Good meal in a pinch. Tried too hard to make the pizza have too many toppings. Excessive arugula and Parmesan cheese. The prosciutto with a small helping of arugula would have been much better and the Parmesan was overkill, but easy to just take off. $29 dinner special with pizza/pasta soup and one drink is a very good deal. read more

Appetito - Prosciutto pizza and truffle fries - Italian Near Me - Sydney, NSW

Came by here after joining a Sydney walking tour (which ended nearby) and feeling extremely hungry. My brother and I both ordered the lunch special ($23) which included a pasta/pizza and a drink. The margherita pizza was nice, from the crust thickness to the level of sauce. That plus a glass of white wine was a great combination to take a break from our city exploring. Did not try the pasta dish but there were no concerns there. Service was attentive as it seems we went at a quiet time (~ 1:30 pm) when there were just other groups seated and chatting. The seating is comfortable and the patio area does not have the greatest view, but just being in The Rocks district still has its perks. Recommend getting the specials! read more

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Loved the atmosphere and food here, I had the veal scallopine which was delicious Friendly helpful staff and fabulous ambience Can't wait to return next time I'm in Sydney read more

Appetito - On the Terrace - Italian Near Me - Sydney, NSW

Below average pasta place. Interesting appetiser trio of olives, pickled veggies and sundried tomatoes. Quite nice! But the vongole pasta was overcooked, dry and pretty bland. Turns out all the seasoning went into the carbonara, which was very heavy on the salt and and a bit scrambled. :( Pretty terrible for the price charged, compared to other pasta places. Service was ok, but could've been more attentive given the place was nearly empty. Staff seem like nice people though. Maybe give the pizzas a go instead of the pasta, the woodfire ovens looked like the real deal. read more

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The food was seriously good! We'd traveled all day, afterwards staggered to our hotel room, starving. We saw APPETITO across the street from the hotel and the menu looked ok, so we sat down at an outside table to peruse the menu. Steak and fries ? Sounds good, and when it came we inhaled it. Delicious steak, perfectly cooked, with greens on the side, and a huge order of the most delicious fries ever, crisp on the outside, fluffy inside. We enjoyed a nice glass of house wine and filled our tummies with delicious food. Outdoor seating on a perfect evening, great meal, we will definitely be back. read more

FANTASTICO! What a great Italian restaurant. Our servers were young and attentive and Italian. We had a Margherita Pizza & Tagliatelle alla Bolognaise and both were outstanding. Gelato for dessert. This is one of the best Italian restaurants I've been to in a long tome. Location - 5 STARS Food - 5 STARS Value - 3 STARS Service - 5 STARS Ambiance/Decor - 4 STARS read more

Appetito - Margherita Pizza. Yummy! - Italian Near Me - Sydney, NSW

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Buon appetito, indeed! I had a great dining experience here today with my family. Decently priced restaurants that are open late on a Sunday are very rare in downtown Sydney, so I was already excited about eating at Appetito. The decor was classic and tasteful, with both upper, lower, and outside seating options available. We opted to sit outside in the back, located in an alley in the Rocks. Our order came out extraordinarily quickly considering how busy the restaurant was, and our waitresses were wonderful. Now, on to the food: Insalata: delicious greens and grapes; no regrets here. Also, the perfect amount of dressing. Tricolore pizza: the most delicious dish of the night! It's a thin crust with very little sauce, but everything from the crust to the three toppings worked together perfectly. I would come back to Appetito just for this. Risotto (special): slightly al dente rice with an interesting creamy sauce. However, even for a rather small portion, the flavors became a bit too overwhelming by the end of the meal. Fettuccine: wider noodles than I'm used to seeing, and a milder flavor overall. Decent, but probably wouldn't get again. Overall, a great dinner! read more

