Essendon, Australia
110 Keilor Rd
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+61 393516690
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Kerbside pickupDeliveryTakeawayDine-in
Bar on siteGood for kidsHigh chairsToilets
Wheelchair-accessible car parkWheelchair-accessible entranceWheelchair-accessible seatingWheelchair-accessible toilet
AlcoholCocktailsCoffeeLate-night foodSmall platesVegetarian options
Maybe if prices weren't so high, I wouldn't expect so much. Overall, food was good but definitely not worth the hype or the price. Staff and ambiance was quite nice but failed to deliver a pizza that proved to be worth 40.
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400 Gradi. Renowned for amazing Napoli pizza, we trust it to reliably deliver the quality and restraint of authentic Italian cuisine. But wait, three stars for Essendon? Why? We ordered pizza tonight for pick-up - no delivery available via the usual sites, informed when I called to clarify that apparently they were too busy for delivery ... but not too busy for pick-up via driving up to the store and having the pizza brought out to me. Ok, so we order pizza as offered, to be brought out to our car. Great, not too busy to have it available for pick up in 20 minutes. Pizza ordered, we receive the message: " Park in our drive up carpark, and we'll bring your food." I arrive and wonder, where is this drive up carpark? Is it just outside the store? No signage to make it clear. So I call the accompanying number for questions and am told that the drive-up service isn't available tonight. Ok, well that's not what the website instructed, so here I am sitting outside the store 10 minutes after pick-up due, told that I need to go in. I go in, place doesn't look that busy, but can only see 1 guy coordinating the house, I'm in line waiting for my food, finally get his attention and he responds with some very cranky attitude --- not sure if he's annoyed with me or his employer - and tells me to wait outside in my car on the street, like I should have known ... rather than be confused by conflicting advice. Hmmm I wonder where I should have parked if there'd been no spaces outside. Anyway, get home, open up the Caserta. Look at the accompanying picture. One is the professional shot, generously covered in prosciutto, soooo covered in cured meat, so tempting we couldn't resist. The other picture is what arrived - most of the red you see is sauce, adorned by 3 and a half pieces of prosciutto. Lame. So disappointing. Is this what happens when a venue becomes a chain? Yep, it often is.
I think it was pretty good, although I found the pizza base to be rather chewy and not as fresh or crispy as I expect from 400 Gradi. Also there was no cup of Parmesan cheese to sprinkle over my pizza, like at the one at crown.
It's good service if I count tablespoons maybe 8 tablespoons of risotto on a plate when you consider rice and pasta isvery cheap, for a glass of house wine 14, I think it's a bit too much, risotto 35 with mushroom and herbs, no chicken or other type of maybe seafood is very difficult to park for Saturday night .food was tasty nice, I don't think I will go back again 4 people cost us 188 one beer two glasses of wine and one soft drink .hope management consider the amount of food is worth it thank you 400 Gradi- Essendon
Food was amazing. My wife and I just got back from Europe and this place really sent us back to Italy. The pizza is amazing
Service was good, pretty attentive, unfortunately food was average. Happy to pay for good quality food (like when we go to Cecconis) but 38 for a small bowl of pasta with hardly any seafood and not much flavour (even after adding chilli oil and salt to try bring it to life) is pretty disappointing. Pizza was nice, nothing out of this world. We were all still hungry afterwards. Good hot chips, thats about it.
Food is great, service can be improved. It’s very busy but not enough staff to keep up. We were seated outdoor, seems to be left out and people are smoking nearby.
Food is great. Price premium but service does not reflect what you pay. Staff are friendly but severely undertrained. Waiter asked if I wanted Parmesan 2/3 into my meal. Drink came only when reminded. Place wasn’t even that busy. If you want to charge 38 for a plate of pasta, service has to match the price
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