Il Desiderio

Their pasta and pizza were the best in south east Melbourne! The service was prompt and the atmosphere was vibrant. I will definitely come back again.

We had the main calamari and pizza and both were very tasty. The calamari with a small side salad for the price, I felt was too small compared to other similar venues. The ingredients on the pizza were plentiful and fresh but a bit too thin resembling the thickness of mountain bread, but light and well cooked crust.

Consistently great food and friendly service. Will always be one of our go-to places. Highly recommend!

As usual, the experience was friendly, professional and the food was scrumptious! My husband and I feel a part of their family! The Truffle mushroom pizza is still my very favourite, thanks to Francesco's culinary skills! A big shout to Amir and Shima and anyone 'hiding' in the kitchen. The musicians put 'the cherry on top'! Robyn aka Robert!

Great authentic italian cuisine Great customer service Good vibes all round

Great food, service and friendly staff. Pizza yummy as well as the mains and desserts

Great dining experience with friends visiting from Spore. We love the food and service is impeccable as always

Very delicious! The service team was also very awesome 💓

Love the new venue. Great atmosphere and live music. As always, food and service terrific!

Food and service is always amazing. We love coming here.

The food was great & the live music on a Wednesday made it an amazing dining experience.

Went here for a family celebration. Service and food were great. It has a really authentic (noisy) italian vibe to it and everyone in our party really enjoyed our meals and the atmosphere. Will keep coming again,

Great food, excellent service. It’s BYO or sample house varieties

Beautiful food. Beautiful music. Great atmosphere and great service. A must do!

One of the best wood fired pizza in Melbourne. Staff are very polite.

First time visitor, great food enjoyed vegetarian woodfired pizzas & yum antipasto, will be a regular here

Our food took 1 hour & 10 minutes to arrive, it was all overcooked and dried out not enjoyable at all, the waiter was at the front desk folding pizza take away boxes while the tables were not cleared of dirty plates, would never go back again.

LOVED IT, best food!!!! Wish the restaurant was bigger for larger groups :)

Always a joy coming here. The food and hospitality is fantastico!..We always have a warm reception from everyone! Aside from the deserts being a dream, the sevice is prompt and the pizza is deliciozo and wonderful menu to select from! I really do feel im travelling to the Mediterranean when im dining here. Very Grateful! Eleni and Soula

Great authentic Italian wood. The wood is amazing. Well worth the visit

Second visit, the food was great. The ragu pasta and the cabonarra without cream were delicious as was the pumpkin pasta special. However the service was very slow and we had to wait a long time for our meals. Takeaway seemed to get priority. Will give it another try in the future

Service and food were spectacular. They just need to add a lactose free option so that I can finish my meal with a coffee.

Scrumptious food, need more staff. Only one staff member serving the whole restaurant, and she was no doubt stressed but managed well

Overall a most enjoyable evening. However due to the presence of several large tables the service was a little slow. The food was delicious and staff were delightful and pleasant. Will definitely return particularly for the arancini balls.

It was good we enjoyed the food and pizza 🍕

Food is excellent at this cosy little restaurant. The staff are very friendly. However, expect to wait a long time to get your food. Service is a bit slow. Everything is freshly prepared and cooked. I think another waiter is definitely needed!

Good restaurant with great food friendly service and well priced

Lovely variety of food options, tasted great and friendly staff.

Served Amazing Meatballs and Arancini Balls for Entree and what I regard best wood fire Pizza, all this with a smile by the staff!!

Friendly Staff, pizza are fantastic and good environment for dinner

Great service, really great food! Can’t wait to go back!

Tonight was our first visit to Il Desiderio and we thoroughly enjoyed it! The food was delicious and the staff were extremely friendly and welcoming. Would definitely recommend a visit!

Nice food, but terrible service. Two dishes arrived quickly but were almost finished by the time the other two dishes arrived. Half the table was then cleared and we waited for someone to come and clear the remaining dishes and take our desert order. We ended up leaving after 15 minutes (with no desert).

Saturday night, busy , prob could do with one more floor staff but everything was great

Great little restaurant. Delicious food, excellent service and nice ambience. This was our first try and we'll definitely come back. We will let our friends and family know, too

Although our Scoopon voucher isn't accepted on Saturdays, we were assured it would be when we telephoned. Upon arriving, this was reversed/contradicted. We had a nice meal, but waited a long time for it. It is a casual restaurant. We enjoyed our time there.

We were offered a seat of our choice. We have dietary requirements. Ie gluten free meals were available and the gnocchi was home made. Staff were friendly and helpful and we were all happy with our meals. Thank you. :)

It was nice I had the gnocchi with seafood. Would try pizza next time . Close to home so very convenient. Will come Again sometime.

It was a good atmosphere and overall good meals. I ordered the pizza which was a decent size and filling. My friend ordered a pasta and it looked delicious! Great place!