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Food was good but our main waiter was pretty dismissive and confrontational. I wouldn't recommend this place over the numerous other options in the rocks area. There were two assisting waitresses who were great and very attentive, however. The main waiter (Carlos?) was openly annoyed when we asked him to correct an error in our bill. He said, ".... But It's only $1 different..." to which my thought was, "right - it's just $1 different" haha. Overall it was fine but we were ready to leave after our interactions with our waiter. Interesting extra detail - the receipt said "ignore" for our table. That might explain why our waiter was tough to find during the meal! :) read more

Appetito - "Ignore" hahaha - Italian Near Me - Sydney, NSW

Great Italian in the Rocks area. We sat upstairs as it was a fairly busy Friday night and we didn't have a booking. This was just bear the kitchen and was fairly warm however the main dining areas were lovely and cool. There are outdoor seating areas out the back which would be nice for a warm evening meal. The service was fairly prompt and friendly. The food was homely Italian with fresh flavours and ingredients. Well worth checking out this Italian for a nice meal with friends or a quick lunch during the week when they have lunch specials :) read more

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One of my favourite places. The service is impeccable and the staff are always so pleasant. Love their Italian wine list. Food is pretty good too. read more

Appetito - Sunday late lunch. - Italian Near Me - Sydney, NSW

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Loved this place, the food was authentic and the staff was very friendly especially Mike. He gave us a tour of the entire building and treated us to two delicious espressos. The food and wine we had was delicious. I recommend it and ask for Mike. read more

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Incredible setting, near the Harbour Bridge and the Rocks market. Very tasty pizza made to order. Courteous and prompt service. A bit on the pricey side. read more

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Yeh really great Web site says closed at 11.00 We get there at 10.13 after walking 2 km Only to be told NO ,CLOSING EARLY no customers Guess what, you won't have any extra ones for that read more

My husband and I took advantage of the daily special in the Apetito bar, which happened to be $10 burgers on Fridays. I had a chicken burger and my husband had hamburger. The burgers were great and we received excellent service from our server. If I am ever back in the Sydney area again, I would try Apetito's Italian food in the restaurant downstairs as they nailed the burgers. read more

Appetito - Apetito's Friday special $10 burger - Italian Near Me - Sydney, NSW

As they say in Italian, "Mangia bene!" This place is charming, authentic, and the service is fabulous. The cute Italian waiters have thick accents and use their hands when they take your order. If "adorable" was an option for a restaurant review, I would add it here. But I digress. It's one of the few places at The Rocks that stays open late, so bonus points for the cool factor! Per the waiters recommendation, I ordered the tagitalla bolognese. Delish! Homemade pasta + sauce from scratch + great service = a perfect Italian restaurant. read more

As someone from the US this place seemed very expensive, but maybe $23 for a Margherita Pizza and $26 for Lasagna is normal here? We discussed that the prices were probably high to pay the waiters since Australians don't tip...but then we were hit with a $3 sitting fee each. For those expensive prices we would expect a little more ambiance or service. All other tables had salt, pepper, a candle, and little plant thing - our table was bare. Then we asked for more of the olive bread (the "complimentary appetizer"...it's just bread buddy...) and the waiter said he would check to see if he could. He came back with more of the bread, and then later another waiter gave more bread to the nearby tables, so I'm not sure why he "had to check" if he could give us more bread. The wine was terrible, and the glasses had a cheesy line on the glass so they don't give you too much. I'd expect that from a sports bar, not an "upscale" place that charges such high prices for their food. The food was good, but not good enough to make up for the high price and lack of ambiance. read more

Great place for a satisfying Italian meal. Wine selection is wide and affordable. Staff were a delight without exception. read more

