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How we read reviews →Hatted Balwyn enoteca pairing handmade pasta and grilled octopus with an award-winning wine list.
Elegant, intimate dining room above a Balwyn providore, with leather banquettes and fine glassware. reviewers describe it as warm, romantic and buzzy on busy nights, with tables set close together.
Extensive Italian wine list with knowledgeable sommelier service, BYO permitted Monday and Tuesday with corkage via the providore downstairs, and chef's hat recognition.
Reviewers repeatedly praise authentic Roman-style dishes (carbonara, amatriciana) and an Italian-focused wine list as genuinely representative of the cuisine.
Premium pricing ($36-65 mains, $200+ for two) that most reviewers judge worth it for the cooking and wine list, though several flag small portions and steep add-ons like $14 oysters.
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