Da Guido La Pasta

A very delightful dinner experience in the Lygon street. The host was warm and customer service was solid. We had excellent dishes (ask for their special scotch fillet carpaccio). Our three different types pasta was delicious (blue cheese gnocchi, beef ragu, and salmon pasta) and they made them in front of you (open kitchen). We highly recommend this place and will go back.

Ambience: 9/10 Food: 8/10 Service: 10/10 Italian vibes for ambience. Very nice place for a date. Service was great and food was promptly. Very good portion of pasta. Ordered 4 pasta but our favourite was the squid ink pasta and the salmon pasta. The rest was still alright. The squid ink pasta really did surpassed my expectations. You can taste the sweetness of the seafood! We also ordered the cured meats before our meal. Portion was good for 4pax. Comes with rockets, breadsticks, dried fruits, and cheeses help balance out the salt, while sour pickles help cut through all that fat. Would come here again for the squid ink pasta! Recommended pasta choice

I don't live in Melbourne but I'd move just for this restaurant. They give you complimentary bread which I'm pretty sure is house made. Need I say more? The waiters and waitresses are lovely and charming. Fillipo was a gem to my mum and I. The menu is diverse and traditional. Love love love. Definitely will be my first stop next time I go back to Melbourne

The carbonara was delicious, however the Wagyu ravioli that is very frequently mentioned in the reviews was not that great. The meat inside was very dry. The wine recommendation was a great pairing for the pasta. Staff were average, not super well trained. The cap rede salad was tasty but definitely not worth $24. We also asked for water on arrival (still not sparkling) and little did we know we were charged $7.50 for water. Make sure you ask for tap water if you don’t want to pay for table water. Total bill was $121 for two people.

Really enjoyed this Italian dining experience. Excellent table service, including accurate info about the dishes on the menu. Menu has distinctive dishes rather than being limited to the usual range of meals at Italian restaurants. The food was delicious. Good wine list. And a real plus is that there is good spacing between tables so there's no sense of being crowded.