Stellarossa Mango Hill

Was looking for a pizza and pasta place close by as my partner and I like to share the plates, I have to admit I didn’t have very high expectations as it looks more of a café-​type rather than fully fledged restaurant. But wow was I wrong! Their carbonara was one of the best I’ve had in a while and their pizzas aren’t too bad either. I’m a really big Italian fan and this was on par! Kudos stellarossa!

The short: Affordable food for the family, with good kids options and huge coffees.
The long: The whole family went down to the new North Lakes outlet after it was open for a week. I had The Star beef burger. Wife had the trio of sliders. Kids had Pizzas.
The beef burger was excellent. Juicy, juicy patty and plenty of bacon. Bun was a little bit over toasted for me, but still edible. The chips that accompanied this dish were crispy and well-​seasoned.
The wife’s sliders suffered from over-​toasting as well. She wasn’t all that impressed with the sliders, and suggested to me that perhaps Briosh buns would have fared better for these little bites. That aside, the three burgers had quite different tastes to them and were served with crisp, well-​seasoned chips.
The Kids had BBQ based pizzas: one ham and one chicken. I had to swap some chips out for a few slices of Pizza from my son, who managed to finish up one of these monsters. The chicken pizza was the winner over the ham. And unfortunately the bases were overcooked again. I reckon the grill/​toaster was cranked up a bit high the day we visited.
I passed on the feedback to the manager, who graciously accepted the feedback. It’s early days for this outlet so I’ll be back to try some more items out.