Fortunato's has potential to be a 4 star rated restaurant and they only need to fix up a few things…read moreto get there IMO. If you are looking to go on a weekend night I suggest you reserve a table as it was quite busy on Saturday around 7pm. You have the choice to sit inside or out and my party of 3 sat inside which was nice as it was lightly raining outside (can be seated undercover). The tables have white sheets of paper over the tablecloths and if you're a regular you know that you can ask for crayons for your kids to deface the paper (there were kids all throughout the restaurant so this is a very child-friendly place). Our waitress was efficient to begin with but not overly friendly and made me feel like she could be in a rush to get somewhere else, which is never a nice feeling for anyone. Our food arrived and this is where this restaurant goes off, garlic pizza to die for! It was golden, thick, crispy, loaded with garlic and cooked to perfection. Needless to say between 3 people it was gone in a flash. Next up we had 2 medium sized pizzas - Garlic Prawns (apparently it was VERY cheesy, perhaps a bit too much but was told it was still delicious), Capriciossa (holy crap this pizza was amazing, not traditional as the ingredients were heavily loaded but that's just the way I like it) and a Truffle Carbonara Fettucine pizza for my brother - looked like a big, creamy portion but that 14 year old smashed the whole bowl! I didn't quite finish my pizza but this usually means you can take some home for leftovers the next day, except I didn't, because no one ever returned to our table. We were not offered a second round of drinks, our plates were not cleared, we were not offered dessert or coffee and even though we sat chatting for 20 odd minutes we ended up having to leave the table and go to the front counter to pay for the meal. The MIA service at the end of the night really put a damper on my experience which is unfortunate as the food was truly wonderful.

Brilliant food and service and being close to the station it's easy access for people that want a…read moredrink without driving

I am rating 1 star, as my meal and experience was appalling. The Turkish bread for the starters was…read morenot fresh. When the mains arrived, my pork belly consisted of a slim piece of fat, almost no meat. I sent it back to the kitchen and had to wait for a new meal to be cooked which arrived after the rest of my table had completed their meals. This restaurant has a major quality control issue in the kitchen. Russian Roulette as to the quality of food you get.

Nice ambience and a good vibe on a Friday night. Our meals were served on time and reasonably…read morepriced. The food was good however staff failed to point out the specials, and didn't offer cracked pepper with mains. Minor inconvenience but notable enough to write about.

I'd give 0 stars if that were an option, because 1 star feels generous…read more We arrived just before 10:30am this morning and had ordered by approximately 10:40am. The cafe was busy for Father's Day, but it was certainly not full or so busy that what followed could reasonably be excused. The coffee was burnt and unpleasant. When we asked whether the milk used was lactose-free, the waitress simply replied, "I don't know," and walked away. We then had to ask again for someone to actually check. By around 11:20am, approximately 40 minutes after ordering, our food still had not arrived. We explained that we had a lunch booking at 12:30pm and asked how much longer it would be. We were told it would be at least another 10 minutes, so we decided to cancel the food and leave. Instead of simply accepting this, staff began arguing with us and claimed we had only ordered 18 minutes earlier, which was completely incorrect. They then started checking with the kitchen while I repeatedly explained that the issue was no longer whether the food was coming -- we had to leave for another booking. I said I was more than happy to pay for the coffees, but we needed to go. Eventually the bill was adjusted and we paid for the coffees. What really sealed the experience, however, was as we were walking away. Two staff members came over to clear our table, pointed towards us and started laughing. Poor coffee, extremely slow service, rude staff and then being openly mocked as we left. If you want to waste your money, drink terrible coffee and walk away hungry, this is the place to go.

Dined here on the lunch special during the week, I ordered the bruschetta and also the lasagne…read more Both were enjoyable the bruschetta especially which was full of delicious ripe tomatoes and a beautiful vinegarette to die for! The lasagne was nice although not outstanding there just wasn't enough meat for me and I got sick of it half way through. My friend ordered the parmy which she thoroughly enjoyed. Service was very friendly and attentive i would return for the service and bruschetta and try something else next time.

On my first visit I found this place to be ok. As I had some shopping to do and it was around lunch…read moretime .... I walked around and found quite a few places to try but in the end felt like some Italian food as it was pretty cool outside and I had already missed breakfast. The service was average which was fine as I was in a hurry and didn't really want the full welcome hog wash. The food, I have pictured was good .... nothing special ... just what you would expect or could make yourself at home. It was alittle over priced for what it was but appeared to be reaching for something else. I probably will not return as nothing really impressed me ... but did the job for that moment.

Does good pizzas, pastas, other Italian meals and desert. Takeaway and very nice to eat in. Last…read morecouple of pizzas seemed to have used ingredients not up to earlier quality.

I have never had to write such a scathing review, but I have never been more compelled to... My…read moresister booked via text for her birthday dinner - a table of ten - and received confirmation from the restaurant, also via text. When we arrived, the waitress could not find our booking but the owner directed us to a table for ten. We opened our wines and ordered for the children. They got the kids' soft drink orders wrong, but we dealt with that. Fifteen minutes later, we still hadn't been asked if we wanted to order anything, when another group of ten arrived. When the owner couldn't find their table, he shouted obscenely loudly to the entire restaurant that someone had booked a table for ten but that he took no text message bookings that week, so any bookings by text would have to move. When my sister showed him the text with confirmation of her booking, which he had sent, he told us we'd have to move to the takeaway pizza area and started setting up a fold out table for us. He shouted to the whole restaurant that we had to move. The experience was surreal. He wasn't even apologetic that he had overbooked!!! He was angry when we said we'd booked and didn't think We should have to move. We still don't understand what happened. When he continued to shout at the top of his voice, we told him we'd eat somewhere else. (There was no way we'd be supporting his business which treated customers so rudely!) He then threatened to set off the 'alarm' and call the police. We had simply booked a table at a restaurant and turned up for our booking to enjoy our Italian meal. The other patrons were dumbfounded. I fail to see how this business can continue to exist. The owner/manager was absolutely psychotic. Unfortunately, rather than leaving in solidarity, the other group of ten took our table and gave him their patronage. Humans! Don't take the risk. This place does not deserve your money! (And you might be kicked out before you can even order!) GIVE IT A MISS! And read all the reviews. There are many like this. Unless you enjoy being abused or witnessing others being shouted at (customers or staff) I'd choose to eat somewhere else. If I could choose zero stars I would.