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by Stefano on 18/02/2017 with No Comments

Open

Kitchen opens @  5:00pm – 8.30pm

M   CLOSED
T    5pm – 8.30pm
W   5pm – 8.30pm
T    5pm – 8.30pm
F    5pm – 8.30pm
S    5pm – 8.30pm
S    CLOSED

Closed on public holidays.

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  • star rating  Nice pizzas, pretty cosy BUT $15 corkage! Not only that, resident wine list limited and extremely expensive. Two couples agreed never again.

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    avatar thumb kevin859
    07/08/2019

    star rating  We are so disappointed. One month ago we made a reservation at this restaurant. It was confirmed. Today I received an email saying we look forward to your visit. We... read more all turned up only to find the restaurant closed. How can this happen? Please look at the platform you are using for bookings. We are incredibly disappointed and now during peak holiday time have nowhere to enjoy a rare family dinner.

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    avatar thumb Odyssey138925
    18/01/2021

    star rating  We were recommended The Guild by numerous people, so our expectations were of, at least, pretty good food.

    Unfortunately, they were underwhelmed.

    The restaurant itself is... read more fine. A small establishment in a local shopping village. Comfortable, albeit they kept the door open all evening despite the cold.

    The waitstaff were pleasant and tried their best.

    The food was the primary issue. Our entree was incredibly generous, which was lovely, but was something we could have put together ourselves at home. I couldn’t tell whether the cheese was locally sourced or store bought etc.

    Our mains were pretty terrible. Meat was all at once very dry and over cooked, but at the same time, the fat wasn’t rendered, leading to a tough and chewy exterior. Edible but not enjoyable.

    The pizza was severely disappointing. It is certainly a trend to produce a pizza that is almost a pool of liquid on the plate, and in that sense, this pizza was very trendy. Very, very wet, cheese and sauce essentially mixed together into a puddle on the plate as soon as you moved a slice. The crust was crispy enough, but the base was completely sodden because of just how wet the topping was. It was also relatively flavourless.

    The desserts were...not recommendable. It appeared they were trying to do modern twists on classic dishes, when they should have stuck to basics. Tiramisu, when done classically and well, is perfectly delicious. This ‘take’ on tiramisu was plain, dull, devoid of everything that makes a tiramisu indulgent (the taste of coffee, the sponge). Thin, dry slices of ‘sponge’ (ie biscuit) between sandwiches of flavourless cream, topped with a small quirt of what I assume was intended to be a coffee syrup, does not a tiramisu make.

    To add insult to injury was the price. We paid around $150 dollars for two people, which is what we would pay in a big city establishment for significantly better food. We would have found the food more forgiving if they weren’t pricing themselves like a genuinely great inner Sydney Italian.

    These are all relatively easy fixes, and I think The Guild would be a lovely spot if the menu was reworked. Pizza should not lack its structural integrity, and meat should not be overlooked with under rendered fat. Basic technique problems that can easily be fixed, to complement a nice location and interior and a friendly, attentive floor staff.

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    avatar thumb 468hp
    09/05/2021

    star rating  Had booked on recommendation from Bannisters at Mollymook. We were to attend a show at the Milton Theatre which unbeknown to us had been cancelled. Steffano made our night truly... read more memorable. Great cocktails, interesting conversation and lovely well priced Italian food. Would highly recommend

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    avatar thumb 16robyn
    02/02/2019

  • star rating  Anniversary dinner, sat outside our choice, given menus for drinks and food, not told about any changes, ordered a wine, went to order items on the menu that I had... read more checked out online sorry not doing that anymore, ok, I'll have the oysters sorry no oysters, could of told me that when we sat down ( sorry but due to supply no oysters tonight). So husband and I order same pasta dish, his is fine but mine had big gluggy lumps of pasta join together,( supposed to be freshly made). Really disappointed didn't want to try desert as I didn't want any more disappointment husband really unhappy with choosing this restaurant after the Sydney weekender recommendation.

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    avatar thumb H323QRjennyt
    01/03/2020

    star rating  My partner and I went there for dinner the other night and absolutely loved it. We shared a pizza, the vegetarian ragu penne and a green salad. Everything we ordered... read more tasted wonderful. Someone in the restaurant ordered something sweet and the whole place smelled of...More

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    avatar thumb Mila M
    29/01/2018

    star rating  If you are down south this summer do not miss this place. Brilliant home made pasta and pizza. Eats Rick Stein for dinner!

