Roccella Italian Restaurant East Melbourne

East Melbourne's all-day Italian institution, loved for wood-fired sourdough pizza and genuinely excellent gluten-free options.

A cosy, classic Italian dining room that shifts from relaxed daytime coffee-and-pastry stop to a buzzing, packed dinner service on match nights near the MCG.

A dedicated gluten-free pizza-making course, colour-coded black plates to distinguish coeliac-safe meals, a deli and pantry retail section, and a private function room seating up to 80 guests.

Reviewers with Italian heritage describe the sugo and meatballs as genuinely reminiscent of home cooking, backed by Italian-speaking staff and traditional dough and sauce techniques.

Pizza and pasta are widely seen as generous and reasonably priced, though premium mains in the high-$30s to $42 range drew complaints about portion size relative to cost.

Summary drafted with AI from public reviews.