Bad Taste in my mouth.... We accompanied our out of town guests to this restaurant. The restaurant spans over 3 floors with a smart interior. Mains are from about $25 to $40 ranging for pasta, pizza's and main dishes (scalopini's etc). I had the Risotto with Canadian scallops. The scallops were cooked to perfection and melted in my mouth, the flavor of the risotto was lovely and smooth and i liked how the mushroom was subtle but noticeable. My hubby has the tri pizza, three different flavors, spinach, mushroom and tomato and onion. I took bits of all three. The dough was a little dry and the onion and tomato was the best flavor. We had a bottle of the Deakin Shiraz which was smooth on the palate and went well with our food. The server's were decent, but lagged as the night got on and our table was forgotten, so no water was replenished and we had to ask for the bill. This is where I found it quite upsetting, we were charged a "sitting fee" to eat there. On the bill there was an amount of $22 for our group of 6 to eat at this restaurant. The manager didn't try to explain why the charge the amount and simply put it on the bill. We were not a walk in and had a reservation ahead of the evening. To which we were told nothing about. Be warned, this to me looks like a dodgy scam for tourists that dine in this area and think this is normal Australian practice. It is not. I certainly will never go back to this establishment, and I will forewarn anyone thinking of eating here. read more

Booked a table for two the same night. Had a chicken and vegetable dish with mashed potatoes. Decent beer and wine menu. The wait staff are all Italian and very friendly. Gelato and a long black for dessert. Good tasting meal. read more

Amazing fresh pasta !! Travelled to Sydney and was looking for a nice dinner along the harbour and came across this place. Food was spectacular and service was amazing ! read more

They have a lunch special where you can have any pasta or any pizza and a glass of wine for $20.50. This is a good deal. Also, every single person I saw who worked there was either legitimately Italian or at least spoke Italian fluently. read more

Pros: The environment is nice and good for small groups of people. The food is quick and offers various of choices. Cons: The taste is mediocre at best. It's a bit disappointing. The the service is very slow. I had to get up to get my own salt and pepper. read more

I thought this restaurant was going to be more finer dining but looking around people were dressed pretty casually. The service was really good and the staff was friendly. I had the fettichini alfredo-adding prawn instead of chicken- and it was amazing!! It was lighter sauce than what we have back in the states, i literally ate the whole thing..it was SO good. We also had the pizza bread to start out with, which was basicaly just a pizza without the cheese...but im sure if you asked they would add the parm. cheese for you! read more

Appetito - Pizza bread was a great starter! - Italian Near Me - Sydney, NSW

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I've eaten gnocchi in the past - or so I thought. I have just enjoyed the most perfect gnocchi at Appertito in The Rocks, Sydney. This collection of heavenly little clouds is what all other gnocchi aspires to be when it grows up! So if you've had great gnocchi in the past, you're probably wrong - Appertito's version is unforgettably good! Do yourself a favour - get some soon! read more

Appetito - Italian Near Me - Sydney, NSW

The lasagna tastes like beef stroganoff and the Margarita pizza is sub par due to the lack of fresh olive oil, basil and mozzarella. If you must come here do not order those two. The ambiance is nice and the staff is great. read more

Appetito - Italian Near Me - Sydney, NSW

absolutely perfect! The service, 5 stars. The food, 5 stars. The ambiance, 5 stars. The tiramisu, best I've ever had! read more

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This place may be expensive but it worth it. We visited for lunch, I had Tagliatelle bolognese ( flat noddles with a tomato sauce and meat) it was delicious and filling. The spouse had the Prosciutto pizza and she could only eat half but they packed it to go. All this for $Aud 23 each and that included a drink, it was a special. I cannot say enough good things about the service. The team was excellent kudos!!! I will definitely recommend this. Watch it mineral water "senza gas" is expensive, imported from Italy. read more

Appetito - Tagliatelle bolognese - Italian Near Me - Sydney, NSW

The market fish and pasta are good, even the price is not friendly.:) you can see my dishes! The fish is fresh! read more

Appetito - Italian Near Me - Sydney, NSW

Great place!! Came for their lunch special and even though I was bummed that they only offer 2 wine options with their lunch special I found everything that I ate to be tasty! The staff were friendly and attentive. I got the gnocchi and my husband got a dish that I'm blanking on now. I also got the caprese salad and mousse witch I thought were tasty, the caprese salad I wished had more basil and that the mousse cake didn't have the spongy bottom. read more