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    avatar thumb Ian K
    08/12/2020

    star rating  It is always disappointing when an owner / operator can't take feedback.
    On another platform the owner has not accepted the feedback provided.
    The food in this restaurant is actually... read more pretty good albeit on the upper end of pricing,but it is pretentious that they regard common soft drinks as poison...yeah they probably aren't great for you but have an offer other than snobby health drinks.
    Could not even get a glass of Moscato a wine largely produced only 90 minutes away from the favoured Milan that this establishment prides itself on representing.
    The biggest issue is the acceptance of Covid restrictions.
    We are Sydney based travellers who purposely travelled the south coast to support local businesses. We are not overly worried about covid but would expect that local businesses accept the current rules and not sit us virtually back to back with other patrons to squeeze in an extra cover.
    We were well within in 1.5 MTS of the other patrons. We ate our main and left.
    The owner Stefano needs to grow up and accept feedback and not just say 'stay at home if you don't like it". He will no doubt make comment here as well.
    We put over $3k into the local economy over a few days. If we all stayed home you would not have a business...just say thanks for coming and giving us a try and we can learn from the feedback.

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    avatar thumb 3012paul
    02/03/2021

  • star rating  Very good Italian restaurant in the heart of Milton. Pleasant host and good food. We tried the octopus and potato which I love having been to the Liguria region in... read more Italian. We followed this with the seafood pasta and risotto. Both dishes were delicious.

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    avatar thumb LindaS642
    26/12/2019

    star rating  Quite simply, this is the best and most genuine Italian restaurant I have eaten at outside Italy. The owner is clearly rigorous in the selection of very fresh ingredients and... read more the cooking was exemplary. I know Italy well both from business and some lengthy stays, and it was a huge pleasure to find this little gem and its dedicated owner.

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    avatar thumb Victor W
    09/04/2021

    star rating  We arrived and were told where to sit ... 5pm on a Saturday ... we ordered wines and a sharing platter ... we also asked for table water .... the... read more water came to table and after over 20 mins we had to signal servers that we had not got our wine ... in that time there were only 5 other people in restaurant and they were having coffee ... we had watched the two young girls twiddle their thumbs and talk in that time .... a young male kitchen hand bought our platter that was absolutely fabulous... he then cleared up also ... meanwhile we had to signal for another round to the female waitstaff who were doing absolutely nothing .... Aldo at our feet were dead flies ... not one but several ... I go not blame the restaurant but the staff which do not attend to customers .. but will go back again due to the quality of the food .

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    avatar thumb narelleh942
    22/11/2019

    star rating  We dropped in on our weekend escape to the coast and the food was amazing. The seafood linguine was legitimately the best I've ever had and my wife raved about... read more the pizza. The staff were very accomodating and the manager(possibly owner) recommended an amazing cab sav from the margaret river. This place is a hidden gem and we'll be back every time we are in the area. Food, service, atmosphere all 10/10.

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    avatar thumb Benlus
    16/11/2019

  • star rating  I went with my wife and I we had a good night with the $69 set menu very good value although my squid ink pasta was a bit overpowered by... read more the chilli tomatoes. Also my wife’s starter ravioli undercooked and salty. The same with her main course Tuna overcooked and very salty.
    We would go again but when ordering ask the chef to hold back on the salt .

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    avatar thumb 869philipa
    17/07/2020

    star rating  Peak time.... Peak crowds... and still managed to look after us and provide great food in a really relaxed environment. We have been caught up with the bush fires for... read more several days and decided to go out to celebrate our anniversary and enjoy a night out. Did not disappoint. We will be back.

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    avatar thumb Greg H
    30/12/2019

    star rating  The service and ambience was wonderful but overpriced. The food although fresh was average. We were very disappointed in our meal, will not be rushing back.

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    avatar thumb DayTrip604428
    29/07/2021

    star rating  Ordered a wood fried pizza and spaghetti bolognese online to pick up as place was full on Saturday night. Easy transaction. Picked up on time. Really good quality and value.

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    avatar thumb amm1055
    03/12/2019

WE ARE OPEN

We are a seasonal business.

Kitchen opens @  5:00pm – 8.00pm

M   CLOSED
T    5pm – 8.30pm
W   5pm – 8.30pm
T    5pm – 8.30pm
F    5pm – 8.30pm
S    5pm – 8.30pm
S    CLOSED

Closed on Sunday and public holidays.

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Shop 3, 65 Princes hwy
Milton NSW 2538
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