Circolo

Great little joint a little out of the city. Garlic herb pizza was delicious. Chewy dough. Thin crust. Risottos packed with flavour and some spice. Well cooked. The prawn and salmon linguini was good. But seafood was overcooked as was the pasta. But good flavours. There was a special that night. $25 for a glass of wine and a main. Fantastic value! Even better as the accept the Liven app too

This place is the epitome of the meaning of "hidden gem". Tucked away from busy streets, this tiny restaurant serves great quality meals. Their pizza bases had the right kind of fluffiness, texture and crunch. Flavour of the garlic pizza was excellent; tasteful without being overpowering. The pasta and risotto were just as flavorful; what you would expect from a place declaring passion for authentic Italian food. Menu was fairly priced too, and the service was exceptional. The guy was willing to change the menu for my very picky husband and make him a personalised pizza, but he ended up with a risotto anyways. The fact that the guy was really accommodating was nice. We had a nice quiet Friday night. I highly recommend this place if you're wanting to tantalise your tastebuds.

I don't know how this place is staying open. Tried this place because it's local and had great reviews. After going there I'm pretty sure they must write their own reviews based on my experience. Ordered pizza, pasta and chips. Pizza had way too many dried herbs! Edible but left a bad taste. No real flavour overall. Pasta started ok but by the end just tasted really salty. Chips...well didn't get them. Addressed this when paying the bill. Received mediocre responses.. do you want it made again? Discount...asked about chips? I forgot. He said they were busy?! We were the only people there and I could see staff talking in the kitchen. Just paid our bill and said just wanted to give feedback. Very disappointing. We were hoping this could have been a regular place for us to go.

Update: I'm so glad Circolo is back after locking down for some time. I've tried a bunch of different restaurants and Circolo still has the best pizza, by far. This is really a hidden gem. It has the best Italian food, the most friendly staff and they use quality ingredients. I highly recommend the Princess (prosciutto) pizza and the garlic pizza, the best choice for lazy Friday nights. The chicken and mushroom risotto is also great.

My friend and I were craving Italian and were excited to find that this restaurant was open late when we stumbled across it online and decided to give it a try. The vibe is a very small restaurant with friendly staff. I ordered the Garden pasta while my friend ordered the Spaghetti Marinara and can say that we were very pleased with our meals. I was surprised at how flavoursome my vegetarian dish was. Already looking forward to my next visit.