Good old Mum and Pop team running this establishment. After passing it every day for nearly 3…read moreyears, I thought my wife's birthday would be a good occasion to test it out. My expectations where extremely high and i must say, they where exceeded. I had the cannelloni, mum had the fish in tomato source, dad struggled to finish his Veal Parmigiana, my wife some creamy meat and our 3 year old enjoyed putting endless parmesan on her penne Bolognese. Nothing like home cooked meals, if you cook at home like this, adopt me. It is in the old school building in St. Ives, which makes it already extra special. Free standing building with outdoor seating as well as kitsch Italian indoor room. Parking never a problem, the atmosphere really throws you back to a time where medici ruled over the north. This is NOT a modern Italian restaurant or some fusion thingy. If you ever been to Tuscany, the low lands what is Venecia, if you ever ran through Verona and screamed loud Julia at 3 in the morning, than this restaurant is for you. It does not get any more authentic than this.

Excellent friendly service & great foods - it's like partying at your family place - a must for…read moreeveryone.

We walked in excited to grab a bite of lovely Italian food and left bewildered, frustrated and…read morebemused as to how a restaurant could get so many things wrong. Our poor waitress must have been on her first day without any training whatsoever. Our first warning light was when our food order was taken but no drinks. We actually had to go and get a wine menu. Our starters were fine and our mains were fine too. Although our waitress exclaimed that the two large lasagnes were the last two pieces so were smaller than usual. At no point did she say we'll only charge you a small portion. The fries were fine if not extremely small and certainly not worth $7. The value for money really became poor during dessert. $12 for two profiteroles that were stodgy and tasted worse than a Coles dessert. When we complained that the chocolate mousse was runny and not a mousse we were told that was how the chef gave it to her and that it was fine. Customer service was not a strong point (especially for the poor diners behind us who got the complete wrong order and than were argued with by the waitress!!) and a quick fix could have been a new desert or an investigation. After asking for the bill we waited approximately 10 minutes. In this time we saw the waitress we asked to get the bill from empty the dish-washer, clean tables and generally not doing anything interesting. When we asked if we could have our bill she said she was busy with other things and she was sorry. When I said that emptying the dishwasher could have waited she argued with me and said she never emptied it - bamboozling!! We got the bill. Two large lasagnes! We asked if they could be changed and she obliged. When we asked about the sloppy mousse she had to get permission from the manager to refund. Again, fair enough. However after a further 5 minutes of calculator bashing, she came to our table said she was bad at maths and that even by taking off the mistakes we owed another $7! After asking for the manager and hearing our original waitress moan about us to them, the manager eventually came over and showed the first bit of customer service we saw all night. We paid, albeit begrudgingly - but at least we got dinner and a show. As for the restaurant itself, the decor was lovely but lacked atmosphere and ambiance. The lights were too bright and the constant obnoxious sound of their telephone was jarring and made me feel like we were eating dinner in a call centre.

Came here again because the food is amazing, and my 8 year old insisted we go back so he could have…read morethe bbq octopus! Yum! All dishes web had so far have been 5 star.

I came here for a relaxed lunch with my sister and left with a disgruntled tummy due to the…read moreover-ladened/excessive taste of the dishes. Don't get me wrong. This restaurant has a pleasant atmosphere and the waiters are generally very very nice. However, the food was just not up to par with the prices. We ordered a pizza crust that wasn't actually a pizza crust, it was basically a plain pizza (anyone can just google what the dish pizza crust is suppose to be), a scampi risotto that tasted like the proportions of the ingredients involved were x50 in ratio and a blue crab pappardelle. My pappardelle was so bad I don't even know how to explain it. Imagine, a dish so swamped in sauce that a pasta dish, that had once probably had the garnishes and original flavors of a blue crab pappardelle, tasted like 5 sticks of butter. I have had this dish at various locations throughout Sydney's dining scene--from low end to high end-- and never have I tasted such a poor version of the dish. If this type of flavoring is your style, however, then this place is very very compatible for you!

While only opened maybe 6 months ago, we've become regulars very quickly. Food is fantastic and we…read morehaven't had anything from the menu that we wouldn't have again. The staff are great with friends and family alike. Our 2 year old even walks right up to the table we sit nearly every time. Very much recommended if you're looking for great Italian food in the area. The mussles are to DIE FOR!

My husband's favourite place to eat - in fact it is the only place he wants to go…read more excellent food all around - eat anything from here - if by chance they have the barramundi on with the squid ink risotto - get it - an incredible dish they have a spectacular range of entrees which are all good - but change with the season my husband always orders the steak which is fabulous good wine list - fab staff yep go there

We had a very enjoyable take out meal from this little restaurant. Everything was cooked fresh to…read moreorder and very tasty. Look for the special deals as they are very good value!

Not only is Cantucci's my local pizzeria, it is also my absolute favourite. Despite a recent change…read moreof ownership, my most reliable restaurant still fails to disappoint. The pizza is of just as high a quality as it always has been and the new staff are warm, hospitable and responsive. Cantucci's will never disappoint, and that makes it very easy to recommend.

The guy that runs this is like the fun, nice, cool Uncle I wish I had instead of the old, drunk,…read morepervy one I actually have. He's genuinely Italian (not like those awful fake Italians that seem to be everywhere you look these days) and is chronically happy in the most relaxed and infectious way. And hells, why wouldn't he be when he's blessed with the God-given talent to create the most awe-inspiringly, pants-wettingly delicious pizzas in Sydney? You may guess from that little paean that this is my go-to 'za joint and you'd guess right. None of this pan base crap. No bike wheel-thin, brittle dough with an artisan scraping of tomato sauce and three pieces of gourmet pepperoni. These bad boys are dripping with love and quality toppings, stacked high with colour and juice and topped with tasty cheese and chilli flakes and those ace little Italian anchovies I can't get enough of. My fave is The Special with pretty much everything and the kitchen sink on it. But NO PINEAPPLE. God help you if you order pineapple on a pizza. What are we, Polynesian cavemen? It's cheap, too. 2 families feeds three of us with lunch left over the next day. Boom. All hail Antos, king of pizza parlours!

While Benjamin's review above is fantastic (truly, laughed out loud) and 100% correct, I could not…read morestand the fact that it is the only review for the best pizzeria in Sydney (we are locals too and stalk the place incessantly). Thankfully, Benjamin said most of it for me. The only thing I will add is that their Vegetarian options are also unparalleled and they will happily change toppings for you, or you can create your own. P.s. PINEAPPLE ON PIZZA FOR LIFE! *shakes fist at sky*