Da Orazio

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  Sissi Wang a month ago

  5.0

  Da Orazio is a hidden gem tucked away in an alleyway in Bondi. We visited on a drizzly Friday night, and the cosy atmosphere was perfect. …

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  Nicole Cadiz 6 months ago

  5.0

  Monday night and a few places are open but Da Orazio is a perfect pizza every time. The base is my favorite. Special Italian way doughy and flavorful. Our server was attentive - the restaurant was not that busy but the pizza was great. So

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  Hannah Louise Byrne 8 months ago

  5.0

  Had an incredible dinner here and will absolutely be back. The food was exceptional — the wood-fired focaccia with cheese and honey was honestly one of the best starters I’ve ever had. We also had the arancini, shared a pizza, and enjoyed a

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  Jack Lin 5 months ago

  5.0

  The bread was warm and fragrant, the pasta was rich and full of flavour, and the atmosphere felt very local. It’s not right on the beach, but that actually made it feel more authentic. A lovely place for a relaxed Italian meal in Bondi.

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  Mike Fogarty 9 months ago

  2.0

  Had a pretty ordinary experience at Da Orazio this evening. As usual the food was pretty good when it eventually arrived. They completely lost my Spaghetti Vongole main which when it finally arrived wasn’t worth waiting for. Smallest Pippis

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  Alex Murley 2 weeks ago

  5.0

  On the other side of the world, but a slice of Italy. Great pizza, Lovely service and a welcomed smaller menu, not leaving too much to

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  Lisa Wheeler Edited 2 months ago

  4.0

  For good Roman pizza I'd travel far, for great pizza no distance would be too much! Orazio pizzas put a smile on my face and make my tastebuds celebrate.

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  Anonymous

  Like the proverbial football game, my Father's Day experience at Da Orazio was a lunch of two halves. At first things went well, we arrive at 1, are seated, and received menus and water. Eventually we got something to drink. The head waiter was charming and the atmosphere, buzzing – it was bright and sunny and you could watch the beautiful people of Bondi parade through the arcade. Life was good. Our choice of anti pasti plates to share began to arrive one by one, and we mused that the chef must do this so we experienced each plate fully and without distraction. Later on we deduced that this kitchen couldn't get two different dishes to arrive at the same time if you paid them – we were, and they didn't. BUT, without question, each anti pasti dish was exceptional – delicious, flavorful and full of subtle combinations. It would have been nice if they had pointed out that there were only three scallops on the scallop dish, and been offered the choice to have four, so we could have one each, but no biggie. At this point we thought we were on a winner For mains my son and my friend ordered a 1kg T-bone steak to share ($180), my other son, a crab pasta ($45), and I had Veal Milanese ($60). The steak arrives about five minutes before the other dishes, so they start eating. Then my veal arrives and inexplicably, the waitress plonks it down at the end of the table where my son and my friend are eating their steak, I wave and then it lands in front of me. This was a constant, apart from the head waiter, no other waiters ever knew who the food or drinks were for – call me old fashioned, but when you're paying these prices I feel like whoever takes your order should be skilled enough to note this down. A minute later my son's pasta arrives. The steak was big and well cooked. We all tried it and agreed it was fine, but that 'fine' was not the word you should be using after paying $180 – it was not the best steak we'd ever had, but not the worst, not tough. but not melt in your mouth either. It was fine. My son's crab pasta was apparently delicious. My Veal Milanese, was again, fine, but again, I feel like at these prices, if you're going to put such a simple dish on your menu (crumbed veal), you better do the best crumbed veal anyone's ever had. It wasn't. It was lovely but no better than I've had elsewhere at half the price. After our mains were finished the plates sat there for a good twenty minutes, to the point where I had to restrain myself from getting up and dumping them on the waiter's station. But the atmosphere was bright and we were having a great lunch, so I thought, let's not get too hung up on 'fine'. At 2.30, someone made the bizarre decision to send all the waiters in our half of the restaurant home (gotta save those Sunday wages!) except the the head waiter. He did his best but had no hope of keeping up.. We wanted dessert so we waved, we looked, we tried to grab his attention, and eventually we did ask for a menu. Ten minutes go by and no menu appears, so I go fossicking behind the waiter's station, not cool, I know, BUT I WANTED DESSERT! He sees this and gets the menu for us. My son and my friend order Afogato ($10) and I order Tiramisu ($18).  I am really looking forward to my Tiramisu. The afogatos arrive and are by all accounts, delicious. I wait patiently, and wait... and wait. By now the Afogatos have come and gone ten minutes ago. Eventually it gets to the point where it just feels like this lunch is over, so I ask a passing kitchen hand for the bill. Another five minutes go by and lo and behold, the Tiramisu arrives... at the same time as the bill. I tell the poor person delivering it (I think by now they were sending people out from the kitchen), that the Tiramisu ship has sailed and we are about to leave. So no Tiramisu for me . It was all a bit disappointing. I had a beautiful lunch due to the company, and if it had been your cheerful neighbourhood Italian, all would have been forgiven, but when a $600 bill arrives that only has $60 in alcohol on it, I expect MUCH better. And if you take a 1pm booking, keep your damn waiters until 3 (at least!). I won't be back, but the others agreed that if they went back, it would only be for anti pasti and the pizza, which although we didn't try, looked fantastic. It was a lunch of two halves.Read more

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  Anonymous

  I don’t normally take the time to write restaurant reviews, but I felt I had to after our recent visit. My wife, our kids and I eat out regularly around Bondi and the Eastern Suburbs, usually once or twice a week. We came back to your restaurant last week after not having been for quite some time, and unfortunately it was one of the most disappointing meals we have had in a long time. The pizzas were okay, but the ragù and lasagna were simply not acceptable. The lasagna was extremely small and lacked any real flavour or resemblance to a proper lasagna. The ragù was even more disappointing — bland, poor quality and honestly tasted like something out of a tin. The service was fine, but the restaurant was also uncomfortably cold with the doors open in the middle of winter. I rarely complain, but the food was genuinely appalling. Based on this experience, we would not return unless there were major improvements in the kitchen.Read more

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  Anonymous

  Da Orazio is a restaurant that goes straight on its way. Orazio has an important and deep experience in catering and Italian cuisine. The menu is really well thought out, the dishes are really good, everything perfectly taken care of from presentation to Service. Waitstaff always attentive to customer needs but never intrusive, classic Italian style. Fresh local products of excellent quality combined with 100% original Italian products, make the experience unique and memorable. Pizza made with flour, tomato and Italian mozzarella... you are in Naples in one bite. I do not live in Sydney but in Italy, but as an Italian I can say that Orazio is a reference point for Italian cuisine in the city.Read more

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  Anonymous

  The food was all delicious but the service and delivery was shambolic. Staff were lovely but clearly overwhelmed. One pizza arrived on its own first. Drinks ten minutes later. Then the rest of the mains. The baked ragu main was entree sized and the shrimp spaghetti had one shrimp balanced on top. The sauce was delicious but it was advertised as a dish with WA shrimp, so a single shrimp felt very mean and bad value for the price. Our party of five left a little disappointed, and hungry. Luckily there’s an excellent gelato shop around the corner.Read more

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  Anonymous

  This is one of the best Italian restaurants in Sydney. A must-do when in Bondi. The food is really outstanding. Not surprising as the restaurant owner and chef Orazio D'Elia has been awarded one hat, a notable achievement for a chef. The Orazio Spicy Vodka Rigatoni was divine, the Siciliana pizza excellent.Read more

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