Ladro

Sensational Italian food, arguably the best Italian restaurant in Melbourne. Not sure why this isn’t at least 4.7 star rating, as it has some of the best food, service and atmosphere to a restaurant that I’ve been. We had a pretty large group of 8, and staff were very knowledgeable in terms of the dishes, daily specials, and any allergies we had. Everything we ordered from start to finish were amazing. Entrees, mains and dessert. I would go as far as saying try any dish they have, by experience all the dishes we ordered were faultless. The standouts for me were the italian meatballs along with the bread it came with, incredible. We also ordered two sides as well, the bone marrow mash and the patate fritte, they were crazy good. Absolutely recommend this place, definitely coming back again.

Had a great experience at Ladro. All of the team was super friendly and made us feel right at home. They were very attentive and helpful without being overbearing and standing above you too much. The food was exquisite; simply exquisite. The pasta was fresh, fragrant and just tasted alive. So many times pasta is ruined by over cooking or sauces that are too dominant and overpower the delicate flavours of the pasta filling. The team here know what they’re doing and made sure the sauces were so refined that they complemented the pasta and didn’t over do it. Lots of great selections too so you won’t be disappointed. Highly recommend Ladro

It’s not often that you come across a restaurant that makes you feel like you are surrounded by family eating your most favourite food . I cannot recommend this restaurant highly enough. It ticks all the boxes from the food, the atmosphere and the staff. Although they had a full restaurant the staff made us feel like we were the only ones there. Thank you and we can’t wait to come back.

Was greeted at the door, very welcoming. Started off with Italian beer on tap was very delicious and moscato was very nice, ordered multiple and would so again. Then got a bruschetta for entre, incredible highly recommend. Everything on the bruschetta hit the spot, authentic. We ordered 100 layer lasagne and rib eye steak for main, wow. Never thought I'd say I would have the best lasagne of my life last night and the best steak of my life in the same night! We finished with tiramisu and again hits top marks. This restaurant is an institution and lives up to the hype, strongly recommend Ladro if you are on the hunt AUTHENTIC delicious Italian food in Melbourne. Will be back

What an incredible owner. Stefan greeted us immediately at the door used my name as per my booking. The food was fabulous very generous portions and incredible service. This is an example of how a hospitality business should be run. We will definitely dine here again very soon.

All the foods were amazing except the lasagna that is too salty for us. We didn't finish it. I recommend the perfectly cooked calamari and the must-try pappardelle Ragu! The Badabing pizza was okay, but the meat was a bit salty. Affordable prices, especially when sharing! Fun and amazing dinner! Huge thanks to the courteous staff for letting us stay longer! Highly recommend! 🤩 Calamari, Dinner, Pizza, Staff, Food, Friends, Price, Recommendation #FoodReview #Restaurant #DinnerTime #GoodFood #AmazingExperience

This is so far my favourite pizza yet! Look, I don’t like olives neither artichoke but I love anchovies so I give Carpricciosa a try. It was mind blowing 🤯 ps. if you love something flavourful to start with I recommend Polpette.

TLDR try the other stuff but don’t order the lasagne - mussels were bomb love the focaccia bowl thing - the duck ravioli special was pretty good, the sauce was delish, the filling very mid though could have more flavored and better texture - the 100 layer lasagne was not nice at all, too dense as it’s pretty much all pasta sheet, with a spoon full of beef mince sauce on the side. Would NOT recommend.