Piato, Pizza, Pasta and Panini, MetCentre, Cnr George & Margaret Sts, Wynyard

Piato, Pizza, Pasta and Panini, MetCentre, Cnr George & Margaret Sts, Wynyard
Friday 30 June, 2006

Zucchini Bros. have been operating in several locations across the country for ages. Many years ago when I worked near the MLC Centre in Martin Place, we used to pop down to enjoy their garlic bread & pasta in winter. More recently, they been operating under different names in other locations, for example Piato, Pizza, Pasta and Panini in the MetCentre.

On this wet & cold winter day we were looking for inspiration in the MetCentre. Not really knowing what we wanted for lunch, we did a lap or two of the MetCentre food court to see if anything jumped out at us. The crowds were large due to the wet weather and many shopfronts had queues three to four people deep.

Piato, Pizza, Pasta and Panini operate out of a corner location on the Mezzenine level. They offer a wide variety of Italian food and have a number of efficient staff working behind the counter.

We decided to order some pasta to warm us up. I ordered the veal tortellini and my lunch buddy ordered the spaghetti with bollonaise sauce. There were 2 sizes on offer - small and large. The small is more than adequate, in fact at any other takeaway joint it may be considered a large. The servings were scooped into plastic takeaway containers and presented in brown paper bags. Unlike most takeaway joints, they don't pack serviettes and plastic cutlery in the paper bags, so don't forget to do this before you walk away!

We managed to find seats in the large open plan food court. My tortellini was served with mushroom, bacon and drizzled in a light cream sauce - it was above average and certainly filled the spot. The spaghetti was also quite good and the bollonaise sauce was rich red.

If I was to return I'd definitely try their garlic bread.

Piato, Pizza, Pasta and Panini, MetCentre, Cnr George & Margaret Sts, Wynyard

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