La Vita Buona 'the Good Life' Cellar Bar Deli

Fairly quiet for a Friday but staff were attentive and as usual chatty and polite. We took our 4&5yo for the first time, we’ve been many times and knew portion sizes were generous so one gnocchi main to share for the kids and 4-5 starters and a shared main for two adults was plenty of food. Wines on point as always.

I love this place and come often. The food, booze and vibe are great. But the service outside has been consistently bad. Takes ages to get seated, 15+ min to get served, staff being condescending to my less wine-inducted friends, etc. It's such low hanging fruit to be nicer to customers, please lift your game.

Awesome seasonal food with extensive wine list. One can expect quality, attentiveness and a good time at this joint. I have visited this place for the third time and will be back for more. Great ambience with old school charm and antique interior. The seating for City Wine Shop is combined with The European. Siglo and The Melbourne Supper Club are upstairs, which makes a great transition to lounge and chill out at night. You can also finish off with gelato next door at Spring Street Grocer. To me, these joints make an essential Melbourne experience. P.S. The ox tongue was particularly special and noteworthy. Also the cod roe crumpet!