Went here with a grab one voucher and was disappointed with the service. I had booked a table for 7.30 Wednesday the Friday before and called on the night to change the booking to 7.. Only to find out that they had for some reason not recorded the booking and the restaurant was full. The girl on the phone went to check this with the manager rudely responded (I could hear in the background) by saying that I must not have booked at all otherwise I would not be calling now. Appalling customer service as I received no apology when I told her I could hear his rude remarks. We ended up getting a table in the tapas area which was disappointing as it was nothing like he dining experience we had been expecting, more like a var vibe with Justin Beiber playing in the background.
Overall the food was okay, but nothing special, I would have been dissatisfied if I had had to pay full price. The service was the real let down though, I would say its definitely not worth returning to.

Have eaten here before and the food was great. Tonight used a 3 course meal voucher and received budget food!!! The top piece of a chicken breast (sauce tasty) The steak was as thin as a minute steak with a tasteless sauce. Risotto was more like a rice soup.

The first time I went to Casa Tua was about a couple of years ago. The food was delicious and couldn’t complain! The chicken fettuccine was creamy and full of flavour and my mum and dad really enjoyed their pork belly. However, I was very disappointed when I came again with my family a few months ago to celebrate my Grandmas 80th birthday.

My mum, dad and sister’s vegetables were stone cold.. Not impressed after waiting over an hour for our food. They had to get their food re-heated which took about another 10 minutes. My dads pork belly was dry and seemed like a smaller portion than the last time we came. I ordered raviolli which was delicious, however the portion seemed like a kids meal. It came in a small bowl and I was still quite hungry after I had finished it.

I really hope Casa Tua improves its food because I would like to come back and eat here at my local restaurant and not be disappointed!

Had a thoroughly disappointing experience at what used to be my fav little local restaurant, CasaTua in Farm Cove! Don’t often organize a babysitter but went to the effort, in anticipation of a nice relaxed evening, but no! Turned up & there were 2 massive private function groups & no table for us, after some scrambling by staff we were seated on the footpath next to where the smokers kept popping out, nice! We were seated by 7.45 & our 3 course meal was all over by 8.45, no such thing as relaxed dining, not to mention one of the meals was wrong! Silly thing was I’d reconfirmed the booking the day before, they could have warned me about the private functions! I had a Pre-paid deal voucher, I would have rebooked for another day. Thoroughly disappointed & I won’t be going back! Food was ok, but not amazing (like we’ve had in the past from this restaurant), don’t know if the change in owner has been good for this place! Wait staff were friendly and tried their best, but they were clearly harassed and overworked, snapping at one another, not nice to witness. Also unclear where the entrance was or where to go an pay, odd layout indeed.

We had a voucher to use at this restaurant and were really looking forward to going there. Wait staff appeared very inexperienced. We waited ages and had to ask for drinks. They took quite a long time to arrive. The pork belly was dry and the seafood pasta was terrible. Oily and tasteless and had a few frozen shrimps in it. We ordered dessert and waited for ages for that too because they had forgotten our order.

Pretty disappointed with the service and the food and the set out is weird. No signage telling you where you’re supposed to go to pay etc.

Wouldn’t recommend this restaurant. We dine out alot and this would be the worse restaurant we have been to in 6 months

We went on a night in which the place was packed, and as a result, I think the wait staff were a little overwhelmed. Even though the restaurant is quite small and there were 4 wait staff, service was very slow, and our glasses of wine sat empty for so long, we thought we were going to die of thirst! Slight exaggeration but in the end, my partner had to go to the bar himself for some drinks service. Given the prices we were paying, this is a restaurant where I’d expect service at the table.
Not to mention, the manager should get busy retraining his staff to be more observant about empty wine glasses – s/he’s not making any money when the glass is empty!
That said, excellent food – we’ll definitely be back to try some more dishes.

Ordered the steak which was tough as a boot! The pork belly not nice and no crackling just fat, had dined there 6 months previously and was fine! Unfortunately they have sourced either cheaper quality meats or has a new chef which is not up to superior skills!

