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How we read reviews →Tiny Torquay trattoria plating some of the Surf Coast's best fresh pasta nightly.
Small, buzzy Italian dining room with a nightly-changing blackboard menu and a loud, chatty hum when full. intimate rather than formal.
A daily-changing blackboard menu of house-made fresh pasta, an Italian-heavy wine list, widely praised gluten-free pasta options, and a husband-and-wife-run kitchen and floor team.
Reviewers repeatedly describe the food as authentic, produce-led Italian cooking. house-made pasta and an Italian-dominant wine list that multiple reviewers compare favourably to Melbourne's best Italian restaurants.
Pasta mains sit around $38-40, and most reviewers say the quality, portion size and produce justify it, though a handful found the price steep against a small, casual room and occasional inconsistent dishes.
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