Il Casale

• Overall 9.8 - Food 10, Ambience 10, Value 9, Service 10

  Absolutely fantatic, great food, the service was amazing, will definitely go back. It leaves the restaurants in the Hills areas for dead, worth the drive.   (David - October, 2012)

• Overall 1.5 - Food 0, Ambience 3, Value 1, Service 2

  I decided to try this place out with my partner and some friends.

  Well as it is Saturday I could expect it to be pretty busy, so I tought this place must be doing something right.

  But wait a second.

  The atmosphere was pretty good but that is as good as it gets.

  The food was bland, uncooked properly and very poor. You can easily tell that it was cooked by an unexperienced chef.

  Service was not great either, and you can tell the owners haven t got much experience either in the restaurant industry.

  Won t be coming back very quickly   (disgrace - May, 2012)

• Overall 9 - Food 10, Ambience 8, Value 10, Service 8

  Prices have gone up a bit since 2008, paid $25.90 take-away for an Il Casale pizza, but hey when you get so much value for your money, this is a fair price to pay. My muscles were flexed when carrying this pizza home - it is large, packed with fresh ruccola (a bag will cost $4 at the woollies), wonderful cheese (did I say shaved chucks that taste proper (a trip to Haberfield) and prosciutto! (they list ham, but here you get the real deal). Woodfired, eating it at home I felt like I was having the best dining experience in Italy. I prefer the ambiance of my kitchen, the restaurant looks authentic italian - which doesn't contain stainless steel and luminescent sheets (your typical pick of the week). I do look forward eating in some time, hoping they may also serve real grappa... you have to be in italy for this type of stuff, but casale brings some of it a bit closer to home (tom, Feb 2011)   (tom - February, 2011)

• Overall 8 - Food 8, Ambience 8, Value 8, Service 8

  To all you people expecting 5 star service here.. it's a family Italian restaurant!! i.e: Loud, friendly, busy, fresh food with elderly Italian blokes who love what they do and put their all into it...

  Take some friends with you next time and enjoy yourselves.

  We're locals and whenever we book a table for 4 or more we know we'll enjoy ourselves.. it's a busy, high energy place. They're great!

  Go down the street for a quieter ambience... it is what it is...

  What Balmain is lacking in..... decent pricing for fresh food. This place will always survive and seriously what Balmain is lacking in and screaming for more of.

  ......   (george2465 - November, 2009)

• Overall 10 - Food 10, Ambience 10, Value 10, Service 10

  This place is the best Italian pizzeria you can find in Sydney! I am Italian from Rome and the food and pizza r so authentic that every time i go i feel like i am in a fraschetta in Rome! If ur Italian and reading this u must try robertos pizzas!! Forza roma !!!   (Debora taliani - May, 2009)

• Overall 5.8 - Food 4, Ambience 6, Value 7, Service 6

  I had asked for a private room for my party of 17 but was put out the back in the couryard with two other parties. They had only set it for 15 even though i confirmed 17 on the day. My Gnocchi was only half cooked and the garlic pizza was burnt. Very disappointed.   (See my reviews (9) - June, 2008)

• Overall 10 - Food 10, Ambience 10, Value 10, Service 10

  Excellent lively atmosphere funny friendly waiters and fantastc food, the Gorgonzolla Gnocchi is to die for !! Well worth a visit.   (February, 2008)

Plus Overall 7 - Food 8, Ambience 6, Value 8, Service 6 From 15 reviews