The people who are writing crap reviews obviously don’t dine in restaurants with class. It was a diamond in the rough. A bit like volare in the gardens. We got given a deal voucher and I’m so happy we did. We went on Saturday and we are only a young couple but dine out a lot and spend way to much money on good food and wine. I was a little shocked at first when I walked in by the setting, but the inside is simple but sweet and works well for you by the looks of things with how easily things flowed. The food was outstanding for the prices, (I’ve paid more for yuk food) even though we had a voucher. The wine list was great. I lived in Melbourne for a while and your pasta bet any place down lygon street. So well done. The staff where friendly without being in your face. The kitchen seemed calm and collected even though it got quite busy after we arrived. Food was out at all great timing. We will be back. You don’t need a great view or setting when the chef brings out great food like that.
PS, I’ve never commented on a restaurant before. Keep it up and thank you.

Our group of 8 went last night and were a bit disappointed. Two people in our group ordered the pork belly at $29.50 each to be brought out an overcooked pork strip! Not pork belly at all! False advertising!I ordered a spaghetti dish and asked to omit mushrooms but add some shrimps and had to pay an xtra $10.00. Expensive Shrimps!

The seafood risotto was delicious. The gnocchi wasn’t cooked properly as it was very hard. The chicken and cream pasta was very average. Although lovely atmosphere, it was quite expensive.

We dined at Casa Tua on 22 Aug. My partner enjoyed the fillet steak and I had the Pork Belly. Both meals were delicious – plenty of meat and sufficient vegetables, without the need to purchase a ‘side’ order. We’ll be back.

Highly recommended, food was great, best time to go is the summer as you eat outside and it can be a bit chilly

Food is not too bad, me and my bother both order same meal but my one was soso, his one is not good. So I guess meal not always come out same quality. And price is way too expensive, I rather go to other restaurant for better food and more reasonable price.

Highly recommend! Always a great meal and great atmosphere. I had a chicken dish with a pesto sauce, It makes my mouth water now thinking about it.
– Have a go at the Monteiths Wild Food challenge!!!

Went to this restaurant with my husband a group of his work mates..
for starter the place decoration was very minimal..nothing to say nice or fancy. the place is very small and tables very close to each other..making the place very noisy
the menu was very over priced for the quality of food and atmosphere
the service was very slow …we were waiting for food for over an hour and when it arrived there was waiting between for everyone to get their email.

I ordered a vegetarian meal, however, for some reason it arrived with bacon in it ..as we alerted the waitress..she offered to take it back and ask kitchen to make a new one ..however, by the time my meal arrived..everyone in the group finished eating already ..

not going back again…

I bought a deal voucher for this restaurant and have on several occasions tried to make a reservation, they seem to always be fully booked. The voucher is valid until the 29th of April and in spite of them being again fully booked, they refused to extend the voucher over its validity date and refused to restitute the money I paid for it.

It gives the strong impression that a voucher customer is an easy prey because they already have the money and it makes it easy for them just to say all the time “we are booked”.

EXCELLENT – We arrived back from Aus (Friday evening)and searched on Menu Mania for an Italian restaurant near the airport – this wasn’t near (16km) but that was the only issue.

Our booking was accepted eagerly and when we arrived – ’20 mins early – the place was packed – but they found us a table with no hassles – made us feel welcome, and took our drinks order quickly (we were parched and it must have shown).

Great menu, real simple but definitely Italian. The meal was served quickly and it was superb!!! Bruschetta – Papardelle Boscaiola and the Ravioli of the day (Cream Cheese) topped off with a Creme Brulee…and few glasses of vino!! Reminded me of my younger days in Turangi during the Italian hey day with El Burcio and Valentino’s – Really hit the spot.

The service was well above average despite the age of the staff and the gent who seemed to be running the show was a treasure. Nothing was a problem.

This place is well priced, unpretentious, provides good service, its decor simple and cosy, and it was well worth the 32 k round trip.

Many thanks – we will be back when in Auck next. I wish I had a restaurant like this in my neighbourhood….

Great wedding reception last night, food fantastic, staff attentive and friendly, venue clean and looked great. It was a fairly extensive menu for a wedding and I heard only compliments about the food. The timing was great too, all meals came out quickly to each table and we did not have too long between courses. Thanks so much to Richard and all Casa Tua staff. Great evening

It is always a concern to the vegetarian when the menu has one meat-free dish. Sometimes the assumption is that we don’t really care about what food tastes like, we just want it to be healthy.

