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Friggitoria


Friggitoria, Potts Point

The venue/location:

Nestled in among a row of casual eateries on Bayswater Rd, Friggitoria is a low-key restaurant offering Italian street food made fresh on the premises. 

Equipped with a bottle of medium-bodied Shiraz, I approached the venue and took a seat at a table out the front.
The takeaway-style restaurant is very casual, with only a handful of tables inside and out. However, eating in is encouraged, with friendly customer service and complimentary cups provided, free of corkage fees - albeit plastic.
The ambience is relaxed and they have a great mix of music playing at an appropriate volume.

The food:

For an entree, I ordered a bolognese arancini which was very generously sized. It had excellent flavours and the contrasting textures were great. However, the outside was a bit too salty for my taste. Due to its size, I opted not to finish, so as to save space for my main. The arancini cost $8 each.

The beauty of Frigittoria is that the menu is customisable. You choose your pasta, which is made from scratch on-site, and then you choose your sauce. The pastas range in size from short to long, thin to thick, including penne, spaghetti, tortellini and tagliatelle. The sauce options include both cream based and tomato based, with creamy boscaiola, classic bolognese, and polpette (meatballs) on the menu.
I chose the tagliatelle and with the polpette sauce, and it didn't disappoint. The pasta is fresh and al dente, and the meatballs are tender and full of flavour. The tomato sauce has plenty of garlic, herbs and whole cherry tomatoes.
Again, the portions are generous in size. The main was $15.50, meaning the meal came to a total of $23.50 for two courses.


The service:

Friggitoria is an order and pay at the counter, and take a table number kind of restaurant. It's easy and there is never a long line to order. The staff are very friendly, happy to provide cups for BYO wine, and even bring water cups and bottles of water to the table without having to be asked.
The food comes out very quickly and is hot and fresh.

Overall rating:

I would have to give Friggitoria a 3.5 out of 5. The main meal was hard to fault, particularly for the price, but the arancini was a bit too salty. I also deducted half a mark for the location. Though it is in a convenient spot close to the station, it is on a street with a lot of people loitering and there are not a lot of indoor tables to avoid this.
Another thing that would be nice is wine glasses instead of plastic cups, and some real cutlery instead of wooden.
That said, I will definitely return to Friggitoria, and wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to friends.

 For more information on Friggitoria, visit: http://www.friggitoria.com.au/

- Georgia Brown (41966554)

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