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Italy 1 (Camberwell)
Ph: (03) 9804 0944; 823 Burke Rd, Camberwell 3124 www.italy1.com.au
Modern Italian, $$
Open Mon-Sat noon-3pm; 7 days 6-10pm, Closed Good Friday, New Years Day, Christmas Day; Licensed; AE DC MC V, Seats inside 601, Outside seats 12
Chef Darren Venn (7-11-07) Owner Jonathon Lee (7-11-07)
Mietta's Review
At the entrance bar loud music plays which travels through the long thin restaurant making conversation difficult. This doesn't seem to deter the young crowds at night who enjoy the close intimacy of the tables. It's a popular local lunch and dinner place for good standard Italian dishes. Faux-Italian atmosphere done well. It often gets booked out and there's also a few tables outside behind a canvas wind break. Inside there is more space between tables. Business clients from the original baby in this chain, Italy 1 in George Pde Melbourne, who live over this way come with their families to the Camberwell restaurant.
Other published opinions
Age Good Food Guide 2008 Score: 13/20 "The long line of tables welcomes like an outstretched arm, guiding you inwards to a subdued room of subtle lighting and warm wooden touches"
The Age Good Food Guide 2006 score 14/20 "The maestros at Italy 1 don't have a patent on stylish Italian dining, but theirs is a particularly cunning formula that can make a narrow shopfront in the heart of Camberwell feel like a bustling Roman bistro."
AGFG 2004, score 14/20
Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide Australia 2004, ' It lures its patrons with warmth and Latin charm.Banquettes stretch down the walls, and a central table decked with fresh flowers breaks up the long space...Service is good and a pleasant neighbourhood atmosphere prevails.'
The Age, Sunday Life, 23/11/03, John Lethlean
Age Good Food Guide 2003 13/20
Age, Epicure, Restaurants,John Lethlean, Score 14.5/20. "Italy 1 in Camberwell makes a good case for a corporatley run restaurant."
The Age SundayLife, eatstreets, 17/9/2000, Carolyn Holbrook
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