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Zio's
Ph: (03) 9419 0252; 14 Lansdowne St, EAST MELBOURNE 3002 www.zios.com.au
Italian, modern Australian, $$$, * for Food
Open Lunch: Tue-Fri 12 noon-3pm. Dinner: Tue-Sat from 6pm, Closed Sun, mon, month over Christmas; Licensed, BYO bottled wine only, Corkage $7.50 bottle; AE, BC, DC, MC, V, Seats inside 90, Private room 30
Mietta's Review
The food Italian with Asian influences and the specials are based on what is available at the market, the service is friendly and professional and the atmosphere relaxed. Zio's has a loyal local following and offers wines from all over Australia. Recommended for comfort and food.
Other published opinions
The Age Good Food Guide 2006 score 14/20 "Zio's the feeling of the dining room of a private members club, one frequented by doctors, specialists and members of the clergy. The menu has swung East and West over the years but we can't say we're unhappy that the pendulum is currently anchored somewhere over northern Italy"
The Age Good Food Guide 2005 "ZlO'S is one of the city's genuine stayers, diligently amassing the gongs while soliciting loyal patronage from the medicos, scholars and well-heeled residents who inhabit this quiet corner of the CBD fringe. Housed in a spacious Victorian terrace, the restaurant's neat twotone interior is brightened by modern art and period features such as gilded mirrors."
The Age Good Food Guide Awards 2004-1 hat, score 15/20
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