Ordered the spaghetti carbonara ($26), it was super salty I had no idea how anybody could eat it. I finished my meal though, after literally 'washing' it with plain water. I usually eat food with quite heavy taste, but this is honestly too salty even for someone like me. Ambience was excellent, service was good, but the meal is subpar. Not recommended unless you just want a place to sit and drink with friends without ordering a meal. read more

Appetito - Italian Near Me - Sydney, NSW

We ate here our first night in Sydney. The lasagna was outstanding- tasty, creamy, goodness! Service was attentive and friendly even though they were very busy. Great wine selection as well. read more

initial service was so so, the female staff were not very pleasant, otherwise I would have given them 5 stars, ironically, as soon as I typed that out, there was a switch: new waiter: Giorgi, he was fantastic! polite, attentive. The food and atmosphere were wonderful. read more

Appetito - Italian Near Me - Sydney, NSW

A bit of a mixed reviews. Food was good, service was not. Gnocchi was tasty and my fiance had the risotto which was a bit flat, but a little salt brought it to life. Eggplant she had was tasty and garlic bread was buttery and nice. Chocolate Mouse cake we shared was good as well. Service was not so hot. 4 groups all sat about the same time, we were group 2. Group 1 ordered and had food in 10 minutes. We ordered 3 minutes after group 1. Group 3 was 5 minutes after us. Not sure about group 4 at this point. Group 1 was done eating, group 3 was 3/4 done and we still had yet to get the bread. Group 1 left. Group 2 paid and left. Group 4 was almost done with food and we had to ask again for appetizers after sitting and waiting for 20 min. Groups 1, 3, and 4 were all gone and we just got our main dishes. Group 3 had the same dishes that we did. In all it was a very long dinning experience over 75 min. where it should have been maybe 35 to 40 minutes. Manager offered complementary desert and we took him up on it since we had already changed the rest of our plans for the evening. I will look to try others in the future before going back. read more

I'll be quick and to the point here since many accurate reviews exist on the Yelp page for their previous location (only a block away). The new location is a fantastic upgrade to their old one... larger and more modern than the old location... but with the same high quality, reasonably priced Italian food and drink... all served by polite, attentive and (seemingly very) authentic Italian waiters! The only improvement I recommend... put paper towels in the washroom to dry hands!!! No one hates to see unsanitary hand dryers in a public washroom more than me - I don't care if you bought fancy ones! There IS a reason why hand dryers are never found in a hospital - there is no substitute for paper towels! read more

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Service was good but food was terribly salty and inedible. Had Chicken cacitore with polenta chips - the chips and sauce were so salty I couldn't eat them. The chicken seemed very tender however had to scrap the sauce off. My partner had Bolognese and again was so salty that he didn't eat any. The restaurant is really nice except a little dark. read more

The food is spectacular! We stayed in Sydney while on vacation and ate here two nights in a row. The pasta is made in house with just about everything else. Appetizers, entrees, and desserts were all amazing. The only downside is the service. The hostess was great and the food comes out quickly but the servers don't check on your after you've received your food (to see if you like it or need anything else). It also took forever to get our waitresses attention to ask for the check. read more

This place is pretty empty around 6pm on a weekday. The waiter has an Italian accent and he was super friendly. The pasta was just average, but it was very expensive. I paid about $30 USD for my dish of pasta. I'm not sure if that is the average price, but it's on the pricey side for me. read more

Appetito - Italian Near Me - Sydney, NSW

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Stopped here tonight. I love Sydney but I see why the tipping system in the US works! So far I have experienced poor service elsewhere but the service here was awesome! I had the caprese salad and lasagna and they were great but huge! Share! I also got the tiramisu and it was pudding like and delicious and I'm kind of a tiramisu snob! read more

Appetito - Italian Near Me - Sydney, NSW

The food here is amazing! The three of us all got pizza, Italian type thin crust. My moms was the best, The Margherita. My dad got a prosciutto one and I got a buffalo mozzarella one. They are quite big, I should have split one with my mom and got a side salad. The service and decor were perfect. I highly recommend it!! read more

Meh. Prices aren't great. Food isn't as good as expected following recommendation by hotel concierge.