D'Oro Italian Restaurant and Wine Bar Templestowe

Templestowe's upscale Italian gem. standout seafood pasta and a fine-dining-esque room.

Elegant, photogenic Templestowe dining room with fairy lights and a wine-bar feel. upscale enough for date nights and milestone birthdays, yet casual enough to walk in dressed down.

Wood-fired pizza oven; squid ink pasta with Moreton Bay bug and lobster; gluten-free pasta and pizza options praised by coeliac diners; extensive wine and cocktail list; function-friendly back room for hens parties and birthdays.

Reviewers repeatedly praise it as authentically Italian in technique (fresh pasta, wood-fired pizza, classic saltimbocca) while incorporating local Australian seafood like Moreton Bay bugs.

Sits at the pricier end for Templestowe. mains and set menus (roughly $40-88 per head) draw some pushback on value, though most reviewers say the seafood pasta and steak quality justify the cost.

Summary drafted with AI from public reviews.