Lucia's Pizza and Spaghetti Bar

Been to Lucia's a lot for coffee and indeed, a french nutrition professor outlined the coffee/not burnt flavour of a long black here as being very good!  Met the mum and with the lad for lunch.  I tried the staple of spaghetti with bolognaise. I know some staff so always lovely to see them and a pleasure to be served by them.  Food served quite quickly   The bolognaise flavour was deep and rich, and of a biggish size so ended up taking some home.  Was a busy lunch time but would've preferred the waiter to pop the eftovers in the container rather than leave me to do it.  That aside,  at around $13.50, good quality and value, and a fine institution in the Markets

Delicious! A generous serving size for the price too. I had beef ravioli with Bolognaise sauce. I found the sauce a tiny bit watery but that didn't water down any flavour and I thought the price of my small glass bottle of Coke was a bit much. Other than that I loved it and will come back most definitely!

A busy cafe at the central markets, very Italian with well trained staff ! I had the gnocchi with bolognaise sauce $12.50, good value and great for families. They don't seem to worry about the presentation however for that price it's not a problem.

Oh how I completely love the decor of this place. Looks like they haven't updated a thing in 40-50 years but it just has this charm that oozes out of its beautiful Italian pores. Fast, efficient service. I went here over a busy business lunch hour period and got served promptly and received our meals not long after. The gnocchi was a bit mushy but the two different sauces- basil pesto on one and bolognese on the other (coz the sign of a great Italian restaurant is amazing bolognese sauce- amiright!?) were tasty and hearty. A bit of a central markets institution that everyone should try, I'm gonna go back for breakfast one day coz I hear it's ridiculously good :)

Food is amazing as always. Unfortunately their are a few rude staff who work there. Off putting and won't be returning now.. I remember coming here as a child and everyone was always friendly. Money has turned them up themselves now