Buon Ricordo Italian Restaurant & Private Dining

Love this Restaurant...one of the best Italian in Sydney for sure. Lovely old-school room /atmosphere... menu and wine list is a delight ....great service but the highlight for sure is the food ...every dish was fantastic. A little dissapointed that I informed the team it was our 22 Anniversary with zero acknowledgement...still had a lovely night though...Highly reccomend

Went there for a birthday and even though on the booking I have mentioned that the occasion was birthday and if they could make it a bit special. they literally didn’t do anything. We ordered a dessert thinking they’d put a candle on it and bring it (as other restaurants always do) but NOTHING happened which was very disappointing. Food was alright but nothing really special. The best part was my steak which was cooked perfectly and was quite tasty. Overall the price you pay isn’t worth it.

It was my first time visiting Buon Ricordo but had high expectations as my partner has declared this as his favourite restaurant. I loved the eccentric decor as it almost felt like I was in the grand dining hall of some Italian aristocrat. The ambience immediately transported me to a restaurant in Palermo in the 1980s. *Don’t quote me on this as I have not been to Palermo nor was I even alive in the 1980s. And of course, the truffle egg pasta left me speechless. It has definitely converted me into a Buon Ricordo worshipper. It was probably the best way to end my trip to Sydney. Pros: Amazing service from the owner Dave who we gave all the power to choose the dishes for us. I had no doubt he would curate an amazing lunch for us as he had a very Masterchef-esque beard. Special mention to the faggotinni prawns - the sauce that came with it was absolutely divine! Sommelier Nick paired our dishes with great wines, and got us to a nice buzz which helped lessen the shock when the bill came. Terry who waited on us was attentive and had great stories to share with us in between dishes. He also put on a great display of grating the parmesan on our pasta and skilfully mixing it in, all the while maintaining a stoic face. I’m sure he has a lot of fun seeing the glint in our eyes as he does his ‘performance’ anyway. Cons: Any pasta you have after having Buon Ricordo’s truffle egg pasta will taste like gruel.

Certainly no complaints from my side. Buon Ricordo is definitely one of Sydney’s best Italian joints. Absolutely loved the Pork Sausages, Truffle Pasta and School Prawns being my absolute favourite. If you haven’t given this place a go, you should. You won’t be disappointed.

Absolutely lovely! The menu is so interesting! You want to try one of everything! The flavours delightful! Some unusual things on the menu, like glacier 51 toothfish, I'd never seen or heard of that before. The silky texture, the marriage of the accompanying flavours, delightful! The 1000 layers, Apple dessert…! Just lovely! The textures & flavours, just lovely! The service, good. Friendly, attentive, but in more way too much, not too overbearing. The whole experience was great! It is expensive, but this is a top end restaurant & it was worth it.

Amazing traditional Italian restaurant, with food done right! The service is impeccable, amazing wine list from both Italy and Australia. Be warned, the menu is on the pricier end of town but Buon Ricordo is not a place you'd come to skim, as dishes such as their famous truffled egg pasta is what you would expect.

Buon Ricordo Ristorante is a Sydney institution that I haven't had the opportunity to dine at until today and I have to say it was one of the best Italian meals I have had in Sydney. The FETTUCINE AL TARTUFOVO (Cream and parmesan, topped with a fried truffle egg, tossed at the table), FAGOTTINI (Pork and veal sausages bound with parmesan, truffle egg and pork trotter; finished with lemon infused extra virgin olive oil) and BRACIOLETTE REGINALDO (Crumbed veal rolled with spinach, nutmeg and parmesan. Grilled and drizzled with extra virgin olive oil and lemon) were particular stand outs and I can see why they are signature dishes at this restaurant.

We walked in for lunch and luckily the restaurant wasn’t too busy and we managed to get a table. For entrée, I chose the kingfish crudo which was prepared negroni style: beautiful, fresh and tangy. For main, I ordered the pesce spada, which didn’t disappoint either. The pepperonata that came with it was so flavourful I could have eaten more of it. Overall a beautiful experience. Highly recommended.