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Italy 1 + Bistro 1

27 George Parade, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia
(03) 9654 4430
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Ranked #970 of 2,426 restaurants in Melbourne
3.5 of 5 stars 14 Reviews
Cuisines: Italian
Neighbourhood: Melbourne CBD
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Sydney
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10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Small with ambience”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2012

This restaurant was extremely busy and we were asked to sit at the bar before a table became available. Waiters and bartenders were excellent. We ended up staying at the bar to eat because they were just really friendly. We weren't that hungry so decided to share dipping bread and calamari. The calamari was the freshest I have ever eaten... More

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Melbourne
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43 reviews 43 reviews
Reviews in 22 cities Reviews in 22 cities
23 helpful votes 23 helpful votes
“disappointing”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 March 2012

We have bee nto this restaurant before and took some friends one evening. All in all, a very disappointing evening. The restaurant was empty as we were seated by 6pm - early dinner before going to the theater, still service was pretty ordinary. Waiter was having a 'bad hair day' as seemed very grumpy and did not want to be... More

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Sydney, Australia
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34 reviews 34 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
“OK”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 March 2012

Lovely food, not a great waiter who has been for ages More

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“All too rushed I felt cheated of a delightful dining experience on a Saturday night with my loved one”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 March 2012

My husband and I dined at Italy 1 this evening looking for a special meal together and while the food was delicious we felt very rushed and were in and back on the street in an hour!!! We felt rushed from the moment we sat down and ended up only buying a main meal because of the way we felt... More

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13 reviews 13 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Beautiful food”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 July 2011

We went to Italy 1 on a Friday night - please note Bistro 1 is no longer in Little Collins St - in fact Bistro 1 is no longer. The food was fantastic and the beauty of this restaurant is that it is small and quiet so we could carry on a conversation without shouting and asking each other to... More

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12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
“Good Italian.”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 September 2008

Good Italian. More

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dcrv
2 reviews
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
“Great intimate restaurant. Had a great risotto.”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 April 2008

Great intimate restaurant. Had a great risotto. More

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“The food was beautiful. Tables a little on the small side and the wine really expensive. Waiter was lovely but...”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 March 2008

The food was beautiful. Tables a little on the small side and the wine really expensive. Waiter was lovely but because the tables were so small he loomed larger than life. Nice place for a special dinner. More

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“food executed well but nothing you can't get at any number of italian restaurants.”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 January 2008

food executed well but nothing you can't get at any number of italian restaurants. More

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“very good italian”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 January 2008

very good italian More

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