Becco

1. Nestled in a narrow lane in the Melbourne CBD, this rather unobtrusive Italian eatery was one of our favorites on our Melbourne weekend, with its great service, fantastic food and lively atmosphere. You’d want to book ahead (we booked before we left), even though the restaurant spans four shop fronts we saw no less than five groups turned away because the place was packed. When we arrived at 7.30pm the place was already full, so maybe Melbournians eat earlier, and the staff was worked off their feet. I got the feeling they probably could have used another person on the floor, but the service we got was impeccable.

2. For the entree I ordered the Italian Pork Sausage with a Cannellini and Borlotti Bean Salad (hee-llo!), and the Spiced Wine Braised Rabbit Pie with Tarragon and Carrot Mash for a main. Both were very good, though I was hoping the Rabbit Pie was a bit bigger and came in a pie dish, rather than the normal meat-pie pastry. For dessert we shared a cheese plate, which had a great bree that was so very soft and creamy… yum. I tried to find out what it was called, but our waiter had this beautiful sing-song voice and I found it hard to ignore the melody (and her accent) and concentrate on the words.

3. We had a fantastic time at Becco, but the biggest surprise was yet to come: the bill. It was so cheap! Three courses and a half bottle of wine came to $160, in Sydney I would’ve expected another $80 on top of that. So not only is the food great and the service great, it’s also great value! It almost makes me want to move to Melbourne.

Becco, 11-25 Crossley St, Melbourne, Vic 3000. Tel: (03) 9663 3000, Fax: (03) 9663 3949.

Comments

  1. This place looks cool, Im keen to try out their carrot mash. Although I refer to carrot mash as carrot stump, or at least that’s the name I inherited from my mum http://makesomemash.blogspot.com/2007/03/carrot-stump.html

    Comment by Phil — March 27, 2007 @ 7:14 pm

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