Not me. I like a good, creamy concoction, and Casa Tua delivered in spades. Their solitary vege dish was very, very good – flavoursome and ample. My meat-eating companions were pleased, too, and the waitresses (obviously high school girls) were lovely. Recommended.

WOW What a great time and a great meal every time i go.
The pork Belly is awesome I’ve had a few times now and the pizza’s are always great.
only $5 corkage better than most places around and if you run out always great Italian wine behind the bar.

Thank you to the staff always friendly and attentive.

A highly recommended local will be back often.

My husband and I decided to try Casa Tua because it is a local restaurant which we didn’t know was there. We ordered an Antipasto for two to start. The platter was reasonably sized, and tasted pretty good. For mains, we ordered a Pork Belly and a Spaghetti di Mare. The pork was overcooked, so a bit on the tough side. The spaghetti was flavoursome but the mussels were quite undercooked. For dessert, we decided on a Tiramisu and a Home-made cheesecake. The tiramisu was excellent and the home-made cheesecake was also very good. All-in-all, I would return to Casa Tua again because the food, by large, was pretty good. It is a shame that the mains weren’t better otherwise we would have been back already. Hopefully, next time, the food will be great so we can justify making it one of our regular local restaurants.

The service was OK. The staff seemed inexperienced and unsure of when and how to approach diners. They were nice enough, but a bit awkward and quiet.

4 of us, Had a great meal, loved the buzzyness of the place.
Service a bit slow, had to ask for some drinks, but that was okay as it was busy. Staff seemed a little young & in experienced although one of them was great and she knew all the answers to our questions.
As you can see the people in the kitchen cooking it would have been nice to see all of them in chef’s whites, only one was dressed in them.
Overall good time and will go back.

Service: Although we booked for dinner, we were told we have to wait until other guests finished their meals? After 15 minutes of waiting we were offered to sit outside (shared area with neighbouring bakery which was closed). One chair was broken, and young staff was apologetic but really not able to cope with the situation.

Food was average at the best. It was warm like it was reheated rather then just prepared.

Overall, disappointing, we will not be going back in a hurry!!!

I have visited this restaurant on several occasions now, in a large group and as a couple with my wife.
The excellent food, service by friendly staff and the atmosphere of a busy restaurant has always added to the ambiance of a very pleasant evening. Highly recommended in my opinion

We have visited this restaurant a number of times and thoroughly enjoyed every moment. The staff were friendly and attentive, food AMAZING! highly recommend the pork belly on the new menu. fantastic dinning experience!

love what they do! Local italiano goin’ strong. Keep it up lads.
Brendan

I went here with a group of friends for a 21st, i ordered a pasta and it was almost the best pasta I have ever tasted in an Italian restaurant before, and I do visit quite a few.
Service was excellent and food was brilliant!
I went back about a month later with my family and we all absolutely loved it and the meal cost us $120.00 for 4 people – that is amazing value for such brilliant food.

Highly recommend!

Devine!!

The food is glorious and the service is excellent. We dine here often and we are never disappointed.

Fantastic food, very attentive staff, awesome prices especially on Tuesday and Wednesday when they have $14 pasta nights. Don’t know so much about the wine side as I don’t drink but I definitely recommend Casa Tua as a must eat at restaurant especially if you are a local, very conveniently located.

Every experience a casa tua was amazing, we are monthly regulars at this restaurant and have never had a disappointing meal, service is amazing, food is always to perfection, and as I spent a fear amount of time in Italy there Italian cuisine was right up to mark

Always a great atmosphere, and fantastic food.

I usually end up going as a group of 4 or more, so a wide selection from the menu is sampled by our group, and there has never been any complaints from us – just the opposite in fact!

The staff are friendly and attentive, prices are fair for the quality and quantity of food that is served, and the décor is warm and inviting.

A small restaurant extended into the mall with plastic Walls. Would have been better to use drapes to cut down the Very high noise level.
Service, Toilets and Decor all excellent.
Food OK, Price high, Corkage $7 ea
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