Da Guido 365 is the sister restaurant to Da Guido in Little Italy or Lygon St in Carlton. It's decision to open up in the financial precinct of the CBD at the mercy of office workers who are price sensitive is 180 degree different to its offering in Lygon St and is a brave move. The prices starts around $20 for a pizza and $25 for pasta so this is not a place for an everyday casual lunch. On the other hand, the food is quality, the service is attentive and may appeal to the business lunch or dinner where 'the corporate card is paying but let's not go berserk' crowd.
I visited the restaurant many moons ago, when it was the new kid on the block and when they still had the truffle pizza on the menu. The pizza was soooo good, and as you can see in the picture below had generous shavings of truffle everywhere. The dough was delicious, the cheese was top class and the truffles... wonderful! It was so good I went back again for it, twice in two weeks. This pizza has been taken off the menu online so I'm not sure if it's something that is still available. I'm glad I got to enjoy it while it was on the menu.
Warm calamari salad with chilli and parsley. The calamari was tender, the dish was seasoned well.
I saw some tables ordering pasta dishes which looked good also but we only had pizza the couple times we were there. Like the pizza, I believe the pasta dough is also house made so I would have loved to try them also even if the portions looked a little small.
Unlike Tipo00 nearby which is pricey and Pentolina another Italian restaurant also nearby, Da Guido offers a reasonable price and the added choice of gourmet pizzas on their menu.
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