Bar Napoli

REASONABLE PASTA IN THE FOOD COURT AT EMPORIUM A selection of various pastas and pizzas and fruit juices. Service is reasonably fast (you take a buzzer and come back when your dish is ready). Our order got mixed up - first on the pasta (served spaghetti instead of penne) and the drink (given apple juice instead of orange juice). maybe the server was having a bad day.. but do check when you collect your order. No dedicated tables but it is in the "quieter" end of the food court where there is a better chance of scoring a table (or sharing a bench) at the very busy weekend lunch peak. No problem for people with mobility issues

What a poor excuse for service.. I had asked for take away, and when I got to the counter they had it served on a plate. Only to find the guy that served me, in the kitchen on his phone (probably scrolling through Facebook). I then got given my meal in 2 seperate containers.. (photo below) what a waste of plastics.. the $10 panini wasn’t anything special either. Money would be better spent somewhere else.

Bar Napoli is located in the level 3 food court of Emporium shopping centre in the Melbourne CBD. It is a cute little Italian restaurant/fast food outlet with a bar attached to it as well. I love the wooden spoons hanging from the ceiling. This is my go to for a quick Italian meal. I have eaten here a few times and tried both the pizza and pasta. I love the pizza as it is thin crust with a generous amount of topping. My favourite pizza is the prosciutto. The pasta tastes homemade to me and the sauces flavoursome. I love that with every sauce I can choose what pasta I want. All the dishes come served with fresh grated parmesan, my favourite. As mentioned I have been here a few times and what I think lets this place down is the customer service. It feels like it is the typical arrogant European customer service. I think it would be nice if they smiled and seemed happy to be working there and serving us. I do believe for semi fast food Italian Bar Napoli is worth the visit due to the delicious food.

Super disappointed with the pasta I ordered! I went with the garlic, olive oil and chili pasta... Unfortunately it was dry and tasteless, and the pasta had the texture of being cooked, dried, and then cooked again. What makes it worse for me is that this is a place that specializes in pasta dishes, I wouldn't even expect this from a meat and potatoes kind of place.... Lesson learnt, don't go to the place with no customers, even if the pictures on the board look good.