AL Martinos - PANANIA

I was very disappointed with al martino's when I dined here for dinner. My husband and I shared a pizza to start, we tried the Al Martinos special and I must say the pizzas are very nice and tasty. But then we got to our mains. I had the mushroom and "Panko" crumbed veal with a spaghetti cream sauce. Firstly, the schnitzel was not coated in a Panko crumb hence my inverted comas above, they were just normal breadcrumbs. Although it did taste nice the pasta was an extreme let down. I never ever have to salt my food when I diner at a restaurant but this pasta was crying for salt. It was so tasteless that it was almost inedible. Such a shame and a waste. My husband had a pasta with seafood and he too said his dish was tasteless. The seafood was not fresh either. The service is a little slow, some of the wait staff have no idea what they are doing. This restaurant must be doing something right though as it was quite full. This was my second time dining at this restaurant and the first time I had a more enjoyable experience; tonight was just a let down. I have given this an average score and this is purely bumped up by the pizza otherwise I was have given a poor rating. I have noticed that the menu has changed since the last time I dined here. I don't find this menu to be authentic whatsoever and I found it hard to choose my main course. Would I eat here again? No probably not, but would definitely only come back for the pizza.Such a shame as this restaurant has so much potential. The decor is beautiful and they are in a good location of the area. I think they just need to get back to basics if they want to improve.

Went to this restaurant on Mother's Day for dinner and felt very let down. Upon sitting down the restaurant was empty, yet we had to wait for the menus to be bought over No one came over to take our drink order so we ordered them with our meal. We ordered 2 glasses of the Rose only to be told they only had enough wine for one glass. My daughter ordered a glass of Pinot and was told they only had enough for half a glass. Really!!! It was Mother's Day and they didnt have Bottles of wine stocked. We were then asked to move tables to accommodate a larger group ☹️ The pizza we ordered was the only saving grace I ordered pork belly. The crackling was soggy and soft and the mashed sweetie potato the pork was floating in was watery and had the most revolting flavour Our dirty dishes were left in front of us for far too long and 45 mins later no one had come back to ask if we wanted dessert or coffee. We have had takeaway pizzas from them and they are very tasty but I will never return to eat there. They have no idea

Al Martino's offer a good range of Italian dishes and a few that, I guess, would be classed as Continental- we happened to be there just as the new menu was introduced. Portions are certainly larger than most Italian places in Sydney. The fried squid was tasty, as was the fish and lentil dish. My only complaint about the food is that it was very salty. It also licensed but BYO is also OK. The atmosphere of Al Martino's is quite stylish and the service is professional and friendly.

This restaurant leaves me cold. I find it very average. However if you select pasta, risotto or pasta you could give their top dishes top marks.Their pizzas are very good.I unfortunately want more than their top dishes when i pay above the odds for a night out. My recent meal of ozzo buoco tasted like pre cooked veal leg chops reheated and covered with a tomato sauce that were introduced moments before being served. Awful.My dinner companions ordered and mixture of rice and pasta dishes and totally enjoyed it. Im sure some people enjoy al martino's, after all its been there for years.

Wonderful find in sleepy Panania. Would have been a shame to miss this gem. Authentic Italian great flavours and superb service. The lasagne and gnocchi are excellent and serving size is good. This will become a regular