Oldtown

The food is pretty great, especially the burratta and the ribs, wine list is pretty good too but service is a bit of a let down. Was in with my Mum on a Friday night, round 7.30 — we bought the most expensive bottle of wine, did a round of antipasto, mains but when it came time for dessert (around 8pm) the woman we assumed owned the place said, «You can have a look at the dessert menu but you would have to eat very quickly because we need your table». Ok then :/​So what was otherwise a relatively pleasant experience was kind of embittered by a fairly rude ending. Sure this kind of roll over at Spice I Am where it’s cheap, byo and amazing — be as rude as you want, but charging a la carte prices $ 50 wine, $ 35 mains) in a sit-​down restaurant and then rolled over sucks. There are so many great experiences to be had on King St, this ain’t one of them.

Good food, cosy ambience with nice decoration. However portion is a bit small for the price. I liked the hand made pasta duck ragu & lasagna, will definitely come back for these. Tiramisu wasnt that great for an Italian place though.

Oldtown in Newtown is a spectacular Italian restaurant nestled on southern King st newtown. Every dish we tried was absolutely delicious. Too many highlights so ill relay all of them. The buffalo motzarella salad is fresh and creamy. The beef marrow and oxtail was a big unique standout. The duck ragu and the tiramasu were also big winners. No complaints for a very uncontentious 5 stars