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Danni D.May 26, 2023 • 1 review
10/10Absolutely beautiful food and incredible friendly service in a cute old school Italian restaurant - we absolutely loved our dinner here. 10/10 recommend! Thank you!
Eamon V.May 3, 2023 • 4 reviews
10/10The food and service as usual was excellent. The lamb shoulder was delicious. A wonderful atmosphere in a place which you could imagine was in Italy rather than across the road from the MCG.
Terry W.May 2, 2023 • 11 reviews
10/10We love going to Geppetto, usually with one of our neighbours. The team do a great job of providing great and fresh food with excellent service. We highly recommend going there if you haven't yet been.
Parvez M.April 22, 2023 • 1 review
9.5/10This restaurant is really good , very friendly staff and great food. Only small comment, it too k sometime to serve food, rest all awesome. I recommend atleast one should visit once to enjoy the food here.
Michael H.April 21, 2023 • 1 review
10/10It was a wonderful experience a great family restaurant with good food and great service good wine list and very helpful staff. Good portions and great night
Oscar F.April 4, 2023 • 1 review
10/10Great food and attention to detail, Adriano is very welcoming, and service is impeccable .I and my wife cannot fault the food and our friend's loved it. Well done Geppetto's.
Kristin T.March 25, 2023 • 1 review
9.5/10Never disappointed with this lovely restaurant with incrediblly authentic Italian food. Quality ingredients and clearly made with love.
C C.March 23, 2023 • 4 reviews
10/10Beautiful food, Italian wine and great service.
Sian O.March 22, 2023 • 1 review
10/10Great space for a business lunch and great food! Small and quaint
Sally D.March 15, 2023 • 10 reviews
10/10great little restaurant with nice atmosphere and amazing food. Lovely staff and an authentic Italian family run restaurant. Well worth a visit
Geppetto Trattoria (Owner)
Thanks so much Sandy for your wonderful review, we are so glad you had a great experience :)
Norvena L.March 8, 2023 • 1 review
10/10It’s a great place to eat
Geppetto Trattoria (Owner)
Grazie mille Norvena :)
Viv J.March 1, 2023 • 1 review
10/10Geppetto Trattoria is a lovely Italian restaurant right on the tram line in East Melbourne so very easy to get to and no parking problems. The food is absolutely wonderful and they cater for both vegetarians and meat and fish eaters. I am vegetarian and enjoyed the orecchiette gorgonzola with walnuts (wonderful) and my friend said that the barramundi was perfect.
Geppetto Trattoria (Owner)
Grazie Viv it's always a pleasure having you dine with us :)
Sandra C.February 28, 2023 • 41 reviews
10/10Love Geppetto Trattoria, consistently great food with lots of daily specials, excellent attentive service, professional staff rather than part timers, and a great experience all round
Geppetto Trattoria (Owner)
Grazie mille Sandra, thanks so much for your amazing support
Tim G.February 2, 2023 • 9 reviews
10/10Superb food and amazing staff. Scallops were delicious, baked pear amazing. We enjoyed our dinner and can’t wait to return . A truly hidden gem.
Geppetto Trattoria (Owner)
Grazie Tim for your wonderful rating and we will be sure to keep the poached pears on the menu for a while longer!
Sandy C.January 28, 2023 • 1 review
10/10One of our favourite restaurants in Melbourne, consistently excellent food and service. My partner always has the porchetta and loves it. I had the roast duck special and it was so amazing, 2 marylands, so a generous serve, the meat was so tender, like a confit duck fall off the bone, perfectly rendered and crispy skin. I’m hoping it makes it onto the regular menu as I’d love to have this more often when I need a duck fix.
Geppetto Trattoria (Owner)
Thanks so much Sandy for your amazing review on your most recent dinner with us! The porchetta is no doubt a fan-fave and the roasted duck may be making an appearance on our next seasonal menu ;)
jenni d.January 20, 2023 • 1 review
9/10Lovely atmosphere and friendly service. Food is good quality.
Geppetto Trattoria (Owner)
Thank you so much for your feedback, Hope you had an amazing dinner, and looking forward to see you another time!
Liz W.December 9, 2022 • 1 review
10/10Lovely food, friendly staff and reasonably priced. We will be back! Especially enjoyed the Gnocchi Bolegnese.
Geppetto Trattoria (Owner)
So glad you enjoyed our homemade gnocchi Liz :)
Mike S.December 6, 2022 • 1 review
9.5/10I'd love to keep this place entirely to myself. But alas you'll all want to eat there soon.Seas It's a gem.-- great food (better than great in fact) and service that's friendly, efficient and skilled.
Geppetto Trattoria (Owner)
Thanks so much for your incredible review Mike, means the world to us!
Dez S.December 2, 2022 • 1 review
9/10Such a great, intimate institution with an excellent meal selection and good wines. We had a great time with friends and family and absolutely loved the ambiance!
Geppetto Trattoria (Owner)
Grazie Dez for taking the time to let us know how much you enjoyed your evening with us. We hope to see you again soon :)
Sandy R.November 22, 2022 • 1 review
10/10What a great night last night. The Italian food was exceptional. Pasta was melt in your mouth, fish cooked perfectly which is hard to find! The staff and proprietor couldn’t have been more friendly, attending to us just the right amounts and times. I’d go back any time, not too loud like some restaurants,.
Geppetto Trattoria (Owner)
Grazie mille Sandy, we really appreciate your feedback and hope that we can keep up the high standard :)
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78A Wellington Pde, 3002, East Melbourne (VIC), Australia
tram = number #48 and #75 stop directly in front on the restaurant; train: Jolimont station 100 metres away
Almost on the corner of Wellington parade and Simpson street, East Melbourne 3002
off street parking 1-2 hour
An Italian institution of Melbourne with the same family owning it since 1981; Geppetto's is an genuine neighborhood icon and a must visit before any local event at the MCG, AAMI park or Rod Laver stadiums directly across the street.
Nino and his son serve up fresh, local and authentic dishes with a focus on pasta, seafood, offal and slow cooked dishes that are hard to find.
Some of the more popular plates include homemade gnocchi, braised osso buco, double roasted pork belly, eggplant parmigiana and carpaccio just to name a few. Fresh whole fish options change daily depending what the season offers!
- Jolimont station - 100 metre walk away - with two tram stops #48 and #75 (stop number 13) directly in front of us.
BEST DISH: Gnocchi Ragú
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