Recently spent a few days in the pleasant beachside suburb of Coogee. Weather generally warm, afterall it was November, and quite relaxing. Have had a few stays around Coogee this year, so the place is familiar........but had not eaten out locally.
Decided it was an opportunity to meet the locals. Some confusing signals - ate at a decent italian eatery - in Sydney, with Italian staff, but run by a Singoporean. But it was good!
In Coogee Bay Road, Coogee, a few steps up from the
beachfront.
Italian food that is
excellent quality and value. Busy to
very busy on the few times visited, and especially Saturday evening. Has the standard Italian mains – pizzas,
pasta dishes with a wide range of sauces, lasagne, cannelloni as well as all
the usual favourite scaloppine choices, and an excellent prosciutto wrapped
veal fillet as mains and a modest choice of seafood. Salt and pepper squid [really good] and fried
zucchini flowers among the entrees – both recommended.
Does a decent garden
/Italian salad and the olive oil is good too.
BYO and a bottle shop close by, if you forgot.
Good atmosphere. Not Italian fine dining, but
a good choice – more upmarket trattoria, and family groups of Italians were
eating there, as well as a number of obvious locals back for a repeat
visit - that would seem to be a good
recommendation in itself.
Can be a bit noisy if full and closed up [hence the
trattoria tag], but also has al fresco dining, weather permitting.
