves Italian dishes. Incorrect or missing information? Make a report, or claim the restaurant if you own it!Details
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9 Reviews on “Ciao Ciao Italiano”
Menu was only pizza and a few entres. Theyve clearly changed the menu with the original menu taped inside the new menu. Pizza was average. The base was ok- a little over cooked but the cheapest ingredients made it taste like something you could have made at home. Service was incredibly slow as well- understaffed. Will definitely not return.
If youre after a pizza with a light, fluffy and soft wood fired pizza base, than this place has nailed it!!!!
The toppings were a bit hit or miss, but there were some gems available to select from.
Best of all, these pizzas as a whole were easy to eat, easy to digest and didnt leave you feeling heavy.
Very enjoyable and therefore worthy of a visit!
Came here for dinner tonight for my birthday. Once walked in I was greeted by lovely staff. The owner is lovely he was telling me majority of their food is made in Italy, so being here makes you feel like your in Italy eating authentic food. The staff were very prompt and keen to take our order and the food came out quick smart. Ordered the calamrai for entree which the portion could of been bigger however it was very nice. Other half ordered the chicken snitzel which he loved and the sizing was massive so we cut that in half and took that home. I had a ham, cheese and mushroom pizza (can’t remember the name) but it was so delicious it was wood fired, nice thin and crispy with the right amount of sauce and cheese. I will definitely be back as this is my new favourite Italian place to dine.
Unfortunately this place has a lot of room for improvement! We ordered a pizza with pancetta on it and it was tough, the fat was solid like grissel and it needed to be picked off. The antipasto platter was alright, however not anything impressive. The bread served on it would’ve been a lot better fresh out of the oven. Luckily had 40% off otherwise would not have been value for money
Things to save: the nice wood fired oven and the gentleman running the show is polite, friendly, welcoming. However the staff has a long way before catching up with him. Ordered 2 pizza – both were 30s overcooked a bit dry and would have done with some extra coverage since large portion of the pizza were just made of dry dough. At the moment it does not compare with the best pizzeria in Melbourne, but they have potential for improvement…
It’s a pity to rate this place so low as the food is actually good…when it finally arrives! There was more than a half hour wait on a booked table. We were then told to order pizza as there was a 45 minute wait on the pasta. I don’t like being told what to order when I’m the paying customer. So we ordered both. The pizza was good. A great base and topping. After an hour the pasta still hadn’t arrived so we tried to order a dessert only to be told the kitchen was closed. It was only 9.30pm in bustling Chapel St and new diners had just been seated next to us? After some pushback on our part our pasta was served 5 minutes later and was delicious. The tiramusu also arrived soon after but was a disappointment. Too much cream, wet biscuits, lacked coffee kick, sweetness and any flavour.
More of a 3.5 review. We came as a large group, which was great bc we got to try so many dishes. The service was okay, but the waiters didn’t seem to understand when we had finished dishes and wanted them cleared to provide more room for the other dishes that were coming. The food was decent, nothing mind blowing but they all tasted good. We got the antipasto to share, cozze and calamari for entrees, potato and sausage pizza, seafood risotto, cannelloni and osso bucco (absolutely loved this) for mains. If you’re looking for value for money, I would focus on the main meal and the pizza menu. Overall decent experience, but nothing incredibly stands out.